1893, forerunner 20 Pfg medium blue issue crown and eagle (original stamp Michel number 48 bb) as a single franking on cover to Elmsbuettel, single circle imperial German postal service agency Shanghai 16 8 93, arrival postmark Hamburg Elmsbuettel (23.9.1893) at back, the stamp point at a minimal tear at the right side on, the letter even point at a few tears and missing parts on, the later backed were, abridged certificate Jaeschke Lantelme BPP