cover 1898 envelope to California (23.4 arrival) showing "HANKOW" dollar chop (17.2) in brownish indicating cash pre-payment and bearing U.S.A. 2c. (straight edge and corner creasing) and 3c., cancelled by "U.S. POSTAL AGENCY/SHANGHAI" duplex (26.3). Scarce and desirable. Photo

Details

cover 1898 envelope to California (23.4 arrival) showing "HANKOW" dollar chop (17.2) in brownish indicating cash pre-payment and bearing U.S.A. 2c. (straight edge and corner creasing) and 3c., cancelled by "U.S. POSTAL AGENCY/SHANGHAI" duplex (26.3). Scarce and desirable. Photo

More from Foreign Post Offices in China, Mongolia and Tibet