RARE INGOING COVER TO ITALIAN SOLDIER IN POLAND WITH 2 DIFFE...

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370 - RARE INGOING COVER TO ITALIAN SOLDIER IN POLAND WITH 2 DIFFERENT

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£280 - £400

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RARE INGOING COVER TO ITALIAN SOLDIER IN POLAND WITH 2 DIFFERENT "DEB." "GRANDE-ARMEE" MARKS, ETC.; Remarkable small 12 Sept. 1812 EL (v. brief note ref. having sent the addressee 3 Napoleons in Lira) from "Brozzi" (nr. Florence) prepaid with a fine "P.112.P." mark on the front to an Italian soldier of the 14th Division of the 1st Battalion in the 53rd Regiment in "Glogau" (Poland) and so having the boxed red Paris "P.P.P.P." transit mark. But then much-travelled and endorsed "Silesie", "A l'Armee" etc., with spectacular backstamps; mainly v. fine black "DEB./Bau. SEDENTAIRE/GRANDE-ARMEE", v. fine red "No.16/GRANDE-ARMEE" and a partly fine matching red "No.16.DEB./GRANDE-ARMEE" (across the seal). Ingoing mail to French soldiers during the Russian Campaign is rarely seen.Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, POLAND, FRANCE

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+ Calendar 2024-12-03 11:00:00 2024-12-05 23:59:59 Europe/London Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History *** If you REGISTER TO BID for this auction, Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. will pay the £3 + VAT fee. *** *** Viewing times and places for this auction may be subject to change. Please check here for updates. *** Part 1 Worldwide Stamps & Postal History Tuesday 3 December 2024 at 11am GMT Lots 1 - 424 Featuring the David Horry research collection of British West Indies postmarks, and the Kevin Preece collection of Napoleon's Russian invasion & retreat. Part 2 Worldwide Stamps & Postal History - Countries Aden to Venezuela Wednesday 4 December 2024 at 11am GMT Lots 425-835 Featuring Countries Aden to Venezuela. Part 2 Great Britain Stamps & Postal History Thursday 5 December 2024 at 11am GMT Lots 836-1703 Featuring the Peter Chadwick FRPSL collection of handstruck "4" chargemarks, and the George Lane collection of rare Surface Printed stamps & covers. ARRANGEMENTS FOR VIEWING CAVENDISH HOUSE, DERBY Monday 25 to Friday 29 Nov...........................................................9.30am - 4.30pm Monday 2 Dec.................................................................................9.30am - 4.30pm Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5 Dec. (AUCTION DAYS)..........................NO VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUCTION DAYS BIDDING IN THE ROOM - Places are limited so please contact us as soon as possible to book. You can also place bids by post, by using the form on our website, through easyliveAuction.com (free registration for online bidding), or by using an auction agent. Please contact us (preferably by email) with any further requests or queries. Please watch the website www.cavendish-auctions.com for updates. SCANS - VIEWING BY EMAIL Illustrations for all lots in this catalogue are available on our website. Please check the website first before requesting images. Requests should be made as soon as possible; last minute requests cannot be serviced and no images will be provided on the day of the sale. To be fair to everyone we can only provide a reasonable number of scans to be sent to you by email. PLEASE NOTE: Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not by third parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registration that you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party. Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd [email protected]

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