1866/77: Large Dragon 3ca. red-brown on thin hard paper, used and cancelled by red "LOCAL POST OFFICE SHANGHAI" double-ring h/s, with four margins, fine. A scarce stamp (only a few known used) from the late printing 50, Group XVI. ÷ 1866/67: Große Drachen, "3 CANDAREENS", rotbraun, dünnes, hartes Papier, voll-breitrandiges Kabinettstück mit rotem "LOCAL POST OFFICE SHANGHAI". Die Marke stammt aus der späten Druckperiode, Gruppe XVI, Druck 50. Eine außerordentlich seltene Marke, von der in gestempelter Erhaltung nur wenige Exemplare bekannt sind. (Sc. 20a, SG17a, Yv. 7, Chan LS 17a) (Image)

1873: Large Dragon 1 CAND. on 16ca. green, surcharged in blue, used and cancelled with full strike of red "LOCAL POST OFFICE SHANGHAI" double-ring, fine. A SCARCE STAMP. Signed Houtzhamer. ÷ 1 CA auf 16 C. grün, Aufdruck blau, Kabinettstück mit vollem, zentrischen K2 in rot "LOCAL POST OFFICE SHANGHAI". Eine extrem seltene Marke, geprüft Houtzhamer. (CHAN LS 76; SG 48) (Image)

1874, stationery card green "FOR USE OF VOLUNTEERS ONLY." canc. blue "SHANGHAI LOCAL POST G DE 14 74" to E. Hey, request for company drill of "Shanghai Volunteer Corps. / No. 2 Company." This one of the two recorded copies of OC2, the other one, also used 1874, listed in a 2008 Spink auction sale. Top raritity of Shanghai LPO stationery. (Image)