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| 2643 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1839: Cover front and part back from Smirna to Boston, USA mailed at French PO with "SMYRNE / (TURQUIE)" cds in black, slitted for disinfection in transit with circular "PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE"
in black on reverse, thence to Forwarding Agent Wooley, Bell & Co. in Liverpool with "SHIP LETTER / ? / LIVERPOOL" in red (Oct 18) and paid there at 2/8½d. rate. Carried on "Great Western" from Bristol to Boston again prepaid at 1 shilling by the
Forwarding Agent. Imperfections but rare. Provenance: Collection Richard F. Winter and mounted on his original album page(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 180.00
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| 2644 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1845: Entire letter from Metelino / Mytilene to Marseille endorsed "Paquebots de la Méditeranée", carried to Smirna with framed "G. COUTURIER SALZAM FILS & CO / SMYRNE" Forwarding Agent in blue
and struck with "SMYRNE / (TURQUIE)" cds (April 10) in black. Carried on the "Telemarque", slitted for disinfection in transit with superb circular "PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE" in black and framed "Paquebots / de la / Méditeranée" in red. Marseille
cds (April 21) of arrival on reverse where charged 9 décimes(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 100.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 2645 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1847 (July 28): Entire letter from Smirna to Livorno with French P.O. "SMYRNE / TURQUIE" cds of despatch, disinfected in transit in Malta with fragment of "OPENED & RESEALED / ? GR / LAZARETTO
OF MALTA" red wax seal and charged '39' cs. on arrival with red Livorno cds (Aug 11) on reverse. Provenance: Collection Dr. K.F. Meyer(Image 1)
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| 2646 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1853: France 20 c. deep blue, used in combination with 40 c. orange (four fine examples), on 1858 double rate cover from Smirna to Geneva, tied by '3709' petit chiffres with 'Smyrne / Turquie'
French P.O. datestamp alongside (March 23). Framed 'PD' in black at left and reverse with Geneva arrival cds (April 1). A fine and most appealing cover. Provenance: "Cihangir", Corinphila sale 121 (May 2000), lot 2868; Corinphila sale 213, June 2017,
lot 542(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 250.00
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| 2647 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1853: France 40 c. orange, close to large margins all round, used on 1859 single rate centire letter from Smirna to Malta, tied by '3709' petit chiffres with 'Smyrne / Turquie' French P.O.
datestamp alongside (Feb 15). Framed 'PD' in black at left at right and Malta arrival cds (Feb 18) on reverse(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 120.00
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| 2648 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1853: France 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange, each with four margins, the 40 c. torn prior to application, used on 1861 single rate cover, one flap missing, from Smirna to Bordeaux, tied by 'Anchor'
lozenge of dots with 'JOURDAIN' French Paquebot datestamp alongside (Sept 24). Framed 'PD' in black, small cartridge "Paquebots / de la / Mediterranee" in red at right and Marseille (Oct 1) transit cds on reverse(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 100.00
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| 2649 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1853: France 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange (2), each with four margins, used on 1862 single rate cover from Smirna to Amsterdam, Netherlands, tied by 'Anchor' lozenge of dots with 'PHASE' French
Paquebot datestamp alongside (March 7) struck in blue. Framed 'PD' in blue and small cartridge "Paquebots / de la / Mediterranee" in red and Marseille (March 12) transit cds on reverse with Amsterdam arrival (March 14) in red. A scarce cover(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 140.00
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| 2650 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1863: Cover from Smirna to Athens, Greece mailed unpaid with "SMYRNE / TURQUIE" despatch cds at righrt (April 28) in black. Cover backstamped at Piraeus and franked by Greece Large Hermes 1862/67
10 l. orange on greenish and 40 l. mauve on blued, each with large margins, tied by Athens cds's of arrival (April 18j). File fold well away from adhesives, a scarce cover(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 150.00
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| 2651 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1862: France 20 c. blue and 40 c. orange, this last with straight edge, used on 1866 entire letter at single rate from Smirna to Zurich, Switzerland tied by '5098' gros chiffres. Handed to steamer
in port with "NIEMEN" French Paquebot datestamp (Salles fig. 802) alongside (Feb 16). Framed 'PD' in black and small cartridge "Paquebots / de la / Mediterranee" in red at right and Marseille transit cds on reverse with Zurich arrival (Feb 27). Some
slight aging but a scarce entire: this being the Maiden Voyage of the "Niemen"(Image 1)
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| 2652 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1862: France 10 c. bistre, two horizontal pairs, used on 1866 single rate cover from Smirne to Lyons, tied by '5098' gros chiffres with 'Smyrne / Turquie' French P.O. datestamp alongside (Aug 8).
Framed 'PD' in red at left and Lyon arrival (Aug 16) on reverse. One or two blunted perfs. but an attractive cover(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 100.00
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| 2653 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1862: France 20 c. blue and 40 c. orange, used on 1866 single rate cover from Smirna to London endorsed "via Marseilles", tied by '5098' gros chiffres with 'Smyrne / Turquie' French P.O. datestamp
alongside (Dec 28). Framed 'PD' in red below and London arrival (Jan 7, 1867) at left(Image 1)
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| 2654 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1862: France 40 c. orange, a single example, rounded corner, used on 1867 cover to Lyon, tied by 'Anchor' lozenge of dots with octagonal "SMYRNE / PAQ. FR. X No. 3" datestamp (June 8) in black and
carried aboard the steamer "Godavery" with small cartridge "Paquebots / de la / Mediterranee" in red at left and Marseille (June 16) transit cds on reverse(Image 1)
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| 2655 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 185: Unpaid entire letter from Smirna to Aleppo via Alexandrette, struck on obverse with "TAXE" in blue, and on reverse taxed with Turkey Dulos issue Postage Due 1869 20 pa. brown and 1 pi. brown
tied by all arabic three line boxed ALEPPO handstamps (Coles & Walker fig. 4) in blue upon arrival. Slight edge wear to entire at upper left but a scarce usage. Provenance: DF, Geneva, Nov 1999, lot 20111(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
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| 2656 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1871/75: France 15 c. buff, a single example and a vertical strip of three, used on 1872 cover from Smirna to Naples tied by 'Anchor' lozenge of dots with "LIGNE U / PA. FR. N No. 4" French
Paquebot datestamp (July 5) alongside (Salles fig. 881). Carried on the Steamer "Tanais" with framed 'PD' in black and thence via Messina, Naples (July 9) and readdressed to Florence. Onew stamp with small scuff at top but a scarce and attractive
cover. Signed Roumet(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 175.00
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| 2657 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1873: Entire letter from Smirna to Messina, Sicily endorsed "via Palermo", sent unpaid from the French PO with "SMYRNE / TURQUIE" despatch cds (Sept 19), taxed upon arrival with "18" handstamp in
black and correspondingly franked by Italy 1870 Postage Due 30c. and single and pair of the 50 c. all tied by Messina cds's (Sept 22). A few small imperfections but an unusual entire(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 140.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
| 2658 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1871/75: France Cérès 15 c. pale bistre pair and 25 c. blue pair, used on 31 Dec 1873 entire letter from Beirut, Lebanon (sender's cachet at lower left) to Tavare, France, all tied in transit at
Smyrne by '5098' gros chiffres with "Smyrne / Turquie" cds (Jan 7) with oval "BM" Mobile Box marking below. Carried on the Paquebot "Peluse" datestamp alongside (Sept 24). Framed 'PD' in red and reverse with Marseille (Jan 15). A delightful and
scarce entire(Image 1)
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| 2659 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1871/75: France Cérès 80 c. carmine-rose, four examples used on quadruple weight 1874 cover from Constantinople to Lyon, tied in transit by '5098' gros chiffres with "Smyrne / Turquie" despatch cds
(Feb 26) and oval "BM" Mobile Box marking in black and "PD" in red below. Reverse with Lyon arrival cds (March 5) in black. A few small imperfections but a very scarce rate: coupled with a further entire at single rate with one 80 c. adhesive, mailed
on the same ship on the same day. Rare(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 250.00
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| 2660 |
cover |
 Lots & Collections, French Post Office in Smirna 1843/1913: The Exhibit collection of French PO in Smirna Postal History with 1839/43 covers (3) with two disinfected in transit in Malta, 1857 cover to Palermo with 1853 10
c. and 80 c. tied by "Smyrne / Turquie" cds, 1853/62 stampless covers to France, Italy and Malta, 1858 cover to Switzerland with 1853 10 c. and 80 c. tied by 3709 petit chiffres, 1864 cover with single 80 c. tied '5098' gros chiffres to Genova,
mourning cover to Aleppo franked 40 c. "POSTE FRANCAISE / D'ALEP" arrival and a similar franking to Tunis; Type Sage 5 c. green used on 1878 entire to Bordeaux (signed Roumet), Type sage 25 c. covers (2) tied by "Smyrne / Turquie D'Asie" cds's in
blue, Asutria 10 h. stationery card used from Smyrne's French P.O., Levant issue covers incl. registered 1902 cover with rare "SMYRNE / APRÈS LE DEPART" in blue, 1908 registered cover with Merson 50 c. to Paris and unclaimed, 1906 Consular stampless
cover top Paris, 1910 cover with single 8 piastres used to Crete, "FM" on Sower 10 c. red used on cover to France and rare cover withj Sower 50 c. tied by framed "POSTES FRANCAISES / SMYRNE" in black etc. A splendid collection (34 items)(Image 1)
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| 2661 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1843/1914: The Exhibit collection of French PO in Smirna Postal History with 1838 prepaid cover to Greece with framed PP and "Smyrne / Turquie)" cds, 1842/43 entires (2) via Malta and disinfected,
further stampless coverrs to Constantinople, France and Italy; 1861 cover with France 1853 5 c. pair and single 40 c., 1860 cover with 1853 20 c. and 40 c. to Manchester, 1864 covers with 10 c. and 40 c. franking to France with '5098' gros chiffres,
1863 cover with 10 c. pair and 40 c. to Ireland, 1868 cover with pair of 1867 30 c. to Genoa, 1869 single 40 c. on cover to Tunis, 1874 "BM" cover with 1871/75 80 c. carmine, Type Sage issue covers including two cards to Tambov, Russia; 1905 card
franked by Levant 10 c. used to Yemi-Djami (Turkey) and taxed upon arrival with Turkey 1905 1 pi. Postage Due vertically bisected on arrival in Prinkipo; cards (2) with Sower 10 c. tied by straight line PAQUEBOT in black, and 1 c. grey used on "Last
Day Cover" (20 September 1914). A splendid collection (31 items)(Image 1)
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| 2662 |
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 French Post Office in Smirna 1865/69: Entire letters (3) from the same correspondence from Smirna to New York, USA each endorsed "via Liverpool per English or American Steamer", one struck with "SMYRNE / TURQUIE" despatch cds
(8 Jan 1865), the 1867 entire with octagonal "SMYRNE / PAQ. FR. X" datestamp (Paquebot 'Volga') and the 1869 with same datestamp struck in blue (Paquebot 'Tanais'). The earlier entire apparently a triple rate and charged 90 c. on arrival, the 1867
entire struck with Depreciated Currency datestamp "N.Y. 30 AM. PKT / OR U.S. NOTES 41" datestamp on arrival and the 1869 entire with two strikes of the "Paquebot / de la / Mediterranee" handstamp in red chaarged 39 cents due. A scarce trio(Image 1)
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Currently...CHF 200.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM |
