Los 8025
1753 (Sept 1): Entire letter written in French from CANTON addressed to a Mr. Bonnaine on the ship 'La Ville d'Aix' in WAMPOW (Whampoa), without postal markings but with Chinese characters at left on reverse, the letter offering help with negotiating the river up to Canton and signed and clearly dated "à Canton ce 1. 7bre, 1753" at base. Exceptionally and very rare early internal Chinese entire; at tha time foreignors were only allowed to stay in Canton. Signed Pothion.
