1323 | Philippines

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7. 1860. 5 cuartos vermilion. MANILA to CAVITE, addressed to "Maquinista del Vapor de Guerra Jorge Juan, Don Ignacio Garreta", who together with other ships (Elcano, Corbeta Narváez and Goleta Constancia) participated together with the French army in the Conchinchina War (Vietnam), which began in August 1858 and ended in March 1862 with the signing of a peace treaty between France and the King of Annam. MAGNIFICENT AND POSSIBLY THE ONLY KNOWN ORIGIN IN THE PHILIPPINES AND ESPECIALLY DESTINED TO THE CREWMAN OF A SHIP ON A WAR MISSION, DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE COCHINCHINA MILITARY CAMPAIGN, ESPECIALLY POSTCARDS, ARE EXTREMELY RARE.