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Sale 27: The Autumn Sale

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British Commonwealth - Hong Kong: Postal Markings

Lot 631    

Hong Kong, 1880-1907 Marine Sorter Covers. 1880 Malta to Tokyo and 1907 Penang to San Francisco; 1) small cover, reduced at top, bearing G.B. QV 2d blue pair, possibly underpaying the new UPU 10¢ rate, cancelled "Malta My 1 80" with duplex A25 killer, addressed to Tokio, Japan. backstamps "Singapore To Hong Kong, A, Ju 17 80" (Proud type D8: 1878-1900) & "Yokohama, July 5 1880" with star at bottom (Bishop type IV-3: 1879-82), Japanese native marking on front, no marine sorter mark recorded in Proud on this voyage by P&O Ancona from Singapore, 17 June to Hong Kong, 22 June 80, 2) cover with Straits Settlements KEVII 5¢ cancelled "Penang My 6 1907" with partial postage due T handstamp and manuscript "10" centimes due, "U.S. Charge To Collect 4 Cents", with 1¢ pair and 2¢ U.S. postage due stamps affixed, backstamps "Singapore To Hong Kong, 11 My 07" (Proud type D15: low index letter, 1900-09, value 5,000 points) & "San Francisco Cal Rec'd Jun 14 1907", marine sorting performed on P&O Oceana from Singapore, 11 May to Hong Kong, 15 May 07, Fine.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $450

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