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99 - CHINA-ANNAM-TONKIN. Set of 105 CPA postcards, all postmarked…
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Estimate €150 - €250
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CHINA-ANNAM-TONKIN. Set of 105 CPA postcards, all postmarked on 14 or 15 July 1911 at CHO-CHU (Tonkin) and addressed to Captain Joseph DIETRICH of the 2nd RIC; most depict military operations, including those of the Lecreux column (1908) Mayer’s operation of 11 February 1911 against pirates, the 10th RIC, portraits of Tonkinese skirmishers, militiamen, Dé-Tham pirates being interrogated or executed, scenes of daily life in Hanoi, local dignitaries, etc. All annotated, in an album with the following stamped on the cover: “ANNAM – TONKIN”; a group photograph, measuring 17 × 22.5 cm, of French officers from the 10th RIC or the 3rd Tonkinese Rifle Regiment is included. BE
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About the sale MILITARIA 1914–1918 & 1939–1945
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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