- £275.00
Portuguese Colonies. (Azores). 1916. Mourning envelope addressed to 'Camp Senegalais, Maison Montaigute, Casablanca Morocco' bearing Portugal Yvert 211, 2 1/2c violet (6) tied by Cureiuo date stamp with boxed R/ Registado/ Cureiuo/ R. 28' hand-stamp and framed 'A.R.' with 'Aberto/ Pela/ Censura' label tied by oval 'Censura/ No 35' in blue dated '20th Sept 1916' routed via Lisboa and Spain with Registered Casablanca arrival of the Spanish Post Office.
Twenty one Battalions of Senegalese Tirailleurs were On Active Service in Morocco at the commencement of World War One, a small Battalion stayed on in Morocco and the Infantry saw heavy fighting during the Campaign.
Twenty one Battalions of Senegalese Tirailleurs were on Active Service in Morocco up to the 1st War, a small garrison stayed on in Morocco during WW1
The Senegalise Tirailleures
