Autograph Note to the US Discussing Opium in Indochina
At Sea Enroute to Annam: 1911. Manuscript. Folded carte postale. Carte postale measuring 3.5 x 5.5 inches, canceled Tourane Annam, via Hong Kong with Hong Kong cancel and paquebot stamp alongside. Slight age-toning. Card remains bright and fresh. Near Fine. Item #6239
Tourist postcard to family back home in America relates: "On the steamer for Saigon ... There is a lot of opium on this boat. The French use much opium in Annam. I hope it can be stopped here as well as in China." Postal card is now housed in a clear, removable archival sleeve with acid-free backing.
Price: $150.00