Lot 2071

1904 (21 Jul) Corps d'Occupation du Tonkin cover from Kouang Tcheon Wan to Algeria, frankless, applied with "COMMANDAT SUPERIEUR / QUANG TCHEOU WAN" circular seal, Fort Bayard Desrousseaux type 1 cds and faint "CORPS EXPEDIRE / TONKIN" circular seal. Transit Haiphong (24 Jul). Arrived Batna (5 Sep). Cover opened at top.

1904.7.21 東京佔領軍自廣州灣寄阿爾及利亞，無貼票，鈐“COMMANDAT SUPERIEUR / QUANG TCHEOU WAN”圓戳、西營Desrousseaux 1型日戳及模糊之“CORPS EXPEDIRE / TONKIN”圓戳。7.24經海防。9.5抵Batna。封頂打開。