1896 (29 Dec.) registered cover front only, to France via Shanghai,
showing “Chinese Imperial Post Office/ Peking/ Postage
1896 (29 Dec.) registered cover front only, to France via Shanghai,
showing “Chinese Imperial Post Office/ Peking/ Postage Paid”
triple-ring bilingual h.s. in blue, matching “I.G. of
Customs/Peking” double-ring origin d.s and ‘registered’ handstamp;
also bearing France “Chine” 1f cancelled by “Shang-hai/Chine”
c.d.s. (15.1.97) with ‘R’ handstamp. Transit Ligne N (16.1). Front
only, Berteaux correspondence, nevertheless very early date for
this first postage paid handstamp of the Imperial Chinese Post.
1896.12.29掛號封封面，自北京寄法國，鈐 “信力已付”
三圈圓戳、北京海關始發日戳及REGISTERED橫戳。加貼法國客郵1法郎，銷1.15上海法局日戳，另見R章。1.16經郵船N線。Berteaux書信。乃“信力已付”三圈圓戳之極早例子。
