Los-Nr. 8031

1867: 15 kr. brown and 25 kr. violet-brown, fine examples used on 1871 single rate cover to Hong Kong (Peil correspondence) endorsed 'via Triest', tied by neat 'Landskrongasse / Wien' datestamps (June 12) in black. Reverse with Vienna sender's cachet in blue, Triest oval datestamp (June 14) and HONG KONG / MARINE SORTER / SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG datestamp (July 18) in black. A very attractive cover to a scarce destination. Cert. Holcombe (1988), cert. Goller (2016). F.Peil was a German merchant in Hong Kong, employed by the German Krupp Steel company in 1866 after Krupp having failed to sell 1.000 cannonsto China. F.Peil originally specialized in the import & export of wines and spirits. At the end of 1870 the Chinese Government finally purchased 191 Krupp cannons.