Lot no. 2195

1887 (1303), blue handstamp on front and reverse of envelope "OFFICE SANITAIRE / DARDANELLES 1886" sent from the Sanitary Office of the Dardanelles in the Ottoman Empire to Ministery of Health in Istanbul. Envelope conveyed documents and health passports pertaining to epidemics and sanitary conditions, the contents were normally disinfected prior to forwarding. Fine and scarce.