Lot 60048 – 1876 Envelope addressed to George Coundouriotis, Officier

1876 Envelope addressed to George Coundouriotis, Officier de la Marine Royal Hellenique in Athens who later became Admiral, franked French Colonies 1872 imperf 5c pair + 15c , all with large even margins, cancelled octagonal CORR.D’ARMEES SAIGON octagonal 23 JUIN 76 datestamps, red octagonal COL FR PAQ FR No 7 datestamp in red alongside, triangular boxed ‘T’ applied with manuscript ’45’ in red and ‘5’ in blue crayon, Greek postage due 40l IMPERF applied and tied by losange of dots, various transit and arrival backstamps and manuscript ‘..rspondance des Armées’ and countersigned alongside, major rarity with stunning eye appeal , pencil annotation bottom left of ‘W.Balasse’

Est. €4’000 – 5’000