Lot 30180 – Sardinian Expeditionary Corps. Incoming mail on the day of the Battle of Chernaya

Sardinian Expeditionary Corps in Crimea. Entire letter from Turin dispatched on 3.8.1855 with corresponding cds and “P.P.” hs on front, struck on receipt with “POSTA MILE SARDA/16 AGO. 55” FPO cds on reverse, a very rare incoming mail on the day the Sardinian Corps got its baptism of fire and during its most celebrated achievement in the War: the important Battle of the Chernaya (16 August), where their bravery was recognised and was a contributing factor for the Sardinian participation at the negotiation tables at the end of the War.