£1,700 - £2,400
VERY RARE MANUSCRIPT "Moscow" MARKING ON LETTER FROM A FRENCH OFFICER TO HIS MOTHER IN PARIS; Remarkable and very small two-sheet 3 Oct. 1812 EL (v. fine except for a small hole at bottom left of address clear of markings and only affecting a couple of words of the contents) headed from "Moscou" from a French Officer to his mother "Madame de Chauretin" in Paris (fine 2-ring "October/21/1812" cds nicely placed on the lower flap); charged "13" with the very rare Manuscript "Moscow" at top right, clearly written by the Post Office (in Moscow itself?) and one of probably only three recorded examples (the others being dated 20/21 Sept. 1812, but the earliest one with the spelling "Moscou"). The long and closely written contents in French are very hard to decipher, but would repay careful transcription and translation, because this is a very rare letter written from occupied Moscow itself. [Ex Soluphil auction, Apr. 2010; lot 52, realised 3,505 euros inc. BP.] Cross Reference: FRANCE, RUSSIA
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