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1943 (Oct 18) Plain envelope to Geneva bearing France Petain 3 x 1.50f tied Thonon les Bains date stamp & with adhesives struck by unframed Annecy undated hand stamps & with on reverse Geoffnet /Obercommando der Wehrmacht/. . L . . label (Riemer L-50) tied violet Eagle Swastika code L hand stamp (Riemer L-433) ……………………………………………………………………………..
As soon as the Italians surrendered on 8 Sep 1943 the Germans swiftly moved in to replace Italian forces in S.E. France….Ref Postal history of Italian Occupation of S.E. France by David Trapnell (2014)