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Auction: 21042 - The Opium Wars Collection
Lot: 176

The Second Opium War
The Final Northern Campaign
French Postal Bureau
Shanghai (Central Bureau): 1860 (2 Oct.) envelope to Caen "voie de Suez & Marseilles" bearing imperf. Napoleon 40c. (good to large margins) tied by a superb strike of "CEBC CL" in lozenge with and equally fine "corps exp. china/bau central" despatch c.d.s., with boxed "PD" and five-pointed star in shades of red. The letter has been sent by Surgeon Major Roger of the military transport ship 'la Meurthe' and countersigned by his commanding officer; there is an array of French backstamps including Caen arrival (27.11). There are a couple of minor imperfections, a neat and delightful cover.


1860年10月2日法國在華遠征艦隊少校Roger Chirurjun 由上海寄法國Caen, 註有 "Voie de Suez & Marseilles" 字樣, 貼拿破倫無齒40c. 票, 銷"CECB CL" 菱型戳及 "Corps Exp. Chine/ Bau Central" 調發日戳, 另有紅色框型 "PD" 戳及五角星戳. 封背有他的指揮官簽署, 並有一些法國郵戳,包括卡昂 (Caen) 11月27日到達戳. 此信函有一些小污外, 整體品相中上.

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