Lot 8132
1867: Entire letter from London to Yokohama, Japan endorsed 'via Marseilles & Shanghai' franked for Late Fee only with 1858 1 d. red tied by London '11' obliterator with 1/4 d. prepaid in cash. 'Lombard Street / F.O./ Paid' cds in red below (Oct 10) and reverse with HONG-KONG cds of transit (Nov 23) in blue and British P.O. YOKOHAMA arrival cds (Dec 8) in black. A fine and unusual entire.
The addressee, Thorel, Ziegler & Co., Thorel, Ziegler & Co. was a silk merchant in Yokohama from 1865-1868. After Karl Thorel left the company , the remaining swiss owner Karl Ziegler run the business under the name Ziegler & Co. from 1868 – 1889.
