Foochow Shanghai Agency Through Foreign Post Offices Japan 1894 (5 Sept.) envelope to England “Via San Francisco” from the U.S. Consulate in Foochow, carried to Yokohama where 5s. Koban is tied by Yokohama c.d.s. and with Watford arrival (3.11). Refused and returned to sender with further Watford c.d.s. (6.11), London Returned Letter Office (7.11) along with “5d” Postage Due handstamp, Yokohama with circular Yokohama tax handstamp with manuscript “25 ctm” (plus Officially Sealed label) and Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (24.5) in bluish. An interesting returned letter sent during the Sino-Japanese War between August 1894 to August 1895, showing one of the routes used across the Pacific. Photo
Foochow Shanghai Agency Through Foreign Post Offices Japan 1894 (5 Sept.) envelope to England “Via San Francisco” from the U.S. Consulate in Foochow, carried to Yokohama where 5s. Koban is tied by Yokohama c.d.s. and with Watford arrival (3.11). Refused and returned to sender with further Watford c.d.s. (6.11), London Returned Letter Office (7.11) along with “5d” Postage Due handstamp, Yokohama with circular Yokohama tax handstamp with manuscript “25 ctm” (plus Officially Sealed label) and Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (24.5) in bluish. An interesting returned letter sent during the Sino-Japanese War between August 1894 to August 1895, showing one of the routes used across the Pacific. Photo
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