
CHINA: 1897 (8 Jun) Incoming registered envelope from ECUADOR franked 1897 Liberal Party 10c. ochre (2) with ovpt tied by U.P.U Guayaquil cds’s, addressed to Shanghai via New York and San Francisco , on reverse Guayaquil registration label used to seal flap, NYeSF transit and Shanghai large dollar chop for 28, fine, highly unusual origin for incoming mail to China.