1892. Stampless envelope (left side 4 mm reduced) addressed to the '3rd African Battalion, Le Kef, Tunisia' endorsed 'Corps Expéditionnaire da Dahomey' cancelled by 'Correspce Militaire Kotonou-Benin' double ring '18 De 92' with paquebot 'Etablishements du Benin Ligne M No 1' date stamp in red (Salles 1262) with North Africa arrival on reverse. Lovely item of destination mail. (Image)

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1906, Faidherbe 2 Centime lilabraun/rot im Sechserblock vom rechten Seitenrand in tadelloser ungebrauchter Erhaltung ohne Gummi. Yvert Nr. 19 (Image)

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1849, Ceres 20c. black on yellowish paper horizontal strip of five with good margins on three sides (cut into at left) fine used with rhombic cancels, Yv. 3, € 1.700,-- (Image)

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1851, POSTAL FRAUD, 25c. blue "Ceres", already having been obliterated value on cover from "ROANNE 29 DEC 51" to "TARARE 20 DEC 51", ms. endorsement, postage due marking "25" and registration mark. Interesting and rare! (Image)

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1849, 40 C orange Ceres, horizontal pair, close to full margins, fresh color, used with grill cancel. F/VF condition, expert signed Calves, Yv. 1.200.-€ (Image)

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1849, Ceres 1fr. vermillon, deep intense colour, close to full margins, some faults at top, clearly oblit. by PC "757", signed Calvez, Brun etc. and certificate Behr. Very rare cancellation! Maury 7, 25.500,- € ÷ 1849, Ceres 1 Franc zinnober, farbintensives, voll- bis breitrandiges Exemplar, Randmangel oben, mit sehr seltenem, klaren "petite chiffre 757", signiert Calvez, Brun etc. und Zertifikat Behr, Maury 7, 25.500, - € (Image)

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1849, Cereshead 1 Franc full- to wide margined on all sides with centric diamond postmark, certificate Georg Bühler, Mi. € 1.000,-. ÷ 1849, Cereskopf 1 Franc allseits voll- bis breitrandig mit zentrischem Rautengitterstempel, Fotoexpertise Georg Bühler "echt und in feiner Erhaltung", Mi. 1.000,- Euro. (Image)

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1852, 10 c bistre, horizontal pair, 40 c orange (oxidized) and horizontal pair 1 F carmine (cut margins), tied by roller cancellation "rouleau de points", mixed franking on entire letter from Paris, 16.Nov.1853, to New York USA, on the frontside red boxed "PD" and arrival mark. Scarce franking. Certificate P.Scheller. Maury ca. €30.000.- ÷ 1852, 10 c bistre Présidence, paire horizontale, 40 c orange (oxydé) et paire horizontale de 1 F carmin (très défectueux), oblitéres avec rouleau de points, sur lettre de Paris, 16 Nov.1853, à New York, à cote red cachet "PD" et cachet à date de l'arrivée. Affranchissement rare! Certificat P.Scheller. Maury ca. €30.000.- (Image)

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1864, 20c. blue "Empire dt", horiz. marginal pair with 4-5mm margin at left, fresh colour, normally perforated with some slight irregular perfs on lettersheet (file folds) to Metz, clearly oblit. by two strikes of losange "FP", posting mark "HERNY" (boxed straight line) and railway c.d.s "FORBACH A PARIS 9 MARS 64" alongside, on reverse two Metz arrivals of "9 MARS" (crossed out) and repeated "10 MARS". Uncommon and lovely! Maury 22 (Image)

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1870, 30c. brown "laure", two values on PP letter from Bordeaux to New Orleans, oblit. by GC "532" and c.d.s. "BORDEAUX 24 FEVR 70" alongside, endorsed "Via Brest par Pereire", U.S. postage due marking "due 10" in ms. and "N.Y.STEAMSHIP 10". (Maury 30) (Image)

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1871, 40c. orange "Bordeaux", fresh colour, full to wide margins, single franking on lettersheet with full message (slightly attached "over edge") to Barcelona, clearly oblit. by GC "2659" and c.d.s. "NIMES 11 OCT 71" alongside. Maury 48 (Image)

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1875, 20c. blue "Ceres", two vertical pairs, 1fr. rate on lettersheet from Le Havre to New York, clearly oblit. by GC "1769" and c.d.s. "LE HAVRE 21 JUIN 75" alongside, endorsed "via Southampton", red NEW YORK PAID ALL on reverse, some postal wear, one stamp with slight file fold. Attractive multiple franking! (Maury 60) (Image)

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1903, Semeuse 10c. rose block of 24 with vertical gutter (millesime ‚6‘), mint never hinged, unusual block! Yvert 129b, € 800,-- ++ (Image)

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1909, Chamber of Commerce, postal strike issue tete beche unmounted mint. Only once per sheet. ÷ 1909, Handelskammer von Amiens, Streikmarke im Kehrdruck, nur einmal im Bogen selten. (Image)

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1914, 10 C vermilion Valenciennes Chamber of Commerce issue, tied by oval CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE VALENCIENNES, 15 SEP.1914, single franking on preprinted envelope "VILLE DE VIEUX-CONDÉ" addressed to Denain. VF condition. Scarce usage outside the town of Valenciennes. Expert signed Calves ÷ 1914, 10 C. ziegelrot Handelskammer-Ausgabe als Einzelfrankatur auf Brief von "VILLE DE VIEUX-CONDE" (Vordruckumschlag) nach Denain, sauber etwertet mit Ovalstempel 15.9.1914, signiert Calves. Seltene Verwendung von einem Nebenort zum anderen Nebenort. (Image)

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1918-37, mint never hinged assortment only valuable issues: Michel 136, 176, 229, 316 and 359-60, partly marginal or sheet corners, Michel 316 also with complete date of printing, faultless condition, Michel 930, - +. ÷ 1918-37, postfrische Zusammenstellung nur guter Ausgaben: Mi. 136, 176, 229, 316 und 359-60, teils Rand- bzw. Eckrandwerte, Mi. 316 auch mit kplt. Druckdatum, tadellose Erhaltung, Mi. 930,--+. (Image)

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1929, "Le Havre", mint never hinged value with gutter in impeccable condition, unsigned, Michel 1000, -. ÷ 1929, "Le Havre", postfrischer Wert mit Zwischensteg in tadelloser Erhaltung, unsigniert, Mi. 1000,--. (Image)

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1930, "1,50 Fr. carmine with perforation E.I.P.A.30", MNH value in VF condition, Yvert no. 5 A, 5500, - Euro. ÷ 1930, "1,50 Fr. karmin mit Lochung E.I.P.A.30", postfrischer Wert in tadelloser Erhaltung, Yvert-Nr. 5 A, 5500,- Euro. (Image)

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1937, "national museum", three complete sets on airmail letter from PARIS 9-12 37 to Cologne in fine condition. ÷ 1937, "Nationalmuseum", drei komplette Sätze auf Flugbrief von PARIS 9-12 37 nach Köln in guter Erhaltung. (Image)

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1941, Frederic Mistral 1fr. (Poet and Nobel Prize 1904) IMPERFORATE block of 25 from right part of pane, MNH, Yvert 495a, € 1.000,-- + (Image)

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1942, airplanes ‚Potez 63‘ 1.50+3.50fr. IMPERFORATE block of ten from left part of sheet, MNH and scarce, Yvert 540a, € 1.550,-- + (Image)

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1951, 100th birthday of composer Vincent D‘Indy 25fr. IMPERFORATE block of 18 from upper right corner, MNH, Yvert 890a, € 972,-- + (Image)

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1960, definitives ‚buildings and landscapes‘ complete set of seven in IMPERFORATE blocks of six, MNH and scarce, Yvert 1235/41a, € 1.020,-- + (Image)

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1962, Paintings set of three 0.50fr. (‚The meeting‘ from Gustave Courbet), 0.65fr. (‚Madame Manet on the blue canape‘ from Edouard Manet) and 1.00fr. (‚Officer on horse‘ from Theodore Gericault) in IMPERFORATE blocks of nine from corners, MNH and scarce, Yvert 1363/65b, € 2.745,-- + (Image)

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1850-1999, strong collection France from the classic, there competently collected and determined, with many good and popular issues, often clear cancelled and in good condition, from 1995 mint never hinged. ÷ 1850-1999, starke Sammlung Frankreich ab der Klassik, dort kompetent gesammelt und bestimmt, mit vielen guten und gesuchten Ausgaben, oft sehr sauber gestempelt und in guter Erhaltung, ab 1995 postfrisch. (K)

Start Bid € 1000