Sale #45 - Special Auction China

China - Besonderheiten: 1862 - French Expeditionary Forces. Envelope with contents written from 'Lie
1862 - French Expeditionary Forces. Envelope with contents written from 'Lieutenant Ferger, 4th Infantry of the Marines, Saigon' dated '4th Jan 1862' addressed to France bearing French "Napoleon" Yvert 14, 20c blue (imperf pair) tied by 'CECA' in lozenge with adjacent 'Corps Exr. Chine/Bau A' date stamp '14th Jan 04' on face, boxed 'PD', endorsed 'via Suez' with Marseille a Lyon ambulant and Laval arrival '26th Feb' on reverse. Lovely item with letter from Bureau A in Saigon, the Troops establishing the Post Office their in Feb 1861 until the withdrawal of troops in March 1862.
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