Los 8149
1878: Cover from Upsala addressed to the Barque 'Flying Spur' at Yokohama, Japan care of the British Consulate, franked by 1872 20 öre deep red, perf. 13, two examples tied by UPSALA cds's (May 6). Manuscript '40 Öre' on front and reverse with Swedish and Italian Ambulante datestamps, Brindisi cds (May 12), HONG KONG / MARINE SORTER / SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG datestamp (June 8) in black and British P.O. YOKOHAMA datestamp. Letter a little unfresh, as to be expected with this destination, otherwise fine. A very rare destination for Swedish mail of this period; no mail to Japan is recorded before UPU. Cert. Nielsen (1987), Holcombe (1988).
