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Auction: 6010 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World - Washington Philatelic Exhibition Auction
Lot: 142

x Hong Kong 1891 (10 Mar.) envelope "By first Steamer" to Bathurst, Australia, bearing 1891 Jubilee 2c. block of four (first printing 3-4/9-10 including the tall "K" variety) cancelled by "B62" ovals with Hong Kong despatch c.d.s. alongside; redirected on arrival to Sydney with additional New South Wales 1888 Centenary 1d. lilac pair (applied over the Hong Kong despatch c.d.s.) tied by Bathurst despatch duplex (22/4) with arrival (21/4) on reverse. A rare and desirable combination cover; of the thirty-five Hong Kong Jubilee covers recorded, this is generally thought of as being the most important. R.P.S. Certificate (1981) Estimate US$ 10,000-15,000provenance: W.H. Lu, February 1985

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