1893年12月上海寄烟台无贴票封, 于烟台盖补费戳"TO PAY", 戳为蓝色, 旁铅笔写"1ct", 即需补邮票一分, 封背盖较模糊的上海工部日戳, 封边信盖圆圈"O"印, 12月17日销㰐圆型蓝色烟台到达戳; 罕见的烟台书信馆补费戳实寄封, 存世只有三件. 难得保存良好. 源流: 1983年10月Charles Dougan; 另外收信んG.K. Fergusson是Cornabe & Co.烟台分店的合伙人, 同时亦为威海䘙跑差邮政局总办, 签其名于第一次发行邮票的背面.ChefooPostage Due1893 (Dec.) stampless, opened-out envelope from Shanghai to Messrs Fergusson & Co. bearing a fine strike of the Chefoo to pay handstamp in blue with manuscript 1ct written in pencil and, on the reverse, a faint strike of Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. with associated O in circle examiners mark with a good strike of chefoo/local post dated oval in bright blue (17.12); clean and fine.A rare cover, only three examples of this postage due handstamp have been recorded. Photo
