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6741

140

1923, from Toulon to Paris, cover franked with 25 centimes blue Semeuse camée, tied by machine cancel TOULON S MARITIME VAR 17.1.1923, boxed slogan cancel CHÈQUES POSTAUX DEMANDEZ L OUVERTURE D UN COMPTE COURANT, large violet cachet MISSION HYDROGRAPHIQUE BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRÉ / VAGUEMESTRE dated 9 JANV 1923, naval hydrographic correspondence from French research vessel named after Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré, addressed to Madame Moreau Delaquis, Avenue d Iéna, Paris, civil-military crossover item with rare naval service mark on civilian letter, excellent for thematic collections in maritime, naval science, or French postal history, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 240€. (Yvert 140) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 240

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6754

1877, 2c, green/greenish, Type I, on newspaper strip, cancelled with neat red IMPRIME PP Nr 62 strike, very fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 800€. (Scott 65) (Image)

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Estimate € 800

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6755

1868, 80c, carmine, imperf, on letter from PUDUCHERRY/India to MARSEILLES, neatly strike, aside red SUEZ, PD and black dispatch INDE 6 MAI PONDICHERY, reverse with arrival MARSEILLES, very fresh and desirable, magnificent margins, XF-SUP! Estimate 1.000€. (Scott 6) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 1000

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6756

pair

1858-65, 80c, carmine, vert. pair, imperf, NG, very fresh and desirable, magnificent margins, XF-SUP! Estimate 200€. (Scott 6) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 200

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6761

1917, From Marsala, Sicily to Puy-de-Dome, postcard with blue circular cachet AVIATION MARINE FRANCAISE MARSALA featuring anchor, sent by French naval aviator stationed with the French Naval Aviation Mission in Italy, Italian-printed card, unfranked as permitted under French naval concessionary mail, rare postal item from French naval aviation base in WWI Sicily, origin of cachet indicates presence of French Aéronautique Maritime detachment established following the Entente Cordiale and increased Franco-Italian cooperation during WWI, Marsala base strategically located to monitor Central Powers' movements across the Sicilian Channel, linked to broader operations in the Mediterranean theatre including anti-submarine patrols and reconnaissance missions, card likely mailed during operational phase ca. 1917–1918 when French Naval Aviation intensified Mediterranean deployments, historical connection to figures such as Vice-Admiral Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère, commander of French Mediterranean forces, and early aviator Lieutenant de Vaisseau Jean de Laborde, who were instrumental in the development of naval aviation strategy, rare intersection of philately, military history, and Mediterranean geopolitics, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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6763

1918, from Paris to Velletri near Rome, black-and-white picture postcard depicting the Paris Opera, written by an Italian soldier stationed in France and addressed to a lieutenant of artillery, dated 20.4.1918, bearing large violet cachet MISSIONE MILITARE ITALIANA IN FRANCIA SEZIONE TRASPORTI with crowned arms of Savoy in center, civilian-style card sent via military diplomatic channel without franking, indicative of the close coordination between Italian and French military forces during the final phases of World War I, mailed by Soldato Rodino from the Italian transport section based in Paris, showing personal military network correspondence within the allied war effort, a scarce example of inter-allied postal communication routed through mission infrastructure rather than regular fieldpost, Ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 180€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 180

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6766

1915, From VENEZIA to MARSEILLE, tricolor propaganda postcard titled LA NUOVA ITALIA REDENTA TRIESTE - Panorama, with black circular cancel VENEZIA (POSTA MARITTIMA) 26 8 15, violet cachet CENTRE AVIATION MARITIME MARINE FRANÇAISE with anchor, sent by French naval aviator stationed at Venice during World War I, handwritten message dated 25 8 15, mailed via Italian naval post office, unfranked as permitted under French military concession, vertical crease is mentioned for full accuracy, combination of French naval aviation marking and Italian patriotic card, vertical crease affect both sides, scarce WWI military artifact, depicts Italian nationalist sentiment during the IRREDENTIST CAMPAIGN aimed at reclaiming territories such as TRIESTE from Austro-Hungarian control, usage coincides with Italy’s entry into the First World War on the side of the Triple Entente in May 1915, card likely produced shortly after Italian occupation of the region, symbolic of ITALY'S STRATEGIC ASPIRATIONS IN THE ADRIATIC SEA, features RARE MILITARY POSTAL CONJUNCTION between French and Italian forces, indicative of allied naval cooperation in the northern Adriatic theatre, cachet of the CENTRE AVIATION MARITIME MARINE FRANÇAISE represents early naval aviation unit under command of Vice-Admiral Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère, commander of the French Mediterranean Fleet, active in Adriatic operations against Austro-Hungarian forces, the sender, a French naval aviator, was likely stationed on the Foudre or Waldeck-Rousseau, both known for hosting seaplanes in Adriatic patrols, postcard predates full deployment of Caproni bombers but reflects early coordination efforts with Italian aerial reconnaissance units, the use of the VENEZIA (POSTA MARITTIMA) cancellation denotes forwarding via the Italian Navy's maritime postal service, highlighting Venice’s pivotal role as a forward base for both Italian and French naval operations, the tricolor card underlines the fusion of nationalist propaganda with military postal history, emblematic of wartime morale-building efforts targeting both military personnel and civilian audiences, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 500€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 500

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6770

1917, TOULON to AJACCIO, Corsica, Nice postcard bearing black circular cancel of TOULON VAR, handstamped cachet with blue DEPOT MILITAIRE SERBE A TOULON, unfranked as permitted under military concession, item dated from period of WWI, when Serbian Army regrouped in France following retreat through Albania, Toulon serving as key French naval base and point of military transit, blue military cachet indicative of presence of Serbian depot established in support of exiled troops, Corsica and particularly Ajaccio held strategic maritime role, destination significant due to its proximity to Allied logistical routes, historically linked to Napoleonic heritage, further underscoring Franco-Serbian military cooperation, item connected to broader narrative of Entente powers’ alliance against Central Powers, TOULON cancel consistent with 1916-1918 military correspondence, represents scarce example of unfranked concessionary use with auxiliary Serbian field markings, important piece for postal historians focusing on Balkan military mail and French coastal military operations, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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6771

1916, from Sector Postal 603 to MARGAUX, FRANCE, French military fieldpost card from a Serbian sergeant in an ambulance company, no franking as authorized by military franchise, tied by Serbian military postmark MILITARY POST 333 dated 15 12 16 and MILITARY POST 999 dated 16 12 16, boxed censor marking, message written in Serbian dated 14 12 1916, uncommon use by Serbian forces routed through French military mail, scarce dual military postal system usage, associated with the Serbian Army’s retreat and reorganization on the Salonika Front following the 1915 Central Powers invasion of Serbia, correspondence likely dispatched from the Macedonian theater near Bitola during Allied operations against Bulgarian and German forces, SERBIAN SERGEANT BELONGED TO SANITARY SERVICES OPERATING UNDER FRENCH COMMAND WITHIN THE ARMÉE D’ORIENT, indicative of the Franco-Serbian military cooperation formalized after the retreat through Albania and the Corfu regrouping, MILITARY POST 333 linked to provisional field units in Northern Greece, while MILITARY POST 999 functioned as transit or redistribution node near Thessaloniki, censorship and postal control exercised jointly under French and Serbian military authority, reflecting operational complexities of coalition warfare, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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6805

1871, From Oloron to Saint-Jean-du-Bruel (Aveyron), franked with 1x 15 c bister Ceres imperforate issue, cancelled with circular date stamp OLORON 25 NOV 71, three transit and arrival backstamps including PRADES 29 NOV 71, GREDANET 30 NOV 71, and RODEZ 30 NOV 71, clear to large margins, domestic letter sent shortly after the Franco-Prussian War, well-preserved strikes, VF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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6818

1920, from Deutsche Friedensdelegation, Paris, to the firm Oberpostinspektor A. Schöne in Charlottenburg, typed official envelope bearing blue circular handstamp with German imperial eagle and DEUTSCHE FRIEDENSDELEGATION Paris, tied by DÜSSELDORF 12.1.20 cancel, sent after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919 and during ongoing implementation and negotiations, likely carried in diplomatic or controlled mail pouch from France to the occupied Rhineland for dispatch via German postal system, extremely scarce and historically charged document from the final phase of Germany’s formal postwar diplomacy, Ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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6821

1915, from Wesserling (Alsace) to Secteur Postal 93, stampless military cover endorsed FRANCHISE MILITAIRE and addressed to Brigadier 43e d’Artillerie 6e Batterie, double-circle military postmark WESSERLING ALSACE 13-4 15 in black, matching TRESOR ET POSTES 144 cancel alongside, black circular cachets COMMUNE STORKENSOHN ALSACE and BÜRGERMEISTERAMT STORKENSAUEN BEZIRK OBER-ELSASS, official administrative mail during World War I from French-administered Alsace region, scarce internal military correspondence with rare dual civic cachets, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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6829

1920, From Mainz to Paris, picture postcard depicting Schillerplatz and Gouvernement building, official correspondence dated 26.4.20, frank-free mailing under military privilege, bears large violet circular cachet COMMISSION INTERALLIÉE DES G.F.C. DE PAYS RHÉNANS / SOUS-COMMISSION DE MAYENCE, sent by Octave Jouanin to his family in France, example of authorized communication by member of the French Inter-Allied Control Commission, no postal cancellation due to exemption status, rare and historically significant document from early French occupation phase in the Rhineland under Versailles Treaty conditions, represents early implementation of Allied supervisory mechanisms following World War I, reflects administrative presence of the Commission in Mainz under French military authority, connected to the broader geopolitical restructuring of postwar Europe and enforcement of disarmament clauses, Octave Jouanin recorded as a French military attaché and delegate within the Rhineland Control Zone, occupation coordinated by Marshal Ferdinand Foch and General Henri Mordacq, situates the item within the tense Franco-German relations of the interwar period, emblematic of restricted communication channels during Allied oversight, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 500€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 500

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French Colonies

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6757

o/bof

27 (4)

1881, 40c, vermillion, block of (4), imperf, cancelled with D'ZADUZI 1 MAI 81 MAYOTTE neatly strikes, very fresh and desirable, magnificent margins, small pencil cert. Ferchenbauer, XF-SUP! Estimate 700€. (Scott 27 (4)) (Image) (imagea) (imageb) (All Images)

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Estimate € 700

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French Expeditionary Forces in Siberia

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6752

ca. 1919, from French military personnel stationed in Siberia to Béziers, unfranked picture postcard showing the Ogden Canyon Power Dam in the United States, mailed under military franchise, with clear violet circular cachet MISSION MILITAIRE FRANÇAISE EN SIBÉRIE around coat of arms, likely mailed during the French expeditionary presence in Siberia in the aftermath of World War I and Russian Civil War, written in English with lighthearted message, very fresh and appealing example of French Siberian military correspondence, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 100

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French Fieldpost service in the Rhineland

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6822

1923, From DÜSSELDORF (Germany) to Paris (France), military postcard with hand-written endorsement F.M. (Franchise Militaire) used by French occupation forces in the Ruhr area, message dated 18.6, circular military postmark TRESOR ET POSTES * 3 * dated 20-6-23 indicating French Army Field Post Office in occupied Rheinland/Germany, no franking as permitted under military free mail privilege, addressed to Paris, picture side shows tram and Ratinger Tor in Düsseldorf, rare and historical item from the post-WWI Franco-Belgian occupation of the Ruhr, light aging and corner wear, VF Estimate 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 100

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6823

1920, From Wiesbaden to Chelles (Seine-et-Marne, France), military postcard with printed photo view of Wiesbaden Theater mit Schillerdenkmal, cancelled with TRESOR ET POSTES * 180 * military field postmark dated 5-8-20, also shows CHELLES BANLIEUE arrival datestamp dated 7-6-20, large violet cachet COMMISSION INTERALLIEE DES C.F.C. DES PAYS RHENANS / LE VAGUEMESTRE and COMMISSION INTERALLIEE DES C.F.C. DES PAYS RHENANS / MISSION FRANCAISE on picture side, indicating use by French control commission for occupied German territories after WWI, typical military free-frank concession post, good postal and historical markings, minor age wear, ex Kugel, XF Estimate 150€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 150

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6824

1920, From MAINZ (Germany) to Mailly-le-Camp (Aube, France), military postcard showing Rhenish riverfront view of Mainz, endorsed Armée du Rhin and F.M. (Franchise Militaire), cancelled with circular military postmark TRESOR ET POSTES * 77 * dated 25-11-20, with purple artillery unit cachet, sent during French occupation of the Rhineland after WWI, typical example of military free mail used by stationed troops, neat handwriting, card in clean condition with strong strikes, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 120€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 120

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6826

1924, from Düren to Caumont, blue monochrome photographic postcard titled DUREN TANKS EN MANOEUVRE, sent by a French soldier stationed in occupied Germany as part of the Armée du Rhin, postmarked POSTE AUX ARMEES 191 - 18 X 19 -11 24, sender noted as part of the 17e B.C.A. 1e Compagnie, personal message mentions postwar military life, postcard shows French tank units during maneuvers—rare visual record of early interwar armored operations, card addressed to Paris with French military postal privileges, emblematic example of Franco-German occupation correspondence, visually and thematically powerful, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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6828

1924, probably from Trèves (Trier) to Paris, picture postcard showing Porta Nigra, written and dated 24-12-1924 by a French soldier of the 52e Bataillon, SCF YEL (Section de Chemin de Fer), message referencing long service and recent movements, franked with no stamp as allowed by military franchise, cancelled POSTE AUX ARMEES 22, black cachet ARMÉE DU RHIN, sent during the French occupation of the Rhineland under terms of the Versailles Treaty, typical example of free soldier's mail during peacetime occupation, showing military presence in historically contested German territory, strong usage of army postal structures for personal communication, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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