Lot 2279

1875 Foochow (6 Aug) to Australia, f.w. Hong Kong QV 6 in strip of 3 + 30c, tied by scarce F1 obliterator in violet, matching with Webb type B Foochowfoo BPO cds. Transit Hong Kong (12 Aug). Arrived Melbourne (14 Sep). Showing Proud type I220 "DEFICIENT POSTAGE / FINE" marking at Hong Kong and "1s MORE TO PAY" oval marking. It is the 4th earliest F1 cover recorded by RN Gurevitch.

1875.8.6 福州寄澳洲，貼香港維多利亞女皇像6仙三連 + 30仙，銷少見之F1紫色殺手戳，另鈐福州府英局Webb B型日戳。8.12經香港。9.14抵墨爾本。鈐Proud I220型“DEFICIENT POSTAGE / FINE”資費不足橫戳及“1s MORE TO PAY”橢圓形戳記。按RN Gurevitch記錄，此為第三早之F1封。