820 AUSTRIA COVERS 1959-1984, fabulous lot of 744 covers addressed to Germany, most with a wide range of commemorative stamp frankings, 5 are shortpaid with postage due, includes illegal use of stationery cut-outs to pay letter post, 76 are cachet FDC's with Philatelic Bureau new issue brochures and addressed to East Germany (DDR), 80 covers have “Sammlermarken” labels, retails over $900, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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200 BELGIUM RATES TO GERMANY 1975-1985, all different mostly commemorative frankings on letter size covers with a wide range of UPU surface rates, plus airmail, printed matter and postcard rates, great topical value, retails over $300, F-VF est ($35+ US)

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101 CZECHOSLOVAKIA COVERS & CARDS 1921-1939, includes a wide range of town cancels, some interesting slogans, many unchecked postal cards, 10 town viewcards, first flight covers, Aerogrammes, parcel receipts, registered, express, early meters, some better airmail, UPU rates to Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Germany, Holland, Yugoslavia, USA ++, retails over $600, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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15 EGYPT COVERS 1938-1959, includes a 1944 double censored cover from Heliopolis to USA, 1959 Cairo censored airmail to USA with a great enclosed letter, 5 parcel receipts in 1953, 3 Egypt Official 1962 covers, 1946 registered airmail Alexandria to Paris short paid with postage dues, a 1940 Cairo censored cover to Jersey (6 months before German occupation), 1938 registered airmail to Uganda and returned “UNCLAIMED” ++, retails over $190, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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48 ESTONIA COVERS, CARDS, & DOCUMENTS 1921-1947, includes 20 postcards covering the independence period, the WWII Russian and German occupations, and the post WWII Russian occupation, also 14 covers noting 2 better registered, plus 14 unchecked documents with revenue frankings, retails at least $550, F-VF est ($75+ US)

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5 FRANCE STAMPLESS 1808-1857, all better including an 1808 Lagny-73 letter to Paris, 1809 Tortone-87 letter to Asti, 1842 Lyon to Macon, 1853 Paris to Geneva-Switzerland, 1857 Paris to Innsbruck-Austria and forwarded to Vienna (with Tyrol general delivery transit), retails over $250, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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12 FRANCE STAMPLESS 1812-1827, includes 7 letters from Lyon 1813-1827 with rates to 6 different French towns, also 4 letters from Marseilles 1812-1820 addressed to Lyon and Dragingnan, plus an 1822 Holland letter to Rochelle-France, retails over $400, a nice range of Lyon and Marseilles handstamps, F-VF est ($75+ US)

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35 FRANCE STAMPLESS 1825-1854, the majority are rates to Italy via various sea and land routes, lots of interesting exchange office markings, all have letters intact, a great study lot, retails over $2000, F-VF est ($75+ US)

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16 FRANCE EARLY STAMPED COVERS 1849-1870 (one earlier SFL), includes Scott #3 on a cover front dated FEB5,1849 from CLERMONT to FERRAND, #14 pair on an 1853 folded letter from VIERE to JUMEAUX, 4 cover fronts with #14 shades 1856-1860, #18 on an 1859 cover front from PARIS to CETTES, #14 pairs on two 1857 covers, #15 frankings on 9 covers 1853-1862 including one double rate and one mourning cover, the lot includes an 1841 unpaid SFL from DAX to BORDEAUX with 30c collect, retails over $500, F-VF est ($75+ US)

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19 FRANCE COVERS & CARDS 1858-1876, 17 are covers noting 4 covers with #15 frankings, 3 drop letters with #32 frankings, 6 with #33 frankings, 2 postal cards with #54 frankings (worth the estimate alone), 3 are #58 frankings, most are folded letters with original messages intact, also many unchecked numeral cancels noting a No.25 Paris star, retails over $300, F-VF est ($75+ US)

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19 FRANCE STAMPED COVERS 1862-1870, includes a Scott #25 franked cover, #25 pair on cover, 4 covers with #33 frankings 1862-1868 including a #33(x3) franking on an 1862 cover from CONSTANTINE to ALGERIA, 10 covers with #26 frankings 1863-1868 with lots of good cancels noting 5 with Paris “STARS”, note many unchecked RPO cancels, retails over $400, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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10 FRANCE COVERS 1870-1874, includes Scott #59 on an 1873 folded letter to Germany, #61 on an 1874 Paris to Lyon Railroad Company folded letter, #45 frankings on 5 covers noting 4 of them with 1870 Paris “STAR” cancels, 4 faulty 1872-1873 registered covers with good frankings including a #34 pair, #34b(x2), #63(x2), and #63 pair, retails over $300, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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15 FRANCE MOURNING COVERS 1889-1902, a common correspondence from all across France and addressed to Madam Paul Vieille in Nice, all have Commerce Issue frankings and most with the original enclosures written on black border mourning stationery, 2 loose letters are not counted, some rough openings, retails over $280, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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26 FRANCE RATES 1890-1993, on 13 covers and 13 postal cards, includes rates to Greece 1971, Egypt 1920, Slovakia 1934, Morocco 1950, Corsica 1907, Czechoslovakia 1978, Australia 1972, Switzerland 1947, French Offices in Smyrna to Belgium 1904, also a nice range of England and Belgian rates 1890-1993, lot includes 5 French Antarctic Territory covers to France 1976-1985, retails over $400, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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74 FRANCE COVERS & CARDS 1903-1948, all with definitive frankings including 30 Peace Issue covers with rates to Austria, Belgium, Switzerland ++, 16 covers are pre-WWI, also 5 different WWI French soldiers cards (4 are mint), a WWI French soldiers Hospital card, lots of unusual rates including better “five word” 10c letter rates, 5c and 10c unsealed printed matter rates, a good range of letter rates from 15c-1.50f, more than a dozen different postcard rates between 40c-2.25f, retails over $340, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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27 FRANCE RATE COVERS to GERMANY 1904-1969, includes better registered, express, and printed matter, 11 are pre-WWII noting rates of 5c, 25c, 50c, 50c registered, 150c, 175c, 195c, 400c, post WWII rates include 80c, 2f registered, 2.90f registered, 10f, 25f, 30f, 38f, 48f, 55f, 75f registered, 95f registered, also note a 1942 Paris to Frankfurt “RETURNED” with twice censored at Frankfurt (worth the estimate alone), retails over $300, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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15 FRANCE MOURNING COVERS 1914-1930, a common correspondence from all across France and addressed to Madam Paul Vieille in Nice, most with the original enclosures written on black border mourning stationery, some rough openings, retails over $250, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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17 FRANCE INFLATION RATES 1918-1925, all on better postcards including 25fr to Luxembourg, Canada 30fr + 45fr + 90fr rates, USA 60fr, Scotland 18fr and 90fr rates, Austria 90fr, Germany 60fr, Belgium 45fr, Switzerland 60fr and 75fr, good lot retailing over $255, VF est ($50+ US)

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5 FRANCE EARLY SEMI-POSTAL COVERS 1918-1928 (one card), includes frankings of #B3 (pair), B4, B5 on a card to Belgium, B12 (4), B13 (3), B14, and B16, scarce with retail value over $260, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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88 FRANCE COVERS & CARDS 1919-1970's, note 53 covers and 35 postcards, includes better illustrated adv, early slogan cancels, registered, “AR” fees, newspaper wrappers, a mint Paris Pneumatic postal card with reply ++, 10 are legal size covers, retails over $730, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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35 FRANCE RATES to USA 1921-1963, includes 11 pre-1938 UPU rates from 30c-175c, also 24 covers 1947-1963 with a fabulous range nearly all different airmail rates noting 15f, 25f, 30f, 35f, 40f, 43f, 53f, 56f, 75f, 76f, 85f, 90f, and 120f, retails over $400, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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16 FRANCE POSTAGE DUE COVERS 1924-1967, all with French postage due stamp frankings, includes better 1924 Palestine cover short paid to Paris, 4 are Great Britain 1946-1961 short paid letters to France, 10 covers are unpaid 1967 covers all with 60c postage due frankings. Retails over $200, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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37 FRANCE COVERS 1962-2016, includes 15 better registered rates noting 6 with “AR” fees, registered rates include 2.40f, 3.00f, 11.30f, 18.40f, 20.80f, 21.30f, 24.00f, 25.50f, and 33.20f, also note a registered airmail cover to Austria that was returned “UNCLAIMED” with good markings, 13 are legal size “FOREVER” rated stationery envelopes, retails over $350, F-VF est ($50+ US)

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270 FRANCE RATES to GERMANY 1970-1983, a fabulous lot with all different commemorative frankings, includes 20 registered, 6 express, a great source for rates and topicals, retails over $1000, F-VF est ($75+ US)

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9 FRANCE ADVERTISING COVERS 2009-2011, all different “BLANCHEPORTE” clothing and home goods store overall illustrated adv on back of reply envelopes, shows ladies apparel and bed linens, retails over $120, F-VF est ($35+ US)

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