63, 1894 25fr Brown and blue, well margined, large part o.g., h.r., Very Fine; signed Engel and Brun (Scott $875; Maury 63, €1,100)

CV. 250-300

64, 1894 50fr Red violet and green, wonderfully well centered amid full balanced margins and with unusually fresh colors, o.g., couple of h.r., Very Fine and choice; signed Legrand, 1993 Feldman certificate (Scott $1,000; Maury 64, €1,250)

CV. 300-400

64, 1894 50fr Red violet and green, well margined, part o.g., several h.r., vert crease LL, Very Fine appearance; signed Miro (Scott $1,000; Maury 64, €1,250)

CV. 250-300

1893 Registered Cover to Paris, philatelic 10-stamp franking from the 1892 Navigation and Commerce set (4c/75c, Scott #34/43) all tied by a nice strike of "Obock / Colonie Francaise 15 FEVR 93" cds, octagonal "Marseille a la Reunion / L.V. No. 2 / 23 FEVR 93" and "Ligne N / Paq. Fr. No. 7 / 12 MARS 93" transit, backstamped Paris, 20c stamp faulty and cover some edge wear most notably at top, Fine and attractive, uncommon application of maritime postmarks of two different French lines - the Line 5 No. 2 ship (Ava) was held in Malta for repairs and the mail transferred to the Line N Ship 7 (Saghalien) to avoid delay

CV. 150-200

1894 Cover to France, front side with 1894 1c, 4c, 5c (Scott #46, 48, 49) cancelled by Obock 15 MARS 94 cancels (only 4c tied), back side with 1894 15c (Scott #51) cancelled by same, addressed to Toulone with proper transit and arrival postmarks, cover bit roughly opened on three sides and with light bend LL, Fine use; 2010 Behr certificate

CV. 200-250

1894 Registered Cover to France, neat cover franked with 1894 30c, 5fr (Scott #54, 61) each being tied by "Obock / Colonie Francse / 22 JUIN 94" cancels, matching framed "R" handstamp, French "Ligne T / Paq. No. 4" transit, backstamped Nancy, Very Fine and attractive, the 5fr is very scarce on cover

CV. 300-400

1900 Registered Cover to Paris, 1892 4c, 15c, 25c (corner fault), 30c, 75c, 1904 4c, 5c, 30c all tied by Djibouti 3 JANV 00 cancels, French "La Reunion a Marseille 1° / L.U. No. 2" transit, backstamped Paris, Fine multicolor franking

CV. 180-220

1900 Registered Cover to Paris, single franking 1894 1fr Olive green and maroon (Scott #58) cancelled by Djibouti 16 JANV 00 cds, "La Reunion a Marseilles / LV No.4" French transit, backstamped Paris, bit reduced at top, Fine and scarce (Scott $600; Maury 59, €350)

CV. 300-400

1901 "Charge" Cover to France, front side with 1892 50c, back with 1894 10c right half and 1894 1fr (Scott #42, 50a, 58) all tied by Djibouti 7 SEPT 01 cds (the "7" and "01" inverted), ms "Valeur declarée quatre mille (4000) francs", French transit and Marseille arrival postmarks, cover open three sides with portion of backflap trimmed away, Fine use; 2014 Behr certificate

CV. 300-400

1901 Dual-Bisect Cover to Djibouti, 1894 20c diagonal bisect and 25c right-half vertical bisect tied by light 20 NOV 01 cancels (same as backstamp), Very Fine; 2010 Behr certificate

CV. 250-300

1901 Wrapped Newspaper to Paris, entire 23 Nov 1901 edition of the newspaper Djibouti Journal Franco-Ethiopien with right half of 1894 25c Black and blue (Scott #53a) tied by Djibouti cds, complete wrapper addressed to "M. Louis Binger / Ministere des Colonies / Paris", newspaper a bit frayed on the edges as expected, Fine and rare

CV. 300-400

1903 Cover to Syria, "beat-up" philatelic cover opened on three sides and mounted and annotated on exhibit-type page, proper 2Fr40c of franking for foreign registered letter of this weight class made up with 2 stamps and 10 bisects; appropriate cancels and markings, condition as shown in the photo, Fine and most unusual; 2014 Behr certificate

CV. 300-400

1901 "Double Bisect" Cover to France, small envelope with 1894 15c plus right and left halves of 20c tied by 14 DEC 01 cancels, partial backstamp as most of backflap missing, some cover staining/ toning but an otherwise Fine and unusual use; 2010 Behr certificate

CV. 200-250

1901 Newspaper Wrapper with Bisect to Paris, right half of 1894 25c Black and blue (Scott #53a) just tied on wrapper for "Journal Franco-Ethiopian Djiboiuti" by light blue 25 DEC 01 cds, addressed to Paris and with a nice "VIA ADEN" handstamp, Very Fine and choice; 2009 Sismondo certificate

CV. 100-150

1902 Registered Cover to USA, nice 3-color franking with 1894 10c, 15c, 50c (Scott #50, 51, 56) all tied by strike of "Djibouti / Cote Franse des Somalis / 1 JANV 02" cds, French "La Reunion A' Marseille /  L.V. No. 3" transit, backstamped NY City and Springfield Mass, cover light vertical fold through the 15c, small piece out of the 15c, o/w Very Fine and properly franked for rate

CV. 150-200

1902 Registered Cover to Cairo, cover with  "Legation de France" cc and franked on back with three halves (two left, one right) of 1894 20c and vertical strip of four right halves of 1895 25c, all tied by Djibouti 8 JAN 02 cancels, Suez transit and Cairo 14.1.02 arrival pmks, French "Ligne N / Paq Fr. No. 2" transit and registration markings on front side, Fine and unusual. 

CV. 500-750

1902 Registered Postcard to France, ppc showing camel caravan franked with four bisected stamps incl three right or left halves of 20c and single right half of 25c, all tied by Djibouti departure cds with accompanying framed "R" handstamp, "La Reunion a Marseilles" transit cancel, Fine. 

CV. 500-750

1902 Registered Postcard to Belgium, Djibouti ppc (train on bridge at Pont du Chébelé) franked with vertical pair of 1894 25c Black and blue (Scott #53a), tied by "Harrar / Postes Francaises" cds with accompanying framed "R" handstamp, appropriate transit and arrival cancels address side, fine and unusual; signed Roumet, 2010 Behr certificate

CV. 200-250

1903 Triple-Franking Cover to Italy, franked by Obock 1894 15c (Scott #51), Somali Coast 1894 10c (Scott #11) and Ethiopia 1903 2g  (Scott #25) all tied by appropriate cancels, proper transit and arrival cancels each side, cover bit unevenly opened at right and with some light toning/ aging, Fine use; 2014 Behr certificate 

CV. 400-500

1903 Obock / Somali Coast Mixed Franking Registered Cover to Paris, Obock 1892 20c Red on green, Somali Coast 1894 1c, 4c, 15c all tied by light cds, framed "R" handstamp, French "Ligne N / Paq. Fr. No. 3" transit cancel, backstamped Paris, cover light wear with a vertical fold not affecting stamps and a couple small scuffs on back side, Fine use; 2010 Behr certificate

CV. 150-200

1903 Domestic Bisect Cover, left half of 1894 25c tied on cover with printed "Compagnie Imperiale des Chemis de fer Ethiopiens" by Djibouti 13 JUIL 03 cds, fresh and Very Fine (Scott #53b, $300; Maury 54, €375)

CV. 100-150

1903 Triple-Franking Cover to Italy, franked with Obock 1894 15c (Scott #51), Somali Coast 1902 10c (Scott #38) plus Ethiopia 1903 1g pair (Scott #24) all tied by appropriate postmarks, proper transit and arrival cancels each side, bit roughly opened at right, Fine and quite unusual; 2014 Behr certificate

CV. 400-500

1907 Registered Cover to Switzerland, 1892 50c Carmine on rose (Scott #42) tied by Djibouti 26 JANV 07 cds, boxed "R" handstamp, no transit or arrival postmarks, cover with a light central vertical bend, Fine late use after transfer of the Post Office to Djibouti (Scott $190)

CV. 140-180

1902 Registered Cover to France, 1892 75c Violet on orange, 1894 75c Grey lilac and orange (Scott #43, 57) tied by "Cote Francaise des Somalis / Djibouti / 2 FEVR 08" cancels, French transit cancel address side, backstamped Rouen, cover with some small spindle holes at bottom, o/w fresh and Very Fine, an attractive cover with nice mixed issue franking; 2014 Behr certificate

CV. 150-200

1910 Domestic Registered Cover, 1892 75c Violet on orange (Scott #43) tied by Djibouti 21 DEC 10 cds, Very Fine, nice single franking though a late use; 2010 Behr certificate (Scott $500; Maury 43, €375)

CV. 75-100