France continued...
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| 1519 |
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 French Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1854 (Sept 6): Entire letter from
Balchik Camp, Bulgaria from a French soldier, unusually mailed (as Troops were departing the following day) at the British Post Office (Sept 8) with "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" cds. Carried via French P.O. with "Constantinople / Turquie" cds (Sept
10) in black; thence via steamer "Gange" with small cartridge "PAQUEBOTS / DE LA / MÉDITERANÉE in red and charged without concession rate at "10" dêcimes in manuscript on arrival. Content "demain nous faisons route pour le côte de Crimêe". A most
unusual cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 1520 |
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 French Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1854 (Sept 23): Cover from Burgas,
Bulgaria ("au bivouac sous Burgas") to Tours, France franked by 1854 20 c. blue, margins good to touched, tied by dotted "AO-E" lozenge in black with circular "ARMÉE D'ORIENT / BAU E" datestamp (Sept 23) alongside. Marseille (Oct 6), Paris and Tours
cd's on reverse. Burgas was General D'Arnaud's original choice for the Allied Forces to prepare for the Crimea, Lord Raglan was in favour of Varna. Burgas, states the writer, unlike Varna, is free from Cholera. Mail is rare from this
Port.rnrnProvenance: Collection Francois X. Piat, Lugdunum, Lyons, 8 Sept 2015, lot 113. (Image 1)
(Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 1521 |
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 French Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1854 (Sept 25): Entire letter from
Camp at Balchik, Bulgaria mailed unpaid to Marseille, struck on despatch with fine circular "ARMÉE D'ORIENT / QUARTR GAL" datestamp (Sept 28) in black. On arrival (Oct 16) struck with the "30" centimes postage due handstamp (in use from July 1854
until July 1856 only) brought into use due to the volume of mail from the Crimea. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 1522 |
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 French Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1854 (Sept 30): Entire letter in
Italian from Varna, Bulgaria mailed unpaid to Rome, Papal States, struck on despatch with fine circular "ARMÉE D'ORIENT / QUARTR GAL" datestamp (Oct 1) in black. On arrival via Marseilles (Oct 16) struck with "Civitavecchia / Via Di Mare" and
charged with "20" centesemi due marking in black. An unusual usage to the Papal States. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 1523 |
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 French Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1854 (Nov 3): Entire letter in
Italian from Varna, Bulgaria mailed unpaid to Rome, Papal States, struck on despatch with fine circular "ARMÉE D'ORIENT / BAU C" datestamp (Nov 3) in black. On arrival via Marseilles and Antibes struck with "20" centesemi due marking in black. An
unusual usage to the Papal States. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 1524 |
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 French Forces in Bulgaria 1854 (Nov 8): Entire letter from a Capt. Beauregard in Varna,
Bulgaria mailed unpaid to Calais, struck on despatch with fine circular "ARMÉE D'ORIENT / BAU C" datestamp (Nov 8) in black. On arrival (Nov 22) struck with the "30" centimes postage due handstamp in black. The majority of the fighting forces had
left Bulgaria by this date, this letter being written three days after the battle of Inkerman. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 1525 |
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 French Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1855: Prepaid entire letter mailed a
French Officer in Rustchuk, Bulgaria to a Colonel in the War Office in Paris, with manuscript "Rustchouk 12 Juin 1855" notation at top left, and further "Rustchouk" at upper right as cancellation of despatch. "BUKAREST" Austrian Post Office transit
(June 19) in black and thence via Hermannstadt and Valenciennes to Paris (June 29). Extremely rare entire from Rustchuk during the War period. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 1526 |
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 French Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1854 (Sept 1): Official Military
correspondence, an entire letter endorsed "Se. Mre." (Service Militaire) at top, addressed to the Payeur Gênêrale Mr. de Bellot; from the commanding officer at Varna C. Le Vaillant. Blue Eagle cachet on reverse "Armêe D'Orient - Le Chef D'État-Major
De La 5 Division". The letter, in some detail, asks for Mail arriving for the Troops to be sent on immediately (the French embarked for the Crimea a week later). An important document. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 1527 |
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 French Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1854 (Sept 2): Cover from the French
Post Office in Constantinople to the French Consul in Varna, Bulgaria with "Constantinople / Turquie" despatch (Sept 2) in black. Framed "P.P." at left in black alongside fine "ARMÉE D'ORIENT / QUARTR GAL" circular datestamp of arrival (Sept 3);
official Consular mail was carried free of charges. A fine and unusual cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 1528 |
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 French Forces in Bulgaria 1855 (May 20): Entire letter from Montpellier, France bearing 1853
20 c. deep blue tied by petit chiffres '2128' mailed to a Troopship "La Provençale" with the "Escadre de la Mêditerranêe" at Varna. Montpellier despatch cds at right (May 20). The letter mailed at the 20 centimes concessionary rate, with the writer
giving thanks for a Map of Sebastopol recently received. Varna continued to be used as a Naval base throughout the duration of the War.rnrnProvenance: Collection Herry Schaefer. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 2066 |
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 1859/2002: Collection of French materials, including many picture postcards of stamps,
ships, military, resistance and vignettes and items, which make an attractive album page including a sheet of Airmail stamps with a face value of EUR 76.. All well presented on around ninety plus pages. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40)
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Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 2069 |
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 1905/1920: Collection of thirty-seven mainly picture postcards, some used, relating to the
French mail boat company "Chargeurs Reunis" with pictures of boats, offices, a route map and other seldom seen materials. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37)
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Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 2147 |
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 AUTOGRAPHS - CHARLES PHILIPON 1836 (October): Entire letter from Paris to Metz, addressed to
the Avocat Koenig. The long two-side letter written by the leading political caricaturist of the period Charles Philipon (1800-1861), who depicted politicians as pears 'comme des poires'. He is at a turning point in his career: his famous journal La
Caricature has been forced to close by the 1835 Press Laws and he is looking for subscriptions to launch new ventures detailed in the letter. An important document.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM |
| 2148 |
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 1837 (Dec 5): Entie letter from Havana, Cuba to Paris endorsed "Paquete No. 3" at lower
left, struck on entry with two line "COLONIES PAR / ST. MARTIN ISLE DE RÉ" and circular "St.-Martin-Isle-De-Rê" cds (Dec 31) both in black. Charged "17" dêcimes to pay in manuscript. Fine strikes and scarce thus. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM |
| 2149 |
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 1850: Cover from Villers-Bocage to Flers bearing Cêrès 10 c. bistre in a superb horizontal
pair, a fine and fresh multiple with vivid colour and large even margins, each stamp tied by light Petits Chiffres '3632' numeral lozenge. Type 15 "VILLERS-BOCAGE-SOMME 7 AOUT 52" cds alongside, reverse with FLERS arrival cds of the next day. One
sideflap missing, nevertheless an attractive cover ex Provera. Signed Calves Maury 1a = € 1'900.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 64, (June 1981), lot 1253. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM |
| 2150 |
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 1850: Local cover within Paris bearing Cêrès 15 c. light green, a fine and fresh example
with large to enormous margins, tied by mute grill obliterator, reverse with Paris type 15 cds (March 18, 1851). Sideflaps missing, nevertheless an attractive cover ex Provera Yvert = € 1'850 / Maury 2a = € 2'200. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM |
| 2151 |
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 1850, Cêrès, 20 c. black, tête-bêche horizontal pair, used, cancelled with rectangular grid
postmark in black, four good to large margins, strong colour, vibrant printing, very tiny thin to reverse almost indistinguishable, most attractive and rare example. Gi = €12'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM |
| 2152 |
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 Second day of usage 1849: Cêrès 20 c. black on yellow paper, a fine and fresh example with
good to large margins, tied by type 14 "SAVENAY (42) 2 JANV. 49" cds on the second day of the issue to cover, a clear information strike at right. The cover directed to Nantes, reverse with arrival cds of the next day. File folds well away from the
adhesive and the datestamps, nevertheless an extraordinary and appealing cover, a perfect stamp and the datestamp ideally documenting the extremely early usage at the second day of issue of a French stamp. Ex collection Provera, certs. Calves (1991),
Roumet (1991) Yvert = € 15'000+ / Maury 3 = €14'300+.rnrnNote: 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) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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SOLD for CHF2,500.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM |
| 2153 |
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 1850, Cêrès, 25 c. blue, tête-bêche horizontal pair, used, cancelled with rectangular grid
in black, cut into at base otherwise margins all round, certificate states "authentic" although mentions "repaired, replated, defective..", rare example nonetheless. Cert. Scheller (2018). Gi = €20'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM |
| 2154 |
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 First Day of Issue 1850: Cêrès 25 c. blue, a fresh stamp with good to enormous margins
incl. parts of two neighbouring stamps, tied by light Petits Chiffres '151' numeral lozenge to entire letter from Astaffort to the Procureur Imperial in Agen. Type 15 "ASTAFORT 1 JUIL. 50" cds alongside, reverse with arrival cds of the following day.
A fine cover ex Provera from the first day of the new rate from office to office and the first day the Cêrès 25 c. was used. Signed Calves. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Nov-29, 11:59 PM |
