Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

French Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1854 (Aug 12): Cover at concessionary rate of 20 c., franked by 1853 20 c. blue, poor to fine margins, used from Balchik Camp, Bulgaria to Lyon, France tied by dotted "AO-A" lozenge of dots in black, with circular "ARMÉE D'ORIENT / BAU A" datestamp of despatch below (Aug 13). Fascinating content bemoaning the conditions of the Camp at Balchik where Cholera had already set in. However he delights in a ride to Kavarna with the letter bearing a hand-drawn illustration of the Monastery at Kavarna.