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Lot# : 7501 France
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1849: Cérès, 20 c. black, used on cover front, from PERPIGNAN (France) to MADRID (Spain), cut into top and touching base, tied by diamond grid cancel in black, with Perpignan datestamp in black alongside (20 Nov 1849), a charges mark '5Rs' in blue applied on arrival in Spain, there is a vertical filing crease well clear of stamp, an unusual and rare cover, one of five recorded to Spain with this franking.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 7502 France
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1849: Cérès, 1 f. carmin, used on cover, from PARIS to MADRID (Spain), just touching top at left otherwise four margins all round, tied by continuous grid cancel, with very fine Paris datestamp in black alongside (6 Feb 1852), a charge mark of '2.R' in red applied on arrival in Spain, to the reverse a Madrid arrival in red (11 Feb 1852), there is a horizontal filing crease clear of stamp, a very attractive and an extremely rare franking on an early cover to Spain. Cert. J.F. Brun (2007). Gi = $1'600.1 / 1Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHFLot# : 7503 France
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1854: Napoléon III, 20 cts. blue, used on cover, from ROUEN to LA JUNQUERA (Spain), four margins, tied by French Lozenge '2738' in black, with Rouen datestamp alongside also in black (1 Oct 1855), overstruck by Spanish charge mark '2Rs' in blue, on reverse an arrival La Jungquera in blue (14 Oct 1855), some soiling and small tears along top of cover, a vertical filing crease well away from the stamp, a fine cover, rare French destination mailing to Spain.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 7504 France
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1854: Napoléon III, 20 cts. dark blue, used on cover, from SEINE-PORT to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), cut into top and base with irregular margins, tied by French Lozenge cancel in black, with SEINE-PORT datestamp alongside in black (24 June 1856), a paid to frontier boxed 'P.F.' in red, as well as a Spanish charge mark '2Rs' in blue, on reverse three transit marks, two unclear one a Paris datestamp in black (24 June 1856), some soiling around the edges of the cover, fault top centrally, however an interesting and scarce example.Starting bid : 90 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 7505 France
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1860: Napoléon III, 40 cts. orange and two 80 cts. rose carmine, used on cover, from French Post Office in ALEXANDRIA (Egypt) to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), tied by French Lozenge cancel, with Alexandria/Egypt datestamp (18 Aug 1860), black 'PD' retangular mark, endorsed 'Par paquebot anglais voie Marseille', Marseille transit datestamp in red (24 Aug 1860), Spanish postage due '8Rs' mark in black, on reverse two transit marks and an arrival in Palma de Mallorca in black (31 Aug 1860), some soiling to be expected, a fine cover, extremely rare French PO to unusual destination.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 7506 France
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1854: Napoléon, 20 cts. blue, 12 singles, used on part cover front, from BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) to CADIZ (Spain), tied by French Post Office dotted lozenge with anchor, very fine Buenos Aires datestamp alongside (14 Feb 1862), with 'P.D.' rectagular in red, blue handstruck '12Rs' applied on arrival in Spain, two horizontal filing creases affecting seven stamps, part of front at base is backed where there is an irregular edge, some soiling, however a rare and spectacular example.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 7507 France
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1862: Napoléon III, 40 cts orange and 80 cts. carmine , used on cover, from PARIS to MADRID, tied unusually by a combination of dotted stars postmark in black and manuscript 'VIZCAYA' in ink, sent 11 Oct 1862, readdressed to VITORIA and Spanish 1862 4 cs. applied for Spanish domestic rate, tied by black '48' in double circle, Vitoria arrival in black on reverse (23 Oct 1862), vertical filing crease centrally, soiling in places, but overall a fine and interesting cover, exceptionally rare mixed French-Spanish franking.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 7508 France
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1862: Napoléon III, 80 cts. rose carmine, used on cover, from PARIS to VITORIA, tied by a dotted stars postmark in black, Paris datestamp in black (11 Jan 1865), readdressed to MADRID and Spanish 1865 4 cs. applied for Spanish domestic rate, tied by black '48' in double circle, with rectangular 'PD' in red, Vitoria arrival in black on reverse (14 Jan 1865) and a further strike to front the following day, also Madrid arrival in black (16 Jan 1865) just visible on the edge of the cover at the back, central vertical filing crease clear of stamps, a fine and rare example of a redirected cover with mixed French-Spanish franking.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 1,500 CHFLot# : 7511 France
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1862: Napoléon III, 80 cts. carmine rose, strip of four, used on cover (folded front to back), from SHANGHAI to LAS PALMA DE GRAN CANARIA, tied by the '5104' lozenge of the French Post Office in Shanghai, readdressed to SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Shanghai datestamp on front in black dated Christmas Day (25 Dec 1866), endorsed 'via Southampton' and 'Canal del per Suez', with Suez Canal transit in red (10 Feb 1867), to reverse an arrival datestamps for Las Palmas/Canaries (20 Feb 1867) and Santa Cruz Tenerife (18 Feb 1867), cover opened out for illustration, a very rare example originating from a French PO in Shanghai sent to two Canary Islands, sent via the Suez Canal.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 7512 France
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1862: Napoléon III, 80 cts. rose carmine vertical strips of two and three, used on large part of cover, from VERACRUZ (Mexico) to SANTANDER, tied by a French dotted lozenge with anchor in black, with Veracruz datestamp in blue alongside (17 Feb 1868), black boxed 'P:P', also '20Rs' Spanish mark in red and a smudged 'MEXQUE' in black (17 March 1868), to reverse a Bordeaux datestamp (18 March 1868), part of back missing, reduced at sides, soiled, with a filing crease horizontally clear of stamps, which have perforation flaws and the top stamp of the strip of three has had a margin added along the left side, however a rare mailing and route, the cover sent via the French post from South America to Spain.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 7513 France
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1862/70: Napoléon III, 80 cts. carmine rose, and two 10 cts. bistre, used on a reduced cover, from THESSALONIKI (Greece) to CADIZ (Spain), tied by the '5095' lozenge of the French Post Office in Levant and a red rectangular 'PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE', with very fine SALONIQUE TURQUIE datestamp in black (25 Aug 1868) from the French Consulate Service, manuscript 'Affranchie', black 'P.P.', a commercial cachet of 'John Nelson Abbott / Salonica' in blue and on arrival in Spain a '4.R.' charge mark applied to front, Marseille (2 Sept 1868) and Perpignan (3 Sept 1868) transit marks in black to reverse, as well as an indistinguishable Cadiz datestamp, extraordinarily rare cover, the only known letter from Greece to Spain with French franking.Starting bid : 2,800 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 7514 France
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1868: Empire, 80 cts. carmine, strip of three, in combination with eight Lauré 80 cts. carmine, comprising two singles and a strip of six, used on reduced cover, from PORTO CABELLO (Venezuela) to BARCELONA, tied by lozenge with anchor, with octagonal Porto Cabello datestamp in black to front (3 Nov 1868), Spanish charge mark '32Rs' in blue, 'LIGNEL/PAQ.FR.No1' on the reverse (3 Nov 1868) and 'LIGNEL/PAQ.FR.No.2' (9 Nov 1868), carried by French paquebot and then by railway, the recipient's name has been cut from front, vertical creases affecting three stamps, some tears and wrinkles, but a very rare mixed franking on destination mail from South America to Spain.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 7520 France
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1867: Napoléon III, 80 cts. rose, used on cover, from BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) to BARCELONA (Spain), tied by dotted lozenge, with French 'BUENOS AIRES/PAQ.FR.*No.2' datestamp alongside (30 Nov 1871), boxed 'P.P.' in red and a '1 Pesto' mark in black, endorsed via Lisbon, on reverse a Badajoz datestamp (28 Dec 1870) and arrival datestamps for Barcelona (1 Jan 1872), horizontal filing crease well clear of adhesive, a very clean and fresh cover, rare single French franking from Argentina to Spain.Starting bid : 180 CHFHammer price : 180 CHFLot# : 7522 France
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1872: Lauré, 30 cts. brown, two singles and a Cérès 40 cts. orange, used on cover, from MEXICO to MADRID, through French Postal Agency via Havana, tied by lozenge with anchor, combined with Mexico 25 cts. ultramarine blue (SALTILLO), tied by indistinguishable datestamp, to the reverse a dispatch 'FRANCO/ADMON GIAL MEXICO' datestamp in black (15 April 1872), to front a black MEXIQUE datestamp (19 April 1872), with 'P.P.' mark in black, Spanish postage due '1 Pesto' also in black, a further datestamp to the reverse VERA-CRUZ/PAQ.FR.B N** in black, carried by French steamer to Havana, an extraordinary mixed French-Mexico franking, a delightful cover in surprisingly fine condition, exceptionally rare. (Mendoza Cortina Archive).Starting bid : 3,600 CHFHammer price : 3,600 CHFLot# : 7525 France
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1876: Sage; 20 cts. brown pair and 30 cts. light brown six pairs, used on cover front, from French Post Office in MEXICO to ASTURIAS addressed via SANTANDER, tied by datestamp in black (20 Sept 1878), the 30cts. are affixed over the top of three Mexican Hidalgo 25 cts. blues, front has been attached to card, apparent faults reinforced by backing, extremely rare mixed franking cover out of Mexico to Spain.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 7676 France
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1861/68: Group seven covers from France to Spain incl. six covers of the first, second, or third weight rate with different frankings of Napoléon imperf. and perf. to pay the 40 c., 80c., and 120 c. rate in the February 1860 tarif, in addition front of printed matter bearing three-colour franking (def.) of Napoléon perf. 1 c. olive & 5 c. green as well as Napoléon laureated 2 c. red-brown paying the 8 c. printed matter rate abroad.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 7677 France
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1867/70: Group eight covers from France to Spain with five covers of the first, second, or seventh weight rate with different frankings of Napoléon perf. and laureated to pay the 40 c., 80c., and 280 c. rate in the February 1860 tarif, the seventh rate cover bearing Napoléon laureated 80 c. rose in a block of three and 40 c. orange, also two covers underpaying the 40 c. rate bearing single frankings of the Napoléon laureated 20 c. blue only, in addition front of printed matter bearing three-colour franking (def.) of Napoléon perf. 1 c. olive & 5 c. green as well as Napoléon laureated 2 c. red-brown paying the 8 c. printed matter rate abroad.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 500 CHFLot# : 7678 France
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1869/76: French Shipmail, group five covers incl. 1870 Santiago di Cuba to Barcelona cover with pair Napoléon laureated 40 c. orange, 1870 Montevideo to Malaga bearing Napoléon laureated 80 c. rose, which made its way via Lisbon and Badajoz, no Spanish due, 1876 Carupano, Venezuela to Santander bearing Cérès 1871/72 80 c. rose (def.) and two examples 10 c. brown on rose, arriving from St. Nazaire with the ligne B of the French vessels, taxed upon arrival with '1,20', also two covers from Marseille to Barcelona, the Napoléon and Siège 40 c. adhesives tied upon arrival by "ADMON DE CAMBIO BARCELONA" handstamps. Lot includes also a 1869 double rate cover from the French P.O. abroad in Smyrna and directed to Denia, bearing Napoléon laureated 80 c. rose and 40 c. orange, taxed with "8 Rs" due handstamp in blue.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not sold -
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