1897 (30 Mar) US Consulate Fuchau cover to USA, applied with
Consulate cds, f.w. Empress Dowager surch smalll figure 5c/5a x6 on
front and
1897 (30 Mar) US Consulate Fuchau cover to USA, applied with
Consulate cds, f.w. Empress Dowager surch smalll figure 5c/5a x6 on
front and back. Four stamps on front tied by Customs Foochow cds
while two stamps on reverse tied by Customs Shanghai (3 Apr) in
transit. In combination with Japanese 5s + 2x 10s, tied by IJPO
Shanghai (5 Apr) cds. Transit Yokohama (10 Apr), Victoria, BC (27
Apr), Seattle (28 Apr) to arrive Longview, Texas (4 May). Tatty,
Corner damage affecting stamps on edge. Rather late example of
Customs Foochow cds.
1897.3.30
美國駐福州領事館寄美國，鈐領事館日戳，正背共貼慈壽加蓋小字5分蓋5分銀x6，正面四枚銷福州海關日戳，背面兩枚銷上海海關4.3中轉戳。加貼日本小判5錢
+ 2x
10錢，銷上海日局4.5日戳。4.10經橫濱，4.27經加拿大維多利亞，4.28經西雅圖。5.4抵Longview。右上角有損影響郵票。為福州海關之較晚例子。
