French Levant
The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part V)
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Lot# : 3194 French Levant
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French Shipmail from the Levant 1871 (Dec 27): Cover from Alexandrette to Marseille, bearing Napoléon laureated 40 c. orange, two fine and fresh adhesives with good perforation, tied by Anchor lozenge in black, octogonal "ALEXANDRETTE P FR. X No 2" despatch datestamp (Salles fig. 908) and framed PD, both in black as well as framed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERANÉE" in red alongside. Reverse struck with arrival cds (Jan 11). A most appealing Shipmail usage on the vessel 'Menzaleh' from Alexandrette / Iskenderun in Hatay, the franking paying correctly the new rate of 80 c. from the Levant, increased in January 1871.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 400.00 CHFLot# : 3195 French Levant
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French Shipmail from the Levant 1872 (Dec 15): Cover from Constantinople to Marseille, bearing Cérès 80 c. rose, a fresh adhesive (few nibbed perfs), tied by Anchor lozenge in blue, octogonal "CONSTANTINOPLE PAQ FR. U No 4" despatch datestamp (Salles fig. 883) and framed PD, both in blue as well as light framed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERANÉE" in red alongside. Reverse struck with arrival cds (Dec 26). Cover shortened at right, nevertheless a most appealing Shipmail usage, the franking paying correctly the new rate of 80 c. from the Levant, increased in July 1871.Starting bid : 100.00 CHFHammer price : 220.00 CHFLot# : 3200 French Levant
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French Post Offices in the Levant, Egypt 1865 (Dec 27): Triple rate Envelope from Alexandria to Paris, bearing Mapoléon perf. 10 c. bistre, 20 c. blue, 40 c. orange and 80 c. rose, tied by Gros Chiffres "5080" numeral lozenge, "ALEXANDRIE EGYPTE" despatch cds and framed PD both in black alongside. Reverse with indistinct arrival cds. Part of backflap missing, nevertheless an appealing four-colour franking from the French PO in Alexandria correctly paying three times 50 centimes. Cert. Goebel (2004).1 / 1Starting bid : 250.00 CHFHammer price : 380.00 CHFLot# : 3201 French Levant
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French Post Offices in the Levant 1873 (March 23): Cover from Aleppo via Alexandretta to Marseille, bearing on reverse 1870 Dulos definitives 20 pa. green and 1 pi. yellow (Mi 14B,15B) for the part of the journey to the harbour of Alexandretta, tied by triple framed all-Arabic handstamps. In the French consular P.O. in Alexandretta, a Cérès 80 c. rosa was applied to the obverse, tied by clear Gros Chiffres '5079' numeral lozenge with matching cogwheel "ALEXANDRETTE SYRIE 23 MARS 73" despatch cds and framed PD in black as well as framed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" in red alongside. Minor edge wear, cover opened up for display, still an attractive Turkish-French combination cover. Opinion Holcombe1 / 1Starting bid : 400.00 CHFHammer price : 420.00 CHFLot# : 3202 French Levant
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French Post Offices in the Levant, Egypt 1874 (March 9): Cover from Cairo to Paris, bearing Cérès 80 c. rose, a fresh adhesives (few nibbed perfs), tied by Gros Chiffres '5119' numeral lozenge, matching "LE CAIRE Bau FRANCAIS" despatch datestamp and framed PD, both in black alongside. Reverse struck with two ambulant and arrival (March 17) cds's. A fine cover with Cairo being a relatively rare office.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3203 French Levant
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French P.O.'s in the Levant 1868/72: Selection nine covers / entires with usages of Napoléon laureated frankings in the Levant, sent to France, Italy and Switzerland incl. two 1869 cover with 40 c. orange from ALEXANDRIE, 1869 cover 10 c. bistre & 30 c. brown ALEXANDRETTE via SMYRNE, 1871 cover with 80 c. rose BEYROUTH to France, 1872 cover with pair 30 c. brown BEYROUTH to Switzerland, single and double rate 1872 covers with one or two pairs 30 c. brown SALONIQUE to Torino, 1869 cover with 40 c. orange & 80 c. rose SMYRNE to Genova, and 1870 cover with 40 c. orange to Paris. An interesting group.rnStarting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 260.00 CHF -
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