1895年5月23日烟台经欧洲寄美国华盛顿封, 贴烟台红色一分票, 销黑色烟台工部双圈日戳, 上端加贴德国鹰图票20pf., 销5月31日上海日戳, 信于7月15日到达华盛顿盖到达戳后, 又因故经美国海军邮轮马柴厄斯 (Machias)转递日本横滨, 封背盖另一黑色烟台工部双圈分发日戳, 5月13日上海工部日戳, 7月15日华盛顿戳, 三藩市中转戳及8月7日横滨到达戳; 绕了地球一圈, 甚为难得商埠混贴封; 品相中上. ChefooInternational MailGerman Post Office1895 (23 May) envelope to Washington D.C. Via Europe bearing 1c. red tied by Local Post c.d.s. and bearing German Eagle 20pf. tied by a superb Shanghai c.d.s., redirected on arrival to U.S.S. Machias, Yokohama with a fine strike of Washington duplex (15.7) alongside the adhesive; the reverse with a further despatch c.d.s., Shanghai Local Post (31.5) in blue, further Washington c.d.s., San Francisco and Yokohama c.d.s. (7.8). A fine and delightful combination which was sent round-the-world. Photo
