Los 2320

1934, postcard from JERUSALEM to MARSEILLE, France, cancelled by POSTE AUX ARMEES 600 8 1 34, struck with violet boxed MARINE BEYROUTH, carried during the French military presence in the Levant under the mandate system, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the date of cancellation indicates usage during a period of increased tension in the region, notably the Druze Revolt (1925–1927) and subsequent French efforts to consolidate control, MARINE BEYROUTH marking denotes usage by French naval forces stationed in the Eastern Mediterranean, Jerusalem under British Mandate administration at the time, postcard reflects colonial postal routes and geopolitical influence, addressee in MARSEILLE, a key French Mediterranean port with historical ties to naval logistics and Levantine correspondence, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€.