Lot 2173

1876 Saigon (20 Apr ) to France, f.w. Ceres imperf 25c in pair, tied by CCH diamond obliterator in blue, along with scarce "SAI ON" scatched out with remaining letter "G" Desrousseaux type Ac cds. On reverse with "Cochinchine / Saigon" cds. Arrived Pariis (2 Jun). Desrousseaux recorded only one cover and one piece with the type Ac cds. Also it is a late example of CCH diamond obliterator which was replaced by circuiar d.s at the end of May 1876.

1876.4.20 西貢寄法國，貼五穀女神無齒25生丁雙連，銷CCH藍色菱形殺手戳，旁鈐G字（SAI ON被挖去僅剩G字）Desrousseaux Ac型日戳，背鈐“Cochinchine / Saigon”日戳。6.2抵巴黎。Desoursseaux記錄Ac型挖字日戳僅見一件信封及一件剪片例子。另外，此同為CCH殺手戳之較晚例子，隨後於1876年5月底便被圓形日戳取代。