Lot 137

1898 (27 Jun) USA Consulate Foochow cover to USA, applied with US Consulate Foochow cds in violet, f.w. Litho Dragon 5c in pair, tied by Pakua chop, along with Foochow Dollar cds. Transit Canton Chinese PO (30 Jun) with dollar cds. In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Amoy BPO (30 Jun) cds. Arrived USA (25 Jul). Very interesting example via Amoy and Canton instead of Shanghai or Hong Kong.

1898.6.27 美國駐福州大使館封寄美國，鈐美國駐福州大使館日戳。貼日本版蟠龍5分雙連，銷八卦戳，另見福州大圓戳。6.30經廣州清郵，同樣鈐大圓戳。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷廈門英局6.30日戳。7.25抵美國。經廣州及廈門，而非常見之上海或香港中轉，十分少見奇特。