Lot 116
Forwarded by Wm. Scarborough & Co. Mazatlan, boldly struck double oval on reverse of May 20, 1841 folded letter from Canton, China to New York with additional light Vera Cruz c.d.s., manuscript "6" rate on face (for ship letter delivered at port of arrival), receiving note in magenta ms: "Recd. Via Vera Cruz N.Y. Jany 13/42" with additional matching note: "from China to Gulf of California & Mexico" written inside forwarder's oval, Fine and very rare, believed to be the earliest example of this forwarder's oval and one of the earliest recorded Transpacific covers from Asia.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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