Lot 634

1906 Yunnanfu (Dec) to Japan. ICP 1st Print PSC, uprated by 1/2c, in total of 1-1/2c concessionary rate to Japan, tied by Yunnanfu lunar year cds. Transit Chungking (17 Jan), Shanghai (9 Feb). Arrived Japan (26 Feb). To avoid paying normal international postage, this mail took inland route instead of French Indochina. Hence, almost a month of transit time was spent. Scarce example of Japan concessionary rate from Yunnan. Illustration 16, p. 38 in "The Development of Yunnan Post System 1901-1949" by Mah Lang Moe.

1906.12 雲南府寄日本。大清第一版郵資片，加貼半分，合1分5厘寄日本特惠郵資，銷雲南府干支日戳。1.17經重慶，2.9經上海。2.26抵日本。為避免支付正常國際明信片郵資，此片走內陸長江郵路而非印支郵路，中轉時間近一個月。出自雲南之日本特惠郵資例子少見。馬蘭茂著《雲南郵政史1901-1949》第38頁圖16原件。《中華郵聯會刊》第二十四期原件。