CORFU 1808 - "SERVIZIO MILITARE" COVER (REF. POWs) WITH "POS...

Hammer

£140

CORFU 1808 - "SERVIZIO MILITARE" COVER (REF. POWs) WITH "POSTA/CORFV/SETTINSVLARE" MARK - 6 Nov. 1808 EL (in Italian, disinfection scorching of address-panel - partly bleached to make Corfu mark more visible - with chisel-slits) from Corfu to Milan and endorsed from the "3 Batt. del 2 Regt. di Linea Italiano", charged "15[decimes]" for French postage on delivery with a mainly fine circular "POSTA/CORFV/SETTINSVLARE" mark on the front; a rare early example of this Corfu mark on outgoing mail and a rare French Military Occupation cover. The letter refers to Prisoners of War etc.Cross Reference: MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, FRANCE, ITALIAN STATES