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Auction: CSS121 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 535

Hong Kong Treaty Ports
Canton
1826 (30 Dec.) entire letter to Nantes, France bearing straight-line "angleterre" struck in red with "1/2", "8" and "96" rate marks, the reverse bearing manuscript "London 10 May 1827 Forwarded by ... Gregson & Co", London datestamp (15.5) and examiner's handstamp; horizontal filing fold, fresh. This letter includes an order for 12 dozen bottles of best Champagne and 12 dozen bottles of best French claret. Photo

Sold for
HK$1,000

Starting price
HK$1000