cover 1898 (28 Mar.) 1c. card (light peripheral soiling) addressed to Canada "Via Shanghai" and uprated with I.C.P. 4c. cancelled by a fine strike of the Foochow Dollar chop, used in combination with Japan Koban 2s. rose pair tied by "SHANGHAI/I.J.P.O." c.d.s., deemed to have been underpaid a fine strike of the Chinese handstruck "T" struck in red in Shanghai along with a fine strike of the very rare "SH/T" in circle applied by the Japanese Post Office in Shanghai and a third tax mark "CTMS/T" in violet applied in San Francisco and showing transit c.d.s. of Shanghai, Yokohama, San Francisco and Berlin arrival (on reverse). A delightful and rare card showing an early example of the Chinese "T", incorrectly struck in red. Photo
cover 1898 (28 Mar.) 1c. card (light peripheral soiling) addressed to Canada "Via Shanghai" and uprated with I.C.P. 4c. cancelled by a fine strike of the Foochow Dollar chop, used in combination with Japan Koban 2s. rose pair tied by "SHANGHAI/I.J.P.O." c.d.s., deemed to have been underpaid a fine strike of the Chinese handstruck "T" struck in red in Shanghai along with a fine strike of the very rare "SH/T" in circle applied by the Japanese Post Office in Shanghai and a third tax mark "CTMS/T" in violet applied in San Francisco and showing transit c.d.s. of Shanghai, Yokohama, San Francisco and Berlin arrival (on reverse). A delightful and rare card showing an early example of the Chinese "T", incorrectly struck in red. Photo
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