David Feldman Saudi Arabia June 5, 2019

30 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) Saudi Arabia – June 5, 2019 30016 F 1916 French Military Mission: Stampless envelope to France, cancelled by circular violet “Marine Française Service a la Mer” with Paris receiving cds (21.12) and endorsed “Colonel Bremond, Djedda, S.P. 601” on face, Colonel Bremond was the Commander of the French Military Mission in Saudi Arabia, this cachet has not previously been recorded on mail from the Mission, a remarkable, very early usage 1’400 - 2’600 30017 F 1916 (20.11) The French Military Mission in Hejaz (Mission B): Lettercard from a Mission member in transit in Suez (20.11) to Tunis in Tunisia, with superb strike of the MISSIONB/BASE DE SUEZ/LE COMMT DE LA BASE cachet in blue and interesting text enclosed “We do not yet know anything about our destination or the date of departure”, with French ship cds and Tunis arrival (4.12) on reverse, very fine and the only recorded Mission mail to Tunisia 500 - 1’000