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1883-4 Stampless mourning envelope with back flap gone & large tear on reverse to Orleans endorsed Corps Epeditionaire du Tonkin with signature below & smudged octagonal CORR. D. ARMEES /date / HAIPONG ….Admiral Courbet’s expedition arrive Haiphong July 1883 & take Sontay in December. In mid 1884 his flotilla sailed for China & Formosa…Ref – Chronology of French Military Campaigns & Expeditions by Waugh & Luft…Scarce but condition prevails….