SHANGHAE C.D.S. HK QV 2c PAIR TIED TO BAMBOO "CONTAINS 1 PHOTOGRF." TUBE TO DENMARK; 4 June(?) 1886 postally used short bamboo tube (with screw-in end) with attached linen address-label sent from the British P.O. in Shanghai to Copenhagen endorsed "Contains 1 Photogrf." franked by a vertical pair of Hong Kong 2c (rubbed and a little faded) tied by partly fine "SHANGHAE/C/...4/86" cds's, and also having a mainly fine Copenhagen "K/OMB.2/27 6 8[6]" cds on the linen label. Amazing survival; unique(?) example of the Printed Matter rate for a photograph rolled inside a bamboo tube! [Ex Gavin Fryer.]Cross Reference: HONG KONG, DENMARK, PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image)