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Extremely Rare 1863 Opium Cover sent from Bombay to Hong Kong.

Currency:INR Category:Stamps Start Price:10,000.00 INR Estimated At:10,000.00 - 15,000.00 INR
Extremely Rare 1863 Opium Cover sent from Bombay to Hong Kong.
14.75% extra added on Hammer amount as Buyer's Premium + GST (5% GST on Used Stamps, Covers, FDC (H.S.N. 9704) & 12% GST on Unused Stamps, Mint Stamps or New Issue (H.S.N. 4907)

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Items over 100 years old cannot be taken out of India without the permission of the Director General Archaeological Survey of India.
Opium Cover, Queen Victoria, Pair of Victoria 2 Annas Stamps, Orange, 28th November 1863, India to Hong Kong, Black round dispatch seal citing “BOMBAY | INDIA PAID | Nov 28 | 63”, hand endorsed “28/11/63”, Diamond cancellation, addressed to “Woodey Curan Dew Curan | at Hong Kong”, Green round delivery seal “Hong Kong | C | DE 24 | 63”, front side bears a round accountancy postmark in Red “D/..4”, good condition, Extremely Rare.

Note: Opium War (1839-1842) and Second Opium War (1856-1860) were primarily conflicts between China and Western powers. Opium from British-controlled India was in high demand in China during that time. Large quantities of opium were smuggled into China by British traders, primarily from the British East India Company.

The second Opium War involved Indian troops in the military campaign against China. The British captured and occupied various parts of China, including Hong Kong. The Treaty of Nanking ended the First Opium War by ceding Hong Kong to the British. Through the Convention of Peking in 1860, the British further expanded their control over Hong Kong during the Second Opium War.
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