拍品描述： 1896年12月16日法国寄北京法国大使馆封，贴法国邮票25仙，盖法国Fourmies(富尔米)分发戳，信到中国后，加贴洋银肆分盖于肆分银玫粉红色票，以补中国国内邮资之用，销1897年1月23日上海海关日戳，而在封背，盖清晰蓝色北京海关i.g.戳，不可多得的罕见入口加贴慈寿票实寄封. 所有邮件在大清国办邮政局开办前贴用慈寿票都极为珍罕，有记录的目前只有十五件.。1897 New Currency Surcharges，Small Figures Surcharge，CoversIncoming Mail，1896 (16 Dec.) envelope to the French Legation in Peking bearing France Peace and Commerce 25c. tied by Fourmies despatch c.d.s. On arrival to China and 4c. on 4ca. rose-pink was applied to pay the internal postage which has been cancelled by Customs Shanghai c.d.s. dated "JAN 23/1897"， c.d.s. and, on the reverse, a good strike of "<H>i.g. of customs/peking"， struck in blue. A fine and rare cover.All mail used before the official opening of the Imperial Post Office and the introduction of the new currency stamps are extremely rare with only about fifteen covers or fronts so far recorded. Photo