Lot 2240

1865 Amoy (5 Jul) to Manila. Entire letter, f.w. Hong Kong QV 8c in pair, tied by Webb type A "AMOY PAID" cds in red. Transit Hong Kong (8 Jul) and canceled adhesive again with B62 obliterator. Arrived Manila and was levied with 1 Real rate. Webb only recorded 13 post-adhesive usage of this cds on covers while Pearson recorded 16. In 2025 (Jul), AVA offered a stamped cover from Amoy to USA dated 26 Oct 1865 with same type A cds and B62 obliterator which was hammered at HKD$42,000 (lot 2914).

1865.7.5 廈門寄馬尼拉。郵簡，貼香港維多利亞女皇像8仙雙連，銷廈門英局Webb A型“AMOY PAID”日戳。7.8經香港，貼票再銷B62殺手戳。抵馬尼拉後需再付1里爾本地郵資。Webb記錄中，蓋有此戳之貼票封僅有十三件，Pearson記錄則十六件。 2025年7月艾華夏拍中，一件1865年10月26日自廈門寄美國之貼票封，蓋有相同A型日戳及B62殺手戳，以港幣4萬2千元落鎚（拍品號2914）。