China. ( French Indo-China ). 1932. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 142,3c indigo (pair) tied by Phu-My/Annam date stamp routed via Qui-Nhon and Saigon. Nice item from this small village.

China. ( French Indo-China ). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 186,20c carmine (pair) tied by Honquan/Cochinchine date stamp routed via Saigon and Marseille with Paris arrival.

China. (French Indo-China ). 1949. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 177, 6c vermilion (pair) and SG 178, 7c black (4) and SG 214, $2 orange tied by 'Dalat/Plateaux-Indochinois' date stamp. Attractive.

China. ( French Indo-China ). 1931. Indo-China postal stationary 5c violet cancelled by 'Hanoi a Hai-Phong/S' ambulant date stamp addressed to Haiduong. Scarce with Code ''S'', only date 1930/31. Ex Desrousseaux.

China. ( French Indo-China ). 1923. Postal stationary envelope 4c orange addressed to Hanoi cancelled by 'Benthuy a Hanoi /F' ambulant date stamp with Hanoi arrival on reverse. Very fine and scarce. Ex Desrousseaux.

China. (Chinese Labour Force in France World War Two). 1942. Military mail envelope cancelled by Sorgues date stamp with m/s 'F.M.' and cachet 'Secretariat D'Etat au Travail Service de la M.O.I./Le Vaguemestre/3rd Legion Groupement de Sorgues' with double ring 'Secretariat D' Etat au Travail/3rd Legion de Travailleurs Indochines' in blue. Nice item of mail from the Indo-Chinese workers in France during WW2.

China. (Chinese Labour Force in France World War Two). 1942. Stamp-less envelope written from Sorgues dated '28/12/42' addressed to St. Laurent cancelled by Sorgues cds with boxed 'Seeretariat D'Etat au Travail/ Service de la M.O.I./Le Vaguemestre/3rd Legion /Groupement de Sorgues' in violet with circular '3me Legion de Travailleurs Indochinois/Commandant Joue/ Sorgues' in blue on front and 'Secretariet D'Etatau Travil M.O.I./Commissariet a la Lutte Contre le Chomage/ Le Commandant de la/3me Legion' on reverse. Very fine item from the Indo-Chinese Works in France WW2.

China. ( Indo-China ). 1939.Air Mail envelope addressed to Paris bearing SG 169, 2c green and SG 207, 37c olive tied by Tinh-Tuc / Tonkin date stamp routed via Hanoi and Marseille. Scarce office only opened 1926.

China. ( French Indo-China ). 1938. Postal stationary envelope 5c violet upgraded with SG 168, 1c brown (pair) tied by Phu-Qui/ Annam date stamp addressed to France routed Vinh and Saigon. Nice item of stationary from this small village.

China. ( French Indo-China ). 1927. Registered stationary envelope 4c orange upgraded with SG 119, 1c brown, SG 120, 2c green (3) and SG 121, 3c violet (3) tied by Thu-Xa/ Annam double ring addressed to Hanoi with hand-struck 'R' routed Quang-Ngai and Hue/Annam with Hanoi/Tonkin receiver. Very attractive item of stationary from this small village.

China. ( French Indo-China ). 1939. French Indo-China postal stationery Air Mail envelope 36c rose upgraded with SG 168, 1c brown tied by 'Poste Rurale/Province de Thanh-Hoa/ Nam-Duong' addressed to France routed via Hanoi and Marseille. Very fine.

China. (French Indo-China). 1938. Air Mail envelope addressed to Paris bearing SG 237, 30c violet tied by Tourane /Annam date stamp with boxed 'Franchise Militaire/ Aviso Colonial / Savorgnan De Brizza' in red and circular 'Marine Francaise / Service a la Mer' in red, routed via Hanoi with Paris arrival. Scarce item.

China. (French Indo-China). 1933. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing SG 169, 2c green (3) and SG 181,10c blue (3) tied by Phanri /Annam date stamp in blue routed via Saigon with Paris arrival. Attractive.

China. (Indo-China). 1937. Air Mail envelope written from France addressed to Hanoi, Indo-China bearing France Yvert 289, 1f75 lilac (pair) tied by Nice date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and m/s 'o.60', bearing Indo-China postage dues Yvert 71,20c red/orange (3) applied and tied by Hanoi / Tonkin and tied by Hanoi/Tonkin date stamp Very nice combination.

China. (French-Indo-China). 1923. Postal stationary envelope 4c orange upgraded with Canton SG 67, 1/4 on 1 c sepia and SG 68, 4/5 on 2c brown (pair) tied by Vinh/Annam date stamp '24/6' addressed to Algeria, North Africa routed by Saigon with 'Hue a Dongha/Annam' ambulant transit '25/6' and Bougie/Constantine receiver '2/8'. Very rare railway postmark from Indo-China, the only item recorded by Desrousseaux and illustrated in volume three.

China. (French Indo-China). 1932. Military mail envelope addressed to Haiphong bearing 'Franchise Militaire' Yvert 6, 50c red tied by Binhlieu/ Tonkin double ring with military cachet '2nd Regiment de Tiraileurs Tonkinois/Le Captaine Commandant' in violet routed via Tien-Yen/Tonkin with Hai-Phone arrival on reverse. Very fine and scarce.

China. (French-Indo-China). 1933. Envelope addressed to Haiphong bearing Indo- China SG 175, 5c violet tied by Quang-Tri/Annam date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and framed instructional 'Affranchissement/ Insuffisant' bearing Indo-China postage due SG D207, 10c red /yellow tied by Hai-Phong/Tonkin receiver.

China. (French Indo-China). 1938. Air Mail postal stationery envelope 36c red from the '5th Artillery Battalion R.A.C., Saigon' addressed to French Maroc bearing Indo- China SG 168, 1c brown, SG 241, 2c violet, SG 242, 3c green and SG 244, 6c brown tied by Saigon Central Cochinchine date stamp with Casablanca arrival. Attractive franking.

China. (French Indo-China). 1923. Postal stationery envelope 4c Orange addressed to Hanoi cancelled by 'Laokay a Hanoi/2' ambulant date stamp with Hanoi arrival on reverse. Very fine. Ex Desrousseaux.

Malta. 1901. Illustrated envelope headed 'Queen Victoria's / Cherished Memory/ Jack / Will Evermore Revere' addressed to England bearing SG 21, 1d rose tied by Malta date stamp with Cambridge receiver on reverse. Lovely item.

Nyasaland. 1937. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 127, 1/2d green (pair), SG 128, 1d brown (pair) and SG 129, 2d grey (pair) tied by Karonga date stamp '12th May 37' routed via Tukuyu and Mbeya on reverse. Very fine.

Czechoslovakia. (Field Post Offices).1942. Registered Great Britain 5 1/2d bistre postal stationery envelope addressed to London cancelled Leigh On Sea date stamp with matching registered label and hand-struck 'Czechoslovakia Depot' in red on face sent from the 'Czech Army Depot, Quarter Master, Chalkwell. Scarce.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA. (Field Post Offices). 1942. Registered Great Britain 3d plus 2d brown postal stationery envelope addressed to London cancelled by Czechoslovakia Field Post date stamp with matching bilingual registered label. Very fine and scarce item from the Czech Forces in Great Britain.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA. (Filed Post Offices). 1942. Registered Air Mail enveloped addressed to the 'Czech Military Mission. Montreal, Canada' bearing Great Britain SG 467, 3d violet (block of four),SG 485, 1/2d pale green and SG 489, 2 1/2d pale blue tied by framed 'Ceskoslvenska/Polni posta/ 22 July 1942/ Czechoslovakia Field' in violet with 'Opened by Examiner 3500' censor label. Very fine.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1942. Stamp-less envelope headed Prisoner of War Post/Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'Signalman A.L. May, Signal Section. Att 135th Field Regiment , A.P.O. No 1635, Singapore. British Prisoner of War, c/o Japanese Red Cross/Tokyo' cancelled Norwood '21st Sept 42' with 'Opened by Examiner /6055' censor label and endorsed by the 'Bre' in Singapore 'OVS 27/10/42' with boxed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho' (Taiwan POW Camp) in carmine and oval censor seal in red and endorse 'No 6 ' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was taken Prisoner by the Japanese with the fall of Singapore 'Feb 15th 1942' and sailed from Singapore on the 'Dai Nichi Maru' with 500 hundred other POW's to Taiwan.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1943. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Signalman A.L. May. British Prisoner of War, Taiwan Camp' cancelled Norwood '27th June 43' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 9516' censor label and boxed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho' (Taiwan POW Camp) in violet and oval ''Murakami'' censor seal in red and endorsed 'No 6' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was in Camp 6, Taihoku' and received '11/7//44' in m/s on reverse. Very fine.

Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported from Singapore on 27th Oct 42 on "Dai Niche Maru" arrived Takao Port in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1943. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Signalman A.L. May. British Prisoner of War, Taiwan Camp' cancelled Norwood '8th July 43' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 3846'' censor label with boxed 'Sazawabutai'' (Sazawa Unit) and oval ''Iwasugi'' censor seal in red and endorsed 'No 6' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was in Camp 6, Taihoku' and received '28/5/44' in m/s/on reverse. Nice item.

Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported on 27 Oct 42 from Singapore on "Dai Niche Mara" arrived in Takao Port, Taiwan and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1943. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Signalman A.L. May. British Prisoner of War c/o Prisoner of War, Taiwan Camp' cancelled Croydon '14th July 1943' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 4553'' censor label with boxed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho' (Taiwan POW Camp) and circular censor seal in red and endorsed 'No 2' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was in Taichu Camp 2) and received '22/6/44'. A VERY RARE item of incoming mail to Taichu Camp 2 (Only piece recorded by Tett) and with an unidentified censor. (See David Tett volume six page 357).

Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported on 27 Oct 42 from Singapore on "Dai Niche Mara" arrived in Takao Port, Taiwan in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1943. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Signalman A.L. May. British Prisoner of War, Taiwan Camp' cancelled Croydon '27th June 43' with 'Opened by Examiner/3913' censor label with boxed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho' (Taiwan POW Camp) in carmine and oval censor seal in red endorsed 'No 6' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was in Camp 6, Taichu and received '9/6//44' in m/s on reverse. Very fine. Sensor seal not identified by Tett but an example seen from the same correspondence see David Tett volume 6 page 357).

Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported on 27 Oct 42 from Singpaore on "Dai Niche Maru" arrived in Takao Port in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1943. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Signalman A.L. May. British Prisoner of War, Taiwan Camp' cancelled Norwood '5th July 1943' with 'Opened by Examiner/4997' censor label with boxed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho' (Taiwan POW Camp) and circular censor seal in red endorsed 'No 2' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was in Taichu Camp 2, and received '22/6/44' A VERY RARE item of incoming mail to Taichu Camp 2 (Only one piece recorded by Tett ) and with an unidentified censor. (See David Tett volume six page 357).

Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported on 27th Oct 42 from Singapore on "Dai Niche Mara" arrived in Takao Port, Taipai in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1944. Stamp-less postcard headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Signalman A.L. May. British Prisoner of War, Taiwan Camp' cancelled Croydon '15th March 44' with framed 'Crown/Padded /P.W. 158' censor cachet in carmine with boxed 'Sazawabutai'' (Sazawa Unit' in violet and circular ''Funaoka'' censor seal in red endorsed 'No 6' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was in Camp 6, Taihoku' and received 'Oct7//44' in m/s on face. Only one Funaoka censor seal recorded bt Tett. Very rare.

Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported on 27 Oct 42 from Singapore on "Dai Niche Mara" arrived in Takau Port, Taiwan in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1943. Stamp-less post card headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Signalman A.L. May. British Prisoner of War c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo' cancelled Norwood '15th Nov 43' with boxed 'Crown/Passed /PW. 6185' with boxed 'Sazawabutai'' (Sazawa Unit) and oval ''Iwasugi'' censor seal in red endorsed 'No 6' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was in Camp 6, Taihoku' and received '21/7/44' in m/s on reverse. Nice item.

Signalman May was one of 500 POW'S transported from Singapore 27th Oct 42 on "Dai Niche Mara" arrived in Takao Port, Taiwan in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA. TAIWAN. (PRISONER OF WAR MAIL). 1943. Stamp-less envelope (with letter) headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'Signalman A.L. May, Signal Section, Att 135th Field Regiment, A.P.O. No 1635, Singapore, British Prisoner of War, c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo' cancelled Norwood '25th Jan 43' with 'Opened by Examiner /5885' censor label and endorsed by the 'Bre' in Singapore 'OVS 27/10/42' with boxed 'Sazawabutai'' (Sazawa Unit) and oval ''Iwasugi'' censor seal in red and endorsed 'No 6' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was in Camp 6, Taihoku'. Signalman May was taken Prisoner by the Japanese with the fall of Singapore 'Feb 15th 1942' and sailed from Singapore on the 'Dai Nichi Maru' with 500 hundred other POW's to Taiwan.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1943. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Signalman A.L. May. British Prisoner of War c/o Prisoner of War, Taiwan Camp' cancelled Norwood '13th Sept 1943' with 'Opened by Examiner/6690' in censor label and boxed 'Sazawabutai'' (Sazawa Unit) and circular ''Kawaida'' censor seal in red and endorsed 'Prisoner of War Camp 6' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was Camp 6, Taihoku' and received '25/12/44' in m/s on reverse. Only four 'Kawaida' circular censor seals recorded by Tett. Very fine.

Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported on Oct 27 42 from Singapore on "Dai Niche Maru" arrived in Takao Port, Taiwan in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1944. Air Mail Great Britain postal stationery card 3d violet headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Signalman A.L. May. Taiwan, Formosa' cancelled Dudley '4th Sept 44' with framed 'Crown/ Passed /P.W. 151' in carmine and boxed 'Sazawabutai'' (Sazawa Unit) and oval ''Kawaida'' censor seal in red and endorsed 'No 6' in red crayon (Indicating Signalman May was Camp 6, Taihoku' and received '2/3/45' in m/s on face. No oval seal from 'Kawaida' recorded by Tett. A very fine item of incoming mail to Formosa.

Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported on 27 Oct 42 from Singapore on 'Dai Niche Mara" arrived in Takao Port, Taiwan in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1943. Prisoner of War 2nd Taiwan card (Rank & Name) dated '22/11/1943' headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Norwood, London written by Signalman May, Taiwan Prisoner's Camp with framed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho' (Taiwan POW Camp) in violet and circular ''Nishikawa'' censor seal in red with framed 'Crown/Passed/PW. 7915' censor on arrival. Signalman May was taken Prisoner by the Japanese with the fall of Singapore Feb 15th 1942' and bought to Taiwan with 500 hundred other British POW's on the 'Dai Nichi Maru' at first to 'Taichu Camp No2' and later to Taihoku Camp No 6', Dennis May was in Camp 3 Heito when he wrote this card. This the second card know with hand - stamp 'British' applied in the Nationality box. (See Tett volume 5 page 187). Superb.

CHINA/TAIWAN. (Prisoner of War mail). 1944. Prisoner of War 3rd Taiwan card (Rank & Name) dated 22nd Nov 1944' with Pre-Printed boxed 'Prisoner of War Post' addressed to Norwood, London written by Signalman May. P.O.W. Camp of Taiwan' and on reverse pre-printed framed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho' (Taiwan POW Camp) in black and circular ''Kawaida'' censor seal in red and hand-stamped 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' in violet on face. Signalman May was taken Prisoner by the Japanese with the fall of Singapore Feb 15th 1942' and brought to Taiwan with 500 hundred other British POW's on the 'Dai Nichi Maru' at first to 'Taichu Camp No 2' and later to Taihoku Camp No 6' when he wrote this card. Very fine.

CHINA. TAIWAN. (PRISONER OF WAR MAIL). 1943. Prisoner of War 2nd Taiwan card (Rank & Name) dated October 43) hand-stamped Service des Prisonniers de Gurre' in violet addressed to Burnley, Lancs with Framed 'Prisoner of War Post' and boxed 'Ken' etsumi' and oval censor seal in red on reverse with framed 'Crown/Passed/P.W.3551' British censor cachet in red. Nice item.

Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported on 27 Oct 42 from Singapore on "Dai Niche Mara" arrived in Takao Port, Taiwan in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA. (TAIWAN-FORMOSA-PRISONER OF WAR MAIL). 1942. stamp-less envelope (with letter) addressed to 'Singnalman A.L. May, Signal Section, Singapore, British Prisoner of War, c/o Prisoner of War Information Tokyo' cancelled South Norwood '8th July 42' with 'Opened by Examiner /4338' censor label and endorsed by the 'Bre' in Singapore 'OVS 27/10/42' with boxed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho' (Taiwan POW Camp) and circular 'Nakajima' censor seal in red and endorsed 'No 2' in red crayon (indicating Signalman May was in Taichu Camp 2 ( only one piece recorded by Tett) and with unrecorded Nakajima censor not seen by Tett on incoming mail.

Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported on 27 Oct 42 from Singpaore on "Dai Niche Maru" arrived in Takao Port in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA. (TAIWAN-FORMOSA-PRISONER OF WAR MAIL). 1943. stamp-less envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Post /Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'Singnalman A.L. May, British Prisoner of War, Taiwan Camp' cancelled London '3rd' May 43' with 'Opened by Examiner / 1726' censor label with boxed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho' (Taiwan POW Camp) and circular 'Mizushima' censor seal in red and endorsed 'Prisoner of War, camp 6' in red crayon (indicating Signalman May was in Camp 6) Taihoku and received 'Oct 10 43'. The first recorded 'Mizushim' censor on incoming mail to Taiwan. Not seen by David Tett.

Signalman May was one of 500 P.O.W.'s transported on 27th Oct 42 from Singapore on 'Dai Niche Maru' arrived in Takao Port, Taiwan in Freb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.

CHINA. (MANCHURIA). 1942. Envelope written from Sale Manchester date '14th Nov 1942' endorsed 'Prisoner of War Post/Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'Sgt. Hanson, R.A.O.C. No 4, Ordnance Store Company, A.P.O. 1515, British Prisoner of War, c/o Japanese Red Cross/Tokyo' with 'Opened by Examiner /2355' censor label sent to Singapore and endorsed by the BRE in Singapore 'OVS 16/8/42' with m/s 'CHO' in red crayon indicating Hanson had been in Chosen, Korea with framed 'Hoten POW Camp' in violet with Oval ''Murata'' censor seal in orange. Hoten Camp near Mukden received senior personal, First Lieutenant Murata censored most of the mail. Very fine item from the Hanson correspondence into Hoten Camp.

CHINA. (TIBET). Circa 1936 to 1940. Local envelope addressed to Lhasa bearing 118, 1 tranka carmine-rose tied by Phari date stamp. Scarce 1 tranka single franking Full Geoffrey Flack Certificate. Ex Geoff Flack.

CHINA. (TIBET). 1947. Envelope addressed to Germany bearing India SG 265, 3p grey (2), SG 266, 1/2a purple(3) and SG 269b, 1 1/2a via violet tied by Gyantse / Tibet double ring '29th Nov'. Lovely item.

CHINA. (TIBET). Circa 1920's. Local envelope addressed to Lhasa bearing SG 1, 1/6 tranka green ( enamel print ) tied by Gyantse date stamp, routed via Pelti with transit adjacent with traders mark and four wax seals. Full Geoffrey Flack Certificate. Ex Geoff Flack.

CHINA. (TIBET). 1939. Acknowledgment receipt for a Registered Letter addressed to Lhasa, Tibet written from the 'Dhakhwa' trading company cancelled by framed 'Bara Bazar/ Calcutta District' with Pharijong (Tibet) transit. Scarce postal receipt into Tibet. Ex Geoff Flack.

Nepal. (Tibet). 1943. Nepal registered postal stationery envelope 8 pice deep green upgraded with Nepal SG 58, 4p green tied by Katmandu date stamp addressed to Lhasa, Tibet routed via Pharijong with ' Opened by Censor' label tied by hand-struck 'Opened by Censor' hand-stamp.

Hong Kong. (AirMail). 1933. Air Mail enveloped addressed to England bearing SG 129, $1 purple and blue tied by Hong Kong /Air mail double ring endorsed 'Bandoeng-Amsterdam/ Air Mail Service' with 'By Air Mail/Par Avion' lable. Lovely item with letter describing the new KLM service.

Hong Kong. (Air Mail). 1936. Illustrated Air Mail enveloped addressed to France bearing SG 123, 8c orange, SG 124b, 12c purple/yellow and SG 129, $1 blue/purple tied by Hong Kong (K) Air mail double ring with framed 'First Through Flight /Hong Kong Penang London/via Imperial Airways/27th March 1936' in violet on face routed via Hong Kong with Paris arrival on reverse. Very attractive item with Kowloon Air Mail.

Hong Kong. (Air Mail). 1936. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Java, Netherlands Indies bearing SG 103, 6c orange, SG 117, 1c brown, SG 118, 2c green , SG 119, 3c grey, SG 120, 4c carmine, SG 121, 20c purple and sage and SG 127, 30c yellow and purple tied by Hong Kong /Air Mail double ring with matching registered label endorsed 'By Air Mail via Penang' with Batavia arrival. Attractive item.

Hong Kong. (China). 1912. Picture post card of 'Chinese Tea House at Native City, Shanghai' addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 93, 4c carmine tied by Shanghai/Br. P.O. date stamp endorsed 'Via Siberia.