French Colonies. (Guadeloupe). 1878. Envelope addressed to France bearing General French Colonies Yvert 18, 10c brown/ rose (two pairs) tied by 'Paq. Fr/ Pointe-A-Pitre-Guadeloupe' double ring '27/4', sent on the French paquebot "Lafeyette" with octagonal 'Col Fr. Paq. Fr. B No 3' date stamp in red (Salles 1446) and Bordeaux receiver on reverse. Nice item paying the 40c (UPU) rate to France via French packet.

French Colonies. (New Caledonia). 1918. Illustrated Patriotic envelope 'Vive La France' "Let it Flourish" addressed to France bearing New Caledonia Yvert 111, + 5c on 10c carmine and Yvert 112, + 5c on 15c violet tied by Bourail/ Nlle Caledonia date stamp ''22nd Nov', routed via Noumea with label on reverse 'This bit of the World belongs to us'. Attractive item.

French Colonies. (New Caledonia). 1881. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Grand Chancellerie de la Legion D' Honneur' written from Paris dated '7th Juin 1881' addressed to a Frenchman in Noumea, New Caledonia with hand-struck 'Grand Chancellier/ de la Legion D' Honneur' and Paris/ Son des Contre-Seings' double ring '7/6' in red with French entry cachet 'Paris a Modane' on reverse. Very fine item of Official incoming mail.

Ceylon. (Recovery of Allied Prisoners of War & Internees). 1946. Un-stamped Air Mail envelope written from 'Dutch R.A.P.W.I. Camp B. 18, (H.Q. Admin. area 'Makassar 5, Kandy, Ceylon' addressed to Holland cancelled by 'Field Post Office/ 376' double ring '19th Jan 46' with oval Fleet Mail Office date stamp '19th Jan 1946.'

Oval Fleet Mail Office' double ring type with 'star' not illustrated by Ted Proud in "The Naval & R.A.F. Postal Services.'

Japan. (British Commonwealth Occupation Force). 1946. Un-stamped envelope written from 'No 4314107, Lac. Galler, R.NZ.A.F./ NZ..A.P.O. 333/ B.C.O.F./ Japan' endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to Holland via England, cancelled by circular 'RAF Post Office/ 320' dated '2nd Dec 46', taxed on arrival bearing Netherlands postage due 5c ultramarine tied by Nijmegen receiver '13th Dec 46' on face.
Superb item from 'J. Force' (Jayforce) sent from New Zealand attached to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Iwakuni, Japan to help with the Occupation of Japan by the Allies.

The cover has been taxed as free postage for Red Cross and former Prisoner of War Mail had ceased.

Netherlands East Indies. (Australia). 1946. Air Mail envelope written from the 'Royal Netherlands Navy, c/o Dutch Fleetmail Office, Batavia' addressed to Holland bearing Australia SG 179, 1/2d orange, SG 190, 6d brown, SG 213, 2 1/2d scarlet, SG 214, 3 1/2d blue and SG 215, 5 1/2d green tied by 'Mil. P.O. Hollywood - West Aust' date stamp '11th June 46'. Very fine, colourful franking from the Netherlands Indies Maritime Mail Office in Batavia.

Netherlands West Indies. (Curacao - Hong Kong). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Medan, Netherlands Indies bearing Curacao Yvert 122, 6c violet and Air Mail Yvert 12, 60c violet-brown and Yvert 14, 1g40 brown tied by Willemstad double ring '14th Feb 41', sent by 'China Clipper' with 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label (red on white) and 'Diboeka Oleh Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur/ 1' in carmine on face and reverse with 'Voor Vaderland en Vrijheid/ Nederland Oost Indie Curacao Suriname/ Steunt Het Prins Bernhardfonds' Patriotic label on reverse (For Country & Freedom/ Netherlands West Indies Curacao Suriname/ Supports The Prince Bernhard Fund).

Lovely routing from the West Indies to Hong Kong on China Clipper and from Hong Kong via Saigon and Singapore to Batavia. This air route existed from 1938 to 1941 (until the Japanese Occupation of Indo-China July 1941).

United States. (Netherlands East Indies - Trans Pacific Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to the Netherlands Indies bearing United States SG 578, 50c lilac and SG 821, 20c turquoise tied by Saint Paul, Minn/ Air Mail date stamp 'Jul 30 1940', endorsed 'via Air Mail TransAtlantic' (with Pacific inserted in red crayon) with triangular 'Passed Censor/ Hong Kong/ 9' censor cachet in blue and Victoria transit on reverse '15th Aug' with 'Censuur Batavia' label tied by 'Gecensureerd/ 5' hand-stamp on face and reverse with circular 'Dev/ 9' censor hand-stamp on face.

Argentina. (Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Medan, Netherlands Indies bearing Argentina Yvert 368, 5c brown and Air Mail Yvert 20, 30c orange tied by Lomas de Zomora date stamp '29th Oct 40' with registered label, routed via South Africa with bilingual 'Opened by Censor' label tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/Deviezen Censuur/ Medan/ 11' on face and reverse with Medan receiver '2nd Jan 41.'
Lovely routing via South Africa known as the "Horseshoe" route.

South Africa. (Netherlands East Indies). 1941. South Africa postal stationery 'one penny red/ black' news-band wrapper cancelled by Cape Town date stamp addressed to Weltevreden, Java with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor tape tied by 'Censuur/ 1' date stamp in red '3rd Nov 41' struck three times on face and four times on reverse.

Printed matter mail had to be presented at the Post Office counter in an open envelope for censorship and was then closed with a censor tape and sealed.

A superb item from the P. Bulterman collection and illustrated in "Nico de Weijer's' wonderful book on Netherlands Indies W.W.2 censor's.

Netherlands East Indies. (Veldpost). 1947. Illustrated Air Mail envelope headed 'Red Cross/ Military Hospital Batavia' addressed to the Netherlands written from Batavia cancelled by Veldpost - Batavia/ 5 date stamp. Lovely item of Red Cross mail.

Netherlands East Indies. (Luchtpost - Brief). 1948. Luchtpost-Brief' folded envelope written from Belawan, Medan headed 'Militair Portvrij' addressed to the Netherlands cancelled by Veldpost/ Medan date stamp '28th Sept 48', with oval 'Hsvencommando/ Belawan Deli/ C.M. V' in violet.

The Dutch East Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Veldpost). 1946. Air Mail envelope written from 'Inf X-V Brig, Palembang, Sumatra' addressed to Batavia, Java, headed 'In Actieven Dienst' (On Active Service) canceled by Veldpost/ Palembang date stamp '21st Dec' with orange 'Veldpost' label on face tied by Batavia/ Centrum arrival '31/12' on face. Very fine item sent during the War of Independence.

The Dutch East Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Luchtpostbrief). 1948. "Luchtpostbrief" military folded envelope headed 'Militair Portvri' and 'In Actieve Dienst' (On Active Service), cancelled by Batavia date stamp with large circular 'Veldpostkantoor/ Batavia' dated '16th Mei 1949' on face. Scarce item.

The Dutch East Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Veldpost). 1948. Envelope headed 'In Actieve Dienst/ Veldpost' (On Active Service)written from 'V-Brigade, Poerwokerto' addressed to Semarang cancelled by '18' date stamp '30th ar 48' with 'Inf V./ Andjing - N.I.C.A.' logo on face. Very attractive item from the Netherlands Indies Civil Administration.

The Dutch East Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Malaya - Australia - Japan. (Prisoner of War - Red Cross Mail). 1943. Australian Red Cross envelope (solid bar, 5th variety) headed 'Prisoners of War Post/ Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' written from Mosman, N.S.W., cancelled by Melbourne Vic roller dated '26th July 1943', addressed to 'NX 40523, Pte. P.J. Gooley, C Company, 2/ 18th Battalion. A.I.F. Australian Prisoner of War, Malaya, c/o Japanese Red Cross Society/ Tokyo, Japan' with '3/ Opened by Censor' label on reverse tied by framed '3/ Passed By Censor/ 216' in violet on face and reverse, with framed 'Ken' etsuzumi' (censored) hand-stamp in blue with oval seal of "Kobayashi" in orange and hand-stamped with Japanese character 'Oeyama (Camp)' in blue, endorsed 'Osk' for Osaka Camp in red crayon and 'J - 19' indicating the hut number in Oeyama Camp.

Very attractive item, full of character.

Malaya. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1942. Malaya 1st P.O.W. card headed 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War) with 'Furyo Shuyosho' (Prisoner of War Camp) 'Ken' etsuzumi' (censored) and hand-stamped 'Marai' (Malaya) in violet, written from 'Private A.G. Heffer' to his mother addressed to 'Mrs H. Heffer, 15 Martin Road, Burwell, England' with oval censor seal of "Okazaki" in black and framed 'Crown/ Passed/ P.W. 7743' applied on arrival in red.

"Okazaki" censor is only recorded by David Tett in carmine.

Malaya. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1942. Malaya 4th P.O.W. card headed 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War) with 'Marai Furyo Shuyosho' (Malaya Prisoner of War Camp) 'Ken' etsuzumi' (censored), written from 'RSM Peter Neild, (Cheshire Regt) dated ''10/8/1944', addressed to his wife 'Mrs L. Neild, 2 Grosvenor Place, Chester, England' with square censor seal of "Sugiyama" in orange.

RSM Peter Neild had been with the Cheshire Regiment caught up in the fall of Singapore and sent from Changi to work on the Thailand end of the railway. By April/ May they returned to Singapore first to Sime Road Camp to recuperate and then to Changi.
Neild wrote this card to his wife on his return to Changi, there is no British censor as it would have been received after the war.

Only 23 Malaya 4th type Prisoner of War cards recorded.

See David Tett volume one "Singapore & Malaya 1942-45. The Changi Connection'

Malaya - Australia - Japan. (Prisoner of War - Red Cross Mail). 1942. Australian Red Cross envelope (3 bars, fourth variety) headed 'Prisoners of War Post./ Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' , written from Earlswood, Sydney dated '1/12/42', addressed to 'NX 4337 Pte B. Taylor, C Company, 2/ 30th Battalion, A.I.F. Australian Prisoner of War, Malaya, c/o Japanese Red Cross Society/ Tokyo, Japan' with '3 Opened by Censor' label on reverse tied by framed '3/ Passed By Censor/ 301' in violet on face, hand-stamped Japanese character "Kobe" in blue, endorsed 'OSK' for Osakas Camp and anointed 'Received 28/6/44' (Kobe) in pencil on reverse.

Malaya. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1945. Malaya 5TH P.O.W. card headed 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War) with 'Marai Furyo Shuyosho' (Malaya Prisoner of War Camp) 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) and 'Malai Furyo Shuyo Sho No (5)' written from 'Pte. H.F.L. Scholer, R,N,F,' dated '21st March 45', addressed to 'Mrs M.L.C. Scholer-Beekman, Woman Camp "Grogol", Batavia' with oval seal of ""Kinoshita" in violet and framed 'Java Yoku 1' (Java Internee District One), followed by her internee number "7328" with boxed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) and circular seal of "Suzuki" in red on face.
Wonderful quality for such a rare Prisoner of War card.

A number of Dutch P.O.W.'s originally taken prisoner in Java were now housed in Singapore, many were returning from the Burma - Thai Railway.

Grogol was a women's camp in the city's insane asylum which housed 1200 women and children by the time this card was sent they had been moved to Tjideng, Batavia.

Only 17 Malaya Fifth type cards recorded, No 5 location was Changai Camp.

This card on very scarce white/ grey paper.

North Borneo. (Finland). 1899. North Borneo postal stationery card 'one cent' yellow (written from the Langkon Estate) upgraded with SG 95, 2c black and green tied by Kudat date stamp '14th May 99', addressed to Finland with Labuan transit '15th May' , struck twice on face, Brindisi '18/6' and Uuraa '23rd June' on face and reverse with Viborg - Wiipuri arrival on face.

The Langkon Estate was a small settlement at the head of Marudi Bay, the nearest postal town was Kudat twenty miles south.

Great destination from Borneo.

North Borneo. (Post Cards). 1905. Picture post card of 'Jesselton, British North Borneo, showing the Police Station, Court House and H.M.S. "Bambles" in the harbour' addressed to England bearing SG 130, 4c black and carmine tied by Jesselton date stamp. Nice card published by "Philippe & Sons, Sandakan'.

Cyprus. 1932. Envelope addressed to Farmagusta bearing Cyprus SG 119, 3/4 pi black/ grey tied by Cyprus date stamp '21st April 32' with 'Opened by Censor' label.
After the old Government House was set on fire on October 21st 1931, once order had been established a degree of censorship was imposed especially on mail of persons interned locally.
Censor labels were in use from late 1931 until December 1932.

Canada. 1840. Stamp-less folded letter written from Kemptville dated '10th Nov 1840' addressed to Cornwall cancelled by bold Kemptville/ U.C. double circle in red with m/s date inserted '10th Nov 40' and hand-stamp 'Paid (7) and endorsed arrival '11th Nov 1840'.

The Kemptville - UC Post Office opened in 1831, modified ca 1836 to a double circle Sometime in 1836 - 38 the 1831 type Kemptville hand-stamp was skillfully modified so as to become a double circle (known 1838 - 45).

Mexico. Circa 1830. Pre-stamp folded letter addressed to Puebla cancelled by hand-struck 'Franco/ Mexico' in red with 'Direccion Gral. Del Cuerpo De Sanidad Militar' military seal of 'Eagle' on face and rated '15' in m/s on reverse. Very nice looking cover with bold Military franking.

British West Indies. (Antigua - British Ship Letters). 1802. Stamp-less 'Consignee's folded letter written from Antigua dated 'July 20 1802' addressed to 'Christopher Codrington, Dodington Park, Gloucestershire' headed 'By Consignee's Bag', endorsed '1. OZ', routed via Liverpool with hand-struck 'Liverpool/ Ship Lre.' in black (Robertson S. 3), charged '2/3', erased and rated '3/8' in m/s on face.

"Consignee's Letter' indicating an expected exemption from the ship letter charge, but as over one oz the letter charged the full Ship Letter rate.
The letter mentions 'By Capt. Cook a 44lb Turtle to be sent.
Christopher Codrington inherited Betty's Hope sugar plantation on Antigua he owned a significant number of slaves. A number of letters called the 'Codrington Papers' can be viewed on film. This item appears to have escaped the archive.

Spanish Colonies. (Cuba - United States Forwarding). 1828. Pre stamp folded letter written from Santiago de Cuba dated '1st Aout 1828' addressed to France endorsed 'per voir Anglaise', routed via the United States with boxed 'Forwarded By/ G.C. & S. Howland/ New York' in red on reverse, with m/s '10' on face (compulsory pre payment in the U.S.) with framed 'Pays D' Outremer/ Par La Havre' in red on face (Salles Fig 83) and circluar date stamp '27th Sep 1828' and Bordeaux receiver 'Oc 8 1828' on reverse, rated '13' decimes on arrival.

Thailand. (Penang). 1939. Envelope addressed to Texas bearing SG 283, 10s carmine tied by Bangkok date stamp '19th Sept 39', endorsed 'Printed Matter', routed via Malaya with circular 'Crown/ Passed by Censor' hand-stamp on face. This scarce censor was only in use from September 1st to Sept 23rd 1939 and is rarely found with such a bold strike.
A lovely item of unopened mail sent at the printed matter rate.

Thailand. (France - Laos). 1904. Envelope addressed to 'Monsieur Jacques Lambert, chez Monsieur le Vice Consul de France, a Oubon/ par Ban Monang, Laos' bearing France 'Type Sage' Yvert 101, 15c blue and 'Sower' Yvert 129, 10c rose tied by Danion date stamp with Saigon/ Cochinchine '30th Dec 04' on reverse and faint Bassac/ Laos transit.
Nice item routed via French Indo-China and up the Mekong River via Laos and across into Siam.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1901. Registered picture post card of 'Theehuus-Sangerinnen' (Tea House Singers) addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 56, 2c green (pair) and SG 59, 10c ultramarine tied by Shanghai date stamp 'Jan 14 01' with circular hand-struck 'R' with 'Modane a Paris' French entry cachet in red. Very scarce registered post-card from Shanghai paying the four cent post-card rate plus ten cents registration fee.
Nice Card published by German company in Shanghai for the German Detachment in the Boxer Campaign.

Hong Kong. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1919. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'Prisoner of War Service' addressed to 'Comite Internationale de la Croix Rouge, Geneve', Switzerland' cancelled by Hong Kong date stamp '4th April 19 on reverse, with framed 'PBC' on face and 'G.R./ Opened by Censor' label in black on blue on reverse. Scarce mail from "Hung Hom" Internment Camp home to 200 Germans during WW1.

Hong Kong. (French Maritime Mail). 1906. Picture post card of 'Travelling in Sedan Chair' addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 78, 4c purple/ red tied by octagonal French paquebot 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 8' date stamp dated '1st Mai 06' (Salles 1924) sent on the steamer "Ern. Simons" with Seine arrival on face '29th Mai'. Very nice item of French Maritime mail cachet on Hong Kong stamps.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports - France). 1914. Envelope written from the "Shanghai Club" addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 102, 4c carmine tied by Shanghai double ring, underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp with m/s '30c' and bearing French postage dues Yvert 29, 10c brown and Yvert 31, 20c olive tied by Chalon receiver.
Very scarce Shanghai Tax mark rated very rare by Proud in use (24.9.00) - (22.6.18) value 3000 points.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1897. Illustrated 'water colour of flowers' hand-painted on envelope addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 38, 10c purple/ red tied by Canton date stamp 'Mr 30' (Webb Type C) with Hong Kong transit and Peterborough arrival on reverse. Very attractive hand-painted Treaty Port cover.

India. (Officers P.O.W. Mail). 1942. Folded letter sheet Indian Prisoner of War envelope headed 'Service of Prisoners of War' with printed 'General Officers P.O.W. Camp/ c/o Bombay' on reverse, written from 'General Francesco Guasco, General Officers P.O.W. Camp c/o G.P.O. Bombay' dated '17th December 1942', addressed to his wife in 'Vezza D' Alba, Italy' cancelled by framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHP/ 2' and hand-stamp 'DHP/ 117' in violet and Vezza D' Alba arrival and forwarded to Pisa '6th May 1943.'

General Guasco's wife had been interned in Addis Abeba (Ethiopia) and was repatriated in 1942.

Indian Prisoner of War Mail imprinted from the 'General Officers Camp' is scarce.

India - Ethiopia. (Officers P.O.W. Mail). 1941. Folded letter sheet Indian Prisoner of War envelope headed 'Service of Prisoners of War' written from 'General Francesco Guasco, General Officers Prisoner of War Camp, c/o G.P.O. Bombay' dated '30th November 1941', addressed to his wife in 'Addis Abeba, Ethiopia' with triangular censor 'Passed By Censor/ P 4' on face and reverse. Scarce mail from an Italian General addressed to Ethiopia.

General Guasco's wife had been interned in Addis Abeba (Ethiopia) and was repatriated in 1942 to Italy.

India - Eritrea. (India P.O.W. Mail). 1941. Folded letter sheet Indian Prisoner of War envelope headed 'Service of Prisoners of War' written from 'Captain Michele Rossi, No 1787, Wing 3, No 28 Camp, P.O.W. c/o G.P.O. Bombay' addressed to his wife in Asmara, Eritrea with framed 'Crown/ Passed DHP/ 2' on face and hand-stamp 'DHP/ 4' in violet applied in Bombay.
Scarce mail from Captain Rossi an Italian Pilot in Prisoner of War Camp 285 in India addressed to Eritrea.

India. (United States - Internment Camp Mail). 1944. Air Mail envelope written from 'Otto Noether, New York' addressed to 'Mr Hermann Noether, Internment Camp & Parole Center, Satara, c/o G.P.O. Bombay, Brit. India' bearing United States SG A906, 30c turquoise (pair), SG 916, 5c red and violet and SG 917, 5c red and violet tied by Church St./ New York duplex dated 'Oct 23rd 1944' with '11936/ US Censor' POW tape and framed 'Crown/ Passed DHN/ 4' applied at Dehra Dun on face.

Satara was a family internment camp for Germans and Italians.

India. (Great Britain - Prisoner of War Mail). 1943. Stamp-less Printed coloured Red Cross card headed 'Croce Rossa Italiana/ Posa Del Prigionieri di Guerra/ Prisoner of War Post'/ In Franchigia' addressed to 'Cominotti Crazio, Sergente Maggiore Pilata. c/o G.P.O. Italian Prisoner of War, Bombay (India)', dated 'Milano 12/5/1943' with circular 'Ufficio Censura Posta Estera/ 1' and hand-stamped 'Verificato/Per Censura' with '8/ R.A.' in blue and circular 803/ 1' with triangular '15' in violet (camp censor), small boxed censor on reverse and framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHP/ 5' with hand-stamp 'DHP/ 263' in violet on face in Bombay and anointed on reverse 'R/ 10/10/43' indicating date received.

Also 'Army Form W. 3493' Prisoner of War Post written from 'Cominotti' on his transfer from India with circular 'P.O.W. Camp/ No 783/ Great Britain' with 'Crown/ Passed/ Censor' in red.

Italian Pilot "Sgt. Cominotti" was held P.O.W. in Camp 15 in India before being transferred to 'Dinorben Court, Hampshire Camp 783.'

China. (Russian Post Offices in Manchuria). 1903. Picture post card written from Port Arthur dated '14th Nov 03' addressed to Milan, Italy bearing Russia Yvert 38, 1k orange and Yvert 40, 3k rose tied by Port Artur/ Pochtov Kont/ 4 date stamp (Tchil Fig 540) with Milano arrival '12/3'04' and forwarded to Rome. Very nice item of mail from the French Brigade in the commencement to the Russo-Japanese War.

China. (Russian Post Office in China). 1906. Picture post card of 'The Russian Troops, Tientsin' addressed to Tien-Tsin bearing Russia Yvert 49, 35k purple and green tied by 'Tyan-Tszin Zagranichnaya Pochtovaya Kontora' (Tien-Tsin Post Office Abroad) date stamp '12th M,ay 06' (Tchil Type 490) with adjacent arrival 'Tien-Tsin Chine Poste Francaise' date stamp '26th Mai 06' on face. Very rare item from the Russian Post Office in Tientsin, the 35 kopek not recorded by Tchilinghirian.
Lovely card published by "Verlag Franz Scholz, Tsingtau."

China. (Russian [Post Office in Manchuria). 1906. Picture post card of 'Lake Baikal' written from Irkoustk addressed to the "Mareau" Messageries Maritimes, Shanghai' bearing Russia Yvert 39, 2k green (pair) tied by 'Kharbin/ Postal Branch' date stamp (Tchil 612) with Russian and Shanghai/ Local Post arrival on face. Very fine and scarce item from Russian Manchuria, posted on the train at Kharbin in transit.

China. (Russian Post Offices). 1913. Picture post card of 'The Harbour, Chefoo' addressed top Switzerland bearing Russian China SG 24, 1k yellow (pair) and SG 25, 2k green tied by Chifu double ring (Tchil Fig 506). Scarce.

China. (Boxer Rebellion). 1902. Stamp-less picture post card of 'German Fleet at sea' endorsed 'Corps D' Occupation de Chine' addressed to France cancelled by Tien-Tsin-Chine Poste Francaise date stamp with circular 'Corps D' Occupation de Chine/ Correspondance Militaire/ Vu a Tien Tsin le 24 Novembre 1902/ Le Vaguemestre du Genie/ La Mansuy' in violet with Carcassonne arrival '3rd Jan 03.'
Lovely item from the French Gunboat "La Mansuy" in the aftermath of the Boxer Campaign.

China. (French Occupation of China). 1898. Stamp-less Mourning envelope headed 'Corps d' Occupation de l' Annam d Tonkin' addressed to France cancelled by octagonal 'Cor. D'. Armees Hai-Phong' date stamp '7th Jan 98' with circular 'Ateliers Maritimes/Haiphong' on face, routed on French paquebot 'Cor. D. Arm. Lig. N Paq. Fr. No 3' date stamp on reverse '15th Jan' and Saintes arrival '10th Feb' on reverse.
Very fine item from the Ateliers Maritimes (Maritime Workshop, Haiphong).

China. (French Occupation of China). 1888. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'Troupes d' Indo-China' addressed to France cancelled by 'Lang-Son/ Tonkin double ring with circular 'Republique Francaise/ Tonkin/ Commandant D' Armees/ Lang-Son' in red on face with undated 'Corps Expre Annam Tonkin' and St. Cloud arrival. Attractive item.

China. (Boxer Rebellion). 1903. Picture post card of 'Rue de la Porte de Jaffa', endorsed 'Troupes de l' Indo-China' addressed to France cancelled by 'Vapeur/ Cao Bang/ Commandant' a bold strike in blue on face with Seine arrival '10th Oct 03'. Very fine.
Nice item from the French Gunboat "Cao'Bang' on its return from action in the Boxer War.

China. (Boxer Rebellion - Crete). 1901. Stamp-less evelope endorsed 'Corps d' Occupation du Tonkin' addressed to 'Capitaine Charkain, Infantire Coloniale, Etat Major, Hanoi' cancelled by La Canee/ Crete double ring '27th Juin 01' with circular 'Corps D' Occupation Francaise de Crete/ Le Commandant Superieur' in violet, routed via Suez and the French Post Office Alexandria '30th Juin' with Colombo transit 'Jy 14' and Hanoi arrival and forwarded to Dong - Taien.' Very rare item of mail from the French Occupation of Crete into the Boxer Campaign.

China. (Imperial Post). 1908. Picture post card of 'Tombs of Concubines, Emperor of China, Si -ling, Peking' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 110, 2c red (pair) tied by vernacular date stamp with Peking transit and Paris receiver. Very fine.
Ex Desrousseaux.

China. (Yunnan Province). 1906. Photographic post card of 'Collecting the rice for the Yunnan Railway' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 124, 4c chestnut tied by Imperial Post 'Mengtsz' date stamp '18th Nov 06'. Lovely photographic card relating to the building of the Lao-Kay to Yunnan Railway.