1864 (14 Mar.) Envelope to L'Isle-Adam/France, franked by 1858 Arms 30k and 1864 Arms 5k and 1k(2), all perf. 12 1/2 tied by St.Petersburg cds, red P.D, and AUS RUSSLAND/FRANCO cds in red alongside, French entry-cds ERQUELINES 29 MARS 1864 in blue, very fine
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1865 (4 Aug.) Envelope from Warsaw (POLAND) to Paris/France then redirected to Florence/Italy, franked by 1858 Arms 20k, perf. 12 1/2 and 1865 Arms 10k, 1k(2) and 5k, perf. 14 1/2 tied by octogonal target cancel "1", red WARSZAWA 4/8 cds, red P.D. and red POLEN ÜBER EISENBAHNPOST cds alongside, French entry-cds ERQUELINES 6 AOUT 1865 in blue, arrival in Paris the same day, taxed "4" décimes for redirection to Florence, ms "8/3 and Wf5" (8Sgr from Russia where 3 went to Prussia, (2 X 1/4) to Belgium and (2 X 2 1/4) to France, very fine double-issue four-colour franking Provenance: Mikulski and Bianchi collections
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1869 (28 Dec.) Pre-paid stampless registered envelope to Lyon/France, ODESSA despatch cds, boxed PAHKNPOBAHO in black and PAHKNPOBAHO in red, boxed AUS RUSSLAND / FRANCO and French CHARGÉ in blue, reverse bears BRESLAU/ BERLIN transit and Lyon arrival Rate: 43k being 28k single rate plus 15k for registration
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1868 (19 June) Folded cover to Paris/France, franked by 1866 10k(2), 5k and 1k(3), perf. 14 1/2 on horizontally laid paper, tied by REVAL cds, French entry cds alongside and Bordeaux arrival backstamp, filing crease across one adhesive
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1870 (9 Jan.) Folded cover to Montpellier/France, franked by 1866 20k, 5k black/grey, and 1k(3), perf. 14 1/2 on horizontally laid paper, neatly tied by St. Petersburg cds, French and German enty cds alongside, Montpellier 25 JANV 70 arrival bs
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1870 (1 Mar.) Insufficiently franked folded cover to Libourne/France, bearing 1866 20k, 5k and 1k, perf. 14 1/2 on horizontally laid paper, tied by S.P.B. dotted oval, St.Petersburg cds alongside, boxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT INSUFFISANT alongside with French ERQUELINES entry cds, also boxed P.38 (article 38) and taxed 11 décimes, the partial franking was not taken into account
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FORWARDED LETTER VIA SWITZERLAND 1871 (6 Jan.) Folded letter forwarded by the Comptoir d'Escompte, Geneva, Switzerland to Grenoble, franked in Geneva with 1867 Sitting Helvetia 30c ultramarin, Grenoble arrival bs, interesting Franco-Prussian war item
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1871 (19 Sept.) Envelope via Austria to Marseille/France franked by 1866 10k(2), 3k and 1k , perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by Berdiansk cds, A.P.D. hs, French AUTRICHE / STRASBOURG entry-cds in blue, reverse beas WIEN transit and MARSEILLE arrival cds
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1872 (Jan.) Insufficiently franked double-weight folded cover via Austria to Marseille/France bearing 1866 10k(2), 5k and 3k, perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by Odessa cds, A.P.D. hs, French AUTR. AVRICOURT entry-cds alongside, reverse bears WIEN transit and MARSEILLE arrival cds
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1872 (7 Apr.) Insufficiently franked envelope via Austria to Marseille/France bearing 1866 10k(2), perf. 14 1/2, on vertically laid paper, tied by Odessa cds, with A.P.D. hs and not taxed despite lacking 8k to make up for 28k rate, French AUTRICHE -AVRICOURT entry-cds, reverse bears WIEN transit and MARSEILLE arrival cds, interesting
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1872 (17 July) Insufficiently franked folded cover to Reims/France bearing by 1866 10k and 1k(2 pairs), perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by REVAL cds, German and Russian Insufficiently franked markings, taxed 11 décimes, very fine and scarce
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MIXED FRANKING WITH RUSSIAN LEVANT 1872 (17 Nov.) Envelope front from Constantinople to Paris/France bearing a 1866 3k(3) and 5k(5), perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, and Russian Levant 1872 3k green, all cancelled on transit in Odessa, ms "4"Sgr to be paid to Germany for the transit, a fine and rare item of which only EIGHT mixed frankings Russia/Russian Levant are recorded to France, signed A.Bolaffi, G.Bolaffi and A.Diena
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1873 (4 Nov.) Envelope from Smela to Lieusaint/France, franked by two 1866 10k, perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by Smela, boxed OPAHKNPOBAHO alongside (franked), also accountancy marking "4", redirected within France to Noisy le Sec
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MIXED FRANKING WITH RUSSIAN LEVANT 1874 (17 March) Envelope from Constantinople to Paris/France bearing a 1866 1k, 3k and 5k(6), perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, and Russian Levant 1872 3k green, all tied by blue diamond grid, CONSTANTINOPLE cds alongside, ms "4"Sgr to be paid to Germany for the transit, a fine and rare cover of which only EIGHT mixed frankings Russia/Russian Levant arerecorded to France
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1874 (6 Oct.) Envelope to Marseille/France franked by standard 20k franking (two 1866 10k)
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1912-20, Genuine assembly from a Parisian estate of 55+ covers/postal stationery incl. attractive Romanov frankings, reg’d, cancellations, etc., fine to very fine, please inspect carefully
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