Ref: DR11413
- £1950.00
China. (French Indo-China). 1865. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France cancelled by octagonal 'Corr. D'Arm./Baria' in blue '29th Dec 65' routed via Suez with French entry cachet 'Col. F. V. Suez. Paq. F. Amb. Mars 2' octagonal in red on face '2nd Feb' (Salles 1863) and charged with hand-struck '9' on arrival. Rare item of stampless mail from the French Troops in Baria and the first recorded with the '9' decimes tax hand-stamp. Exhibition item.
