Lot no. 6504

SHIPMAIL: "Corcovado Nateko SEWASTOPOL" violet two-line handstamp with adjacent cds. "Kais. Deutsche Feldpost 15.10.18" on cover endorsed on reverse "...Mil. Mission Constantinopel" to Berlin, some minor ageing spots, otherwise a fine and very rare entire In the spring of 1918, the ship was taken over by the German Navy as an auxiliary warship and operated as a transporter for the Caucasus company on behalf of the "Mediterranean Division" under its old name "Corcovado". The ports of departure were Constantinople, Odessa and Sevastopol.