Prepaid cover canc. "BERN*5.MAI.50", addressed to the British Mission in Athens, carried by the French Messageries Nationales. "PD" in black and "TF" (Transit France) in red. On reverse marked "80" (Rappen) for postage paid. Transit postmarks "LYON*8.MAI.50" and "MARSEILLE*10.MAI.50", arrived "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ*6.ΜΑΙΟΣ.50" (type II) in blue. Earliest recorded letter from Switzerland to Greece.