264345 | Europe ➝ France ➝ Crete
Opening: 100 €
1897, Free of charge military envelope handstamped with "SITIA 20.Aout.97" cds, together with clean "8e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, Bataillon de Crète, Conseil Eventuel", initially addressed to Tananarive Madagascar, but sent to Villeneuve s/Lor, very interesting and desirable, signed Chevalier.
Opening: 80 €
1897, Sitia, Free of charge military envelope handstamped with "SITIA 15.Oct.97" cds., together with faint "8e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, Bataillon de Crète, Conseil Eventuel", sent to Paris, opened out for display, otherwise fine and scarce.
Provenance
Provenienz: Ulrich Schmitt (Köhler, 2018)
Opening: 80 €
1899, Sitia Free of charge military envelope (embossed "Union des Femmes de France"), handstamped with clean "SITIA 20.Mars.99" cds., sent to Algeria via "La Canée", arrival mark Constantine on reverse. Additional naval h/s "Marine Française", rare and desirable, roughly opened, otherwise fine.
Opening: 80 €
1900/01, Canea two covers franked with 1pia/25c Sage, sent to Scotland, tied with "LA CANEE 9.Nov.00" and "9.Mars.01", the second bearing the scarce "APRES LE DEPART" straightline. Minor faults but very unusual, ex. U. Schmitt.
264350 | Europe ➝ France ➝ Levant
Opening: 50 €
1854, Entire letter from Smirna to Syra, rated 40 lepta in red crayon, reverse with SYRA arrival cds. The cover shows carantine slits for disinfection. A fresh and fine entire.
720000 | Foreign Ship Mail
Opening: 80 €
1848, entire folded letter from Rhodos, cancelled “SMYRNE 17.Aout.1848” cds., “Livorno Via di Mare C" in black and rate ”28" décimes alongside, sent to Livorno with arrival cds. on reverse, usual file fold and cholera slits, scarce and fine.