274th - 283th Corinphila Auction - Day 4

Crimean War / French Forces 1854 (July): Registered Cover from Camp near Varna to Lyon, carried at the pre-July 1854 registered rate of 50 centimes, bearing 1853 25 c. blue (Yv 15), a horizontal pair with margins touched to large, tied by light "AOA" dotted lozenge with circular "ARMÉE D'ORIENT / Bau A" cds in black and CHARGÉ handstamp in red alongside. Reverse with MARSEILLE transit (July 25) and LYON arrival cds (July 26), a scarce registered usage and an attractive cover. Opinion Todd (2015); cert. Behr (1997).rnNote: Concessionary rates had been reduced on July 1, 1854 and the correct postage would have been 40 centimes for this cover.rnProvenance: Collection François X. Piat.