365 / September 2017

GÉNÉRAL CAMBRONNE: Letterfront with upper backflap franked with Siège 20 c., tied by star cancel with adjacent "PARIS R. ST. HONORÉ 27 JANV." to Grenoble with transit mark of Lyon and arrival mark of February 4; the stamp was affixed somewhat around the edge of the cover; a nice item from the last flight, sign. Calves

"LA POSTE PAR PIGEONS VOYAGEURS... NOTICE SUR LE VOYAGE DU BALLON LE NIEPCE" by Dagron, original booklet with 24 pages, some age wear, also original photo of a balloon before the start (1870?)

BOULES DE MOULINS: Envelope with letter (not quite complete and therefore undated) franked with Lauré 80 c. and 20 c., tied by GC "1769" with adjacent "LE HAVRE 31 DEC. 70" and part of railroad transit mark on reverse; the envelope with small faults at top (here backed), otherwise very fine; certificate RPS (2006) states "Probably from the 1910 finds"

Entire letter franked with Lauré 80 c. and 20 c., tied by GC "1769" with adjacent clear "LE HAVRE 1 JANV. (71)", very fine, certificate Behr (2014)

Envelope with original letter dated "Hanwell (Great Britain) 31 December 1870", the envelope franked with 5 copies Lauré 20 c. tied by GC "2565" with adjacent "MOULINS-S-ALLIER 6 JANV. 71", usual small faults, very fine, certificate Roumet (2015)

Entire letter franked with 5 copies Lauré 20 c., all affixed around the edges of the cover, tied by indistinct PC, to Paris with transit mark of Dieppe of January 28, addressed to a brigadier at St. Denis; an attractive and scarce letter, certificate Behr (2015)

Envelope on flimsy paper (one side flap missing) franked with 5 copies Lauré 20 c., tied by GC "3941" with adjacent "THIVIERS 7 JANV. 71" an adjacent circle "M"; one stamp corner fault and one affixed around the edge of the cover, still fine and attractive

Entire letter with Bordeaux 20 c. type I, partly touched and applied with tear, and 80 c. rose with clear to large margins, tied by GC "364" with adjacent "AVRANCHES 3 JANV.", fine and scarce, sign. Roumet and Calves, certificate Behr (2014) Provenance: S. Walske

Bordeaux 20 c. in horizontal strip of 5, partly cut into, tied by GC "532" of Bordeaux to entire letter on flimsy paper, fine and scarce, sign. Calves and certificate Behr (2015)

Entire letter franked with Bordeaux 20 c., type II, report I, horizontal strip of 5, partly touched, tied by GC "1002" with adjacent "CHERBOURG 4 JANV. (71)" with transit mark "CHERBOURG A PARIS" and 2 faint arrival marks of Paris of December 10, 1875 (here the letter was re-directed), also privat notation of dispatch and receiving date (the later one in error 1874); a rare letter from the "Repêchage Vimpelles", certificate Behr

Small collection of 8 entires, two with complete franking, the other ones with stamps fallen off (one partly)

ENTRÉES TENTATIVES: Made up small collection of 8 letters, mostly franked, incl. one from Switzerland all with extensive descriptions

Entire letter dated "Annonay le 14 Septembre 1870" with envelope addressed to a prisoner of war and outer envelope with cds. "NEUFCHÂTEAU 12 OCT. 70" to the same person c/o Gare du Nord at Bruxelles with arrival marks; a scarce ensemble

Entire letter dated "St. Helier .. 16 novembre 1870", addressed to "Albert Barre graveur général" at Paris, written by his son, franked with Lauré 20 c. cancelled by star cancel of General PO, endorsed on upper left "remettre cinq francs au porteur"; a fine and interesting letter

1872/75, Ceres with large numerals: Error of colour 15 c. brown on rose in horizontal pair with normal stamp, unused without gum; the normal stamp with thinning at left, otherwise fine; a rare ensemble, certificates Ceres and Gautre (both 2002) (Yvert 55c)

80 c. rose with pair 25 c. blue, tied by GC to cover from "BOLOGNE 15 AOUT 73", "via Brindisi" to a British major at Aden with arrival mark "ADEN STEAMER POINT AU 23 73", small faults, a scarce destination

1929, Jeanne d'Arc 50 c., essay in block format on ungummed carton paper, signed Scheller

1929, Philatelic Exhibition Le Havre 2 fr., used, Short tooth at left, otherwise fine

1930, air mail 1,50 fr. lilac red, progressive die proof (3rd state) in issued colour

50 fr. from the sheet corner with printing date, unmounted mint, very fine

50 fr., ounmounted mint, very fine

1936, air mail 50 fr., block of 4 from the sheet corner with printing date, mint never hinged, upper left stamp one perf brown, otherwise fine

1944, Provisional Gouvernment, unissued Marianne 50 c. violet imperforated with "50c." inverted in pair with normal stamp, unmounted mint

2005, Valentine's day 0,50€ and 0,75€ autoadhesives, special printing for the house of Chanel in sheets of 56 instaed of the later printed sheets of 30; very rare in complete sheets (Maury for strips of 7 = 28.000,- €)

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 1850/60 (ca.), 4 unused pictorial envelopes of T. Maurisset, published by D'Aubert & Cie.

"ALPHEE 23 AVRIL 62" in blue on entire letter from Constantinople to Marseille, franked with Napoléon 10 c. and 40 c., both partly cut into, with blue ancre, still fine

"DUPLEIX *" without dates in centre, clear strike on entire letter from Taganrog 1863 to Malta, showing on reverse "VATICAN 3 FEVR. 63" and Malta arrival mark of February 4, 1863; a fine and very rare letter, most likely unique combination

"GANGE 8 OCT. 57" on Napoléon 10 c. and 40 c. on letter from Constantinople to Lyon with adjacent boxed "PAQUEBOT DE LA MEDITERRANEE", sign. Calves

"GANGE 11 NOV. 57" on lettersheet franked with Napoléon 10 c. and 40 c., each with central "PD", from Constantinople to Paris with adjacent boxed "PAQUEBOT DE LA MEDITERRANEE"; very scarce entire

"LA BOURDONNAIS 27 MARS 62" on small envelope franked with Napoléon perforated 10 c. (scissors' cut at top) and 40 c., tied by ancre, to Marseille, fine and scarce

"PHASE 14 FEVR. 63" on Napoléon perforated 10 c. and 40 c. (slightly oxidized) on lettersheet to Constantinople, fine and scarce, sign. Roumet

"SINAI 2 JUIN" (1857), fine strike on Napoléon 10 c. and 40 c., partly slightly touched, on lettersheet with additional strike alongside and red boxed "PAQUEBOT DE LA MEDITERANEE" to Marseille

"VILLE-DE-BORDEAUX 15 JUIL 57" on entire letter franked with Napoléon 10 c. and 40 c. in vertical pair (lower stamp with crease), all cancelled by boxed "P.P.", from Constantinople to Lyon with adjacent red "PAQUEBOT DE LA MEDITERRANEE"; a very rare letter, sign. Lamy

MARITIME MAIL: Most interesting file with plenty of material, incl. original items like project of the convention between the Messagères Nationales and Austrian Lloyd (1852)

SHANGHAI: "5104", GC on Napoléon perforated 10 c., 20 c. and 40 c. on entire letter with adjacent "SHANG-HAI 5 AOUT 65" to Lyon with transit and arrival marks, very fine

5 c. green, 2 copies with 40 c. orange, tied by diamond of dots to small mourning envelope with adjacent "St. PAUL 17 AOUT 66" to France, fine and scarce entire