Lot 1417

✉ TAILANDIA. 1902. Cover from SAN FRANCISCO addressed to a Captain serving with the Siamese Forces, addressed to CHIENGMAI in Northern Thailand 'via Moulmein', bearing Grant 5c. blue tied by SAN FRANCISCO despatch (July 21). Struck with framed MALDIRIGE (Missent) and CHIENGMAI arrival cds on front. Reverse with array of transits: Singapore (Sept 1), Bangkok (Sept 6) all struck in search of Captain Hans Marqvard Jensen, who had died in the Battle of Phayao (Oct 14, 1902). Cover endorsed 'Dead' in pencil and mailed back to sender, arriving in San Francisco (March 22, 1903). An extraordinary cover addressed to the 'Shan Rebellion' (July 1902-September 1903), where the Thais brutally suppressed the Shan Tribes. UNIQUE and splendid cover that would benefit by being opened for display.