Lot 41177 – Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.

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Lot 41177 – Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
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Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.
Stamp of China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.

Lot 41177 – Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence, rare early China letters.

China » Pre-Stamp and Stampless Mail
Price realised
650 CHF
Estimate
600 – 800 CHF
Auction date
Sun 7 Dec 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Canton 1834-1838, group of 9 letters from a family correspondence sent to Old Rain, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, various manuscript endorsements including “H.C.S. Scaleby Castle”, “Lady Melville”, “Rosalind to St Helena”. and with range of ship letter postmarks, transit markings and manuscript postal charges. A fascinating correspondence about the early commercial scene in China and the factories in Canton in the period leading up to the Opium Wars. .

Auction
Autumn 2025 Auction Series
Catalogue
Europe, Overseas & All World Collections

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