Los-Nr. 8086

1879: Parliamentary wrapper (repaired at edges) with printed 'Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, 26 May 1879' and also printed 'Under 6 oz.' below, franked by 1873/80 6 d. grey pl. 16 tied by '193' obliterator and by KELSO cds (Aug 30), used to Hong Kong with further Kelso datestamp on reverse alongside further printed reference to 'Extracts of Papers from Her Majesty's representatives and Consuls in Foreign Countries having reference to the Silver Question....'. Despite the imperfections a rarely seen wrapper, especially used to a foreign destination. The addressee, Alexander Wemsyss, was an accountant at the Oriental Bank Corp., Hong Kong, the first bank in Hong Kong to issue banknotes in Hong Kong. The bank was established in 1842. In 1884, the bank encountered severe difficulties and was reconstituted as the New Oriental Bank Corporation. Nevertheless the bank failed to survive and closed in 1892.