Lot 80194 – 57

1878 10o postal stationery card that has travelled round the world with adhesives of four other countries added on its journey. Starting at Copenhagen on Nov 18th, Triest date stamp 22/11, Austrian Levant 1874 10s added tied Alexandrien cds 28/11, Egyptian Alexandria and Suez cds of next day, Singapore to Hong Kong marine sorter DE 22, Hong Kong 1871 16c yellow added (with AK/ & Co security handstamp of Arnold Karberg – one of the addressees), Hong Kong cds JA 2/ 79, San Francisco transit Jan 29, Hawaii 6c green applied with target cancel, a violet Honolulu cds at left of FEB 18, further San Francisco transit of Feb 26, a 1c and 2c USA added, the latter tied 1 numeral cancel, New York Mar 6 cds. No final arrival, slight fault on 10sld, a fine round the world card originating in a more unusual country.