Cover to Greece from an officer of the 3rd Hellenic Infantry Division’s Staff, advanced to Pirot area in Serbia. Postmarked on dispatch ‘ΣΤΡΑΤ. ΤΑΧΥΔΡΟΜΕΙΑ 915 9 ΟΚΤ.18’ [(Greek) APO 915, 9.10.1918], assigned to the Division.
Opened and inspected in Athens; sealed with tape printed in Greek/French ‘ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ / CENSURE HELLENIQUE’, tied with 2-line h/s reading ’ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΛΟΓΟΚΡΙΣΙΑ / 35’ in black. Cover bears also a single-circle ‘316’ examiner h/s.
Released and backstamped with ‘ΑΘΗΝΑΙ 11.ΟΚΤ.18 (ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΟΝ ΣΤΡ.)’ [Athens Central MPO, 11 Oct. 1918] postmark.
[The Greek Division entered German-occupied South Serbia, participating in the general offence of the Allies on 4 September 1918 under the command of the 11th French Colonial Division. After the truce signed on 16/09/18 for the Bulgarian Theatre of Operations, the division advanced north to Pirot area (25.10.18), returning home from 16 December 1918.]
All dates in Julian Calendar.
Item condition: Good, albeit opened roughly; see scans.