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Auction: 21042 - The Opium Wars Collection
Lot: 172

The Second Opium War
The Final Northern Campaign
Occupation of Peking
French Troops - General Collineau: 1860 (29 Oct.) envelope addressed to "Monsieur Collineau, General de brigade En Chine" and "Expedition de Chine" bearing imperf. Napoleon 40c. (good margins) tied by "502" petit chiffres with Brantome despatch c.d.s. and boxed "PD" struck in red, the reverse with two French transit c.d.s.; a couple of small imperfections but still neat and attractive. When this letter arrived the general was likely to have been camped near Peking to help with the negotiations with the Imperial Government

General Collineau was one of the senior French generals who participated in many of the major battles advancing to Peking, including taking the bridge in the Battle of Palikao


1860年10月29日法國Brantome 經由巴黎及Suez 寄中國遠征軍 Collineau 將軍信函. 封上註有 "Expedition de Chine", 貼拿破倫無齒40c. 一枚, 銷502 菱型戳及Brantome 調發戳. 另蓋紅色框型 "PD" 戳. 封背蓋两枚法國中轉戳. 此信函保存尚佳. 當這封信到達時, 這位將軍可能已經在北京附近紮營, 以幫助與清廷進行談判.

Estimate
HK$8,000 to HK$12,000

Starting price
HK$6000