Lot 40174 – Two envelopes bearing different frankings forwarded from Tientsin to Shanghai

1888 (June)-1889 (Nov) Two envelopes to Berlin (redirected to Dülmen) and Bremen, bearing different frankings incl. 1886-90 10pf pair and 20pf, tied by “KAISERLICH/DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI” cds, showing on reverse neat bilingual imprint of “E.MEYER & CO TIENTSIN/CHINA.” forwarding agent, arrival cds alongside, a rare forwarded mail from Tientsin before the opening of the German P.O. in 1889 (its postmark was introduced in 1893), very fine; the earlier item signed Pfenninger, H. Krause and Bothe.