拍品 1877
1877
cover 1834 (Dec.) E. from Canton to "Huth" London (usual filing crease) per "Ch. Grant" showing unframed "CHINA" h.s. in red with boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" TRANSIT H.S. ADJACENT. RARE EARLY LETTER SENT THROUGH THE BRITISH POST OFFICE. PHOTO

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cover 1834 (Dec.) E. from Canton to "Huth" London (usual filing crease) per "Ch. Grant" showing unframed "CHINA" h.s. in red with boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" TRANSIT H.S. ADJACENT. RARE EARLY LETTER SENT THROUGH THE BRITISH POST OFFICE. PHOTO
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NOTE: CANTON WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT PORT FOR EUROPEAN TRADE PRIOR TO 1842 AND IN 1834 LORD NAPIER ORGANISED A BRITISH POST OFFICE. THE ABOVE LETTER IS ILLUSTRATED IN COL. WEBB'S HANDBOOK (PLATE 38).