Ref: DR17505
- £245.00
Greece. (Corfu - French Naval Base). 1918. Registered envelope endorsed 'a bord de Croiseur "Lorraine" B.N.M.' addressed to Besancon bearing French 'Sower' Yvert 139, 20c red-brown (pair) tied by 'Postes-Navales/ G' date stamp '15th Feb 18' with matching 'Postes Navales/ G' registration label with arrival on reverse. Very fine and scarce item of registered mail.
The French Battleship "Lorraine" was laid down in 1912 and commissioned into the fleet in March 1916, after the outbreak of WW1, She was part of Mediterranean Squadron stationed at Corfu to prevent the Austo-Hungarian fleet from leaving the Adriatic Sea. In 1917 she returned to the Base Naval, Marseille at Toulon for a refit.
