** H.M.S. TIGRE (AT CONSTANTINOPLE) PASSPORT FOR FRENCH P.O....

Hammer

£320

** H.M.S. TIGRE (AT CONSTANTINOPLE) PASSPORT FOR FRENCH P.O.W. (TAKEN IN EGYPT?) SIGNED BY "SIDNEY SMITH"; Spectacular sealed partly printed 12 Feb. 1799 Passport document (some creasing & light stains but complete and attractive) for a French Parole POW travelling back to France signed by "W. Sidney Smith" (creases) beside an Ottoman intaglio seal impression on the front and by his brother (extending the Passport) on the reverse. [See MFPWE, pp.76-77 for full details.]Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS, TURKEY, EGYPT, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL