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Sale 27: The Autumn Sale

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British Commonwealth - Hong Kong: Pre-Adhesive Covers

Lot 558    

Hong Kong, 1852 Canton to New York. Folded letter with double arc "Hong Kong" cds (mostly cut out on opening), and red Great Britain entry cds, "1852 13 AP 13" on reverse, but, unusually, no New York Exchange Office cds, manuscript $1.86 debit to US for 5 x 10c French transit = .50, + 4 x 34c British = $1.36; manuscript 10/5 or $1.86 + 4 x 16c transatlantic packet = $2.50 due, but omitted US inland of 4 x 5c, so should have been $2.70 due for 1 - 1 ¼ ounce letter sent via Marseille. Although letter dated 27 Jan, it is annotated "Duplicate" and was held for next mail, as indicated by the "_E" (i.e., FE) in the partial Hong Kong cds, and the 13 Apr London arrival, Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Sent by P&O steamers "Malta": departing Hong Kong 28 Feb, arriving Galle 13 Mar; Hindostan: Galle 13 Mar - Suez 1 Apr; Bentinck: Alexandria 4 Apr - Malta 8 Apr. Carried by British Admiralty mail steamer Banshee: Malta 8 Apr - Marseilles 10 Apr, arriving GB 13 Apr. Most likely per Havre Line Franklin: Southampton 15 Apr - NY 27 Apr., scarce high rate.

Realized: $625

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