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Auction: 5018 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 1721

Hong Kong Mail of British Warships Serving on the China Station 1874 (10 Dec.) seaman´s envelope (flap missing) addressed to the Royal Dragoons, Edinburgh via "Southampton" from a sailor on H.M.S. Challenger, signed by the commanding officer, bearing G.B. 1856-58 1d. deep rose-red tied by London numeral "12"; the reverse with faint Hong Kong despatch and part London transit (27/1); some soiling. Major Richard Pratt collection. Photo Estimate HK$ 2,500-3,000

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HK$25,000