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The following mark of the Medical Mission "Mission medicale Francaise/en Serbie" is found on a Serbian image postcard of Krusevac (imagel0). On the frontpage is the 10 para stamp for abroad of the "King Peter with a cap" marked with the postmark of Krusevac and will not be further described to avoid unnecessary repetition. as the features on the back are practically the same.

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either by diplomatic mail of the Embassy of France in Serbia (like the letter of Dr. Jaubert) or by Serbian Posts (other examples).

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Mail of the Commander of French missions in Serbia, Colonel Jaubert may not be a typical example,

as it could contain confidential data and as such was subject to delivery by the Embassy of France in Nis.

Mail sent by the Serbian Post for France was never fully defined, as there were several examples of postal facilities. Thus. the mail sent from Nis was validated in Nis, mail sent from Zajecar was validated in Zajecar, mail from Kragujevac. instead ofa postmark has the mark ofthe High Command and Kragujevac validation mark. mail from Petrovac went first to Kragujevac (mark ofthe High Command and the Kragujevac validation mark). while mail sent from Belgrade has no Belgrade validation mark.

This story can end with a presentation of a charity postcard (Image 11) sold in France for the benefit of the French Medical Mission in Serbia with the text explaining the aquarelle painted by the French baron d'Ange d'Astre based on a photograph taken in Kraljevo. According to the text, the painting depicts a father taking his son-soldier out of the hospital - son whose both legs were amputated. As his son returns home. father goes to take his son's place in the Serbian Army.

Based on all the above, one can conclude that during the stay of the French Medical Mission in Serbia in 1915, at least four official marks were used, two round shaped and two two-row With similar name,