French Army in Russia 1916 WWI Russian Censored Cover Pless to Western Front For Sale

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French Army in Russia 1916 WWI Russian Censored Cover Pless to Western Front:
$182.04

The Military Postage Privilege: The cover bears no traditional postage stamps. Instead, it is handwritten with the bilingual endorsements \"correspondance militaire\" (French) and \"Военная корреспонденция\" (Russian) across the bottom. Under strict inter-allied treaties, soldiers on active service could mail letters across national lines entirely for free, provided these official phrases were present to justify the waiver of fees.

The Frontline Addressee: It is addressed directly to Louis Jacob, serving as an Infirmier Brigadier (Medical Orderly Corporal) in the historic 29e Régiment de Dragons (29th Dragoon Guards), routed to Secteur Postal 18 on the Western Front.

The Transit Route (The Backstamps): The reverse documents a highly secure, efficient military routing pipeline across Russia before it crossed continental Europe:

МОСКВА / ЭКСП. (Moscow Expedition/Sorting): Struck with a crisp circular sorting hub mark dated -7 10 16 (October 7, 1916), indicating it moved from the Black Sea port up to Moscow in just three days.
ПОЛЕВ. ПОЧТ. КОНТ. (Field Post Office Office): Struck on the left with a faint circular field post office mark tracking its initial handover from the tactical front line.

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French Army in Russia 1916 WWI Russian Censored Cover Pless to Western Front For Sale

French Army in Russia 1916 WWI Russian Censored Cover Pless to Western Front: $182.04

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