1861 THREE COLOUR COMBINATION LONDON TO HONG KONG, CHINA WITH 1D (SG40), 2D (SG45) AND 6D (SG69). Letter from London to 'John Lamont Esqr, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, China' endorsed 'Via Marseilles', small part letter missing inside, with die 2 1d rose-red on white paper (SG40) lettered DE, 2d blue pl.9 (SG45) and 6d lilac (SG69) x 2, all tied neat strikes London '11' Inland Office numerals. On reverse 'LONDON' date stamp DE 26 61 and 'HONG KONG' date stamp FE 15 62. Attractive and rare usage with Holcombe certificate. (Ref 141098).