FRANCE continued...
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Catalog No. |
Descrip |
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| 361 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. JAN. 1871 NEAT E ADDRESSED TO BRUSSELS EX NANCY with 10c bistre & 20c blue
stamps paying the foreign letter rate, cancelled by Nancy cds, boxed 'PD' and crayon paraphe. Scarce & attractive item of foreign mail. Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £85.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 362 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. SEPT. 1871 EL TO CHAMBERY with 10c bistre (2) cancelled by clear boxed
Strassburg Bahnhof ds with second strike alongside and uncommon ms '0,25' due charge. Attractive.Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 363 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. DEC.1871 E TO NANCY with grey-blue 20c stamp cancelled by Rappoltsweiler
cds, ms '25' in red crayon Roumet cert. (2018); Nov. 1871 EL to Belfort ex Gebweiller with 20c (2) paying double rate , ms '25' corrected to '4' due. (2)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
CLOSED
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| 364 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. AUG. 1871 EL TO PARIS with 20c stamp cancelled by cds of St Amarin,
attractive '2' of Paris in blue ink; April 1871 EL to Lyon ex Mariakirch with 20c grey-blue pair tied by cds, cursive '2' hs alongside. Useful and attractive. (2)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 365 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. OCT. 1871 EL TO PARIS with 20c blue stamp with boxed cancel Mulhause
Bahnhof, Belfort-Paris TPO and double-lined '25' charge - with very fine, uncommon use of the boxed 'Pour complement de taxe' hs.Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £130.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 366 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. JUNE 1871 TWO ELs TO BESANCON OR NIORT with 10c pair or 20c stamps
cancelled by Saargemund or Bischweiller cds and with ms or hs '2' charges. Also uncommon 1 Sep. 1871 (first day of increased rate) EL ex Mariakirch to Besancon with 20c stamp and cursive '25c' hs (3)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
CLOSED
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| 367 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. JAN.-FEB. 1872 MULHOUSE GERMAN 'HORSESHOE' CANCELLATION: Two ELs to Paris
or Belfort franked by German 2gr stamps with this attractive cancellation - double-line hs or ms '25' charge on arrival. (2)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 368 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. MAR.-MAY 1872 USE OF GERMAN STAMPS: Two ELs with 1gr pair or two single
cancelled by Wesserling or St Avold cds, the latter to Lille with fine red boxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT and blue double-lined '25' tying stamp; the other with red Belfort-Paris TPO cds and black '25'. Colourful pair. (2)Cross Reference:
FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 369 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. FEB.-MAY 1872 GERMAN 2gr SINGLE FRANKINGS tied by boxed station
cancellations of Mulhouse (2) or Strasbourg going to Chalons, Grenoble or Moussey - the last with Belfort-Paris TPO cds in red and ms '25', the others with double-lined '25' marks. (3)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 95
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 370 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. INCOMING MAIL FROM FRANCE: June-July 1871 Els with Ceres or Napoleon 20c
stamps ex Calvados to Schlestadt or Montagny to Mulhouse with blue crayon ms '30' or double-line '30' hs tax marks. (2)Cross Reference: FRANCE
(Image)
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Starting at £ 65
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 371 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. SCARCE TRANSITION PERIOD MIXED FRANKING: July 1871 E to Mulhouse franked
with Ceres 20c and 20c provisional both cancelled by GC '1125' with Corbeil cds alongside, the provisional additionally cancelled on arrival by blue crayon as invalid, double-lined '30' tax mark. Very unusual.Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 372 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. SIMILAR OCT. 1871 COVER EX BELFORT TO MONTBELIARD with Ceres 20c cancelled
by PC '420' and provisional 20c blue with crayon lines; ms 'aff insuff' and '2' charge. Unusual.Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £70.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 373 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. FEB. 1871 EL TO GRANDPRE with fine pair of 5c green provisional stamps and
20c Napoleon all with Charleville cds; blue crayon ms '10'. Attractive and unusual combination item.Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 160
SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 374 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. RARE USE OF 15c POSTAGE DUE: Dec. 1870 invoice ex Mulhouse addressed to St
Maurice, Moselle with 10c provisional cancelled by cds and deleted with three ink lines on arrival at Le Thillot where a 15c chiffre taxe label was applied and cancelled with the town's '3908' numeral. Remarkable, attractive and rare. (Scheller cert.
2012 & Roumet cert. 2019) Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 1,600
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 375 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. 'ZONE ANNEXE'MAIL: June 1871 EL (address partly deleted) to Le Puy with
20c provisional stamp cancelled at Strasbourg and 20c Napoleon value cancelled by 'SP2' of TPO; also June 1871 stampless wrapper to Charleville with violet cds of Metz, red crayon '20' and cursive '2' hs. Interesting pair. (2) Cross Reference:
FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 376 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. COLOURFUL MULTIPLE FRANKING: July 1871 small E (repaired tear) from Paris
to Strasbourg franked Ceres 10c & 20c with star cancellation plus 5c & 10c provisionals deleted in blue crayon, a double-line '30' hs also deleted and replaced with crayon '15'. Most attractive despite tiny faults.Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 160
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 377 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. UNCOMMON ORIGIN: Maizieres bei Vic cds cancelling 20c provisional on EL to
Ligny with Napoleon 10c pair alongside, cancelled with 'PS' lozenge of the Strasbourg-Paris TPO. Attractive franking.Cross Reference: FRANCE
(Image)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £95.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 378 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. SEP. & NOV. PAIR OF Es EX METZ to Arvillers or Rouen (odd tone spots)
franked with 20c provisionals cancelled by Metz cds, with 25c Ceres stamps alongside, each with TPO cds Avricourt-Paris/C cancellation, reverse with Paris-Calais or Paris-Havre TPO cds. (2)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 379 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. REDIRECTED WITH CANCELLED CHARGE: Part EL (front & back panels) ex Morlaix
for Bischwiller, the 20c Ceres stamp cancelled by GC and pen-cancelled on arrival when the '20' charge hs was also deleted and replaced with 20c provisional stamp when the item was forwarded to Sedan. Unusual piece of forwarded/re-charged
mail.Cross Reference: FRANCE, REDIRECTED MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 95
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 380 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE ‘DOUBLE FRANKING’ PERIOD, 1871-72. RARE DOUBLE RATE COVER: Aug. 1871 EL addressed to Verdun with two 20c
provisional stamps cancelled at Metz, Napoleon 40c with cds cancellation of the Strasbourg-Paris TPO; reverse with bureau de passe '305' transit cds. Attractive and very scarce. Pinto cert. (2017). Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 800
CLOSED
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