Lot# 5163

1900 (Sep 20) registered cover from Bridport to "J.M Reid, China Inland Mission, Shanghai", backstamped at Hong Kong, redirected to Chefoo with a violet handstamp, backstamped upon arrival and endorsed " Received open at this office, officially sealed here". All four sides are resealed with white paper tape and tied by 4 wax seals, each impressed with bilingual "POST OFFICE/ CHEFOO", and three boxed Japan Miyazaki cachets in red, plus two datestamps. The cover then redirected back to Shanghai, backstamped "REGISTERED-SHANGHAI" by the Shanghai LPO. A remarkable item with rare Chefoo Post Office wax seals, possibly the only surviving example of these seals.