1720's INTERNAL MAIL UNDER THE 1704 TARIFF; Quartet with Dec. 1721 EL to Baignerere en Bigorre with s/l "DE TOVLOVSE" (Lenain 3) h.s. on front, rated '4' sols and endorsed 'verife', May 1722 E to Reims with faint "V.N.LEROY" (Lenain 2), Oct. 1722 EL to Chatellier ex Paris rated '5' sols and Mar. 1727 EL to Paris with circular "B" (Bordeaux) (Lenain 4) h.s. on front and rated '7' sols. (4 covers) (Image)

FOREIGN MAIL UNDER THE 1704 TARIFF; Range with Aug. 1727 EL to Ghent with PO endorsed 'Cambray' at top right. Apr. 1730 EL to Edinburgh ex Besancon, rated '10'(d) in London and 'In 1 N 4' in Edinburgh, Dec. 1739 EL to Brussels with "[CROWN]S"(Lenain type 2) of Saumar and taxed '11' groschen,. 1749/50 EL's ex Bremen or Hamburg to Bordeaux with "DALLEMAGNE" (two types - Lenain 58/a) h.s. on both, Feb. 1752 EL to Marseilles with curved "D'ANGLETERRE" (Lenain 43) h.s. applied at Calais on front, Nov. 1755 EL to Beaune with curved "D'HOLLANDE" (Lenain 54) mark on front and Apr. 1756 EL to Frankfurt ex Paris with circular "[CROWN/P(fleur de lys) P" h.s. on front and charged '13' (sols) on rear. (8 covers) (Image)

FOREIGN MAIL UNDER THE 1759 TARIFF - EUROPE; Range with Jan. 1764 EL to Bordeaux ex Danzig where rated '32' Danzig groschen to Wesel and with curved "MASEYCK" h.s. on front and charged '58' sols, Aug. 1772 EL to Amiens ex Vienna with "D'AUTRICHE" (Lenain 76) h.s. on front and rated a total of '30' sold and '8' kreuzers credit to Thurn & Taxis, c1782 EL to Geneva with "TOUL" h.s. on front rated '24' sols and a further '2' Geneva sols on front, c1788 env. to Fribourg with "BREST" h.s. on front and rated a total of '58' sols on front and Mar. 1791 double-weight EL to Bordeaux ex Flensburg with "DAENNEMARK" (Lenain 71) h.s. on front applied by the Thurn & Taxis PO in Hamburg. (5 covers) Cross Reference : POLAND, GERMAN STATES, DENMARK (Image)

INTERNAL MAIL CARRIED UNDER THE 1759 TARIFF; Range inc Dec. 1761 EL to Belleville with s/l "MONTBRISON" h.s. on front, Apr. 1763 & Sep. 1766 EL to Toulouse or Marseilles with "CASTELNAUD.Y" (Lenain 2) h.s. on front, Aug. 1767 EL to Bayeaux with scarce circular "CAEN/PORT/PEYE" h.s. on front [Ex Ted Coles] and Jan. 1768 EL to Rennes with s/l "VERNON" h.s. on front and charged '8' sols. (5 covers) (Image)

RARE CROWN DE LYS DE LYON MARKING; Aug. 1765 EL to Paris with v.fine "[CROWN/DE LYS] ES.DE.LYON.PORTS.PAY" (Lenain 21) mark on front and rated '9' sols - considered a single sheet & env. Attractive example. (Image)

1780-99 TOWN CANCELS ON INTERNAL MAIL; Range with July 1780 EL to Marseilles with "CORSE" h.s. on front and rated '12' sols., Dec. 1784 EL to Dijon with "LYON/PORT PAIE" (Lenain 22) h.s. at top right, Feb. 1785 printed EL to Auch with s/l "MOULINS" h.s. on front, Mar. 1787 EL to St Foy with unframed circular "BORDEAUX" (Lenain 20) h.s. on front and rated 4 sols., June 1787 EL to Aigeau with curved "MONTAUBAN" (Lenain 10) h.s. on front, Apr. 1790 EL to Evreux with "CONCHES" (Lenain 2a) h.s. on front and other related examples (17 items) (Image)

FOREIGN MAIL UNDER THE 1759 TARIFF - GERMAN STATES; Range with Nov. 1785 EL to Mugron with fine "BREMEN" h.s. on front and rated a total of '32' sols, Jan. 1787 EL to Bordeaux with "ELBERFELD" and "MASEYCK" h.s. on front on each and rated a total of '34' sols, Apr. 1788 EL to Brunswick with "STRASBOURG" h.s. and rated '4' sols (both on rear), Nov. 1789 EL ex Mannheim to Paris with curved "HTE ALLEMAGNE" (Lenain 65) h.s. on front and rated '24' sols for the rate from Frankfurt to Paris and July 1790(?) env. (with contents) to Magdeburg ex Paris, rated a total of '11' kreuzers on front. (5 covers) Cross Reference : GERMAN STATES (Image)

FOREIGN MAIL UNDER THE 1759 TARIFF - ITALIAN STATES; Nov. 1788 EL to Verona endorsed 'recommande d'office' (in Paris) at top left with "RAON" (Lenain) and "P.P.P.P." h.s. on front and rated a total of '42' sols prepaid (on rear). Fine and attractive example of early recorded delivery mail. Cross Reference : REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

INTERNAL MAIL UNDER THE 1792 TARIFF; Range with Dec. 1792 EL to Bordeaux ex London with "ANGLETERRE" h.s. on front and rated '45' sols, Feb. 1793 EL to Rodez rated '10' sols with "I/BOURG.E.B." h.s. on front, Apr. 1793 EL to Bordeaux with "16/ROCHEFORT" h.s. on front and rated '6' sols, June 1794 part-printed registered letter receipt issued at Feurs PO, Sep. 1794 EL to Bordeaux with "64/PAU" h.s. on front and rated '7' sols, Oct. 1794 EL to Valence with fine "34/PORT-MALO" (the revolutionary name of St Malo) h.s. on front and rated '13' sols, 6/11 Jan. 1795 EL's to Bordeaux with "64/BAYONNE" h.s. on front. (8 items) Cross Reference : REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

MAIL FROM A PRISONER IN THE BICETRE HOSPITAL; May 1794 E (address partly erased) to the Council at Argentan from a prisoner requesting a 'certificate of his morals since 1789' with fine "C.B" (Chateau Bicetre) h..s. on front and rated '7' sols. Further endorsed to indicate that the contents have been read and recorded by the authorities. Rare and unusual. Cross Reference : PRISONS & PRISONERS (Image)

INTERNAL MAIL UNDER THE JUNE 1796 TARIFF; Range with c1798 E to Bordeaux with fine large font "23/PERIGEUX" h.s. on front and rated '5' sols, Aug. 1798 EL to Bordeaux with "30/TOULOUSE" h.s. on front and rated '8' sols on front, Dec. 1798 EL's to Sauze with "75/NIORT" h.s. on front, Apr. 1799 EL to Arcis sur Aube with v.fine "49/VITRY-S.-MARNE" h.s. on front and rated '5' sols, Aug. 1800 EL to Bordeaux with "34/REDON" h.s. and rated '11' sols on front, Sep. 1800 EL to Bordeaux with fine "42/NANTES" h.s. and '10' sols and other similar or related examples (17 covers) (Image)

INTERNAL MAIL CARRIED UNDER THE 1802 TARIFF; Range with Dec. 1802 EL to Paris with "PORT.PAYE/6./BOURG ST ANDEOL" and framed "P.P." h.s. on front, Apr. 1803 EL to St Just en Chevelet with "88/LA PACAUDIERE" h.s. on front and rated '2' decimes, Sep. 1803 EL to Bordeaux with "16/ROCHEFORT" h.s. on front and rated '4' decimes, Aug. 1806 EL to Grenoble with "12/AIX/BOUCHES DU RHONE" h.s. on front and rated '4' decimes, Nov. 1806 EL to Bordeaux with "79/BEAUVOIR" h.s. on front and rated '5' decimes and other related examples. (21 items) (Image)

LETTER BY THE FAMOUS PAINTER JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID; June 1804 EL to Damiano D'Asti ex Paris with "POSTES/SENAT/CONSERVATEUR" (Pothion 1035) h.s. on front, initially rated '9' decimes and re-rated '3' decimes. Contents by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) inviting subscriptions for engravings of his painting of Napoleons' Coronation. (Image)

INTERNAL MAIL CARRIED UNDER THE 1806 TARIFF; Range with 1808 EL to Paris with "P 38 P/LONS-LE-SAUNIER" h.s. on front and rated '7' decimes on rear, 1809 EL to Beauvais with fine "8/TARASCON" h.s. on front and rated '8' decimes, 1811 EL to Marseilles ex Zurich with "SUISSE PAR/GENEVE" h.s. on front and rated '11' decimes due, 1813 EL to Lyon with "ALLEMAGNE/PAR/STRASBOURG" h.s. on front and rated '14' groschen and '10' decimes, 1813/14 EL's to Bordeaux with "54/VANNES" or "34/REDON" h.s. on front and each rated '11' decimes due and other related examples. (32 covers) Cross Reference : SWITZERLAND (Image)

MAIL CARRIED UNDER THE 1827 TARIFF; Range with c1828 EL to Paris with "50/CHAUMONT" h.s. on front, Aug. 1828 EL to Bayonne with "30/TOULOUSE" h.s. on front and rated '6' decimes on front, Apr. 1832 EL to Montpellier ex Toulouse re-rated from 3 to 5 decimes, Oct. 1834 part E to Paris ex Rouen with standard manuscript-type "4" decimes h.s. on front, 1839 EL to Sedan ex Chalons-sur-Marne with framed "P.P." h.s. and other related examples. (21 covers) (Image)