366. Auktion März 2018

UNDERCOVER MAIL: 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

MILITARY MAIL: 1870, 10.8., telegram formular, franked with perforated issue 1 fr. orange, from Paris headquarters to the commander of "8e batterie 10e artillerie - camp Chalons" inquiring on the whereabouts of units; an interesting and rare document

2 covers from Dübendorf March 3 resp. March 11, 1871 to France, the first one still without postage free label, instead with straight line "Franco"; in the small camp of Dübendorf the labels were not available in early March

"K:PR.FELD-POST-AMT 10. ARMEE CPS. 27/2" on sealed letter containing 100 Thaler to Nordheim; a rare money letter

10.9.1870, Fieldpostcard endorsed "Belagerungs-Corps vor Straßburg" to Prussia; a scarce and interesting document of the siege of Straßburg

'LAISSEZ-PASSER." dated "Paris le 17 février 1871" for a French worker and his family; at bottom checkpoint handstamp "ETAPPEN-KOMMANDO ZU VITRY S/S"

"LAISSEZ-PASSER" for an English lady retourning to London, dated "Paris le 3 février 1871", little unfresh

"VERSAILLES AUSWECHSLUNGS STELLE", blue boxed marking on reverse of opened-out envelope, franked with Siège 20 c. from "PARIS SENAT 18 FEVR. 71" to Switzerland, charged in red crayon

"VERSAILLES AUSWECHSLUNGS STELLE", blue marking on reverse of envelope with Siège 20 c. from "PARIS MONTAIGNE 12 FEVR. 71" to London, charged with "4 d."; a scarce cover to abroad

"TAXE ALLEMANDE", straight line of entire letter from "PARIS 21 FEVR. 71" to Abbeville with tax mark "20", stamp with faults

RED CROSS: "SOCIÉTÉ DE SECOURS AUX BLESSÉS MILITAIRES DES ARMÉES DE TERRE ET DE MER / COMITÉ AUXILIAIRE DE STRASBOURG", red seal on red cross card to Dijon, fine and scarce

"AGENCE INTERNATIONALE BÂLE", oval marking in red and greenish-blue "CENTRAL NACHWEISE BUREAU BERLIN" on small envelope to Königsberg, fine and scarce

Swiss POW label, just tied by clear cds. "THUN 29 III 71" to small envelope to the French embassy at Bern with arrival mark of the same day, fine and scarce, certificate Moser-Räz (1958)

Swiss label, just tied by clear cds. "ZÜRICH 4 III 71" on small envelope to France with several transit marks, fine, certificate Kimmel (1997)

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)

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

1930, Airmail 1,50 fr. with empty space at left, both perforated "EIPA30" (inverted), unmounted mint, empty space little toned

1933, Briand 30c., three colour proofs on different color, in addition two blocks of four with printing date, fine

1952, Meeting of the Council of Europe 30 fr., épreuve de d'artiste in black with engraver signature, fine

1952, Meeting of the Council of Europe 30 fr., épreuve de d'artiste in black with engraver signature, fine

1952, Meeting of the Council of Europe 30 fr., épreuve de d'artiste in black, spot at left, otherwise fine

1952, Meeting of the Council of Europe 30 fr., twp épreuve de colour in red and depp blue, fine

1952, Meeting of the Council of Europe 30 fr., épreuve de luxe in green, fine

1956, Europa, artist drawing on card board, with 1956 stamp issue applied and tied by special cds. "PARIS 15 SEPTEMBRE 1956", signed

1956, Europe 15fr. black, "Epreuve de Composition", without gum, rare, fine

1956, Europe 15fr. black, "Epreuve de Composition", without gum, fine

1956, Europe 15fr., Epreuve d'Artiste in 20 different colours, mostly signed, mostly fine

1956, Europe 15fr., two different color proofs as blocks of four from the upper left sheet margin, two perforated stamps in different colors and 30f. in blue, mint never hinged, one block of four small crease in outer margin, fine

1956, Europa 15f. tied by special cds. "FETES DE LA VIGNE DIJON 15 16 SEP 56" to illustrated FDC, fine

1956, Europa 3f. rose/brown carmine (instead of blue) together with Luxembourg 3f. blue (instead of light-brownish red) as epreuve d'artiste collective, a very rare and attractive item

1956, Europe 30fr., Epreuve d'Artiste in 12 different colours on sunken cards, mostly signed, mostly fine

1956, Europe 15+30fr. as special souvenir sheet, stamps mint never hinged, tiny adherence in the bottom margin, very rare with only 22 printed, fine

1956, Europe 15+30f. special souvenir sheet with additional franking with cds. "CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE 10-1 1957" on registered cover to Strasbourg with arrival mark, fine. With only 22 printed in total and to our knowledge the only known copy on cover, a great rarity of France and EUROPA topic, certificate Feldman

1957-58, 20-35f. épreuves collectives, the latter twice, fine

1957, Europe 20-35fr., Epreuve d'Artiste in 12 different colours or design stages on sunken cards, some signed, fine

1957, Europe 20f. as complete imperforated sheet of green color proofs, the last row bi-colored, the others one color, mint never hinged, fine