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1952 (Jul 3) longer airmail envelope to Reimes & forwarded locally bearing first 1951 Kingdom issues River Mekong 10c + Vietiane pair 1p & single 3p (SG 1 + SG 7 + SG 10) tied Savannakhet /Laos cds ………Formally part of French Indo-Chine & occupied by the Japanese from 1941-45 with the French returning in 1946 & on 19 July 1949 Laos became an Associated State within the French Union until 22 Oct 1953 when it became Independant within the Union……Commercial mail during this short period is not readily available