HWA YANG LETTER AGENCY
cover 1881 NATIVE XU5 (WITH ENCLOSURE) FROM TIENTSIN TO PEKING SHOWING THE DISTINCTIVE ORNAMENTAL H.S. SHOWING DRAGONS MOTIF AT TOP OF THE HWA YANG LETTER AGENCY; ORIGIN AND ARRIVAL H.S. IN RED. EXTREMELY RARE AND ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ITEMS OF CHINESE POSTAL HISTORY. PHOTO
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cover 1881 NATIVE XU5 (WITH ENCLOSURE) FROM TIENTSIN TO PEKING SHOWING THE DISTINCTIVE ORNAMENTAL H.S. SHOWING DRAGONS MOTIF AT TOP OF THE HWA YANG LETTER AGENCY; ORIGIN AND ARRIVAL H.S. IN RED. EXTREMELY RARE AND ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ITEMS OF CHINESE POSTAL HISTORY. PHOTO
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NOTES: IN MARCH 1878 THE MOUNTED COURIER SERVICE BETWEEN TIENTSIN AND PEKING WAS ALTERED TO A DAILY SERVICE. CHINESE MAIL WAS ENTRUSTED TO THE HWA YANG LETTER AGENCY. THEY COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED MAIL, BUT LEFT ITS TRANSMISSION TO THE CUSTOMS. THE AGENCIES CHARGED THEIR OWN TARIFFS, RETAINED THE POSTAGE AND PAID THEIR OWN STAFF