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  • Lot# : 463 France

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    1787 (Sept. 15): Entire lettersheet from Bastia / Corsica endorsed 'Service du Roy / 'Pressé' to Marseille with clear strike of CORSE single line h.s. in black, concerning two Algerian Slaves (Algérien Esclaves) coming from Civitavecchia, which the authority took in prison, until they know how to proceed: "...La crainte entre le Roi et Sa Saintelé pour la redition des Esclaves algériennes ou Malfaiteux, m'a porte d'être d'opinion jusqu'à votre réponse, d'après laquelle on les fera passer à Marseille ou à Toulon." Fine historic document.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 464 France

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    1790/91: Decrees / Laws issued by the National Assembly (4) concerning the Colonies, with March 1790 printed illustrated document concerning Saint Domingue and Martinique and the formation of Colonial National Assemblies, Loi No. 968 of 1 June 1791 (two examples), Loi No. 1291 and Loi No. 1292 both dated 28 Sept. 1791. A fascinating group with outstanding content, especially regarding equal rights regardless of colour: "le droit de suffrage aux hommes libres de couleur, les déclarant ainsi les égaux des blancs".
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 250.00 CHF

    Lot# : 465 France

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    1791 (March 4): Printed document, Law / Decree No. 402 of the National Assembly with printed "La Loi et Le Roi" Crown and Flags illustration at top, concerning the status of Officers who have not rejoined their regiments and soldiers and officers who had served in the American Revolution and in other foreign armies, issued in preparation of the 'Revolutionary Wars' which commenced in April 1792; signed off at base at Chinon. Scarce and attractive. Provenance: Collection Stanley Luft.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 466 France

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    1792 (Aug. 19): Acte du Corps Legislatif / Decree of the National Assembly, concerning accusations made against General de la Fayette (Lafayette, 1757-1834) concerning his neglect of the Armée du Nord which he brought towards Paris (the accusations largely made by his immediate successor) and thus stripped of his command to be replaced by the energetic and successful Dumouriez who, with Kellerman, won battles at Valmy and Jemappes. Just days after this decree Lafayette and part of his staff surrendered to the Austrians where he was interned for five years. Provenance: Collection Stanley Luft.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 467 France

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    1796/1829: Album of primarily Napoleonic period mail (19 covers) with 1796 cover with "DON C ARM / SAMBRE ET MEUSE" handstamp in black, Cisalpine Republic covers with local usage within Milan on letter-headed paper, 1801 and 1806 covers from Verona and Brescia, 1811 entire with fine strike of scarce "TRIESTE / ILLYRIE" mailed prepaid to Orsera, 1829 entire to Gmünd with two line "VILLACH / ILLYRIE" in black and 1812 and 1819 covers from the Bavarian occupation of Salzburg, Austria. An interesting collection. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 468 France

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    Napoleonic Wars 1797/1805: Correspondence (7 entires), most letters in English, some in French, between a Scot (MacDonald) and a Frenchman (Chevalier du Vau), with 1797 entires (3) written from Dresden, Berlin (on the ladies of Berlin "sans modestie et sans mouchoir") and Leipzig to Weimar in French or English, fascinating 26 June 1804 entire to Leipzig via Hamburg prepaid at "2/4d." in red manuscript with curved "Amstruther" despatch in black "imputing my silence due to the disorder occasioned by this horrid and tedious War" and "Talking of War - I really do not see any prospect of its ceasing between our Nations. We are now in a most powerful posture with an Armed force of upwards of 800'000 men and all of them mad with a desire of trying their strength with the vaunted veterans of Buonaparte"; and the letter goes on to say that 8-12 year olds are forming battalions and that if Bonaparte crossed the Channel he would not advance 50 miles. Entires from Dresden (22 Oct. 1804 and 19 March 1805) to Geneva via Hamburg in English and (8 Sept. 1805) from Vienna to Geneva "for some days everything has changed here and assumed a decidely warlike form". A fascinating group.
    Starting bid : 350.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 469 France

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    1801: No I ARM. DES GRISONS in black, clear strike on fieldpost letter without contents to NIORT,  Département des deux Sèvres taxed 7 Decimen, rare fieldpost from the campaign to capture Austrian Tyrol.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 550.00 CHF

    Lot# : 470 France

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    1695/1850: Collection of 49 prephilatelic letters beginning with a very early letter from NANTES to GENT, including six Napoleonic P Departement P cachets, namely 2 ANNECI, 10 CACASSONNE, 20 CHATTILLON SUR SEINE, 33 MONTPELLIER, 61 CALAIS and 104 TURIN. There are further interesing items, principally from Napoleonic times with interesting cachets from Germany and Italy, and some Swiss destinations with interesting transit marks.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 471 France

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    Early usage 1849: Cérès 20 c. black on white paper, a fine example with fair to large margins, tied by type 15 "BORDEAUX (32) 4 JANV. 49" cds on the fourth day of the issue to envelope, a clear information strike at left. The cover directed to Le Mas d'Agenais, reverse with arrival cds of the next day. Minor wrinkles and toning, some edge wear and the wax seal torn out of the reverse, nevertheless an appealing cover with the datestamp ideally documenting the early usage. Yvert = € 2'500 / Maury 3 = € 3'450.rnNote: During the two first weeks of January 1849, the cancellation of the newly issued stamps was not well organized. Two circulars by the Postal administration led to confusion in the Post Offices on the methods of obliteration. A planned cancellation by a grill obliterator was not available prior to the third week of January.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 472 France

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    1849: Entire letter from Strasbourg to Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland bearing Cérès 20 c. black on yellow, two fine adhesives with fair to large margins, tied by mute grill obliterator. "STRASBOURG 5 NOV. .. (67)" despatch cds and framed PD in red alongside, reverse with Strasbourg - Bale ambulant and Besancon transit (Nov. 8, 1849) cds's. Light horizontal file fold just mentioned for accuracy, a fine and attractive cover, the adhesives paying correctly the rate to Switzerland. 
    Starting bid : 2,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 473 France

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    1853/54: 20 c. blue, Type I, a used horizontal strip of four with with good to large margins on all sides, showing portions of adjoining stamps at base, used on 1862 entire letter from St. Tropez to Draguigan tied by '3296' petit chiffres and by correponding "St. Tropez" cds (Aug 21) in black; and irregular strip of three used on 1858 cover from Bourges to Utrecht, Netherlands.
    Starting bid : 75.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 100.00 CHF

    Lot# : 474 France

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    1862: Empire 40 c. orange and 80 c. carmine in a horizontal pair, used on 1866 entire letter endorsed "via Panama" to Cobija, Bolivia; tied by Paris Star "4" in black with Rue D'Enghien despatch cds alongside (June 30). London transit cds in red and British P.O. "PANAMA" double arc cds of transit (July 23) all on obverse of an attractive entire to a scarce destination.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 475 France

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    1862: Empire 40 c. orange and 80 c. carmine in a horizontal pair, used on 1866 entire letter endorsed "par Packet via Southampton & Panama" to Valparaiso, Chile tied by Le Havre "1769" gros chiffres in black. Le Havre despatch at right (Oct. 31) and framed "P.P." in red. Single ring "PANAMA" cds in black of transit (Nov. 22) and charged with "45" centavos due handstamp in red upon delivery. File fold and minor imperfections but scarce.
    Starting bid : 120.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 120.00 CHF

    Lot# : 476 France

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    1902: Barnum & Bailey, 'The Greatest Show on Earth', the most famous Circus company of the time, two pre-printed envelopes in different designs, probably from a European tour in 1902 from NEUILLY (SEINE) to ZURICH, addressed to the Operationsmanager of the Swiss Railways. The Circus was famous for travelling in its own train, which was also the home to its Artists. In this context a correspondence with railway ops is very plausible and shines a light on the Circus' history.  The heavy contents have left minor traces of wear on one envelope, which nonetheless is a great asset to any thematic collection 'Circus'.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 477 France

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    1928 (Sept.13/15): 'Ile de France' Catapult Mail: Roessler envelope from NY to Paris franked with 13 c. pair plus 1 c. green tied by undated 'Varick St. Sta" showing on lower left of front crash cachet: "Mail Rescued at Sea from Plane / Abandoned 400 Miles from Paris' in blue (Nierinck 280913) and 'Paris Gare du Nord' arrival mark (Sept. 15) on reverse, further cover from "Paris 13-9 28" with "Gare du Nord' transit (Sept. 15) carried by sea with private arrival postmark Sept. 25. In addition original Keystone Press photo, dated August 23,1928: "Regular ship to shore service was successfully inaugurated". 1928 (Sept. 13) the catapult aircraft had a forced landing into the sea near the Sicilly Islands.This accident stopped all further flights.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 650.00 CHF

    Lot# : 478 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Sept. 19): Entire letter carried on board of Ballon Monté No. 1 'Le Neptune' to Alcalá de Henares near Madrid, Spain bearing  Napoléon laureated 40 c. orange, a fresh and fine example, tied by Étoile de Paris '15' numeral with matching 'R. Bonaparte' despatch cds and boxed PD in red alongside. Reverse with "ALCALA DE HENs / MADRID 28 OCT 70" arrival cds. An amazing item, covers from the 'Neptune' are missing from the most advanced collections of Ballons montés. Maury = € 15'000 for the Neptune + € 5'000 for the destination Spain / Lhéritier = € 18'300 + 4'600. Note: This is the first entire from a most interesting correspondence of six entire letters, written by a wife to her husband and children in Spain, a new find. This item was despatched on September 19, the day the Prussian troups have closed the siège, the letter deals with the mail from Spain which arrived in Paris the day before. It does not show an endorsement 'Ballon Monté' just 'Espagne par Bayonne', because this service and terminology has not been established as the first balloon, the 'Neptune' did not depart earlier than September 23rd. This lack of endorsement is typical for the first balloons.

    INFO: Ce pli n'a pas été transporté par le Neptune car la date d'arrivée à Madrid du 28 octobre 1870 est beaucoup trop tardive. Nouveau prix de départ: CHF 1'200.- Vendu Tel Quel. (not carried by the Neptune because the arrival date is too late). Offered as is.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 479 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Sept. 24): Entire letter carried on board of Ballon Monté No. 2 'La Ville de Florence' to Alcalá de Henares nearby Madrid, Spain bearing  Napoléon laureated pair 20 c. blue, a fresh and fine example, tied by Étoile de Paris '15' numeral with matching 'R. Bonaparte' despatch cds and boxed PD in red alongside. Reverse with "ALCALA DE HENs / MADRID 25 OCT 70" arrival cds. A most interesting item Maury = € 1'000 for the 'Florence' + € 5'000 for the destination Spain / Lhéritier = € 1'500 + 4'600.rnNote: This is the second entire from a most interesting correspondence of six entire letters, written by a wife to her husband and children in Spain, a new find. It was written on September 23, despatched the day after and speaks about the impossibility to receive mail, but mentions the introduction of the small and lightweight Ballon Monté letters without using this term. The text suggests : "Ecrivez nous toujours sans nous parler de politique ni de guerre ..".
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 480 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Sept 25): Laureated 10 c. bistre and 20 c. blue used on entire letter to Geneva, Switzerland carried on Ballon Monté No. 3 "Les États-Unis" tied by Paris Stars with despatch cds above and framed "PD" in red. Reverse with partial arrival cds in black.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 160.00 CHF

    Lot# : 481 France

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    Ballon Monté 1871 (Jan. 5): Entire newspaper letter 'Gazette des Absents' no. 23 carried on board of Ballon No. 55 'Duquesne' to Nantes bearing  Napoléon laureated 20 c. blue type II, a fresh and fine example, tied by indistinct Étoile de Paris numeral with 'R. St. Dominique' despatch cds alongside. Reverse with "NANTES 19 JANV 71" arrival cds Maury = € 450 / Lhéritier = € 750.
    Starting bid : 100.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 100.00 CHF

    Lot# : 482 France

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    Ballon Monté 1871 (Jan 18): Siège 10 c. bistre and 20 c. blue used on entire letter to Geneva, Switzerland carried on Ballon Monté No. 63 "Général Bourbaki" tied by Paris Stars '15' with Rue Bonaparte despatch cds below and framed "PD" in black. Reverse with Geneva arrival cds (Nov 1) in black. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 340.00 CHF

    Lot# : 483 France

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    Boules des Moulins 1871 (Jan 7): Entire letter from St. Servan to Paris endorsed "par Boules des Moulins", franked by Laureated 40 c. orange (2), somewhat discoloured due to immersion in the Seine, with 1870 Bordeaux 20 c. blue with large margins on three sides but applied off the edge of the small entire due to space, all tied by '3855' gros chiffres of St. Servan with despatch cds (Jan 7) alongside. No arrival as usual and some creases but a very rare combination. Signed Calves. Cert. Brun (2022).
    Starting bid : 600.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 484 France

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    1871 (Jan. / March): A most interesting correspondence of four entire letters from a wife to her husband and children, sent in French from different P.O.'s in Paris to Alcalá de Henares nearby Madrid. All are franked with Napoléon laureated 40 c. orange or pair 20 c. blue, tied by Étoile de Paris numerals with boxed PD alongside, all with arrival cds on reverse. The first letter is written on January 29, 1871, the text says "Un armistice ayant été signeé hier, le moment approche où nous pourrons tous être réunis à Passy". The second entire (Feb. 4, 1871) deals with the new Assemblée Nationale to be constituted and the still existing rationing of food in Paris, entires nos. 3 & 4 (Feb. 25 / March 5) describe the ongoing normalisation of life in Paris. A most interesting ensemble full of postal history, a great testimony of these turbulent times, sent directly after the end of the Siège. 
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 485 France

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    Ballon Monté 1870 (Sept. / Oct.): Two covers endorsed at top 'Garde Mobile / Garde Mobile de la Seine' sent stampless at free Military Concession rate to Vannes / Nevers, struck with"PARIS / R. DE BONDY" (Sept. 23) and  "PARIS / 60" (Oct. 21) cds's, respectively, framed "P.P." in red or black alongside. Carried from besieged Paris on the Ballon Montés No. 2 "La Ville de Florence" and No. 17 "Le Garibaldi A", showing on reverse arrival cds's of October 23 and November 1, respectively. Rare group Maury = € 1'450+.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 486 France

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    1849/1940ca.: Old Yvert volume, with part collection France and Colonies in very mixed condition on blanc pages, unused stamps are most often attached, some better stamps encountered.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 220.00 CHF

    Lot# : 487 France

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    1849/1989: Remarkable collection in nine volumes with a multitude of rare issues and high values, beginning with a beautiful 1849 Ceres 10c brown other classics are also present in good number but need to be inspected carefully for quality. The Bordeaux issue includes a number fine examples, 1867 5 fr. Napoleon in well above average condition, 5 fr. Merson in an unused block of four, with full og. as is the 20 fr. albeit only as a single stamp. The first War-Orphans series are only missing the 5 fr., the 1923 philatelic congress is unused. All three miniature sheets are present, the Strassburg sheet is included twice, once in reduced format. The 1927 Air Exhibition is both used and unused and  20 fr. "Pont du Gard" unused with full og. The 1930's better values are too numerous to mention, there are a number of Colonies issues including a small quantity of Morocco, Postage Dues and other back of the book items, as well as some covers. A tremendous collection.
    Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 488 France

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    1684/1897: Lot 20 antique and military documents, incl. 1684 'certificat de Services' of a soldier in the 'Régiment Bourgogne', one soldier booklet, letter of the 'Armée de Sambre et de Meuse' (1794), 'Premier Aumonier / de la maison de l'Empereur' together with 'Service de l'Empereur / Ministre d'Etat / de la Maison de l'Empereur', both in blue, on 1857 (June) envelope with Chambéry and 'Aix les Bains' cds's taxed '4' and 'via Di/Pt. Beauvoisin' handstamp in black as well as 1897 stampless military envelope 'Troupes de l'Indo-Chine' from "TRAT-KHE TONKIN 3. AVRIL 97" to Paris.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 489 France

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    1786/1960ca: Lot of approx. 230 covers from prephilately onwards with some specialities included as commercial mail, most often to Switzerland, many better picture postcards, censor covers, special delivery, war card and field-post letters, maximum-cards and FDCs.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 360.00 CHF

    Lot# : 490 France

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    1849/1882: Lot 17 envelopes beginning with Ceres 1849, two letters, with 40 Centimes once as single (1851) and the other in pair (1853), both to Switzerland; ship letters with anchor cancel, use in Levant; a superb pair of 5 Centimes Empire imperf. darkgreen (certificate), Bordeaux issue, a four-color-franking, two letters to Stockholm, and finally a declared value envelope from 1882 over ten thousand Francs containing 2x 5 Francs Sage type, a clean selection.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 491 France

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    1849/1918: Strong, predominantly used, classic and semi-classic collection in three self designed Albums, containing many excellent quality classic stamps and covers. The collection commences with an array of twelve pre-philatelic letters, including a Relais (ESTAFETTE) letter from ANTWERP to PARIS.  The CERES issues contain 24 stamps up to 1 f carmine and nine covers including a 10 c. bistre single franking. The 1852 Presidential issue contains a fine 10c bistre, cleanly cancelled, the subsequent Empire issue includes a lovely strip of three of the 1c olive-green with two fine double circle date stamps MONTPELLIER and a fine 1f carmine signed Hofinger, as well as 25 letters. The 1862 perforated issue contains a fine block of four of the 20c blue on cover from LUNEL to MONTPELLIER. The subsequent 1863 issue includes an exceptional 5f Napoleon of superb appearance, as well as two lesser copies. The BORDEAUX issue is is also strong with 40 stamps, a pair of the 30c brown and a letter. The later issues are naturally also present with many railway postmarks, as well as occasionally used abroad. Following the turn of the century there is a smattering of unused stamps, as well as a significant number of interesting covers and letters. The quality is naturally mixed but much above average for the period. A rewarding collection.
    Starting bid : 2,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 492 France

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    1868/72: Collection of ten covers of which eight with 30 Centimes 'Napoléon Lauré', 4 of them are all different 'Ballon Monté' envelopes to same address in Geneva; one letter from "Vrigne-aux-Bois (Ardennes)..", addressed to occupied Sarrebourg, 2nd exceptional delivery and september franking for Alsace occupied by Prussians, franked 1 + 2 (2) + 25 = 30 Centimes with blue tax cancel "20".
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 440.00 CHF

    Lot# : 493 France

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    Franco-Prussian War 1870: Small correspondence (6) with complete contents mailed between 7th-12th September 1870, all addressed to Grenoble, the first with 20 c. adhesive removed from Paris but five covers all endorsed at top "Armée du Rhin, Lt. Commandant du Genie, 14e. Corps", struck with "Paris / R. Bonaparte" cds's in black and carried free at concessionary rate (Sept. 8 cover with charge mark deleted) with full fascinating contents, together with a further letter dated Sept. 15th without envelope, this last on printed stationery of the 14th Corps.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 601 France

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    1888/1958: French North Africa: Collection in one volume, covering Algeria, Moroco and Tunisia with a good run of all areas, Algeria Overprints on Merson type to 5 Fr, Morocco including some German and Spanish offices and Tunisia with the 1906  'Galley' to 5 Fr used and unused and the 'parcel' issue also to 5 Fr used. Varied lot, nicely written up with a number of period pictures and people.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 360.00 CHF

    Lot# : 1560 France

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    Philatelic Catalogue; Potiquet, Alfred 1862: Catalogue des timbres-poste, créés dans les divers États du globe, a catalogue without any figures depicting the adhesives, compiled by Alfred Potiquet, published and printed by E. Lacroix Paris 1862, 48 pages, 11x18 cm. The second edition of the world's first stamp catalogue issued in December 1861 by Alfred Potiquet, of which only three examples are known to exist. 
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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