Lot 2164

1892 (25 Aug) French miloitary cover from Poulo Condore, f.w. French Colonies 5c + 10c, tied by scarce "CORR D'ARMEES / POULO-CONDORE" Desrousseaux type F cds. On reverse with "COMMANDANT LE POSTE / POULO CONDORE" circular seal in blue. Transit Saigon military PO (27 Aug). Desrousseaux stated that type F cds was only seen in Bentre, Poulo Condore and Soctrang, therefore examples are particularly sccarce. Known as Con Dao today, Poulo Condore is the largest island of the Côn Đảo archipelago, off the coast of southern Vietnam.

1892.8.25 法軍軍郵封自崑崙島寄出，貼法國殖民地5生丁 + 10生丁，銷難得之崑崙島法軍郵局Desrousseaux F型日戳。背鈐“COMMANDANT / LE POSTE / POULO CONDORE”藍色圓戳。8.27經西貢軍郵局。Desrousseaux指F型日戳僅見於檳椥、崑崙島及朔莊三地，故份外稀罕。崑山島是越南南部崑崙群島中面積最大的島嶼。