INAUGURAL AUCTION

10c/12ca foreign,. 1897. Foochow (26 Jul) to USA. Cover franked with Dowager first printing pair of 5c on 5ca + 10c on 12cd brown-orange stamps, cancelled by Foochow dollar dater, transit Shanghai (28 Jul) with dollar chop. In combination with Japan Koban 10s stamp, cancelled by IJPO Shanghai (2 Aug). Transit Yokohama (10 Jul), Tacoma (29 Aug), to arrive at Philadelphia (3 Sep).  

福州寄美國, 貼慈壽5分改值5分和12分改值10分票, 混貼日本客郵寄出。