INAUGURAL AUCTION

2c foreign,. 1897. Nanking (10 Jun) to Mt Pleasant, Ohio. Cover franked with Dowager 2ca surcharged to 2c stamp in small setting, tied by oval Nanking Imperial Post Office cds. Transit Shanghai (11 Jun) with dollar chop. Transferred to IJPO Shanghai which cancelling the 5s Japanese stamp (12 Jun), transit Yokohama (17 Jun), and Vancouver (30 Jun) to arrive Mt Pleasant (no cds).     

南京寄美國, 蓋南京帝國橢圓戳和上海大圓戳, 轉上海日本客郵寄寄出。