£160
1901 Stampless cover with printed address of the shipping company Lion-Follin in Fecamp, addressed to the company offices with a St. Pierre c.d.s and "T" handstamp, violet "navire-hopital / ST. FRANCOIS - D'ASSISE" on the front and circular "SOCIETE DES OEUVRES DE MER / 5 RUE BAYARD, PARIS" (with the society flag depicting a cross) on the reverse, a 30c postage due stamp cancelled at Fecamp. Also two 1901 photographs of the "Saint Francois D'Assise". The cover with vertical fold, otherwise fine and very scarce, the ship only commissioned as a hospital ship in 1901. (3). Photo on Page 12.
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