China (French) 1893 Mourning envelope to French China, 1st Recorded

bearing 25c French Type Sage Yvert 97 tied by Hereplan double-ring routed via Saigon to the French Post and Telegraph Office Long-Xuyen Indo-China with French General Colonies 2 franc Marron Yvert 16 applied on arrival. This cover is the FIRST RECORDED with the 2 fr used in Indo-China it would have been used as a form of accounting the TAX on incoming mail in groups of 8 unpaid letters. A superb item for the exhibitor. (pt)

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