Calcutta ship letter to Hong Kong 1843

Calcutta ship letter to Hong Kong 1843

Hong Kong, 1843 (2 Dec.) entire letter datelined “Barque Cynthia off Kedgeree Den”, India to Captain Graves, American ship “Thomas Perkins” care of Peele, Hubbard & Co., Manila “pr Rob Roy” with endorsement on reverse “Care of A. Heard & Co., Canton” showing very good “Hong Kong Post Office” Royal Arms oval h.s. in red and on reverse Calcutta Bearing “2 as (annas)” framed d.s. in red (4.12). Carried up the Hooghly River to Calcutta, this letter was sent via Hong Kong through a forwarder in Canton to a second agent in Manila and is the earliest known cover to Manila via the Hong Kong Post Office, as well as an early example of Indian postage collected in Hong Kong and the only recorded example of the Hong Kong Arms to the Philippines. An important exhibition item. Ex Lee Scamp and illustrated in his Postal Rate History of China and Hong Kong, p. 75. Estimate HK$ 80,000 - 100,000 THE EARLIEST RECORDED LETTER TO THE PHILIPPINES THROUGH THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE. Dealer

InterAsia Auctions Auction

Minimum Bid:

80000.00 HK$ (via Philasearch.com: 27.-32. Interasia - Hong Kong Auction - item 26-A27-3016)

Russia Post in Mongolia

1916 Envelope, Russia Post, Mongolia, rare

1916 Envelope, Russia Post, Mongolia, rare

ULYASUTAI: 1916 Envelope sent insured to Peking, franked with Arms 10k and 35k plus Romanov 50k, tied by Ulyasutai 10.9.16 type 2B cds, with the insurance label adjacent (Hellrigl rated RRR, the only known example of an insurance label from Ulyasutai), only seven covers with Romanov franking recorded by Hellrigl, this being the only one from Ulyasutai, fine and unique exhibition item. Note: Illustrated in "The Postal History of Mongolia" by Hellrigl on the front cover and p.82 Expertise: Signed Holcombe

Auction by

David Feldman S. A. Genf

Minimum Bid:

70000.00 EUR

April 18-20, 2012

David Feldman - Spring Auction 2012