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Auction: 4003 - Stamps & Covers of the World featuring Italy and Italian States
Lot: 556

France 1855 (17 July) neat envelope from the Crimea endorsed "De l'armee Britannique en Orient" addressed to Boulogne-sur-mer bearing 1853-61 20c. dull blue (touched to large margins) tied by "1896" petit chiffres with "escadre de la mediteranne" c.d.s. alongside, the reverse bears a good strike of circular "post-office/british-army" despatch c.d.s. and transit c.d.s. A fine and appealing military cover. Photo Estimate £ 500-600

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£320