Lot no. 6174

1861, Entire letter from the Swedish Consulate at Manila, written 21.3.1861, forwarded by "RUSSEL & STURGIS" to Hongkong, here posted with red "HONGKONG PAID JA 30 61" on front and mailed via overland mail and Triest, Berlin and Hamburg to Stockholm, taxed by the German post with "41" kreuzer resp. "12" sgr. Since the addressee was a governmental body, the amount was included in the quarterly statement to the GPO at Stockholm; a very scarce letter; only few pre-UPU letters from the Phillippines to Sweden are recorded