Chinese Post Offices
cover 1898 XU5 to Shanghai (8.4 arrival) bearing 1897 I.C.P. 2c. and 4c. (a few perforation tips affected by glue staining) cancelled by "CUSTOMS/JENCHUAN" c.d.s. with a similar strike on the reverse, adjacent to arrival c.d.s. and indistinct Shanghai "dollar chop". A very rare and late usage. Photo
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cover 1898 XU5 to Shanghai (8.4 arrival) bearing 1897 I.C.P. 2c. and 4c. (a few perforation tips affected by glue staining) cancelled by "CUSTOMS/JENCHUAN" c.d.s. with a similar strike on the reverse, adjacent to arrival c.d.s. and indistinct Shanghai "dollar chop". A very rare and late usage. Photo