cover 1894 (19 May) envelope registered to the chief officer on S.S. Rosetta in Shanghai bearing Yen T'ai Tower 1c. and 5c. tied by a fine strike of the triple-ring date stamp and a good strike of the straight-line "REGISTERED" handstamp. Readdressed to Bombay then to the S.S. 'Assam' in Aden and includes the original enclosure from the local postmistress on post office memorandum. Fine and attractive. Photo | Christie's

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cover 1894 (19 May) envelope registered to the chief officer on S.S. Rosetta in Shanghai bearing Yen T'ai Tower 1c. and 5c. tied by a fine strike of the triple-ring date stamp and a good strike of the straight-line "REGISTERED" handstamp. Readdressed to Bombay then to the S.S. 'Assam' in Aden and includes the original enclosure from the local postmistress on post office memorandum. Fine and attractive. Photo

Issued Postage Stamps

cover 1894 (19 May) envelope registered to the chief officer on S.S. Rosetta in Shanghai bearing Yen T'ai Tower 1c. and 5c. tied by a fine strike of the triple-ring date stamp and a good strike of the straight-line "REGISTERED" handstamp. Readdressed to Bombay then to the S.S. 'Assam' in Aden and includes the original enclosure from the local postmistress on post office memorandum. Fine and attractive. Photo

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cover 1894 (19 May) envelope registered to the chief officer on S.S. Rosetta in Shanghai bearing Yen T'ai Tower 1c. and 5c. tied by a fine strike of the triple-ring date stamp and a good strike of the straight-line "REGISTERED" handstamp. Readdressed to Bombay then to the S.S. 'Assam' in Aden and includes the original enclosure from the local postmistress on post office memorandum. Fine and attractive. Photo