Lot 1004
1866 (5 Jan.) envelope (embossed "Pasedag & Co./Amoy" seal on flap) to Steinwärder, Hamburg/"p. Triest", showing oval "forwarded by/Wm. Pustau & Co./Hong Kong" handstamp in red and bearing Hong Kong 24c green wing margin (tear at top) cancelled "B62", with matching "Hong Kong/C" c.d.s. (18.1) on reverse, oval "2/St. P.A./2C2" handstamp on front, rated "1/-", handstruck "6" applied at Triest, "8" Schillinge plus local delivery equals Hamburg "9" Schillinge, Very Fine and early franked cover from this Treaty Port.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Richard C.K. Chan
This is the earliest recorded stamped cover from Amoy to Germany (only two such known), and the second earliest cover sent to Germany bearing Hong Kong stamps (the earliest is from Shanghai dated 3 April 1865).
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| Realized $2,400 |
