項次 645

1903 Mengtsz (4 Dec) to French Consulate San Jose, Costa Rica, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Mengtsz bisected bilingual cds, alongside with "Via Shanghai San Francisco de California" annotation. Transit Mengtsz French PO (4 Dec), Laokay (12 Dec), Hanoi, Paris (27 Jan). Arrived Costa Rica (21 Feb). Contrary to the annotation, this mail took European instead of Pacific route. Scarce destinatino. Cover opened out for display.

1903.12.4 蒙自寄法國駐哥斯達黎加聖荷西領事，貼蟠龍1角，銷蒙自半切漢英日戳，旁寫有“Via Shanghai San Francisco de California”批示。12.4經蒙自法局，12.12 經老街，河內，1.27經巴黎。2.21抵哥斯達黎加。此封並無按批示走太平洋郵路，而是經歐洲至美洲。目的地少見。封剖開以作展示。