Lot
1712 
United States Consulate General, Shanghai, corner card imprint on 1878 cover to the U.S.N. Paymaster in Washington D.C., mailed in State Department bag and posted with 1875, 5¢ blue tied by segmented cork handstamp, matching "Washington D.C., Feb 6" cds alongside and purple "Carrier" backstamp, with original enclosure on consulate letterhead, Very Fine. Scott No. 179 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $425