拍品描述： 1897年8月9日经日本寄美国伊利诺斯实寄封一枚，贴有小龙加盖小宇洋银伍分盖于伍分票销重庆椭圆双圈海关戳、左边贴日本小判票一钱及四钱各一枚销上海8月20日I.J.P.O.日本客邮局日戳，盖有9月22日罗克福得到达戳，此信件及后转递至芝加哥。封背盖有8月18日上海大圆日戳。1897 Small Dragon Surcharges，Covers，5c. International Rate to U.S.A. via Japan，1897 (9 Aug.) envelope to Illinnois "<I>Via Japanese Mail"， bearing Small Figures 5c. on 5ca. yellow-ochre tied by a fair to good strike of large double-oval "<H>customs/chungking"，, Japan Koban 1s. green and 4s. yellow-brown affixed at left and tied by Shanghai I.J.P.O. c.d.s. (20.8) and there is a Rockford arrival (22.9); the letter was redirected to Chicago and, on the reverse, are Shanghai Dollar dater (18.8), Yokohama, Tacoma, Rockford and Chicago (22.9) datestamps; a couple of diagonal folds and some light soiling on the reverse. A very good cover which possibly shows the latest use of the Chungking Customs oval. Photo