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Longley Auctions Sale: 27

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
British Commonwealth - Hong Kong to Sierra Leone
1862 Hong Kong to England,
Sale No: 27
Lot No: 166
Symbol: ENV
Cat No: xxxxxxxxx

image 1862 Hong Kong (C FE 27 62) to Ashbourne, England bs (A AP 19 62), red ms "1/-" postage and boxed "PAID", "via Southampton". The letter enclosed is datelined "July 7 1861" and may not belong or was delayed in mailing as sender was en route to Foochow. The letter is from S. Watson to his father and reads in part, "waiting for steamer to proceed on to Foo Chow", "weather is frightfully hot", "never saw such quantity of horses for the number of inhabitants the Chinese never touch a horse themselves but you find all the barbarians keep 4 to 6", "there is a very brilliant comet to be seen every evening quite as large as the one seen in England in 1858". S. Watson was a tea inspector for the British firm of Bull, Purdon & Co. He is listed in the 1864 Chronicle and Directory of China (page 198) as being located in Foochow. (Image)

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