6 June 1892 – Germany 10pf UPU Postal Card from Peking to Köln A
Germany 10 Pfennig UPU postal card, dispatched from Peking to
6 June 1892 – Germany 10pf UPU Postal Card from Peking to Köln A
Germany 10 Pfennig UPU postal card, dispatched from Peking to Köln,
Germany. The indicium is cancelled by “KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE
POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI 11/6 92” c.d.s. in black. On the obverse is
also a fine strike of the blue double-ring “CUSTOMS TIENTSIN / JUN
7 / 92”. On the reverse appear two further strikes: “I.G. OF
CUSTOMS PEKING / JUN 6 / 92” in blue and “CUSTOMS SHANGHAI / JUN 11
/ 92” in black. At the lower left corner, there are traces of a
missing adhesive and a partial Customs cancellation. Based on the
1892 date of use, the missing stamp is almost certainly a 3
candareens Small Dragon, applied to pay the internal Customs
postage within China. A good example of a Germany UPU postal card
carried entirely within the Imperial Chinese Customs Postal System
before transmission abroad. The combination of Peking, Tientsin,
and Shanghai Customs markings alongside the German Post Office at
Shanghai illustrates the transitional handling of foreign-origin
stationery within the Chinese Customs framework.
1892年6月6日 – 德國10芬尼UPU明信片 由北京寄科隆
德國10芬尼UPU明信片，由北京寄往德國科隆。票面印花銷「KAISERLICH DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR
SHANGHAI 11/6/92」黑色日戳，正面並蓋藍色雙圈「CUSTOMS TIENTSIN / JUN 7 /
92」。背面另見兩枚戳記：「I.G. OF CUSTOMS PEKING / JUN 6 / 92」藍色及「CUSTOMS
SHANGHAI / JUN 11 / 92」黑色。
信片左下角留有殘跡及部分海關戳痕，顯示曾貼附郵票。根據1892年使用年份，應為小龍郵票3分銀，用以支付中國境內海關郵資。
此為一件頗具特色且稀見之德國UPU明信片，全程經由中國帝國海關郵政系統寄遞之郵史實物。北京、天津及上海三地海關戳記與德國駐滬郵局戳並存，展現了外國郵政文具在清代海關郵政過渡時期的特殊處理方式。
