I-Chang 3 Mace Local Post Stamp

China · 1894 · 3 Mace

This 3 Mace stamp was issued by the local post office of I-Chang, a significant trade port city in China, during the late Qing Dynasty. It features a simple, utilitarian design typical of early local postal issues.

I-Chang, like other treaty ports in China, established its own local postal services due to the nascent national postal system, reflecting the complex political and economic landscape of late 19th-century China.