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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 / 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 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)
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)
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 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)
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 Post Office Abroad - Smyrne 1863 Cover
envelope bearing Yvert 24 80c rose tied Lozange 5098 Smyrne, Turkey handstamped PD and Piroscafi Postali Francais addressed to Italy. Very fine quality. (pt)
France 1888 Value Declared Envelope / Bernay
cover cancelled by Bernay double-ring with handstruck Charge addressed to La Havre with arrival on reverse. Unusual item. (pt)
France 1894 Type Sage PS Reply Card / TAXED
Postal Stationery 10c grey black cancelled by Geneva Exp. Let. Datestamp addressed back to France, underpaid with TAX handstamp and French Postage Dues Yvert 29, 10c brown and Yvert 34, 30c red applied and tied on arrival by Paris Etranger. Very fine item. (pt)
France 1894 Type Sage PS Reply Card / Taxed
Postal Stationery 10c grey black cancelled by Neuchatel Trans. Lett. Datestamp addressed back to France, underpaid with TAX handstamp and French Postage Dues Yvert 29, 10c Brown (Pair) applied and tied on arrival by Cote D'Or datestamp. Very fine item. (pt)
France 1867 Destination Mail Env to Argentina
envelope to San Jose, bearing French Napoleon Yvert 32, 80c rose tied by gros chiffres 3661 with St. Hillaire-du-Harcourt double-ring boxed P.P. in red, routed via London with transit London Paid datestamp and Buenos Aires arrival. Very fine item of destination mail in superb quality. (pt)
France 1902 Cover to French Zanzibar
envelope to the Post and Telegraph Office Zanzibar, bearing French Type Blanc Yvert 111, 5c green tied by Marseille Etranger double-ring with French Post Office Zanzibar arrival on reverse. Very fine item paying the printed matter rate. (pt)
France 1963 Cover to San Jose Argentina
(Destination Mail) envelope bearing French Napoleon Yvert 17, 80c rose red tied by gros chiffres 3661 with St. Hillaire-du-Harcourt double-ring, routed via London with Boxed P.P. in red and oval Montevideo Uruguay applied in transit on front. Very fine item of destination mail in superb quality. (pt)
France 1865 Cover to San Jose - Argentina
Destination mail envelope bearing French Napoleon Yvert 32, 80c rose tied by gros chiffres 264 with Avranches double-ring boxed P.P. in red, routed via London with Buenos Aires double-ring on front. Very fine item of destination mail. (pt)
France 1869 Cover to Argentina / London Paid
Destination Mail envelope to San Jose, bearing French Napoleon Yvert 32, 80c rose tied by gros chiffres 3661 with St. Hillaire-du-Harcourt double-ring, boxed P.P. in Red, routed via London with transit London Paid datestamp and Buenos Aires arrival. Very fine item of destination mail in superb quality. (pt)
France / BALLONS MONTES 1870 Cover to London
envelope sent during the siege of Paris bearing French Napoleon Yvert 30, 30c Brown tied by Paris Rue Montaigne 27 Oct. datestamp with Paris 6 star endorsed "Par Ballon Monte" sent on the Ballon "Le Colonel Charres" with Boxed P.D. in red and London arrival on Nov. 3rd on the reverse. (pt)
Levant 1917 Military Mail PPC from Macedonia
Picture Postcard written to France cancelled by military cachet "Armee D'Orient Mission Antipaludique" in violet. A rare item from the "Mosquito" Division of the French Troops in the Balkans. (pt)
Cameroons (German) 1914 Envelope to France
Cover bearing SG K22, 10 pf carmine tied by Ukoko (Kamerun) date stamp. Very fine village postmark. (pt)
France (MONACO) 1897 Cover to German Steamer
envelope addressed to the German Steamer "Sachsen" at Port Said Egypt bearing Yvert 16, 25c Green tied by Monte Carlo double-ring with Port Said arrival on reverse. (pt)
France CORSICA 1885 Registered Envelope
cover to Cervione bearing French Type Sage Yvert 90, 15c Blue (Pair) and Yvert 92, 25c Yellow tied by Moita datestamp with Boxed handstruck registered, addressed to Bastia and forwarded via Corte to Cervione. (pt)
France 1945 Registered maritime mail envelope
cover to Paris, cancelled by Region Maritime Aeronautique de la Zone Sud Toulon with Bureau Navel No.75 datestamp and matching registered label and Service a la Mer cachet in Blue. Fine and interesting item. (pt)
France 1856 envelope to United States (USA)
bearing Napoleon Yvert 13, 10c Bistre, Yvert 16, 40c Orange and Yvert 17, 80c Rose tied by petit chiffres 644 of Castillon-s-Dordogne with Boxed P.D. erased and P.P. applied, routed via Paris and Bordeaux with New York Br. Packet transit. (pt)
France 1863 destination mail to French Gabon + superb 80c
envelope to West Coast of Africa, bearing Napoleon Yvert 17, 80c Rose tied by gros chiffres 786 of Caussade with Boxed P.P. in Red, routed via London and Ferando-Po to the French Navy ship L'Etoile at Gabon. A remarkable destination cover and superb example of the 80 cent on cover. (pt)
France 1864 destination mail to French Gabon / 3 colour franking
envelope to West Coast of Africa, bearing Napoleon Yvert 21, 10c Bistre, Yvert 23, 40c Orange and Yvert 24, 80c Rose tied by gros chiffres 2429 of Montauban with Boxed P.D. in Red, routed via Liverpool and Ferando-Po to the French Navy Ship L'Etoile at Gabon. A remarkable destination cover and superb 3 colour franking. (pt)
France 1864 destination mail to Peru
envelope bearing Napoleon Yvert 32, 80c Red "Strip of 3", tied by Paris Star numberal 2 of St. Lazare with Boxed P.P. in Red, routed via Panama with Lima arrival on reverse and oval instructional Conduccion del Cartero Gratis. Fine item. (pt)
France 1893 Charged envelope to Avranches
cover bearing Type Sage Yvert 96, 20c Yellow / Green, and Yvert 98, 50c Rose tied by Paris datestamp with Boxed Accountancy charge in Red with arrival on reverse. Attractive. (pt)
France "WRECK MAIL" 1903 cover to Bastia Corsica
envelope from Paris, routed via Marseille with handstamp Nauffage du Liban in Blue. The Liban was sunk off the Isles Marie with considerable loss of life on the 7th June 1903. The ship was on her way from Marseille to Corsica. (pt)
France (Olympics) 1924 envelope to Limoges
cover bearing Yvert 184, 25c Red cancelled by Paris roller with 1924 Paris Olympic label. Fine combination. (pt)
France 1866 envelope to Germany
cover bearing Napoleon Yvert 21, 10c Brown and Yvert 23, 40c Orange, tied by 3149 gros chiffres of Ris-Orangis with Boxed PD and transit Aus Frankreich Per Aachen Franco in Blue with Hanover arrival. (pt)
France 1872 Destination mail to Mexico, taxed
envelope bearing Ceres Yvert 56, 30c Brown (2), and Yvert 57, 80c Rose "Strip of 3" tied by Paris Star with adjacent Rue D'Enghien datestamp, with Boxed P.P. in Red, sent on steamer via Southampton with London Paid in Red and handstamp 3 Tax applied on arrival in Vera-Cruz. (pt)
France Military Mail 1875 Mourning Cover
envelope written on board French Navy Vessel cancelled Escad. De la Medit. Marseille, French Ceras Yvert 60, 25c Blue cancelled by Marseille 2240 on arrival in Port, routed via Paris with Cherbourg arrival. Scarce cancel Salles No.245. (pt)
France 1865 destination mail / London Paid
envelope bearing Napoleon Yvert 32, 80c Rose tied by gros chiffres 2240 of Marseille, with Boxed P.P. in Red, routed via England with London Paid to Jacmel Haiti. Nice item. (pt)
France "WRECK MAIL" 1901 envelope from Algeria
cover to Paris from Nemours Oran, bearing the cachet Naufrage de la Russie in Violet with Paris arrival on reverse. The steamer Russie was stranded in high seas of Faraman near Marseille on the morning of 7th January 1901 the mail was resued by divers and all lives saved. (pt)
France 1868 Destination mail to French Africa
envelope written from St. Foy bearing Napoleon Yvert 17, 80c Red tied by dotted lozange with Boxed PD routed via Liverpool to the French Navy Ship L'Etoile at Gobon, French Africa. Scarce destination. (pt)
France 1864 destination mail to Peru
envelope bearing French Napoleon Yvert 29, 20c Blue (5), tied by Bordeaux lozange, with Boxed P.P. routed via Paris and London with London Paid in Red, and oval instructional Conduccion Del Cartero Gratis applied on arrival. Very fine. (pt)
France 1876 Destination mail to French Indo-China
envelope bearing Ceres Yvert 60, 25c Blue (Pair) tied by Marseille datestamp with Saigon Cochinchine arrival on reverse. Scarce item of destination mail. In fine quality. (pt)
France 1858 Destination mail envelope to French Navy Ship
cover to the French Navy Ship Serseviante near Valparaiso bearing Napoleon Yvert 14, 20c Blue "Strip of 4", tied by petit chiffres 1761 of Lorient with Boxed PP in Red routed via London with London Paid CDS in Red. Attractive item. (pt)
France 1962 Destination mail envelope to Corps Ex. Du Mexique
cover addressed to the French Expeditionary Corps on the Frigate Le Forfait at Vera Cruz, envelope bearing Napoleon Yvert 17, 80c Rose (2), tied by 3068 petits chiffres of Ste. Foy la Grande with Boxed P.P., routed via London with Paris datestamp. A fine item of incoming mail to Corps Ex. Du Mexique during the first few days of the conflict. (pt)
France 1906 Postal Stationery / Postage Dues
Type Sage Postal Stationery Newsband Wrapper 2c Brown cancelled by Paris double-ring, underpaid with TAX handstamp and French Postage Due Yvert 1, 1c Black (Strip of 4) tied on arrival by Av. D'Orleans double-ring. Scarce combination. (pt)
France 1907 Postal Stationery / Postage Dues
Type Sage Postal Stationery Newsband Wrapper 1c Grey cancelled by Tourcoing double-ring, underpaid with TAX handstamp and French Postage Due Yvert 1, 1c Black (Pair) applied and tied on arrival by Roubaix. Scarce combination. (pt)
French Colonies (Guinee Francaise) 1937 Incoming mail
envelope from France bearing Yvert 302, 3f 50 Brown tied by Toulouse datestamp, sent Air Mail via Conaky, underpaid with manuscript Tax and Guinee Postage Due Yvert 24, "2f on 1 franc" Lilac tied on arrival by Kindia datestamp. Scarce Postage Due on cover. (pt)
French Colonies (Sudan) 1895 Military mail envelope
cover to France endorsed "Corps D'Occupation du Soudan Francais" cancelled Kayes Soudan Francais in double-ring with Military cachet "Soudan Francais Service Administratif / Travaux Subsistances Approvisionements" in Blue with Paris arrival on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
French Levant 1918 Military Mail envelope to France
endorsed 3d Group D'Aviation Armee D'Orient and cancelled Tresor et Postes 603 datestamp. Scarce. (pt)
French Colonies (Martinique) 1903 Registered envelope
to France, bearing 5c Yellow Green Yvert 44, and 10c Red Yvert 45 (7), tied by Lanentin datestamp in Blue with Boxed registered and octagonal French Paquebot Colon a St. Nazaire L.A. No.1 (Salles 1408) datestamp with Bordeaux arrival. Very fine double rate registered letter. (pt)
French Colonies (Niger) 1916 Picture Postcard to France
PPC from Dahomey and cancelled by Military cachet Territoire Militaire de Niger Region de Zinder Cercle D'Agades in Violet. (pt)