1897年1月27日烟台寄上海封, 内付Mrs. L.S. Neal ( wife of James Boyd Neal) 写于济南原函, 贴红色一分票, 销深蓝色烟台双圈日戳, 封背盖一枚烟台相同日戳及1月29日黑色上海工部到达日戳, 另有邮务员手写铅笔记号. 此函寄于烟台书信馆关闭之仅数天(2月2日)前, 为极晚期使用例. 聂会东James Boyd Neal (1855-1925) 是当年中国医学杂志编辑, 中国基督医学会主席及济南华美医学院建立人. 他在1912年于中国北方爆发鼠疫期间, 因出色工作而获得勋章.ChefooCovers1897 (27 Jan.) envelope and letter from Mrs L.S. Neal in Chinanfu to Shanghai bearing 1c. red tied by the double-circle c.d.s. in deep blue with a second strike on the reverse along with Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (29.1) and postmans delivery notation in pencil. The letter gives thanks for the gift of two dolls to the writers daughter. Fine and very late use before the closure of the Local Post a few days later. Photo
