Ref: DR13127
- £550.00
Japan. 1895. Envelope addressed to France bearing 'Koban' SG 117, 3s claret (pair) and SG 118, 4s bistre tied by Oita-Bungo vernacular date stamp with Kobe '28/4' and Hong Kong 'May 6th' transit with 'Mondane a Paris' ambulant in red '8/6' and Rennes receiver on reverse. Nice 'Koban' franking routed via Hong Kong from the 'Lebel' correspondence. Emile Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.
