1836 (29 Jun) Philadelphia, U.S.A. to Canton, China, forwarded by
Morrisan Cryder & Co., London The red boxed WETMORE &
1836 (29 Jun) Philadelphia, U.S.A. to Canton, China, forwarded by
Morrisan Cryder & Co., London The red boxed WETMORE & CO.
[花旗滑摩公司住孖英行頭進] in Canton was usually applied in a U.K. based
letter. This is indeed rare to see such Chinese Forwarder agent
stamp appeared in a letter sent from Philadelphia, U.SA. to Canton.
And even good is the letter is forwarded by “Morrisan Cryder & Co.
London” forwarding agent. An early use of forwarding agent letter
near the beginning of the First Opium War.
1836年6月29日，美國費城寄往中國廣州，經倫敦Morrisan Cryder & Co.轉遞
此信加蓋廣州「花旗滑摩公司住孖英行頭進」紅色方框戳，此類中文轉遞商戳通常見於英國寄出的信件，而此信從美國費城寄出，實屬罕見。更難得的是，信件經倫敦「Morrisan
Cryder & Co.」轉遞，為鴉片戰爭初期轉遞商郵件的早期範例。
