Auction Stamps and Covers of the World I Sesión

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1869. Cover to MARSEILLE franked by 1868 perf Empire 80 c. carmine rose tied by Anchor lozenge with, alongside, octagonal MERSINA-PAQ FR.X Nº5 in black, Salles 909, red PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANEE and arrival on reverse. Scarce and pretty cover. Sc 36.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1870 (13 Apr.). Envelope from CONSTANTINOPLE to NAPLES, bearing 1867 80 c. carmine tied by partial 5083 gros chiffres, underpaid and charged on arrival with Italy 1870 1 lire Postage Due tied by NAPLES cds (19.4), showing framed red AFFRANCHISEMENT/INSUFFISANT in red and, on reverse, MESSINA transits. Small faults but unusual. Ceres 32.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1872. CONSTANTINOPLA a PARÍS. 40 cts. naranja (6), mat. ANCLA y fechador CONSTANTINOPLE/PAQ. FR. U Nº 4 (´U´ grande, Salles 883). F. J. F. BRUN.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1872 (June 22). Entire letter from Marseille to Volo franked by 1867 80c. carmine rose in a vertical strip of three, all cancelled on arrival by extremely rare P.P. former Russian Paid cachet (Salles 925) in blue. An extremely rare usage. Ceres 32.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1874. CONSTANTINOPLA a FRANCIA. Circulado con sello de Francia de 40 cts. naranja (Yv. 48), mat. rombo de puntos 5083 y fechador CONSTANTINOPLE/TURQUIE. Magnífico.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1874. CONSTANTINOPLE a CARCASSONE. 5 cts. verde, 25 cts. azul (3). Mat. GP 5098 y fechador SMYRNE/TURQUIA y BM (Salles 939). Muy raro franqueo.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1876. Cover from CONSTANTINOPLE, franked with pair 10c Ceres and sent to FRANCE aboard the Ligne du Levant paquebot Donnai. Stamps canceled on arrival by MARSEILLE cds, and front shows red framed PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE. Reverse bears MARSEILLES transit and LYON arrival. A very fine and unusual cover, as the 20c rate is unrecorded.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1876. GALLIPOLI (Turkey) to GENOVE (Italy). Folded letter franked with French 30 cts. brown stamp tied by blue LES DARDANELLES/TURQUIE cds. Very fine and RARE. Cert. HOLCOMBE.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. Lot of 14 covers.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1877-83. 5 covers with french stamps used in SALONICA.

✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1898. BROUSSE (Turquía) a SALONIQUE. 1 piastra negro reexpedido a WURTEMBERG con sello de Levante de 2 piastras y devuelto otra vez a Turquía con sellos de Wurtemberg de 2 pf. y 3 pf.

✉ MADAGASCAR. Ce. 37. 1903 (March 2). Registered cover struck with straight line SOALALA in blue of despatch at left (extremely rare), mailed to PARIS franked by 1896 marginal 40c. orange on yellowish tied by MAJUNGA cds in blue, with registration ´R´ in blue. Reverse with Commissioner´s cachet, Majunga cds and Paris (28/3) arrival cds. A fine and rare cover.

✉ MADAGASCAR. Ce. 34. 1904 (Feb 29). Registered cover to PARIS franked by 1896-99 20c. brick red on greenish pair tied by bold strike of MORONDAVA-MADAGASCAR cds in blue with framed ´R´ alongside. Majunga transit (March 2) and Paris arrival cds on reverse of a charming cover.

✉ MADAGASCAR. 1935 (16 Jun.). ILE STE. MARIE a TAMATAVE. Vuelo de pruebas realizado por los hermanos GENET. Al dorso certificación de la salida y la llegada de los Administradores del correo. Firma manuscrita del piloto ´F. Genet´. Extraordinariamente rara, solo 7 cartas voladas. (Mu. 52).

✉ MADAGASCAR. 1935 (15-V). SAINTE MARIE a PARIS. PRIMER vuelo ISLA DE SAINTE MARIE-TAMANARIVE. Carta con franqueo de 1,25, 1,50, 1,75 y 2 Fr., al dorso fechadores de Tamanarive y llegada a París. Rarísimo vuelo realizado por los pilotos hermanos Genet, solo 7 cartas circuladas. (Muller 52).

✉ MADAGASCAR. Lot of 19 covers.

✉ MARTINICA. 1725. MARTINIQUE a BORDEAUX. Encaminada hasta LA ROCHELLE manuscrito al dorso ´Par le navire Les Trois Socurs de Bordea, Capue. Mege. Q.D.C.´, marca DE.LA ROCHELLE en negro. RARA.

✉ MARTINICA. 1781-1915. Lot of 19 covers.

✉ MARTINICA. 1864 (March 29). Cover to Marseille bearing superb strike of ST PIERRE-MARTINIQUE cds of despatch in black, very scarce TAMPICO French cds on reverse [Salles 1313] and Marseille [April 19] arrival cds alongside. Scarce cover, displays well.

✉ MARTINICA. 1869 (9 Abril). Sobre matasellado en la escala de PORT DE FRANCE. Circulada a FRANCIA con sello de 20 cts. azul (tarifa militar), mat. ancla y fechador COR. D. ARMEES/LIG. A PAQ. Nº 3 circulada a través del Paquebot ´Florida´. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ MARTINICA. 1873 (July 11). Entire letter to France at double rate bearing 1871-72 40c. orange on yellowish (2) and 1872-77 5c. green on blue green (two pairs) for 1 franc rate; all tied by MQE lozenge with St. Pierre cds below. Blue St. Nazaire entry mark on front (July 29) and adhesives further cancelled on arrival to prevent re-use. A fine entire. Scott 14,19.

✉ MARTINICA. 1875. BRITISH POST OFFICE. Envelope to New Orleans, United States bearing French General Colonies 25 cents blue (imperf pair) (Yvert 23) tied by MQE in dotted lozange with adjacent FORT DE FRANCE datestamp and boxed PD, charged ´4´ in manuscript and routed via the British Post Office with MARTINIQUE circular on reverse with NEW YORK/DUE 5 CTS applied on arrival in the U.S. Very fine item.

✉ MARTINICA. Ce. 13+17. 1876 (April 27). Cover to MARSEILLE franked by General Issue 1871-77 5. green on greenish (2) and 40c. orange tied by dotted MQE lozenge in black. MARTINIQUE-ST. PIERRE despatch cds at right and reverse with Marseille arrival cds (May 15). An attractive cover.

✉ MARTINICA. 1879. Envelope to FRANCE bearing French General Colonies Ceres 30 cents brown (Yvert 9) mixed with Type Sage 40 cents orange (Yvert 27) tied by MARTINIQUE ST. PIERRE double ring with octagonal French paquebot COL FR. PAG. FR. A. Nº 2 datestamp in red, sent by French steamer with Nantes arrival on reverse. Superb colourful mixed franking.

✉ MARTINICA. 1881 (July 27). Cover to LE HAVRE bearing General Issues 1878-80 Type Sage 10c. black on lilac and 15c. blue tied by double ring ST.PIERRE/MARTINIQUE cds in black and by CALAIS-PARIS TPO cds (Aug 17). Ceres 40,41.

✉ MARTINICA. 1894 (March 21). Registered-AR cover to PARIS franked by 1892 10c. black on lilac and 25c. black on rose pair tied by FORT DE FRANCE / CHARGEMENTS datestamps in blue. Framed ´R´ in red and ´AR´ in blue alongside. Rare. Signed Pothion. Ceres 35+38.

✉ MARTINICA. 1895 (May 30). Military Concession rate cover to PARIS franked by 1892 15c. blue tied by scarce MORNE-ROUGE / MARTINIQUE cds, repeated strike alongside at right and octagonal COR. D´ARMÉES / SAINT PIERRE undated cachet at right. Reverse with Commander´s cachet and signature alongside Saint Pierre and Paris cds´s. A fine and scarce cover. Ceres 36.

✉ MARTINICA. 1897. Registered envelope to Munich franked 1c., 2c. & 10c. ´Sage´; ´01c´ on 2c, together with imperf 10c., 15c., 20c. & 30c. postage dues surcharged ´05´ (red), ´05c´ & ´15c´ respectively. All tied by Saint Pierre date stamp.

✉ MARTINICA. 1770 (3 Octubre). FORT ROYAL a NANTES. Marca de entrada B/COLONNIES. Muy rara y más con esta excepcional estampación.

✉ MARTINICA. 1864. Stampless envelope to France cancelled by ST PIERRE MARTINIQUE double ring sent on the steamer CARAIBE with octagonal French paquebot MARTINIQUE FLORIDE datestamp on reverse (Salles 1323), taxed ´6´ on arrival with MARSEILLE backstamp. Fine item.

✉ MARTINICA. 1864. ST. PIERRE a FRANCIA. Fechador ST. PIERRE/MARTINIQUE y al dorso fechador del Paquebot FLORIDE/* (Salles 1311). MAGNIFICO Y RARO.

✉ MARTINICA. 1871. ST. PIERRE a FRANCIA. Circulada con sellos de Colonias de 10 cts. bistre y 20 cts. azul (2), fechador octogonal maritimo COL. FR. /PAQ. FR. A Nº 3 en rojo (Salles 1422).

✉ MARTINICA. 1874 (Sept 28). Double rate cover from ST. PIERRE to BORDEAUX bearing most unusual usage of French 1871-73 perforated issue 5c. green, 10c. bistre, 40c. vermilion and 80c. carmine all with perforations trimmed off to appear like French Colonial general issue; neatly tied by MQE lozenge of dots in black. St. Pierre cds at left and reverse with Bordeaux arrival (Oct 14) cds. A scarce and attractive usage.

✉ MARTINICA. 1875 (April 10). Entire letter to Marseille with General Issues 1872-77 5c. green and strip of three 15c. all tied by ´MQE´ lozenge. ´Martinique/St. Pierre´ cds at left in black and ´Ligne A/Paq.Fr.No.3´ cds on reverse. A delightful cover. Ceres 17,22.

✉ MARTINICA. Ce. 17. 1876 (June). Cover to FRANCE franked by unusual usage of General Issues Ceres 1872-77 5c. green on greenish-single, two pairs and a strip of five, all tied by MQE dotted lozenge in black. Reverse with LIGNE A Paquebot datestamp (June 11). A remarcable cover.

✉ MARTINICA. 1880 (March 5). Military cover to Vosges, France with blue octagonal cachet on reverse: ´Correspondance des Armees-Martinique´ franked by France 1878 15c blue tied by neat and repeated strikes of octagonal ´COR.D´ARM*LIG.D.PAQ.FR.No.3´ in black, Salles 1427. Arrival cds [March 24] on reverse of fine and scarce cover. Scott 92.

✉ MARTINICA. 1889. S. PIERRE a FRANCIA. Circulada con sellos de Colonias de 5 cts. (2) y 15 cts. fechador octogonal marítimo CORR. D´ARMEES/PAQ. FR. (E) (Salles 1569). Rarísimo este fechador fué usado solamente durante el año 1889.

✉ MARTINICA. 1895. Registered military mail envelope to France bearing 10 c black (Yvert 35) and 30 c brown (Yvert 39) tied by FORT DE FRANCE CHARGEMENTS double ring with handstruck boxed registered and military cachet, signed by the Commander with octagonal CORRES D´ARMEES FORT DE FRANCE and BREST arrival on reverse. Superb item of military mail.

✉ MARTINICA. 1896. Registered envelope to EGYPT bearing 05 on 30 cents brown (Yvert 12, fault), 15 on 25 cents black (Yvert 30b) with error ´1882´ for ´1892´ mixed with Groupe Type 40 cents orange (Yvert 40) tied by ST. PIERRE MARTINIQUE double ring with boxed registered and boxed handstruck A.R. with Ismalia arrival on reverse. Very rare stamp on cover.

✉ MAYOTTE. 1868. MAYOTTE a FRANCIA. Sobre enviado por un Militar Francés, al dorso manuscrito ´Present a Mayotte, le 14 Aout 1868, Le Capitaine Dugarié´. Franqueado con un sello de Aguilas de 20 cts. azul, mat. ROMBO DE PUNTOS y fechadores MAYOTTE ET DEP./MAYOTTE y octogonal CORR. D´ARMEE´S/MAYOTTE. RARISIMA.

✉ MARRUECOS. 1903. PARÍS a TÁNGER. 30 cts. lila, tasada a la llegada con sellos de 10 cents. s. 10 cts. castaño y 30 cts. s. 30 cts. rojo (2).

✉ MARRUECOS. 1896-1945. Lot of 15 covers and cards.

✉ MONACO. 1740-1778. 3 covers with ´MONACO´ manuscript mark.

✉ MONACO. 1777-1940. Lot of 9 covers with diverse frankings.

✉ MONACO. (1870 CA.). Sobre sin fechar circulado en MÓNACO. Marca de Franquicia SERVICE/DE S.A.S./MGR. LE PRINCE DE MONACO en azul.

✉ MONACO. 1876 (May 21). Folded entire letter to ´Le Capitaine du Port de Nice´ endorsed at top ´Service Sanitaire´ sent by the Lieutenant of the Port of Monaco, struck with fair ´Monaco-Principaute´ cds in black, reverse with blue Official cachet ´Principauté de Monaco - Marine´ and same day Nice arrival cds. A rare and interesting Official usage.

✉ MONACO. 1911 (Jan 10). Unpaid postcard mailed from Hamburg with framed ´T´ marking and cds in black; taxed on arrival in Monte Carlo with 1905-09 Postage Due 10c. brown and 15c. violet brown on straw tied by Monte Carlo cds. The 10c. brown is a very rare stamp correctly used. Scott J4,J5.

✉ NUEVA CALEDONIA. 1870 (December 16). Small envelope to PARIS with Eagles 5 c. pair (rare used in N. Caledonia) + 20 c. blue + 40 c. orange, all with margins in places, all tied (by indentation or to the cover) by mainly very fine Noumea dotted diamonds with fine matching boxed PD and fair to fine 2 ring NLLE CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA* cds alongside, but also unusually also having a fine handstruck ´4´ (decimes) arrival charge (for the extra Brindisi route charge) cancelled en route; presumably because the Marseille route had just become available again with the raising of the Siege of Paris? Very few covers have been recorded with the Eagle 5 c. value used in New Caledonia. Cert. I.F. BRUN.