FRANCE continued...
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 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) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 170.30
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 902 |
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 T.P.O.s: c1858-1930s covers & cards with ambulant cds inc. earlier with lozenge cancellations (4), used as entry marks or cancelling
stamps, etc. Useful group for the railway specialist. (26)Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 903 |
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 REFUSAL OF MILITARY CONCESSION RATE: 1859 E addressed to an aide de camp of the Duc de Malakoff in Paris; origin unknown but carried
on the 'Vatican' (line Malta-Marseille) with ship's cds, 20c stamp with anchor cancel and boxed PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE; found to be over-weight at '8gr' and struck with boxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT, the '8' charge deleted as was the '80'
added on forwarding to Nancy, settling at '20' as an eventual charge. Spectacular and rare. Roumet cert. (2023) states 'Ex Rovere collection'.Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 170.30
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 904 |
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 CLASSIC ISSUES: Small group of covers 1860s-70s inc. (1874) EL from French PO in Alexandria to Switzerland with Ceres 30c pair
cancelled '5080' - additionally with 'BM' carrier's mark; 1862 E to Spain, the 40c stamp with s/l ESTRANGERO/BARCELONA cancel; Napoleon 10c on Paris local (front), 1871 Commune period front from Paris to Norway, etc. (16) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 50
Currently...£50.00
Currently...USD 65.50
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 905 |
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 MISCELLANY: Accumulation of covers & cards c.1860-1950 with a Paris connection inc. range of offices, stations, PPCs inc.
large-format album of 1910 Paris floods, ephemera, pneumatic mail, etc. (50+) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 906 |
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 FRENCH STAMPS NOT RECOGNISED?: 1862 mourning E (some tone spots) ex Lucerne addressed to Poitiers with Napoleon 20c (2) stamps
pen-cancelled at Lucerne and in transit at Paris; '4' hs charge added, later deleted and replaced by a 10c chiffre-taxe label; ms 'trouvez a la boite'. Complex and rare cover - Roumet cert. (2023) states 'Exceptionelle association et premiere piece
vue'.Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 180
Currently...£180.00
Currently...USD 235.80
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 907 |
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 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 £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 170.30
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 908 |
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 1862-1952 EXPRESS, REGISTERED, AIR MAIL, AR, ETC. COVERS: A generally 'better' selection of covers, PCs, etc. Incs., 1862 neat
unstamped EL with a boxed "APPRES/LE/DEPART" & neatly-cancelled 10c. tax stamp; similar 1864 unsealed wrapper with some strengthening of folds franked 15c cancelled by neat "LYON" double ring - very attractive item; 1940 French Guinea censored
airmail env. to Liege, Belgium; 1920 registered wrapper with boxed AR & fine "RETOUR/A L'ENVOYEUR". (46)Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES
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Starting at £ 46
Currently...£46.00
Currently...USD 60.26
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 909 |
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 SCARCE 'TAXÉ/PAR LA/CHAMBRE': 1864 E (pinholes, corner fault) addressed to Tours from Rillé, 40km West of the city, with Napoleon
20c stamp; ms aft. Insuffisant, '4' charge and fine strike in blue of a boxed TAXÉ/Par la/CHAMBRE. Curious.Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 910 |
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 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) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 911 |
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 COURRIER-CONVOYEUR STATION: Jan. 1866 E to Paris with Napoleon 20c stamp cancelled by plain star on arrival, superb central strike
of the rare experimental CORBEIL/1 ondulé hand-stamp, Behr cert. (2015). Also 1879 EL to Paris with fine strike of the CORBEIL/CORB.P ligne mark plus PPC of the station.Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 912 |
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 STATIONS: Various station cancellations on covers & cards c1868-1950 inc. early (5), useful Paris (13), and PPCs of station
buildings. (46)Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 46
Currently...£46.00
Currently...USD 60.26
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 913 |
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 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 £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 914 |
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 1870-71 SIEGE OF PARIS & BALLON MONTES: Small collection of ephemera, etc., inc. photographic illustrations, cartoons, letters, 2
ballons montes, historical background, flimsy lettersheets (unused), 2 'non-monte' cards, a faked env. and contemporary 1870 booklet by Nadar, etc. One of the ballon montes is franked 30c, addressed to London and dated 17 Nov. 1870, the other franked
20c, addressed to Le Havre and dated 17 Oct. 1870. (Small qty) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 120
Currently...£120.00
Currently...USD 157.20
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 915 |
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 FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: Dec. 1870 E & letter from a garde mobile, addressed to the president of the Comité de Secours aux Blessés; also
an Oct. 1870 redirected E (faults) to another member of the committee. (2)Cross Reference: RED CROSS (Image)
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Starting at £ 46
Currently...£46.00
Currently...USD 60.26
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 916 |
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 1870-71 SIEGE OF PARIS & BOULES DE MOULIN: Small collection of ephemera and historical background to the use of Boules de Moulin.
Includes commemorative medallion, a faked latter and a front of a Ballon Monte cover franked 30c Napoleon (surface abrasion) addressed to Switzerland. Part of the message, on the standard manned balloon letter form, is on the reverse. Dated 2 Nov.
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Starting at £ 38
Currently...£38.00
Currently...USD 49.78
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 917 |
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 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 £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 104.80
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 918 |
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 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) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 85
Currently...£85.00
Currently...USD 111.35
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 919 |
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 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.
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
| 920 |
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 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 £ 180
Currently...£180.00
Currently...USD 235.80
Closing..Mar-04, 04:00 AM |
