拍品描述： 1894年7月31日使用捐助订户制度由九江寄美国封, 贴日本五钱小判, 销i.j.p.o.上海/明治27(3.8)日戳, 封背盖清晰紫蓝色九江工部椭圆形日戳及蓝色上海工部日戳, 8月9日横滨及9月5日三藩市中转戳, 旁有9月11日Malden到达戳. 此封寄出于爆发甲午战争时期及上海日本客邮局关闭前, 故此封为存世罕见的上海各书信馆经上海的日本客邮局寄美国之实寄封.Kewkiang Covers International Mail 1894 (31 July) envelope to U.S.A. using the subscription system, bearing prepaid Japan 5s. Koban tied by "i.j.p.o. shanghai/meiji.27" c.d.s. (3.8) with, on the reverse, a fine strike of the Kewkiang Local Post oval datestamp, Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. in blue, Yokohama (9.8), San Francisco (5.9) and indistinct Malden arrival (11.9). A fine cover sent via the Japanese post office just before their closure due to the Sino-Japanese War. Photo