375th Auction

1853, Napoleon 80c. rose and 1862 10c. brown, fresh colours and good margins and perfs, respectively, tied by "5080" gros chiffre of the French PO in Alexandrie with cds. "ALEXANDRIE 24 JUIL. 63 EGYPTE" alongside to folded letter to Basel, Switzerland, forwarded to Zug, light fold through the stamps but an interesting and attractive franking

1853, Napoleon 80c. carmine-rose and 1862 40c. orange tied by "1769" gros chiffres to folded lettersheet endorsed "par Steamer Shannon" via London and Panama to Lima, imperforated stamp slightly touched, otherwise fine and attractive entire

1 fr. carmine, two singles and 10c. brown single, horizontal pair and strip of three tied by losange "DS2" to front and reverse of double-weight folded letter via Liverpool to New York, stamps touched, 1fr. one single close to good margins, light almost invisible filing fold through stamps, despite imperfections and attractive and rare entire, signed Calves and Roumet with certificate (2001)

1 fr. carmine foncé, fresh colour and close to wide margins, used, a fine copy of this scarce stamp, signed A. Brun a.o. and certificate Calves (1999)

1858, letter written to the French Minister of Post with interesting content concerning an invention for perforating stamps, in addition a cover franked with Napoleon 20c. blue with Susse perforation

1862, Napoleon 1c. green-olive on bluish, horizontal strip of three tied by cds. "POITIERS 27 JUL" to complete printed matter under wrapper, minor ageing, otherwise fine and attractive, certificate Roumet (2019)

1862, Napoleon 10c. brown horizontal strip of four and single 80c. carmine tied by light "dotted ancre" to folded lettersheet from Havana, Cuba to Mexiko, reverse with clear strike of cds. " LIGNE B / PAQ. FR. No. 1 6 AOUT 67" (Salles fig. 1431), carried on the Paquebot 'Panama' which arrived at Vera Cruz on August 13th., there charged "4" (reales), an attractive and scarce usage

1862, Napoleon 20c. blue and 80c. deep-carmine tied by "dotted ancre" to folded letter with cds. "CARMEL * 7 NOV 63"  (Salles fig. 764) alongside to Constantinople, fine, signed Sorani

1862, Napoleon 20c. blue and 80c. carmine-rose tied by "532" gros chiffres to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. "BORDEAUX 15 FEVR 66" via London and Panama to Valparaiso, fine and attractive entire

1862, Napoleon 80c. carmine-rose 40c. orange tied by "1769" gros chiffres to folded lettersheet via London and Panama to Lima, fine and attractive entire

"2" respectively "ADMON DE CAMBIO BARCELONA 60 0" on two folded letters of the first and second weight rate respectively, from Marseille to Barcelona, franked with Napoleon perf. 40 c. orange and Cérès 1872 80 c. rose, a fine and interesting duo

1862, Napoleon 80c. carmine-rose tied by "720" gros chiffre to mourning cover with adjacent cds. "CANNES 19 AVRIL 67" and boxed "APRES LE DÈPART" via Marseille, Bombay and Agra to Punjab, a very fine and attractive entire with scarce destination

1862, Napoleon 80c. carmine-rose, two singles tied by "720" gros chiffre to double-weight mourning cover with adjacent cds. "CANNES 17 AVRIL 67" via Marseille, Bombay and Agra to Punjab, some transportation wear, otherwise fine and attractive entire with scarce destination

Napoleon 80c. rose horizontal strip of three and single tied by "1769" gros chiffres to folded lettersheet endorsed "By Steamer City of Manchester of Liverpool", stamps cut, but scarce rate 

1862, Napoleon Laurée 20c. blue, four singles and 80c. carmine-rose tied by Étoile "11" so small envelope with contents to New York, few blunted perfs, otherwise a fine and attractive cover

1862, Napoleon Laurée 30c. brown, single and horizontal pair, and 80c. three singles and pair tied by Étoile to front and reverse of value declared cover endorsed "Deux Mille-Francs" with red "CHARGE" alongside to Marseille, reverse with manuscript "absent..." but delivered, a fine and unusual franking

1868, Napoleon Laurée 80c. carmine-rose tied by "dotted ancre" to folded letter dated "Buenos Ayres 29 Novembre 1870" endorsed "par Sind" to France with adjacent octogonal "BUENOS-AYRES 30 NOV 70" alongside, fine

1c. olive, five singles with fresh colours, touched to large margins, with additional franking tied by Étoile to folded letter with adjacent cds. "ROUBAIX 23 SEPT 71" to Tourcoing, vertical fold through two adhesives, otherwise a fine and attractive entire

1c. olive and 4c. grey with close to good margins, with additional franking tied by "186" gros chiffres to folded letter to Aubenas with arrival mark, very trivial ageing, otherwise a fine and attractive three-colour franking

1870, Bordeaux 2 c. brown, fresh colour tied by "typo des journaux" to part of Newspaper "L'INDICATEUR", some minor ageing, otherwise fine

5c. green, fresh colour and good margins all around with additional franking tied by "1708" gros chiffres with adjacent cds. "GRAULHET 2 OCT 71" alongside to folded letter to Bordeaux, fine, certificate Roumet (2019)

5c. green, fresh colour and good margins all around with additional franking tied by gros chiffres with cds. alongside to folded letter to Blidab, Algeria, fine, signed Scheller and Calves

5c. green, fresh colour and good margins all around with additional franking tied by "3043" gros chiffres with adjacent cds. "Le Puy-en-Velay 29 SEPT 71" alongside to folded letter to Marseille, fine, signed Calves a.o.

20c. blue, type I, fresh colour and good to wide margins tied by "2360" gros chiffre with adjacent cds. "MILLAU 27.." to folded letter to Lyon, a fine and attractive entire 

30c. brown, fresh colour and mostly wide margins and Napoleon Laurée 40c. orange tied by "3982" gros chiffre with adjacent cds. "TOULOUSE 30 DEC 72" to folded letter to Landes, fine

30c. brown, fresh colour and good margins all around tied by "2240" gros chiffre with adjacent cds. "MARSEILLE 4 JANV 72" to Langnau, Switzerland, a fine entire

40c. orange, close to wide margins and Napoleon Laurée 80c. carmine tied by "1769" gros chiffre with adjacent cds. "LE HAVRE 5 JANV 72" to folded letter endorsed "pr Holsatia" to New-Orleans with manuscript mark "Due 10" and red "NEW YORK PAID ALL" and black "N.Y. STEAMSHIP 10", 80c. small imperfections, partly backed with thin tile, an attractive entire

80c. rose, fresh colour and wide margins all around tied by "532" gros chiffre and adjacent cds. "BORDEAUX 22 AVRL 72" to folded lettersheet to Buenos Ayres, a fine and scarce entire 

VILLE DE CHÂTEAUDUN: 'Gazette des Absents no. 4' with long text, franked with Napoleon Laurée 30 c. brown, tied by Étoile "25" with adjacent cds. of November 5 to London with arrival mark "LONDON PAID 9 NOV 70", stamp with faults, otherwise fine

ARCHIMÈDE: 'Gazette des Absents no. 9' with long text, franked with Napoleon Laurée 20 c. blue, tied by Étoile "25" with adjacent cds. of November 19 to Sully sur Loire with transit and arrival marks (November 25 resp. 26)

Ballon monté: Entire letter, dated 16.12.70, franked with Napoleon lauré 80 c., tied by star cancel, to Montevideo, Uruguay without arrival mark; a fine letter with very scarce destination  

1870/71, "Gazette des Absents", series of four illustrated supplements on tissue paper, including "Petit plan de Paris" and three pieces "Gravures en noire", 

1870, Boules de Moulins: Napoléon 80 c. carmine and Bordeaux 20 c. blue tied by "1828" gros chiffre to folded letter to Paris with cds. "ISIGNY 5 JANV 71" alongside,  20 c. with cut at top, otherwise fine

1871, Ceres 15c. brown and two singles 25c. blue tied by Étoile "22" with adjacent cds. "PARIS B. TAITBOUT 4 DEC" to small envelope to New York, the accompanying letter writes about the loss of the "Ville du Havre", fine

1871, Ceres 25c. blue tied by illegible "532" gros chiffres to envelope written on board a vessel of the Pacific Ocean Naval Station addressed to the Majorité Générale in Toulon. The cover endorsed "voie anglaise magellan" thus the reduced military tariff was not valid, thus taxed with "95" upon arrival, a very interesting and scarce combination, certificate Roumet (2019)

1871, Ceres 25c. blue tied by illegible "25" gros chiffres with adjacent cds. ​"PARIS 20 NOV" to envelope addressed to a Deputy Commissioner of the Navy on board of the "La Dives" stationed in Reunion, adhesives and envelope some imperfections, a scarce cover showing the reduced military rate, signed Jeand-Francois Brun and certificate Roumet (2019)