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CatNo.

Lot Description

261

1870-71 20c blue, tied by "30" large numeral due marking on FL from Pierrefort to St. Flour, with 1871 cds, fine and scarce, signed Calves, Maury, etc. (Cat No. 45) (Image)

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262

1876-78 Type Sage, 5c green, Type I, l.h., fine, with handstamped guarantee, cat. $650 (Cat No. 67) (Image)

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263

329

1937 PEXIP souvenir sheet of four, l.h., v.f. (Cat No. 329) (Image)

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264

1944 15fr Provence, large Artist's model (10x the size of issued stamp) on card, hand-corrected with Chinese ink, v.f., probably unique (Image)

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265

636P

1949 UPU, 25c imperf. and gummed trial color pair in blue green (right stamp small stain), also perforated 25c ultramarine (Maury 852B, Euro 1,600), n.h., faint toning spots on back, v.f. (Cat No. 636P) (Image)

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266

YT 3,7

Military Air Post. 1942 Battleship "Richelieu" Petain, three copies, n.h., also 1.75fr Senegal with same overprint (l.h.), fine-v.f., cat. €1370 (Cat No. YT 3,7) (Image)

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267

YT 3

1942 Battleship "Richelieu" Petain, unaddressed 1.20fr stationery card with an overprinted stamp at left, canceled "Batiment de Ligne Richelieu" 22-12-42, with violet "Censure Francaise Richelieu FM", v.f. In addition, there are eight pieces of stationery, each with stamp trimmed off, with most of the markings intact, plus additional pieces of 1.20fr with battleship pmks (Cat No. YT 3) (Image)

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268

YT 7

1942 Battleship "Richelieu" Petain, unaddressed 1.20fr stationery card with overprinted Senegal 1.75fr stamp at left, canceled "Batiment de Ligne Richelieu" 22-12-42, with violet "Censure Francaise Richelieu FM", bottom right corner of the card defective, otherwise fine, with unused stationery card added. Also included is a cover with two unoverprinted Senegal adhesives (one defective), with 2.3.43 Richelieu markings, unaddressed but with "Fleet Post Office N.York" endorsement at bottom (Cat No. YT 7) (Image)

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269

YT 10

1942 Battleship "Richelieu", overprinted on 10fr Angers, n.h., v.f., cat. €1600 (Cat No. YT 10) (Image)

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FRENCH COLONIES French Indochina - CAMBODIA

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

270

1869 outer FL addressed to "Coulas, Nam-ton, pres Kay be" (Coulas, Nam-ton, near Kay-be), with return address of "Emile Imbert, Nam-Van, Cambodge Par Saigon", franked with 20c Eagle (cut in at sides), tied by clear "CCN3", with bold "Cochinchine My-Tho 21 Mars 69" cds alongside, plus instructional handstamp in Chinese below. Nam-Van is the old name for Pnom-Penh. The civilian post office in Pnom-Penh did not open until January 1, 1873. Kay be (Cao Beo) is about 10 miles west of My-tho, Vietnam ("Cochinchine" is a historical exonym for Vietnam) (Image)

SOLD for $950.00
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271

1873 (Oct) small mourning cover franked with General Issue 10c and 2x20c (two stamps poorly cut in), canceled "CCH" in dots, used from Pnom-Penh to Paris, with "Col. F.V. Suez Paq. 3 Mars" and "Paris a Cherbourg" entry markings, transit (Saigon), arriving in Paris and forwarded to Bayeux, part of backflap missing, but with intact "Paul Roustan Phnom Penh. Cambodge" sender's cachet (Image)

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272

1878 coverfront addressed to Paris, franked with French Colonies General Issue 25c Ceres (cut in at bottom and right), tied by octagonal "Corr.d'Arm Pnum-Penh 8 Fevr 78", repeated alongside, with red "Col. Fr. Paq. Fr. N No.2" (11 Feb) at bottom (applied at SS "Sindh" at Saigon), filing fold away from the stamp, fine and remarkable item, signed Calves (Image)

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273

1881 (15 Feb) cover to France, with imperf. upper sheet corner margin 25c Type Sage, tied by Pnomh-Penh Cambodge cds, repeated alongside, with red "Modane a Paris 20 Mars 81" entry, "Saigon Cochin-Chine 17 Feb 81" transit and Lapacaudiere (Loire) arrival pmk on back (Image)

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274

1885 (25 July) cover to France, franked with French Colonies General Issue 25c yellow, tied by "Cochinchine" cds, with traces of town name at bottom, confirmed on back with "Cambodge Pnum-Penh 27 Juil 85" pmk and ms "Le Capitaine Commandant de poste de Sambor", plus signature on address portion, also a partial red "5 Sep 85 Modane a Paris" entry cds. A military post in Sambor existed from 1885-1889 and the sender could have used a 15c military rate, instead of the 25c civilian rate. The "Corr.d'Arm." octagonal gratte pmks with letters were used in Cambodia at the time, but the civilian gratte pmk used on this cover is unrecorded by J. Desrousseaux and may be the earliest known from Sambor, the first village attacked by the Cambodian dissidents (Image)

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275

1885 red-band cover franked with imperf. strip of 5x1c green Type Sage, canceled by "Cambodge Pnum-Penh 25 Janv. 85" cds, repeated below and addressed to the British Consulate in Bone, Algeria, showing on back Saigon-Cochinchine transit, arrival in Alger, Algeria (2 Mar) and Bone Constantine (4 Mar). Cover is reduced at right, but address is nearly complete and 5c printed matter rate is correct. A rarity from Cambodia with Type Sage franking to uncommon destination (Image)

SOLD for $1,300.00
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276

1886 (July) cover (with letter) from Bandol France, via Marseille to Pnom Penh, Cambodia, addressed to "Corporal a la Milice Cambodgienne a Pnom-Penh" sent unfranked ("service"), but charged "T" with the addition of 30c French Colonies General Issue Postage Due, canceled on arrival in Pnom Penh, also by pen, minor overall toning, fine incoming cover to Cambodia, signed Calves (Image)

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277

1887 military free frank (opened for display) headed "Corps Expeditionnaire di Cambodge", addressed to France, with cancels of "Kampot Cambodge 17 Nov 87", supported by military cachet on back "Service de Kampot Commandant", signed by the officer, routed via Hatian with "Cochinchine Hatien" (18 Nov) and "Cochinchine/Chaudoc" (20 Nov) transits, also "Saigon Cochinchine" (22 Nov) and La Rochelle (1 Jan 88) arrival pmks. On front there is "Corps Exp. Tonkin Ligne No.6" double ring (2 Dec) (Salles 1954) indicating that this cover was sent on the French paquebot "Natal", some cover wear, rare item from Kampot during the 1st Cambodian Expedition (Image)

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278

1888 cover to France, franked with French Colonies General Issues 15c blue, tied by indistinct "Cambodge Pnum-Penh", with "Corr.d'Arm. Saigon 30 Nov 88" octagonal gratte pmk alongside, endorsed on back "Corps Expeditionnaire Su Cambodge" on back and initialed by sender, cover tears and wear, rare usage (Image)

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279

1892 French Colonies 15c stationery entire envelope, upfranked with 10c, canceled "Kompong-Thom Cambodge 29 Fevr 92", with similar departure pmk alongside, sent via Kampong Chhnang (1 Mar), Phnom Penh (3 Mar) and Saigon-Central Cochinchine (6 Mar) to Guitres, France, arriving there on 9th April. Rare and early usage from Kampong Thom (Image)

SOLD for $650.00
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280

1893 (29 Sep) cover to France, with "Corps Exped. Cambodge" (Kratie) departure and "Corps Exp. Tonkin Ligne No.8" at top, violet "Flotille du Haute Mekong Indo-Chine Francaise" (with Anchor) cachet (Upper Laos), additional pmks of Phnom Penh and Saigon Central Cochinchine transits, with arrival pmk on back, fine usage (Image)

SOLD for $1,100.00
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