Lot 30020 – 1917 French Military Mission in Hejaz: The only two known Military Postcards, sent by a member of the “Mission B” in Djeddah

1917 French Military Mission in Hejaz: The only two known Military Postcards, sent by a member of the “Mission B” in Djeddah, with one bearing the only recorded example in red of the Mission Cachet, dated “Djeddah 12.4.17” with French military and civilian P.O. arrival handstamps, illustrated on the back cover and p.93 of “THE EARLY POSTAL HISTORY OF SAUDI ARABIA”. Dated “Djedda 2.7.17” with Suez “601” transit (8.7.17) and large Paris military arrival handstamps