日本客邮局: 1894年8月14日烟台 "经上海及日本" 寄英国一分邮简片, 加贴第一次版烟台十分票, 销黑色上海工部日戳, 另再加贴日本小判15钱, 销8月24日神户日戳, 烟台十分票上亦盖一枚神户日戳; 片背盖另一枚黑色同日烟台工部双圈分发日戳, 8月16日上海工部日戳, 8月25日横滨中转戳, 及9月26日英国Penryn到达戳; 此邮简片由水手寄自英国皇家海军"Linnet"号; 中间摺位曾修补, 难得罕见的烟台邮简片与日本客邮混贴邮件. 源流: 1988年12月Richard Canman; 片中内容大约为投寄人从上海离开, 天气十分淡热, 由于处于中日间之战事, 这裡的社会处于相当不稳定状态, 日本舰队于海岸外发起对距此东四十英哩处威海䘙的攻击, 并敍述旅顺战况及保护当地英国领事, 及将带着邮件舆其馀舰队离开.ChefooPostal StationeryLetter CardsJapanese Post Office: 1894 (14 Aug.) 1c. red card to England via Shanghai and Japan uprated with first issue 10c. brown (to pay the foreign postage) cancelled by fine strikes of the Local Post c.d.s. in black; and with Japan Koban 15s. violet tied by Kobe c.d.s. (24.8) with a second strike tying the 10c. stamp; the reverse with further despatch c.d.s., Shanghai Local Post (16.8), Yokohama (25.8) and Penryn arrival (26.9) c.d.s. The card has been rejoined along the central fold and was sent from a sailor on H.M.S. LinnetThe Sino-Japanese was began in northern China on 25 July 1894 and the Japanese Post Office was closed from 14th August thus the mail had to be carried unofficially to Japan for onward transmission. A rare and highly important card used during these turbulent times. Photo
