Lot
554 
Hong Kong, 1846 Canton to New York. Folded letter docketed Canton, 20 June 1846 on interior, hand carried, or enclosed with another letter to England, where it entered mail., postmarked red Great Britain Maltese cross "Paid L.S. 26AU26 1846" hand-stamp, red manuscript "2" shillings paid for letter weighing half to one ounce for transatlantic packet, and oval "L AU 27 C" Liverpool transit hand-stamp, red Boston hand-stamped 7 (Blake and Davis 549 used 1845-50), apparently applied in error so crossed through, and manuscript 12 cents due (2 cents ship, plus 5 cents per half ounce under 300 miles X 2) substituted, Very Fine, based on Canton and GB dates, letter was carried by P&O "Ariel" on her first of only two Alexandria to Southampton voyages. Per Cunard Line Cambria: Liverpool 4 Sep - Boston 18 Sep. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $600