cover TIENTSIN: 1899 (29 Jan.) German 10pf. stationery card (corner creases) with hand-painted illustration, addressed to Hamburg "by steamer" with C.I.P. 1c. tied by pa-kua in blue with double-ring Tientsin c.d.s. (Customs removed) also in blue, two Hong Kong 2c. carmine cancelled in Shanghai; the stationery 10pf. cancelled by Hong Kong c.d.s. in transit and the arrival c.d.s. at left. An intriguing card, apparently underpaid. Photo