MINT & USED COLLECTION: Flat carton housing 5 stock books with the early to modern, mint & used collection. Considerable strength in Pro Juventute/Pro Patria issues. (Few 1,000s) (Image)

18th/19th CENTURY MAIL TO/OR VIA FRANCE; Range on leaves inc. 1758 E to Altkirch with "DE.BASLE" h.s. on front, 1787 EL to Paris with "BASLE" h.s. on front, 1817 EL to Lille with "ARAU" and "SUISSE/PAR ST LOUIS" h.s. on front, 1829 EL to Colmar with "BERN", "A.E.D", circular "P.P." and framed "SUISSE/PAR/DELLE" h.s. on front, 1830 EL to Paris with "GENEVE/6 Xbre 1830", "F.F.4". "2" and paraphe h.s. on front and '10' rating deleted due to being official mail, 1830 E to Paris with "BASEL", "PP", oval "7/A.E.D" and "SUISSE/PAR BELFORT" h.s. on front, 1831 EL to Lyon with framed "LG", "2", "GENEVE/9 Xbre 1831" and framed "SUISSE/PAR/FERNEY" h.s. on front, 1834 EL to Lyon with framed "L.N.5½Kr.", "2" and framed "SUISSE/PAR/PONTARLIER" h.s. on front, 1842 EL to Niort ex Basel with "2" and framed "LB/4K" h.s. on front, 1843 EL to Lille ex Zurich with "L.Z.3Kr", "3" and "Nach Abang/der Post." h.s. on front and other related examples. (42 covers) Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL, FRANCE, TOO LATE MARKS (Image)