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1768/1935 (ca.), French Maritime Post, fine collection with circa 90 covers and cards, encompassing many sea and ocean routes, noted Mediteranean, South Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Pacific French lines, many interesting usages and better postmarks, starting with a group of Piroscafi Mercantili Estero, "FRANCA VIA DI MARE” and "ESTRANGERO BARCELONA”, the collection unfolds with a selection of the "LIGNE” postmarks "W”, "X”, "V”, "J”, etc., also some fine entry marks, a good range of Paquebot cancellations, some better items with scarce blue octogonal "LOANGO A BORDEAUX 14 NARS 94 L.L.N°2”,  "COR.D.ARM. N°4 LIG.N. PAQ. 7 FEVR 68” (certificate Roumet), Saigon octogonal "COL.FR.PAQ.FR. N N°4 14 NOV 69” (certificate Roumet), "ETAB. FR. DE L´INDE” and dotted lozenge "INDE”, cds. "SINAI”, and more. Mixed condition, some signed Calves, neatly mounted on album pages. A charming lot

1812/1996, Town Cancels of Jersey collection, comprising over 350 covers, picture postcards, postal receipts, and more, well-presented and written-up on pages in two large volumes, with representation from roughly 40 post offices, including many smaller ones, with Augres, Beresford St, Carrefour Selous, Cheapside, David Place, First Tower, Havre des Pas, Ponac, Rouge Bouillon, St. Mary, Stopford Road, and many more, note  "Jersey Penny Post” handstamps on 1830 folded letter from Gorey and 1839 folded letter from St. Clement, 1852 blue Millbrook double split-ring cover, 1857 St. Martin's double split-ring cover,1893 cover with La Rocque c.d.s, much from the reigns of King George V and VI, including scarce registered letter ands parcel receipts from smaller offices, a scarce 1923 registered stationery cover from Rouge Bouillon, many World War II Occupation frankings including first day and registered usages, to later twentieth century, condition varies as expected in a holding of this nature, but many fine strikes, many desirable items included, the result of years of dedicated searching by the collector, a collection that would be a tremendous effort to duplicate.

1837/73, Paris Postage Due Postmarks, fine collection of circa 40 covers, including three franked, with various types of those special handstamps, mixed condition, a most interesting lot

1867/95 (ca.), rund 60 frankierte Briefe und 2 Zeitungen, dabei Auslandspost nach Spanien, Italien, Luxemburg, New York, etc.

1916/1957, Iles Chausey, collection of just over 100 picture postcards, neatly mounted and written-up on pages, including examples with restaurant, hotel or other handstamped cachets, views of Mont St. Michel and Pontorson, five WWI Prisoner of War cards/covers with various handstamps/censor markings, some small faults, but a mostly fine-very fine group, ideal for the specialist.

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1948/54, "Petit Colis” 9-50f., mint never hinged, fine (Yvert Nr. 27-30)

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1859/95 (ca.), interesting collection on album leaves, mostly forerunners with different cancellations including some multiples

1948/2015, in den Hauptnummern komplette postfrische Sammlung inkl. einiger Bögen, Ministerdrucke, geschnittenen Ausgaben, Markenheftchen sowie Dubletten, gute Erhaltung, in einem Vordruck- sowie Einsteckalbum

1872, Colonial Issue 25 c. blue imperforate, horizontal pair of fresh colours with good to large margins all around, neatly tied by small dotted lozenge "MQE” alongside cds. "MARTINIQUE St PIERRE 28 AOUT 75” to folded entire to Bordeaux, reverse transit and arrival cds., very fine, signed Jamet and Scheller, also another horizontal pair tied by small dotted lozenge "EPI” to small envelope with cds. "GUADELOUPE POINTE A PITRE 23 JANV. 75” alongside and transit cds., minor soiling otherwise very fine.signed Scheller

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1821, "GUYANE FRANCAISE" in red on entire letter from Cayenne to Bordeaux with adjacent "COLONIES PAR BORDEAUX"

1886/1912 (ca.), small collection, unused and used as well as 8 mostly franked letters and cards and around 40 unused and used postal stationery items

1921, St. Laurent du Maroni issue, Typographed from Woodblock Plate, 75 c. violet on buff paper, rouletted on two sides, with part of the Control cachet 'SOCIÉTÉ DES TRANSPORTS AERIENS GUYANAIS / ST. LAURENT DU MARONI' in red, tied by boxed "AVION” to small piece, a fine and very rare stamp, a.o. signed Scheller

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1921, 75 c. on grey, used with oval cancel, small margins at right, otherwise fine, signed

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1921, St. Laurent Du Maroni-Cayenne-Inini Route 75 c. on rose, fresh color, mostly good margins, just touched at upper right, otherwise fine, scarce, a.o. signed A. Brun and Kessler

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