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Lot 40054 – The Earliest Known Franking from Laos

The Earliest Known Franking from Laos
The Earliest Known Franking from Laos
The Earliest Known Franking from Laos
The Earliest Known Franking from Laos
Lot 40054 – The Earliest Known Franking from Laos
Laos
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
30’000 – 40’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 13 Jun 2018 at 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

The Earliest Known Franking from Laos

1903 Thai postal stationery card 1 att from 1883 used from Pak Se Done/Laos to France and redirected to Russian Turkestan, franked Indochina 10c (shaved perf.) cancelled PAK SE DONE (“Done” part taken away in 1905) 8 JUIN 03, BASSAC (Laos) and Saigon transit cds alongside. Other amazing cachets noted on this most extraordinary and unique item include violet s/l at top TROUPES DE L’INDOCHINE (CAMBODGE) overwritten by manuscript TROUPES DE L’INDOCHINE (LAOS). Also violet circular MISSION D’ETUDE DES CHEMINS DE FER DU HAUT-CAMBODGE, violet s/l LE CHEF DE MISSION and signed. Two Russian cds incl. arrival KOKANH/Russian Turkestan 14 JUL 1903 verify this fantastic voyage from and to most exotic places.

Exhibited: Court of Honour Bangkok 2003, Court of Honour Hong Kong 2004

Provenance: Wallberg

Estimate: € 30’000 – € 40’000

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