Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 3

Ottoman Field Post Office 1916: Turkish 1 pi. letter-card of 1892 overprinted with violet Crescent for Officer's use, trimmed front only, mailed from Baghdad to Leipzig, with faint negative seal and beautifully struck twice by circular "IRAK KARARGHAI / 1" datestamps in black. Mailed to Leipzig, Germany via "Kaiser Deutsche Marine Seepost / No. 14" (March 6). Reverse with four line bilingual "Adjutant S.E. dos Generalfeldmarschalls / FREIHERR V.D. GOLTZ PASCHA" in violet. Rare.