
CHINA JAPANESE POST OFFICE: 1895 (21 AUG) Registered envelope to Cape Colony franked by Japan 1896 war with China 2s. carmine strip of 3 + pair and 5s. violet-blue (2) all cancelled TIENTSIN I.J.P.O cds’s with red boxed TIENSIN R cachet alongside, various handstamps including Durban Natal (29 OC) and Western T.P.O Up (1 No) slight vertical crease through strip, backflap imprinted Cahrted Bank of India Australia & China/Tientsin.