编号 98480326

编号 98480326

A fine rare incoming diplomatic mail to US Consulate in Canton China by 1883 US 5cents brown prepaid cover posted from New York via Hong Kong in 1909, with New York cancellation, and transit stamp of Hong Kong Victoria postal office and back stamp of Canton China.
The letter addressed to Everett A. Colson, served as US Marshal of US consulate in Canton in 1909, but later who became the Financial Adviser Assisted Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, during Italian invasion in WWII. (See:last two images)
Shipping to EU via eExpress/registered post.