1908 Canton (26 Jun) to Japan, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c for
concessionary letter rate to Japan, tied by “Canton No. 17”
tombstone
1908 Canton (26 Jun) to Japan, f.w. Coiling Dragon 1c + 2c for
concessionary letter rate to Japan, tied by “Canton No. 17”
tombstone cancel and Kwangtung Canton lunar year cds. Transit
Shanghai Chinese PO and IJPO (7 Jul). The Sino-Japanese Postal
Convention stipulated that the higher of domestic postage shall
apply to mails to each other. Hence this 3c letter rate and 1½c
post card special rate to Japan.
1908.6.26 廣州寄日本,貼蟠龍1分 +
2分,合日本信函郵資3分,銷“廣州十七號”碑形戳及廣東廣州干支日戳。7.7經上海清郵及日本客郵局。
中日郵政協定規定:中日互寄,不收國際資費,而按國内郵資較高者收取,據此,寄日本信函郵資3分、明信片1½分。