France and French Colonies MILITARY COVERS 1815-1899
Sale No: 49
Lot No:917
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1896 FRENCH ARMY FORCES INDO-CHINA to ENGLAND, an unpaid French soldiers folded letter from PHU-LANG-THUONG-TONKIN on SEP20'1896 and addressed to LONDON, routing via French packet with a LIGNE-PAQ-FR-No.10 h/s and LONDON receiver h/s on OCT 30 and OCT 31, considered an unpaid 2½d UPU letter and charged double the deficiency 5d POSTAGE-DUE, note a blue TONKIN-PLACE-DE-NHA-NAM commandants censor h/s, closed tear on backflap, great markings and VF ($75 US) (Image)