FRANCE continued...
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Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 461 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. DOUBLE-LINE '35' CHARGE IN RED: 1873 EL (small fault) to Cherbourg ex Evreux, underpaid with Ceres 25c stamp;
boxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT and double-line '35' charge mark both in fine orange-red ink. Most unusual. Roumet cert. (2023).Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 462 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. BISECTED STAMP REFUSED BY P.O.: 1867 part printed notice posted locally with vertically bisected Napoleon 20c +
15c chiffre-taxe label accounting for printed matter triple deficiency. Attractive and scarce usage. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 463 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. FAILED ATTEMPT TO USE BISECT FOR NEW RATE: September 1871 E with Ceres 20c plus horizontally bisected 10c,
cancelled on dispatch with GC '1285': arrival office charged ms '2' [décimes] postage due. Fresh and attractive. Roumet cert. (2018).Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 464 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. LARGE BOXED 'INSUFFISANT' & HOLLOW '40': June 1877 neat EL ex Caen to Paris with Type Sage 15c & 25c stamps,
treated as unpaid and charged with double-lined '40' hand- stamp. Fresh, attractive and rare. Roumet cert. (2017) states 'Ex. Coll. Bridoux'. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 180
SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 465 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. USE OF 'SQUARE' CHIFFRE-TAXE LABELS ON DEFICIENT LETTERS: 1860 pair of over-weight Es from rural post boxes with
Napoleon 10c or 20c stamps and ms 'affranchissement insuffisant', postage due collected by means of the 'square' 10c labels cancelled on arrival; the 10c local letter with Roumet cert. (2015). Attractive examples of a rare usage. (2) Cross
Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £200.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 466 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. RARE 'COMBINATION' CHARGE OF MANUSCRIPT CHARGE PLUS LABEL: 1868 EL with Navarrenx 'BM' hs and Napoleon 10c
stamp, boxed red AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT; 15c chiffre-taxe (light filing crease) added on arrival with red ms '05c' alongside for the 20c postage due. Also 1874-75 pair showing use of the 25c label, one on over-weight local cover with Ceres 15c
stamp (both affected by filing crease). (3) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 120
SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 467 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. RARE MIXED USE OF CHIFFRE-TAXE CARRÉ & BANDEROLE ISSUES: March 1883 notary's E ex Aups to Paris with 15c stamp
and ms '3' (step) - chiffre-taxe carré 60c blue (fresh, 4 margins) plus banderole 15c black both tied by Paris 'toothed triangle' hs. A rare combination and rate. Roumet cert. (2020). Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 260
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 468 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. MANUSCRIPT CHARGES ON UNDERPAID LETTERS: 1854-76 group of Es stamped at the basic letter rate and found to be
over-weight, ms charges in ink or crayon between '2' [décimes] and '60'[c] inc. unusual '8' décimes charge (1856) and attractive Type Sage 5c & 10c cover with red crayon '25'[c] - the last with Roumet cert. (2014). Interesting group. (11) Cross
Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 469 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. UNDERPAID FOREIGN MAIL TO FRANCE: 1857 wrapper (tiny fault) ex French PO at Alexandria, Egypt to Paris with
Napoleon 20c & 40c (2) paying double postage and cancelled by PC '3704'; ms '17'[g] and boxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT plus ms charge '20' [décimes]. Also 1866 E ex Constantinople to Paris with Napoléon 10c stamp cancelled by 'anchor' lozenge and
with octagonal CONSTANTINOPLE/P.FR. U No.2 ds nearby, a boxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT, and ms '5' décimes charge. Interesting pair. (2) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 120
SOLD for £130.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 470 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. UNDERPAID FOREIGN MAIL FROM FRANCE - CONSTANTINOPLE: E ex Paris endorsed 'via Varna' franked with Ceres 40c (2),
red AFFR.INSUFF./P.1; fine strike (unusually in green-blue) of the 'F./28' accountancy mark; blue crayon '35' and arrival cds of the Austrian PO at Constantinople. Most unusual. Roumet cert. (2018).Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS &
COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 120
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 471 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. UNDERPAID FOREIGN MAIL FROM FRANCE - U.S.A.: 1869 E ex Troyes to New York with Napoléon 20c (4, light perf
toning) cancelled by GC '4034', boxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT in red; '24'[c] accountancy mark and New York '41' (US Notes) arrival cds. Attractive item.Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 95
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 472 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. TRIPLE CHARGE ON POSTCARDS: 1875-78 trio of formular cards inc. scarce item ex Mamers with remains of cloth
sample attached - charged as a letter, with red ink ms '25'[c] postage due; Roumet cert. (2022). Also two others with Ceres or Type Sage 10c, the former cancelled with Dijon '1307' bureau de passe cds, both with ms '15' in black or red ink.
Attractive group. (3) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 473 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. TRIPLE CHARGE ON PRINTED MATTER: 1862 printed letter ex Paris franked with Napoléon 1c for the 'sous bande'
rate: boxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT and ms charge ' 27' [c] for the triple imprimé rate less 1c. Rare and attractive. Behr cert. (2019). Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 474 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. TRIPLE CHARGE ON SPECIAL RATE ITEMS: 1876 wrapper endorsed papiers d'affaires with Type Sage 5c stamp, boxed red
AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT and '45'[c] charge for the underpaid 20c rate; also small E under franked with Type Sage 4c stamp for the visiting card rate, ms charge '0,03c'. Roumet cert. (2022). Interesting and attractive pair of Type Sage items. (2)
Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 475 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. FRAUD: 1863 E ex Le Tlelat, Algeria to Mascara with previously used Napoléon 20c stamp, cover endorsed Taxe p.
timbre poste ayant déja servi with red CHARGÉ and double-lined '30' hs. Also 1870 E addressed locally and franked with a used Napoléon 2c stamp, similarly endorsed in red ink and with 15c chiffre-taxe carré attached at Queyrac. Interesting and scarce
pair. (2) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 476 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. FRAUD: 1866 cover front ex rural box with re-used Napoléon 20c stamp clumsily attached, with the endorsement
Taxe pour timbre ayant déja servi, 15c chiffre-taxe carré cancelled at Quingey; also uncommon éléments de la taxe form used on the Bade-Strasbourg TPO (1856) regarding postage due and (1863) cover with rare label giving the new rates of postage and
unpaid charges. Interesting group. (3) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 477 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. FRAUD: 1857 wrapper ex Vaas to a Parisian chambermaid with re-used 20c stamp glued on, ms '3' [décimes] charge
plus CHARGÉ hs - along with the rarely-seen printed yellow envelope of this department with largely intact wax seals and the original part printed 4pp form referring to the case. A rare ensemble for this interesting service. Behr cert. (2019)
Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 280
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 478 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. FRAUD: 1857 wrapper ex rural box of Les Echelles to a soldier in barracks at Montauban with previously used 20c
stamp, endorsed Taxe pour timbre ayant déja servi and with double-lined '30' charge mark; unsually accompanied by the procés-verbal charge sheet, an official 4pp part printed letter and an official yellow Avertissement requiring the addressee to
collect the item. A rare group - associated papers are usually missing. (4) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 479 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. FRAUD: 1872 E ex Paris to Fontainebleau with two halves of Ceres 25c stamps clumsily joined, cancelled by a
Paris star and pen strokes with ms Ces deux moitiés de timbres- postes ne peuvent opérer l'affrmt. A taxer and double-lined '40' charge mark. Endorsement on reverse - addressee unknown. Roumet cert. (2023). Most interesting example. Cross
Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 120
SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
| 480 |
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 POSTAGE DUE. FRAUD: 1873 E (pinholes) carried by BM ex Macon to Pont-de-Vaux with ms Taxe pour timbre ayant déja servi and
double-lined '40' charge mark; unusually accompanied by the yellow part printed procés-verbal form outlining the case. Nice pair. (2) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
