1897年1月14日寄福州破剖红条封, 贴烟台第三版半分直双连票, 销黑色烟台三圈日戳, 此封曾延迟寄递, 故封背盖1月20日蓝色烟台三圈调度戳, 旁有1月23日上海书信馆中转戳, 另有手写大蓝字 "Foochow", 而1月25日福州邮政到达戳盖于信封面邮票上. 邮递于两商埠间的难得实寄封. Chefoo Issued Stamps Covers 1897 (14 Jan.) opened-out red band envelope to Foochow bearing vertical pair of third issue ½c. green tied by triple-circle datestamp in black, there was a delay in sending and the despatch c.d.s. is on the reverse in blue (20.1) with Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (23.1) alongside, the adhesives additionally cancelled by "<H>postal service foochow/china" arrival c.d.s. (25.1); the reverse of the cover marked "<I>Foochow" in blue crayon. A desirable inter-port cover. Photo
