59th AUCTION - day 3

China: 1932. Air Mail envelope (three sides open) headed 'Flottille du Yang-Tse/

China

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1932. Air Mail envelope (three sides open) headed 'Flottille du Yang-Tse/Canonniere "Balny"' and written from the French Gun-Boat "Balney" at Chungking addressed to France bearing SG 427, 60c blue, SG 428, 90c olive and SG 429, $1 yellow-green tied by Chungking date stamp with framed 'Censuré/et Ferme/Au Depart Par/L'Autorite Militaire' in violet on reverse with boxed bilingual 'Par Avion' and routed via Hanoi with framed hand-stamp instructional in violet 'Via Hanoi' and Langres receiver on reverse. Very rare item of censored mail from the Yang-Tse River.

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Condition: Cover

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Catalog number(s): SG 427, 428, 429