Shanghai
Pre-adhesive period
cover 1856 (5 Sept.) entire addressed to Paris "Via Marseilles" bearing a fine strike of framed "PAID", "10" in black and "1/-" in red crayon, reverse with Hong Kong (12.9) and French transit c.d.s., light horizontal filing crease, fine and unusual to find the Paid h.s. on such an early cover from Shanghai. Photo
Details
cover 1856 (5 Sept.) entire addressed to Paris "Via Marseilles" bearing a fine strike of framed "PAID", "10" in black and "1/-" in red crayon, reverse with Hong Kong (12.9) and French transit c.d.s., light horizontal filing crease, fine and unusual to find the Paid h.s. on such an early cover from Shanghai. Photo