Construction of Student Housing in the University of Hanoi

Indochina, Construction of Student Housing in the University of Hanoi, June 1st, 1942; Two stamps with nominals of 6C plus 2C surcharge and 15C plus 5C surcharge were issued in perforation 11.5.

Here is the int set in blocks of four.

Here are the cancelled to order stamps in blocks of four.

Philatelic franking of the Student Housing set on a First Day Cover mailed on June 1st, 1942 within Saigon.

Single franking of the 6C value on a domestic letter sent from Cana to the well known philatelist Jacques Dessrouseaux in March of 1943. his was during the Japanese Occupation and it appears that it was censored as it carries a circular “Hanoi R.P.Bis” cancel on the reverse. Nha Trang transit and Hanoi arrival cancel on the reverse. Given that this stamp carried a surcharge it was not used a lot by the public and so postally used samples are rare.

Single franking of the 15C value on a domestic letter sent to himself by the well known philatelist Jacques Dessrouseaux within Hanoi. This was during the Japanese Occupation and it appears that it was censored as it carries a circular “Hanoi R.P.Bis” cancel on the reverse. Given that this stamp carried a surcharge it was not used a lot by the public and so postally used samples are rare.