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1943 (Feb 5) Plain envelope to Geneva bearing France Petain 3 x 1.50f & Mercury 50c tied Valence Gare/Drome date stamp & with on reverse Geoffnet /Obercommando der Wehrmacht/. . X . . label (Riemer X-50) tied violet Eagle Swastika code X hand stamp (Riemer X-5).
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This is an important cover proving that at this time the Germans Occupied Valence despite what other authors have stated…..Ref Postal history of Italian Occupation of S.E. France by David Trapnell (2014)