385. Auktion

1862, Napoléon 80 c. rose carmine and 1871 Cérés 25 c. blue (2), fresh colours, tied by large dotted lozenge “5118” alongside cds. “YOKOHAMA Bau FRANCAIS 20 AVRIL 73” to mourning cover to Lyon, red entry mark “PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND A. MOD 22 JUIN 73” (Salles-Nr. 1895), reverse arrival cds., very fine and scarce 1,30 francs rate for the Brindisi route, signed Scheller

1871, Cérès 25 c. blue, two horizontal pairs of fresh colours, neatly tied by large dotted lozenge “5118” alongside cds. “YOKOHAMA Bau FRANCAIS 16 M(ARS) 74” to small cover to Paris, reverse arrival cds. “PARIS ETRANGER 1 MAI 74”, one adhesive with a pulled perf., the envelope´s back flap roughly opened, still very fine, signed Scheller. A scarce and lovely cover

25 c. blue, fresh colours, tied by large dotted lozenge “5104" SHANGHAI alongside red cds “PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND A. MOD 25 mai 72” (Salles-Nr. 1895) to printed matter together with its wrapper sent to Lyon, dated inside “Shanghai, 11 avril 1872”, no arrival, very fine. A lovely and most unusual usage via the Brindisi route

25 c. blue, bloc of four with horizontally lined background, tied by large dotted lozenge “5104” alongside cds. “SHANGHAI CHINE 28 NOV. 72” to folded lettersheet sent to a shipowner in Nantes, reverse transit and arrival cds. “NANTES 11 JANV. 73”, entire with light horizontal pressed crease barely affecting the lower pair, still very fine, signed Scheller. A scarce usage

1917, 35 on 35C. violet horizontal pair in mixed franking with Protectorate 5 C. green, horizontal pair and two single stamps as well as two single values 1917 architectural monuments 10C. red, tied by cds. “TRESOR ET POSTE KASBA TADLA 5 12 22” to decorative pre-printed registered cover to Warsaw, Poland, one value of the franking faulty, slight traces of transportation, otherwise good condition, a scarce destination

1872, Colonial Issue 25 c. blue imperforate, horizontal pair of fresh colours with good to large margins all around, neatly tied by small dotted lozenge “MQE” alongside cds. “MARTINIQUE St PIERRE 28 AOUT 75” to folded entire to Bordeaux, reverse transit and arrival cds., very fine, signed Jamet and Scheller, also another horizontal pair tied by small dotted lozenge “EPI” to small envelope with cds. “GUADELOUPE POINTE A PITRE 23 JANV. 75” alongside and transit cds., minor soiling otherwise very fine.signed Scheller

1821, "GUYANE FRANCAISE" in red on entire letter from Cayenne to Bordeaux with adjacent "COLONIES PAR BORDEAUX"

1921, St. Laurent du Maroni issue, Typographed from Woodblock Plate, 75 c. violet on buff paper, rouletted on two sides, with part of the Control cachet 'SOCIÉTÉ DES TRANSPORTS AERIENS GUYANAIS / ST. LAURENT DU MARONI' in red, tied by boxed “AVION” to small piece, a fine and very rare stamp, a.o. signed Scheller

1921, 75 c. on grey, used with oval cancel, small margins at right, otherwise fine, signed

1921, St. Laurent Du Maroni-Cayenne-Inini Route 75 c. on rose, fresh color, mostly good margins, just touched at upper right, otherwise fine, scarce, a.o. signed A. Brun and Kessler

Cayenne - St. Laurent: 1921, 75 c. on yellow, used with oval cancel, wide to large margins, water spot at top, otherwise fine, rare, signed

1937, International Exposition souvenir sheet 5 fr. lilac-rose, with handstamp “FRANCE LIBRE”, unused, very fine, scarce, signed Mayer

1734, "AR. DITALIE" on folded entire to Paris, tax "12" sous, fine and scarce mail from the Polish Succession War (1733-1735)

MISCALENEOUS ITEMS: 1855, entire letter from Naples, with blue octagonal French paquebot mark "D.SICILES S.E. MARSEILLE 29 AOUT 55" to Bergen, Norway, with frontside transit mark of Sandosund, taxed upon arrival with black handstamp "34" (skilling)^. Very scarce.

1819 (24 March), Alderney to Nantes, folded letter datelined “Auregny, le 24 Mars, 1819”, struck with choice “COLONIES PAR / CHERBOURG” two-line handstamp in black, some light wear, else a fine entire from a rare point of origin in the Channel Islands; with 2018 Roumet certificate.

1795 (January 3), folded letter from Cette, France, to Guernsey, via St. Malo, struck with small CETTE straight-line in black and ornate BM (Boite Mobile, rural movable box), endorsed “au soin Mr. La Dure” ("the care of Mr. La Dure"), forwarding agents of St. Malo, rated “18” in manuscript on front denoting the rate from Cette to St. Malo, notations on reverse adding the 1d St. Malo local delivery and 3p agent fee, for a total of 22 pence, somewhat heavy vertical filing fold, but an otherwise fine and uncommon example of this BM strike, and believed to be the latest recorded example of mail handled by this forwarding agent.

Note: This cover is illustrated and discussed in “Les Isles Normandes” of the Channel Islands Specialists' Society (March 2010, Vol. 29, No. 1, page 33).

1820 (July 20), folded entire from Jersey to San Sebastien, Spain, carried privately to Granville and despatched by an unidentified agent, struck with red “P 48 P / GRANVILLE” mileage mark, 10 (decimes) postage paid in manuscript on reverse, handstamped with framed “P.P.P.P.” denoting conveyance via Paris ("Port Payé Passe Paris") with postage paid to the Spanish border, thereupon struck with “4Rs” Spanish due mark in red, filing folds, else fine and scarce.

1870 (November 17), Gazette des Absents No. 8, folded letter to Jersey, carried via “le Général Ulrich”, franked with 1867 30c. brown, tied by Paris star cancel and postmarked with “Paris / Les Ternes” c.d.s., red framed “PD” struck in red, reverse with clear Jersey arrival backstamp (25 Nov), a few small pieces torn from back, light wrinkling, else fine.

1870 (23 November), folded letter from Albion Cottage, St. Helier, to Paris, franked with 20c. 1867 20c. blue, tied by neatly-struck Paris star cancel, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (18 Jul, 1871), remarkably fresh and fine considering its arduous journey and the delicate nature of this flimsy paper, smuggled into Paris during the 1870/71 Siege.

1870 (December 1), Gazette des Absents No. 12, folded letter to Jersey, carried on “le Denis Papin”, franked with 1867 30c. brown, tied by Paris “4" star cancel, corresponding “Paris / Rue d'Enghein” c.d.s., red framed “PD” struck on front, reverse with bold Jersey c.d.s. receiver (13 Dec), fresh and fine; with 2021 Roumet certificate.

1873 (July 25), Jersey / France / M.B. “Boite Mobile” datestamp, tying 25c Type Sage to Aubin correspondence cover to Jersey, choice free strike alongside, corner card of Gautier de Ste Croix of St. Malo & Granville, tear through back flap, a few light diagonal creases, else fine.

1778/1837, Mail from Jersey via Granville, trio of folded letters, comprising 1776 (April 4) folded letter to Nantes, with manuscript “18” (sous) due notation, struck with neat GRANVILLE straight-line, 1781 (July 10) letter to Caen, rated “6” (sous) in manuscript and handstamped with GRANVILLE straight-line, and 1837 (April 28) folded letter to Caen, rated “10” (decimes) in black and struck with fine two-line “GRANDE BRETAGNE / PAR GRANVILLE” handstamp, the first two examples with small flaws, the third very fresh, a desirable group.

1829 (May 11), folded letter from Jersey to Murcia, Spain, via Granville, posted as a French inland letter, struck with black “P48P / GRANVILLE”  and 19 May c.d.s. datestamp in black, reverse with manuscript “10” notation denoting payment of 10 (decimes) for the French rate to the Spanish border, handstamped with red double-framed “AV" ("Affranchisement Vérifié"), black “5” (reales) in manuscript Spanish due marking, a fine and remarkably fresh entire.

1846 (15 February), folded letter from St. Martin, Jersey, to the department of Eure, postmarked with “St. Sauveur S…” c.d.s. (18 Feb), bold “48 / Port Bail” two-line handstamp alongside, rated “5” (decimes) in manuscript, multiple partial c.d.s. transit backstamps, fine; with 2018 Roumet certificate.

1855 (January), Jersey to Falaise, disallowed prepayment of French postage, cover franked with two 1854 20c blue (Type I), one with good to large margins all around, the other into design at foot, cancelled with “1441” dotted lozenge of the Granville boite mobile, red “Iles C / Granville” c.d.s. at left, further struck with red boxed “PD”, prepayment of French postage on mail from Jersey via Granville being contrary to regulations, the stamps and “PD” mark were crossed-out in pen, with manuscript notation “timbres poste insuffisante” written at top and “7” due marking written on front, reverse with Caen and Falaise (27 Jan) c.d.s. backstamps, some edge creasing and spots of light staining, but a scarce usage; with 2015 Roumet certificate.

1857, Vannes to Jersey, folded letter via St. Malo, franked with 1854 20c blue (Type I), good to large margins all around, tied by 3484 dotted lozenge cancel, postmarked with corresponding Vannes c.d.s. (25 Mar), underpaid and noted in red manuscript “timbre insuffisant” and struck with boxed “Affranchisement / Insuffisant” and circular “MORE TO PAY” handstamps, the “6” (decimes) in manuscript indicating the amount due, endorsed “via St. Malo”, reverse with Nantes A Paris (25 Mar), Paris A Calais (26 Mar), London (27 Mar) and Jersey (28 Mar) backstamps, a most attractive and very fine cover; with 2015 Roumet certificate.

1870 (September 15), 3rd Army cover to Livarot, forwarded to Jersey, struck with fine “K.PR. ARMEE-POST-AMT / 3. / ARMEE / 15 9) c.d.s., reverse with intaglio handstamped seal of the 3rd Army, redirected to St. Helier, manuscript ”6" tax mark and “FR / 1F50c” accountancy handstamp, reverse with Livarnot (28 Sep) and Jersey c.d.s. arrival backstamp (1 Oct), with interesting contents in French, the sender noting “I have come to learn, and you will guess with what enthusiasm, that the Prussian post will not see that mail is delivered unless it is sent unsealed,” a fine and unusual entire; with 2019 Roumet certificate.

1870 (September 28), Ballon Monté “Les Etats Unis” to Jersey, folded letter franked with three 10c 1867 bistre, tied by “2” Paris Star cancel and postmarked with Paris / Rue St. Lazaire c.d.s., endorsed “via London” and struck on reverse with clear Jersey c.d.s. arrival backstamp (4 Oct), filing folds including through two adhesives, some wrinkling typical of this flimsy paper, else fine and scarce; with 2021 Roumet certificate.

1870 (October 18), Paris to Luc sur Mer, redirected to Jersey, carried via “le Lafeyette”, postal card franked with 1867 10c. bistre, cancelled with Paris “15” star, “Paris / Rue Bonaparte” c.d.s. alongside, struck with partial boxed red “Affranchissement Insuffisant” with manuscript “5” tax mark alongside, reverse with “Luc de Mer” (22 Oct) and Jersey (25 Oct) backstamps, tear from upper left margin, creased in places including adhesive, but a scarce forwarded ballon monté cover to Jersey; signed Calves, with 2022 Roumet certificate.

1870, two letters from St. Helier, and Beaumont, Jersey, to Paris, from the Barre correspondence of Lucie to brother Albert, one datelined St. Peters Valley, Beaumont, October 21, 1870, franked with Great Britain 1865 3p. rose and cancelled with same-day Jersey 409 duplex, red “PD” below and London split-ring backstamp (24 Oct), the second datelined St. Helier, November 7, 1870, carried privately to France and franked with 1867 20c. light blue, cancelled at Lille (22 Jan), both bright and fresh, a scarce duo of covers smuggled into Paris during the siege.

1870 (November 9), Gazette des Absents No. 6, folded letter to Jersey, carried on “le Daguerre”, franked with 1867 30c. brown, tied by Paris “22” star cancel, “Paris / Rue Taitbout” c.d.s. alongside, faint framed “PD” handstamp in red, reverse with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (6 Dec), fresh and fine; with 2021 Roumet certificate.

1870 (November 21), Gazette des Absents No. 9, folded letter to Jersey, carried via “le Ville d'Orleans”, franked with 1867 30c. brown, tied by Paris “34” star cancel, corresponding “Paris / Avenue Josephine” c.d.s., red framed “PD” struck alongside, reverse with Jersey c.d.s. arrival backstamp (13 Dec), tear to reverse, else a fine and scarce ballon monté letter; with 2023 Roumet certificate.

1870 (December 1), Ballon Monté “Le Jules Favre No. 2", to Jersey, Gazette des Absents No. 12, affixed with 1867 30c. brown, tied by “2” star cancel and postmarked with Paris “Rue St. Lazare” c.d.s., with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (13 Dec), filing folds and some small flaws, but a rare Ballon Monté to the Channel Islands; signed Calves, with 2023 Roumet certificate.

1870 (December 8), folded letter to Jersey, carried via “Le Général Renault”, franked with 1870 10c. bistre and 20c. blue, tied by Paris “3” star cancel, “Paris / Place de la Madeleine” c.d.s. alongside, endorsed “Ballon monte” in manuscript at upper left, reverse with neatly-struck Jersey c.d.s. arrival backstamp (13 Dec), from the well-known Hardon correspondence with content of historical interest, a very fine letter, fresh and most attractive; with 2022 Roumet certificate.

1870 (December 10), Gazette des Absents #16 to Jersey, carried on “Le Parmentier”, franked with 1867 30c. brown, tied by Paris “35” star, corresponding “Paris / Ministere de Finances” c.d.s., endorsed “Angleterre” and struck on reverse with “Paris a Calais” transit (30 Dec) and  Jersey arrival duplex (1 Jan), a fresh and fine entire with choice strikes; with 2021 Roumet certificate.

1870 (December 15), folded letter from Paris to Jersey, carried via “Le Parmentier”, franked with 1867 30c. brown, tied by Paris star cancel and postmarked “Paris / Rue St. Lazaire” , red boxed “PD”, reverse with Jersey arrival duplex (1 Jan, 1871), light wrinkles, else fine and scarce; signed Calves with 2006 Brun & Fils certificate.