Thailand. (Siam Steam Navigation Company - Postmarks). Circa 1910. Siam SG 145, 14s blue (tied to small piece) tied by oval 'The Steam Navigation Co. Ltd./ 'S.S. "Prachatipok" in violet

The company was formed as the 'Danish East Asiatic Company' in 1897. The company had a steamer calling port to port from Bangkok down the Malay Peninsula with passengers, goods and had a contract to carry mail. More vessels were added until the Siam Steam Navigation Co.' was founded in 1909. The steamers would carry mail from port to port in the ships mail bag. Loose letters were cancelled by the Purser's fancy rubber hand-stamp and cancelled on board ship are very rare indeed.

The 'S.S. "Prachatipok" was built by 'Burmeister and Wain' Copenhagen' in 1909 for the 'Siam Steam Navigation Company'. The 'S.S. Prachatipok" was renamed 'S.S. "Bangnara" after the war and remained in the service of the 'Thai Navigation Company Ltd.' until sold for scrap in 1958.

Ex John Garner collection. John made a wonderful study of these elusive items for over 50 years. He wrote an article for the P.A.T. Journal in 2009 on the history of the little shipping lines that traded along the coast of the Gulf of Siam.

China. (Russian Post Office in China). 1906. Coloured picture post card of 'Asakasa Park' addressed to France bearing Russian China SG 2, 2k green (pair) tied by Shanghai Post Office double ring '1st June 06', endorsed 'via Yokohama' with Victoria/ Hong Kong transit '2q1st June' and Noirmoutier arrival '23rd June'.

Interesting routing carried via Hong Kong and the Pacific rather than the Siberia route.

China. (Russian Post Office in China). 1903. Picture post card of 'Chinese Infantry. Peking' written from Ichang addressed to Paris bearing Russian China SG 4, 5k purple tied by Peking/ Pochtov Kon. date stamp (Tchil Fig 468).

China. (Russian Post Office in China). 1907. Coloured multi view picture post card of 'Chinese Actor and Main Street, Peking' addressed to France bearing Russian China SG 1, 1k orange and SG 2, 2k green tied by Shanghai Post Office Abroad double ring (Tchil Fig 487).

China. (Russian Post Office in China). 1902. Picture post card of 'Chinese Fruit and hills, Chefoo' addressed to France bearing Russian China SG 1, 1k orange and SG 3, 3k carmine tied by large Chefoo date stamp '(Tchil Fig 503) with Warsaw transit.

The Russian Office in Chefoo is scarce.

Nice card published by "Verlag von H. Sietas & Co, Chefoo.'

China. (Boxer Rebellion - Egypt). 1900. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'Corps Expeditionnaire a Chine' addressed to France cancelled by 'Corps Expre du Tonkin/ Port Said' double ring '3rd Sept 00' with circular 'Section d' Aerostiers/ Corps Expedre. De Chine' in violet on f ace and reverse.

Superb item of mail sent from the Balloon Section of the French Expeditionary Force in Port Said, Egypt on route to China

China. (France - Boxer Rebellion). 1901. Registered envelope endorsed 'Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine' addressed to France bearing French 'Type Sage' Yvert 94, 40c orange tied by 'Tresor et Postes aux Armees 5 Chine 5' double ring '12th Avril 01' with framed hand-struck 'R', carried by French paquebot with 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 5' date stamp '28th Avril' on reverse and Bar-Le-Duc arrival '5th Juin'.
Scarce use of France 'Type Sage' 40c orange on registered mail from Tien-Tsin during the Boxer Campaign.

China. (French China). 1906. Coloured picture post card of 'Japanese Blossom Festival, Chefoo' addressed to France bearing French China 'Type Blanc' SG 37, 5c green (pair) tied by Chefoo - Chine/ Poste Francaise date stamp '5th Juil 06' with circular 'Marine Francaise/ Service a la Mer/ (Anchor).' cachet, routed via the French Post Office Shanghai ''9/7'

China. (French China - Postcards). 1907. Picture post card of 'Chinese Fruit Seller' addressed to Paris bearing French China SG 38, 10c rose tied by Shang-Hai/ Chine double ring.

China. (French China - Postcards). 1912. Picture post card of 'Whangpoo Road, Shanghai' addressed to the '16th Colonial Regiment. Arsenal de l' East, Tien-Tsin' bearing French China SG 77, 4c on 10c red tied by Shang-Hai/ Chine double ring '15th Jan' with circular 'Corps D' Occupation de Chine' and French Post Office Tien-Tsin arrival '19/1'.

Card published by "Kamogawa & Co.'

China. (Indo - Chinese Post Offices - Canton). 1918. Registered envelope addressed to Paris bearing French Indo- China SG 61, 40c brown tied by Canton/ Chine double ring '11th Mars 18' with framed hand-struck 'R', endorsed 'via America' with Shanghai transit and Paris arrival on reverse '28th May 18.'

China. (Indo - Chinese Post Offices - Hoihow). 1911. Envelope addressed to France bearing Hoihow SG 56, 25c blue tied by Hoi-Hao-China double ring '27th Feb 11', endorsed 'via Siberia' with Victoria/ Hong Kong transit and French Post Office Shanghai on reverse.

Nice item of commercial mail from Hai-Nam Island.

China. (Indo - Chinese Post Offices - Hoihow). 1904. Imperial Chinese Post postal stationery card 'one cent' carmine upgraded with 'Hoihow' SG 4, 5c green and SG 5, 10c black/ lilac mixed with French China SG 6, 15c grey tied by Hoihow/Ile de Hainam double ring '20th Feb 03' addressed to France with Vendre arrival '25/3' on face.
An Indo-Chinese Post Office was opened at Hoihow the chief town on the island of Hainam on 15th May 1900.

China. (German China - Boxer Campaign). 1901. Hand Painted illustrated Imperial Chinese Post postal stationery card 'one cent' carmine written from Paotang Fu dated '27th June 01' endorsed '
Feldpost' and cancelled by K.D. Feld-Poststation/ No 7' date stamp '28/6', addressed to Germany with Ratibor arrival '11/8' on face.

Lovely item from the German contingent during the Boxer Rebellion.

China. (Boxer Rebellion). 1900. Imperial Chinese Post postal stationery card 'one cent' carmine written from Tien-Tsin dated '29th Oct 00' with undated 'Tresor et Postes Aux Armees 4 Chine 4' on face, addressed to France routed via 'Corps Exp. Tonkin Ligne No 2' on reverse '20th Jan 01' and Nimes arrival '25th Feb 01'

Fine item from the French Troops in Pao-Ting-Fou (No 4) during the Boxer Rebellion.

China. (Netherlands East Indies - Singapore - Internment Camp ,Mail). 1941. China postal stationery card '30c orange cancelled by Shanghai date stamp '12th July 41' written by 'Poldi Antosch' and endorsed 'c/o Poldi Antosch 'S.S. "Asama Maru" Shanghai' addressed to her husband 'Josef Antosch, Central Internment Kamp, D/ 3, Alas Vallei, Sumatra', routed via Singapore with Passed By Censor/ 276/ A' in violet and Medan 'Gecensureerd/ 4' censor hand-stamp in carmine on face.

The wife of Josef Antosch along with 670 women and children had left Salatiga Camp via Tandjong Priok on the 'S.S. "Asama Maru" for Japan, they disembarked in Shanghai in transit on the way to North China.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection and illustrated in his book "Nederlands - Indie in Oorlog' page 28.

China.(Prisoner of War Mail). 1943. China 1st Prisoner of War card written from 'Carl Hermansen, Barrack No 5, Shanghai War - Prisoner's Camp' dated 'Shanghai 'May 15 1943', addressed to New York with printed 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War Post) with boxed 'Prisoner of War, Camp' and oval censor chop in carmine of "Endo" with circular 'U.S. Censorship/ Examined By 273' on face with Brooklyn 'Dec 10 1943' receiver on reverse with instructional 'Retour (Return to Writer) with bold 'PARTI' in violet on face and framed 'Reason For Non-Delivery/ Invalid Address - Refused/ Unknown at Address/ No Such Number/ Firm Dissolved - No Order' and Brooklyn/ Unclaimed on face 'Jan 14th 1944'.

China. (Civil Internees). 1943. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Mrs M.A. Remedios (Portuguese), 29 Rue Montauban, Shanghai' addressed to 'Mrs Eva Golding (British), Y - 199 "B" Camp, C.A.C. Yangchow'/ c/o H.I.J.M. Consulate General, Foreign Affairs Section, Whangpoo Road', forwarded through the Red Cross in Shanghai with oval 'Comite International Croix Rouge Shanghai' in violet on face, hand-stamped '002497' and endorsed 'B' indicating Camp B Yangchow with blue crayon 'X7'.

On the 23rd January 1943 after more than a year of freedom the Japanese announced plans to intern foreign nationals living in mainland China.

The 1,355 internees bound for Yangchow had to assembly at Church House and walk to the jetty at Whangpoo, it took eight trips to reach Chinkiang and the camps.

Very nice item addressed to the Civilian Assembly Center, Y - 199 B Camp, Yangchow.

China. (Yunnan Kunming - United States Air Service Station). 1945. Stamp-less U.S. Army illustrated envelope and hand-stamped 'POW' written from Kunming dated '8th April 1945' endorsed '158th A.A.C.S. Sta. 303/ APO 627 c/o P.M. N.Y.C.' and endorsed 'Free' addressed to 'A.A.C.S. Sta 201/ A.P.O. 609, Local Theater, cancelled by U.S. Army/ Postal Service/ 627' date stamp 'Apr 10 45' with framed 'Passed By/ 23315 US/ Army Examiner' on face.

Commercial mail with letter from 'Army Post Office 627, Kunming (Yunnan) 158th Airways and Air Communications Service Station' addressed to A.P.O. 629, Chabua, India.

Due to lack of writing paper and envelopes the sender has used a 'P.O.W.' stamped envelope assigned to be used by the Prisoners of War on the base.

China. (Chinese Forces Attached To The British Expedition). 1915. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Y.M.C.A.' addressed to 'The Postmaster, Rouen' with framed 'Y.M.C.A./ Chinese Base Stores 3/ B.A. P.O. 2/ B.E.F. France' on reverse ibn violet., cancelled by Rouen machine cachet dated '3rd Nov 15'.

Very scarce item from the Chinese Laborers (mostly from Wei Hai Wei) serving in the British Expeditionary Force at Rouen (France).

Norway. (Spitzbergen - Artic Post). 1897. Illustrated 'Hamburg - American Line' envelope written from Spitzbergen dated '10th July 1897' with oval 'H.A.P.A.G.' seal on reverse in blue and gold, addressed to Germany cancelled by circular 'S.S. "Auguste Victoria" / Spitzbergen' date stamp '10th Juli 97' in violet, routed via Tromso bearing Norway 'Posthorn' Yvert 53, 10 ore red (4) tied by Tromso double ring '14/7' with Sachsen arrival on reverse.

Exhibition item for the Artic/ Spitzbergen collector.

British Occupation of Italian Cols. (Italian Somaliland). 1944. Registered Air Mail postal stationery envelope written from 'A.P.O. Est Africa Command, Mogadishu' bearing British Occupation of Italian Cols (Somalia) SG S4, 3d pale violet (5) and SG S6, 6d purple tied by 'E.A./ A.P.O. 74' double ring '28th Nov 44' with provisional registration label and framed '(Crown) Passed Censor No 4935' in violet on face and signed by the censor, endorsed 'U.K. via Imperial Airways addressed to England with Warrington receiver.

British Occupation of Italian Cols. (Dodecanese). 1947. Envelope addressed to New York bearing 'B.O.F.I.C.' SG M17, 9d olive tied by Carpathos/ Dodecanese date stamp '27th Mar 47'.

Australia. (Royal Netherlands Forces Censorship). 1943. Air Mail envelope written from 'The Royal Netherlands Forces Group 8, Batchelor, N.T.' addressed to Melbourne endorsed 'By Air Mail' bearing Australia SG 204, 1 1 1/2d green and SG 206, 2 1/2d scarlet tied by Air Force P.O. No 22' date stamp '12th Dec 43' with circular 'Passed by R.N.F. Censor/ No 15/ 12 Dec 1943' in violet and signed by the censor.

The censor number '15' from Batchelor is not recorded by Putten or Nico de Weijer.

China. (Macau - Zanzibar). 1954. Zanzibar postal stationery Air Letter 20c carmine cancelled by Zanzibar date stamp '13tyh Feb 54' addressed to Macau, China, underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and endorsed '49c' in blue ink on face bearing Macau postage dues SG D416, 20a black and green (pair), SG D440, 2a green and SG D441, 7a on 10a magenta applied and tied by octagonal Macau date stamp '19th Feb 54' on reverse.

Scarce item of incoming Postage Due mail to Macau from the small East African island of Zanzibar.

China. (Hong Kong). 1901. Chinese Imperial Post postal stationery card 'one cent' red upgraded with 'Coiling Dragon' SG 109, 1c ochre and SG 110, 2c red tied by Imperial Post Canton date stamp 'Jan 12', addressed to Germany, routed via Hong Kong bearing Hong Kong SG 56, 2c dull green (pair) tied by Hong Kong date stamp 'Jan 13 01' with framed Canton 'I.P.O.' Tie - Print (small second type) and Frankfurt arrival '20th Feb' on face.

Hong Kong. (United States). 1886. United States postal stationery card 'On Cent' brown upgraded with Yvert 39, 1c pale blue tied by concentric ring (2) with adjacent Lithopolis/ Ohio rubber date stamp in violet 'Feb 1st 1886' , addressed to Hong Kong, endorsed 'via New York' with San Francisco transit '8th Feb' and Hong Kong arrival 'Mr 22' on reverse.

Hong Kong. (R.A.F. Post). 1946. Air Mail envelope written from 'H,G, Commando, Hong Kong/ S.E.A.C.' endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to England cancelled by 'Field Post Office/ 366' double ring '19th Mr 46'.

Very nice item from the British Forces at South East Asia Command (S.E.A.C.). A Commando Brigade disembarked at Kowloon on the 12th September 1946 and the Field Post Office was running by the 16th September, the first service Post Office after Liberation.

Hong Kong. (Royal Artillery). 1941. Envelope headed 'On His Majesty's Service' and endorsed 'By British Packet' addressed to 'Regimental Paymaster (C.D. & A.A. Branch) Leicester' bearing Hong Kong SG 145, 10c bright violet (2) tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring '2nd May 41' with framed 'Headquarters/ 5th A.A./ Regiment R.A./ No (2336) on face and boxed receiver 'Army Pay Office/ 6 Aug 1941/ Leicester' in violet on reverse.

The 'Royal Artillery 5th Anti - Aircraft Regiment' was stationed at Lyeman Barracks, Hong Kong until 1941.

Greece. (Italian Occupation). 1913. Stamp-less envelope with printed 'R.R. Poste Italiane/ Kalimno (Egeo), endorsed 'Franchise 'Postale' addressed to Bari cancelled by 'Poste Italiane/ Kalimno (Egeo)' hand-stamp in violet with 'Poste Italiane/ Kalymno (Egro) date stamp '3rd Mars 13' on face and Bari arrival on reverse dated '11th Mar'.

The island of Kalymnos was occupied on May 12th 1912 by Italian sailors from the navy ship "Regia Marina" during the Italo - Turkish war.

Greece. (Hermes Heads - French Accountancy). 1869. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Patras, Greece cancelled by Manchester date stamp '25th Aug 69', endorsed 'via Marseille & Piraeus' with London transit and French entry cachet, routed via Marseille '28th Aout' with framed French accountancy 'F. 54' on face (Van der Linden 1193), charged '1.10' in m/s red crayon in Athens and bearing Greece 'Large Hermes' SG 19b, 10l orange/ blue, SG 20, 20l blue and SG 22, 80c rose-carmine tied by Patras date stamp '23rd Sept' on face.

Lovely item of postage due mail.

Greece. (Egypt). 1917. Envelope addressed to Egypt bearing Yvert 240, 2l red (9 on reverse and two on face) and Yvert 241, 3l orange tied by Thessalonica date stamp '28th Feb 17' with white censor label tied by framed hand-struck 'Controle Postal Militaire' in violet tied by circular 'Armee D' Orient/ Censure Militaire' censor cachet on face and reverse with triangular 'No' and wavy line obliterator with Alexandria arrival '27th Mar' on reverse.

Spectacular multi franking WW1 censor cover.

Greece. (Italian Post Office in Greece). 1905. Picture post card addressed to Corsica bearing Italian Levant Yvert 39, 10p on 5c green (pair) tied by Janina (Uf Postale Italiano) squared circle '8th Jan 04', endorsed 'via Livorno' with transit and Bastia/ Corse arrival '13th Jan' on face.

Scarce squared circle postmark from the Italian Post Office in Epirus.

Greece. (Italian Occupation of the Ionian Islands). 1941. Envelope addressed to Athens bearing Italian Occupation SG 6, 50l violet tied by Zakynthos date stamp with framed 'Ufficio Censura/ Zante' censor hand-stamp in blue on face and Athens receiver on reverse '5th Oct 41.'

Portuguese Colonies. (Portuguese India - Prisoner of War). 1917. Stamp-less Registered envelope written from "AGUADA', Nova Goa' addressed to the 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Agence Internationale des Prisonniers de Guerre, Geneve' with boxed 'Correio da Portugal/ Isento de Francia' in green and framed 'India, Portuguesa/ Verificau/ Censura Militaire (7) in violet, endorsed 'Registered' with 'India Portuguesa Censura Postal Militar' censor label, routed via Lisbon '4th Dec 17' with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert Par L' Autorite Militaire/ 206' cachet and Geneva receiver on reverse.

On the 23rd February 1916 Portugal captured 5 German and one Austrian ships in all its ports. The crews were held Prisoner of War in the Fortress of "Aguada, Nova Goa.' In late 1919 the P.O.W.'s were released.

Sudan. (Portuguese Colonies - Angola). 1900. Sudan postal stationery envelope 'One Piastre' blue cancelled by Sawakin date date stamp '5th Aug 00' addressed to 'Dr Bertha Wehlin, Mossamedes, Angola, West Africa, endorsed 'via Lisbonne, Zanzibar, Mauritius and British East Africa' with Suez and Lisboa transits '24th Aout' on reverse.

Portuguese Colonies. (Lourenco Marques - New Zealand). 1905. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Market House, Delagoa Bay' addressed to New Zealand cancelled by octagonal 'Lourenco Marques/ Central' date stamp '19th Aout', underpaid with circular 'T' and framed 'T/ 10 Centimes', routed via Johannesburg 'Au 20' with Auckland N.Z. roller and Nelson arrival '29 Sept' and taxed 'To Pay/ 2d/ Double Deficiency Postage' on face.

Lovely item with card published by "J & M Lazarus. Lourenco Marques'.

Portuguese Colonies. (Mozambique Company - British East Africa). 1935. 'Union Castle Line' envelope addressed to Daressalaam, Tanganyika bearing Mozambique Company SG 243, 20c apple-green and black (2) and SG 248, 80c carmine and black tied by Beira date stamp '31st Jan 35', underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika SG D1, 5c violet and SG D2, 10c vermilion tied by Dar-Es-Salaam-Poste Restante double ring '12th Feb 1935' with circular rubber hand-stamp 'T/ Cents (15) in violet on face and small 'T' in circle with m/s red crayon '14c 5' on face and Daressalaam receiver on reverse.

Lovely combination of underpaid mail from Mozambique.

Ted Proud noted the Poste Restante usage from (1.10.35)

Portuguese Colonies. ( Mozambique). 1893. 'Provincia de Mocambique' postal stationery card '10r blue' upgraded with Mozambique Yvert 17, 20r rose tied by Mozambique date stamp in blue 'Jan 10 93' , addressed to France with French Post Office Zanzibar transit '14 Jan' on reverse with French 'Modane a Paris' Travelling Post Office in red on face and Ardeche arrival '5th Feb'. Attractive and colourful item of Mozambique stationery.

British Levant. (Beyrouth). 1894. British Levant postal stationery envelope '40 para on two pence half pence' grey (surcharge inverted) upgraded with SG 4, 40p on 2 1/2d blue/ violet tied by hooded Beyrouth/ British Post Office date stamp 'Jy 16 94' addressed to Smyrne with oval Registered/ Smyrna on reverse 'July 20'.

Very scarce British Levant postal stationery envelope with '40 Paras' inverted surcharge.

Canada.(Small Queen). 1870. COVER FRONT addressed to the 'Clerk of the Circuit Court' Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan' bearing Canada 'Small Queen' SG 79, 3c Indian Red (block of eight + adjacent block of eight and a pair) tied by cork cancel with adjacent Toronto date stamp 'Sept 1st 70'.

The 1st Ottawa Printing Small Queen Indian Red also known as 'copper red' was issued in January 1870 on white vertical wove paper. SG 79, (Canada 37b).

Cover front but a spectacular multiple franking of the Indian Red.

Zanzibar. (French Post Office in Zanzibar). 1894. Envelope addressed to Germany bearing France 'Peace & Commerce' Yvert 99, 75c black/ yellow tied by Zanzibar double ring '10th June 94', with 'Modane a Paris' ambulant '30th Juin' in red on face, Dijon Gare and Erfurt arrival and forwarded to Friedridwoda with arrival '2/7' on reverse.

Nice item paying the triple letter rate sent on the German steamer 'R.P.D. "Reichstag".

Zanzibar. (French Post Offices in Zanzibar). 1891. Envelope addressed to the United States bearing France 'Peace & Commerce' Yvert 97, 25c black & rose tied by Zanzibar double ring '11th May 91', routed via Marseille '31st May' with Philadelphia receiver '14th June' on reverse.

Australia. (South Australia). 1889. Registered envelope addressed to England bearing South Australia SG 114, 4d purple and SG 185, 6d blue tied by Millicent date stamp 'May 17 89' with hand-struck 'Registered/ No 343', routed via Adelaide with London and Birmingham arrival on reverse 'June 23rd'.

Very fine mixed franking registered cover.

Jamaica. (Spain). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Jamaica bearing Spain SG 965, 30c blue (strip of three), SG 974, 1pt grey (pair) and SG 977, 4pi rose tied by octagonal Sevilla date stamp '15th Juil 43' with 'P.C. 90/ Opened By Examiner I.D./ 8824' censor label applied and tied in Jamaica on arrival.

Bermuda. (Censor Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 116, 2s deep purple and blue tied by St. Georges/ Bermuda date stamp '5th Oct 40' with circular 'Passed By Censor/ Bermuda/ 23' in green on face. Lovely item.

Barbados. (British Guiana). 1940. Illustrated envelope from 'Marine Hotel, Barbados' addressed to British Guiana bearing Barbados SG 259, 1 1/2d orange tied by Barbados double ring with arrival '18th May 40' and 'Officially Opened and Resealed BY CENSOR' label tied by hand-struck 'Passed By/ Censor (7 in red crayon m/s) on face and reverse.

Scarce censor and cachet.

Trinidad and Tobago. (Venezuela). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Venezuela bearing SG 250, 6c sepia and blue ad SG 251, 8c sage and orange (2) tied by Port of Spain date stamp 'No 25 39' with brown censor tape with hand-struck 'Opened By Censor' in violet and tied by double oval Trinidad And Tobago/ Assistant/ Censor/ Postal' in violet on face and Caracas arrival 'Nov 28' on reverse.

Scarce Assistant Censor cachet only in use late 1939 to early 1940.

Dominica. (Red Cross Fund Label). 1941. Envelope addressed to England bearing SG 103, 2 1/2d blue and purple tied by Roseau/ Dominica double ring '1st Nov 41' with 'Red + Fund/ Dominica/ The Save arrival of this letter is due too the Royal Navy & the R.A.F.', tied to the reverse of the cover by London roller, received '8th Dec 41.' and forwarded to Ascot.

Scarce Patriotic label from the Dominica Red Cross tied to the cover.

French Colonies. (Algeria). 1918. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'France de Port' written from 'Georges Hofmann, 28777, Corporal au 2nd Regiment Etranger, 26th Compagnie, Saida, Algeria' addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge (Service Prisonniers de Guerre), Geneve, Suisse', canceled by Saida/ Algeria date stamp '5th Aout 18' with circular '2nd Regiment Etranger/ Place de Saida/ Franchise Postal' and 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor tape tied by circular 'Commandant D' Armees/ Place de Saida/ Censure' on face with oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire/ 785' on face and reverse with adjacent 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire/ 77' in violet on face.