Stamps and Postal History of Spain, featuring China, Colombia – Prephilatelic Spanish period –, British Colonies, Japan, Portugal and Switzerland

FRANCIA. 1870 (Nov. 4). Entire letter on printed LÉGION DES AMIS DE LA FRANCE notepaper of the International Army (a similar Army to that raised in the Spanish Civil War as the International Brigades, with foreign Troops fighting as a unit against the Prussian), mailed within Paris and written by the Commander of the Legion (General Van de Meer, a Belgian and former Minister of War under King Leopold) to Ch. Lindberg; struck on inside and outside of entire with circular LÉGION DES AMIS DE LA FRANCE in red and by PLACE DE LA BOURSE cds and framed P.P. in black. An extremely rare and fine entire.