Ended on Tuesday, 17 October 2023 at 02:00.

Hong Kong: 1849, entire folded letter from Hong Kong to Bombay/India by Dent & C

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Start of the sale:
Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 07:25
Item n°1859794770
Sale ends:
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 at 02:00
Lot:
#02189
Catalogue:
CG - 57. Auction - Day 2 - 17. Oct. 2023 - Single Lots Asia/Overseas/Europe

Hong Kong

1849, entire folded letter from Hong Kong to Bombay/India by Dent & Co, showing very weak red 25 mm double frame Crowned Circle "Paid in Hong Kong" (Webb type 8) as well as black 22 double lined "HONGKONG FE 26 1849" (Webb type 9). M/s "Per Steamer via Galle", which is the maiden voyage of the "Malta", the earliest known cover directly to Bombay without stopping at the Malabar costs ports. From the "day to day" letters written by Dent&Co to their correspondent in Bombay this one was numbered by the sender as D59. As there were no daily ships, these letters where held and so this letter arrived the same day in Bombay as the D68, which is shown in Lee Scamps' book.

Condition: Cover

Sales conditions

See the terms and conditions of the Auction House Fee for buyer : 23.80 %

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Hong Kong: 1849, entire folded letter from Hong Kong to Bombay/India by Dent & C

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