項次 1329
China, French Post Offices in China (towns other than Shanghai)

1902 Mongtze B (Yunnanfu) (8 Aug) to France, f.w. Navigation and
Commerce issue 25c in pair, tied by scarce Mongtze B French PO cds.
Transit Mongtze French PO (14 Aug), Laokay (23 Aug), Hanoi (27
Aug). Arrived Bordeaux (9 Oct). With French certificate. In 1900,
Mengtsz and Yunnanfu were still not open to foreigners. French
Indochina therefore set up the post offices in Mengtsz and Yunnanfu
in the name of "Laokay A" and "Laokay B" respectively to keep a low
profile. In 1901, Mengtsz was open to foreigners so "Laokay A" was
changed to "Mongtze" while Yunnanfu was changed to "Mongtze B"
until 1904 Yunnanfu was also open. According to AVA's record, about
20 covers from Mongtze B exist.
1902.8.8
蒙自B(雲南府)寄法國,貼航海及商貿神像25生丁雙連,銷稀罕之蒙自B法局日戳。8.14經蒙自,8.23經老街,8.27經河內。10.9抵波爾多。附法國證書。
1900年,蒙自及雲南府尚未對外國人開放,故印支郵政在蒙自及雲南府的郵戳上,分別雋刻地名“老街A”及“老街B”以蒙混過關。到1901年,蒙自對外國人開放,故郵戳可改回“蒙自”,而雲南府則改為“蒙自B”。在1904年雲南府亦相繼開放,始使用正確地名。按艾華記錄,蒙自B寄出之信封存世約20件,是法國客郵中的罕品。
