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1939 (21 Apr) International cover from Saigon (Indo-China) to New Orlean (USA), franked with 20c and 1$ (Indo-China), canceled by Saigon postmark. Via Hong Kong (China), May 2, 1939. No arrival postmark

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Catalog: Scott 148, 162
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