30c Orange (71). Bright early shade, used with 1c Blue (63) and pairs of 3c Rose (65) and 10c Green (68), 10c straight edge at right, tied by multiple strikes of grid cancel, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid Jun. 28" (1862) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Augustine Heard & Co. in Hong Kong, China, sender's directive "pr. 'Bavaria' Overland via Marseilles", magenta manuscript "36" credit--carried on HAPAG Bavaria from New York Jun. 28, 1862, arriving Southampton Jul. 10, then by P&O route--red "London Paid JY 11 62" datestamp, red crayon "1" British Colonial credit, blue "Hong Kong C [inverted] SP 3 62" receiving backstamp, file fold slightly creases 3c pair, otherwise Very Fine, a colorful franking for the scarce 57c rate via Marseilles, effective December 1861 to June 1863, ex Baker, Weismann and Perlman

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