China. (Japanese Post Office in China). 1900. Registered 'COVER FRONT' headed 'Compagnie Des Chemins de Fer Chinois/ Ligne de Pekin a Hankow' addressed to France bearing Japanese Post Office in Chine SG 1a, 5r slate, SG 3a, 1s brown, SG 6a, 2s yellow-green, SG 7a, 3s maroon, SG 9a, 4s rosine, SG 10a, 5s orange, SG 12a, 8s olive, SG 13a, 10s blue, SG 14a, 15s purple, SG 15a, 20s orange and SG 16a, 25s blue-green tied by Hankow/ I.J.P.O. date stamp '19th Jan 00', endorsed 'Registered' with Imperial Japanese Post Office Shanghai transit '20th Jan' and Paris Chargements arrival '3rd March 1900' on face.
A cover front but still an 11 colour franking from the Japanese Post Office in Hankow during the