ChinaJapan French Post Offices 1868 "STRIP OF 3" 4c grey
French Napoleon Yvert 27, tied by gros chiffres 5118 of the French Bureau in Yokohama with adjacent YOKOHAMA B. au Francais 14/4/68 datestamp. This is a scarce stamp used at a Foreign Post Office and Matsumoto DOES NOT RECORD this stamp used in 1868 with only a few known from other years. (pt)
