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The Steven Walske Collection of U.S.-France Transatlantic Mail continued...

French Maritime Mails and Compagnie Generale Transatlantique continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
183 c ImageFRANCE, 1863, 40c Pale Orange on Yellowish (35; Yvert 31). Used with 1867, 20c Blue (33; Yvert 29A), both tied by anchor in diamond of dots cancel, blue forwarders oval datestamp, "Ligne H Paq. Fr. No. 1 17 Juin '70" double-circle datestamp struck twice, the second on flap, dated Jun. 18th (struck in Brest), on blue folded cover mailed aboard the steamer Pereire in Le Havre Harbor and addressed to New York, red boxed "P.P." handstamp, "N.Y. Steamship 10 Jun. 27" due circular datestamp

VERY FINE AND RARE COVER FROM FRANCE TO THE UNITED STATES, POSTED ABOARD THE LIGNE H STEAMER PEREIRE IN LE HAVRE HARBOR. FEWER THAN FIVE ARE RECORDED FROM THIS PERIOD.

The Ligne H double-circle datestamp was used only on shipboard covers and is rarer than the usual octagon. The Pereire departed Le Havre June 17, 1870, stopped at Brest and arrived in New York on June 17.

Ex Roberts. Illustrated and discussed in Chronicle 247 on p. 272 (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
184 c ImageFRANCE, 1868, 80c Rose on Pinkish (36; Yvert 32). Used with 1862, 5c Yellow Green and 1871 15c Bister (23, 56; Yvert 20, 55), tied by anchor in diamond of dots cancel, forwarder's blue oval datestamp, clear strike of "Ligne H Paq. Fr. No. 6 Juil. '72" double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter mailed aboard the steamer St. Laurent in Le Havre Harbor and addressed to New York, red boxed "P.P." handstamp, blurry strike of "N.Y. Steamship 10 Jul. 19" due circular datestamp, 15c stamp slightly affected by light fold

VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE THREE-ISSUE DOUBLE-RATE FRANKING FROM FRANCE TO THE UNITED STATES, POSTED ON BOARD THE LIGNE H STEAMER ST. LAURENT IN LE HAVRE HARBOR.

The Ligne H double-circle datestamp was used only on shipboard covers and is rarer than the usual octagon. The St. Laurent departed Le Havre Jul. 4, 1872, stopped at Brest where the maritime markings were struck and arrived in New York on Jul. 19.

Ex Schatzkes. Illustrated and discussed in Chronicle 247 on p. 273 (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
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185 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1861, 30c Orange (71). Tied by segmented cork cancel with matching "New Orleans Oct. 27" (1866) circular datestamp, red "New York Paid 24 Nov. 3" (1866) credit datestamp on yellow cover to Rennes, France, carried on Ligne H maiden voyage of the St. Laurent with red Nov. 3 embarkation datestamp applied in New York Harbor, red "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. Brest 13 Nov. '66" entry datestamp struck on flap, opened for display, some edge wear, still Fine, this Brest entry marking is extremely rare with likely fewer than three known, it was applied only to mail addressed to the region around Brest, ex Noel, illustrated and discussed in Chronicle 246 on p. 185 where it is stated that this is the only known example (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
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186 c ImageFRANCE, 1871, 25c Blue (58; Yvert 60A). Two singles, left stamp faulty with piece missing, tied by anchor in diamond of dots cancel on 1872 blue folded cover to New York, posted aboard Ligne H steamer France where struck with provisional "Ligne H Paq. Fr. No. 2 6 Oct. '72" octagonal datestamp, ship lost a paddle wheel off Cherbourg and returned to port, then carried by Ville de Paris which departed Le Havre Oct. 5 and arrived N.Y. Oct. 16, "N.Y. Steamship 10 Oct. 16" due circular datestamp, Very Fine appearance and rare, only three examples of this this Ligne H marking are recorded, ex Martin, illustrated and discussed in Chronicle 247 on p. 274 (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
187 c ImageFRANCE, 1867, 30c Brown on Yellowish (34; Yvert 30). Vertical pair, tied by diamond of dots cancels, Bordeaux Jan. 27, 1870 double-circle datestamp, clear strike of "Ligne H Paq. Fr. No. 3 29 Janv '70" double-circle datestamp on flap of blue folded letter to New Orleans, red boxed "P.P." handstamp, Paris backstamp, "N.Y. Steamship 10 Feb. 14" due circular datestamp, Very Fine, carried on Ligne H steamer Ville de Paris, departing Brest Jan. 29 and arriving New York Feb. 13, illustrated and discussed in Chronicle 247 on p. 271 (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
188 c ImageFRANCE, 1870, 30c Brown on Yellowish (46; Yvert 47). Four singles, noted as Positions 2, 1, 6 and 3, used with 1871, 20c Blue on Bluish, Ty. III, Report 2 (45; Yvert 46B), Position 15, all tied by diamond of dots cancels, Le Havre May 11, 1871 double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter to New York, "N.Y. Steamship 10 May 24" due circular datestamp, file fold creases two stamps, one other with minor corner crease, Very Fine appearance and rare use of the Bordeaux Issue on an overseas cover, apparently prepaid for double the 70-centimes rate via British mails but sent by French Packet direct (overpaid 20-centimes), carried on the Ligne H steamer St. Laurent on its third sailing after the Franco-Prussian War, illustrated in Chronicle 246 on p. 283 (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
189 c ImageFRANCE, 1871, 25c Blue (58; Yvert 60A). Two singles, tied by diamond of dots cancels, Nantes Oct. 18, 1872 double-circle datestamp, flap struck with clear "Ligne H. Paq. Fr. No. 3 26 Oct. '72" double-circle transit datestamp on blue folded letter to New York, carried on Ligne H steamer St. Laurent, departing Le Havre Oct. 24, transiting Brest Oct. 26 and arriving New York Nov. 11, "N.Y. Steamship 10 Nov. 11" due circular datestamp ties stamps, Very Fine use by French Packet direct (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
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190 c ImageFRANCE, 1871, 25c Blue (58; Yvert 60A). Two singles, tied by bold diamond of dots cancels, Bordeaux Jul. 3, 1872 double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter to New Orleans, routed via Paris to Brest where posted aboard the Ligne H steamer St. Laurent after its arrival from Le Havre, flap struck with "Corr. d. Arm. Lig. H Paq. F. 6 Juil. '72" transit datestamp, departed Brest on Jul. 8 and arrived New York Jul. 18, "N.Y. Steamship 10 Jul. 18" circular datestamp, pencil "due 10", Very Fine, the only recorded example of this Ligne H marking, illustrated and discussed in Chronicle 247 on p. 275 (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $900.00
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191 c ImageFRANCE, 1871, 25c Blue (58; Yvert 60A). Horizontal pair, tied by six-point star of dots cancel, Paris Dec. 8, 1874 double-circle datestamp on cover to New York, Munroe & Co. forwarder's oval, carried on Ligne H steamer Pereire, red New York "Paid All" Dec. 18 backstamp, Very Fine, sent under the Apr. 28, 1874 U.S.-French treaty, 50-centimes fully prepaid rate (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
192 c ImageFRANCE, 1872, 80c Rose on Pinkish (63; Yvert 57). Used with vertical pair 1873, 10c Bister on Rose (55; Yvert 58), tied by six-point star of dots cancels, Paris Nov. 5, 1873 double-circle datestamp on folded letter to New Orleans, carried on Ligne H steamer St. Laurent, departing Le Havre Nov. 7, transiting Brest Nov. 8 and arriving New York Nov. 21, bottom 10c stamp creases from file fold, still Very Fine double-rate use by French Packet direct (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
193 c ImageUNITED STATES, 1870, 10c Brown (150). Used with two 3c Green (147), affixed overlapping and tied by cork cancels with "New Orleans Jun. 23" circular datestamp, red "New York Jun. 28" circular datestamp on 1873 blue folded letter to Bordeaux, France, carried on CGT Ligne H steamer Pereire, Brest arrival datestamp (Jul. 8) and "5"-decimes due, some slight perf toning, still Very Fine, overpaid by 6c for the U.S. 10c rate (Image)

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 E. $ 100-150

SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

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