franked with French "F.M." 50c carmine, tied by "Saravane Laos" departure cds, repeated alongside and addressed to France, with violet "Le Chef De Poste" cachet on back, also manuscript "Poste de Ban-Tam Pril par Saravane et Pakse Laos", two transit strikes of "Pakse Laos", via "Saigon-Central Cochinchine" and arriving on 29 October in Le Pouliguen, minor cover ageing, rare usage