INAUGURAL AUCTION

Foreign,. 1897. Nanking (20 May) to England. Franked with Red-Revenue large 2c and Japan 5s stamps by the sender, Red Revenue tied by oval Nanking Imperial Post Office dater. Transit Shanghai (21 May) with Customs dater. Transferred to Shanghai IJPO (24 May) where Japanese stamp was cancelled. Transit Yokahoma (27 May), Vancouver (9 June) to arive Brooklyn (15 June). Carried by Canada-Pacific.  

南京寄紐約, 混貼日本客郵, 經橫濱、溫哥華, 由加拿大郵輪運送。