Lot 1002
1860 (c.) envelope front and part back from Swatow to Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein "via Trieste", showing oval "Forwarded by/Hirschfeld & Co./Swatow" sender's handstamp in red, "Hong Kong/C" (30.1) and red "DD/London" (7.3) transit c.d.s. on reverse, rated "60" (sk.) for letter from Egypt via England, "10" (décimes) for letter from Egypt by Austrian ship, and Prussian charge "12" sgr. corresponding to "16" Hamburg Schillinge or "60" skillings, some cover tears. Fine and exceptionally early cover from Swatow.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Swatow did not become a Treaty Port until the Treaty of Peking in 1860. Very little early mail is recorded from Swatow, which did not have a packet agency opened until late 1859, and a consulate, which also handled postal matters, only established in early 1860. According to Webb, no covers were known from Swatow before 1866.
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| Realized $1,800 |
