China. (French China). 1898. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing French China SG 4, 10c black/ lilac and SG 6, 15c blue (strip of four) tied by 'Cops D' Arm. Lig N Paq. F.R. No 8' (Salles 1951) date stamp '16th Juil 98' with hand-struck framed 'R' and circular 'Marine/ Service Major' with Vaucluse arrival on reverse.
Very rare item of Registered mail paying the double letter plus registration from French China to France.
Very few registered covers recorded from the French Expeditionary Force.