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** NORMAN CROSS CAMP (HUNTS.) - LETTER TO MUSICIAN P.O.W. BUT HELD IN PARIS P.O.'s "CABINET NOIR"; Very fine c.20 Nov. 1806 E (unsealed) from Alencon addressed to; "M. Le Verrier (Andre), Musicien, Prisonnier de Guerre, aux Prison de Norman Cross" with very fine "P.59.P/ALENCON" along with a faint red Paris "P.P.P.P." on the front and "15c" prepaid rate on reverse, but clearly never delivered - letters in transit or sent soon after Napoleon's suspension of Mail exchange from 21 Nov. 1806 are thought to have remained in the Paris P.O.'s Secret Office ("Cabinet Noir"). Unusual cover to a Musician POW. [Not recorded in MFPWE.]Cross Reference: HUNTINGDONSHIRE, FRANCE, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL
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