Ref: DR19222
- £225.00
Russia. (French Detachment in Russia). 1917. Picture post card of 'The Gogol Monument, Moscow' dated 'Moscow 28th Avril 1917' addressed to 'Sector 91, France' cancelled by circular '102 Regt. d' Artillerie Lourde/ Mission Russe/ Le Chef d' Escadron Commandant' in violet on face.
French Forces situated at Petrograd and Moscow were generally Headquarters personnel.
Scarce item from the 102nd Regiment Artillery Unit in Moscow the Chef of the Squadron, Commandant.
Please see 'Foreign Military Activity in The Russian Civil War 1917 - 1923 by Edward Klempka. Page 105/ 106.
