Lot 3195
Treasury Dept., 1873, 10¢ brown (O77), horizontal pair tied by segmented cork cancels on legal size Treasury obsolete free frank envelope sent registered from Washington, D.C. to Hong Kong, China, addressed to a sailor aboard the U.S.S. Ashuelot, blue "Foreign Mail, Wm O. Avery, Chief Clerk, U.S.T.D." handstamp endorsement, "Yokohama, Japan, Dec 10" transit c.d.s. also ties pair; cover flaws, portion of one stamp missing, still Fine and desirable, double the 5¢ U.P.U. rate plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE ONLY RECORDED OFFICIAL COVER TO CHINA.
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| Realized $4,750 |
