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French Indochina Post Offices Postal stationery

French Indochina Post Offices Bulk lot

French Indochina Post Offices

French Indochina Post Offices Postal stationery

French Indochina Post Offices Bulk lot

French Indochina Post Offices Postal stationery

Lot 946

200 HKD

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French Indochina France type 5c and 10c stationery covers in a group of 3. Two 10c covers on different paper and one with inscription at

French Indochina France type 5c and 10c stationery covers in a group of 3. Two 10c covers on different paper and one with inscription at top left. All mint.法屬印支法蘭西像5生丁及10生丁郵資封共3件。當中兩件10生丁用色不同，一件之左上方帶銘文。均未使用。

French Indochina Post Offices Bulk lot

Lot 972

1,100 HKD

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A group of about 200 French Indochina and its ovpt. Kouang Tcheou Wan issues, mostly mint. Please view.

A group of about 200 French Indochina and its ovpt. Kouang Tcheou Wan issues, mostly mint. Please view.一組約200枚法屬印支及其加蓋廣州灣地名票，大多為新，請預覽。

French Indochina Post Offices

China Province Yunnan

French Indochina Post Offices

Lot 2160

280,000 HKD

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1898 Szemao (15 Mar) to C.E.Tanant, Customs Wuhu via French Indochina, applied with Customs Szemao origin cds. Transit Customs Mengtzu (25

1898 Szemao (15 Mar) to C.E.Tanant, Customs Wuhu via French Indochina, applied with Customs Szemao origin cds. Transit Customs Mengtzu (25 Mar). In combination with Navigation and Commerce ovpt. Chine 25c, tied by Laokay (31 Mar) cds. Further transit Hanoi (8 Apr), Haiphong (9 Apr), Shanghai (21 Apr) with dollar cds. Arrived Wuhu (23 Apr) with dollar cds in brown. Cover opened out for display. Covers of Customs Szemao are extremely scarce with only 5 examples known. This one dated the second. Ex- Steve Chazen. 1898.3.15 思茅經印支寄蕪湖海關稅務司譚安，鈐思茅海關始發日戳。3.25經蒙自海關。加貼航海及商貿神像加蓋Chine 25生丁，銷3.31老街日戳。4.8經河內，4.9經海防，4.21經上海，鈐大圓戳。4.23抵蕪湖，鈐棕色大圓戳。封剖開以作展示。思茅海關封極為難得，存世僅見五例，此為日期第二早者。蔡盛舊藏。 1. 1897.7.21 思茅關 Customs Szemao → 重慶 Chungking. Rate: 25 ctm. 2. 1898.3.15 思茅關 Customs Szemao → 4.23 蕪湖 Wuhu. Rate: 25 ctm. 3. 1898.9.15 思茅關 Customs Szemao → 倫敦 London. Rate: 25 ctm. Provenance: Steve Chazen (Ava Auctions, 2023.3.11 sales) 4. 1898.12.22 思茅關 Customs Szemao → 2.27 倫敦 Kew Gardens. Rate: 25 ctm. 5. 1899.4.9 思茅關 Customs Szemao → 5.19 北京 Peking. Rate: 75 ctm triple rate.

China Province Yunnan

China French PO Covers bulk lot

French Indochina Post Offices Cancellations and seals

China Province Yunnan

Lot 2191

500 HKD

Live

1923 Kokiuchang (1 Mar) to Peking via French Indochina, f.w. Junk 3c for domestic rate, tied by Kokiuchang bilingunal cds. Transit Hokow (3

1923 Kokiuchang (1 Mar) to Peking via French Indochina, f.w. Junk 3c for domestic rate, tied by Kokiuchang bilingunal cds. Transit Hokow (3 Mar), Shanghai (17 Mar). Arrived Peking (20 Mar). Since Feb 1907, domestic mails from Yunnan via sea route were no longer handled by French Indochina Post so it had to pay domestic rate only.1923.3.1 箇舊廠經法屬印支寄北京，貼帆船3分，銷箇舊廠腰框英漢日戳。3.3經河口，3.17經上海。3.20抵北京。自1907年2月起，雲南經海路寄國內之郵件不再經印支郵局處理，故只需貼付國內郵資。

China French PO Covers bulk lot

French Indochina Post Offices Cancellations and seals

China French PO Covers bulk lot

Lot 2203

1,900 HKD

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1900-1920s a group of 3 covers from Mengtsz and Yunnanfu French PO, f.w. unovpt. Navigation and Commerce, France type issues as well as

1900-1920s a group of 3 covers from Mengtsz and Yunnanfu French PO, f.w. unovpt. Navigation and Commerce, France type issues as well as 1903 surch 15c/25c and 1919 surch 16c/25c . French Indochina stamps were valid in Yunnan French post offices. 1900至1920年代一組三件出自蒙自及雲南府法局之信封，貼未加蓋航海及商貿神像、法蘭西像、1903年改值15生丁蓋25 生丁及1919年改值16生丁蓋40生丁票。印支票於雲南法局同樣有效。

French Indochina Post Offices Cancellations and seals

Lot 2204

8,000 HKD

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1913 Atuntze (1 Nov) to France via Indochina, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c ovp. ROC in strip of 3 + 1 missed stamp on reverse, tied by Atuntze PO

1913 Atuntze (1 Nov) to France via Indochina, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c ovp. ROC in strip of 3 + 1 missed stamp on reverse, tied by Atuntze PO tombstone cancel. Transit Likiang (1 Nov), Siakwan (5 Nov), Kunming (13 Nov), Hokow (16 Nov), Laokay (16 Nov). Arrived France (18 Dec). Very early example of Auntze PO. 1913.11.1 阿墩子經印支寄法國，貼楷字蟠龍3分三連 + 1枚掉票，銷阿墩子郵政局碑形戳。11.1經麗江，11.5經下關，11.13經昆明，11.16經河口，11.16經老街。12.18抵法國。極早之阿墩子郵局例子。

French Indochina Post Offices

Cambodia

French Indochina Post Offices

Lot 2831

1,600 HKD

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1930s a pair of Qiaopi (money remittance cover) red band cover from Cholon and Saigon to Amoy. One frankless and one f.w. French Indochina

1930s a pair of Qiaopi (money remittance cover) red band cover from Cholon and Saigon to Amoy. One frankless and one f.w. French Indochina 15c and tied by Cholon cds. Both with same forwarding agent seal.1930年代一對僑批紅條封，分別自堤岸及西貢寄廈門。一件無貼票，一件貼法屬印支15生丁，銷堤岸日戳。兩件均見“ 成春信局”直戳及“暨分龍銀無取工資”指示戳。

Lot 2832

2,400 HKD

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1930s a pair of Qiaopi (money remittance cover) red band cover from Cholon to Amoy and Swatow, f.w. French Indochina 15c and tied by Cholon

1930s a pair of Qiaopi (money remittance cover) red band cover from Cholon to Amoy and Swatow, f.w. French Indochina 15c and tied by Cholon cds. Both with forwarding agent seals. Plus a frankless inner cover.1930年代一對僑批紅條封，分別自堤岸寄廈門及汕頭，均貼法屬印支15生丁，銷堤岸日戳。鈐“榮記信局”、“成春信局”、幫號及序號。另附一件無貼票內信。

Cambodia

French Indochina Post Offices

Cambodia

Lot 2834

1,700 HKD

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1935 Phnom Penh (21 Mar) to Tenghai. Remittance red band cover, f.w. French Indochina 15c on reverse, tied by Cholon cds, alongside with

1935 Phnom Penh (21 Mar) to Tenghai. Remittance red band cover, f.w. French Indochina 15c on reverse, tied by Cholon cds, alongside with “Annam / Nanfung / Remittance Shop” vertical cachet, Phnom Penh remittance shop oval seal, prefix and serial number by ink-brush. Ex- Choon Koshpasharin. 2025 (Jul) AVA Auctions, lot 3156.1935.3.21 印支金塔寄澄海。銀信紅條封，背貼印支票15生丁，銷堤岸日戳，旁鈐“安南南豐批局”直戳、橢圓形“金塔黃乾泰來批局”戳記、字軌及手寫編號。許茂春舊藏。2025.7 艾華拍賣，拍品號3156。

French Indochina Post Offices

Lot 2835

4,600 HKD

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1949 "Caisse de Compensation" cover to Cholon, frankless, applied with "Caisse de Compensation" bilingual circular and rectangular h.s. It

1949 "Caisse de Compensation" cover to Cholon, frankless, applied with "Caisse de Compensation" bilingual circular and rectangular h.s. It was a social welfare and rationing agency established in Vietnamese history through the cooperation of local Overseas Chinese associations and official authorities1949年“西堤華僑各業調劑庫”封寄堤岸，鈐調劑庫法文中文橫戳及圓戳。華僑調劑庫是由當地華僑社團與官方配合設立的社會福利及物資配給機構。