WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY continued...
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| 481 |
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 BALLON MONTÉ: Flimsy letter sheet addressed to Lille and endorsed 'ballon monté', franked with Ceres 10c pair cancelled by star '1'
of Place de la Bourse, cds 27. October; Lille arrival cds 2 Nov. Probably carried by the 'Colonel Charras'. Attractive.Cross Reference: FRANCE, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 482 |
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 'TENTATIVE D'ENTRÉE': Small EL with 20c stamp with Caen cds of 3 Nov. 1870 and endorsed 'par Triel' and backstamp TPO same date -
very faint arrival cds Paris 8 Mar. 1871 - an attempt to get mail into Paris during the Siege; scarce and attractive. Also, two others - Paris-Millau E dated 10 Sep. 1870 & 25 Mar. 1871 wrapper used within Paris with 15c due modified cds. Interesting
trio. (3)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 483 |
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 MILITARY: Oct. 1870 small EL addressed to an NCO with the Garde Mobile at the Fort of Nogent;, Oct. 1870/Feb.1871 pair of Es
endorsed 'Garde Mobile', one with 20c Ceres (Bordeaux);also, Oct. 1870 E endorsed 'Armee de Rhin' ex Sathonay army camp. (4)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 50
Currently...£50.00
Currently...USD 65.50
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 484 |
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 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 £ 500
Currently...£500.00
Currently...USD 655.00
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 485 |
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 MAR. 1871 EL TO NANCY with 10c stamp tied by rare double-ring POSTE EPINAL cds in blue, boxed cachet K.PR.FELDPOST RELAIS No. 66 and
cursive '2' hs. Rare & attractive.Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 110
Currently...£110.00
Currently...USD 144.10
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 486 |
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 '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 £ 85
Currently...£85.00
Currently...USD 111.35
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 487 |
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 SEP. 1871 EL TO PARIS (tiny edge fault) franked 20c provisional with cds cancel of Bitsch, unusually a double franking of 20c Ceres
(2) cancelled by cds of the Avricourt-Paris/C TPO. Roumet cert. (2018).Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 104.80
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 488 |
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 UNDERPAID (?) COVER: Nov. 1871 E (pinhole) addressed to Paris franked with provisional 10c bistre pair cancelled by Altkirch cds and
Ceres 20c blue cancelled with Paris star, unusually in blue - possibly should have been 25c. Attractive.Cross Reference: FRANCE
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 104.80
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 489 |
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 VERY SCARCE LARGE TAXE ALLEMANDE (63mm) on 20c Ceres E (Feb. 1871) from Paris to Amiens with blue ms '20'; also 20c front (Mar.
1871) ex Amiens to Abbeville with partly fine strike of the small (50mm) hs and '10' hs in red ink. Good pair. (2)Cross Reference: FRANCE, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 104.80
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 490 |
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 JULY-SEP. 1871 25c COVERS with thin-lined '20', '20' in crayon, or double-lined '20' or '30' hs's (3, one a front); also July cover
to the Vosges which escaped taxation. In addition, 1874-77 pair of covers franked 25c charged as underpaid with crayon '3' or '20'. Interesting group. (6)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 491 |
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 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 £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 492 |
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 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 £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 493 |
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 PRE-COMMUNE PERIOD: Interesting 3d stamped EL to Paris ex London (15 Feb. 1871) plus 21 Feb. 30c E from Paris to London; also 1 Feb.
EL ex Paris to Trouville, unusual 30 Mar. inland letter passing through Paris, and a front. (5)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 494 |
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 ALSACE-LORRAINE, 1871: Provisional stamp issues on cover inc. 10c single frankings used locally (5, one with marginal rub) and
uncommon cover to Switzerland with 5c & 20c stamps ex Strasbourg. (6)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 495 |
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 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 £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 496 |
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 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 £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 497 |
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 LETTERS ADDRESSED FROM FRANCE TO THE OCCUPIED AREA franked with Ceres 25c stamps and with additional '20' hs (two in blue ink) , one
with additional '20' in crayon indicating additional postage due, used Aug.-Nov. 1871. (4 covers & a front)Cross Reference: FRANCE
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Starting at £ 50
Currently...£50.00
Currently...USD 65.50
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 498 |
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 APR. 1871 EL TO GIEN with attractive two-colour franking of 5c bright green (2) & 10c bistre (corner fault) cancelled by Barr cds,
locally-made '2' hs alongside; also front to Nancy with 20c blue ex Saar-Albe with double-line '25' charge mark. (2)Cross Reference: FRANCE
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Starting at £ 50
Currently...£50.00
Currently...USD 65.50
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 499 |
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 FEB. 1871 EL TO TOULOUSE with 20c blue cancelled by Nancy cds with '2' hs alongside, Roumet cert. (2018); also EL ex Gebwiller to
Besancon with 20c stamp (fault at base) and '2' hs charge. (2)Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image)
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Starting at £ 50
Currently...£50.00
Currently...USD 65.50
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
| 500 |
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 TRIO OF ITEMS (small faults) with 20c stamps (distinct shades) used Sep.-Nov. 1871 with fine scarce 'horseshoe' ds of Markirch,
Mulhouse boxed station ds or Metz cds; double-line (2) or cursive '2' charge marks. Interesting group. (3 inc. front)Cross Reference: FRANCE
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Starting at £ 50
Currently...£50.00
Currently...USD 65.50
Closing..Mar-03, 04:00 AM |
