The Japanese coup d'état March 9, 1945 in Indochina

[No one]

Dear Gentlemen,

 

This envelope is both intriguing and mysterious. Although it appears to be a FDC, it's likely not.

 

Here is the envelope:

 

 

An illustration depicts the French flag being dragged down on a map of Indochina, the Japanese flag fluttering, and a Japanese soldier advancing.

 

In the lower left corner, in Vietnamese, "Pháp thất thủ Đông Dương Ngày 9-3-1945 Do Nhật đảo chánh (France fell in Indochina March 9, 1945 due to a Japanese coup d'état) ".

 

Illustrations, letters, and French stamps are marked with the 'day mark', which represents the date of the coup. The format is FDC (first day cover), but the stamps that were affixed were issued prior to that.

 

Some thoughts:

 

Why are there neither French or Japanese, only Vietnamese and more intriguing English?

 

Predicting a date for a coup d'état in the case of FDC is not credible.

 

 It is certain that the French or the Japanese are not involved.

 

Propaganda (OSS sponsored) by the Vietminh?

 

And so on ...

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

 

 

 

 

Edited October 7, 2023 by No one