Lot no. 6627

TURKISH POSTAL SERVICES IN BATUM: 1918, "SAHRA POSTASI 33 29 10 1918" all arabic fieldpost cancellation as arrival mark on franked registered cover sent from Halep to the chief physician, Batum, 3rd Army Aziziye Vatan Hospital, some ageing, otherwise fine, attractive and very rare entire being one of only two recorded showing the "FPO 33" cancellation used in the Batum, detailed certificiate Nakri (2002) depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 24 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)