1880 Foochow to USA, bearing extremely rare Foochow IJPA origin
h.s. in violet. F.w. Japanese Koban 5s, tied by black cork
1880 Foochow to USA, bearing extremely rare Foochow IJPA origin
h.s. in violet. F.w. Japanese Koban 5s, tied by black cork cross
obliterator, matching with IJPA Shanghai (9 Sep) cds alongside.
Transit Yokohama (19 Sep), San Francisco (4 Oct). Arrived Boston
(12 Oct). Extremely rare usage of IJPA Foochow which was closed in
1883. 2023 (Jul) AVA Auctions, lot 1704, hammered at HKD20,000. Ex-
Steve Chazen.
1880年福州寄美國，鈐極珍罕之福州日本郵政代理紫色圓戳。貼日本小判5錢，銷黑色空十字形殺手戳，另鈐上海日本郵政代理9.9日戳。9.19經橫濱，10.4經三藩市。10.12抵波士頓。福州日本郵政代理的例子極罕，該局在1883年關閉。2023.7
艾華拍賣，拍品號1704，以港幣2萬元落鎚。蔡盛舊藏。
