Lot 1535

1868 USA (2 Jun) to Hong Kong. Western style cover, sent “via Marseilles & Suez”, f.w. US Presidential issue 24c in strip of 3 + 12c, tied by obliterator, alongside with Ridgefield cds. Transit New York (4 Jun), London. Showing extremely scarce Webb No. 1 double-ringed Hong Kong and Singapore Line Marine Sorter A h.s. It is the rarest type of Hong Kong and Singapore marine sorter with only 4 examples recorded by Webb. This cover predates the earliest record of Webb.

1868.6.2 美國寄香港。西式封，寫有“via Marseilles & Suez”，貼美國總統像票24分三連 + 12分，銷殺手戳，旁鈐Ridgefield 日戳。6.4經紐約，隨後經倫敦。另鈐極珍罕之Webb 1號香港新加坡海上分揀A字雙圈圓戳。此為最珍罕的香港新加坡海上 分揀戳，Webb記錄僅有四例。此例比Webb的最早記錄更早。