1908 Peking (24 Dec) to Customs Tengyueh, missent to Tibet and returned to Peking. Large registered red band cover, applied with Chihli
1908 Peking (24 Dec) to Customs Tengyueh, missent to Tibet and returned to Peking. Large registered red band cover, applied with Chihli Peking origin cds. F.w. Coiling Dragon 10c + probably several dropped stamps, tied by Shanghai Chinese PO bisected bilingual cds. Transit Shanghai (31 Dec) and then missent to Tibet via Tuticorin (17 Jan), Calcutta (10 Feb / 18 Mar), Bombay (22 Mar / 2 Apr). Returned to Peking via Hong Kong (21 Apr), Shanghai (27 Apr). Arrived on 2 May. This cover never reached Yunnan. Interesting. Rough edges.1908.12.24 北京寄騰越海關，誤寄西藏，後退回北京。大型掛號紅條封，鈐直隸北京始發日戳。貼蟠龍1角 + 數枚掉票，銷上海半切漢英日戳。12.31經上海，後經Tuticorin（1.17）、加爾各答（2.10 / 3.18）及孟買（3.22 / 4.2）誤寄西藏，再經香港（4.21）、上海（4.27）退回北京（5.2）。此信似乎從未寄抵雲南。邊沿磨損。
