50 C. \"Merkur head\" with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\" in mixed franking with French postal stamps Michel number 386 in the strip of three from right corner margin at the bottom with date of printing \"26.1.42\" as properly franking on cover from \"Le palace 21.04.1945\" to La Turballe with arrival cancel from 3.04.1945 where he post-stored (like addressed), the post storage fee war on collection later calculated and with the pre-payment of postage in cash cancel \"taxe Perque\" receipted, faultless condition, expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023: \"the letter is in all parts genuine and perfect quality. Edition Michel no. 4 only 1.800 pieces. Very rare ensemble! Fortress Lorient covers are general very rare. \"