Ref: G5893
- £85.00
BOMBING OF THE GARE des ORIENTAUX, SALONICA, GREECE. On 30 August 1917, German bombers based in Bulgaria attacked the Gare es Orientaux in Salonica setting fire to the buildings and two postal wagons. Most of the mail that was burned and severely damaged was from French soldiers and addressed to France. A blue single line cachet was applied to the damaged mail ‘INCENDIE WAGON POSTE’. This cachet comes in two sizes, this cover having the larger size. (67mm long, 3mm high) The original letter accompanies the cover, along with an article from a French newspaper
