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Auction: 26014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 5597

(x) Philippines
Transit Mail
1849 (5 Oct.) entire letter from New York to Hong Kong "Per ship Charming", carried privately to Manila bears manuscript rate marks of "1" and "4" (twice), one of the rate marks has been obliterated by Manila c.d.s. dated (28.2) and (3.3), the reverse bearing Hong Kong type 9 arrival c.d.s. (14.3); unusual

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Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£140