1907 Lanchow (19 Jul) to Kano Jigoro, Tokyo. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in strip of 3, tied by Kansu Lanchow cds. Transit
1907 Lanchow (19 Jul) to Kano Jigoro, Tokyo. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 2c in strip of 3, tied by Kansu Lanchow cds. Transit Hankow (28 Jul), Shanghai Chinese PO (12 Aug) with 1st issue officially sealed label. Further transit IJPO Shanghai (13 Aug). Very early recorded usage of officially sealed label, not to mention on a red band cover instead of western style cover. Kano Jigoro is considered the founder of Judo. Cover roughly opened at top.1907.7.19 蘭州寄東京嘉納治五郎。紅條封,貼蟠龍2分橫三連,銷甘肅蘭州府腰框日戳。7.28經漢口,8.12經上海清郵,貼第一版官局代封封條。8.13經上海日局。稀罕之重封封條早期之例子,用於紅條封而非西式封上更是罕見。嘉納治五郎為柔道之父。封頂打開。