1900 MONTREAL 5¢ UPU to FRANCE, lovely franking with 2 map stamps and a 1¢ Numeral, all tied with a single flag cancel dated APR11-1900, on a Montreal Chamber of Commerce cover addressed to Chalon-Sur-Saone with APR 21st arrival, VF est ($75+US) (Image)

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1925 LONDON-ONT 10¢ UPU RATE to FRANCE, #117 single franking on cover dated JUN16-1925 and addressed to Paris with arrival JUN 25th, backflap removed, ex-Steinhart F-VF est ($35+US) (Image)

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1968 VICTORIA-BC 10¢ AIRMAIL to DAHOMEY, a 10¢ Aerogramme dated FEB28-1968 pays the airmail rate to Djougon (West Africa) with receiver b/s, message in English, a rare destination with VF est ($35+US) (Image)

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1913 MONTREAL CPR 1¢ CARD to FRANCE, Chateau Frontenac illustrated postal card dated JUL28-1913 pays the 1¢ printed matter UPU rate to Chateauneuf-de-Galaure noting arrival AUG 12th (a tiny town 50 miles south of Lyon), the card shows June-1913 earnings and expenses, VF est ($35+US) (Image)

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29 FRANCE RATES to USA 1901-1949, a nice range of UPU, airmail, and printed matter rates, lot includes a #19 single franking on piece from Bordeaux to New York in 1860 (cat $170 alone), retails over $400, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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63 FRANCE RATES to USA 1950-1979, a fabulous range of rates all on letter size covers during the post-war inflation period, includes better registered, airmails, printed matter, UPU surface rates, illustrated meters ++, lots of good topical frankings, retails over $380, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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109 FRANCE RATES to USA 1980-2018, a fabulous range of rates during the hyper inflation period, note lots of better airmail, registered, express, printed matter, Priority Post, short-paid with postage dues, FRAMA frankings, ink-jet cancels, lots of good topical frankings ++, 33 are legal size covers with lots of multiple rates, a great specialist lot retailing over $480, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1831 HAMBURG FUMIGATED MAIL to FRANCE, unpaid SFL dated AUG24-1831 and addressed to Bordeaux, routing via Gevet-France with a Thurn & Taxis T.T.R.4 HAMBOURG transit marking and a 32mm diagonal disinfecting slit, rated COLLECT 38c, F-VF est ($75+US) (Image)

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1903 LEIPZIG BICKERDIKE FLAG CANCEL, dated MAR4-1903 on a printed matter 5ph postcard rate to France, VF est ($35+US) (Image)

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1925 ALSACE-LORRAINE INSURANCE CARD, French re-occupied territory with 52 France 1.60fr insurance revenue stamps paying the weekly fees from MAR30-1925 to MAR15-1926, scarce revenue item with VF est ($50+US) (Image)

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1908 CHURCH PARADE 63rd HALIFAX RIFLES, Valentine Brothers postcard showing the militia assembled for a parade, addressed to France but unposted, VF est ($25+US) (Image)

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80 USA WWI MILITARY COVERS & CARDS 1917-1919, includes 44 soldiers letters from France and occupied Germany plus 36 postcards, from a wide range of APO's noting #702, 713, 721, 731, 734, 745, 746, 754, 776, 781, 927 Express ++, note some posted at British FPO's, many with the original letter enclosures, one from the US Naval Training Station at Chicago, 15 are legal size covers mostly from various USA War Departments, 10 are mixed condition covers on fragile high-acid paper, retails over $675, mostly F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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9 USA WWI SOLDIERS LETTERS 1918-1919, all from Lieut. Philip Foisie of the 19th Field Artillery, posted at France APO-704 and later letters posted at Luxembourg APO-745 between JUN30,1918 and JAN7,1919, all with lengthy messages addressed to Blanche Nuttin in Nashua-NH, fabulous contents describing the late war advances and occupation duties after the armistice, retails over $300, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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8 SPAIN WWII REFUGEE COVERS 1938-1940, from the Spanish Civil War noting one from the Beynat-France Refugee Centre and addressed to the Basses-Pyrenees Refugee Camp, 7 are from the Basses Refugee Camp to various France addresses, all have France provisional #S1 Franchise "F" frankings, scarce lot retailing over $400, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1900 GUTENBERG FESTIVAL, MAINZ-GERMANY, Scholz published pioneer embossed postcard , postally used from Russia to Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle (France) on OCT7-1900, routing via Mainz on OCT 5th noting an embossed Mainz mayors embossed seal, scarce and VF est ($35+US) (Image)

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65 USA BUREAU ISSUE COVERS 1895-1909 (a few later), mostly from a common correspondence to Boston from New York and Taunton-Mass, includes 31 First Bureau Issues with good flag cancels, rates to France, some covers with original letter contents, also 34 Second Bureau Issues with rates to France and some better postcards noting a 1917 real photo card from Southern-Pines-NC showing Black cotton pickers (rare and worth the estimate alone), retails over $380, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1852 FRANCE 130c RATE to USA, #2(pair) and #9 pays the 130c treaty rate (26¢) from Paris on a cover front dated APR3-1852 and addressed to New-York, routing via train to Calais + Channel packet to London + train to Liverpool on APR 3rd + Cunard SS AMERICA to New York on APR 16th, rated 10c (2¢) for the Paris to Calais fee + Credit 95c (19¢) to the British post office for delivery to New York + Credit 25c (5¢) to the USA post office for delivery in New York, a very nice prepaid franking with stamps cat $3000 US on cover, all stamps are 3-margin copies and this is a front only, still a great reference copy at this very reasonable price, VG-F est ($200+US) (Image)

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1874 FRANCE INSURANCE & TAX AGENTS, #58 franked folded letter with advertising letterhead, mailed from Bordeaux on MAR18-1874 and addressed to Pleaux with arrival MAR 20th, F-VF est ($30+US) (Image)

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(#18/717) FRANCE TOWN CANCELS 1853-1970's, 1275 stamps on 15 stock sheets including unchecked numeral cancels on #18, 26 (x12), 58 (x14), 59 (x2) ++, then mostly SON town cancels on the rest, note 155 Commerce issues to the 1fr, 160 Liberty issues to the 5fr, 310 Sower issues to the 2fr, 180 Peace issue to the 1.25fr, 370 commemorative issues up to 100fr, and about 100 other definitive issues, also a nice range of booklet advertising singles, Scott cat over $1400, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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(#65/1151) FRANCE MINT & USED 1876-1960's, 640 mostly better stamps including used #65, 83, 96, 107, 254A, B29, C1, C2 ++, also good mint #100, 201, 225, 305, 320, 348, 372 MNH, B17, B22 ++, note lots of booklet singles with 1920's advertising tabs, nice BOB airmails, semi-postals, postage dues, pre-cancels, MNH gutter pairs, #1024 (x8) with experimental tagging (cat €50 each), a few revenues ++, good lot with Scott cat over $5030, F-VF est ($375+ US) (Image)

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(#64/137) FRANCE USED 1876-1929, 3500 stamps in a small box noting almost all Commerce and Liberty 1c-5fr issues with a few earlier, no Sower issues, a great study lot unchecked for printings, perfs, papers, re-entries ++, huge Scott cat value over $4000, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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(#1a) FRANCE 10c PROVISIONAL WWI PAIR, imperf with MOG issued by the Chamber of Commerce at the Valenciennes German Border Exchange Office, Yvertt cat over $1600 US, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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(#6/62) FRANCE CLASSICS USED 1849-1875 (x49), includes better #6(pair), 12 (x2 shades), 13, 19, 22, 24, 28, 41-42, 46-47, MNG #53 ++, a few minor paper faults, Scott cat over $1590, mostly F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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(#60/872) PAPUEA NEW GUINEA MINT & USED 1916-1995, 291 stamps (70 are MNH) on 8 stock sheets, note better MNH plate blocks #128, 130, 131, Scott cat over $415, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1819 TURKEY FUMIGATED MAIL to FRANCE, a SFL from Smyrna on FEB26-1819 with two 20 mm disinfecting slits, addressed to Marseilles via Captain Fardeloux D.L.C. (Dieu le Conduise) noting arrival on MAR 6th, F-VF est ($75+US) (Image)

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