This postcard was sent from the temporary Belgian post office in Sainte-Adresse
(France) to Bombay (India) on 12 April 1918. Although there is no marking that
proves arrival in India, the card is believed to have made the trip to its
destination because it was purchased from a fellow in India. Postage to India
at the time was 10c, making this card gravely underfranked.
See a similar postcard with the same handwriting,
also mailed to Bombay from Sainte-Adresse on the same day and with grossly
insufficient postage.
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Estimated value: $7 [Auctioned price on eBay in October 2005] |
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