French Levant: Post offices in the Turkish Empire 30 July 1863 entire written in Amasya to Constantinople franked with 10c and 40c of Napoleon III stamps of 1862 struck by 5096 grand chiffres of Samsun and 3 August 1863 SAMSOUN TURQUIE (Samsun, Turkey) datestamps and paid to destination PD hand cachet. Reverse 6 August arrival cds. Yv. 21, 23
