LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1853. CONSTANTINOPLA a MARSELLA. Fechador del Paquebot EGYPTUS/* (Salles 772). MUY RARO. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1854 (June 10). Cover from CONSTANTINOPLE to MARSEILLE franked by large margined 1853 25c. blue in a horizontal strip of four tied by ´3707´ petit chiffres with French P.O. in Constantinople cds at right. Delightful multiple and franking and believed to be unique. Ce.15. (Image1)

Start Bid €7500

FRANCIA. 1855 (June 9). CRIMEAN WAR. Ladies´s embossed envelope with complete original contents sent to FRANCE from VARNOUTKA and franked by 1853 20c. blue tied by dotted ´AOQG´ lozenge of dots, with ´Armée D´Orient/Quart. Gal´ cds at right. Fine contents and a scarce and appealing entire. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1863. SMYRNA a GÉNOVA (Italia). 40 cts. naranja (2) (Yv. 23) mat. de Paquebot PHASE/* en azul. MAGNÍFICA y RARA. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1865 (26 Agosto). ZILÉ (Zileh, al sur de Samsoun, Turquía) a CONSTANTINOPLA circulado con sellos franceses de 20 cts. azul y 40 cts. naranja (2), mat. ANCLA y fechador de paquebot BOSPHORE/* corregido a manol ´MERSEY´. Extraordinariamente raro y no reseñado en Salles. Yv.22, 23 (2). (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1867. Outer letter sheet to SWITZERLNAD franked by France perf Napoleon 20 c. and 40 c. tied by ALEXANDRIA gros chiffres 5080 and boxed PD (unusual) with Alexandrie/Egypte cds alongside. Transits and arrival cds´s on reverse of attractive cover. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1869. SALÓNICA a LIVORNO. 10 cts. bistre (4) y 20 cts. azul. Mat. rombo de puntos ´5095´ y fechador ITALIE/1 SALONIQUE 1. MUY RARO sobre el sello. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1869. Cover to MARSEILLE franked by 1868 perf Empire 80 c. carmine rose tied by Anchor lozenge with, alongside, octagonal MERSINA-PAQ FR.X Nº5 in black, Salles 909, red PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANEE and arrival on reverse. Scarce and pretty cover. Sc 36. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1870 (13 Apr.). Envelope from CONSTANTINOPLE to NAPLES, bearing 1867 80 c. carmine tied by partial 5083 gros chiffres, underpaid and charged on arrival with Italy 1870 1 lire Postage Due tied by NAPLES cds (19.4), showing framed red AFFRANCHISEMENT/INSUFFISANT in red and, on reverse, MESSINA transits. Small faults but unusual. Ceres 32. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1872. CONSTANTINOPLA a PARÍS. 40 cts. naranja (6), mat. ANCLA y fechador CONSTANTINOPLE/PAQ. FR. U Nº 4 (´U´ grande, Salles 883). F. J. F. BRUN. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1872 (June 22). Entire letter from Marseille to Volo franked by 1867 80c. carmine rose in a vertical strip of three, all cancelled on arrival by extremely rare P.P. former Russian Paid cachet (Salles 925) in blue. An extremely rare usage. Ceres 32. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1874. CONSTANTINOPLA a FRANCIA. Circulado con sello de Francia de 40 cts. naranja (Yv. 48), mat. rombo de puntos 5083 y fechador CONSTANTINOPLE/TURQUIE. Magnífico. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1874. CONSTANTINOPLE a CARCASSONE. 5 cts. verde, 25 cts. azul (3). Mat. GP 5098 y fechador SMYRNE/TURQUIA y BM (Salles 939). Muy raro franqueo. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1876. Cover from CONSTANTINOPLE, franked with pair 10c Ceres and sent to FRANCE aboard the Ligne du Levant paquebot Donnai. Stamps canceled on arrival by MARSEILLE cds, and front shows red framed PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE. Reverse bears MARSEILLES transit and LYON arrival. A very fine and unusual cover, as the 20c rate is unrecorded. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1876. GALLIPOLI (Turkey) to GENOVE (Italy). Folded letter franked with French 30 cts. brown stamp tied by blue LES DARDANELLES/TURQUIE cds. Very fine and RARE. Cert. HOLCOMBE. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. Lot of 14 covers. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1877-83. 5 covers with french stamps used in SALONICA. (Image1)

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LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1898. BROUSSE (Turquía) a SALONIQUE. 1 piastra negro reexpedido a WURTEMBERG con sello de Levante de 2 piastras y devuelto otra vez a Turquía con sellos de Wurtemberg de 2 pf. y 3 pf. (Image1)

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