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Auction: CSS129 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 899

Indo-China
French Indo-Chinese Post Office
Military Mail
Collection of six items of correespondence with Lieutenant Guy Hartwig, who was a French military officer and had the title of President of Postal Control (the censorship authority). After the Japanese coup d'etat, Hartwig was interned in a camp for French officials. This exhibit presents examples of the messages between Hartwig and his wife during the course of his confinement. A fascinating accumulation of postal history from a short-lived period of World War II.

Estimate
HK$1,000 to HK$1,200

Starting price
HK$800