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1893, Postage Due 50 centimes lilac, neatly tied upon arrival by cds "GRAND BASSAM 6 JUIL 02” to an unpaid envelope dropped at sea to a German steamship trawling the African west coast, oval handstamp "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST LINIE HAMBURG WESTAFRIKA 2 7 02” alongside, the envelope with vertical fold and minor imperfections, interesting usage where the 50 centimes pays for the ship letter rate for unpaid letters

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1895, 5 francs violet on lilac paper, neatly tied by cds "TAMATAVE MADAGASCAR NOV 97” to a money letter to Switzerland, "CHARGÉ” and maritime transit handstamp alongside, reverse arrival "FLEURIER 15 XII 97”, the adhesive with a couple of pulled perforations, still a fine cover. A scarce single franking from the highest facial value, correctly paying both the triple rate, the registration fee and the insurance for a 2,000 francs transfer (Yvert-Nr. 22)

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POSTAGE DUE: 1896/97, 50 centimes violet, tied by cds "FIANARAMTSOA 7 JUN 00” to incoming Boer War soldier's envelope from Natal, with cds. "DURBAN 7 AP 1900” and adjacent "T" in circle. Backflap missing.

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1891, Provisional issue 15 c., tied by c.d.s. "TAMATAVE 17 OCT 91" to letter card 15 c. , with long text to Mauritius, with arrival mark. Fine and scarce.

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1891, 5 c.- 5 fr. complete set of six, used with ample margins and neat cancels, five tied by "Tamatave / Madagascar", 5 fr. by "Majunga / Madagascar” circular datestamps, tiny thins, otherwise fine, 1 fr. and 5 fr. signed Calves

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1881, Alphée Dubois 5 centimes green in horizontal pair, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds "SAINT-PIERRE 9 AVRIL 85 MARTINIQUE” repeated alongside to green preprinted formula card to Bremen with arrival cds, left adhesive with a few pulled perforations, otherwise fine

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"NLLE-CALEDONIE NOUMEA 15 JUIN 77” circular datestamp, very fine strike on letter sheet with part of content to France, alongside tax handstamps "7” and "T”, embarked on English packet, with red cds "PAQ. AN. V. SUEZ”, transit via Marseilles and reverse arrival, fine and very scarce.

Note: Postage due:  2x30c (double the French GPU base rate) + 10c = 70c

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1941, New Caledonia 1 f. red carmine and PARIS-NOUMEA Air Mail issue 20 f. red sepia tied by "Noume / N´elle Caledonia 4/28/43" double ring to Air Mail envelope addressed to Geneve, ´Ouverl Par La Censure/Nouvelle Caledonie´ green/black censor label tied by circular ´Censure Alliee / 8 / Nouvelle Caledonie´ in violet, ms. "Via San Francisco”, ´Opened by Examiner P.C.90´ label. Superb item of Transpacific and Transatlantic mail, fine

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1891, Sage 1 franc bronze-green imperforated, two horizontal strips of four as well as two strips of five, together with Alphée Dubois 25 centimes black/rose, the latter paying the registration fee, neatly tied blue cds "REUNION 6 NOV 91” to the front of a registered parcel card to Transvaal, transit via Mauritius and Natal with framed "R” alongside; two 1 franc adhesives with faults, the parcel front with two small tears of no importance, otherwise fine. A massive, quite extraordinary and eye appealling franking to an elusive destination (Yvert-Nr. 16, 24)

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1938, air mail, 2 perforated proofs without background and denomination, in red and violet, unused without gum

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1885, 5 c. on 40 c. vermilion, unused, well to large margins, bright color, fine, signed Richter

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1885-91, Eight unused imperf stamps with minor faults, Yv.11 no gum, otherwise fine and a nice group

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1872, General Issue Cérès 5 centimes green, horizontal pair with good margins, together with 30 centimes brown, neatly tied by blue dotted diamond "GOR” with adjacent blue cds "SENEGAL ET DÉPces * GORÉE 25 SEPT. 76” to mourning envelope to Bordeaux; on reverse faint postmark. One 5 centimes with small tear at top and 30 centimes light corner crease, otherwise a fine and attractive cover. Signed Calves and Jamet (Yvert-Nr. 17, 20)

Correctly franked at the 40 centimes French maritime rate to France, confirmed by the endorsement at top "Paquebot français” 

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1935/1940, Definitives ‘Djourbel Mosque’, 3 die proofs with blank value tablet, in different colours, 

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Air mail, 3 die proofs with blank value tablet, in different colours

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1941, Noël 1941/FRANCE LIBRE F.N.F.L. in black and in red on 10 c. – 20 fr. , unused, all signed Brun and partly others.

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1942, FRANCE LIBRE FNFL, 20 c. – 20 fr. on 75 c., 6 values complete, mint never hinged. Very fine and scarce in this condition. Some with signatures, certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert 285-90)

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"AVIATION-MILITAIRE SERVICE POSTAL SUD TUNISIEN”, violet three-line framed cachet on stampless postcard with adjacent cds "GABES 4 6 18” and arrival cds "MEDENINE 7 6 18”, very fine. A rare military flight card, signed Todd

1894/1930 (ca.), Alaouites to Syria, unused and used collection with a few covers, including some forerunners from Smyrna, some numbered gutter pairs and better values throughout. Except for the occasional faults, overall in good condition, neatly housed in one album