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1914(Jul 28 Julian)(Aug 10 Gregorian)Envelope to Toulouse roughly opened left side & bearing Bulgaria Ferdinand pair 10s & single 5s tied Sofia machine cancel, routed via Hungary which it reached. France declared war against Austria on 10 Aug & mail could not be forwarded. Hand stamped in red “Returned because of War” in Hungary & returned via Roumania & Turkey with backstamp of Galata (Roumania) dated 27 Oct.. Bulgaria was neutral until 1 Oct 1915…Ex A. Kennedy