Lot 67
1869, 30¢ ultramarine & carmine (121), well centered single, used with 12¢ green (117), tied on cover by N.Y. foreign mail wedges cancellation on Archer correspondence cover to Hong Kong, China, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit May 22" exchange office backstamp and red "32" credit handstamp, endorsed "per City of Brooklyn, via Marseilles", red London (6.7.1969) transit and "1D" colonial credit handstamp, scarce Singapore-to-Hong Kong Marine Sorter "JY 7/15 69" backstamp (Webb type 2); slight stamp toning (not mentioned on certificate), part of flap missing, minor mended edge faults do not affect stamps; a Very Fine and handsome combination usage paying the 42¢ British mail rate via Marseilles.
Estimate 50,000 - 75,000
THE ONLY RECORDED 1869 30¢ USAGE TO CHINA, AND THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THIS STAMP.
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Gehrmann, Knapp, Haas, Forster, "Lafayette"
According to Webb, the Singapore-to-Hong Kong type 2 Marine Sorter was used from November 1868 to August 1882.
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