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Lot 8116

1867, (Oct.) small envelope addressed to the "SS Shenandoah Hong Kong China", which operated in Japanese waters, franked on front and backflap with 1861 Washington 1c. blue, two singles 10c. green and 24c. gray lilac, used with several strikes of straight-line "PAID" and adjacent cds. "TIOCA OCT",. Upon arrival in Bremen blue three-line "AMERICA ÜBER BREMEN FRANCO", manuscript "via Triest" and "fr. Alex." applied, the British Post office in Alexandria charged "1"sh. The stamps small defects, a very attractive cover, being the only known with Country of origin USA sent via Bremen Mail to Hong Kong, China