1895年1月1日宜昌寄上海挂号封, 贴银贰分及叁分各一枚, 销重庆信局宜昌分局方框型日戳, 戳上年份由94人手改为95, 方框型挂号戳加手字号码1在封面近中央位, 左上方有红圈R戳, 在封背盖1月6日汉口工部日戳, 另有红封漆及邮差手写记录, 信封边有摺痕; 是宜昌商埠票的最早期实寄封, 并且同时相信是首封挂号封.Ichang Covers Internal Mail 1895 (1 Jan.) official envelope with the designation crossed through, registered to Baron Gunzburg in Shanghai bearing 2ca. and 3ca. cancelled by Ichang oblong datestamp with the yeardate corrected in manuscript from "94" to "95 " and bearing a superb strike of the boxed registered handstamp numbered "1" and large "R" in double circle struck in red; the reverse with Hankow Local Post (6.1) and postmans pencil delivery notation; there is a vertical fold at side, otherwise clean and fine. A fantastic and highly desirable cover; very early use of the Ichang adhesives, the first cover sent by registered mail and believed to be the only cover bearing both of the registration handstamps. Photo
