362 / März 2016

1882, "Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company", four line shipping company cachet, clear on envelope from Shanghai (dated 10.10), carried by the Steamer "Bokhara" to Bombay, original letter and printed opium price list enclosed, fine

1881, "PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVY COMPANY", clear strike on envelope from Shanghai to Bombay, original letter enclosed, fine

1881, "Shipped at Shanghai", boxed marking on reverse of folded letter with printed opium price list from Shanghai (dated 8.4.), carried by Steamer "Tibet" to Bombay, inside , small part of upper corner of cover missing, otherwise fine

1882, "per Steamer Zambesi", clear strike on envelope from Shanghai to India, original letter enclosed

1863, France 1853, Napoléon 80 c. carmine, horizontal pair, tied by anchor cancel to folded cover with adjacent agency cancel "CUBA 20.OCT.63" and ship cancel "LOUISIANE 20.OCT.63" to Bordeaux with arrival mark, pair with small cut at left and at top and part of address erased, otherwise fine

1817, folded entire letter from St. Croix (dated 20.11.) with handwritten endorsement "Refused to be taken on board the Osborne packet 20th....1818 and forwarded by Brig Dolphin the day following" and boxed "PORTSMOUTH SHIP LETTER" and "1/2"  to Aberdeen with arrival mark of  6.3.18, fine

1911, Sphinx 2 p. orange-brown, horizontal strip of three tied by cds. "CAIRE-DOUANE COLIS DRAWBECK 14.IV.11" to complete parcel card with fancy ship cancel "TRIEST 8 M 19.IV.11" to Budapest with arrival mark, vertical fold not affecting stamps, otherwise fine

1787, folded entire letter from Guernsey (dated 22.6.) with straight line "PAIMPOL" (blind stroke) and revised handwritten tax "7" to Nantes, fine

1793/1801, "Ministére de la Marine et de Colonies", 4 different covers with Franchise-marks including pre-printed cover "Bureau Du Recrutement" with red "AFFRANCHI PAR ETAT", fine

1835, "A ARMÉE EXPÉD.re D'AFRIQUE", three line handstamp on folded letter from Algier (dated 6.6.) via "TOULON-SUR-MER 9.JUN." with red "Purifié à Toulon" and disinfection slit to Paris with arrival mark, fine

1838, folded letter from Switzerland with clear  "HORGE 12.AVRIL.", handstamp "P.P." and boxed "SUISSE PAR BELFORT" via Forwarded Agent Delaroche, Delleserte and Co., Le Havre, with clear "BUREAU MARITIME (HAVRE) 16.AVRIL." via New York to Philadelphia, fine

1839, "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE", boxed in black on folded letter with cds. "ALEXANDRIE (ÉGYPTE) 7.FEVR.1839" (dated Aleppo 12.1.) via Malta with adjacent "PURIFE LAZARET MALTE" and two disinfection slits to Lyon with arrival mark, fine

1843/1862, "LE HAVRE BATEAU A VAPEUR", clear strike on folded letter1843 without stamp and clear on folded cover 1859 with Napoléon 20 c. cancelled PC "578" plus Napoléon 20 c. blue tied by PC "1495" to folded cover with adjacent "CAEN BATEAU A VAPR. 7.OCT.62" to Le Havre, fine

1845, folded letter from "CONSTANTINOPLE TURQUIE 7.MARS.45" with red boxed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDTERANÉE" via Malta with desinfection mark "PURIFIE LAZARET MALTE" and two desinfection slits to Lyon with arrival mark, fine

1847, folded letter from "BALTIMORE Md. 12.AUG." with straight line "PAID" and tax cancel "5" via Cherbourg and Paris with very scarce boxed "PAQ.REG." in blue to Reims with arrival mark, very fine, Salles RR

1847, folded letter from New York (dated 9.11.) to Cognac with rare "LE HAVRE 1 PAQ.REG. 28.NOV.47" in blue and handwritten endorsement "Philadelphia" and on reverse "LIGNE-LE HAVRE 1 28.NOV.47" and arrival mark, fine

1847, "LE HAVRE 1 PAQ.REG. 1/ 11.NOV.47", very clear strike in red on folded letter from "NEW YORK 24.OCT" with handwritten endorsement "p. Steamer Missouri" to Rheims with arrival mark, very fine; a rare cancel, in red only known of this day. (Salles 1.702, RR)

1847, "LE HAVRE 2 PAQ.REG. 2 17.SEPT.47", clear strike in red on folded letter from New York (dated 30.8.) with handwritten endorsement "p.Steamer Missouri" to Reims with arrival mark, fine and rare (Salles 1.703)

1850, "ESCADRE DE LA MEDITERANÉE 10.JAN.50", clear strike on little envelope via Bordeaux with tax cancel "9" to Rochefort with arrival mark, complete with letter, written by Commandant Louis Roy with interesting text, fine

1851, folded letter from "PHILADELPHIA JAN.14." with red boxed "PHILA PAID 5 Cts." and endorsed "City of Glasgow" via London with red "ANGL. 2 CALAIS 2 11.FEVR.51" and red boxed "COLONIES &c.ART.13." to Jarnac with arrival mark, fine

1855, folded letter from Havanna (dated 28.12.), endorsed "via United States" and with boxed "NOT PAID" via Le Havre with red "OUTRE-MER LE HAVRE 14.FEBR.56" and tax "19" (décimes) to Paris with arrival mark, fine

1855, "CAIRE 2.MARS.55", clear strike on folded letter from Constantinopel (dated 1.3.) with tax mark "10" (décimes) via Smyrna to Marseilles with arrival mark, fine

1856, "BORYSTHENE 3.NOV.", clear strike on folded letter from Marseille to Piräus with arrival mark, fine

1857, "CAPITOLE 16.JUIN.57" on Napoléon 10 c. ocre and horizontal pair 20 c. blue on folded cover with red boxed "PAQUETBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" to Marseilles, stamps with small faults, signed Calves, scarce cancellation on stamp, only know 15./16.6 1857 (see Salles, volume II)

1857, Napoléon 40 c. orange, two singles and two singles 10 c. brown tied by ship cancel "HYDASPE 23.MARS.57" to folded cover from Constantinopel with red boxed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" to Marseilles with arrival mark, one stamp vertical crease, otherwise fine, signed Calves and Pascal Scheller with certificate, very scarce combination

1858, "CAPITOLE 21.OCT.58", clear strike on folded letter from Marseilles with tax mark "7" (décimes) to Genova with three line "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI" and arrival mark, slight paper break at bottom, otherwise fine

1858, Napoléon 40 c. orange and 10 c. brown, small to wide margins all around, tied by ship cancel "CARMEL 11.MRZ.59" to folded letter from Constantinopel via Marseilles with red boxed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÈE" to Paris with arrival mark, fine, rare cancellation on stamp, signed Behr

1859, folded letter from "SAN FRANCSICO CAL. 30 Paid/ APR.20.1859" with handwritten endorsement "pr. Overland Mail via Los Angeles", via New York with "ET.UNIS.SERV.AM.A.C. M 27.JAN.60" and tax mark "8" to Janrnac with arrival mark, fine

1859, Napoléon 40 c. orange, two single stamps and 20 c. blue, all good to wide margins all around, tied by anchor cancel to folded letter from Constantinopel with ship cancel "BALKAN 16.MAR.59" used by the ship "NEVA", to Marseilles with red boxed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE"  and arrival mark, fine, scarce

1861, Napoléon 40 c. orange and 10 c. brown, small to wide margins all around, tied by anchor cancel to folded letter from Constantinopel with adjacent ship cancel "DANUBE 5.JUIN.61" and red boxed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" to Lyon with arrival mark, part of address crossed out, otherwise fine, rare ship letter

1861, return voyage with ship 'BALKAN' without cancel: folded letter from Constantinopel (dated 13.3.) with Napoléon 40 c. orange and 10 c. brown tied by PC "1896" (Marseille) and red boxed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" to Paris with arrival mark of 24.3., a rare letter, only few examples of this voyage known

1862, vertical pair Napoléon 40 c. orange, tied by anchor cancel to folded letter with octagon "POSTES FRANCAISES GUIENNE 25.DEC.62" to Buenos Aires, fine; a very rare cancel (Salles 1.007, RR)

1863, "BRESIL GUIENNE 30.SEPT.", octagon cancel clear on folded letter from Pernambuco (dated 29.9.) with tax cancel "8" to Le Havre with arrival mark, very fine

1864, folded letter from Alexandria with clear "DUPLEIX 28.MAI.64" to Marseilles, adjacent red boxed "PAQEUBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" and "GANGE 6.JUIN." on reverse. The Dupleix had to be repaired at Messina and the Gange took over the mail.A fine and rare entire

1864, horizontal pair Napoléon 20 c. blue tied by Italian double line "VIA DE MARE" to folded cover from Marseille with adjacent "AUNIS" (without date) and red three line "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI" to Genova with arrival mark, one stamp with tear at bottom, otherwise fine; very scarce combination, signed Calves (Salles RR)

1864, Napoléon 40 c. orange and vertical pair 5 c. green, tied by anchor cancel to folded letter from Constantinopel with adjacent "GODAWERY 26.OCT.64" via Marseilles to Grenoble, fine and scarce, signed Calves