Lot 5691
Canea 1815: Entire folded letter with dateline "Consulat de la Canée 5/1/15" sent to the Sanitary Department of Marseilles, giving information about the plague at Rethymno. Manuscript "Au Parfum" (of great importance), sealed with wax seal "ROYAUME DE CANDIE", decorated with lilies. Disinfected upon arrival with 4 disinfection slits, very rare, a must for a postal history collection
