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Items added: 3 July 2024

Here I document covers outbound from Bangkok between 1855 and 1885 discovered since the book was published. They are listed in chronological order.



BANGKOK TO USA
1858 January 22 - Envelope

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BEARING:

Nil

POSTAGE:

?

MARKINGS:
  1. Boxed Via Southampton (red)
  2. via HONG-KONG (APR.10.)
  3. LONDON and BOSTON / British DKT.
  4. Tax 33 cents.
  5. Manuscript Rate marking (black)

ADDRESS:

Charles Stokes Esq., Lee Centre / Oneida Co(unty), State of New York

SENDER:

Henry Stokes to his father

SOURCE:

Antonio M. Torres auction, Barcelona, 19 October 1992 (Carlos Swanson's collection.)

COMMENTS:
Thanks to Rory Morrisey for point this item out (Nov 2021).
The first post office in Oneida County was established in 1827 with Charles Stokes the first postmaster. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~townoflee/history/LeeCenter/leecenter.html

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BANGKOK TO PARIS
1858 February - Yellow Silk Pouch

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BEARING:

Nil

POSTAGE:

?

MARKINGS:
  1. Royal Shield strike on front (red)
  2. SINGAPORE / 23 / FEB. / 1858 / P.O.
  3. Arrival transit CDS on reverse and several charges.
  4. PAYS ÉTR. V. SUEZ / 26 / MARS / 58 / AMB. D ? (red)
  5. Rate Markings (black)

ADDRESS:

The President of the Société Impériale Centrale D'Horticulture, 3 Quai Malaquais, Paris.

SENDER:

S.P. Pin Klau Chau Yuhua, second King of Siam

SOURCE:

Antonio M. Torres auction, Barcelona, 19 October 1992 (Carlos Swanson's collection.)

COMMENTS:
Thanks to Rory Morrisey for pointing this item out (Nov 2021).
On the yellow silk pouch there is a paper label for address.
The Society had it origins in 1827. It was originally a club of enthusiasts wishing to exchange experiences or new cultivation techniques and to indulge in the acclimatization of exotic species.
https://www.snhf.org/histoire

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BANGKOK TO SAN FRANCISCO
1860 February 10 - Folded Letter Sheet

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BEARING:

India 1855 used at Bangkok

POSTAGE:

1a x 4 = 4a

MARKINGS:
  1. manuscripit "4"
  2. B/172
  3. "via Siggapore" (red)
  4. "Singapore 12 Feb" (red)
  5. Pickenpack, Thies & Co., Bangkok Siam (red)
  6. manuscript "Pickenpack, Thies & Co., Bangkok. February 10th/1860. Received May 12/60." (on reverse)
  7. manuscript "via Hong Kong" (on reverse)
  8. MISSENT-TO/HONG-KONG  (red)
  9. Hong Kong/C/MR 11/60 (on reverse)
  10. SAN FRANCISCO MAY 12 (red)
  11. Due "6"

ADDRESS:

Messers Macondray, Sanfrancisco, California

SENDER:

unknown

SOURCE:

SIEGEL AUCTION GALLERIES, Sale 1327 , lot  5272, 16-18 Jul 2024. 

COMMENTS:
Special thanks Andrew Titley.

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BANGKOK TO RITZEBUTTEL
1863 - Folded Letter Sheet

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BEARING:

India 2a as two pairs

POSTAGE:

8a

MARKINGS:
  1. "Via Triest"
  2. A. MARKWALD & Co. firm chop (blue)
  3. B/172 cancellation
  4. SINGAPORE (red) on reverse

ADDRESS:

Dr. Samuelson, Ritzebüttel, Hamburg

SENDER:

see below

SOURCE:

David Feldman S.A. 16-17 Nov 1987 lot 42329

COMMENTS:
From the auction descrition: "from a German prisoner who talks about his life in Thailand before & after his arrest & Thai jail."

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BANGKOK TO SCUTARI, ALBANIA
1869 August - Envelope

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BEARING:

Nil

POSTAGE:

Nil

MARKINGS:
  1. "CONSULAT DE FRANCE A BANGKOK"
  2. Mauscript "Via Trieste"
  3. LIGNE N PAQ. FR. No4 / 11 AOUT  69 / PAQ. FR. No4 (black) (reverse)
  4. LIGNE N PAQ. FR. No2 / 14 AOUT. 69  (black)
  5. On reverse transit marks of Alexandria, French Railway, Vienna, and Trieste.
  6. Manuscript “40” (blue crayon) applied at Trieste for a charge of 40 new kreuzer for the Austro-German postage and sea postage Trieste-Scutari.

ADDRESS:

Monsieur G. Aubaret, Consul de France a Scutari (Albanie)

SENDER:

French Consulate

SOURCE:

Heinrich Koehler Auktionshause Sale 379, 19-24 September 2022, lot 6083.

COMMENTS:

Cover with original contents in Vietnamese language. Gabriel Aubaret was a talented linguist, easily learning languages. He was a recognised expert on the Annam people (Vietnamese) writing on their history, language and culture.

In the book in chapter G3, the Catalogue of Covers, there are fife cover to Mr. Aubaret see: these dates: 1868 Feb | 1868 Sept | 1869 Sept | 1869 Jul 15 | 1869 Sept 15.

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BANGKOK TO MAURITIUS
1873 September - Letter Sheet

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BEARING:

Stamps removed [Straits Settlements]

POSTAGE:

Stamps removed

MARKINGS:
  1. THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED / FORWARDED / SINGAPORE
  2. SINGAPORE / SP 20 / 73 on reverse
  3. ADEN STEAMER POINT / OC 11 / 73 (black) on reverse
  4. MAURITIUS / A / OC 26 / 73 on the reverse 

ADDRESS:

Messrs. Pipon Adam & Co. / Mauritius

SENDER:
The Borneo Company Limited in Bangkok

SOURCE:

Auktionshaus Gärtner: 50th AUCTION at 9 - 10 & 21 - 26 June 2021 part of lot 120

COMMENTS:

There are several similar covers in the book.  The reverse on one cover has the paper seal of the Borneo Co / Singapore. The firm in Bangkok sent the letter to its branch in Singapore, they added a stamp, tied the postage with their handstamp and then place it in the mail.

Two similar covers 1874 June 20 and 1874 July 25 from the same writer to the same Mauritius firm were mailed with a 24c Straits stamp which was the ½ oz rate.

Someone has removed the stamps on this and its similar covers.

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BANGKOK TO LA CYGNE, KANSAS, USA
1881 June 29 - Envelope


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BEARING:

10c Hong Kong

POSTAGE:

10c

MARKINGS:
  1. HONG KONG C JY 15 81
  2. B62 Hong Kong obliterator
  3. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL / AUG / 12 / RECD. (i.e., Received)  (on reverse)

ADDRESS:

Messers. Kenea & Lane, Eds. “Journal”, La Cygne – Kansas, U.S. of America

SENDER:
Consulate of the United States

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:
The letter is date 29 June 1881. It is unsigned. The sender is likely General John Adams Halderman the Consul General. He  was a onetime member of the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate.

The British steamer Dale (644 tons) departed Bangkok on 30 June 1881 for Hong Kong. She arrived at Hong Kong on 7 July 1881. The letter left Hong Kong on 18 July 1881 for San Francisco on board the steamer Belgic (2652 ton) a White Star line ship chartered to the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company.

Siam Weekly Advertiser, 2 July 1881
HK Telegraph, 14 July 1881
HK Telegraph, 15 July 1881
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/SS_Belgic_(1873)

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Count Kergaradec
Le Comte de Kergaradec (1841 - 1894)
 

He studied engineering at the Naval School. He was promoted to Captain of frigate on 13 April 1883.

He married Henriette de Place (1858-1943) on 1 October 1878 at Angers, France.

In May 1875 he was placed in charge of the French consulate in Hanoi as the principal administrator of native affairs and was sent on a mission to Hué in April 1883.

On 5 July 1883 he was appointed Consul and Government Commissioner at Bangkok. Then on 5 August 1887 he was appointed Chargé d’Affaires and Consul General to Siam. On 5 January 1891 he was appointed the Consul General of France in Moscow.

He died suddenly on 2 October 1894 at age 53 in Berlin where he was passing through.

He was one of the most distinguished officers of the French consular service. He was made a count in December 1865. In September 1877 he was made an officer of the Legion of Honor.

All of his letters from Bangkok were mailed to 10 rue des Filles-Dieu in Angers, the family’s home in France. He numbered his letters so that the countess knew if a letter was missing.



BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE
1883 July 24 - Envelope

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BEARING:

8c Straits Settlements

POSTAGE:

8c

MARKINGS:
  1. BANGKOK CDS 24 July 1883
  2. SINGAPORE dateless obliterator (black)
  3. SINGAPORE / A / PAID / AU 1 83 (red) (on reverse)
  4. French MAIL BOAT 5 AOUT 83
  5. MODANE A PARIS 2 / SEPT. 83 (red)
  6. manuscript blue 15 (blue). [The writer numbered his letters.]
  7. Indistinct town cancel 2 / SEPT. 83 / SARTHE (on revere)
  8. ANGERS / 4 SEPT 83 / Maine-et-Loire (on reverse) (black)

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
The Count.

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:

SHIPS: Captain Haffenden commanded the steamer Bangkok (336 tons). She departed Bangkok for Singapore on 24 July 1883. The Messageries Maritimes steamer Iraouaddy (2558 tons) under the command of Captain Delpech left Singapore for Marseille on 5 August 1883.

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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE
1883 October 15 - Envelope

Only the second cover with the 24 cent value.

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BEARING:

24c Bangkok

POSTAGE:

24c

MARKINGS:
  1. BANGKOK CDS 15 October 1883
  2. LE CONSUL ET COMMISSAIRE DE FRANCE / BANGKOK (on reverse) (black)
  3. SINGAPORE / P / PAID / OC 19 83 (red)
  4. MODANE A PARIS / 20 / NOV. / 83: CDS (red)
  5. PARIS A ... / 31 NOV 83 (black) (reverse)
  6. ANGERS / 31 NOV 83 / ARRIVÉE (on reverse) (black)
  7. Manuscript 23 (blue). [The writer numbered his letters.]

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
French Consulate at Bangkok

SOURCE:

David Feldman International Auctioneers.

COMMENTS:


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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE

1883 October 27- Envelope

The highest postage using only Bs.

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BEARING:

8c pair + 24c Bangkok

POSTAGE:

40c

MARKINGS:
  1. BANGKOK CDS 27 OC 83
  2. SINGAPORE / A / NO 3 / 83 / PAID (on reverse) (red)
  3. MODANE A PARIS / 5 / DEC. / 83: CDS (red)
  4. PARIS A RENNES / 6 / DEC. / 83
  5. ANGERS / 6 DEC 83 / ARRIVÉE (on reverse) (black)
  6. Manuscript 24 (blue) [The writer numbered his letters.]

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
Count Kergaradec French Consul at Bangkok.

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:

SHIPS: Captian White commading the British steamer Hecuba (589 tons) left for Singapore on 27 Oct 1883 and arrived there on 2 Nov. On 6 Nov mail left for Europe aboard the P&O mail steamer Sutlej (2155 tons).

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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE

1883 November 14 - Envelope

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[The reverse is blank.]

BEARING:

8c x 2 Bangkok

POSTAGE:

16c

MARKINGS:
  1. BANGKOK CDS 14 November 1883
  2. SINGAPORE / PAID / NO 20 83 (red)
  3. POSS. ANGLE. / 27 / NOV. / 83 / PAQ. FR. No5 (black)
  4. MODANE A PARIS / 4 /  JANV. / 84 CDS (red)
  5. ANGERS / 31 NOV 83 / ARRIVÉE (on reverse) (black)
  6. Manuscript 25 (blue). [The writer numbered his letters.]

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
French Consulate at Bangkok

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:


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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE

1883 November 26 - Envelope

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BEARING:

8c pair + 8c Bangkok

POSTAGE:

24c

MARKINGS:
  1. BANGKOK CDS 26 NO 83
  2. Manuscript 26 (blue) [The writer numbered his letters.]
  3. SINGAPORE / A PAID Dec 3 83 (red)  On reverse
  4. MODANE A PARIS / 6 DEC. / 83 (red)
  5. No arrival CD

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
Count Kergaradec French Consul at Bangkok.

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:
SHIPS: Captain Tulloch commanding the British steamer McAlister (642 tons), left for Singapore on 28 November 1883 and arrived on the 3 December.

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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE

1883 December ?- Envelope

Stamps removed!

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BEARING:

?

POSTAGE:

?

MARKINGS:
  1. SINGAPORE / A / DE 9 / 83 / PAID (on reverse) (red)
  2. POSS. ANGL. / 10 / DEC / 83 / PAQ. FR. N No 5 (red)
  3. MODANE A PARIS / 8 / JANV. / 84 CDS (red)
  4. PARIS A RENNES / 6 / DEC. / 83
  5. Manuscript 27 (blue) [The writer numbered his letters.]

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
Count Kergaradec French Consul at Bangkok.

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:



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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE

1883 December ?- Envelope

Stamps removed!

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BEARING:

?

POSTAGE:

?

MARKINGS:
  1. SINGAPORE / A / DE ?  / 83 / PAID (on reverse) (red)
  2. POSS. ANGL. / 25 / DEC / 83 / PAQ. FR. N No 7 (black)
  3. MODANE A PARIS / 20 / JANV. / 84 CDS (red)
  4. ANGERS / 21 JANV. / 84/ ARRIVÉE (on reverse) (black)
  5. Manuscript 28 (blue) [The writer numbered his letters.]

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
Count Kergaradec French Consul at Bangkok.

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:



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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE
1884 January ? - Envelope

Stamps removed!

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BEARING:

?

POSTAGE:

?

MARKINGS:
  1. SINGAPORE / ? / JA 114  / 84 / PAID (red)
  2. MODANE A PARIS / 12 / FEVR / 84 CDS (red)
  3. PARIS A RENNES / 13 / FEVR. / 84 (ON reverse) (black)
  4. ANGERS / 13 FEVR. / 84/ ARRIVÉE (on reverse) (black) (struck twice)
  5. Manuscript 29 (blue) [The writer numbered his letters.]

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
Count Kergaradec French Consul at Bangkok.

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:




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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE
1884 January 25 - Envelope

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BEARING:

8c x 2 Bangkok

POSTAGE:

16c

MARKINGS:
1.    BANGKOK CDS 25 JA 84
2.    LE CONSUL ET COMMISSAIRE DE FRANCE / BANGKOK (on reverse) (black)
3.    SINGAPORE A PAID JA 30 84
4.    ANGERS / 3 MAR 84 / ARRIVÉE (red)
5.    MODANE A PARIS / 2 / MAR. / 84 CDS (red)
6.    ANGERS / 3 MAR 84 / ARRIVÉE (on reverse) (black)
7.    Manuscript 30 (blue) [The writer numbered his letters.]

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
Count Kergaradec French Consul at Bangkok via the Consulate.

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:
SHIPS: Captain Tulloch commanding the British steamer McAlister (462 tons), left for Singapore on 26 January 1884 and arrived on the 30th

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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE
1884 February 8 - Envelope

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BEARING:

2c x 2 + 12c Bangkok

POSTAGE:

16c

MARKINGS:
  1. BANGKOK CDS 8 February 1884
  2. LE CONSUL ET COMMISSAIRE DE FRANCE / BANGKOK (on reverse) (blue)
  3. Manuscript 32 (red). [The writer numbered his letters.]
  4. SINGAPORE / A / FE 13 / 84 / PAID / (red)
  5. LIGNE N / 19 / FEVR / 84 PAQ. FR. No. 1 (black)

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
French Consulate at Bangkok

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:

SHIPS: Captain Tulloch commanding the British steamer McAlister (642 tons), left for Singapore on 8 February 1884 and arrived on the 13th. Captain Rapatel commanding the French mail Steamer Oxus (3791 tons) left Singapore on 19 Feb 1884 for Marseille.

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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE
1884 February 23 - Envelope

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BEARING:

6c + 10c Bangkok

POSTAGE:

16c

MARKINGS:
  1. Manuscript: “33” (red). [The writer numbered his letters.]
  2. LE CONSUL ET COMMISSAIRE DE FRANCE / BANGKOK (blue)
  3. BANGKOK / FE 23 84
  4. SINGAPORE A PAID FE 28 84 (red)
  5. LIGNE N / 3 MARS 84 / PAQ. FR. No 1
  6. MODANE A PARIS / 28 MARS 84 (red)
  7. ANGERS / 29 MARS 84 / ARRIVÉE

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
Count Kergaradec French Consul at Bangkok via the Consulate.

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:

SHIPS: Captain Tulloch commading the British Steamer McAlister (642 tons) left Bangkok on 24 March 1884 for Singapore arriving on the 28th. Captain Pasqualini comanding the French mail steamer Iraouaddy (3,562 tons) left Singapore for Mareseille on 1 April 1884.

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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE
1884 March 8 - Envelope

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BEARING:

2c, 6c Bangkok

POSTAGE:

8c

MARKINGS:
  1. Manuscript: “34” (red).[The writer numbered his letters.]
  2. BANGKOK / MR 8 84
  3. SINGAPORE / A PAID MR 13 84 (red)
  4. POSS. ANGL. / 18 MARS 84 / PAQ.FR. N No3 (red)
  5. MODANE A PARIS / 11 AVRIL 84 (red)
  6. PARIS A RENNES / 12 AVRIL 84 / B
  7. ANGERS / 12 AVRIL 84 / ARRIVÉE

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
Count Kergaradec French Consul at Bangkok via the Consulate.

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:

SHIPS: Captain Tulloch commanding the British steamer McAlister (642 tons), left for Singapore on 8 March 1884 and arrived on the 13th. Captain Tillier commanding the French mail Steamer Anadyr (3,714 tons) left Singapore for Marseille on the 18th.
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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE
1884 March 22 - Envelope

One of three covers mailed with a 24c B.

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BEARING:

24c  Bangkok

POSTAGE:

24c

MARKINGS:
  1. BANGKOK CDS 22 MR 84
  2. LE CONSUL ET COMMISSAIRE DE FRANCE / BANGKOK (on reverse) (blue)
  3. POSS. ANGL. / 1 / AVRIL / 84 / PAQ. FR. N No 4 (on reverse) (black)
  4. MODANE A PARIS / 26 / AVRIL / 84: CDS (red)
  5. ANGERS / 27 AVRIL 84 / ARRIVÉE (on reverse) (black)
  6. Manuscript 35 (red) [The writer numbered his letters.]

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
Count Kergaradec French Consul at Bangkok via the Consulate.

SOURCE:

Mine.

COMMENTS:
SHIPS: Captain Tulloch commading the British Steamer McAlister (642 tons) left Bangkok on 23 February 1884 for Singapore with the mail for Singaore and Europe arriving on the 28th. It then left for Euripe abord the French mail steamer. Saghalien (4,050 tons) on 3 March.

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BANGKOK TO ANGERS, FRANCE
1884 March 27 - Envelope

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BEARING:

6c + 10c Bangkok

POSTAGE:

16c

MARKINGS:
  1. BANGKOK CDS 27 MR 84
  2. SINGAPORE / P / PAID / MR 31 84 (red)
  3. POSS. ANGL. / 1 / AVRIL / 84 / PAQ. FR. N No 4 (on reverse) (black)
  4. MODANE A PARIS / 26 / AVRIL / 84: CDS (red)
  5. ANGERS / 27 AVRIL 84 / ARRIVÉE (on reverse) (black)
  6. Manuscript 36 (red) [The writer numbered his letters.]

ADDRESS:

Madame la Comtesse de Kergaradec / 10 rue des Filles Dieu / Angers / (Maine et Loire) / France

SENDER:
Count Kergaradec French Consul at Bangkok.

SOURCE:

Mine

COMMENTS:

SHIPS: Captain Haffenden commanded the German steamer Bangkok (336 tons) left Bangkok for Singapore on 27 March 1884 and arrived there on 31st. Captain Pasqualini of the French mail steamer Iraouaddy (2558 tons) left Singapore for Marseille on 1 April 1884.

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Sources: