Japan. 1898. envelope addressed to Iowa bearing 'Koban' SG 113, 1s green, SG 126, 2s carmine, SG 127, 5s ultramarine and SG 128, 2s carmine tied by vernacular date stamp with adjacent Tokio date stamp '19th Dec 98' routed via San Francisco with Sioux City arrival on reverse. Very attractive franking.