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Lot# 1338 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 1338 Turkey

    Airmail 1919 (Sept 8): Military Flight cover from Constantinople to Bucharest franked by France Sower 5 c. green, 20 c. purple and Merson 1 fr. lake & green all tied by tframed handstamp "ARMÉES ALLIÉS EN ORIENT / POSTE AÉRIÈNNE" struck in black with "Tresor et Postes / 506" cds below (Sept 8). Circular Romanian negative seal Military Censor arrival handstamp in black and cds verso (Sept 12). Scarce -  Gabby Sassower "correspondence to Bucharest is elusive" . Illustrated in the London Philatelist, Volume 109, May 2000, page 125.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF