tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Dec. 13 4PM 99" duplex to picture postcard to Baxter Springs, Kansas, used alongside China Imperial Post 5c Orange tied by rectangular grid and "Shanghai Local Post De 13 1899" datestamp, San Francisco transit, very fine and rare mixed franking, this postcard was mailed from a tourist in Shanghai on their way to Ceylon and is a non-philatelic mixed franking, the United States stamp was applied after the China stamp was cancelled

Provenance: Drucker Family (R.A. Siegel Sale 855, 2003)