1876: Forerunners Koban 5 sen brown, two singles, fresh colour and perforations good for this issue, tied by black crossroads style handstamp, with Japanese Post Office in Shanghai cds alongside “I.J.POSTAL AGENCY SHANGHAI AUG 23” to an envelope sent to Paris, endorsed “via America”, with violet cds “YOKOHAMA SEP 2 1879”, also a transit blue cds ".. 8 OCT 78 V.ANGL. PARIS". Reverse, transit cds in black “SAN FRANCISCO SEP 20”. Peripheral fault top left of envelope, still fine.
