【Spring 2025 Sales Special Features: Extremely scarce “GB / 3sh4d” star accountancy mark】
1852 Hong Kong (23 Jun) to France. Outer wrapper, applied with Hong Kong double-arc origin cds, alongside with SHIPLETTER VICTORIA HONGKONG h.s. and extremely scarce “GB / 3sh4d” star accountancy mark. Transit London (20 Aug), Calais (21 Aug). Arrived Paris (24 Aug).The reason of applying this star accountancy mark instead of “COLONIES &c. ART. 13” mark is unknown. No other example is known. Scarce.
【春拍拍品介紹 ：極罕之“GB / 3sh4d”星形計價戳記】
1852.6.23 香港寄法國。郵簡封套，鈐香港雙弧日戳及維多利亞船信戳，另見極罕之“GB / 3sh4d”星形計價戳記。8.20經倫敦，8.21經加萊。8.24抵巴黎。使用此星形戳而非“COLONIES &c. ART.13”戳記之原因未明，且並無其他類似例子存世。極罕。