cover 1873 (17 Feb.) "Lebon" envelope to Paris "via Marseilles" bearing Cherry Blossom 1s. tied by Tokyo fancy cancel cancel used in combination with France Napoleon 80c. and Ceres 5c. plus 15c. tied by gross chiffres 5118 and with "YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANCAIS" c.d.s. alongside plus fine strikes of boxed "AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT" in red and Japanese forwarding agents cachet; also a similarly franked envelope but has the Japanese stamp torn off. (2). Photo

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cover 1873 (17 Feb.) "Lebon" envelope to Paris "via Marseilles" bearing Cherry Blossom 1s. tied by Tokyo fancy cancel cancel used in combination with France Napoleon 80c. and Ceres 5c. plus 15c. tied by gross chiffres 5118 and with "YOKOHAMA/BAU FRANCAIS" c.d.s. alongside plus fine strikes of boxed "AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT" in red and Japanese forwarding agents cachet; also a similarly franked envelope but has the Japanese stamp torn off. (2). Photo

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