Sale #48 - Hong Kong & Treaty Ports

Hong Kong, 1870 (29 Mar.) envelope from Amoy to Brooklyn, New York (26.5 per docketing) "via Marseilles" bearing no watermark 18c. lilac pair cancelled "B62" and additionally tied by red "London/Paid" transit c.d.s. (14.5), with very fine blue "Amoy/A" origin and Hong Kong transit (31.3) on reverse, rated "1" (1d. Colonial charge) and "1/5", handstruck red "2", very fine and colourful usage from Amoy (36c. rate to U.S.A. via Marseille, effective 14.2.70). S.G. 4.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000