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Great Britain The Charles Hamilton Collection. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate V. QL good to very large margins all round, on entire letter dated 22 March 1841, written by Clem. A Edwards on board H.M.S. Rattlesnake on the Canton River, Bocca Tigris during the first Opium War, endorsed Eastern Expedition, Per H.M.S. "Samarang", addressed to his sister in Weston-super-Mare and includes fascinating descriptions of what was happening in the region at that time (Letter No. E18 in Scamp's Log of the Edwards Correspondence, Appendix 40-E, page 392). The letter arrived at the address as normal, with Cross d.s. (19.8) but was accidentally placed unopened in a music book, two months later it was taken to Clifton where the Penny Black was affixed and cancelled, red Bristol d.s. (20.10) on the reverse. Fine and a fascinating letter. Believed to be one of only two recorded originating from China bearing a Penny Black. The other recorded cover realised HK$440,000 in the "Twyste" Collection, November 2005. M.Jackson Certificate (2013). Photo (Estimate 40000 - 50000)
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