388th Auction

1822, "Oz at S8/D8 per Oz" on entire letter from writer to London, disinfection slits and slight marks, adjacent "ESPAGNE PAR BAYONNE"

1866, Treaty Ports: Shanghai, United Kingdom entire letter from London to Shanghai, cancelled 'Lombard Street / F.O./ Paid / MAR/10/66' cds. in red, endorsed "via Marseilles" on top left. For Late Fee only 1 d. red cancelled and 1/4 d. prepaid in cash by red crayon. Sent via “Care of Messrs. John Burd & Co., Hong Kong”. File fold at bottom, otherwise fine and an unusual entire. The addressee, John Anderson Esq. Mess. W.R. Adamson Co. Shanghai, formed his firm, exporting tea, silk and general merchandise in 1858 in Shanghai and became Chinas greatest export company for tea and silk. In PROFI archive no other forwarding agent covers John Burd Co. to Shanghai recorded.

1840/2002 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, Great Britain starting from the Penny Black, noted some modern facial value with Irland, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar etc., also Malta, together with a few covers, except for some occasional fault in the early issues mostly in very good condition, neatly housed in 9 stockbooks/large holders