French Colonies Sudan 1942 Cover to France
Military Mail envelope to France bearing Yvert 82, 1f 75 brown and blue (pair) tied by Bamako Soudan Francaise double-ring with military cachet "Base Aerienne de Bamaka / Compagnie le Base No 3 / Le Vaguemestre" sent airmail with Marseille arrival on reverse. (pt)
French Colonies Obock 1901 Postcard to France
Early Picture Postcard (Quartier Somali), bearing Obock Yvert 32, 1c black, Yvert 49, 4c brown and Yvert 50, 5c green tied by blue Djibouti cds. Attractive mixed franking combination. (pt)
French Colonies Obock 1909 Reg Env - Djibouti
registered internal envelope to Djibouti bearing Obock Yvert 59, 1 franc olive and claret tied by Djibouti cote Fran. Des Somalis datestamp with boxed handstruck R. Scarce single franking. (pt)
French Colonies Oceanie 1908 Cover Front
headed "Etablissements Francais de L'Oceanie-Service de L'Interieur bearing Yvert 14, 5c yellow green and Yvert 16, 15c grey tied by Papeete Tahiti double-ring. Very attractive. (pt)
French Colonies OCEANIE 1927 Cover to France
envelope to France bearing Yvert 33, 50c sepia and violet tied by "Vaitepaua Iles Makatea" datestamp with Papeete transit on reverse. Scarce cancel on commercial mai. (pt)
French Colonies OBOCK 1901 Cover to France
envelope to France bearing Yvert 53, 20c orange and red and Yvert 54, 25c black and blue tied by Djibouti cds in blue. Cover signed by Brun. (pt)
French Colonies Djibouti 1902 Postcard France
Early Picture Postcard (Camel), to France bearing Yvert 23, 0.05 on 75c mauve and orange tied by Djibouti Cote Francaise des Somailis datestamp in blue sent by French Paquebot with Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 7 datestamp and St. Etienne, Seine arrival. Very fine. (pt)
French Colonies Djibouti 1902 Postcard Trains
Early Picture Postcard (Trains, Railways), to France bearing Yvert 23, 0.05 on 75c mauve and orange tied by Djibouti Cote Francais des Somalis datestamp in blue sent by French Paquebot with Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 7 datestamp and St. Etienne, Seine arrival. Very fine. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique to France 1894 PSC
French General Colonies Postal Stationery Card 10c black cancelled by Saint Pierre, Martinique double-ring with French Paquebot Ligne D Paq. Fr. No. 1 (Salles 1473) datestamp in blue addressed to France with arrival cachet. Very fine. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1902 Postcard ship
Early Picture Postcard Vue de St. - Pierre harbour, ships, boats, to France bearing Yvert 45, 10c red tied by octagonal French Paquebot Ligne D. Paq. Fr. No. 1 (Salles 1473) double-ring. Scarce on stamps. (pt)
French Colonies Guadeloupe 1877 Local Cover
envelope to Basse Terrre bearing Yvert 23, 25c blue tied by Pointe-A-Pitre cds with Basse Terre arrival on reverse. Scarce internal mail in fine quality. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1903 Postcard
Early Picture Postcard (Fort-De-France), to France bearing Yvert 45, 10c red tied by octagonal French Paquebot St. Nazaire
French Colonies Martinique 1884 Internal Mail
envelope to Fort de France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 53, 15c blue tied by St. Pierre double-ring with arrival cachet on reverse. Nice local franking. (pt)
French Colonies / Martinique 1907 Postcard
Early Picture Postcard (La Trinite - Le Marche), to France bearing Yvert 45, 10c red tied by octagonal French Paquebot Colon a Bordeaux L.D. No. 3 (Salles 1478) datestamp with Loire arrival. Scarce cancel on stamps. (pt)
French Colonies / Guadeloupe 1887 Cover
envelope to Bordeaux bearing French General Colonies Yvert 54 tied by Pointe a Pitre double-ring with octagonal French Paquebot Ligne A Paq. Fr. No. 2 datestamp and Bordeaux arrival on reverse. (pt)
French Colonies / Guadeloupe 1873 Local Cover
envelope to Pointe-A-Pitre bearing Yvert 23, 25c blue tied by dotted lozange with adjacent Basse-Terre departure and handstruck boxed P.P. with Pointe-A-Pitre arrival on reverse. Scarce internal mail. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1829 Prestamp Env.
Pre-stamp envelope to France cancelled by straight-line Martinique, charged 4, sent on the steamer Le Daniel with boxed Pays D'Outremer par Bordeaux in black. (pt)
Belgian Congo 1927 Postcard to North Africa
Picture Postcard (Leopoldville Direction de la Marine fluviale), bearing SG128, 50c red orange (pair) tied by Lukula datestamp routed via Boma with Sfax Tunis arrival and forwarded to France. (pt)
Hong Kong Canton to France 1856 Stampless EL
Entire Letter to France, written from CANTON, charged 2/- & posted via Hong Kong with datestamp on reverse & "Crown Paid At Hong Kong" in Red on front, forwarded by Marseille with French entry cachet & TAXES 10 on arrival in Paris with receiver. Very fine. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1830 Prestamp Env.
Pre-stamp envelope written from St. Pierre to France with straight-line Martinique on reverse, charged 2, sent on the steamer Alexandre with boxed French entry cachet Pays D'Outremer Par Bordeaux and arrival on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1833 Prestamp Env.
Pre-stamp envelope written from St. Pierre to France with straight-line Martinique on reverse, charged 10, with boxed French entry cachet Pays D'Outremer with adjacent Bordeaux datestamp and Havre arrival on reverse. (pt)
French Colonies / Guadeloupe 1930 Reg Cover
Registered envelope to Paris bearing Yvert 106, 25c blue (2) and Yvert 114, 1 franc rose and blue tied by Baie-Mahauet double-ring with boxed registered. Very attractive. (pt)
French Colonies Guadeloupe 1941 Censored Env.
envelope to France bearing Yvert 114, 1 franc rose and blue tied by Pointe a Pitre datestamp with censor cachet Controle Postal Commission B Guadeloupe, B 2 cachet and oval opened by Military censor with censor label and arrival on reverse. (pt)
French Colonies Guadeloupe 1941 Censored Env.
envelope to France bearing Yvert 120, 5 franc blue and orange, Yvert 121, 10 franc violet and sepia and Yvert 157, 2f 50 orange and green tied by Pointe a Pitre datestamp with Contole Postal Commission A Guadeloupe censor, B 2 cachet sent Airmail with oval opened by censor cachet and double censor label. Nice item of military censor mail (pt)
Guadeloupe 1939 Censored Cover to France
envelope bearing Yvert 107a, 35c green and Yvert 111, 65c grey and red tied by Saint Claude datestamp routed via Basse-Terre with double-ring "Controle Postal Commission A / Guadeloupe" censor with opened censor cachet and label. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1939 Censored Env.
envelope to France bearing Yvert 140, 25c mauve and Yvert 145, 65c orange (4) tied by Fort de France datestamp with "Controle Postal Martinique / 3" double-ring censor in blue, with censor label and oval censor cachet, routed via Barbados with "Opened by Examiner H/28" censor label. Fine item of censored mail. (pt)
French Colonies / Guadeloupe 1901 Local Cover
Local mail envelope cancelled St. Claude Guadeloupe double-ring with handstruck P.P. addressed to Basse Terre. A rare item of mail sent during the thirty day period of "no stamps available". (pt)
French Colonies Guadeloupe 1895 Maritime PSE
Postal Stationery Envelope 5c green upgraded with Yvert 20, 20c red / yellow tied by Basse-Terre double-ring with octagonal French Paquebot Colon a St. Nazaire L.A. No1 (Salles 1408) datestamp addressed to France with receiver on reverse. Scarce use of Group Type. (pt)
Guadeloupe 1940 Censored Airmail to France
Air Mail envelope to France bearing Yvert 110, 50c green and orange, Yvert 114, 1f rose and blue (5), Yvert 118, 2f green and brown and Yvert 121, 10f lilac and brown tied by Pointe a Pitre datestamp opened censor cachet and label. Attractive item. (pt)
French Colonies / Guadeloupe 1873 Envelope
stampless cover to France cancelled by Pointe a Pitre in blue, charged 8, routed via England with arrival cachet on reverse. (pt)
French Colonies / Martinique 1879 envelope
Cover to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 20, 30c brown and Yvert 31, 5c green tied by Fort-de-France datestamp with French entry cachet in red and Bayeux arrival on reverse. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1880 envelope
Cover to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 36, 25c blue tied by St. Pierre datestamp with octagonal French Paquebot Col. Fr. Paq. Fr. A. No2 (Salles 1422) datestamp in red with Marseille arrival on reverse. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1900 envelope
Cover to France bearing Yvert 44, 5c yellow green tied by Fort de France Martinique double-ring. Nice item paying the overseas printed matter rate. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1916 Military Mail
envelope to paris cancelled by Fort-de-France double-ring in blue with Military cachet Intendance Militaire Fonds Martinique in red. Scarce. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1916 Military Mail
Early Picture Postcard (horses / Port de France 14 Juillet 1916 Salut au drapeau, to France cancelled by Fort-de-France double-ring with military cachet Commandant D'Armes Martinique in violet. Scarce. (pt)
French Levant Greece 1884 PSC to London UK
French Type Sage Postal Stationery Card 10c black cancelled by Post Office Salonique (Pothion Type D) addressed to London with adjacent arrival cancel. Scarce. (pt)
French Levant Greece 1902 Postcard to France
Early Picture Postcard Marche aux figues, to France bearing Dedeagh Yvert 3, 10c black tied by Dedeagh Turquie datestamp routed via Salonique with Toulon arrival. Very fine. (pt)
French Levant 1868 Stampless Cover to Genova
envelope to Italy cancelled by LES DARANELLES TURQUIE double-ring (Pothien Type B), manuscript 18 with French arrival cachet on reverse. Superb. (pt)
France used Abroad Greece 1868 Paquebot Env
envelope to Lyon France bearing Napoleon Yvert 31, 40c orange tied by GROS CHIFFRES 5095 with matching SALONIQUE TURQUIE CDS (Pothien type B) boxed P.D. and Paquebot De la Mediterranie applied on front. (pt)
French Colonies Djibouti 1902 Postcard France
Early Picture Postcard of Caravane Route d'Ambouli, to France bearing Yvert 28, "5c on 40c" orange & blue tied by Djibouti Cote Francaise Des Somalies double-ring in blue with adjacent Bordeaux receiver on front. (pt)
French Colonies OBOCK 1901 Postcard to France
Early Picture Postcard of Chenal de Maree pres la Maison Bourhan (boats, bridge), bearing Obock Yvert 32, 1c black, Yvert 34, 4c brown and Yvert 50, 5c green tied by blue Djibouti cds. Attractive mixed franking combination. (pt)
French Colonies Djibouti 1904 Registered Env.
cover sent to France bearing Yvert 14, 40c orange and blue and Yvert 40, 5c green tied by Cote Francaise des Somalis Djibouti datestamp in blue with boxed registered and djibouti registered label. Scarce mixed franking envelope. (pt)
French Colonies OBOCK 1991 Postcard to France
Early Picture Postcard of Proccession du Ramadan devant une maison arabe, to France bearing Yvert 54a, 25c black and blue (bi-sect) tied by octagonal REUNION a MARSEILLE LV. No 1 datestamp with French receiving cancel. (pt)
French Levant 1918 Censored Cover to France
envelope bearing French Merson Yvert 121, 1 franc carmine and Yvert 140, 25c blue tied by boxed Armees Alliees En Orient Poste Aerienne with Tresor et Postes 506 datestamp censor control militaire label and opened censor cachet. (pt)
French Colonies Djibouti 1898 Cover to France
envelope bearing Somalis Coast Yvert 12, 25c pink and blue tied by by DJIBOUTI POSTES blue cancel with French Paquebot on front. Attractive. (pt)
French Levant Cilicie 1919 Parcel Card Arabic
Parcel card bearing Yvert 8, 1 piastre blue and Yvert 18, 25 pi red tied by Arabic datestamp. Nice item. (pt)
French Levant 1865 envelope to Italy - Smyrne
Cover bearing French napoleon Yvert 31, 40c orange and Yvert 32, 80c rose tied by 5098 gros chiffres with adjacent smyrne double-ring with boxed P.D. Attractive item. (pt)
French Levant Greece 1902 Postcard to France
Early Coloured Picture Postcard of Dedeagatch, bearing Dedeagh Yvert 2, 5c yellow green tied by Dedeagh Turquie datestamp routed via Salonique with Toulon arrival. Very fine. (pt)
France used in Turkey 1867 Sent Paid Envelope
Cover bearing Napoleon Yvert 31 (pair) tied by Lozange 5096 of SAMSOUN Turkey in Asia sent paid destination to Constantinople. (pt)
French Levant 1896 Mixed PSE to Germany
French Type Sage Postal Stationery Envelope 5c green mixed with Levant Yvert 4, "1 pi on 25c" black tied by Constantinople-Galata double-ring addressed to Germany with receiver on reverse. Fine quality. (pt)