Lot# 8024

franked with a complete first issue “Tiger” set of three values (30c, 50c & 100c), tied by clear purple “FORMOSAN REPUBLIC / TAINAN” double-ring English datestamps dated SEP 5, 1895. Addressed to Tientsin in northern China, this cover ranks among the most important surviving examples of external correspondence sent during the final weeks of the Formosan Republic. Despite the imminent collapse of the regime, the Tainan postal bureau remained in operation and continued handling outgoing mail, making such items extremely rare. This cover vividly demonstrates the Republic’s determination to maintain international communication in its final days and serves as a key postal artifact for the study of its postal organization, routing, and rate applications. Ex Meiso Mizuhara Collection.