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Europe and Colonies continued...

France and Colonies continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1026

France, 1870 (Nov. 22), stampless folded letter to Metz, with "K:PR: FELDPOST-RELAIS No 66/ 22 11" rectangular handstamp, blue Remiremont straight-line handstamp & crayon 25 (c) tax on unpaid letter within the occupied zone, Very Fine, ex Maradan.
Estimate $600 - 800

The Remiremont money-order straight-line was used provisionally as departure marking at this occupied but unannexed town. A very few November-December 1870 examples are known. (Image)

Est. $600-800
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1027

France, 1870 (Dec. 8), cover to Nyon, Switzerland, with 1c green points up, 4c gray & 20c ultramarine, both with points down, tied by multiple Muhlhausen December 8, 1870 circular datestamps, and receiving backstamp, Very Fine, ex Mulhouse, signed Calves.
Scott N1,N10,N13. Maury €450 ($600).
Estimate $300 - 400

Three-color franking paying the 25c rate for a letter to Switzerland, which was in effect from December 1870 to December 31, 1871 . (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1028

France, 1870 (Dec. 22), cover to New York, with 20c ultramarine pair & single with points up, tied by multiple "K:PR: FELDPOST/ RELAIS No 23/ 22 12" (23rd Infantry Division of XII Corps assigned to Epernay) blue rectangular datestamps, with repeated strike alongside, adjacent "FRANCO" straight-line handstamp & receiving postmark; minor cover edge wear and crease at bottom, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott N6.
Estimate $400 - 600

Multiple franking paying the 60c letter rate from the occupied zone to the United States via British closed mail . (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1029

France, 1870 (Dec. 28), cover front to Pfaffenhofen, with 10c bistre-brown points up, tied by blue "K: PR:/ FELDPOST-RELAIS No 65/ 28 12" blue rectangular handstamp with repeated strike alongside, and also showing "MIRECOURT" blue provisional handstamp & December 29, 1870 arrival datestamp, Very Fine, signed Brun.
Scott N5. Maury €750 ($1,000).
Estimate $400 - 600

Extraordinary usage of the provisional "MIRECOURT" provisional marking, which is known used from December 22, 1870 to March 1, 1871 . (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

1030

France, 1871, folded letter to Brussels, with Germany 1gr Imperial Eagle vertical pair, tied and cancelled by manuscript "Duttlenheim", adjacent red "P.D." boxed handstamp, German railway & receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott 4.
Estimate $300 - 400

Small Strasbourg suburb lacking post office prior to June 15, 1875 . (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $352.00
Will close during Public Auction

1031

France, 1871 (Feb. 4), Franco-Prussian War, first day of permissible mail. Two covers mounted on exhibition pages: one with Alsace-Lorraine 10c bistre-brown pair with points up, tied by Melun February 4, 1871 telegraphic datestamps, addressed to Paris, and sent on the first day of permissible mail, occupied zone to Paris; other with France 20c stamp tied by star of dots cancel, adjacent Paris February 4, 1871 circular datestamp & "20" postage due marking applied on arrival in Baccarat, sent on the first day of permissible mail, Paris to occupied zone, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1032

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France, 1871 (Mar. 3), cover front to Mulhouse, with 10c bistre-brown points up, tied by "K:PR:/ FELDPOST-RELAIS No 66/ 3.3" (2nd Cavalry Division, VI Army Corps) blue rectangular handstamp & "POSTES/ 1871/ EPINAL" provisional marking, applied in transit at Epinal central distribution bureau, Very Fine.
Scott N5.
Estimate $200 - 300

Single franking paying the 10c regional letter rate, which was in effect from September 1870 to December 31, 1871 . (Image)

Est. $200-300
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1033

France, 1871, letter from Foreign Minister Jules Favre to Count Bismarck, datelined on March 20, 1871, and accompanied with printed postal convention, regarding the double-franking, as devised on that day by the two countries Postmasters; Stephan & Rampont-Léchin, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

1034

France, 1871 (Mar. 20), folded invoice to Lombardy, Italy, with 10c bistre-brown x4 with points up, tied by multiple Muhlhausen March 20, 1871 circular datestamps, with repeated strike alongside and red "P.D." rectangular handstamp, Verona transit & receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott N5. Maury €700 ($940).
Estimate $300 - 400

Multiple franking paying the 40c letter rate from the occupied zone to Italy, which was in effect from September 1870 to December 31, 1871 . (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1035

France, 1871 (Mar. 25), folded letter to Blamont via Nancy, with 20c ultramarine points up, tied by Bischweiler March 25, 1871 circular datestamps, with repeated strike alongside & France 20c Ceres (57), tied by rhombus of dots numeral cancel "2598" (Nancy), backstamped receiving postmark; letter expertly repaired, and not affecting stamps or postal markings, Very Fine, ex Noel.
Scott N6.
Estimate $500 - 750

France regained postal control of some parts in the Occupied Zone in stages from March 25, 1871. Occupation stamps become valid only in (and to) newly annexed parts of Alsace-Lorraine. France 20c stamp used as postage due on mail from occupied zone to unoccupied zone. A postal convention between France & Germany was signed on March 24, 1871. This cover represents a first day of usage under the third rate-period. (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

1036

France, 1871 (Mar. 28), folded letter to Dijon, with 20c ultramarine points down, tied by Belfort March 28, 1871 circular datestamp, which is repeated alongside, and crayon "3" debit, plus receiving backstamp, Very Fine, signed Bloch, ex Maradan.
Scott N13.
Estimate $300 - 400

Belfort surrendered on February 16, and was provisionally annexed to Prussia on the 18. Restituted to France on March 31. Rare usage of the ephemeral German Belfort datestamp during the one-week delay of restitution to France. (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1037

France, 1871 (Apr. 19), newspaper wrapper to Lucy, Moselle, with 4c gray points up, tied by Chateau-Salins April 19, 1871 circular datestamp, and receiving backstamp, where it was refused and returned to sender, as indicated by the Chateau-Salins April 20, 1871 backstamp, Very Fine, signed Goebel.
Scott N3. Maury €700 ($940).
Estimate $300 - 400

Single franking paying the 4c regional printed-matter rate, which was in effect from September 1870 to December 31, 1871 . (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1038

France, 1871 (May 2), registered folded letter sheet to Nancy, with 20c ultramarine horizontal pair with points up, tied by two Saarelb May 2, 1871 circular datestamps, adjacent registration label tied by "CHARGE" straight-line handstamp, and manuscript "6" (decimes) postage due marking applied on arrival. Metz transit & receiving postmarks on reverse, plus French accountancy rectangular handstamp indicating 13 grams letter, Very Fine, ex Kastler.
Scott N6.
Estimate $750 - 1,000

On May 18, 1871, about one-third of the Meurthe, corresponding approximately to the arrondissements of Château-Salins & Sarrebourg, were detached from Meurthe and annexed to the German Department of Lorraine. The remaining two thirds of Meurthe were merged with Moselle département, which had escaped German annexation, and on September 7, 1871, the merger gave birth to the new Meurthe-et-Moselle département with its préfecture at Nancy. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1039

France, 1871 (Jul. 21), folded letter to Pest, Hungary, with 5c green & 10c bistre-brown with points up, tied by Gebweiler July 21, 1871 circular datestamps, and with repeated strike alongside, Vienna transit & receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott N4-5. Maury €3,500 ($4,690).
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

Two-color franking paying the 15c rate for a letter from the occupied zone to Hungary, which was in effect from September 1870 to December 31, 1871 . (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1040

France, 1871 (Aug. 4), folded letter to Strasbourg, with 10c bistre-brown points up, with manuscript "X" in blue crayon, and tied by "BASEL/ 4/8 I/ WEISSENBURG I. ELS:" three-line handstamp, which is repeated alongside, plus receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott N5.
Estimate $300 - 400

Rapid reconstruction and expansion of rail system in Alsace-Lorraine by Germany. Introduction of German three-line markings, with date on second line . (Image)

Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1041

France, 1871 (Aug. 7), folded letter sheet to Metz, with France 20c blue, tied by rhombus of dots numeral cancel "6072", adjacent Gondreville August 7, 1871 circular datestamp & "OR" in circle of Contegy-s-Moselle, plus "20" (c) German postage due handstamp and arrival backstamp, Very Fine, signed Brun & Goebel.
Scott 57.
Estimate $500 - 750

Very seldom-seen mail from a rural origin during this time period . (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1042

France, 1871 (Aug. 9), folded invoice to Belfort, with 20c ultramarine x3 points up, each tied by Muhlhausen August 9, 1871 circular datestamp, and showing "8" (decimes) postage due marking applied on arrival, plus receiving backstamp, Very Fine, signed Calves.
Scott N6.
Estimate $400 - 600

Multiple franking paying the triple-weight letter rate but taxed on arrival, in accordance with the postal convention effective March 24, 1871 . (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1043

France, 1871 (Aug. 17), cover to Strasbourg, with 10c bistre-brown points up, cancelled by manuscript "X", adjacent "Turkheim/ 17-8" manuscript & Colmar August 17, 1871 horseshoe datestamp, plus receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott N5.
Estimate $400 - 600

Picked up at Turkheim on August 17 by circuit carrier, who marked it and pen-cancelled the stamp; posted on the same day from Colmar . (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1044

France, 1871 (Sep. 1), folded letter to Nice, with 20c ultramarine points up, tied by Saargemund (ex-Saarguemines, Moselle) September 1, 1871 circular datestamp, with repeated strike alongside, adjacent Avricourt-Paris railroad datestamp and "25" (c) French postage due marking, plus Metz transit & receiving backstamps, Very Fine.
Scott N6.
Estimate $400 - 600

On September 1, 1871 French postal rates were increased. The single letter rate became 25c. This cover was dispatched on the first day of such change, and taxed accordingly on arrival . (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1045

France, 1871 (Sep. 7), stampless folded letter to Karlsruhe, Germany, with Niederbronn September 7, 1871 circular datestamp, and "Auslagen" label, indicating a 35c fee to be collected (cash on deliver) from recipient, plus Strasbourg railroad station backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600

Earliest known date for this service, and for use of the "Auslagen" label in Alsace-Lorraine . (Image)

Est. $400-600
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

1046

France, 1871 (Sep. 21), folded invoice to Strasbourg, with 10c bistre-brown points up, cancelled by manuscript "Barr 21/9", plus September 21, 1871 receiving backstamp; fold affecting stamp, Fine to Very Fine, ex Holder.
Scott N5.
Estimate $300 - 400

The branch-line (via Molsheim to Strasbourg) railway station was not provided with its own datestamp; accordingly, mail posted there was pen canceled . (Image)

Est. $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

1047

France, 1871 (Oct. 2), cover to New York, with 25c brown x4 points up, tied by two Weiler October 2, 1871 circular datestamps, with repeated strike alongside, adjacent red "Franco" boxed handstamp & New York Paid arrival postmark; cover with faults not affecting stamps, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott N7. Michel 7Ia; €1,000 ($1,340).
Estimate $500 - 750

Multiple franking paying the 1Fr letter rate (15-30 grams) to the United States in full . (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

1048

France, 1871 (Oct. 14), registered cover to St. Louis, Haut-Rhin, with 10c yellow-brown & 25c brown with points up, tied by two Mulhausen October 14, 1871 horseshoe datestamps in grayish-blue, adjacent registration label and receiving backstamp applied on the same day; backflap small faults from rough opening, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott N5a,N7. Maury €1,100 ($1,470).
Estimate $500 - 750

Two-color franking paying the 35c registered letter rate for a cover from one village to another in the occupied zone . (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

1049

France, 1871 (Oct. 14), folded letter to Mainz, with 5c yellow-green & 10c bistre-brown, both with points up and tied by two "LUXEMBOURG/ 14.10 II/ METZ" three-line handstamps, with repeated strike on reverse and arrival backstamp, Very Fine, signed Roumet.
Estimate $300 - 400

Two-color franking paying the 15c letter rate to Germany, datelined in Daspich on October 14 (Moselle), posted on board train prior to arrival at Metz, and then on to Mainz . (Image)

Est. $300-400
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1050

France, 1871 (Nov. 8), folded letter to Paris, with 10c bistre-brown vertical pair points up, tied by two Kaisersberg November 8, 1871 circular datestamps, with repeated strike alongside, plus France 5c Empire & 20c Lauré (24 & 33), tied by stars of dots cancels applied in Paris on arrival, Very Fine.
Scott N5.
Estimate $500 - 750

Three-color franking paying the postal rate for a cover from the occupied zone to the unoccupied zone, in accordance with French postal rates effective September 1, 1871 . (Image)

Est. $500-750
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction