MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY continued...
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. MEDITERRANEAN MAILS - FRANCE, ITALY, etc. 1853-1911 group with 1853 EL Marseille to Aleppo
via Alexandrette endorsed Par le Paquebot de la Mediterranie and carried by Osiris; 1855 EL Marseille to Livorno endorsed Par le Progres with Fraissinet company cachet alongside; 1860 EL Livorno to Marseille via Bastia with fine red TOSCANE/BASTIA
ds; 1865 EL Naples to Bordeaux franked Italy 2 x 40c red with boxed red PD hs, red ITALIE/MARSEILLE ds; 1869 EL Naples to Avignon franked tied 40c red, large oval P.D. hs of Naples, etc.; 1863 EL Marseille to Nice with fine MARSEILLE/BAT A VAP. ds;
1879 EL Marseille to Malta tied 25c yellow with on reverse blue SERVICE POSTAL/DE LA CORSE hs; 1883 E Bone to Marseille with 15c blue tied fine MARSEILLE/LIGNE D'AJACCIO ds, etc. (20 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ITALY (Image)
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Starting at £ 160
SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRANCE MEDITERRANEAN - SCARCE "NIZZA MARA" DS: 27 July 1860 EL Paris to Nice via Marseille,
carried by Compagnie Fraissinet Marseille to Nice, with fine and scarce NIZZA MARA ds (Salles 463 rated RR) on reverse. Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRANCE MEDITERRANEAN RARE PAQUEBOTS POSTES HS: 25 Jan. 1861 EL (minor faults) Alexandretta
to Marseille carried by SS Amerique departing Alexandria 1 Feb. arriving Marseille 6 Feb. with fine and rare double circle PAQUEBOTS-POSTES/(MARSEILLE) hs (Salles 754). Salles comments: Very curious and late use of an old stamp from the
"Administration des Postes" period. Roumet Cert. (2022).Cross Reference: FRANCE, TURKEY (Image)
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Starting at £ 500
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRANCE MEDITERRANEAN - SHIP NAMED CANCELLATIONS INC. "GODEWERY" ERROR: 1861-4 trio with Feb.
1861 E Odessa privately to Constantinople then to Malta with v.fine HYDASPE/* ds (Salles 783) with Malta cds on reverse but actually carried on the SS Balkan; Oct. 1861 EL Constantinople to Marseille with fine red small boxed PAQUEBOTS/DE
LA/MEDITERRANEE hs overstruck by a fine PHASE/* ds (Salles 813) plus, Nov. 1864 EL Constantinople to Paris franked France 40c + 10c tied v.fine blue GC Anchor with blue boxed PD and blue, name error, GODEWERY/* ds (Salles 777). Fine trio. Cross
Reference: FRANCE, MALTA, TURKEY (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 120
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| 85 |
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRENCH N AFRICA SERVICE - MAIL CARRIED BY NON-POSTAL VESSEL: May 1863 EL Marseille to
Constantine franked 20c blue (SG95) tied by GC5055 hs with fine MARSEILLES/BATEAU. A VAP. (Salles 499) ds alongside and a blue MAROCAIN cachet below. Marocain was operated by the Transports Algeriens Co. Scarce. Cross Reference: FRENCH
COLONIES, FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 160
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRANCE MEDITERRANEAN - LIGNE U, V AND X: 1867-72 group inc. 1867 EL Constantinople to Cette
franked 40c orange tied GC anchor with red PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERANEE hs and fine CONSTANTINOPLE P. FR. U No. 2 ds (Salles 882/2) alongside; 1872 E Marseille to Messina franked 40c orange tied v.fine PC anchor with fine LIGNE U/PAQ. FR. No. 1 ds
(Salles 881/1) opposite; 1868 front only Marseille to Suez franked tied pair 20c blue with v.fine LIGNE V/PAQ. FR. No.2 ds (Salles 887/2) opposite; 1868 E Beyrouth to Lyon franked 40c orange tied GC anchor with BEYROUTH/PAQ. FR. X No.1 ds (Salles
905) opposite, etc.; 1867 EL Marseille to Palermo franked 40c orange tied v.fine GC anchor with boxed PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI hs and a v.fine LIGNE X/PAQ. FR. No. 1 ds (Salles 901) alongside, etc. Fine selection. (6 items) Cross Reference:
FRANCE, TURKEY, ITALY, EGYPT (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRANCE MEDITERRANEAN - FRENCH STAMP CANCELLED BY ITALIAN HS: 30 dec. 1871 E Marseille to
Messina endorsed Paquebot poste franked Ceres 40c orange tied by Italian 14(?) in rectangle of dots with boxed PIROSCAFI/POSTALI hs below and Messina entry ds on reverse. Cross Reference: FRANCE, ITALY (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
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| 88 |
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRANCE MEDITERRANEAN - SYRIA TO FRANCE VIA LEBANON COMBINATION FRANKING: 1872 part E Aleppo
to Marseille via Alexandrette and Beyrouth franked 80c pink (SG121) tied GC5079 with Alexandrette ds and small boxed red PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE hs alongside, boxed PD hs and on the reverse Turkey 1865 issue 20pa and 1 piastre tied by framed
Arabic Aleppo hs with Beyrouth ds alongside. Rare and attractive combination franking. Calves Cert. (1987) & Brun Cert. (2003). Cross Reference: FRANCE, TURKEY, SYRIA, LEBANON (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £240.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRENCH N AFRICA SERVICE - BOUGIE TO FRANCE WITH RARE DJIDJELLI BM, ETC.: Pair with July 1874
E to Strasbourg franked 25c blue (rust stains) tied by GC5026 hs with BAT. A VAP./DJIDJELLI hs (Salles 534) plus Dec. 1874 EL Bougie to Marseille with DJIDJELLI/ALGERIE ds franked 25c blue tied by both a GC5026 and the rare double-lined boxed B.M.
(Salles 536). Roumet Cert. (2009).Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, ALGERIA (Image)
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Starting at £ 180
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRANCE MEDITERRANEAN - LIGNE DU LEVANT NO POSTAL AGENTS: Trio inc. 1874 EL Constantinople to
Lyon carried on Cambodge via Smyrne with SMYRNE/TURQUIE and oval BM hs (Salles 940/1); 1876 EL Marseille to Constantinople franked 30c brown tied v.fine MARSEILLE/B.M. ds (Salles 234) carried by Asia with Constantinople cds on reverse plus, Dec. 1876
EL Marseille to Palermo endorsed p Eridan, franked Sage 30c Brown tied v.fine MARSEILLE/B.M. ds (Salles 234). Good trio. Cross Reference: FRANCE, ITALY, TURKEY (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRANCE MEDITERRANEAN - LIGNE BASTIA, CALVI, ETC.: 1880-1912 selection with 1880 EL to
Marseille franked tied Type sage 25c blue and alongside MARSEILLE/LIGNE DE BASTIA ds (Salles 438); 1895 env. Bastia to Bradford franked 25c black on pink tied fine NICE/ALPES-MARMES ds with fine oval BM hs; 1888 printed commercial EL Co Insulaire de
navigation a Vapeur to Muro with Type Sage 15c blue tied fine L'ISLE ROUSSE/L. DE MARSEILLE ds (Salles 444); 1896 env. to Bastia with fine BASTIA/LIGNE DE MARSEILLE ds (Salles 442); 1900 PPC to Marseille with Type Sage 10c tied MARSEILLE/LIGNE DE
CALVI ds (Salles 439); 1903 PPC to Bonifacio franked Sower 10c red tied v.fine CALVI/LIGNE DE MARSEILLE ds (Salles 443); 1910 Russian PPC to Bastia with Sower 10c red tied octagonal BASTIA/LIGNE DE MARSEILLE ds (Salles 449), etc. Good variety. (10
items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRANCE MEDITERRANEAN - NORTH AFRICA TWENTIETH CENTURY MAILS: 1901-c.1935 group with 1901
PPC to Grenoble franked Type Sage 10c tied fine LIGNE DE BONE/MARSEILLE cds; 1906 PPC Alger to Marseille with 10c red tied v.fine MARSEILLE/LIGNE D'ALGER cds; 1934 env. Alger to Bordeaux with Algeria 50c red tied PORT-VENDRES PAQUEBOT/PYRENEES ORLES
cds; 1908 PPC to Ecommoy with fine BATEAU A VAPEUR/MARSEILLE ALGER ds; 1925 Parcel receipt/Coupon Sousse to Paris via Tunis & Marseille franked Tunis Colis Postaux 2F+1F=40c cancelled Sousse cds, etc. Good range of used Shipping PPC, some ephemera
inc. CGT colour brochure with route map. (34 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 120
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Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - MEDITERRANEAN SERVICES. FRANCE LIGNE A - PORTO CABELLO, LA GUAYRA, AGENCY STAMPS, ETC.: 1842-1900 with pre Ligne A
1842 EL Porto Cabello to Bordeaux via Liverpool and London with boxed PAID AT/LIVERPOOL hs, etc.; 1872 EL (stains) to Bordeaux with fine PORTO-CABELLO * ds (Salles 1373) and *LIGNE A/PAQ FR.* No.3* ds (Salles 1401/3) carried SS France; 1876 env. to
Paris with v.fine PORTO-CABELLO * ds (Salles 1373) and VENEZUELA/PAQ. FR. A No.2 ds (Salles 1420/3); 1877 EL to Bordeaux with fine LA GUAYRA * ds (Salles 1374) and on reverse a *LIGNE A/PAQ FR.* No.2* ds (Salles 1401/2); 1883 E Caracas to Hamburg
franked tied Venezuela 25c brown with fine red *VENEZUELA/LIGNE A. PAQ. FR. No. ds (Salles 1421); 1900 env. Caracas to New york franked tied 50c grey with LIGNE A/PAQ. FR. No. 2 ds (Salles 1406) alongside, etc. (8 items) Cross Reference:
FRANCE, VENEZUELA, GERMANY (Image)
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Starting at £ 160
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE A - PANAMA CANCELS: 1869-89 trio with 1869 env. to Vire with PANAMA/29 DEC/86/TRANSIT ds
and alongside a v.fine PANAMA/PAQ FR A No.3 ds (Salles 1413/3); 1887 Colombia 2c grey p.stat. PC Popayau to Dusseldorf with fine TRANSITO/PANAMA cds and alongside a fine PANAMA/LIG. A. PAQ. FR. No.1 ds (Salles 1413bis) and 1886 Ecuador 3c p.stat. PC
Guayaquil to La Guaira with fine *PANAMA-UNION*/PAQ.F.A. No. 2 ds (Salles 1415). Fine trio. Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMANY, VENEZUELA, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE A - ST MARTHE COLOMBIA: pair with 1869 env. (faults/edge stains) Santa Marta to
Munsterlingen, Switzerland endorsed Via St Nazaire with fine and scarce ST MARTHE * ds (Salles 1376) and Ligne A, Paris, Basle ds on reverse plus 1853 EL St Marthe to Paris via British ship, boxed red COLONIES/&c ART 13. hs and on reverse a fine
British PO SANTA MARTHA cds. Fine pair. Cross Reference: FRANCE, COLOMBIA, SWITZERLAND (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE A - EX GUADELOUPE, GUYANA, ETC.: 1876-1937 selection with 1876 env. Guadeloupe to paris
with fine *PAQ. FR.*/POINTE A PITRE GUAD ds tying 40c orange with blue COL. FR. PAQ. FR./3 ST NAZAIRE 3 ds (Salles 1357); 1885 EL Pointe a Pitre to St Malo with tied 25c yellow and below a fine red COL. FR./LIG. A. PAQ. FR. No. 1 ds (Salles 1424);
1891 env. Cayenne to to Bordeaux with tied 25c black on pink with fine LIGNE A/PAQ. FR. No.2 ds (Salles 1406) below and company wafer seal on reverse; 1895 Nicaragua 3c blue p.stat. PC Managua to Altona with v.fine COLON A ST NAZAIRE/L.A. No. 2 ds
(Salles 1408); 1911 env. Guadeloupe to Cancale with Guadeloupe 10c red tied v.fine ST NAZAIRE A COLON/L.A No.1 ds (Salles 1407); 1921 PPC St Nazaire to Martinique with fine ST NAZAIRE A COLON/L.A. No. 2 ds (Salles 1409), etc. Good variety. (15 items)
Cross Reference: FRANCE, GUADELOUPE, FRENCH COLONIES, GERMANY (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 120
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE A - COLOMBIA INC. ASPINWALL: 1879-89 group with 1879 env. Barranquilla to Le havre with
SAVANILLA * ds (Salles 1378) and on reverse LIGNE A/PAQ.FR. No. 3 ds (Salles 1402/3); 1883 Colombia 2c grey p.stat. PC (vert fold) to Southampton with fine SAVANILLA/PAQ. FR. No. 2 ds (Salles 1418); 1884 Colombia 2c red p.stat. PC to London with fine
red COLOMBIE/LIG. A PAQ. FR. No. 1 ds (Salles 1419); 1885 env. Colon to Nantes with 10c orange tied fine AGENCIA POSTAL NACIONAL/COLON ds with v.fine ASPINWALL/PAQ FR. A No 2 ds (Salles 1416) alongside and 1889 2c grey p.stat. PC Bogota to Paris with
v.fine LIGNE A/PAQ. FR. No. 1 ds (Salles 1406), etc. (5 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, COLOMBIA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 120
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE A - MILITARY MAILS: Trio with 1881 env. Guadeloupe to Chartres franked tied Ceres imperf.
15c bistre with v.fine *COR. D. ARM.*/LIG. A. PAQ. FR. No.1 ds (Salles 1427) alongside; 1898 env. (faults) to Plouescat with CORRESPCE D'ARMEES/LA. No.1 ds (Salles 1429) plus 1915 env. (front & top reverse flap only) to Granville with CORR
D'ARMEES/PAQ. FR. A No.2 ds (Salles 1428). (3 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, GUADELOUPE, MILITARY (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE B - MAILS EX MEXICO, GUADELOUPE, CUBA, ETC.: 1868-1901 selection with 1867 EL Vera Cruz to
Paris with fine VERA CRUZ/PAQ. FR. B No.2 ds (Salles 1437/2); 1868 E Le Havre to Mexico franked 80c red tied GF1769, bold "4" hs, etc.; 1870 env. Vera Cruz to Gap via St Nazaire on SS Nouveau Monde with v.fine 1/MEXIQUE 1/* Agency ds (Salles1361),
poor Ligne B ds on reverse, etc.; 1878 EL Guadeloupe to Mauze franked imperf 40c orange tied v.fine PAQ. ANG/POINTE DE PITRE GUADE ds, v.fine boxed APRES/LE/DEPART hs with COL. FR/PAQ. FR. B No, 2 ds (Salles 1446/2) on reverse; 1884 env. Guadeloupe
to Vienne with tied 25c yellow and fine COL. FR/PAQ. FR. B No, 2 ds (Salles 1446/2) on reverse; 1901 PPC Cuba to Rouen franked tied Cuba 2c red with fine LIGNE B/PAQ. FR. No. 1 ds (Salles 1432), etc. (7 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, MEXICO,
CUBA, GUADELOUPE (Image)
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Starting at £ 120
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE B - MILITARY MAIL TO FRANCE: 1881 small env. (faults/one reverse flap removed) to
Plouescat, Finistere with v.fine *COR. D. ARM */LIG. B PAQ. FR, No.3 ds (Salles 1.451) and alongside an outlined 25 (centimes) hs and "T" in triangle. Scarce. Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
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