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  • Lot# : 1069 General Issues French Colonies

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    General issues/Colonies générales 1849: Eagle 10 c. bister and 40 c. orange (light oxyded), both fresh and well margined, tied by lozenge "CCH" to entire letter with "COCHINCHINE 7 JANV 69 SAIGON" cds and framed "PD" in red alongside, sent to Bordeaux with TPO and arrival cds's on reverse (8 FEVR.). Cert. Brun (2015).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1071 General Issues French Colonies

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    General issues/Colonies générales 1859/71: 10 c. brown Eagle (pair, touched at left), 1871 5 c. green Napoleon (2), and 1871 10 c. brown Cérès, all tied by black lozenge to cover from St. Denis / Réunion (cds of Dec 13, 1872 on reverse) to France, showing French transit railway marks and arrival mark of Bordeaux (Jan 11, 1873) on reverse. The 10 c. Cérès is touched and the address is partially rewritten. A unique combination of three issues in two colours to pay the 50 c. tariff towards France and a late use of the Eagle issue. Signed Calves; cert. Scheller (2010).
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1076 French Somalia

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    Côte des Somalis 1940 (Nov 29): Airmail cover franked by 1939/40 1 fr. black, some aging, tied by 'Djibouti' cds in black. Somali circular Censor cachet at left in black and reverse with 'Verifcato / Per Censura' Reseal label. Further Censored by French Military authorities with label at side tied in black and 'Hue / Annam' transit cds (22.3.41) on reverse with 'Linh Cam' arrival. A most unusual destination at this date.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 75 CHF

    Lot# : 1077 French Somalia

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    Côte des Somalis 1902: Postcard of Suez mailed to Frankfurt bearing Egypt 1893 3 m. yellow (Gi 61) used in combination with French Somali Coast 1894 20 c. orange & brown-violet vertically bisected for 10 c., each tied by DJIBOUTI cds (Jan 22) in blue. Frankfurt arrival cds below in black. A most unusual mixed franking. Signed Bloch.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1078 French Somalia

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    Côte des Somalis 1895/1905: Lot 16 cards and covers franked by commemorative stamps 'Views of Djibouti' with inscription 'Obock' or 'Djibouti', mainly commercial usages incl. a registered postcard to Chiasso, others adressed locally or going abroad to France, Switzerland and Italy, three items also showing bisects or combination with bisects, a rare offer in good to mixed condition and housed on album pages.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1079 Guadeloupe

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    Guadeloupe 1859/65: 'eagle' 10 c. yellow-bistre, a single example used with two horizontal pairs and a pair with 'timbre couché' variety all neatly cancelled by lozenge of dots to 1865 entire letter to Bordeaux, the stamps with just touched to large margins, with fine BASSE-TERRE / GUADELOUPE cds of despatch in black (March 12) and further struck with framed PD in red and 'Colonies Fra. Angl.' datestamp of entry (March 31) in red. Reverse with Bordeaux cds's in black. A splendid and rare franking of great visual appeal. Cert. Boule (1999) Yvert = € 1'700+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF
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