1893 (Jun) "The China Mail" newspaper wrapper from Hong Kong to Peking, bearing HK QV 2c carmine, paying the newspaper rate 2c, cancelled black B62 obliterator (addressee & address partly cut out). Backstamp black Customs Shanghai (July 1) cds. On front, struck with oval "Shanghai Customs Mail Matter" in red, denoted free conveyance in China for Customs mail on service or mails to Customs officier (otherwise CIP charged inland fee 1 Candareen for incoming printed paper). According the the postal regulations, all incoming mail to Peking must charge and paid by affixed postage stamp in Tientsin. But this may probably be a Customs related item so a Shanghai Customs Mail Matter cachet was applied in transition via Shanghai. This wrapper believed to be the only example of Customs Mail Matter cachet applying on incoming mail item.
1893年6月《中国邮报》报纸包捆纸自香港经上海寄北京。贴香港维多利亚2仙票，缴付报纸资费，销黑色B62杀手戳（收件人地址部分剪去），背面盖有上海海关1893年7月1日中转戳。正面盖有红色椭圆形“上海海关公事”戳，表示此件属于海关邮政公文或寄予海关要员的函件，免收中国内陆邮资。根据邮政规章，当时寄北京进口邮件，须于天津补贴邮资，而此件正巧为海关公文，故此在上海转口时盖上上海海关公事戳，以示免资，此为记录中唯一一件海关公事戳用于进口邮件的实例，可遇不可求。
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