FIRST SERBIAN WAR & WWI: Small group of envs. and cards all ...

Hammer

£120

FIRST SERBIAN WAR & WWI: Small group of envs. and cards all to/from/via Turkey. Inc. 23 Nov. 1912 (first Balkan War) env. to Adrianople, Turkey ex. Paris, with boxed dual language (Arabic/French) "RETOUR" hs over the address on front and v. fine large "CAUSE DE GUERRE" hs on reverse; 16 Sept. 1918 PC to Beirut ex Dresden, with fine "CAUSE DE GUERRE/RETOUR" hs on address side; 16 June 1920 env. to Constantinople ex London with v. fine "RECEIVED FROM/TURKISH AUTHORITIES" hs's (2 - one on each side) and fine boxed "RETENU PAR LA CENSURE/RETOURNE A L'ORIGINE" hs on front; and 16 May(?) 1925 PPC to Constantinople with v. fine purple Hungarian "Vissza!/Kuifoldre latkepes lapol [???]/tovabbittatnak." hs over address, and v. fine (slightly blurred) purple "FELUL VIZSGALVA/ UBERPRUFT/BUDAPEST [??]" hs over message; plus other related returned/censored items from the period. (10)Cross Reference: IRAN/PERSIA, TURKEY, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, RETURNED MAIL