France and French Colonies FRENCH COLONIES French Indochina
Sale No: 0524
Lot No:487
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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 A fine historical document (Image)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$500
Opening US$ 450.00
Closed..May-07-2024, 13:39:29 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0524
Lot No:488
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1944 20c Charner, imperforate die essay in red brown, minor hinge thin, fine and extremely rare (Image)
Est.US$250
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..May-07-2024, 13:39:43 EST
Sold For 375
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Sale No: 0524
Lot No:489
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Cat No:J66var
1941 6c red, orange, imperforate singles, block of four and six, total of 28 stamps, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. J66var) (Image)