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The Shanghai Local Post was established on July 13， 1863 and issued the earliest use of Large Dragon stamps in Shanghai of China on August 2， 1865. The essay designs， trial proofs， issue stamps， variety stamps， and the postal history items of the earliest and latest usage are showed in the books for each issues of Shanghai Large Dragons， Small Dragons， Double Dragons and Municipality stamps. There has unique cover franking Shanghai large dragon stamp. The combination postal covers of Shanghai Local Post and Imperial Post of Qing Dynasty and Foreign Posts which are undeniable the precious and unique items showed in 805 exhibit pages of the books.
The books Shanghai Local Post- Stamp Issues and Postal History written in bilingual Chinese and English by Fortune Wang of Kaohsiung， Taiwan， the three volume books of deluxe edition 980 pages are printed in full color with outer box， weight 4.5 kgs. The set of books is a necessary textbook for the superior stamp collectors.