Ref: DR15985
- £75.00
China. 1941. Censored envelope written from 'Father Maupeu, Monastere de N.D. de Liesse, Cheng-Ting-Fu, China' letter dated '15th Avril 1941' addressed to his mother in Auch, Gers, France, bearing SG 472, 25c violet-blue (pair) tied by Chengting vernacular date stamp, routed via Berlin with censor tape and hand-stamp and oval French 'QD1' censor with Auch arrival. Father Maupeu was a French Missionary who was originally sent to "Yang-Kia-P'ing" Monastery in Hwailai Province and as the war progressed was sent to Cheng-Ting-Fu.
