1906 (24 Sep) picture postcard (souvenir from Angkor) franked with 8a green & yellow, tied by bilingual "Siemrat" cds, addressed to France, with Battambong and "Pnompenh Cambodge" transits and Gamaches arrival pmk, fine usage from Siamese occupied Cambodia (Image)

Est.$500

1906 (23 Nov) 4a surcharged stationery card, upfranked with 2a green, tied by bilingual "Siemrat" cds, addressed to Paris, with Battambong (5 Dec) and "Pnompenh Cambodge" (11 Dec) transits, fine usage from Siamese occupied Cambodia (Image)

Est.$500

1895 free-frank cover endorsed "Troupes d'occupation du Siam" and addressed to Paris, with "Corr.D.Arm. Lign N. Paq. Fr. No.1" 31 Dec 95 departure pmk, with "Marine Francaise Service du Mer" (Anchor) cachet alongside, sender's signature at bottom, fine (Image)

Est.$500

1897 (Mar) free-frank cover endorsed "Troupes du Siam" and addressed to France, violet "Detachment D'Occupation de Chantaboun Siam / Le Commandant" cachet, signed by the officer, transit of "Saigon Cochinch' Corps Exp're 24 Mars 97" ("Mars" inverted), Landreville (27 Apr) arrival (Image)

Est.$500

1902 (Oct) free-frank cover endorsed "Troupes d'occupation du Siam" and addressed to Saigon, with "Le Commandant d'armees de Poste de Paknam" endorsement and corresponding violet "Poste de PAKNAM SIAM / Le Commandant d'Armees" cachet, with "Saigon Cochinch' Corps Exp're 27 Oct 04" arrival, fine and very rare usage from Paknam (Image)

Est.$500

1903 free-frank cover endorsed "Troupes d'occupation du Siam" and addressed to General de Beylie, commandant la Brigade in Saigon, with small "Detachment D'Occupation de Chantaboun Siam / Le Commandant" cachet, fine and rare cover (Leon de Beylie was a French brigadier general commanding French troops in Saigon. He was also an archeologist, a passion he developed during his first visit to the ruins of the Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat) (Image)

Est.$500

1903 (20 Jan) postcard with France 15c franking, sent from Paris to "Pack-Nam", Siam, endorsed "Troupe d'occupation du Siam", with violet "Poste de Pak-Nam Siam Le Commandant d'Armes" cachet applied on arrival (Pak-Nam was known for the "Paknam Incident" fought during the Franco-Siamese War in July 1893. While sailing off Paknam on Siam's Chao Phraya River, three French ships violated Siamese territory and were fired warning shots by a Siamese fort and a force of gunboats. In the ensuing battle, France won and blockaded Bangkok) (Image)

Est.$150

1904 (May) free-frank cover endorsed "Troupes d'occupation du Siam" and addressed to a French soldier in Saigon, violet "Detachment D'Occupation de Chantaboun Siam / Le Commandant" cachet, further signed "Le Commandant d'Armes", with "Saigon Cochinch' Corps Exp're 25 May 04" struck on arrival, fine and rare cover (Image)

Est.$500

1904 (Feb) free-frank cover endorsed "Detachement du Siam" and addressed to Paris, violet "Detachment D'Occupation de Chantaboun Siam / Le Commandant" cachet, transit of "Saigon Cochinch' Corps Exp're 2 Fevr 04" and Paris arrival (2 Mar) on back, fine and rare cover (Image)

Est.$500

1896-1907 balance of the collection, 14 covers or cards, with four free-frank covers endorsed "Troupes d'occupation du Chantaboun", "Corps d'occupation di Siam" and "Troupes du Siam", supported by violet cachets, one addressed to Saigon, others to France, also additional later items, mostly from Siamese occupied Cambodia, with pmks of "Saigon a Bangkok" and "Bangkok a Saigon" (three different canceled 1906), "Krat Cambodge" (two different used in 1907), "Chantaboun" (two cards, one with English canceled 22.6.96 on unaddressed stationery card, another used in 1903 via Bangkok on picture postcard to France), "Chantaburi" (1903 bilingual cancel on unaddressed postcard), "Battambong" (1901 stationery card to France), plus "Siemrat" (Siamese cancel on 4a stationery card via Phnom Penh to Paris, with 1902 cancels), mixed condition, scarce group (Image)

Est.$2,500