NORTH AFRICAN SERVICES - MARSEILLES-ALGIERS - Range with 1843 EL to Marseilles with "MARSEILLES/BATEAU A VAPR" (Salles 493) cds on front and rated '2' decimes; 1846 E to Paris with "ALGER/MARSEILLE" (Salles 490) cds on front; 1858 EL to Coblenz (redirected to Bonn) ex Algiers with "ALGERIE BB MARSEILLE/(12)" (Salles 491) cds on front and oval "4/Sgr" redirection fee h.s. on front, sent unpaid in a movable box in Algiers Harbour; and Jan./Oct. 1852 env./E to Paris or Marseilles with "ALGER/MARSEILLE" cds on front and rated '5' decimes or with outlined "25" centimes h.s. on front. (5 covers) Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, ALGERIA (Image)
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Lot No: 390
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ORAN TO SPAIN LETTER UNDERPAID & TAXED; 8 Dec. 1870 EL to Cartagena franked pair 10c tied by '822' cancels and with "ORAN/BAT. A VAP" cds and framed "PD" h.s. presumably applied in error as a framed "AFFRANCHISEMENT....." mark applied and charged "12"(c) upon arrival. Rare example of underpaid mail. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
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Lot No: 392
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ORAN-PORT VENDRES SERVICE; Oct. 1880 env. to Tarn (France) franked 15c tied by Mascara cds with additional strike on front and double-lined octagonal "PORT-VENDRES A ORAN" cds on front. Unrecorded by Salles or any other Maritime catalogue. Sent on the Cette to Bordeaux TPO with mss. 'fD' (Fausse Direction) applied to front. 1986 Fourcaut (Paris) Cert. Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
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Lot No: 394
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T.P.O MARKINGS; 1890-1965 range of covers/cards mounted on pages inc. wavy types, double-ring cds types, most without crew codes, inc. a 1916 PPC with a large double circle military cachet, etc. Also 1 unused PPC of a train on the line, and an 1897 railway share certificate. Scarce study. (12 used cards/covers, 1 unused) Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES (Image)
