Auction Stamps and Covers of the World - Sesión I
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Tuesday, July 9th 2024
Session I - 2 pm | Lots 1 - 1304
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Session II - 2 pm | Lots 1305 - 1953
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Lot 771
✉ GUAYANA FRANCESA. 1841 (May 10). Entire letter from Cayenne to France with straight line ´Guyane Francaise´ in black and superb strike of private ´P.P.´ cachet in black: a locally made handstamp and believed unique. Red Marseille entry mark (July 13) and manuscript ´4 decimes´ due only (as paid as far as the Port). Extraordinary and rare entire. Unique know.
Lot 772
✉ GUAYANA FRANCESA. 1848. CAYENNE a BORDEAUX. Franqueo pagado en origen estampando la marca P.D. en anverso y reverso. Al dorso manuscrito ´Affranchie conforme... a L´Ordenance Royale du 24 avril 1831, Cayenne le 14 Janvier 1848, Le Chef du Bureau Central a L´interieur´ y firma. Pieza excepcional, SOLO DOS CONOCIDAS.
Lot 784
✉ INDIA FRANCESA. 1908. MAHE a PARÍS. Carta certificada, precioso franqueo, al dorso llegada.
Lot 785
✉ INDIA FRANCESA. Yv. 230A, 230B, 230H, 230K. 1942. Sobre circulado con sellos habilitados FRANCE TOUJOURS. MUY RAROS.
Lot 788
✉ INDOCHINA FRANCESA. 1907. Incoming mail. Unstamped picture postcard from Bac-Ninh Tonkin routed via Hai-Phong addressed to the 3rd Battalion French West Africa Dakar Senegal with TAX handstamp and ´0,10´ in manuscript with Senegal postage due 10 cent brown lilac (Yvert 4) applied and tied by DAKAR SENEGAL double ring on arrival.
Lot 792
✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1866. CAIRO (Egipto) a LYON. 10 cts. bistre (4) mat. rombo 5119 y fechador LE CAIRE/BAU FRANÇAIS.
Lot 798
✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1872. SMYRNA a MARSELLA. 80 cts. rosa, mat. ANCLA y fechador octogonal SMYRNE/PAQ. FR. X Nº 3 el 25 Dic. corregido al 27 Dic. (Salles 911). MUY RARO, especialmente raro usado entre 1871-72 (salles 31 puntos). Sobre con el texto completo pero que le falta una solapa del dorso.
Lot 817
✉ MARTINICA. Ce. 51. 1883 (June 23). Cover to ST. NAZAIRE at Military Concession rate, franked by 1881 Dubois 15c. blue tied by SAINT PIERRE-MARTINIQUE cds with repeated strike above; fine CORR. D´ARMEES-ST. PIE.RRE M. E. datestamp in black. Red octagonal COL. FR. PAQ. FR. B.No. 1 datestamp also on front (June 26). Reverse with Military cachet in blue and arrival vds. A scarce cover.
Lot 818
✉ MARTINICA. 1883 (Dec 10). Cover at Military Concession rate to ST. NAZAIRE franked by 1881 Dubois 15c. blue tied by SAINT-PIERRE cds, superb strikes of octagonal CORR. D´ARMEES / SAINT-PIERRE and Paquebot COL. FR. / LIG A. PAQ. FR. No. 1 in black alongside (Dec 11). Reverse with red Military cachet and counter-signature of Commanding Officer and St. Nazaire arrival (Dec 24). A scarce and attractive cover.
Lot 821
✉ MARTINICA. Ce. 36. 1893 (Dec 14). ´Correspondence Militarire´ endorsed cover, re-addressed on arrival in Lisbon (Jan 2, 1894), franked by 1893 15c. blue tied by scarce MORNE-ROUGE / MARTINIQUE datestamp and paying the Military Concession rate. Octagonal COR. D´ARMEES / SAINTE-PIERRE in black below of same date. Reverse with Military cachet in blue and arrival cds. A very rare cover.
Lot 824
✉ MARTINICA. 1901. Postcard with Shorthand illustrations and also written in Shorthand, mailed to France franked by 1892-1906 2c. brown on buff in a horizontal strip of five tied by St. Pierre cds´s. Octagonal Paquebot ´Colon A Bordeaux´ (Oct 6) alongside. Very rare used in Martinique. Scott 34.
Lot 825
* MONG-TZEU. Yv. 1/16. SERIE COMPLETA. 16 valores. 40 c. falso Fournier, 4 c. y 1 Fr. leves defectos. Cat. 2.225€.
Lot 829
✉ NUEVA CALEDONIA. Ce. 29. 1892 (Sept 15). Cover to PARIS franked by diagonally overprinted Dubois 25c.black on rose tied by LA FOA cds in blue, superb circular French Paquebot LIGNE T-PAQ. FR. No. 4 datestamp in red (Sept 24) alongside adhesive. Noumea cds on reverse with arrival. Scarce issue on letter.
Lot 830
✉ NUEVA CALEDONIA. 1892 (Dec 21). Cover to PARIS carried at Military Concession rate bearing diagonally surcharged 1892 Dubois 15c. blue tied by NOUMEA cds in black with repeated strike over ´Service de Santé´ cachet at left. Circular CORR. D´ARMEES / PAQ. FR. T. No. 3. Paquebot datestamp in red at left. A fine and very scarce franking. Ceres 26.
Lot 835
° OBOCK. Yv. 63. 25 f. sepia y azul. Cat. 1.100€.