Lot 1055
1812 (17 Aug.) folded letter from Dunaburg (Latvia) to Paris (20.9), postmarked Very Fine strike red "No. 20/Grande Armée" straightline, clear red receiving c.d.s. on reverse, manuscript "8" (décimes) due, Extremely Fine. Illustrated by Chauvet.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
The letter is from the Aide-de-Camp of General Bacheln and reads in part "…two months since the campaign began and we have not yet seen the enemy".
|
| |
| Realized $850 |
