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  • Lot# : 1367 France

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    Dept. Conquis 1810 (Dec 22): Prepaid entire letter to Paris struck with fine "P.100.P / DEUX PONTS" handstamp in black with "PPPP" on front and arrival (Dec 26) in black on reverse of a fine entire.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1368 France

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    Dept. Conquis 1811 (Oct 5): Entire letter to Bordeaux struck with very fine "128 / LUBECK / B. DE L'ELBE" handstamp of despatch in black,
     
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1369 France

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    1813: Entire letter to member of the Grand Armée in Mayence, re-sent on arrival, struck with "103  / COLOGNE" despatch in black struck on arrival with "DEB. 100 / MAYENCE" to Caen and again re-addressed with "DEB 13 / CAEN" in black. Opens well for display, a rare usage of two Deboursé markings on the same entire.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1370 France

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    1829: Entire letter to Dijon struck with fair strike of scarce "QER. GAL. / ARM. DE MORÉE" in black, the entire slitted for disinfection, arrival (Feb 22) datestamp on reverse. Minor wear at edges but scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1371 France

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    Crimean War 1855 (Sept 8): Entire letter from Kamiesch, Crimea to Messrs. Noilly Prat in Marseille ordering truly vast quantities of wines and spirits, struck with framed MER NOIRE in black on front and reverse with French P.O. Constantinople transit (Sept 11) and Marseille (Sept 19) arrival cds. Charged 40 decimes to pay in black on arrival. File fold with slight ageing but a scarce and interesting entire.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1372 France

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    1862 (Oct 1): Entire letter from Constantinople to Reims franked by 1853 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange-red each tied by neat Anchor lozenge of dots, with superb strike of Paquebot INDUS datestamp in black at right (Salles fig. 786). Framed small cartridge "Paquebots-De La-Mediterranee" in red alongside and Marseille (Oct 8) cds and Reims arrival on reverse of a fresh and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1373 France

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    1853/60: 10 c. bistre brown and large margined 80 c. carmine used on small 1856 Ladies envelope to Copenhagen at single rate, with Paris despatch cds alongside (Oct 5) and reverse with Thurn & Taxis and Danish P.O. in Hamburg transits (Oct 7). Manuscript charge of 2 silvergroschen in red crayon on front (Danish Rayon 2, more than 75 km. from Hamburg).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1374 France

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    1853/60: 20 c. blue used on 1861 cover from Aix en Provence to Svendborg, Denmark tied by '33' petit chiffres in black. The cover is underpaid and is endorsed at upper right "Affranchisement Insuffisant" in manuscript; reverse with Thurn & Taxis and Danish P.O. in Hamburg datestamps (Aug 4) and Svendborg arrival cds (Aug 5). readdressed on to Flensburg, Schleswig with arrivals (Aug 7) alongside. Charged '35' (skilling) due from the recipient. Reverse with '6' in red crayon being the Foreign share of the postage due. A most unusual entire. Cert. Brun (2004).
    Note: 2½ sgr = French share, ½ sgr. = Belgian share and 3 sgr. = German share of postage. No further charge was made for re-addressing the cover to Flensburg.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1375 France

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    1853/60: 20 c. blue (four examples) used on underpaid 1862 cover with complete original contents mailed from Paris to Copenhagen, Denmark tied by "E.S.2" lozenge in black with Paris cds (June 9) at left. Struck with "AFFR. INSUFF. / E.S.2." in black below and hexagonal "F. / 34" Convention marking in black alongside (Van Der Linden fig. 1169). Reverse with Thurn & Taxis and Danish P.O. in Hamburg cds's (June 11) and Copenhagen arrival cds of the following day. Charged "30" skillings due on receipt (equivalent to 7 silvergroschen), being the entire amount due with no credit for the original franking. A fine and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1376 France

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    1853/60: 20 c. blue and 40 c. orange, each with margins all round, used on 1860 underpaid cover from Paris to Altona tied by "C.S.1" petit chiffres with Paris despatch cds (Aug 17) alongside. Struck with "AFFR. INSUFF. / C.S.1" in black below and manuscript "30" (skilling) in red crayon, the cover was charged Postage Due for the full amount. Reverse with Thurn & Taxis and Danish P.O. in Hamburgs cds's (Aug 19) and Altona arrival cds of the same day. A fine and appealing cover.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1377 France

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    1853/60: 20 c. blue and 80 c. carmine (2) used on 1855 envelope to Nyborg, Denmark at double rate, with Bordeaux despatch cds alongside (May 26) and reverse with Thurn & Taxis and Danish P.O. in Hamburg transits (May 30). Manuscript charge of 2 silvergroschen in red crayon on front (Danish Rayon 2, more than 75 km. from Hamburg) and '9' skilling in manuscrip to collect from the recipient. Envelope with faults but scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1378 France

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    1853/60: 80 c. carmine, a fine four margined example used on 1860 entire letter from Reims to Uetersen, Holstein tied by petit chiffres in black with Reims cds adjacent (March 7). Reverse with Thurn & Taxis and Danish P.O. in Hamburg transits (March 10) and manuscript notation of 1 silvergroschen (Danish share) in red crayon. A fresh and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1379 France

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    1867: Rothschild emission, 10 c. bister, type I, imperf. as issued with large margins all round and from left sheet margin, unmounted mint og. Cert. Gautré (2012) Yvert = EUR 230 for hinged example.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1380 France

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    1871: Siège 40 c. orange, a fine horizontal pair used on 1875 cover to the United States Consul in Bucharest / Romania, tied by Paris Stars with despatch cds alongside (Feb 18). Red framed "PD" alongside and reverse with Vienna transit cds and Bucharest arrival (March 7) in black. Slight pinhole at upper left but an attractive cover to a scarce destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1381 France

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    1863 (Feb 28): Napoleon dentelé 80 c. carmine (pair and single) with good to broad margins all round except at two positions, tied by dotted "G" mark to outer letter sheet, sent as double weight cover to Lima Peru with Paris and 'Paris à Calais' TPO cds's, framed 'P.P.' in red as well as Lima (April 2) arrival mark on front and reverse, respectively.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1382 France

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    1862: 10 c. bistre brown and pair of 40 c. orange used on small 1864 envelope to Copenhagen, Denmark from Strasbourg, cancelled by '3645' gros chiffres in black. Strasbourg despatch cds at left (Aug 22) and reverse with Thurn & Taxis P.O. in Hamburgs cds (Aug 26) and Copenhagen arrival cds of the same day. Charged 2 skilling in manuscript at lower left, the amount due from the recipient.
     
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1383 France

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    1923: Bordeaux Philatelic Congress 1 fr. Merson with overprint in block of four from left sheet margin, unused mint. Cert. Raybaudi (1973) Cérès = EUR 3'800+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1384 France

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    1923: Congres philatelique de Bordeaux 1 fr. mauve and olive, tied by central special datestamp EXPOSITION PHILATELIQUE BORDEAUX 22 - 6 23 to special cover of the congress Cérès 2008 = EUR 675.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1385 France

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    1925: Paris Philatelic Exposition souvenir sheet unused mint Cérès = EUR 4'000.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1386 France

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    1925: Exposition philatelique de Paris, 5 fr. carmine in block of four from the souvenir sheet with sheet margin at right, tied by special datestamp EXPOSITION PHILATELIQUE PARIS 7 - 5 25 to special exposition cover, sent to Compiegne with arrival cds on reverse (May 8) Cérès 2008 = EUR 575.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1387 France

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    1926: Orphelins, compl. set of four, 2 c. - 5 fr., tied by special postmark EXPOSITION PHILATELIQUE TROYES 18 - 4 27 to registered cover, sent to Geneva with arrival cds on reverse (April 19).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1388 France

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    1927: Exposition philatelique de Strasbourg, 5 fr. blue and 10 fr. red from souvernir sheet wirh gutter and 5 fr. Orphelins, all tied centrally by special datestamp STRASBOURG EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE 6 - 6 27 to registered airmail cover, sent via airport Nürnberg to Stuttgart with arrival mark on reverse (June 10). Opened roughly.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1389 France

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    1929: Le Havre Philatelic Congress 2 fr. Merson with overprint in block of four from lower left sheet corner with print job number, unused mint. Cert. Raybaudi (1976) Cérès = EUR 6'400+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1390 France

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    1929: Exposition philatelique Le Havre 2 fr. orange & green, pair tied by special datestamp LE HAVRE EXPOSITION PHIL. INTER. 26 - 5 29 to registered cover with special violet vignette alongside, sent to Sanvic with arrival cds on reverse  (May 27), returned to Le Havre Cérès 2008 = EUR 1'500.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1391 France

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    1929: Exposition philatelique Le Havre 2 fr. orange & green, block of four and 1929 Jeanne d'Arc commemorative stamp from booklet with exposition advertisement on margin, all tied by special datestamp LE HAVRE EXPOSITION PHIL. INTER. 24 - 5 29 to registered cover with two special vignettes alongside, sent to Paris with arrival cds on reverse  (May 25). Signed Alberto Dienna Cérès 2008 = EUR 2'800.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1392 France

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    1930: Congres B.I.T. 50 c. red in block of four and 1.50 fr. blue (2), in addition Orpelins, all tied by Paris cds's (May 3) to airmail registered cover to Basel with Paris Gare du Nord Avion and Basel Flugplatz transit and Basel arrival mark (May 9) on front and reverse.
    Starting bid : 70 CHF
    Hammer price : 75 CHF

    Lot# : 1393 France

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    1937: PEXIP souvenir sheet perf. mint as well as imperf. without gum as issued Cérès = EUR 3'750.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1394 France

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    1944: Liberation de Paris souvenir sheet, not issued, unmounted mint o.g., rare item. Cert. Robineau (2001) Cérès 2008 = EUR 7'000.
    Starting bid : 2,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1395 France

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    1920: Semeuse 5 c. green, from top margin with part of right margin or gutter, timbre préoblitéré POSTES PARIS 1920, stamp unmounted mint o.g. with hinge remnant on margin Cérès 2008 = EUR 715+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1396 France

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    1943: Official stamps type Francisque, compl. set of 15, 10 c. - 20 fr. unmounted mint o.g. Cérès 2008 = EUR 2'500.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1397 France

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    1927: Sower '50 c' on 80 c. vermilion, nicely tied by black  hexagon "Wantzenau - 13. 6. 27 -Bas Rhin", on complete 'Lettre-jounal' dated Sunday June 12th and addressed to Paris, special label and cachet du ballon 'Le Petit Parisien' on front side.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1398 France

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    1927: Marseilles Aviation Meeting 2 fr. and 5 fr. Merson with "Poste Aérienne" overprint unused mint in block of four with gutters Cérès = EUR 3'960+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1399 France

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    1927: Marseilles Aviation Meeting 2 fr. and 5 fr. Merson with "Poste Aérienne" overprint, both in block of four from lower sheet margin and lower left sheet corner resp. stamps and margins unhinged mint. Cert. Bolaffi (1964) Cérès = EUR 3'960+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1400 France

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    1927: Salon de l'aviation  2 fr. rouge-orange and 5 fr. blue, both tied by special datestamp SALON AVIATION NAVIGATION MARSEILLE 25 - 6 27 to special registered airmail cover, sent to Beaune with arrival cds on reverse (June 28).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1401 France

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    1928: Paquebot 'Ile de France', Berthelot 90 c. red and Pasteur 1.50 Fr. blue with black surcharge '10 Fr.', in deep fresh coulour, slight trace of removed hinges. Certificates Brun (2012) Cérès = EUR 16'170.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1402 France

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    1928: Paquebot 'Ile de France' , Berthelot '10 Fr.' on 90 c. red and Pasteur '10' Fr.' on 1.50 Fr. blue, each on cover with additional postage, tied by octagonel "New York au Havre 23.8.28" and h.s. six line special flight cachet in black alongside, addressed to Brest resp. Paris and to Le Havre. A rare set, partly some ageing. Certificates Brun (2012) Cérès = EUR 17'250++.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1403 France

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    1930: Airmail 'Vue de Marseille', both values with 'E.I.P.A. 30' perforation, unmounted mint o.g., cert. von der Weid (1993) and Robineau (1998) Cérès 2008 = EUR 5'725.
    Starting bid : 1,700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1404 France

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    1930: Exposition Aéropostale de Paris, 1 fr. 50 ultramarine in block of four from top left sheet corner with "EIPA30" perforation of stamps and margin and print job number "34494", some hinge remnants on the margin but the stamps unused mint. Signed Berck, cert. Raybaudi (1976) Cérès = EUR 2'900+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1405 France

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    1936: Vue de Paris Airmail, complete set of seven from 85 c. to 50 fr. in blocks of four from the lower left sheet corner with printing dates, some hinge remnants on the margins but the stamps unused mint Cérès = EUR 9'100+ / Maury (Coins datés) = EUR 16'580.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1406 France

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    1936: Burelage 50 fr. ultramarine in block of four from the lower right sheet corner with printing date, stamps and margins unused mint Cérès = EUR 7'000+ / Maury (Coins datés) = EUR 8'500.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1407 France

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    1936: Burelage 50 Fr. ultramarine, neatly tied on a yellow (unadressed) envelope by special cachet 'Exp.on Phil.que Int.ale Paris 26. 6. 37' Cérès = EUR 350.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1409 France

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    1870 (Feb 12): Napoléon lauré, 40 c. orange, tied by '5098' Gros chiffre lozenge of Smyrna to outer letter sheet with dotted cds LATAQUIE SYRIE 12 FEVR 70 and framed 'PD' in black as well as framed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MÉDITERANÉE in red alongside, sent to Marseille with Smyrne transit (Feb 17) and arrical cds (Feb 25) on reverse. The stamp was not postmarked on dispatch in Latakia, but during transit in Smyrna.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1410 France

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    1874 (Dec 1): Siège 40 c. orange and Cérès 5 c. green in block of four as well as 10 c. brown on rose paper (2), all tied by Gros chiffre '5082' of Beyrouth to part outer letter sheet with Beyrouth cds in black and framed PD as well as framed PAQUEBOTS DE LA MÉDTERANÉE in red colour alongside, sent to Marseille with arrival cds on reverse (Dec 10). A rare and attractive presentation of the 80 centimes rate. Signed Dillemann.
    Provenance: Collection Paul Dillemann (Sale Hotel Drouot, February 1937), lot 222.
    Starting bid : 3,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1414 France

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    Algeria 1855 (Nov 22): Entire letter from Algiers to Helsingöer, Denmark sent unpaid and struck with "Alger" despatch cds in black, reverse with Paris transit (Nov 24), Thurn & Taxis and  Danish P.O. in Hamburg datestamps (Nov 25 and 26) and manuscript '9' (schillinge = 29 sk.) and further annotated "38" (skilling) being the amount due from the recipient after the Danish share of 9 sk. had been added. Fresh and fine, an unusual entire.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1415 France

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    1855 (Nov 3): Entire letter to Cette franked by 1853 20 c. blue, four margins, neatly tied by '3738' petit chiffres with TENEZ / ALGERIE datestamp alongside in black. A fine and scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1416 France

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    1862 (March 22): Cover from Algiers to Copenhagen, Denmark sent unpaid and struck with "Alger" despatch cds in black, reverse with Thurn & Taxis and  Danish P.O. in Hamburg datestamps (March 26) and manuscript '35' (skilling) due from the recipient. Reverse with '6' in red crayon being the Foreign share of the postage due. A fine and unusual entire.
    Note: 2½ sgr = French share, ½ sgr. = Belgian share and 3 sgr. = German share of postage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1417 France

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    1863: Entire letter to Constantine franked by France 1863 10 c. bistre tied by '4116' petit chiffres, with superb AIN-BEDA / ALGERIE datestamp below. Exceptional and scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 1424 France

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    Dahomey 1913 (May 5): Postcard sent registered to Germany endorsed "via Lagos and Plymouth"  franked by 1912 '05' on 2 c., 4 c., 25 c. and 30 c. with '10' on 40 c. and 1906 5 c. green all tied "Ouidah" cds's in black. Framed "R" at right, a fine and most attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1426 France

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    Indo China / Packhoi 1904 (Feb 15): Postcard to the Receiver of Posts in Tangiers, Morocco franked by Packhoi 1903 overprinted 10 c. red and 25 c. blue tied by "Pakhoi / Chine" cds's in black. Framed "R" at left and un-cancelled Indo-Chine 1903 '15' on 25 c. blue (Yvert 23). Framed Company cachet at left and Haiphong transit (March 31) and Tangier French P.O. arrival cds (April 6) at base of a most unusual card.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1428 France

    Catalogue# : 174-199
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    Nouvelle Calédonie 1838: 1st. Anniversary of the Paris-Nouméa flight 1 C. - 20 Fr., the full set of 26 stamps placed on four registered envelopes, all addressed to Riedisheim/Haurt Rhin, nicely cancelled by cds 'La Foa 4 JANV 38'.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 2396 France

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    1849/1900: Lot hundreds used stamps with many better items such as 1849 15 c. green (2) and 1 fr. carmine, 5 fr. Napoleon (2), Bordeaux, Sage 1876 in both types, in addition gutter pairs, offsets, and colour variations, including a section with diff. postmarks such as Grille sans Fin, Gros points, PC du GC, cds's 'Affranchissements', 'Chargements', 'Convoyeur lignes & stations', 'Imprimés' and 'Journaux', as well as foreign postmarks Cérès (2008) = EUR 11'000+ for stamps only.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 2397 France

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    1849/1942(ca.): Dealer's Stockbook containing Thousands used/unused stamps, often in multiples.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2398 France

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    1849/52: Collection about 70 stamps used/unused, incl. Cérès and Présidence issues, incl. diff. colour shades and postmark types; in addition 16 covers displaying the whole range from local to overseas rates. An generally fine and interesting selection Cérès 2008 = EUR 50'000.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2399 France

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    1849/1960: Collection hundreds mainly used stamps with many better sets and singles such as 1949 Cérès 15 c. green with good to very large margins, signed Calves, fine group of Bordeaux and Sage issues, 1917 Orphelins, 1936 Vue de Paris (2) & Burelage (2), 1937 PEXIP souvernir sheet, in addition better postage due. An interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2400 France

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    1849/71: Group eleven stamps, four covers and one cover front, incl.1849 15 c. green with broad to very broad margins all around, signed Calves, cert. Roumet, 1849 20 c. blue in block of four, tied by Grille Gros points, Napoleon dentelé 5 c. (2) and 20 c. (pair) on cover to Worms, Thurn & Taxis rate, and 'September cover' with 20 c. Cérès and 5 c. Bordeaux. A fine lot Cérès (2008) = EUR 18'500+.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2401 France

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    1849/1980: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused, including better sets and single values incl. 1863 5 fr. grey cancelled "5104" gros chiffres of Shanghai, airmails, souvenir sheets, postage dues, post offices abroad, some classic covers as well as a small section Andorra and Monaco, housed in two albums.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2402 France

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    1849/1981(ca.): Collection hundreds used/unused stamps, incl. better singles and sets such as Bordeaux, Orphelins, Caisse d'Amortissement, Sourire de Reims, Provinces, Célébrités, Burelage, in addition postage due and Alsace-Lorraine.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 2403 France

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    1849/1990 (ca.): Lot thousands used/unused stamps, incl. collection unused since about 1950 with better values such as Caisse d'Amortissement, Sourire du Reims, Personnages célèbres, in addition duplicates, blocks of four, booklets, postage due, Conseil d'Europe in seven albums as well as covers and FDC's.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 2404 France

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    1850/1997: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps with better sets and singles such as PEXIP souvernir sheet unused, 'Célébrités' and postage due.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2405 France

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    1860/1990: Lot hundreds used/unused stamps in six albums, incl. Napoleon colour proofs on cigarette paper (19), booklets Personnages célèbres, postage due, railway stamps, revenue, vignettes, as well as offices abroad starting from Sage issue and Colonies with few covers, in addition one album with Liechtenstein and Germany.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 2406 France

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    1862/1950: Exceptional Collection hundreds primarily unmounted mint o.g. stamps with a large group of stamps rarely seen in that quality such as Napoleon lauré 10 c. bister, 1871 Napoleon lauré 10 c. on 10 c. non emis, 1872 Cérès 30c. & 80 c., Sage N sous B 2 c., Merson 2 fr. violet & yellow, 1914 & 1921 Orphans, 1925 Paris souvernir sheet, 1927 Strasbourg souvernir sheet and gutter pair, 1929 Le Havre, 1936 Vue de Paris 50 fr. & Burelage, 1937 PEXIP souvernir sheet, in addition better postage due such as 1881 set up to 5 fr. Many signatures Calves, Roumet, Brun and Scheller Cérès 2008 = EUR 95'600.
    Starting bid : 25,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2407 France

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    1916/90(ca.): Lot hundred unused stamps with interesting issues such as 1916 German occupation Northern France and 1944 Liberation issue Annemasse Cérès 2008 = EUR 3'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2408 France

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    1940/96: Collection hundreds primarily unmounted mint og. stamps, all showing variety: missing perforation, incl. definitives and commemorative stamps, souvernir sheets, timbres préoblitérés, booklet panes, Conseil d'Europe, UNESCO. A splendid group rarely seen on the market, especially in that diversity, in six albums Yvert = EUR 92'000 according to the consigner.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2409 France

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    1960/72: Lot several hundred stamps imperf., mainly in mint condition, the others with full original gum and hinge remains or traces of first hinge, housed in a stockbook Cérès = approx. EUR 20'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2410 France

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    1930/71: Lot 27 airmail stamps, including Paris exposition 1.50 Fr. blue with EIPA perforation, full set 'Vue de Paris'  including 50 Fr. green, Burelage 50 Fr. ultramarine and some modern issues with imperf. items, housed on a large stockcard Cérès = EUR 5'200+.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 2411 France

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    1738/1931: Lot 50 covers, incl. Army covers of the Napoleonic period, two line prephilatelic marks, also from the Departments conquis (Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Italy), mail abroad without and with stamps to Spain, Algeria, and UK, as well as incoming mail.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2412 France

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    1793/1827c.: Covers/Entire Letters (9) all bearing "Armée" handstamps, including "No. 1 / ARM. D'ALLEMAGNE" in red written from Vienna, cover with "BUREAU GÉNÉRAL / ARM. D'ALLEMAGNE" in red to Strasbourg, scarce manuscript endorsed cover "Armée de la Moselle" to Douai, "No. 33 / ARM. D'ITALIE" in black on entire, "ARMÉE DE NAPLES" in black on 1806 entire to Pau, 1827 entire to Dijon struck with "(A) / ARM. D'ESPAGNE" in black etc. Condition varies but many very fine.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2413 France

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    Forwarding Agents 1797/1872: Collection of Forwarding Agents covers/entire letters (53) with cachets noted from Cuba with 'Mendiqlea y Cordova / Havana' in green, 'F.W.Wolff / Havana' in blue; France with large 'Devot / Calais' in black, 'N. Mory' cachet applied in Calais in black and smaller version in blue, 'Peyron / Marseille in three lines in blue, 'Wanner Langer & Co / Havre' in black; USA: 'Cottentet & Atherton / New York' in red,'Fisher & Co. / Boston' in black, 'Galliard & Embury / New York' in red, 'Gilpins Exchange' in red and in black, 'Harnden / Boston' in red (3 different cachets), 'Harvey Soubber / Boston' in black, 'E. Stevens / New York' in black, 'Tuckerman & Co / Boston'; 1797 smuggled letter from Leeds/UK forwarded to Bolzano via Hamburg Agent (rare), 1821 mss. forwarder from Bilbao, 1840 St. Petersburg forwarder in manuscript, 1860 entire with rare usage of label "Spedition Assecurranz / R. Fürster / St. Petersbourg" in red (displays well). A fine and appealing lot.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2414 France

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    1800/84: Lot 20 covers in four selection booklets, mainly pre-stamp with different departements cancels as 'P.34 P. St. Malo' (1817) and '7 Sedan' in red to Switzerland (1802) as well as some taxed items, additionally some loose stamps.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2415 France

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    1805/1980(ca.): Lot 400 covers, incl. prephilatelic covers Grande Armée, 1836 entire to St. Petersburg, 1861 cover Martinique to Agen, Cérès 1949 double weight letter with two 25 c. blue (Mai 1854), Presidence 25 c., Napoleon triple colour franking to Switzerland with Levée exceptionelle, Sage 25 c. outremer N/B (2), combination of 25 c. outremer N/B and 25 c. blue, insured mail, perfins. postal stationery, precursor postcards, in addition semi-modern business mail and about 300 First Day covers. condition varies, but an interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2416 France

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    1827/28: Archive entire letters (8) from same correspondeence ex Baltimore / USA to Paris, struck on arrival with COLONIES / PAR LE HAVRE in red or black, two with Baltomore despatch datestamps in red, and different manuscriot rates. Interesting group.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2417 France

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    1849/1970: Lot with some hundred covers, cards, picture postcards and postal stationery items, mainly ordinary mail to various destinations incl. Switzerland, inbetween also some items representing  French Colonies as Madagascar and Reunion, in good to mixed condition and housed in a box.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 2418 France

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    1858: Covers (8) with 1853 France 10 c. and 40 c. used on 1858 entire letters to Beirut cancelled by '3766' petit chiffres of Alexandrette, 1871 Bordeaux 40 c. used on cover from Alexandria tied by gros chiffres '5080', 1872 cover with 1871/75 1 c. (tied by boxed 'PD' in red) and 2 c. (2) with 25 c. used to Genova; also covers from Italy (1863), Beirut French P.O., India and 1918 cover from Odessa to French Soldier in Paris forwarded to Egypt. Generally fine, an interesting group.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 2419 France

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    1860/1960: Lot 70 selected cards and covers, incl. better frankings, airmails, special cancellations, Maxi-cards, foreign destinations etc. housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 380 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 2420 France

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    1864/1947: Lot nine covers, incl. 'September cover' from the St. Leger correspondence with rare combination of 20 c. Cérès, 4 c. Bordeaux with margins all around, and 1 c. Napoleon laureated, 1864 cover with 5 c. Napoleon perf. in block of four, three covers to Switzerland, and better semi-modern frankings.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2421 France

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    1870/72: Lot 15 covers from the Franco-Prussian War, incl. Tentative d'Entrée en Paris, two Ballons montés, four Prussian Fieldpost items, six covers dispatched in Switzerland to addresses in France from senders in Alsace but also in Germany and the Netherlands, and two covers dispatched in Alsace with Occupation issue and Brustschild stamps.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 2422 France

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    1914/18: Interesting lot with 34 selected covers, cards and picture postcards 'Censor and POW mail WW I', showing various frankings, cancellations and censor marks, all addressed to Switzerland, in addition a cover from 1934 to Yokohama/Japan, postage neatly cancelled by straight line PAQUEBOT / POSTED AT SEA, housed in a small box.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 2423 France

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    1915/44: Lot 50 covers with better commemorative frankings such as 1914 Orphelins 35 c. in block of four, 1936 cover to Eritrea, 1936 Vimy, both stamps in blocks of four on First Day Covers, 1937 Mermoz First Day Airmail cover to Chile, 1944 Hommes célèbres on First Day cover.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2424 France

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    1870: Lot five Ballons montés, incl. one to London and one to Bruxelles, one Gazette des Absents, and better Ballons such as St. Denis de Moronval. Fine lot.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2425 France

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    1900/50: lot 300 picture postcards used/unused, incl. better views of small village from Alsace as 'Gruss aus Hilsenheim', Kuttolsheim, Müttersholz, Schlettstadt and Wintzfelden as well as some souvenir booklets.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2426 France

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    Picture Postcards 1910/50: Lot 440 picture postcards used/unused, all small size in b/w and coloured, including lithographs, street scenes (many of them showing cable cars and tramways), ships, military scenes, topographic views and other topics, mainly in good condition and housed in one small box.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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