ca 1870s Yokohama to USA, applied with “PACIFIC MAIL S.S. Co. /
Yokohama Agency” circular marking on reverse. On front showing
ca 1870s Yokohama to USA, applied with “PACIFIC MAIL S.S. Co. /
Yokohama Agency” circular marking on reverse. On front showing “per
Macgregor “ annotation. F.w. US 10c, tied by cork obliterator and
San Francisco cds. The Yokohama Agency was kept open until the end
of 1875 because of problems with Hong Kong postal officials
refusing to accept U.S. mail in the Japanese post. Japan started
its own foreign mail service on 1 Jan 1875.
約1870年代橫濱寄美國，背鈐“PACIFIC MAIL S.S Co. / Yokohama Agency”藍色圓戳。正寫有“per
Macgregor”批注。貼美國票10分，銷十字殺手戳及三藩市9.11日戳。橫濱美國郵理代理於1875年因香港郵政拒絕收取日本投遞之美國郵件而結束營業。同年日本自營寄國外郵政服務。
