INAUGURAL AUCTION

1c foreign,. 1897. Foochow (15 Feb) to Texas, USA. Cover from US Consulate Fuchau. Franked with Dowager 1c/1ca and 2c/2ca stamps, tied by Customs Foochow cds. Transit Customs Shanghai 18 Feb. Transferred to IJPO Shanghai which cancelling the pair of 5s Japanese stamps (20 Feb), transit Yokohama (25 Feb), and San Francisco (2? Mar) to arrive Longview (no cds). Worm damage affecting the Japanese stamp

福州美領館寄美國, 經福州和上海蓋海關日戳, 轉上海日本客郵寄寄出, 日本郵票有傷。