MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY continued...
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE C - MILITARY MAIL: 1873(?) env. Probably Cayenne to Chambery with scarce COR. D.
ARMEES/LIG. C PAQ No. 1 ds (Salles 1538) alongside France 25c blue which is also tied by same cds. Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES, MILITARY (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE C - MAILS EX CAYENNE, ST LUCIA, ETC.: 1873-1912 with 1873 EL Cayenne to Bordeaux with fine
red COL. FR/PAQ FR. C No 1 ds (Salles 1528) and on reverse a fine * LIGNE A/PAQ FR * No. 3 * ds (Salles 1401/3), etc.; 1875 env. Cayenne to Bordeaux endorsed Packet Francais with v.fine red COL. FR/PAQ FR. C No 1 ds (Salles 1528) with 12 Tax hs
crossed through; 1884 env. Cayenne to Ariege franked tied French Colonies 25c yellow with fine red LIGNE C/PAQ. FR. No.1 ds (Salles 1523/1) alongside; 1911 PPC St Lucia to Amiens franked tied St Lucia ½d green with v.fine FORT DE FRANCE A CAYENNE/LC
ds (Salles 1524) with St Lucia cds on picture side; 1912 PPC "Aboriginal Indians" written at Demerara to Amiens franked British Guiana 10c green tied v.fine CAYENNE A FORT DE FRANCE/LC ds (Salles 1525). (5 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE,
FRENCH COLONIES, ST. LUCIA, BRITISH GUIANA/GUYANA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE D - MAILS EX COLOMBIA, VENEZUELA, ETC.: 1880-1938 selection with 1880 E Caracas to Bordeaux
endorsed por vapor frances with Venezuela 25c yellow tied fine Caracas cds with on reverse flap a v.fine LA GUAYRA/PAQ. FR. D No 3 ds (Salles 1511/3); 1882 Colombia 2c p.stat. PC Bogota to Brussels with fine SAVANILLA/PAQ FR. D. No. 2 ds (Salles
1506/3); 1892 Colombia 2c p.stat. PC Bogota to Paris with v.fine blue LIGNE D/PAQ FR. No. 3 ds (Salles 1474/3); 1894 Venezuela 10c p.stat. PC Valencia to Malaga with fine blue LIGNE D/PAQ. FR. NO.1 (Salles 1471/1); 1900 PPC Trinidad to Bordeaux with
Trinidad 1d lilac & red tied v.fine LIGNE D/PAQ. FR. NO.1 (Salles 1471/1); 1908 PPC Guadeloupe to Loire franked Guadeloupe 5c green tied v.fine BORDEAUX A COLON/L.D. No. 2 ds (Salles 1477); 1905 PPC Point a Pitre to Chaumont franked tied Guadeloupe
Dependencies 5c green & red with fine COLON A BORDEAUX/L.D. No 2 ds (Salles 1478), etc. Good variety. (17 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES, VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE F - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO GERMANY: 19 May 1890 env. Santo Domingo to Hildesheim franked 10c
orange (SG80) (oxidised to brown) tied blue Santo Domingo ds with v.fine LIGNE F/PAQ. FR. No. 1 ds (Salles 1601/1) opposite and 9 June Hildesheim ds on reverse. Cross Reference: FRANCE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GERMANY (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
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| 105 |
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE G - GUADELOUPE TO FRANCE: Feb. 1867 E Guadeloupe to Moissac endorsed Packet Francais with
on reverse a v.fine and scarce *LIGNE G*/PAQ. FR. * NO.1 ds (Salles 1611) part overstruck by a second strike with 6 (decime) hs. Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, GUADELOUPE, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE - LIGNE L BORDEAUX TO LOANGO & MATADI: 1907-20 selection inc. 1907 PPC (Ligne route map) written
onboard SS Paraguay to France with fine LOANGO A BORDEAUX LLNo.3 ds, etc.; 1908 PPC Grand Bassam Ivory Coast to Paris with Grand Bassam cds and alongside fine BORDEAUX A MATADI LL No.1 ds; 1914 env. Liberia to Paris franked tied Liberia 5c blue with
fine BORDEAUX A MATADI LL No.2 ds; 1912 PPC to Le Havre with Gabon 5c tied v.fine MATADI A BORDEAUX LL No.3 ds; 1920 env. Registered Douala to Montana with variety Cameroun adhesives tied DOUALA/CAMEROUN cds with scarce MATADI A BORDEAUX/A ds in use
for 5 journeys on Tchad; 1911 PPC Conakry to France with French Guinea 5c green tied fine CONAKRY/GUINEE FRANCAISE cds, etc. (11 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
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 FRANCE - LIGNES A-M. FRANCE LIGNE M - MARSEILLE LOANGO ROUTE: 1892-1908 with 1892 env. Ada Gold Coast to Dessau franked Gold
Coast 2d blue + ½d green tied ADA/GOLD COAST cds and red Paid Liverpool cs redirected in ms twice having missed the Ligne M sailing; 1892 Sierra leone 1½d green p.stat. PC Freetown to London with B31 cancel and LOANGO A MARSEILLE/L.M. No.3 ds; 1902
PPC Dakar to Paris put in error onto Ligne U La Plata with BORDEAUX A BUENOS AYRES/L.U. no.5 ds transferred to Stamboul with LOANGO A MARSEILLE/L.M. No.2 ds: 1904 PPC Haute Guinee to Bodensai with Guinee Francais 10c tied Conakry cds with fine LOANGO
A MARSEILLE/L.M. No.2 ds opposite; 1902 env. Kouroussa to Tangier franked Guinee Francaise 25c tied Kouroussa cds; 1904 PPC to Mirecourt franked Senegal Dependencies 10c tied Ziguinchor cds with LOANGO A MARSEILLE/L.M. No.2 ds alongside; Apr. 1908
env. Cotonou to Villedieu franked tied Dahomey 10c with fine LOANGO A MARSEILLE/L.M. No.2 ds, etc. (11 Items + map) Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES, GERMANY (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 160
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. FRANCE-USA TRANSATLANTIC 18th CENTURY MAILS: 1784-98 selection with 1784 EL New York to Grenoble with
COL. PAR/L'ORIENT hs (Salles 7); 1787 Bordeaux to providence RI with v.fine NEW YORK.Feb:1 hs; 1792 EL Charleston to Cognac with light strike D'ANGLETERRE hs; 1794 EL Baltimore to Bordeaux forwarded to Bayonne with 32/BORDEAUX hs; 1797 EL with Bill
of Lading enclosed Philadelphia to Bordeaux endorsed Ship Echo Capt E Boyce with fine POSTE/MARITIME/BORDEAUX hs (Salles 21); 1797 EL Bordeaux to Charlestown carried privately and put in the mails with fine BOSTON hs and 4/MR ds, etc. Good variety.
(9 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £550.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. THE ROYAL PACKET SERVICE PREMIER REGIE - EAST BOUND - LE WARWICK: 8 June 1784 EL (light semi circle
stains left side) written at Philadelphia addressed to Bordeaux with superb and unique "Le Warwick. New York." hs. Sent under cover to the French Regie in New York who applied the Le Warwick cachet, one of eight named ships operating during the
Premiere Regie. Rated 34 (sols) due at Bordeaux the Warwick sailed from New York on 17 June arriving L'Orient 14 July 1784. [Ex Steven Walske Collection sold Siegel Lot 2330 Sale 1154] Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WORLDWIDE
MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 2,800
SOLD for £3,000.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. THE ROYAL PACKET SERVICE PREMIER REGIE - WEST BOUND: 29 Oct. 1786 EL from Dunkerque to Philadelphia
with faint DUNKERQUE hs and P.P.P.P. cachet indicating the prepayment of 38 (sols). forwarded to L'Orient and struck with v.fine PAQ. L'ORIENT hs. Carried by the French Royal Ship Agency's Courier de New York departing L'Orient 6 Nov. arriving New
York 27 Dec. ms 2 dwt top right with 1/- rate opposite due in local currency. This was the sixth and final voyage of the French Royal Packet departing L'Orient during the Premier Regie. [Ex Steven Walske Collection sold Siegel Lot 2340 Sale
1154]Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 500
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. THE ROYAL PACKET SERVICE - SECOND REGIE - EAST BOUND: 26 May 1787 EL New York to Nantes with v.fine
departure PAQ. NEW YORK hs (only 5 examples recorded) overstruck on arrival with a v.fine red NEW YORCK/PAR LE HAVRE hs. Carried on the Second Regie Courier de l'Orient departing 10 June and arriving Le Havre 9 July 1787. With ms red 20 (sols) on
reverse indicating packet postage charge and rated (incorrectly) 30 (sols) on transit through Paris. On arrival in Nantes the rate amended to 14 (sols) which was in resistance, both in Nantes and Bordeaux, to the 20 sols packet charge. A fascinating
rate story on one cover. [Ex Steven Walske Collection sold Siegel Lot 2347 Sale 1154]Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 2,000
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. THE ROYAL PACKET SERVICE - SECOND REGIE - WEST BOUND: July 1787 part EL (4 pages only from a double
rated letter) originating at Le Havre to Baltimore with v.fine PAQ. L'ORIENT hs. Prepaid 30 (sols) on reverse. Departed Le Havre on Le Marechal de Castries on 10 Aug. and arrived New York 21 Sep. 1787. With ms 6.16 (6 pennyweights & 16 grains)
converted to 2/10 in local currency due from the recipient. One of only two recorded west bound covers during the Second Regie. [Ex Steven Walske Collection sold Siegel Lot 2344 Sale 1154]Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WORLDWIDE
MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 550
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. THE ROYAL PACKET SERVICE - SECOND REGIE - EAST BOUND: 22 Nov. 1787 EL Philadelphia to Le Havre via
New York. The letter cancelled with NEW . YORK DEC:5 hs and at the top right a v.fine PAQ.NEW YORK hs. Carried on the Le Courier de l'Europe leaving New York 21 Dec. and arriving Le Havre 18 Jan. 1788, the sixth Second Regie voyage. Only five
examples of the PAQ.NEW YORK hs are recorded during the Second Regie. [Ex Steven Walske Collection sold Siegel Lot 2348 Sale 1154]Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 1,200
SOLD for £1,300.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. THE ROYAL PACKET SERVICE - THIRD REGIE - WEST BOUND: 29 Jan. 1789 EL Lyon to Philadelphia via Paris,
Bordeaux and New York. Originally posted unpaid and held until payment of 36 (sols) was paid, then struck with the uncommon LYON/PORT PAIE hs. Transit through Paris and struck with red P.P.P.P. hs before forwarding to Bordeaux to meet the Franklin
sailing of 29 July, the delay being due to awaiting payment. Arrived New York 19 Sep. and assessed 1.8 (1dwt & 8gr) and charged 9 local currency. [Ex Steven Walske Collection sold Siegel Lot 2350 Sale 1154] Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 600
SOLD for £650.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. THE ROYAL PACKET SERVICE - THIRD REGIE - EAST BOUND: 24 Jan. 1793 E Philadelphia to Nantes endorsed
Packet to L'Orient with on reverse flap a v.fine P.F. DE NEW YORK hs and a fine scarce red double circle AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE/P/LORIENT cachet to the front. Carried on the penultimate voyage of the Packet Service on Le Washington, departing New
York 3 Feb. arriving 8 Apr. 1793; charged 25 sous on arrival. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY
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Starting at £ 400
SOLD for £420.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. FRANCE TO USA VIA PRIVATE SHIP WITH INTERESTING CONTENT "GUILLOTINE BRISKLY EMPLOYED..", ETC.: 1794
EL "Onboard the Ship Hamilton lying at Verdon Rhode the mouth of Bordeaux river" to Providence RI endorsed To the Care of Mr George Sears Baltimore with fine BAL., Aug. 24 hs and charge of "44". Interesting content The instrument known as the
guillotine is briskly employed at Bordeaux where from 3 to 8 heads are lopped off per day. I went once or twice ...but did not choose to go again not a very pleasant sight., etc. Fine historical content.Cross Reference: FRANCE, UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £440.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. FRANCE-USA TRANSATLANTIC MAILS INC. FRANCHISE & NAPOLEONIC WAR PERIOD: 1800-08 group with 1800
printed EL Paris to Charlestown with Ministere de la Marine cachet on reverse join and at front a fine cursive Minere de la Marine et des Colonies. hs, red AFFRANCHI PAR ETAT hs, etc.; 1801 EL Dunkirk to New York via London with London red PAID cds;
1801 EL Bordeaux to Philadelphia with SHIP hs & BOSTON MS ds charged 5 times rate 102; 1806 EL New York to Toulouse via Cuba with fine red ISLAS DE BARLOVENTO hs rated 10 decimes; 1808 EL Bordeaux to Providence RI with fine PORTSMOUTH NH/MAY hs and
rated 39½, etc. Good variety. (7 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CUBA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £260.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. FRANCE TO USA - FRANCHISE MAILS: Pair with 1803 EL Paris to Boston with Ministere de la Marine cachet
on reverse join and at front a v.fine cursive Minere de la Marine et des Colonies. hs, red New York cds and SHIP hs plus 1851 EL Paris to Boston with large Marine Ministry cachet hs on reverse join and to the front a fine but small cursive Mere de la
Marine et des Colonies hs, Paris ds overstruck by US "5" hs with red boxed PD alongside. Fine and uncommon pair.Cross Reference: FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 95
SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. FRANCE-USA TRANSATLANTIC MAILS INC. NAPOLEONIC WAR PERIOD, ENTRY MARKS, ETC.: 1808-40 selection inc.
1808 EL Bordeaux to New York endorsed US Packet Brig. St Michael Capt. Kenyon with curved SHIP hs, rated 39½, etc.; 1814 EL Baltimore to Bordeaux with LE HAVRE entry hs; 1817 EL Philadelphia to Bordeaux with fine COLONIES PAR/BORDEAUX hs (Salles 68);
1821 EL Philadelphia to Paris with v.fine COLONIES PAR/BREST hs (Salles 56); 1825 EL Charleston to Le Havre with fine red P.P./ANTWERPEN entry hs; 1835 EL New York to Copenhagen pr Albany with boxed PAYS D'OUTREMER/PAR LE HAVRE (Salles 87), BUREAU
MARITIME/LE HAVRE cds and red Paris transit C.T.F. hs, etc.; 1840 EL Grasse to Boston via Le Havre & New York boxed red P.P., NEW YORK/SHIP ds, etc. Fine variety. (16 items) Cross Reference: DENMARK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NETHERLANDS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 160
SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. USA TO FRANCE - DISINFECTED MAIL WITH SCARCE ST WAST HS: 19 Oct. 1822 EL New York to Cognac with pair
of angled slits and evidence of disinfection by vinegar. Cancelled on arrival in France with the scarce greenish-blue entry mark 48/St WAST/DE LA HOUGUE (Salles 77) with above the hand written Colonie notation and large blue 15 decimes charge
opposite. Scarce thus. Cross Reference: FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DISINFECTED MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
