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1929 (19 Feb.) An Air Crashed cover from France to Saigon, franked with Sower 50c x 2, 1f in block of 10. hand stamped ANNULE and manuscript signature in red on stamps, with Olivier Merson 10f, tied by lager single ring POSTE AERIENNE/FRANCE-INDO-CHINE cds. with hand stamped RAID INTERROMPU/PARACCID/ Retour a l'envoyeur blue chop in three lines. Photo

HK$ 1,500 - 1,800 2425

1929 (19 Feb.) An Air Crashed cover from French to Saigon, franked with Pasteur 1f50 blue x 7, tied by large single ring POSTE AERIENNE/FRANCE-INDO-CHINE cds. Hand stamped RAID INTERROMPU/PAR ACCID/Retour a l'envoyeur blue chop in three lines. On back with PARIS 19-2 29 cancellation. Photo

HK$ 600 - 800 2426

1929 (22 Feb.) First Flight cover from Hanoi to France, franked on front with Indochine Plowing 5c, Cambodian Girl 6c & That Luang Temple 40c, horizontal pair, tied by HANOI R.P. cds dated 22 Feb., 1929, the 40c pair also tied by “PREMIER VOYAGE POSTAL PAR AVION INDOCHINE FRANCE” handstamp, backstamped similar Hanoi and SAIGON CENTRAL COCHINCHINE cds dated 25 Feb. and arrival cds, light age toning.

HK$ 700 - 800 2427

1929 (28 Nov) Postage due incoming cover from India, franked on front with India King George V 1a, horizontal pair, tied by 28 Nov, 1929 India cds, an unframed “T” postage due handstamp at lower right, added with Indochine 1922 Dragon from Steps of Angkor Wat 8 CENTS postage due stamp, tied by SAIGON CENTRAL COCHINCHINE cds, fne. Photo

HK$ 700 - 800 2428

1938 (29 July) First Flight cover, franked on front with Indochine Air Post stamp 11c, tied by HANOI R.P. TONKIN cds daed 29 July, 1938, a rectangular handstamp in commemoration of the First Flight HANOI-SAIGON on 30 July 1938 in red alongside, backstamped SAIGONCENTRAL COCHINCHINE machine dater, fne. Photo

HK$ 400 - 500

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1938 (1 Aug.) First Flight cover from Saigon to Hanoi, franked on front with Indochine Junk 2c x 2, Tower at Ruins of Angkor 3c & Paris Int’l. Expo 4c (surface damaged), tied by SAIGON-CENTRAL COCHINCHINE cds dated 1 Aug., 1938, HANOI R.P. TONKIN cds dated Aug. 2, 1938 on both sides and a rectangular pictorial handstamp in commemoration of the frst fight SAIGON-HANOI PAR AIR FRANCE alongside, fne and clean. Photo

HK$ 400 - 500 2430

1938 (1 Aug.) First Flight cover from Saigon to Hanoi, franked on front with Indochine Junk 2c, Tower at Ruins of Angkor 3c & 6c, tied by SAIGON-CENTRAL COCHINCHINE cds’s dated 1 Aug., 1938, HANOI R.P. TONKIN cds dated 2 Aug, 1938 and a rectangular pictorial handstamp in commemoration of the frst fight SAIGON-HANOI PAR AIR FRANCE alongside, fne and clean. Photo

HK$ 400 - 500 2431

1939 (2 Feb.) An air mail reg. cover, bearing Indo Chine 2c green, 3c brown , 18+5c blue, and 60c purple in single tied by LAO-KAY/TONKIN cds. Photo

HK$ 300 - 400 2432

1940 (5 Jun. & 25 Dec.) Selection of 2 censored covers from Cochinchine to S. India, both resealed by "OPENEDBYCENSOR" label at left, one bearing large triangular type "PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION" chop in violet, small triangular type "PASSED FOR CENSOR" chop in black and COCHINCHINE cds dated 25-12 40; the other franked with 5c & 20c tied by SAIGON-CENTRAL COCHINCHINE cds dated 5 6 40, fne. Photo

HK$ 500 - 600

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1883 QV 3c blue stationery pc to England, tied by 25mm double ring SINGAPORE cds. Alongside single ring SINGAPORE/AU 9 83/PAID cds in red and 28mm single ring straight SINGAPORE/P/UNPAID cancellation. COLCHESTER SP 11 83 arrival cds. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200