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6792

1903, from Figuig to Oran, military postcard used by French colonial forces in Morocco, manuscript addressed to a lieutenant, multiple clear military cachets including LE COMMISSAIRE FRANÇAIS À FIGUIG in red and COMMANDANT BENI-OUINIF - TROUPES ALGERIENNES, plus circular cachet of SUBDIVISION MIXTE DE SÉFRA - ANNEXE DE FIGUIG and transit BENI-OUNIF ORAN 19 SEPT 03, mailed during early French military administration of the Figuig region after its occupation in 1903, following tensions with Moroccan tribal forces and the reinforcement of French authority in the Algerian-Moroccan border zone, a scarce and historically significant pre-stamp military usage from the early phase of French colonial consolidation in southern Morocco, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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6793

1913, from Rabat to Marseille France, picture postcard showing Marabout Moulay El Mekky in Rabat, written and dated 31-12-13, addressed to the Secrétaire d'Etat-Major 15e Corps d'Armée in Marseille, handstamped with large circular cachet RESIDENCE GENERALE DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE AU MAROC BUREAU POLITIQUE POSTALE and manuscript annotation Franchise militaire, mailed under military postal privilege with no franking required, official correspondence from French colonial administration during the early years of the French protectorate established in 1912, rare usage showing the civilian-military interface in North African colonial governance, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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6794

1914, from Fez to Châlons-sur-Marne, stampless envelope sent by a French officer of the Troupes d'Occupation du Maroc Occidental during the early phase of World War I, front with circular postmark TRESOR ET POSTES AUX ARMEES FEZ dated 2-6-14 and large violet cachet Troupes d Occupation du Maroc Occidental, Groupe de Marche de Montagne on front and reverse, Le Chef d Escadron Commandant Artillerie, addressed in elegant script to an industrial address in France, civil arrival backstamp CHALONS S MARNE 13-6 14, used during the final months of the French conquest and pacification campaigns in Morocco under the Third Republic, a rare and pristine example of military officer correspondence from the protectorate shortly before hostilities erupted in Europe, Ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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6795

1918, from Fez/French Marocco to Versailles, redirected to Périgueux (Dordogne), stampless military envelope bearing circular FEZ TRESOR ET POSTES 5-11-18 field postmark, large violet cachet 11e ESCADRON 1er REGIMENT DE CHASSEURS D AFRIQUE LE LIEUTENANT COMMANDANT, addressed to Monsieur Marjean, with manuscript redirection to Périgueux and designation Chef de cabinet, partial strike of sender's cachet also on reverse, sent in the closing weeks of World War I from French Morocco, where colonial cavalry units including the 11th Squadron were garrisoned, rare example of redirected official military correspondence from North Africa to administrative staff in mainland France, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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6796

1925, From RABAT (MAROC) to Angoulême (Charente), France, airmail cover franked with 50c olive-green French Morocco airmail issue (Type I, aircraft SERVICE POSTAL AERIEN), cancelled POSTE AUX ARMEES / 417 dated 26 10 25, backstamped transit and arrival ANGOULÊME CHARENTE 7* 30.X 1925 and RABAT R.P. MAROC 1130 27 10 25, sender cachet of 16E RÉGIMENT DE TIRAILLEURS ALGÉRIENS / 1ST BATAILLON indicating military origin, handwritten endorsement FM (Franchise militaire), but franked for airmail surcharge, early military airmail usage from colonial North Africa, sharp postmarks and regimental cachet, ex Kugel, VF Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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6797

1935, from Rabat to Limoges, official military cover from the French protectorate forces in Morocco, franked with 30c brown airmail stamp depicting Casablanca harbor, tied by RABAT MAROC postmark dated 28.2.35, backstamped with large boxed bilingual arrival cancel VIN MAROCAIN RABAT 10.3.35, sender marking at upper left reading ETAT-MAJOR TROUPE DU MAROC LE COMMISSAIRE DU RESEAU DES CHEMINS DE FER MAROCAINS, alongside circular military cachet COMMANDEMENT SUPERIEUR DES TROUPES DU MAROC LE COMMANDANT DU QUARTIER GENERAL, manuscript notation Par Avion in red, blue ink civilian address to a notary in Limoges, official military mail likely related to transport or logistics operations involving French colonial infrastructure, a fine and clean example of French military postal activity in North Africa during the interwar period, Ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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French Post in China

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6744

1934, from French naval forces in China to Paris, stampless envelope with violet circular cachet CORPS D’OCCUPE DE CHINE around anchor emblem, endorsed F.M. for franchise militaire, octagonal datestamp KOBE A MARSEILLE L No 9-9 34, reverse with PARIS-XII R GROSZATTER arrival 10 OCT 1934, addressed to a professor in France, likely mailed by officer stationed at Tientsin basin as noted in manuscript on reverse, very clean and desirable example of French military correspondence from East Asia in the interwar period, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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6800

1911, from TIENTSIN to SAGINAW (Michigan, USA), picture postcard showing Palais d’Été - Peking, franked with 10c red French Colonies stamp overprinted CHINE, tied by circular datestamp TIEN-TSIN CHINE POSTE FRANCAISE 23 JUIN 11, same cancel repeated at top right of address side, with large central black cachet CORPS D’OCCUPATION DE CHINE, message written in French, addressed to the United States, classic example of French military presence in China during the final years of the foreign post offices, well-struck markings and clean overall appearance, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 300€. (Yvert 46) (Image)

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Estimate € 300

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6802

1919, From TIENTSIN (Tianjin) dated 10 MAI 1919, picture postcard showing the Austrian Concession street scene in Tientsin, no postage or address as not postally sent, full large violet circular cachet CORPS D’OCCUPATION DE CHINE / LE COMM. D’ARMES / ARSENAL DEL’EST, handwritten message in French addressed informally to parents, likely transported outside regular postal channels or via internal military pouch, historic context: French military presence in China following Boxer Rebellion, continued through WWI and into early interwar period, scarce intact example of unit-level marking from arsenal command in eastern district, Ex Kugel, VF Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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French Post in Egypt Port Said

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6743

1916, from Port Said to Rouen, picture postcard depicting Place de Lesseps, written by French naval personnel and sent under military franchise, violet circular cachet MARINE FRANÇAISE PORT-SAID with anchor emblem, datestamp PORT SAID 13.10.16, French arrival postmark ROUEN 23.10.16, message in French referring to departure and naval duties, attractive and well-preserved example of World War I French naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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French Sudan

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6745

1894, from Kayes, French Sudan to Annemasse, France, stampless military envelope with KAYES SOUDAN FRANCAIS cds 29 JUIL 94, transit marks PARIS ETRANGER 15 AOUT 94 and ANNEMASSE 16 AOUT 94 on reverse, endorsed Correspondance militaire par l’occupation du Soudan with signature of naval officer H. Beaumont, clean and well-preserved example of colonial military mail from the West African campaign during the Third French Republic, rare early usage from present-day Mali, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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6750

1896, from Bamako to Toulouse, stampless envelope sent under military franchise, with full black circular BAMAKO SOUDAN-FRANÇAIS 20 AVRIL 96 dispatch mark, backstamped with transit MARSEILLE BOUCHES DU RHONE and arrival TOULOUSE HTE GARONNE, endorsed Troupes du Soudan and signed by a telegraphist officer of the colonial army, scarce and early usage from French Sudan military presence, reflecting the expansion of French control in West Africa and the establishment of military infrastructure in the interior, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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Georgia

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6830

17,18,20

1920, From Tiflis to St. Louis, USA, commercial express envelope addressed to Brown Shoe Company, franked with 2 rubles total using 40 kopeck orange, 60 kopeck red-brown, and pair of 50 kopeck green stamps from the 1919–20 second Arms issue of the Georgian republic, all cancelled with circular TIFLIS 6.3.20 postmarks, red handstamp заказное indicating registered mail, backstamped with NEW YORK N.Y. FOREIGN MAR 29, typed address in English and Russian, likely routed via Batumi and Constantinople, rare express mail to North America from short-lived Georgian republic prior to Soviet annexation, XF! Schätzpreis 800€. (Mi. 17,18,20) (Image)

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Estimate € 800

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6831

14, Provi.

1919, From Tiflis to Poti, registered envelope franked with horizontal strip of three 10 kopeck blue Arms issue and one 30 kopeck red brown imperforate stamp inscribed LA GEORGIE in oval frame above the horseman, all tied by circular postmarks TIFLIS 16.10.19, front bears red and black registration label TIFLIS No. 1 gorod, violet address in Cyrillic script, rare combination of official Arms issue and provisional or commemorative French-inscribed type possibly linked to émigré or propaganda printings, extremely unusual usage on domestic registered cover within Georgia, XF! Estimate 2.000€. (Mi. 14, Provi.) (Image)

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Estimate € 2000

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6832

39 (1), 40 (7)

1923, 7x 80000r on 3000r + 1x 40000r on 5000r, (8), strip of (4) and pair (2), on registered letter from Georgia to Berlin, interesting letter in times of inflation, transit, dispatch and arrival BERLIN, scarce and interesting, VF-XF! Estimate 800€. (Scott 39 (1), 40 (7)) (Image)

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Estimate € 800

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6833

29 (4)

1922, 4x 3000r, block, on letter from Georgia to Berlin, interesting letter in times of inflation, transit, dispatch and machine arrival, fresh and interesting, VF-XF! Estimate 200€. (Scott 29 (4)) (Image)

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Estimate € 200

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6834

1920, From Tbilisi to Paris, cover franked with block of (5) 2 kopeck orange-brown stamps depicting the Liberty statue of Tiflis (1919 first republic issue), tied by TBILISI 21.6.20 circular date stamps in Georgian script, address in Cyrillic to Georges Alex in Paris, returned to sender with boxed French markings INCONNU and RETOUR A L’ENVOYEUR, violet Georgian return instruction on reverse, various manuscript notations including postage due crossed out, rare international use from the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia prior to Soviet annexation in 1921, striking example of rejected international mail with full postal markings from both sides, XF! Estimate 1.000€. (Mi. 6) (Image)

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Estimate € 1000

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German Empire

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6820

1923, from Zell to Tournay St Martin, picture postcard showing panoramic view of a valley labelled Marienburg, addressed to Capitaine Pigeo in Durai near Tournay St Martin, handwritten message dated 6 2 22, official circular cachet HAUT COMMISSARIAT DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE/LE VAGUEMESTRE, military marking TRESOR ET POSTES 8 2 22/131, typical French fieldpost during interwar occupation period, sent during the post-WWI Allied occupation of the Rhineland as mandated by the Treaty of Versailles, Zell located in the Moselle valley within the French-occupied zone, likely written by a fellow officer or administrative staff involved in territorial oversight or disarmament enforcement, recipient Capitaine Pigeo possibly stationed in the region as part of French efforts to secure political and military compliance in contested areas of Germany, Tournay St Martin located in central France suggesting redistribution of inter-officer correspondence through domestic military hubs, cachet of HAUT COMMISSARIAT DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE indicates high-level administrative control based in Koblenz under General Henri Mordacq and later General Henry Allen as part of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission, scarce example of internal French military administration mail during the fragile diplomatic climate of early Weimar Republic and Franco-German tensions over reparation enforcement, rare inter-officer mail, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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6825

1927, From DUREN (Rhineland, Germany) to Bordeaux France, picture postcard showing Hôtel de Ville of Duren, dated 18 1 27, struck with circular military cancel POSTE AUX ARMEES 96, handwritten message in French, no adhesive stamp as expected for authorized military free-franking mail, historic context: French occupation of the Rhineland (1919–1930) under terms of the Treaty of Versailles, postal usage from Zone 96 (Rhineland sector), typical example of interwar concessionary mail between French soldiers and families, Ex Kugel, VF Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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6827

1920, from Berlin to Paris, black-and-white photographic postcard showing the gothic vaulted Conventsherrenstube of Marienburg Castle, sent by F.M. Lt. Colonel Beyer, C.M.I.C. (French Military Intelligence Corps), dated 15 March 1920, addressed to Paris XIVe, bearing large red cachet COMMISSION MILITAIRE INTERALLIÉE DE CONTRÔLE BERLIN – LE VAGUEMESTRE, no postage as official military mail, mailed under the authority of the Inter-Allied Military Control Commission (IMCC), overseeing German disarmament and compliance after the Treaty of Versailles, rare example of intelligence-related correspondence during the earliest phase of interwar occupation, civilian postcard used as official dispatch medium, combining the architectural grandeur of medieval Marienburg with the silent machinery of postwar surveillance, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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