Lot 1626
1864 (Aug. 20) New York to Kanagawa via Shanghai, orange cover with endorsement "Care of Russell & Co., Shanghai, China", bearing 24¢ brown lilac (70a) vertical pair and 5¢ brown (76) tied by cork cancels, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Aug 20" c.d.s., red "32" credit rating, London transit, Hong Kong and Shanghai backstamps, top 24c and 5c slightly affected from edge placement, Very Fine and choice, a scarce usage paying the 53¢ British mail rate to Japan via Marseilles.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Provenance: Ishikawa, Sevenoaks
Usages to China are fairly common with the 1861 issue, while uses to Japan are very scarce.
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| Realized $6,250 |
