1898 ADDRESSED TO AND CANCELLED IN HONG KONG

SPANISH AMERICAN WAR PERIOD

Addressed to HONG KONG, franked with 3c x  3 and
5c x 3 King Alfonso XIII issues for proper 24c triple outbound rate.
Carried privatley to Hong Kong where JULY 4 postmark applied.

Dispatched prior to the landing of U.S. occupation troops in Cavite on July 1, 1898.

This and the other two covers I am adding to the site today are
dream covers for a postal history collector.

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Craig Eggleston Collection