Lot no. 8139

1874: Entire letter from London to Yokohama endorsed 'via Brindisi', franked for double rate by 1867 2 s. blue and 1873 6 nd. grey pl. 13 tied by London '87' duplexes (Nov 3). Reverse with HONG KONG / MARINE SORTER / SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG datestamp (Dec 15) and British P.O. YOKOHAMA cds in blue (Jan 3, 1875). A fine and unusual entire. Already in 1871 Joseph Raud (see also lots 8122 and 8123) founded his own merchant company, active in trade until 1877 when Raud left Japan.​ Provenance: Ryohei Ishikawa (Sotheby's 1981)