Ref: DR13131
- £750.00
Japan. 1893. Envelope addressed to France bearing 'Koban' SG 116, 5r slate (2), SG 115, 5s blue and SG 118, 4s bistre tied by Oita-Bungo vernacular date stamp with 'Kobe Japan/Meiji 26' double ring transit and Yokohama on reverse, sent via Siberia with Rennes receiver on reverse. Attractive three colour 'Koban' franking from the 'Lebel' correspondence. Emile Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.
