Lot 349
French Offices in Constantinople, 1898 cover front from Mersina to Constantinople, bearing General Issue Postage Due 50c violet applied on arrival, and 1913 cover to Constantinople showing "Correspondance / des Prisonniers de Guerre / en Franchise" handstamp in violet with General Issue Postage Due 10c brown and 20c sage green pair cancelled on arrival, the letter taxed since, as a neutral in the Balkan War, France did not recognize free franks.
Estimate 300 - 400
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| Realized $190 |
