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French Colonies

The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part V)
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  • Lot# : 3214 French Colonies

    1866/1904: Selection 13 covers / entire letters from different French colonies incl. General Issues Eagle 10 c. brown pair with one stamp turned sideways 'couché' on local cover from Pointe a Pitre to Petit Canal, another local Gouadeloupe letter with 20 c. blue, 1871 pair 10 c. bistre on military mail St. Denis to Bordeaux, 1867 20 c. blue as military mail concession rate from Saigon to France, 1867 double rate cover to France with pair 40 c. orange and pair 10 c. bistre with one stamp turned sideways 'couché. 1869 three-colour franking with 10 c. & 20 c. & 40 c. with British vessel to France. General Issues Cérès 5 c. green in a strip of three paying the military rate of 1882 cover from Martinique, Sage 5 c. & 10c. again paying the military rate from St. Louis, Senegal, and three 1881/87 covers with diff. 25 c. frankings, all from Gouadeloupe. Also 1902 philatelic franking from "TONQUIN / HAI-PHONG", 1904 cover "INDE / KARIKAL", and unfranked local 1901 cover within St. Denis, Réunion with 5 c. due. Finally a unused stamp from Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises and an incoming postcard from Bruxelles to Réunion. An interesting selection with some imperfections, three ceritificates.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600.00 CHF
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