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ON THE POLISH BORDER - GERMAN OFFICER'S LETTER EX SCHWEDT AN DER ODER WITH RED "No.10/GRANDE ARMEE"; Fine 1 May 1812 EL from "Schwedt" (on the Polish border near Stettin) to "Crevelt" (Krefeld near Dusseldorf) charged "5" with a mainly very fine red "No.10/GR[AN]DE ARMEE" mark on the front, written in German from a "1st Lieutenant of the 6th Regt. of Horse Artillery in the 3rd Division of Cuirassiers of the 2nd Corps of the Grande Armee". The French forces were gathering in Poland preparing for the crossing into Russia in June. Cross Reference: POLAND, GERMAN STATES
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