Lot no. 6626

TURKISH POSTAL SERVICES IN BATUM: 1918, "SAHRA POSTASI 57" all arabic fieldpost cancellation on franked parcel card with adjacent all arabic ova "Görülmüştür = has been checked", sent from the 6th Army Corps Headquarter on the 29th of June 1918 by an officer when the unit was located in "BATUM" area to Eskişehir with bilingual arrival mark on reverse, a fine, attractive and very rare entire being one of only 5 recorded showing the "FPO 57" cancellation used in the Georgia area, detailed certificiate Nakri (2015) depicted in "BATUM UNDER OCCUPATION the years 1917 – 1921", page 23 (by Hans G. Grigoleit & Edward Klempka)