Lot 8078
1864: Cover from Manchester to Mess. Buissonnett, Shanghai, China endorsed 'via Marseilles' franked by 1862 4 d. red, hairlines, and 6 d. lilac (two examples) tied by '498' Manchester duplexes (Oct 26). Handstruck '1d.' mark in red for Hong Kong credit on front, reverse with London cds in blue, HONG KONG cds of transit (Dec 10) in blue and British P.O. SHANGHAE cds (Dec 17) in blue. Refolded for better display, a most attractive cover. Opinion Holcombe (1987).
Eugene Buissonnett was a French merchant of Shanghai and later author of the book „de Pekin a Shanghai“, published Paris 1871.
