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1920(Sep 18) Sepia picture postcard showing part of Kandy lake to Prague bearing Ceylon 6c tied by faint indistinct Czech Legion cds overstruct Colombo (27 Oct) cds & with alongside faint yet clear readable circular Polni Posta/President Grant XXXV/Ceskoslovenskych Vojsk h/s in violet of the US Repatriation ship carrying the Czech legion to the Port of Trieste for overland transport to their homeland…..Rare item the President Grant made two repatriation trips, this is from the 2nd she left Vladivostok 24 Aug & arrived Trieste 15 Oct 1920