Sale No: 0225
Lot No: 5355
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
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1917-18 Portuguese Expeditionary Corps in France, collection of 55+ covers or cards showing various "C.E.P." (Corpo Expedicionario Portugues) and "S.P.C." (Seccao Postal de Camanha), censored mail, registered covers, destinations, incoming mail, some photographs (not counted), mixed condition, interesting historical footnote (The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps, over 50,000 men, set sail for France early in 1917. Not ready for trench warfare, further training was required, leading to early disagreements with British military authorities. The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps operated as an independent army corps within the British First Army zone, in the frontlines in French Flanders, north of the La Bassee canal and south of Armentieres) (Image)
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Opening US$ 900.00
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