cover -- 1899 (15 Mar.) long blue envelope from the United States Consulate in Chinkiang bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 10c. and 20c. tied by pa kua either side of red wax seal and showing the appropriate transit marks, the face with a fine strike of Chinkiang Dollar chop in lower corner with Koban 10s. and 20s. tied by "SHANGHAI/I.J.P.O." type VII c.d.s.; a few minor faults around edges