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cover 10c Green type II (14), horizontal pair and single, large margins to cut in, used with 3c Dull Red (11), placed sideways, margins to cut in, light grid cancels, used on fresh 1857 cover to Shanghai, China, "Hartford Ct. Apr 13 1857" c.d.s., ms. "Overland Mail via Southampton, England", ms. "Asia" and "Paid", magenta ms. "28" credit (to Britain), red London transit on front and Hong Kong transit on reverse, red "New-York Apr 15 1857" exchange h.s. on reverse, carried by the Cunard Line packet Asia, this cover paid the 35c rate to China by British Mail via Southampton, fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate, a fresh and very attractive cover to a scarce destination photo