1861 (22 Feb) FL datelined "Saigon", addressed to Admiral Page, "La Division Expeditionnaire", with French Naval Expeditionary Forces cachet, sent by and signed by "Le Admiral en Chef L.Charner" (Leonard Charner (1797-1869) was an Admiral of the French Navy and commander of French naval forces in Asia from May 1860 to September 1861, during the Second Opium War and the Cochinchina campaign. He was a significant participant in the establishment of French Indochina. Theogene Francois Page (1807-1867) was a French naval officer, also Commissioner of Tahiti from 1852, Governor of Tourane (Da Nang) in Vietnam from 1859 to 1860, then governor of Cochinchina in Saigon from 1860-1861). A fine historical document (Image)

Est.US$500

1944 20c Charner, imperforate die essay in red brown, minor hinge thin, fine and extremely rare (Image)

Est.US$250

1941 6c red, orange, imperforate singles, block of four and six, total of 28 stamps, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. J66var) (Image)

Est.US$500