
CHINA - Japan Post Office: 1899 (18 Sep) Japan 1s. blue illustrated postal stationery of KAMEIDO bridge Tokyo uprated 2s. both tied by SHANGHAI IJPO and 1s. tied by I.P.O boxed tieprint, another cancelling 2s., bilingual Chinese Chefoo (9 Sep), Shanghai (13 Sep) and Vienna arrival c.d.s’s alongside, minute corner nick, otherwise fine and rare. I.P.O tieprints on Japan are particularly scarce and sought after.