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  • Lot# : 1133 France

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    1935: Various rocket experiments by Karl Roberti at Paris and Calais, Lot four unused labels, four photographs and 17 cards and covers, good condition on album pages.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1215 France

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    1597 (Sept. 8): Henry IV King of France (1553-1610) also known by the epithet Good King Henry or Henry the Great, entire lettersheet signed by the King'sown hand: "Henry" written in the Field at Amiens (Northeastern France) and addressed to the Governor of Langedoc (South France). Fine Military letter concerning the payment of their troups. Transcription of French text together with  a German translation attached.The Spanish had captured the city of Amiens between 13 May and 25 September. Henry IV of France, after the surprise of the capture, immediately and quickly built up an army besieged Amiens on 13 May 1597.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1216 France

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    1658 (Dec.15): Christine of France (1606 – 1663) Autographed lettersheet  'La Duchesa di Savoia Regina di Cypro', written in Italian language at Lyon (F) and signed by her own hand, addressed to 'Marchese Villa all Armata' (in the Army), with waver wax seal on reverse. Christine 'La Cretienne' was a sister of Louis XIII and Duchess of Savoy. At the death of her husband Victor Amadeus I in 1637, she acted as regent of Savoy between 1637 and 1648.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1217 France

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    Seconde Fronde, French Civil War (1650-1653): Eintire lettersheet addressed to the French Secretary of State for War Michel Le Tellier (1603-1685), written  and signed by the French intendant Michel d'Aligre March 26, 1652 'sur les necessitez de l'armée de Cat(alog)ne' in the camp of 'S(ain)t Boy' (Sant Boi de Llobregat, ES), concerning a victorious battle and complaining about the missing food. Cert. Pothion, Ex. H.U. Sieber.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1218 France

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    Incoming Mail 1753/56: Two early privat letters, incl. 1753 (Dec. 1) written in St. Pierre, Martinique to Madame la Veuve de Vaucourtoir in France together with 1756 (Nov. 18) entire letter from Safi 1756, Morocco to Marseille, without postal markings and probably carried by Ship's Captain direct to Roux et Fils. Fine and scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1219 France

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    Incoming Mail 1768 (Aug 22): Entire letter from Bad Dürckheim to Ribbeauville, Alsace with DE TURCKHEIM straight line in black (Feuser 781-2) together with 1763 (April 9) entire letter from Speyer to St. Diez, Lorraine, both with endorsed 'p. Strasbourg' and immensely rare "R:HAVSEN" in red (Van der Linden fig. 2431 = 10 pts.) respectively in black (Van der Linden fig. 2431, earliest recorded usage). A fine and scarce pair.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1220 France

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    1779: 'Grande Poste', a fine complete example of the 'Journal Politique' or 'Gazette des Gazettes' for July to September 1779 with 96 pages, some stains and aging, with fascinating content from Russia, Germany and primarily France, struck on the outside cover with fine impression of circular PERIODIQUE / CROWN / FRANCS handstamp in black (Legendre 53). Scarce and most unusual.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1221 France

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    1852: Cérès 25 c. blue, horiz. pair wirh sheet margin at right in deep fresh colour, nicely cancelled by small numeral  '3498' of Awassy-sur-Blaise, cds alongside "3 NOV 52", addressed to Moutier en D.P.R.. Signed Calves and Raybaudi.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1222 France

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    Peru 1853: 10 c. bistre, 20 c. blue, 40 c. orange and a spectacular horizontal strip of seven 80 c. carmine, all stamps with four margins, used on 1855 triple weight cover from Le Havre to Lima, Peru; cancelled by 1495 petit chiffres with 'Bureau Maritime / Havre' cds in red below (Feb 23) and framed 'P.P.' in red. Framed FOREIGN PAID in greenish ink on front and reverse with both London and Southampton (March 1) transits alongside circular 'Vapor / Lima' arrival in blue. A superb and rare cover. Signed A. Diena. Cert. von der Weid (1997).rnProvenance: Collection Mont-Blanc, Corinphila sale 104 (Sept 1998), lot 7944 ; collection Sylvain Wyler, Corinphila sale 205 (June 2016), lot 2064.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1223 France

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    China 1853: 20 c. blue, two horizontal strips of four, each with just touched to good margins all round and one strip over edge at base, used on 1861 entire letter at double rate to Shanghai, China tied by 1031 petit chiffres with 'Crest' cds of despatch alongside (Jan 28). Framed 'P.P.' in red and reverse with Marseille cds (Jan 29) and 'Hong Kong' transit datestamp in black and docketing of reply (April 19) inside. A superb and rare entire. Cert. Boule (1999).rnProvenance: Collection Sylvain Wyler, Corinphila sale 205 (June 2016), lot 2050.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1224 France

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    1863/70: Laureated 1 c. bronze on green, 4 c. grey and 1871 Siège 10 c. bistre (2) used on 'Affranchisement composé' 1871 entire letter to Lyon making up the newly introduced 25 c. rate tied by gros chiffres '2046D' of Lillle / Place St. Martin with cds adjacent (Sept 10). Fine illustrated engraved letterhead inside and a most appealing second week usage.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1225 France

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    1863/70: Laureated 1 c. bronze on green, 4 c. grey and 1871 Siège 10 c. bistre (2) used on 'Affranchisement composé' 1871 entire letter to Lyon making up the newly introduced 25 c. rate tied by gros chiffres '4082' of Valines with cds adjacent (Sept 14) with circular 'OR' (Origin Rurale) above. Slight file fold away but an attractive second week usage.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 1226 France

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    1863/70: Laureated 1 c. bronze on green, 10 c. bistre (2) and Bordeaux imperforate 1870 4 c. grey with large margins all round, used on 'Affranchisement composé' 1871 entire letter to Chamond tied by '2145' gros chiffres of Lyon with cds below (Sept 13). An attractive second week usage and a rare make-up of the newly introduced 25 centime rate.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1227 France

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    1863/70: Laureated 1 c. bronze on green, 1870 Bordeaux imperforate 4 c. grey with large margins all round and Sept. 1871 Cérès 20 c. blue, used on 'Affranchisement composé' 1871 entire letter to Comines tied by '2045' gros chiffres of Lille with despatch cds alongside and below (Sept 20 and 21). Unobtrusive file fold touches the 20 c. but a scarce and attractive 'three issue' mixed franking.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1228 France

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    1870: Bordeaux 5 c. bright green on greenish, Report II, four examples with touched to large margins all round, used on 1871 entire letter from Marseille with "Marseille / Bateau A Vap." despatch cds at left (May 10) to Arzew, Algeria tied in transit by gros chiffres '5051' of Oran, Algeria. Backstamped at Oran and superb strike of "Arzew / Algerie" arrival (May 15). A scarce and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1229 France

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    1870: Bordeaux 5 c. green on greenish, Report II, a large even margined example overlapping Sept. 1871 Cérès 20 c. blue on 1871 'Affranchisement composé' cover to Paris tied by gros chiffres '2659' of Nimes with cds alongside (Sept 17). A fine and attractive cover paying the newly introduced 25 centime rate.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1230 France

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    1870: Bordeaux 5 c. green on unusually blued paper, Report II, a large even margined example used with Sept. 1871 Cérès 20 c. very deep blue on 1871 'Affranchisement composé' entire letter to Paris tied by gros chiffres '2046D' of Lille / Place St. Martin with cds of despatch alongside (Sept 11). A fine and attractive cover used in the second week, paying the newly introduced 25 centime rate.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1231 France

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    1872: 5 c. green and 25 c. blue (strip of three), tied by dotted numeral mark "6307" of Bordeaux to entire letter sent to Poti Black Sea Russia with Bordeaux (May 7, 1875) despatch cds and framed 'PD' handstamp in red alongside, on front and reverse a plethora of French and five diff. Russian TPO cds's, Tiflis transit and Poti arrival (May 13) cds's.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1232 France

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    1875 (Feb 16): Cover from Paris to Santiago, Chile, endorsed "Voie Southampton et Panama",  bearing 1871 Cérès 25 c. blue, two horizontal pairs and 30 c. brown tied by mute star obliterator, Paris despatch cds and framed "P.P." in red alongside Upon arrival oval 'Valparaiso / Multada 10 c' handstamp in red on front, reverse with 'Valparaiso Chile 30 Mzo 75' arrival cds in red. Fresh and attractive usage, rare mail via Panama to the Pacific.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1233 France

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    1872 (Nov 3): Entire letter from Bordeaux to Caracas, Venezuela, endorsed "Via St. Nazaire",  bearing 1871 Cérès 25 c. blue in a horizontal stip of four tied by '532' Gros chiffre numeral and Bordeaux despatch cds, framed PD in red alongside, reverse with 'Ligne A Paq Fr No 3' (Nov 7) shipmail transit cds. Fresh and fine usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1234 France

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    1871/75: Cérès 25 c. blue in a fine strip of four, used on 1875 entire letter from Marseille to Port Louis, Mauritius; all tied by '2240' gros chiffres with Marseille cds of despatch (Nov 21) at left. Reverse with 'Mauritius' arrival (Dec 19) cds in blue. Fresh and very fine, a delightful entire to a scarce destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1235 France

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    1936: Exposition philatelique du Havre, an unmounted og example Yvert = € 1'600.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1236 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Sept 23): Entire letter from beseiged Paris to London franked by Laureated 30 c. brown tied by Paris Star 12 with despatch cds alongside 'Paris / Bd. Beaumarchais / 23 Sept 1870' in black and framed 'PD' at right. Probably flown on Ballon 'Le Celeste' or 'Le Non Dénommé No. 1' (this landing in occupied territory and thus the more likely with delayed arrival date) with "London / Paid" arrival cds at left (Oct 18) in red.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1237 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Sept 27): Tiny entire letter from beseiged Paris to St. Hippolyte franked by Laureated 20 c. blue tied by Paris Star 17 with 'Paris / 1e. / 27 Sept 1870' despatch cds, carried on the Ballon 'Les États-Unis' for a journey of 58 km., with reverse showing 'Lyon à Paris' cds (Oct 2) and 'St. Hippolyte' arrival cds. Superb and most attractive Maury = € 775.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1238 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Sept 29): Postcard from beseiged Paris to Brussels, Belgium franked by Laureated 10 c. bistre and 20 c. blue tied by Paris Star 2 with 'Paris / R. St. Lazare / 29 Sept 1870' despatch cds alongside and framed 'PD' in red. Carried on Ballon 'Le Non Dénommé No. 1' (which landed in occupied territory). Reverse with 'St. Josse ten Noode' arrival cds (Oct 19) in black. A very unusual postcard usage to a destination abroad.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1239 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Oct 21): Entire letter from beseiged Paris to Albert, Somme endorsed 'Garde Mobile du 6e. Bataillon de la Somme 1ere Compagnie' sent unpaid and struck with framed italic "Trouvé à la Boite" and "Paris / 21 Oct 70" despatch cds alongside "30" centimes charge marking. Flown on the Ballon 'Le Garibaldi' with reverse showing 'Lille à Paris' cds (Nov 1) and 'Albert' arrival cds (Oct 2 -error). A fine and unusual entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1240 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Oct 27): Entire letter from beseiged Paris endorsed with printed 'Par Ballon Monté' franked by Laureated 20 c. blue tied by Paris Star, carried on the Ballon 'Le Colonel Charras' on its 250 km. flight, struck on reverse with 'Caen à Paris' cds (Nov 2) and Mézidon arrival cds (Nov 2). Scarce and fine Maury = € 435.
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1241 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Nov 9): Printed "Agence Havas, édition Allemande" entire addressed to the Rheinisch Zeitung, Cologne endorsed 'Ballon Monté' carried on the Ballon 'Le Daguerre' underpaid with 1870 Siège 10 c. bistre tied by Paris Star with "Paris / 6e / 9 Nov 70" despatch cds alongside and two line "AFFR. INSUFF / ETR." in black. No arrival datestamp but scarce aand most unusual Maury = € 1'600.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1242 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Nov 22): Small entire letter from beseiged Paris to Toulouse, endorsed 'Par Ballon Monté', with 'Paris / 7e. / 22 Nov 1870' cds in black and struck with faint "P.P." framed in blue, carried on the Ballon 'Le Ville D'Orleans' which landed in Norway after a flight of 1305 kms., reverse with Toulouse arrival cds (Dec 12) in black. Rare Maury = € 700.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1243 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Nov 29 & 30): Covers (2) from beseiged Paris, one endorsed 'Ballon Monté' franked by Laureated 20 c. blue tied by Paris Star No. 1 and flown on Ballon 'Le Jules Favre No. 2' with 'Paris à Givet' cds (Dec 6) on reverse, the other with small imperfections franked by Laureated 40 c. orange tied by Paris Star 21 with 'Paris / 6e / 29 Nov 1870' cds and mailed to a Parliamentary Deputy in Florence, Italy also flown on Ballon 'Le Jules Favre No. 2' with Susa and Firenze backstamps (Dec 6). Scarce pair.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1244 France

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    Ballon Monté 1871 (Jan 23): Cérès 20 c. blue used on 1871 entire letter to Marseille tied by Paris Star '25' with 'Paris / R. Serpentine' cds at left (Jan 23) carried on Ballon Monté "Le Torricelli" with Marseille arrival cds (Feb 2) on reverse. Minor bends to entire but scarce Maury = € 600.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1245 France

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    1910: Grand Meeting d'aviation and Le Circuit de l'Est from 7. - 17 August, b/w picture postcard showing aircraft of Mr. Leblanc, addressed to Paris, front side bearing postage and rare embossed label from that event.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 130 CHF

    Lot# : 1246 France

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    1926: Mineraline, booklet including four out of the original ten stamps, two stamps from base, two stamps from top of the booklet sheet in unmounted og condition Yvert = € 7'250 for the full booklet / Maury 5 = € 7'800 for the full booklet.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1247 France

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    1930: Sourire de Reims, complete booklet with eight stamps unmounted og, slight scratch on reverse of booklet Yvert = € 1'350 / Maury 141 = € 1'350.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1248 France

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    1870 (Aug. 10): Telegram, locally used within Paris, franked with 1868 1 f. orange perf. 11½ x 12½ on pre-printed telegram form. A fine and scarce usage, cert. Bolaffi  (2007).rn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1249 France

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    1849/62: Small group with Cérès 10 c. bistre brown pair cancelled by central strike of the grill, of fine appearance but with corner crease (cert.), an attractive four colour piece bearing 1852 10, 20, 40 and 80 c. values tied by BS2 and 'Recomandirt' in red; 1867 entire franked by 1862 5 c. green in a strip of four used from Lille to Cambrai tied by 2046 gros chiffres (cert.).
    Starting bid : 175 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1250 France

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    1849/1960: Collection few hundred stamps used/unused, incl. some better values as airmails incl. Burelage 50 fr., Samothrace, 1925 Paris exhibition sheet, PEXIP souvenir sheet, few colonials etc., good to mixed condition and housed in an album.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1251 France

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    1849/1985: Collection several hundred mainly used stamps, incl. some better values from the classic period, airmails, pre-cancels, PEXIP sheet, Caisse d'amortisation, few war orphans, some booklets incl. Red Cross, inbetween some cards, covers and postal stationery items can be found, nicely arranged in four albums and in one stockbook.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 520 CHF

    Lot# : 1252 France

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    1760/1843: Album 80 pre-stamp letters, predominantly Departement handstamps with or without P.P. as P.24.P Besançon, P.38.P. Dôle, etc. further P.P.P.P. in red and P.16.P. Cozes on 1815 entire letter to Vendome, CORRESPONDANCE NATIONAL ET ETRANGERE A PARIS oval handstamp on 1806 letter to Grenoble, PORT PAYÉ in black and octogonal 60 P.P. /E Nin red on 1826/29 covers to Salin, Dept. Jura, large and small P.PAYÉ PARIS in red, 60 P.P. in black, L.F.R.2 on letter to Belgium, 1802 letter from 30/TOULOUSE to Monaco, single line CHARENTE albino h.s. (1760) and 55 THIONVILLE on 1827 letter to Barcelona, Spain.rn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1253 France

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    1770/1960: Lot 150 covers/cards, incl. 1855/74 domestic usages with 1853 Napoléon imperf. single frankings (30), two envelopes franked with Bordeaux 20 c., of which one used 23.03.71 during the Paris Commune, further 1871/75 Cérès single frankings (25), as well as 1908 and later usages.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1254 France

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    1792/1872: Lot 190 covers, primarily stampless incl. noms révolutionnaires, 1810 ´Préfet Dept de Vaucluse´, 1810 ´Préfet Dept du Gard´, Departments conquis Po, Genes, Mediterranée & Roer, taxation, franchise, Sardaigne Savoie, military covers, 1854 Quimper pour Corps expeditionnaire d'Italie Rome, 12 covers 1814/41 to Buckingham or Bucks UK, cancellation interest with 1836 ‘Bau DE LA Cbre DE PARIS‘, ‘B. DE LA MAISON DU ROI´, 1810 ‘P.P.’ avec bonnet phrygien, Cardinal Lemoine, ASNA Commune, French Levant from Constantinople & Smyrne; in addition 70 semi-modern covers, nearly all to Switzerland, incl. Sage 5 c. stationery envelopes unused with original sleeve, military mail, Swiss postage due, precursor postcards, dumb cancellations, stationery, Red Cross covers, express and registered mail, card from Strasbourg from December 1918 with French Semeuse definitive and German cds, two 1929 Monaco covers.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1255 France

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    1803/05: Selection of dated circular postmarks in red (20) or black (8, scarce) applied on reverse of in total 28 letters indicating year, day and month of the French Republican Calendar (1793/1805), incl. some Paris Route postmarks as 'D.4.E', 'G.6.E', 'G.5.E' OR 'T.4.E', all in black, as well as Departement handstamps as 55/SARRE LIBRE in red, P.25.P. ST.-VALLIER, 49/VITRY-LE/FRANCAIS or 58/CHAUMONT (LOISE). All fine and scarce. The revolutionary system was designed in part to remove all religious and royalist influences from the calendar, and was part of a larger attempt at decimalisation in France, which also included decimal time of day.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1256 France

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    Crimean War 1855/56: Selection of three envelopes, all franked with 1853 20 c. blue and each tied by with diff. dotted Armée d'Orient  lozenges, incl. clear strike of AOQG Quartier Generale (May 13) to Paris, AOGI + Armée d'Orient B(ure)au G(ener)al (13. Sept.)  to Grasse (near Nice) as well as AOC + Armée d'Orient B(ure)au C 8 (Jan 22, 56) taxed with '4' on envelope to Lyon, signed G. Lamy. Some ageing, but a fine group.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1257 France

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    1870/78: The cover selection with September 1871 'Affranchisement composé' frankings for new 25 c. rate, 1870 Bordeaux issue covers with 1871 entire with 10 c. bistre (2) and unusual label on reverse, single 40 c. orange on cover, two covers with Siège 40 c. orange cancelled on arrival in Barcelona and an 1870 entire letter carried on Ballon Monté 'Le Vauban'; generally fair to fine group.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF
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