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Lot 219

60.00 CAD

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1894 (August), Occupation of Tonkin, Third Regiment, cover to Bordeaux, France, endorsed "Corps d'occupation du Tonkin", postmarked

1894 (August), Occupation of Tonkin, Third Regiment, cover to Bordeaux, France, endorsed "Corps d'occupation du Tonkin", postmarked Bac-Ninh (30 Aug), "Corps Expeditn. / Tonkin" undated c.d.s. and "Corps Exp. Tonkin / Ligne N. 10" (9 Sep) c.d.s, blue circular "Tirailleurs Tonkinois / 3e Regiment / Le Conseil D'Administon" regimental handstamp, reverse with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, small piece torn from lower left, else quite fine for such military mail

Lot 220

90.00 CAD

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1894 (November 24), military cover from Cochin to France, endorsed Expeditionary Corps of Tonkin, struck with circular HUE COCHINCH / CORPS

1894 (November 24), military cover from Cochin to France, endorsed Expeditionary Corps of Tonkin, struck with circular HUE COCHINCH / CORPS EXPD in black, additional similar slightly larger doube-circle, and black HUE / MAJOR DE GARNISON bilingual handstamp, to Epinal, with Saigon-Centreal / Cochin Chine transit (30 Nov) and Epinal c.d.s. receiver (27 Dec), fine-very fine

Lot 221

150.00 CAD

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1910 (November), China Expeditionary Force, Red Cross postcard from Nagasaki with ambulance cover, pre-printed "Societé de Francaise

1910 (November), China Expeditionary Force, Red Cross postcard from Nagasaki with ambulance cover, pre-printed "Societé de Francaise de Secours aux Blessés Militaire, Croix Rouge Francaise, Ambulance de Chine," sent from Nagasaki to France, struck with "CORPS EXP. TONKIN / LIGNE N.4" departing November 9, some edge imperfections, but rare; with 2015 Roumet certificate

Lot 222

150.00 CAD

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1919, registered censored cover to the Armenian Refugee Camp, Port Said, 15c postal stationery cover, uprated with 1919 2/5c on 1c, two

1919, registered censored cover to the Armenian Refugee Camp, Port Said, 15c postal stationery cover, uprated with 1919 2/5c on 1c, two 4/5c on 2c and 8c on 20c issues, with 5c+5c and 10c+5c semi-postals, all tied by Canton double-circle c.d.s., to the American Red Cross Commission, British Expeditionary Force, Armenian Refugee Camp, Port Said, Egypt, circular PASSED BY CENSOR / No 3 handstamp at upper left, reverse with Registered / Hong Kong (1 Apr) transit and Port Said / R arrival backstamp, a lovely and scarce cover

Lot 223

100.00 CAD

Live

1929 (November 11) Costes-Bellonte first flight, Hanoi to France, franked with 6c definitive and 2c commemorative, tied by Hanoi c.d.s.,

1929 (November 11) Costes-Bellonte first flight, Hanoi to France, franked with 6c definitive and 2c commemorative, tied by Hanoi c.d.s., PHU-THO / TONKIN blue c.d.s. (12 Nov), framed "VOYAGE / RETOUR RECORD DISTANCE / COSTES-BELLONTE / OCT NOV 1929", reverse Paris receiver (12 Nov), vertical fold and some edge imperfections, fine-very fine

Lot 224

80.00 CAD

Live

1931 (February 2), Saigon to Paris, registered first flight cover, franked with 11c definitive, 30c and 40c Pictorials, tied by

1931 (February 2), Saigon to Paris, registered first flight cover, franked with 11c definitive, 30c and 40c Pictorials, tied by Saigon Central c.d.s., handstamped with crisp "PREMIERS SERVICES REGULIERS / FRANCE - INDOCHINE / VIA AIR-ORIENT" flight cachet, reverse with Paris (17 Feb) c.d.s. receiver, attractive and very fine

Lot 225

120.00 CAD

Live

1931 (June), Saigon to Paris mourning crash cover, franked with 6c and 50c adhesives, tied by Saigon Central c.d.s., struck

1931 (June), Saigon to Paris mourning crash cover, franked with 6c and 50c adhesives, tied by Saigon Central c.d.s., struck COURRIER ACCIDENTE / LE 7 JUIN 1931, to Paris, red CONTROLE / AVION / AFFRS censor mark, seal on reverse, Marseilles transit (2 Jul) and two Paris receivers (7 Jul), faults as expected for such mail, scarce

Lot 226

90.00 CAD

Live

1947 (April 12), military cover from the troopship Chantilly at sea to the French Red Cross, Marseille, struck with circular POSTE

1947 (April 12), military cover from the troopship Chantilly at sea to the French Red Cross, Marseille, struck with circular POSTE AUX ARMÉES / T.O.E. c.d.s. (14 Apr) and blue maritime cachet SERVICE A LA MER / M/S "CHANTILLY" with anchor motif, enclosing full two-page letter written on board describing the voyage from Marseille toward Saigon, fresh and very fine. The letter, written by infirmary nurse F. Remy to the Red Cross, describes life aboard a troopship carrying 500 gendarmes, recounting the "sea of oil" between Marseille and Port Said and eleven days confined aboard without sight of a tree after the British barred landing at Colombo, and records the gendarmes' transition from civilian life to the "brigade life" of Indochina, with further mention of calls at Singapore and Saigon