Lot 40153 – 1896 (June 22) Cover to Germany (locality in Poland nowadays) bearing China 1894 ‘Dowager’ 9ca and overprinted Sage 25c

1896 (June 22) Cover to Crossen an der Oder (nowadays Krosno Odrzanskie in Poland), fully prepaid by China 1894 ‘Dowager’ 9ca (Chan 28), tied by blue Peking chop with matching « I.G. OF CUSTOMS/PEKING » on reverse, where black « CUSTOMS/SHANGHAI » cds (27.6), octagonal « LIGNE N/PAQ. FR. N°3 » (4.7) and arrival ds were also struck, obverse with overprinted Sage 25c, tied by « SHANG-HAÏ/CHINE » cds; a very fine example of this scarce franking paying the UPU single rate; (Tony Kwan census A1896-091).