Lot 2125

1900 (4 Nov) Cover by Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine from Yangtsun to France, applied with scarce "Tresor et Postes Aux Armees" No. 3 cds. On reverse with also rare "Place de Tien-Tsin" circular seal in blue. Arrived Paris (19 Dec). Located at Yangtsun, No. 3 is the rarest one among the French FPO. Its examples were only seen between Oct and Dec 1900. The "Place de Tien-Tsin" mark further elevates the piece.

1900.11.4 對華遠征軍封自楊村寄法國，鈐少見之法軍3局日戳。背蓋同樣難得之“Place de Tientsin”藍色圓戳。12.19抵巴黎。法軍3局位於楊村，乃法軍軍郵局中最稀罕者。“Place de Tientsin”圓戳更是錦上添花。