Ref: DR17537
- £550.00
Cambodia. (French Indo-China - Opium Telegram). 1884. Telegram form (yellow) written from Phnom Penh for Kampot endorsed 'Entreposeur a Sous Inspecteur' (Warehouse keeper under Inspector) and 'Recettes du mois de Janvier vente Opium 642 kilos' (Receipts for the month of January sale of Opium), cancelled by Cochinchine/ Phnom-Penh date stamp '31st Janv 84' and signed by the Postmaster,
Very interesting item on the lucrative buying and selling of Opium trading in Kampot Province, Cambodia in the late 19th century.
Phnom-Penh postmark type not listed in Desrousseaux.
