Postal History – BalkanPhila

France Admiral Boue de Lapeyrere

Kemal Giray — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:08:56 +0000

France: Unused postcard of Admiral Boue de Lapeyrere

1938 China Yangtze River French Gunboat Balny

Kemal Giray — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:34:32 +0000

China – French Forces: 1938 (30 January). French Marine cover from River Gunboat of the Yangtze River Flotilla to France struck by ‘Marine Francaise * Service Alamer’ and Canonniere Fluviale “BALNY” handcachets. Reverse Forces navales en Extreme Orient / Flottille du Yang-Tsé-Kiang / Canonniere Fluviale “Balny”. hand cachet.

1915 France Marseille Hospital and Dardanelles Vignette

Kemal Giray — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:34:22 +0000

France: 1915 (26 June). Cover to Nice from Marseilles Military Hospital where many wounded from Gallipoli treated and Dardanelles vignette. Reverse next day arrival cds.

1908 France postcard to Reykjavik Iceland

Kemal Giray — Thu, 22 May 2025 07:02:33 +0000

France: 1908 (3.4.) postcard of young lady to Iceland franked ‘Blanc’ 2c and 3c plus Sower 5c tied Paris 35 cds, at left Reykjavik arrival cds of 15.4.; good condition.

1915 French Gallipoli PoW incoming Cover to Turkey via Germany

Kemal Giray — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:14:17 +0000

France – Germany – Türkiye: 1915 (28 November). Incoming cover to French prisoners of war Private Alphonse Classe of the 176th Infantry Regiment 4th Company from Corneilla-la-Riviere to Germany and then forwarded to Ottoman Red Crescent Istanbul. 176th Regiment was fighting in Dardanelles at that time.

1916 French Dardanelles Mariotte Submarine PoW from Belemedik

Kemal Giray — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:40:20 +0000

France – Türkiye: 1916 cover from a French prisoner of war Marin Sous-Marin Charles Fournier of the Mariotte Submarine at Belemedik PoW Camp to Gravelines struck by Istanbul censor and Franc de port cachets, Franc31 May Geneva transit and 9 August Gare du Nord arrival cds’a. He was one of the sixteen captured at Dardanelles
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1916 French Dardanelles Mariotte Submarine PoW from Belemedik

Kemal Giray — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:35:08 +0000

France – Türkiye: 1916 Ottoman Red Crescent formular card from a French prisoner of war Chief Electrician Georges Goulin of the Mariotte Submarine at Belemedik PoW Camp to Malzéville struck by Istanbul censor cachet and 21 March Geneva transit cds. He was one of the sixteen captured at Dardanelles when submarine sunk.

1916 French Kleber Cruiser PoW from Belemedik

Kemal Giray — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:21:15 +0000

France – Türkiye: 1916 (14 August). Ottoman Red Crescent formular card from a French prisoner of war Sailor Louis Petit of the Kleber Dupleix-class Armoured Cruiser at Belemedik PoW Camp to Aulnay struck by rather scarce Istanbul 31 censor cachet and on reverse 19 September arrival cds. Lot includes the postcard of the Cruiser. He
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1916 French Dardanelles Mariotte Submarine PoW from Belemedik

Kemal Giray — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:11:21 +0000

France – Türkiye: 1916 (3 July). Ottoman Red Crescent formular card imprinted ‘Bilemedik – Pozanti’ from a French prisoner of war Chief Electrician Georges Goulin of the Mariotte Submarine at Belemedik PoW Camp to Toul struck by Istanbul censor cachet and 30 September Geneva transit cds. Lot includes the postcard of the submarine at Calais.
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1916 French Gallipoli PoW Cover from Afyon to Nantes

Kemal Giray — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:09:36 +0000

France – Türkiye: circa 1916 cover from a French prisoner of war Private Louis Norman of the Sixth Mixed Colonial Regiment at Afyonkarahisar PoW Camp to Nantes struck by Istanbul censor cachet. He was captured at Gallipoli in May 1915.