Boston Paid B. Pkt. Feb. 24 (1858). Clearly struck red circular datestamp on Feb. 23, 1858, blue folded letter to Captain Robert H. Waters of the ship Eagle Wing in care of Russell & Co., Hong Kong, China, carried by Prussian Closed Mail, pencil "38" rate and red "15" credit handstamp, sender's directive "pr. Niagara"--carried on the Cunarder Niagara, departing Boston Feb. 24, 1858, arriving Liverpool Mar. 9--pencil "1/" one-shilling debit marking, magenta manuscript "f31/4" silbergroschen rate, red "AACHEN 11/3 FRANCO" framed transit datestamp (Mar. 11), backstamped with clear strikes of "Triest Frno 14/3" (Mar. 14) transit, blue "Alexandria AP [?], 1858" transit and "Hong-Kong 7 MY, 1858" receiving datestamps, receipt docketing on back, Very Fine, a scarce example of mail to China via Prussian Closed Mail, ex Bolton

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