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6090 image1794/1848: Selection 13 prephilatelic entire letters, struck in overall clear quality, incl. 1794 Trier to Faulquemont struck by "1re DIV. / ARMÉE DE LA MOSELLE", 1802 "79 / FONTENAY / LE PEUPLE" in red, 1805 "84 / St PIERRE S'ALBIGNY", 1806 "No14 / ARM D'ITALIE" in red, 1808 from Napoli to Hodimont with "PORT PAYÉ" and "POSTE FRANCAISE A NAPLES", 1808 "85 TENDE", 1814 "85 SOSPELLO" and "Préfet / Alpes maritimes", 1814 "85 MONACO", 1818 St. Pierre Martinique to Honfler, struck by MARTINIQUE and "COLONIES / PAR HAVRE" in red, 1822 within Paris with "Intendance des Theatres" franchise handsatmp, 1842 MENTON, 1847 "MENTON 2 OTB", and 1848 to Paris with "LEGION PIE IX / ETAT MAJOR" in red. A most interesting group.  (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6091 image1850: Local envelope within Marly-le-Roy bearing Cérès 10 c. bistre-brown, a superb example with fresh colour and good to large margins, tied by light Petits Chiffres '1884' numeral lozenge. "MARLY-LE-ROY 30 JUIN 53 (72)" cds and framed CL (= Correspondance Locale) in red alongside. An attractive local cover with a splendid stamp, signed Raybaudi; cert. Holcombe (1981) Yvert = € 750 / Maury 1 = € 800. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6092 image1850: Local cover despatched by the "Ministère d'Etat / Section des Palais et Manufactures" and directed within Paris bearing Cérès 15 c. bright green, a fine and fresh example with good to enormous margins including parts of the left neighbouring stamp, tied by Étoile de Paris mute obliterator, reverse with Paris type 15 cds (March 17, 1852). An attractive cover, cert. Calves (1987) Yvert = € 1'850 / Maury 2 = € 2'200. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6093 imageThird day of usage 1849: Cérès 20 c. black on yellowish paper, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins, tied by type 15 "MIRANDE 3 JANV. 1849 (31)" cds on the third day of the issue to envelope with full content a clear information strike alongside. Directed to Toulouse, reverse with arrival cds of the following day. A fine and fresh adhesive on attractive small-sized cover, well documenting the very early usage of the first French stamp. Signed Calves Yvert = € 2'500 / Maury 3 = € 3'450.rnNote: During the two first weeks of January 1849, the cancellation of the newly issued stamps was not well organized. Two circulars by the Postal administration led to confusion in the Post Offices on the methods of obliteration. A planned cancellation by a grill obliterator was not available prior to the third week of January. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6094 imagePen cancellation 1849: Cérès 20 c. black on white paper, a fine example with fair to large margins, tied by bold pen cross to lettersheet to Dijon, endorsed "affranchie", type 13 "PONTAILLER 12 JANV. 49 (20)" cds alongside, reverse with type 15 DIJON arrival (Jan 13) cds. Lightest file folds well away from the adhesive, nevertheless an attractive cover with a rare provisional obliteration which was in use only in the two first weeks of January 1849. Signed Lamy; cert. Brun (2022) Maury 3a = € 2'750. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6095 image1849: Cover from Avignon to Lyon bearing Cérès 20 c. black on white paper, a superb example with large to enormous margins including parts of three neighbouring stamps, tied by mute grille obliterator, "AVIGNON 21 MARS 49" despatch cds alongside. Reverse with LYON arrival cds of the following day. An early and appealing item, signed Lamy. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6096 image1849: Cover from Exideuil to Périgueux bearing Cérès 20 c. black on white paper, a superb corner marginal example with large to enormous margins including parts of the right neighbouring stamp, tied by mute grille obliterator, type 13 "EXIDEUIL 6 JANV 1850 (23)" despatch cds alongside. Reverse with PERIGUEUX arrival cds of the following day. Sideflaps missing, nevertheless an attractive cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6097 image1849: Cover from Rambervilliers to Paris bearing Cérès 20 c. black on white paper, a fine and fresh example with good to large margins, tied by mute grille obliterator, type 13 "RAMBERVILLIERS 30 JANV. 1849 (82)" despatch cds alongside. Reverse with PERIGUEUX arrival cds (Feb 1). A most attractive cover from the first month of this adhesive. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6098 image1849: Entire letter from Nantua to Châtillon-en-Michaille, Ain bearing Cérès 20 c. black on white paper, a fine and fresh example with even large margins, tied by mute grille obliterator, type 15 "NANTUA 29 NOV. 49 (1)" despatch cds alongside. Reverse with clear type 13 "CHATILLON DE MICHAILLE" arrival cds of the same day. Horizontal file fold well away from the franking, nevertheless an attractive cover, signed Calves & Roumet. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6099 image1850: Triple rate Entire letter from Chatellerault to Le Blanc bearing Cérès 25 c. blue in a block of four, a fresh and fine multiple with good to large margins, each adhesive tied by light Petits Chiffres '803' numeral lozenge. Type 15 CHATELLERAULT despatch cds (Aug 11, 1852) alongside, reverse with arrival cds of the same day. Tear in cover at base, reverse torn, not distracting from this appealing usage to pay the 100 centimes triple rate, cert. Calves (1990) Maury 4 = € 12'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6100 image1849: Double rate Cover from Auch to Valence, Gers bearing Cérès 40 c. orange, a fine and fresh adhesive with even large margins, tied by light petit chiffres '168' lozenge, matching type 15 AUCH despatch cds (Aug 12, 1854) and an attractive merchant's cachet in red alongside, reverse with type 15 "VALENCE-S-BAISE (31)" arrival cds of the next day. A delightful cover. Cert. Raybaudi (1980). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6101 image1849: Triple rate Cover from Sedan to Verdun bearing Cérès 1 fr. dark carmine, a fresh and fine left margined example with fair to huge margins, tied by crisp grill obliterator, SEDAN despatch cds (Oct 27, 51) alongside. Reverse with "VERDUN-S-MEUSE" arrival cds of the next day. Some staining of the cover just mentioned for accuracy, an attractive adhesive on interesting cover of the third weight step. Signed Roumet Yvert = € 1'600+ / Maury 6a = € 2'500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6102 image1849: Triple rate Entire letter from Marseille to Lyon bearing Cérès 1 fr. carmine-brun, a fresh and fine example with good to huge margins incl. parts of the right neighbouring stamp, tied by crisp grill obliterator, MARSEILLE despatch cds (Jan 14, 50) alongside. Reverse with LYON arrival cds of the next day. Horizontal file folds well away from the adhesive, an attractive adhesive on interesting cover. Cert. von der Weid (1998) Yvert = € 1'700 / Maury 6b = € 1'850. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6103 image1853: Triple rate Cover from Montemboeuf, Charente, directed  to Bordeaux bearing Cérès 1 fr. 'carmin-cerise', a fresh and fine example with good to large margins, tied by clear Petits Chiffres '2080' lozenge, cursive "15 / Montemboeuf" despatch handstamp alongside. Reverse with ambulant, ANGOULEME transit and BORDEAUX arrival (April 25, 54) cds's. Cover strongly refolded to reduce its size, an attractive adhesive in this rare shade issued in 1853, the cover despatched from a small bureau de distribution, a desirable combination. Cert. Calves (1988) Maury 6d = € 4'550. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6104 image1853 (May 31): Cover from Paris to Lima, Peru, endorsed "Paquebots anglais via Panama" and bearing a combination franking of Cérès 1849 1 fr. dark-carmine in a horizontal pair and Présidence 10 c. bistre, three fine and fresh adhesives with vivid colour and fair to large margins, each tied by Gros points mute obliterator, clear PARIS despatch cds in black and framed PD in red alongside. Reverse with Ligne-de-Calais ambulant cds and framed VAPOR of Lima in blue. Lightest horizontal file fold well away from the adhesives just mentioned for accuracy, a rare Shipmail franking of utmost attractiveness, paying correctly the 210 centimes single rate in the tariff of  August 1849 for mail to the Pacific Coast of South America via Great Britain and Panama. Certs. E. Diena (1984), Calves (1996) Maury = € 15'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF3,800.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6105 image1849: Cérès 1 fr. vermilion 'vermillon foncé dit de Sedan', a splendid example of this rare stamp, with vibrant colour and good to large margins all round, tied by crisp grill obliterator to triple rate cover, directed to Lannion, crisp "SEDAN 12 SEPT. 50" despatch cds alongside. Reverse with PARIS transit and LANNION arrival (Sept 15) cds. An impressive item with this much sought after adhesive, an exceptional item, undoubtedly one of the finest letters bearing this distinctive shade. Certs. Goebel (2003), Brun (2003) Yvert Spécialisé = € 33'500 / Maury 7c = € 45'000.rnNote: A late usage of the 1 fr. vermilion in Sedan, in the typical deep vibrant shade, compare Maury (2018) on page 22.rnReference: Displayed in the Yvert Spécialisé (2000) - hall of fame for the Vermillion on page 61.rnProvenance: Collection La Fayette, Spink sale (Nov. 2003), lot 73. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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SOLD for CHF14,000.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6106 image1849/50: Lot nine covers incl. four single or double frankings of 1849 Cérès 20 c. black on white or yellow paper, all tied by mute grille obliterator, two single rate frankings from Arras & Manciet and two double rate frankings from St. Louis and Beziers. Also five single frankings of 1850 Cérès 25 c. blue or dark blue from Bone Algerie, Chartres, Lectoure, Brienne and Pau, an appealing group of fine and fresh examples with good to large margins. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6107 image1852: Cover mailed within the postal district of Auch, Gers bearing Présidence 10 c. dark bistre-brown, a fine and fresh corner marginal example with good to enormous margins, tied by splendid Petits Chiffres '168' numeral lozenge, indistinct cursive despatch handstamp of the bureau de distribution and perfect AUCH arrival (Oct 29, 53) cds alongside. Signed Calves; cert. E. Diena (1985) Maury 9c = € 2'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6108 image1852: Cover from Les Moutiers - Les Maufaits to Napoleon Vendée bearing Présidence 25 c. blue, a large to huge example with sheet margin (10-11 mm) at left showing complete ligne d'encadrement, cancelled with light Petits Chiffres '2192' numeral lozenge and by fair despatch cds (April 30, 53), postman's cachet 'A' in circle alongside. A most appealing small item, signed Goebel Maury = € 3'350. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM
6109 image1852: Lot eight covers incl. six single and two double frankings of Présidence 25 c. blue or clear blue, all tied by Petits Chiffres or Étoile de Paris handstamps, single rate frankings from Loches, Paris, Lesneven, Clary, Le Mans and Bordeaux, pairs on two covers from St. Lo. One cover with handstruck '25' due, an appealing group of fine and fresh frankings with good to large margins. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 12:00 PM

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