Lot 222

1856 India to Augustine Heard & Co., Canton. Entire letter, f.w. Indian QV 1sh stationery card indicia + 4d stamp, tied by obliterator. Showing "via Marseilles" annotation. Transit Hong Kong with double-arc cds. Very unusual example of stationery card indicia used as stamp.

1856年印度寄廣州瓊記洋行。郵簡，貼印度維多利亞女皇像1先令郵資片之郵資圖 + 4便士票，銷殺手戳。寫有“via Marseilles”批注。經香港，鈐雙弧日戳。貼郵資片之郵資圖寄中國甚為少見。