1885 Redband Min Chu cover sent from Kiukiang to Shanghai by Qian Chang Letter Office, with red "Postage Paid" chop. The sender noticed "Envelope contains bill of exchange". The cover is dated 1885 according to the content letter. 1885 民信局红条封由九江寄上海, 盖红色九江乾昌信局及酒例戳, 信内含汇票. 根据所含原始内信, 应为光绪11年(1885)所寄. SEK0 (Image)

1899 Redband coversent from Chinhai (Zhenhai) to Tientsin, franked with 2c Coiling Dragon stamp cancelled with Chinhai Pa Kua chop alongside with Chinhai 8 MAY 99 bilingual cds, on reverse with Ningpo 8 MAY and Shanghai 9 MAY transit bilingual cds, with Tientsin 14 MAY arrival cds alongside. The Chinhai Pa Kua canceler is same as Ningpo Pa Kua but larger (19x24mm) and are even rarer. 1899 年镇海寄天津红条封，贴2分蟠龙票销镇海八卦戳，旁盖镇海5月8日中英文双语日戳. 封背盖宁波5月8日，上海5月9日中转及天津5月14日到达戳. 镇海为宁波下属邮局，所用八卦戳与宁波相同但相对较大且少见。 SEK0 (Image)