France    


French Colonies (Dahomey) 1919 Official Mail envelope
to Paris, cancelled by Porto Novo Dahomey with TAX handstamp . (pt)
French Colonies (Gabon) 1918 Military mail envelope to France
cancelled by MAKOKOU GABON CDS with Military cachet routed via N'Djole to France. (pt)
France 1914 Patriotic envelope for Peace, to Geneva
bearing Sower 25c Blue Yvert 140, tied by Rouen datestamp addressed to Geneva. Attractive. (pt)
France 1898 Postal Stationery Envelope 15c Blue, Taxed
cancelled by Bellenanes double-ring addressed to Belgium underpaid with TAX handstamp and Belgian Postage Due 20c Olive Yvert 6, tied by Verviers datestamp. (pt)
France 1903 Destination Mail Picture Postcard to the Middle Congo
PPC of OLIVET, Bridge, Boat, bearing 5c Green Yvert 111, tied by Orleans Gare datestamp routed via London and Hamburg to Victoria Cameroons and re-directed to Libreville Congo Francais. (pt)
France 1909 Picture Postcard envelope from Calvados to Holland
Illustrated Villa Hermanvillette, Depart du train pour Riva-Bella, bearing 10c Red Yvert 138 tied by SEINE datestamp (B 3) with Dordrecht arrival. Attractive time. (pt)
France 1919 Picture Postcard from Limoges + Patriotic label
PPC of Bruxelles, Chaire de verite de l'Eglise, Ste. Gudule, bearing France 5c Green Yvert 111 (2), tied by U.S. Army Post Office M.P.E.S. duplex (753) with Patriotic label tied on front. (pt)
France 1919 envelope from Paris, instructional "Not on Board"
bearing Sower 25c Blue Yvert 140, addressed to the Royal Mail Steamer Deseado at Lisbon with the Boxed instructional NOT ON BOARD "DESEADO" Voyage, with Boxed Retour a "L'Envoyeur and forwarded to Rio de Janerio with various cachets on arrival. Interesting item. (pt)
France 1903 Destination mail PPC to Middle Congo
Picture Postcard of Chalon's Saone - Tour de I'Eveche, bearing 5c Green Yvert 111, tied by Chalons datestamp routed via London and Hamburg to Victoria Cameroons and re-directed to Libreville Congo Francais. (pt)
France 1883 Charged envelope to Doubs / Accountancy
bearing Type Sage 10c Black Yvert 89 (Pair) and 40c Orange Yvert 94, tied by Taninges Haute-Savoie double-ring with handstruck Charge and Boxed accountancy in Red on reverse with Pontarlier arrival. Very fine. (pt)
France 1902 Postal Stationery Letter Card 15c, Taxed
cancelled by Savoie double-ring addressed to Belgium, underpaid with TAX handstamp and Belgian Postage Due 20c Olive Yvert 6, tied by Bruxelles datestamp. (pt)
France 1909 Postal Stationery Letter Card 10c Red, taxed
cancelled by Paris CDS, addressed to Belgium, underpaid with TAX handstamp and Belgian Postage Dues 10c Red Yvert 5, and 20c Olive Yvert 6, tied by Bruxelles datestamp. (pt)
France 1888 Registered Newsband Wrapper to Egypt
bearing Type Sage 10c Black Yvert 89, and 40c Orange Yvert 94, tied by Marseille double-ring with handstruck registered addressed to Toulouse and re-directed to Alexandria. Scarce item of wrapper mail. (pt)
French Colonies (Madagascar) 1905 PPC to France
Picture Postcard of Marchand d'Escalve (Painting), bearing 5c Green Yvert 66 (2), tied by octagonal French Paquebot Reunion a Marseille L.V. No. 1 (Salles Type 2322) with French arrival postmark. Unusual. (pt)
France 1918 Prisoners of War Mail to France from Germany
with Boxed German Censor and instructional envelope a ne pas remettre au P.G. with oval cachet Saint-Angeau Prisoners of War Camp Depot des Officiers POW Censor in Blue. Unusual and rare item. (pt)
France 1918 Military Censored mail to Red Cross Geneva
with Military cachet in Red, Censor label and cachet with Civels S.M. label. Unusual. (pt)
France 1860 Trans-Atlantic mail to the United States (USA)
bearing Napoleon 80c Rose Yvert 17, tied by Paris obliterator sent via Liverpool on the Cunard Line, charged 9 with P.D. in Red and Boxed Br. Service with Boston Paid arrival. (pt)
France 1906 Postal Stationery Letter Card 10c Red
cancelled by Cousolle double-ring addressed to Belgium, underpaid with TAX handstamp and Belgian Postage Due 10c Red Yvert 5, tied by Mons CDS on arrival. (pt)
France 1914 Prisoners of War Mail PSC, Re-directed
French Type Sower Postal Stationery Card 10c Orange from Paris to French Prisoner at Magdebourg Camp For Officers and re-directed to Altengrabon, Satan, Mnuster and Soltau Camp with various instructionals and labels. A very interesting item. (pt)
France 1906 Type Sage Postal Stationery Newsband Wrapper 2c Brown
cancelled by Paris double-ring, underpaid with TAX handstamp and French Postage Due 1c Black Yvert 1 (2), tied on arrival by Av. D'Orleans double-ring. Scarce combination. (pt)
France 1899 Postal Stationery Letter Card 15c Blue, taxed
cancelled by LILLE double-ring addressed to Belgium, underpaid with TAX handstamp and Belgian Postage Due 20c Olive Yvert 6, tied by Anvers datestamp. (pt)
France 1917 Military mail envelope (Gunpowder Division ) to Paris
cancelled by Military Cachet Poudrerie National D'Angouleme-Service de Sante. Scarce item from the Gunpowder Division. (pt)
France 1884 Destination mail envelope to Egypt
bearing Type Sage 5c Green Yvert 75, and 15c Blue Yvert 90 (3), tied by Marseille double-ring with French Post Office Alexandre on reverse, re-directed back to France with Alexandra Depart datestamp. Nice item. (pt)
France 1875 Destination mail envelope written on Board the French Navy Ship Borda
addressed to the Galissonniere based at the French Navel Station in the Pacific bearing Ceres 25c Blue Yvert 60 (4), tied by 614 gros chiffres of Brest routed via Paris and Bordeaux with Boxed P.P. and Affranchiiment Insufficient in Red. Scarce. (pt)
France 1918 Military mail Censored envelope to the United States / Interrupted
with Censor cachet and label with Interrupted mail to overseas instructional label and Boxed Acheminement Suspende L'Autorite Militaire Retour a L'Expediteur. Unusual item. (pt)
France 1883 Registered envelope to Dreux
bearing Type Sage 10c Black Yvert 89, and 30c Brown Yvert 93, tied by Paris double-ring with Boxed registered in Red. Nice franking. (pt)
France 1898 Charged envelope to the Dreux / Accountancy
bearing Type Sage 40c Orange Yvert 94 (2), tied by Rue Montaigne double-ring with Handstruck Charge and Boxed accountancy on reverse. Fine quality. (pt)
France 1895 Registered envelope to Egypt via Toulouse
bearing Type Sage 101, 15c Blue (5), tied by Montastruc double-ring with Boxed handstruck registered, routed via Toulouse with Alexandre receiving. (pt)
France 1877 Newsband Wrapper to Herault
bearing Ceres 1c Olive Yvert 50 mixed with Type Sage 2c Green Yvert 74, tied by Nagalas double-ring with Lunas transit on reverse. Superb. (pt)
France 1870 Trans-Atlantic to the United States (USA), via Liverpool
bearing Napoleon 20c Blue Yvert 22 (4), tied by gros chiffres 649 of Broglie sent on the Cunard Line via Liverpool with Boxed P.D. and New York Paid in Red. (pt)
France 1864 envelope to Germany
bearing Napoleon 10c Brown Yvert 21, and 20c Blue Yvert 22 (2), tied by gros chiffres of Evreux with Boxed PD and transit Aus Frankreich Per Aachen France in Blue with Hanover arrival. (pt)
France 1902 Destination mail Picture Postcard to St. Pierre and Miquelon
PPC of Montereau - Saint Nicolas (River View), bearing 5c Green Yvert 111 (5), tied by Montereau datestamp with St. Pierre arrival on front. (pt)
France 1918 Interrupted mail to Russia, via England (Censored)
bearing Type Merson 50c Brown Yvert 120, from Besancon with registered label routed via England with Boxed Undelivered For Reason Stated and Boxed Mail Service Suspended with Censor cachet and label with instructional Retour a L'Envoyeur Etranger and registered Return Letter Section (London). Fine item. (pt)
France 1861 Trans-Atlantic mail to the United States (USA)
bearing Napoleon 40c Orange Yvert 16 (2) tied by petit chiffres 373 with matching Bernay-En-L'Eure datestamp sent on the Cunard Line via Liverpool, charged 9 with Red P.D. and Boxed Br. Service with Boston Paid arrival. Superb. (pt)
France / Military Mail 1875 Mourning envelope
written on board French Navy Vessel cancelled Escad. De la Medit. Marseille, French Ceras 25c Blue Yvert 60, cancelled by Marseille 2240 on arrival in Port, routed via Paris with Cherbourg arrival. Scarce cancel Salles No.245. (pt)
France 1894 Type Sage Postal Stationery Letter Card 15c Blue / Taxed
cancelled by Toulouse double-ring addressed to Alexandria and re-directed to Caire with Alexandria receiving and Amb. Alex-Caire ambulant datestamp on reverse with French Post Office handstruck TAX 0f10 in Black. UNRECORDED handstamp from the French Post Office. (pt)
France 1861 Trans-Atlantic mail to the United States (USA)
envelope bearing Napoleon 40c Orange Yvert 16 (2), tied by 373 in petit chiffres of Bernay-De-L'Eure sent on the Cunard Line via Liverpool with P.D. in Red, charged 9 with Boxed Br Service and Boston Paid arrival. Scarce item. (pt)
France 1915 "WRECK" mail Censored envelope to England
bearing Type Sower 5c Green Yvert 137, and 10c Red Yvert 138 (2), tied by Dunkerque datestamp addressed to the French Navy Ship L'Ango at Barry Docks with Censor label and instructional "Ship Not Expected" with Boxed "Rebut / Vaisseau pas Arrive". This ship was destroyed during the war. (pt)
France 1907 Postal Stationery Envelope Taxe Reebuite "10 on 15c" Orange
cancelled by Paris datestamp addressed to Belgium, underpaid with TAX handstamp and Belgian Postage Dues 10c Red Yvert 5, and 20c Olive Yvert 6, tied by Anvers arrival datestamp. Attractive. (pt)
France 1892 Special Polychrome Postcard to EGYPT
from the Gazette Timbrologique, bearing Type Sage 10c Black Yvert 89, tied by Paris Bld. Haussman double-ring routed via Alexandria to Rass-El-Tin Egypt. Rare and attractive item. (pt)
France 1862 destination mail envelope London Paid to Mexico
bearing Napoleon 80c Rose Yvert 17, tied by Petits Chiffres 2234 of Negrepelisse with Boxed PD routed via London with London Paid CDS in Red, addressed to the French Navy ship La Forfait at Vera Cruz, Mexico. (pt)
France 1860 Trans-Atlantic mail to the United States (USA)
bearing Napoleon 80c Rose Yvert 17, tied by Paris obliterator sent via Liverpool on the Cunard line, charged 9 with P.D. in Red and Boxed Br. Service with Boston Paid arrival. (pt)
France (Forwarding Agents) 1837 Prestamp Env
Prestamp envelope from USA, letter from New York to Pheims endorsed Per Havre Packet Ville de Lyons, charged 6 with Le Havre transit and forwarding agent cachet Achemine du Havre par Ricou of Gerdret in Red with Rheims arrival. Very fine quality. (pt)
France 1914 Illustrated Cover FrenchRed Cross
cancelled by Tours CDS with Military cachet BASE de SECOURS aux BLESSES MILITAIRES and SECRETARIAT de la IX DELEGATION boxed handstamp in Red. Scarce and attractive. (pt)
France 1885 Peace and Commerce Postal Station
cancelled by Paris double-ring addressed to Warsaw, Poland with receiving, re-directed to Varsovie and returned with instructional Retour a l'envoyeur in Red and Russian instructional label. Very fine. (pt)
France 1865 Unstamped envelope to Germany, Taxed
cancelled by Souillon CDS manuscript 5 with oval TAX 5 surcharge in Black with transit Aus Frankreich Per Aachen double-ring in Blue on reverse with Hanover arrival. (pt)
France 1869 Stampless envelope to Moscow
cancelled Paris Place de la Bourse, manuscript 6 and Boxed French accountancy F42 in Black (Van der Linden 1177) on front various transit and arrival cachets on reverse. Scarce. (pt)
France 1865 Unstamped envelope to Germany, Taxed
cancelled by Paris CDS manuscript 5 with oval TAX 5 surcharge in Black with transit Aus Frankreich P. Saarbrucken Franco double-ring in Red on reverse with Hanover arrival. (pt)
France 1915 Military Correspondence card to Ermont
cancelled by Tresor et Postes 16 datestamp with Military cachet 5th Groupe de Divisions / Le Service Veterinaire in Blue. Scarce item for the thematic collector. (pt)
France 1864 Destination mail envelope to MALTA
bearing 20c Blue Yvert 29 (Pair), tied by gros chiffres 1278 with adjacent Darnetal datestamp, Boxed PD, routed via Paris and Marseille with MALTA arrival. (pt)