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✉ JAPON. Ce. 35, 60. 1874 (Sept 12). Mourning cover and contents from NAGASAKI to LYON (France) written on board of a French ship "relating" a trip from Japan. The cover is posted at Shanghai and franked by 1871/75 Ceres 5c. green on greenish and 25c. blue in a strip of five, all tied by 5104 gros chiffres with fine SHANG-HAI / CHINE cds below. Brindisi / Modane transit on front in red and reverse with Lyon arrival cds (Nov 7). A RARE and appealing entire.