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French Guiana

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6806

1891, from Cayenne, French Guiana to Bordeaux, commercial envelope from NE-WO, négociant Cayenne, franked with 10c black on lilac and 15c blue Mouchon type definitives of the French Colonies, tied by crisp double-circle CAYENNE GUYANE FRANÇAISE postmarks dated 3 JUN 91, clear octagonal maritime transit mark LIGNE C PAQ FR No 1 3 JUIN 91 indicating routing via French packet boat, reverse with boxed arrival stamp BORDEAUX ARRIVÉE 24 JIN 91 and large violet oval sender cachet, excellent example of late 19th-century transatlantic colonial mail via paquebot, showing early commercial exchange between French Guiana and mainland France, scarce with such clean strikes and business provenance, Ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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French Indochina Post Offices

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6803

1919, from Hanoi to Brunoy, postcard showing the Square Jules Ferry and Petit Lac in Hanoi, sent under concessionary military mail regulations without franking, large violet circular cachet MISSION MILITAIRE FRANCAISE D AERONAUTIQUE AU JAPON LE CHEF DE MISSION depicting the figure of Liberty, handwritten dateline 1 January 1919, hexagonal maritime transit cancel MARSEILLE YOKOHAMA No 3 dated 5.1.1919, carried via Japan and routed through Marseille to France, addressed with civilian handwriting and pencil message, rare and historically rich usage from the French military aeronautical mission stationed in Japan, illustrating logistical and diplomatic ties between Indochina and Japan in the immediate postwar period, colonial visual culture meets military postal history, Ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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French Levant

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6732

1917, from French military doctor Medecin Principal de 2e Cl. Louet, head of the French Sanitary Mission in Greece, to Saint Lizier, France, cover bears violet boxed cachet MISSION MILITAIRE FRANCAISE AUPRES DE L ARMEE HELLENIQUE, round violet cachet MISSION FRANCAISE A L ARMEE HELLENIQUE LE DIRECTEUR DU SERVICE DE SANTE with seated Marianne emblem, manuscript date 6-12-17 at left, cancelled with military postmark TRESOR ET POSTES 602, backflap with sender's designation in violet Le Medecin Principal de 2e Cl. LOUET MEDECIN CHEF DE LA MISSION SANITAIRE FRANCAISE, sent during French participation in the Salonika front in WWI, excellent example of Allied medical corps correspondence from Balkan theatre, historically significant correspondence from the French Eastern Army’s medical division stationed in Greece during World War I, specifically during the Macedonian campaign, the sender Medecin Principal Louet was a senior French medical officer responsible for coordinating health services alongside the Hellenic Army, cachets reflect high-ranking military medical authority, the seated Marianne emblem symbolises the French Republic, Salonika front established in 1915 after Bulgaria joined the Central Powers, becoming a key operational theatre for Allied forces including British, French, Serbian and Greek troops, this letter originates in the context of inter-Allied cooperation under General Maurice Sarrail’s command, the medical mission played a critical role during outbreaks of malaria and typhus among the troops, Saint Lizier in Ariège, recipient location, historically linked to French ecclesiastical and administrative tradition, linking remote home front with overseas military operations, postal marking TRESOR ET POSTES 602 assigned to French military postal services in the Balkans, dated cancellation consistent with French troop presence and active operations in late 1917 following the Monastir Offensive and amidst ongoing trench warfare in mountainous terrain, rare example of internal military correspondence from high-level medical administration, the survival of this cover with full cachets and manuscript detail enhances its historical and postal value, particularly desirable for collectors of WWI Balkan campaigns, military medicine, or French field post, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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6772

Levant 43

1914, from Salonique now Thessaloniki, Greece to Dijon, postcard franked with 10 centimes red seated Liberty issue, tied by SALONIQUE U 12 JANV. 14 circular datestamp, addressed to Jean Routin, Rue Verrerie 25, photographic propaganda postcard showing rulers and soldiers of the Balkan League during the Balkan Wars 1912-1913, Ottoman flag trampled underfoot, mailed from the French Post Office in Salonique shortly after the city's annexation by Greece following Ottoman defeat, reflects the final phase of French postal presence in the Ottoman Empire before World War I, rare combination of Levant postal history and contemporary political iconography, excellent thematic crossover item for collectors of Balkan history, Ottoman decline, or French foreign post offices, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Yvert Levant 43) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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6775

1917, from Salonique to Paris, picture postcard depicting the busy waterfront at Quai Constantin, titled GUERRE 1914-15-16 EN ORIENT, bilingual French-English legend, manuscript dated October 1917 from a French military hospital orderly, franked-free card bearing vivid blue circular cachet ARMÉE D'ORIENT CONVOIS AUTOMOBILES SECTEUR, typical usage of mail privileges for service members in non-combat roles, part of the Salonika Campaign in the Balkans during World War I, visual evidence of French logistical and humanitarian presence in northern Greece, evocative contrast between tranquil harbor image and the reality of wartime hospitals behind the lines, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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6776

1916, British mail sent via French post to England, from Corfu to Cleator Moor, Cumberland, military postcard bearing printed heading ΕΛΛΑΣ ΔΕΛΤΑΡΙΟΝ (Greece postcard), used by a member of British military personnel stationed on Corfu during World War I, endorsed Service militaire and violet circular cachet MARINE FRANÇAISE SERVICE A LA MER with anchor emblem, message in English mentioning daily life and weather conditions, full-color lithographic image of Achilleion Palace on picture side, sent under free concessionary rate for Allied forces, scarce early WWI usage of French military postal system in the Ionian Islands, combining tourism iconography with wartime naval presence, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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6777

1917, from Corfu to London, black-and-white photo postcard depicting the French battleship Diderot of the turbine squadron, printed caption GUERRE 1914 15 16 17, mailed by a sailor of the French Navy stationed off the coast of Greece, large blue circular naval cachet MARINE FRANÇAISE SERVICE A LA MER with anchor motif on both sides, message in English dated 28 May 1917 mentioning illness aboard and naval routine, sent under naval free-frank privilege granted to servicemen at sea, posted during the period of intense Allied naval activity in the eastern Mediterranean, part of France's contribution to the Entente operations along the Balkan front, printed by Marius Bar, Toulon, addressed to Shepherd's Bush, London, well-preserved example of World War I maritime mail from French forces in Levantine waters, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image)

Estimate € 300

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6778

1915, from Salonique to Château de Sulauze near Miramas, postcard depicting Place du Roi Georges I in Salonique, bilingual French and Greek caption, sent during early stages of French military presence in the Balkans, handwritten message dated 24 June 1915, bearing circular date stamp TRESOR ET POSTES 507 and large blue military cachet CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE D ORIENT 122e DIVISION ARTILLERIE 1re BATTERIE, concessionary military mail free of charge, sent by artilleryman of the French Expeditionary Force in the Orient prior to the full-scale Allied buildup in Macedonia, civilian pictorial card used by soldier during early World War I operations, published by D. Sonides, Salonique, rare early usage before the Salonika Front became fully operational, subtle shadow of the storm to come, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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6779

1917, from Salonique to Limargues, picture postcard showing the quay of Salonique taken from the Messageries Maritimes side, sent by a French military doctor from the French auxiliary hospital in the Orient Army, bearing large circular military cachet HOPITAL AUXILIAIRE No. 1, STE FAISSE DE SECOURS AUX BLESSES, ARMEE D ORIENT, handwritten dated 12.1.1917, message in French mentioning Salonique, civilian-style correspondence during wartime, no postage due or additional franking necessary due to military concessionary rate, French forces in Salonica were part of the Allied operations during the Macedonian front in World War I, used at the height of the war in a region where postal censorship and logistic challenges were common, a charming and atmospheric artifact of Franco-Hellenic wartime presence, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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6780

1923, from French naval unit Canonnière Agile, stationed in the Levant, to New York, addressed to Milen Rouitchvitch, President of The Clio Stamp Co., 1482 Broadway, registered cover with boxed red registration label CONSTANTINOPLE GALATA No 428, manuscript Recommandé in purple ink, violet boxed AR marking indicating acknowledgment of receipt requested, backstamped with NEW YORK NY REGY. DIV. JUL 23 1923, and additional violet NEW YORK TIMES SQ STA N.Y. REGISTERED transit marking of same date, no visible adhesive franking suggesting military or diplomatic free franking privilege, mailed during post-WWI French mandate period in Syria and Lebanon, scarce naval correspondence from French forces abroad, rare usage from Division Navale du Levant during interwar years, historically significant item linked to French presence in the former Ottoman territories, following the 1920 San Remo Conference and the Treaty of Sèvres, which placed Syria and Lebanon under French Mandate administration, the Canonnière Agile being part of the French Navy's projection of power and stability in the region during rising nationalist tensions, the Division Navale du Levant played a key role in asserting French authority amid growing unrest especially in Syria during the early 1920s including the Great Syrian Revolt (which would erupt in 1925), CONSTANTINOPLE GALATA postmark connects to the waning days of French postal operations in the Ottoman capital shortly before the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, Galata being the center of European commercial and consular presence in Constantinople, offering rare insight into transitional postal history between Ottoman, Mandate and Republican regimes, addressed to Milen Rouitchvitch, prominent philatelist and dealer active in early 20th century New York, whose Clio Stamp Co. operated at the heart of Broadway, Times Square, a notable recipient that further enhances the philatelic provenance of the piece, the combination of military origin, absence of franking due to service privilege, detailed handling markings including both REGISTERED and AR, and clear delivery path from a volatile region through a major naval unit during interwar diplomacy underlines its importance as both postal history and geopolitical artifact, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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6781

1920, from Constantinople to Huddersfield, England, registered cover franked with French Semeuse issue 10c red and two 20c brown tied by TRESOR ET POSTES 506 cds dated 8-11-20, sender imprint VICTOR J K BRAUNSTEIN CONSTANTINOPLE, blue crayon cross for registered mail, red French registration label with number 334, arrival backstamp LONDON REGISTERED 16 NO 20 and rare additional cachet BRITISH POST OFFICE REGISTERED CONSTANTINOPLE 10 NO 20, a striking example of French Levant post handling British mail during the Allied occupation of Constantinople following the end of World War I, scarce commercial usage from the French military post in a multinational zone, excellent markings and postal routing, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 600

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6783

1934, postcard from JERUSALEM to MARSEILLE, France, cancelled by POSTE AUX ARMEES 600 8 1 34, struck with violet boxed MARINE BEYROUTH, carried during the French military presence in the Levant under the mandate system, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the date of cancellation indicates usage during a period of increased tension in the region, notably the Druze Revolt (1925–1927) and subsequent French efforts to consolidate control, MARINE BEYROUTH marking denotes usage by French naval forces stationed in the Eastern Mediterranean, Jerusalem under British Mandate administration at the time, postcard reflects colonial postal routes and geopolitical influence, addressee in MARSEILLE, a key French Mediterranean port with historical ties to naval logistics and Levantine correspondence, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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6785

1918, from Beirut to Lyon, real photo postcard showing Place de l Union in Beirut, used 26 February 1918 during the final year of World War I, endorsed with rare violet military cachet CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE DE PALESTINE with emblematic star and crescent, mailed by a French soldier attached to the French Palestine Expeditionary Corps, message in French dated 26.2.18 reporting weather conditions and troop movements, part of the military postal network of the French Levant Forces operating in former Ottoman territories, usage reflects the Allied presence in the Middle East following the fall of Jerusalem in 1917 and during preparations for the final 1918 campaigns in Palestine and Syria, very scarce historical postcard from French military operations in the Levant, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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6786

1922, From BEIRUT/JERUSALEM to Roanne Loire France, picture postcard showing David’s Tomb in Jerusalem, dated 9 7 22, sent via French military postal system with large violet circular cachet ARMÉE DU LEVANT BUREAUX DE LA COMPTABILITÉ BUREAU PRINCIPAL BEYROUTH, no adhesive franking as expected for authorized military free mail, message (mentioning sevice in Beirut) and address handwritten in French, historic context: French Mandate administration in Syria post-WWI with functioning military postal routes to mainland France, scarce early usage from Levant military bureaucracy in Beirut, ex Kugel, VF Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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French offices in Morocco

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6742

1925, from Rabat to Rouen, France, picture postcard franked with 10c red stamp MAROC, tied by RABAT RESIDENCE MAROC cds with illegible date, violet circular military cachet TROUPE D OCCUPATION DU MAROC / LE MARECHAL DE FRANCE EN CHEF, black and white photo on reverse titled RABAT La Pointe des Oudaias, handwritten message and full address, appealing example of civil military correspondence from the French occupation forces during the consolidation of the protectorate, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 150€. (Yvert 87) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 150

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6746

Maroc 89 (2), 108

1926, registered cover from Casablanca to Vienna, franked with pair of 1F brown Mosquee Hassan issue and single 50c brown MAROC definitive overprinted in red with large 50 and wavy line surcharge, all tied by POSTES AUX ARMEES 20 5 26 circular datestamps, boxed registration label EES417 N411 and blue crayon line, addressed to Austria, mailed during the French protectorate period shortly after the Rif War, rare mixed franking of standard and provisional issues on well-preserved international registered mail, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 250€. (Yvert Maroc 89 (2), 108) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 250

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6749

1914, from Settat (Morocco) to Pontivy, official military envelope endorsed TROUPES DOCCUPATION DU MAROC OCCIDENTAL, unfranked cover mailed under military franchise, with black circular military postmark TRESOR ET POSTES AUX ARMEES 17 10 14 SETTAT, violet cachet SERVICE DES RENSEIGNEMENTS DE LA CHAOUIA SETTAT on front and reverse, addressed to the mayor of Pontivy (Morbihan), mailed during early World War I period when France maintained occupation forces in western Morocco, scarce early colonial military mail from Africa to metropolitan France, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 100

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6789

1915, from Rabat to Paris, registered military cover franked with 35c violet overprinted PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS MAROC, cancelled TRESOR ET POSTES AUX ARMEES 27-12 15, red registration label marked No. 488, manuscript Recommandé, sent by E. Baillare, Maître Bottier of the 1er Chasseurs d’Afrique in Rabat, arrival backstamps PARIS DISTRIBUTION 30-12 15 and VINCENNES SEINE same day, rare example of colonial overprint issue on registered World War I military mail, demonstrating seamless integration of French field post and protectorate administration, philatelically desirable for both colonial and military specialists, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 400€. (Yvert 47) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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6790

1915, from El Hadjeb, Morocco to Maureilhan, Hérault, France, franked with 35c red French Colonial issue for Morocco bearing black overprint Protectorat Français and Arabic surcharge, tied by POSTE AUX ARMEES 1 MARS 1915 circular datestamp, sent registered with red framed R label No. 778, manuscript endorsement C.O.M. n°778 Emm. de J. Peigne lieutenant 21e Régiment Territorial, violet circular military cachet top left reading 21E REGT D INFRIE TERRITORIALE 2NIE BATALLION LE COMD DE LA 5ME CTE, reverse with transit marking TRESOR ET POSTES AUX ARMEES 4-3-15 and arrival postmark BEZIERS HERAULT 16/3/15, addressed to the rural commune of Maureilhan near Béziers, uncommon usage from a military unit stationed in Morocco during WWI, excellent convergence of colonial military postal history, early war registered mail, and a seldom-seen destination, Ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 600€. (Scott 48) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 600

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6791

1923, from Bou Denib to Medina California USA, cover sent by French officer Lieutenant Edgar G. Dayton, 4ème Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique, with boxed military cachet PLACE DE BOU-DENIB COMMANDANT D'ARMES, franked with 50c ochre type Blanc issue of French Morocco with red surcharge 50 and black overprint PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS, tied by POSTES FRANCAISES STEGA 25 2 23 cancels, original typed address re-routed by hand, scarce combination of military origin from remote Saharan garrison and transatlantic civilian forwarding, unusual usage of early surcharge issue on external mail to the USA, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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