MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY continued...
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. USA-FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC SECOND FRANCO-USA POSTAL CONVENTION MAILS: Three colour franking 1875
triple rate EL Le Havre to New York endorsed par steamer "Oder" de Southampton (NGL Line) franked tied GC1769, 40c orange, pair 30c brown & pair 25c blue (faults to one 30c & one 25c stamps) with boxed red PD and red NEW YORK/PAID ALL cds on reverse.
Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
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 FRANCE - TRANSATLANTIC. MISSENT TRANSATLANTIC PO MAIL FRANCE TO GB/USA: 1906 PPC (New Year greeting) Paris to Richmond (GB)
with v.fine BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE LIVERPOOL/6 cds (picture side) with contemporary pencil Missent and part strike of New York cds bottom left. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FRANCE, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, MISSENT MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. DAHOMEY MAILS TO SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ETC.: 1892-1942 group inc. 1892 env. (roughly opened at
reverse) Cotonou to Le Havre with French 25c black on pink tied v.fine blue LOANGO A BORDEAUX LL No.1 ds, etc.; 1898 15c Benin p.stat. env. Porto Novo to Germany endorsed p Adolph Woermann with fine PORTO-NOVO/DAHOMEY cds; 1901 env. to Paris endorsed
Corps d'occupation du Dahomey sent under franchise with fine GRAND-POPO/DAHOMEY ds; 1899 env. registered Cotonou to Marseille endorsed Voie Lagos franked pair 25c Benin black on pink tied Cotonou cds with fine REGISTERED/LIVERPOOL oval ds alongside;
1913 PPC (village chief & family) Porto Novo to Switzerland with Dahomey & Dep. 50c brown & blue surcharged 10, Lagos cds, etc. Good variety. (14 items) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, DAHOMEY (Image) (Image2)
(All Images)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. GABON TO FRANCE VIA PORTUGAL: 1890 env. Libreville to Marseille endorsed via Lisbonne franked French
Colonies 25c black on pink (SG 53) [corner fault] tied fine LIBREVILLE/GABON-CONGO cds, Bordeaux a Cette ambulant and Marseille cds on reverse. Roumet Cert. (2013).Cross Reference: FRANCE, PORTUGAL (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
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| 145 |
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. FRENCH GUINEA TO FRANCE VIA SIERRA LEONE & ENGLAND: 9 Dec. 1859 EL Rio Pongo to Bordeaux endorsed via
Plymouth but in fact routed via Liverpool & London with SIERRA LEONE cds, London and Paris cds, etc. and a v.fine pentagon GB/2F __ accountancy hs with ms 10 charge to recipient. Cross Reference: SIERRA LEONE, FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
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| 146 |
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. GUINEE FRANCAISE - RAILWAY BOITE MOBILE: 1919 PPC Conakry to London franked 10c red & lilac tied CONAKRY
cds with below a boxed BM hs applied on the Conakry to Mamou railway plus PPC of the railway at Simbala Station. Few examples of the boite mobile recorded. (2 items) Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. IVORY COAST MAILS: 1894-1923 selection inc. 1894 env. Grand-Lamou to London franked tied French Colonies
25c black on pink endorsed Par paquebot anglaise with fine red PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET ds; 1904 env. Grand Bassam to Paris posted unpaid with boxed T. and 50c postage due with DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA ds, etc.; 1902 env. Registered
Grand Bassam to Orlean franked strip three Cote d'Ivoire 15c purple & red, etc.; 1903 PPC Turin to Grand Bassam via Liverpool with Liverpool PLO cds and red quartered "L" cds and v.fine BANGERVILLE/COTE D'IVOIRE cds; 1909 env. Registered/insured
Assinie to Paris with Cote d'Ivoire 2 x 50c brown & red + 5c green, CHARGE hs, seals intact, etc.; 1915 env. Registered Grand Bassam to Liverpool with variety of Cote d'Ivoire stamps routed via Plymouth, etc. Fine group. (11 items) Cross
Reference: FRANCE, GERMANY (Image) (Image2)
(All Images)
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Starting at £ 160
SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. SENEGAL TO FRANCE PAIR EARLY LETTERS: 1817-23 pair inc. July 1823 EL St Louis to Bordeaux with superb
COL.PAR/LORIENT hs (Salles 7) plus, Feb. 1817 EL (dust stained) Senegal to Colmar with fine 10/ROCHEFORT hs and ms 10 to collect. Fine early pair. Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. SENEGAL TO FRANCE: Trio inc. 1845 EL St Louis to Bordeaux endorsed Prefere with red OUTRE-MER/MARSEILLE
entry ds & Bordeaux ds on reverse; 1856 EL St Louis to Bordeaux via Liverpool endorsed Packet Anglais with red boxed PD and fine COL. FR. ANGL/AMB.CALAIS K ds, etc. plus 1860 EL Goree to Bordeaux via Liverpool endorsed Voie d'Angleterre with fine
blue GOREE cds and COL. FR. ANGL/AMB.CALAIS B ds alongside. (3 items) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. SENEGAL INCOMING MAIL FROM FRANCE: Feb. 1848 commercial EL Marseille to Goree endorsed par Le Garcon with
red Marseille cds and boxed P.P. hs alongside. An early incoming letter. Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. SENEGAL TO FRANCE: 1862 small env. Goree to Paris endorsed Voie transatlantique de Bordeaux with v.fine
blue GOREE/* cds part overstruck with equally v.fine "6" hs and opposite a fine red COL.FR.PAQ.FR./2/BORDEAUX/2 cds; light Paris cds on reverse. Carried to St Vincent on feeder service, SS Merovee, then to Bordeaux by SS Bearn. Fine and attractive.
Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. SENEGAL TO FRANCE STAMPED MAIL: 1865 env. (roughly opened at reverse) Goree to Rouen endorsed Par packet
Francais with Colonies Eagle 40c orange & 10c bistre tied by blue GOR dotted lozenges with fine SENEGAL ET DEP/GOREE cds with red boxed PD hs and alongside a v.fine blue COL.FR.PAQ.FR./2/BORDEAUX/2 cds. Carried to St Vincent on feeder service, SS
Pericles, then to Bordeaux by SS Navarre. Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
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Starting at £ 240
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. SENEGAL INCOMING FROM FRANCE WITH SCARCE (SS) BEARN DS: 24 Jan. 1865 EL Bordeaux to Goree franked tied
40c orange + 10c bistre with boxed P.D. hs, Bordeaux cds and alongside a v.fine and scarce BEARN/* cds (Salles 1001 RR). Carried from Bordeaux to St Vincent by SS Bearn then by SS Pericles on the feeder service to Goree. Fine and attractive.
Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. SENEGAL TO FRANCE, BELGIUM, ETC.: 1818-1938 selection with 1888 env. to Germany franked tied Senegal Type
Sage 25c black on pink with PAQUETE hs below; 1900 env. (opened to display) endorsed Corps Expeditionnaire du Senegal to Dakar much redirected, then RETOUR/A L'ENVOYEUR hs; 1903 PPC SS Provence Dakar to Alost, Belgium with v.fine SOCIETE
GENERALE/PAQUEBOT/"PROVENCE" cachet, etc.; 1908 PPC to Regles with Sower 10c red tied fine BORDEAUX A BUENOS AYRES/L J. No.1 ds; 1905 PPC Vlasim to St Louis, Senegal with fine BORDEAUX A BUENOS AYRES/L K.No.4 ds; 1920 PPC Dakar to Prague franked
Senegal 10c orange & red; 1926 env. to Bordeaux franked pair 15c purple & brown Market issue tied large purple Cie DES CHARGEURS REUNIS/TCHAD hs; 1930 PPC to Brussels with Senegal mixed franking tied COURRIER DE/HAUTE MER/S/S THYSVILLE, etc. Good
variety of west coast shipping lines. (34 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, FRENCH COLONIES, BELGIUM, CZECHOSLOVAKIA (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
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 FRANCE - COLONIES. SENEGAL MILITARY MAILS TO FRANCE: 1893/97 pair with 1893 env. St Louis to Paris franked Senegal 15 c blue
& red (SG13) tied St louis cds and alongside a blue CORR.D.ARM/LIG. J PAQ. FR. No.6 cds (Salles 1099/6); plus 1897 Senegal 25c p.stat. env. St Louis to paris cancelled by St Louis cds with v.fine LIGNE J/PAQ. FR No.5 ds and fine CGE MILRE ST
LOUIS/SENEGAL cds and blue DIRECTION D'ARTILLERIE/SENEGAL cachet. Attractive pair. Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, FRENCH COLONIES
(Image)
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Starting at £ 130
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 GAMBIA. GAMBIA TO ENGLAND ROBSON CORRESPONDENCE: 23 Dec. 1853 Gambia to Camelford, Cornwall endorsed per M.S. Forerunner with
London boxed PACKET LETTER hs (Tab. P3), ms 1/- charge and London 9 Jan. 54 cds on reverse. Cross Reference: CORNWALL, GAMBIA
(Image)
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Starting at £ 280
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 GAMBIA. GAMBIA TO FRANCE BY AFRICAN STEAMSHIP CO. VESSEL: 25 Aug. 1861 mourning env. Bathurst to Espas, Gers with BARRERE
FRERES/RIVIERE DE GAMBIA/BATHURST cachet, red BATHURST PAID cds with red PD in circle. With red "5" indicating the credit to GB and both Calais and Bordeaux ambulant ds and on the reverse a MANCIET cds. A rare early commercial letter from the Gambia.
[Ex Glover & "Athenian"; see Cavendish Apr. 1996 sale lot 42 realised £1725 + BP] Cross Reference: FRANCE, GAMBIA (Image)
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Starting at £ 500
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 GOLD COAST. GOLD COAST EARLY LETTER TO FRANCE VIA ENGLAND RE SLAVES, ETC.: 18 Apr. 1788 EL "Akra" to Le Havre via Portsmouth
with v.fine PORTSMOUTH/SHIP. LRE hs (Tab. S1), London 4 July ds with internal ms notation Recu Le 14 Juillet. Full translation of the letter included which states in part The opportunity of a schooner leaving for Europe gives me the pleasure ...Of
the first ten negroes who came to me one is dead and three others who have scurvy I have had put ashore. ... I had bad news from Gabon yesterday evening. It is said that M. Legrand, captain of the Fromacon has been killed by the slaves., etc. An
early fascinating account in v.fine condition. Cross Reference: FRANCE, HAMPSHIRE, SLAVES AND SLAVERY, GOLD COAST/GHANA (Image)
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Starting at £ 400
SOLD for £1,900.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 GOLD COAST. GOLD COAST/CAPE COAST EARLY MAILS, ETC.: 1847-84 trio inc. 1847 E Cape Coast to the Wesleyan Mission, London
rated 8 with fine DEAL/SHIP LETTER hs (Tab. S8); 1854 E (Cape Coast) to same address rated 1/- with fine red PLYMOUTH/PACKET LETTER ds (Tab. P2) on reverse plus 1884 long printed env. Glasgow to Cape Coast Castle endorsed Per SS Biafra via Liverpool
10/5/84 franked vert. pair 4d green (SG192). (3 items) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, GOLD COAST/GHANA (Image) (Image2)
(All Images)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Nov-05, 04:00 AM |
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 GOLD COAST. GOLD COAST MAILS TO GERMANY, BELGIUM, GB, ETC.: 1899-1937 group inc. 1899 env. Quitta to Leipzig via Accra &
Liverpool franked 5 x ½d lilac & green tied B27 hs with Quitta cds alongside; 1902 PPC to Bremen endorsed per Amersville with two x ½d QV lilac & green tied SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP LETTER cds (Tab. S14); 1906 env. to Rheinland endorsed per Lucie Woermann
franked KEVII 2½d lilac & blue tied Accra cds; 1931 env. Accra to Dakar with GV 1d brown & 2d green; 1902 PPC Mannedorf, Switzerland to Akuse with Liverpool PLO cds, fine AKUSE cds, etc. Good variety. (9 items) Cross Reference: FRENCH
COLONIES, FRANCE, GERMANY, GOLD COAST/GHANA (Image) (Image2)
(All Images)
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Starting at £ 120
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