China. (Boxer Rebellion). 1900. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Paris endorsed 'Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine/ Regiment de Zouaves de Marche' cancelled by 'Corps Exped du Tonkin L.N. No 5' double ring '13th Dec 00' with circular 'Ching - Wan - Tao/ le Command D' Etapes' in red on reverse. Superb item.

China. (Boxer Rebellion). 1903. Envelope addressed to Paris bearing French China SG 6, 15c blue tied by Pekin/ Chine double ring '20th Oct 03' with hand-stamp 'Corres ces D' Armees' on face and Paris arrival '14th Nov 03' on reverse.

Scarce type hand-stamp with raised "CES".

China. (Russo - Japanese War - Manchuria). 1905. Army postal stationery card headed 'Field Post Office' written from Manchuria addressed to Japan cancelled by 'Field Post Office/ No 4' date stamp 'Sept 6th 1905' with adjacent circular arrival. Very fine.

Scarce item of stationery from the Japanese Field Post Office in Manchuria.

China. (Russian Post Offices in China). 1909. Russian China postal stationery card '4 kop' red cancelled by 'Shanghai Poste Russe/ be' double ring '15th Avril 09' addressed to France, endorsed 'via Siberia' with St. Brieux arrival '4/5' and forwarded to Rennes with arrival. Russian China postal stationery is scarce.

Ex Desrousseaux.

China. (Russian Post Office). 1903. Picture post card of 'Chinese Court, Shanghai' addressed to France bearing Russian China SG 2, 2k green (pair) tied by Shanghai Post Office double ring (Tchil Fig 493), endorsed 'via Siberia' with Asnieres arrival.. Lovely card.

China. (Chinese Eastern Railway). 1913. Picture post card of 'General view of Chita', the card endorsed 'Just going into Manchuria' addressed to England bearing Russia Yvert 79, 4k carmine tied by oval 'Manchzhuria 261/ Kharbin' date stamp (Tchil Fig 663) with Manchuria arrival. Very fine.

China. (Russian Post Office in China). 1916. Envelope written from 'King Hsin, Honan, China' addressed to the Netherlands bearing Russian China SG 6, 10k blue tied by Peking Russian Post Office double ring (Tchil Fig 469), routed via St. Petersburg with transit and censor label tied by framed 'No 731' censor cachet in violet and triangular framed censor cachet on face with Nijmegen arrival on reverse. Very fine.

Philippines. (Trans - Pacific Mail - Singapore). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Philippines SG 561, 6c green (strip of 5 and block of 10 on reverse) tied by Bacoled Occidental Negro duplex ;June 7 1940' carried via Singapore with censor tape tied by violet 'Passed By Censor 91/ Singapore' hand-stamp on face and reverse with framed 'A.V. 2' in red on face (small hand-stamp) and m/s '12 Aug' indicating arrival date.

Scarce small 'AV. 2' hand-stamp used in Singapore (15.2.40) - (9.5.40).

Also the censor number '91' has been erased and m/s '97' placed in pencil on face and reverse. Not noted by 'Morenweiser."

Switzerland. (Singapore - Thailand - China). 1940. Air Mail Registered and Charged envelope addressed to Canton, China bearing Switzerland Yvert 309, 60c brown and Air Mail Yvert 12, 1f violet tied by Zurich 2/ Fraumunster/ Briefannahme double ring '9th Sept 40' with matching registration label and hand-struck 'Charge' with Geneve/ 5gr K.L.M.' on face, routed over the Pacific with Singapore circular 'D' and '19' censor hand-stamp, carried K.L.M. to Bangkok '30th Nov' on reverse then 'C.N.A.C.' via Rangoon to Canton with vernacular receiver on reverse and hand-stamped 'Dec 4 - 1940' 0n face.

Lovely Swiss cover Charged and Registered carried over the 2 Oceans via Singapore and Thailand with Bangkok transit rarely seen on transit mail.

China. (Indo - Chinese Post Office in Canton). 1907. Registered Canton postal stationery envelope 25c black/ rose upgraded with Indo-China P.O. in Canton SG 4, 5c yellow - green tied by Canton - Chine double ring '17th Jan 07' with boxed hand-struck 'R' addressed to Hong Kong with Victoria arrival on reverse. Very attractive item.

Scarce item of Indo-China Post Office stationery used from Canton.

China. (China Expeditionary Force). 1913. Envelope addressed to London bearing 'C.E.F.' SG C22, 1a carmine tied by 'F.P.O. No 1' date stamp '26th Nov 1913', endorsed 'via Siberia' with 'Base Office B/ DELY' on reverse timed at '8pm'.

Lovely item dispatched from Peking with the scarce Tientsin Dely transit on reverse.

Australia. 1928. Envelope addressed to Adelaide bearing SG 86, 1d green and SG 87, 1 1/2d scarlet tied by Sth Australia date stamp with bold hand-struck instructional 'Posted In Late Fee Bag' tying adhesives and Adelaide receiver '30th July 28' on reverse. Very fine.

Denmark. (Fire R.B.S.). Circa 1855. Envelope addressed to Kobenhavn bearing Facit 2, 2 Fire R.B.S. (imperf four margins) tied by concentric ring with adjacent 'Svendborg 8/ 4' hand-stamp.

A scarce item from the small island of Funen and carried by ship to Copenhagen (but wax seal cut from reverse).

Czechoslovakia. (Czech Military Mission in France). 1919. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'F.M.' addressed to France written from 'Colonel Philippe, Commandant la Division, Tchecoslovaque de France' cancelled by 'Ceskoslovenska Divise Z Francie/ Velitel Stvl.' in blue on face with circular 'Ceskoslovenske - Vojsko/ Le General' in violet with Rennes dispatch '29th Mars' and Paris receiver on reverse.

Scarce item from the Czechoslovakian Legion in France.

Belgium. (London Ship Letter). 1840. Stamp-less folded 'Printed Circular' written from Antwerp dated '30th May 1840' addressed to London cancelled Anvers '31st May 1840' double ring in red, endorsed 'per Steamer' with framed 'PF' (Paid Frontier) on face in red (Van der Linden 2207), charged '10' in pencil on reverse and unframed 'Ship Letter (Crown) London' dated '1st June' in red (Robertson S.28) and rated '8' on face. Very attractive item

Incoming Ship Letter 4d, Captains gratuity 2d and London General Post delivery 2d. Total + 8d.

Circular buying and selling market prices for Cotton, Coffee, Tea, Suger, Rice, Tobacco, Honey etc.

Albania. (Austro - Hungary - Prisoner of War Mail). Envelope written from 'Tirana, Albania addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge No 287, Geneva/ Section Civil de L' Agence Internationale des Prisonniers, Geneve' bearing Austro - Hungarian 'Feldpost' Yvert 25, 5h green (3) and Yvert 28, 10h blue tied by 'K.U.K. Etapptenpost/ Tirana' with boxed 'Zensuriert/ K.U.K. Zensurstelle/ Feldkirch/ 45' in carmine and framed 'Vendu Par/ L' Agence Internationale/ Der/ Prisonniers de Guerre' and Geneve arrival on reverse '19th Sept 1917.'

Scarce item from Tirana, Albania.

Austrian Levant. (Penang To Singapore Maritime Mail). 1906. Picture post card of 'Cafe Turk, Smyrne' addressed to Annam, French Indo - China bearing Austrian Levant Yvert 33, 20p on 10h rose tied by Smyrne/ Oesterreichische double ring '12th Oct', routed via Suez '20/10' and Penang sent on the steamer "Devanha" with 'Penang To Singapore' maritime sorter dated 'No 9', with Saigon Central 'Nov 13' and Tourane/ Annam arrival 'Nov 18th.'

A well travelled item from the Levant to French Indo-China

Rhodesia. (South African Field Force). 1901. Registered envelope endorsed 'P.J. Serwth, Lt. 3/ K.O.S. Brs./ Field Force South Africa' addressed to London bearing Rhodesia SG 70, 4d ultramarine and claret (strip of three) tied by Registered/ Bulawayo date stamp '22nd Oct 01' with framed 'R/ Registered/ Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia/ No (876) in blue crayon with hooded London Registered receiver on face '15th Nov.'

Very attractive cover paying the registered rate from Kings Own Scottish Borders.
998 Officers and men were sent to the Boer War on the 'S.S. "Kildon Castle" in May 1900.

Hong Kong. (Australia). 1941. Envelope headed 'Dried Fruit Sales, Melbourne' addressed to Hong Kong bearing Australia SG 164, 1/2d orange and SG 167, 2d scarlet tied by Melbourne wavy line '2nd Dec 41' with '3 Opened By Censor' tape tied by triangular '3/ Passed By Censor/ 205' in violet on face and framed instructional 'Undeliverable/ Return To Sender' on face in violet and 'Dead Letter Office/ Melbourne' in red on reverse '13th Jan 42' with 'Pointed Finger' in red applied on return to Australia.

China. (United States Detachment in China). 1936. Envelope headed 'Company "M" 15th Infantry, Tientsin, China' addressed to Texas bearing China SG 398, 5c green (5) tied by Tientsin date stamp '26th July 1936.'

Mail carried on the '15TH Infantry Company "M" envelope is scarce.

China. (S.S. Conte Verde Repatriation Ship). 1942. International Red Cross Committee envelope headed 'Service Prisoners of War' with and printed 'IRCC No LT 786', sender 'Mrs Lindsey Millard, 2632 Larkin Street, San Francisco' addressed to 'Charles E. Brookhart (American), Formerly of the American Embassy, Woosung Camp, Shanghai Area' and endorsed 'Not Here' with label attached 'Brookhart Charles E./ Repatriated 'S.S. "Conte Verde".

The 'S.S. "Conte Verde" was an Italian Ocean liner used as an exchange ship during World War Two. The 'Conte Verde' departed Shanghai '29th June 1942' with a mix of America diplomats, journalists and civilian internees bound for Lourenco Marques '22nd July 42 where the Exchange took place.

British Solomon Islands. 1942. Air Mail envelope written and endorsed from "Sister Merle Farland, Barakoma' dated 'February 26 1942' addressed to her nursing companion 'Miss D.J. Whitehouse, Epsom, New Zealand' bearing British Solomon SG 40, 1d scarlet (pair) and SG 59, 3d blue tied by pencil with 'British Solomon Islands/ Red Cross Appeal 1d' label in blue and carmine on reverse and endorsed 'By Air Mail,' forwarded on arrival to Gisbourne with Newton receiver '2nd March.'

Sister Meerle Farland decided to stay at her post in Biua Village, Vella Lavella and during the Japanese Occupation aided the coast-watchers Kack Keenen and Henry Josselyn.

This item was carried behind enemy lines via a small canoe from the Solomons to New Guinea.

Ex "Stan Jersey".

British Solomon Islands. (United States Military Post Office in British Solomon Islands W.W.2). 1943. United States Air Mail postal stationery 'six cent 'orange headed '46th CB, Company "B" Adj, c/o Fleet P.O. San Francisco, Calif.' addressed to Oklahoma, cancelled 'U.S. Navy/ Tokio Bound' slogan dated 'July 2nd 1943' with circular 'Passed By Naval Censor' hand-stamp and signed, underpaid with 'Postage Due 6 Cents' hand-stamp and bearing United States postage dues SG D694, 3c scarlet (pair) tied by concentric oval on face.

Very attractive item of mail from Tulagi, British Solomon Islands in W.W.2.

Ex "Stan Jersey"

British Solomon Islands. (New Zealand Military Post Office in British Solomon Islands W.W.2). 1943. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Napier, New Zealand headed 'On Active Service' cancelled by circular 'N.Z.E.F./ N.Z.A.P.O. 150/ No 7' in violet with triangular 'Service Censor/ No 78' and signed by the censor.

The cover is from 22nd Field Ambulance based at Vella Lavella (A,P,O, No 7) in September 1943.

Ex "Stan Jersey".

British Solomon Islands. 1943. Local mail envelope addressed to a United States soldier on Guadalcanal bearing British Solomon SG 62, 1 1/2d blue-green and carmine (Waterlow & Sons Limited 'imprint' pair) tied by Tulagi/ British Solomon Ids. date stamp '13th Nov 43' with hand-stamp 'Passed By Censor 2' in black on face. Very fine.

Ex "Stan Jersey"

British Solomon Islands. 1944. Envelope written from 'Miss D.L. Martin, c/o District Commissioner, Western Solomons' addressed to Auckland, New Zealand bearing British Solomon SG 65, 3d black and ultramarine tied by Lunga/ British Solomon Ids. date stamp '31st July 44' with 'Passed By Censor 2' hand-stamp on face, endorsed on reverse 'Received 20 Aug 44.' Very fine.

Ex "Stan Jersey".

British Solomon Islands. 1944. Envelope written from 'Major N. Critchley, B.S.I.P. Force, British Solomon Islands' addressed to Sydney bearing British Solomon SG 63, 2d orange-brown and grey tied by Lunga/ British Solomon Ids. date stamp '3rd June 44' with hand-stamp 'Passed By Censor/ 2' in black on face. Very fine.

Ex "Stan Jersey".

British Solomon Islands. ( New Zealand Military Post Office in British Solomon Islands WW2). 1943. Stamp-less Printed 'Church Army/ National Patriotic Fund Board' headed 'On Active Service' addressed to Auckland, New Zealand cancelled by circular 'N.Z.A.P.O. 150/ No 10' in violet with triangular 'Service Censor/ No 121' and censored by 'Chaplain A. Harry Voyce' who was assigned to the 14th Brigade.

The cover is from (Army Post Office No 10) with censor '121' from Guadacanal.

Ex "Stan Jersey"

British Solomon Islands. (New Zealand Military Post Office in British Solomon Islands WW2). 1945. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to Plymouth, New Zealand cancelled by circular 'R.N.Z.A.F./ N.Z.A.P.O.' date stamp '21st Mar 45' with framed 'Censored/ Signature/ Rank/ R,N,Z,A,F,' hand-stamp in violet and signed by the censor.

The cover is from Royal New Zealand Air Force Army Post Office 366, Henderson Field, Guadacanal.

Ex "Stan Jersey".

British Solomon Islands. (United States Military Post Office in British Solomon Islands WW2). 1943. American Red Cross envelope headed 'Inf. 103 F.A. Battalion A.P.O. 43, c/o Postmaster/ San Francisco, Calif.' addressed to Kansas bearing United States 'Transporter' SG A901, 6c carmine tied by 'U.S. Army Postal Service/ A.P.O. 43' date stamp 'Sept 5 1943' with circular 'Passed by Examiner/ Base Army/ 1422' censor cachet in carmine and signed by the Captain.

Very attractive item of mail from New Georgia, British Solomon Islands.

U.S. Army Post Office 43 was based on Russell Island from July 1943 and moved to New Georgia in August.

Ex "Stan Jersey".

British Solomon Islands. 1944. Envelope written from 'Major N. Crichlow, B.S.I.P.' addressed to 'British Solomon Islands Prot, Government Office, Castlereagh Street, Sydney' bearing SG 63, 2d orange-brown and black tied by Lunga/ British Solomon Is. date stamp '28th Jan 44' with British Solomon Island/ Red Cross Appeal 1d' label on face.

Superb item from the Temporary G.P.O. at Lunga Beach the Allied Headquarters.

Ex "Stan Jersey"

Portugal. (German Occupation of Serbia). 1943. Portuguese Air Mail postal stationery card $1 red upgraded with SG 839, 15c black and SG 846, 80c emerald (2) tied by Lisboa double ring addressed to Belgrad, endorsed 'via Berlin' with German censor cachet in red and circular '17' hand-stamp in blue with framed '3227' in carmine and bearing German Occupation of Serbia Postage Due SG GD19, 3d scarlet tied on arrival.

Nice item of uprated Portugal postal stationery sent to German Occupied Yugoslavia. Serbia was occupied from 17th April 1941to 13 November 1944. Deficiency equivalent to 1. 5 din postage due issued '24th June 1941'. A rare occupation stamp on card or cover.

Ex Kiddle.

Portugal. (Poland - Great Britain - Postage Dues). 1924. Envelope addressed to 'The British Legation, Warsaw' bearing Great Britain SG 400, 1 1/2d brown tied by London date stamp '18th Oct 24', underpaid with boxed 'T/ 35' (London tax hand-stamp) and bearing Poland 'Warsaw Local Post' Yvert 52, 20,000 black - blue (pair) tied by Warsaw receiver on face ''20th Oct 24' and hand-stamped 'Unieta' in purple and forwarded to Portugal with Portugal postage dues SG D580, 8c green (2) applied and tied on reverse by Lisboa arrival and re-directed to the British Legation, China'

Portuguese Colonies. (Mozambique - Lourenco Marques). 1899. Registered Mozambique 'twenty' Reis carmine postal stationery card upgraded with Lourenco Marques 'Fiscal' SG 57, 50c on half of 30c green and brown tied by Lourenco Marques date stamp in blue '18th Fev 99' with framed 'R/ Registado/ Lourenco Marques' on face and registration slip tied on reverse, headed 'Direccao Do Correio/ de Lorenco Marques' with agents hand-stamp of the 'Deutsche Ost - Africa Linie' on reverse in violet, addressed to Portugal with Lisboa and Evora arrival '1st March' on reverse.

The 'Deutsche Ost - Africa' hand-stamp in violet is under the Registration slip.

Very attractive item.

Portuguese Colonies. (Nyassa - Great Britain). 1903. Registered Great Britain postal stationery envelope 'two pence postage plus one penny' brown upgraded with SG 230, 2 1/2d ultramarine and SG 250, 9d blue and purple tied by Registered/ Canterbury date stamp '19th Jan 03', addressed to ibo, Nyassa Territory, Portuguese East Africa with London transit and oval Aden Sea Post Office/ Registered on face with Aden/Reg transit 'Feb 1st' on reverse.

Very scarce item of registered mail from Great Britain into Nyassa Territory.

Spain. (France). 1869. Envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 98, 50m purple - brown (strip of three) tied by Haro/ Logrono date stamp '12th Mar 69' with hand-struck 'PD' and St. Jean de Luz French entry cachet in red with Bordeaux transit '14/3' and charged with hand-struck '5' on face and Aniane arrival on reverse. Very fine item of quality.

Spanish Cols. (British Post Office in Cuba - Mexico). 1855. Stamp-less envelope written from Havana date d '24th June 1855' addressed to Zacatecas, Mexico cancelled by (Crown) Paid at Havana' in black on face with British Post Office date stamp 'Ju 24' on reverse, rated '1/-' in red crayon and endorsed 'Repub "Nepiana" with oval Vera - Cruz receiver '29th Juin' and adjacent bold hand-struck '4' on face.

Scarce item from the British Post Office in Cuba to Mexico.

Switzerland. (Charged Mail). 1806. Stamp-less Charged folded letter addressed to France written from Basel dated '14th Dec 1806' cancelled by 'Basel' hand-stamp with framed 'Charge' and rated '18' in m/s on face, endorsed 'Repondu 24 Jan'.

Lovely item of 'CHARGED' mail from Switzerland to Franced.

Switzerland. (Netherlands East Indies). 1941. Switzerland illustrated Air Mail postal stationery card 20c cerise upgraded with Yvert 124, 50c green tied by Bern/ Burgernziel date stamp '10th Nov 41', addressed to Prigen Rekessan, Java with circular 'Ned. Ind. Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur/ Soerabaja/ 2'in red with 'Gecensureerd/ 36' censor hand-stamp on face. Attractive item.

Rumania. (Sweden - Prisoner of War Mail). 1917. Envelope headed 'Correspondance Prisoners of War' addressed to 'Society Croix Rouge, Geneva, Switzerland; cancelled by circular 'Romania Direct. Reg. I.S. Nord/ Central Angbllest' with hand-struck 'Censurat Reg. Inter. S. Niord' in violet witl oval 'Cenzurat/ R/ M.R. D' and framed 'Civili' on face and reverse, hand-stamped with bold '16' and 'Secietatea Nationala de Cruce Rosie' on reverse and Jasi dispatch '25th Oct 17', routed via Sweden with 'Committee des Prisonniers Croix Kreuzes/ Stockholm' in carmine on face. Superb item.

Rumanian stamps on the face have been lifted by the censor for secret messages and removed.

Hong Kong. (French Indo - China). 1903. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Chinese Lady' addressed to Cau - Be, Cochinchine cancelled Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring 'Aug 11', routed via Saigon - Central '14th Aout', underpaid with triangular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French General Colonies Yvert 8, 20c black (imperf) applied and tied on arrival by Cau Be/ Cochinchine receiver '15th Aout.'

Exceptionally rare item of underpaid mail from Hong Kong into French Indo-China with French General Colony postage due.

Ex Magnolia.

Portugal. (French Indo - China). 1893. Mourning envelope addressed to Cochinchina bearing Portugal SG 244, 50r grey - blue and 'Provisorio' SG 283, 10r blue - green and SG 290, 20r rosine tied by Lisboa date stamp '22nd Mart 93', routed via m Marseille' '26th Mars', underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and m/s '10c'in blue crayon and bearing French General Colonies Yvert 11, 60c black (imperf) applied and tied on arrival by Longxuyen/ Cochinchine receiver '30th Avril.'

Very rare item of underpaid mail from Portugal to French Indo - China.

India. (French Indo - China). 1893. India postal stationery envelope 'half anna' green cancelled by Maylapore squared circle ' Jan 1st 1893' addressed to Tayninh, Cochinchina, routed via Bombay 'Ja 3rd' and Singapore 'Jan 7th', underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and rated '10' in blue crayon and ''20cts' with French General Colonies postage dues Yvert 5, 5c black (imperf) and Yvert 11, 60c black (imperf) tied by Saigon Central/ Cochinchine '22nd Jan applied on face. Lovely combination.

Ex "Magnolia".

India. (French Indo-China). 1902. Indian postal stationery envelope 'half anna' green cancelled by Kandukathan squared circle '7th Jan 02' addressed to Saigon, Indo - China with horseshoe tax hand-stamp 'Kandukathan/ Due/ As', underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French General Colonies postage dues Yvert 10, 40c black (imperf) tied by Saigon Central/ Cochinchine '22nd Jan 02' on face.

Ex "Magnolia".

Malaya. (Trengganu - Postage Dues). 1967. Envelope addressed to Kemaman bearing Trengganu SG 100, 1c multicolour, SG 102, 5c multicolour tied by Kemaman/ Trengganu date stamp, underpaid and bearing Malaysia postage dues SG D2, 2c slate and SG D4, 8c blue-green (pair) applied and tied by Kemaman receiver. A scarce combination.

Postage was six cents, so deficient postage nine cents which was collected by Postage Due.

Ex Gordon Peters.

Malaya. (Trengganu). 1947. Parcel Receipt headed 'Government of Trengganu/ Parcel Post' addressed to Ipoh and cancelled by Penang date stamp '24th Sept 41'.

Relatively few parcels were dispatched from Trengganu before the 2nd WW so these Parcel Post receipts were transferred to Penang. Scarce item from Trengganu.

Malaya. (Trengganu). 1954. Envelope addressed to Kuala Lumpur bearing Trengganu SG 74, 8c green and SG 76, 12c scarlet tied by Kuala Trengganu date stamp '31st Oct 54' with framed slogan 'Register/ For Federal Elections/ Oct 10th - Nov 16th' in violet on face.

Proud records the slogan dated November 5th 1954 and from Pahang.

Malaya. (Trengganu). 1925. Post and Telegraph Form headed 'Trengganu/ General Post Office/ Trengganu' at Kula Trengganu with a postage stamp order from 'Hon. Mr, Justice McCabe Reay Puisne Judge, Seremban.

Malaya. (Trengganu - Postage Dues). 1968. Envelope addressed to Singapore bearing Trengganu SG 103, 6c multicolour tied by Marang/ Trengganu date stamp '18th Jan 68', underpaid with triangular 'T' tax hand-stamp and bearing Malayan Postal Union postage dues SG D24a, 4c brown (2) and SG D29, 10c on 8v brown-orange applied and tied by Katong/ Trengganu receiver '23rd Jan.

Scarce and very attractive combination.

Postage six cents, so deficient postage 9cents which was collected by Postage Due.

Ex Gordon Peters.

French Indo - China. (Postage Dues). 1901. Stamp-less envelope addressed to 'Captain Bailly, Artillery, Colonel Corps du Expedition, Saigon, Tonkin' cancelled by Paris dispatch '3rd Jan 02' with arrival in Saigon - Central '30th Jan' (struck twice on reverse) and forwarded via Baria '2nd Feb 02' to Phantiet/ Annam where French General Colony postage due Yvert 19, 10c brown (imperf strip of three) applied and tied by Phantiet receiver '4th Feb 02' Very fine.

Signed "Calves".