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Public Auction #430

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended November 18, 2016 at 7:00pm (New York time)
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Bids updated November 18, 2016 at 6:23pm (New York time)

COVERS — Hong Kong
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1847CVHong Kong cover cancelled on December 2, 1941 and stamped not opened by censor. Originally mailed to Los Angeles, California but stamped “Detained in Hong Kong by Japanese from December 1941 to September 1945.” A fascinating historical survivor.Cat. Value: S.B. $100.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
1848CVHong Kong cover canceled on February 10, 1941. Stamped ‘Not Opened by Censor” and mailed to Washington D. C. Comes with original typed letter from Holt’s Wharf and money order for 90 US dollars from the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. Neat postal history.Cat. Value: S.B. $40.00
Price Realized: $38.00