Ref: DR14251
- £550.00
Baltic States. (French Military Mission In Lithuania). 1920. stamp-less envelope addressed to Paris cancelled by framed 'Mission Militaire Francais/ en Lithuanie/ Francaise Postale/ Le Vaguemestre' in violet on face with Paris arrival 'Dec 7 1920' on reverse. Scarce item.
In March 1919, the French Military Mission arrived in Lithuania under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Contstantini Reboul. Its mission was to help build the Lithuanian Army as the country was threatened by Bolshevik Forces.
