373rd Auction

1868, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, handwritten letter with signature "Napoléon" complete with a handed inscribed registered envelope with red cds. "Bau DE PALAIS DE FONTAINEBLEAU 17.AOUT." and inscription "l'Empereur" and three line "Cabinet de l'Empereur (2)", addressed to his niece in Monchy with arrival mark, letter folds little split, rare

PAPILLON DE METZ: 1870, small flimsy letter, dated "1er octobre", addressed to Paris, transported on October 3 with a balloon captured by the Prussian army, fine and scarce, certificate Dr. Goebel BPP (2005)

Bordeaux 5 c. emerald green, report II, second state, good to large margins all around, used, fine, signed Calves and certificate Robineau (1974) (Ceres 42 jb)  

1928, Ile de France 10 fr., both values, each with additional franking tied to special flight covers, cover with 10 fr. on 1,50 fr. adress erased, otherwise fine, certificate Scheller

1963, Europe 0,25-0,50fr. sepia as epreuve de presentation (mise en train sépia), very rare with only 3 issued, fine

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1906, Semuse Lignee essay for reply letter card with envelope blue without value, both sides with overprint “SPÉCIMEN”, sample presented to the UPU Conference in Rome, fine and rare  

1910, Carte pneumatique 30 c.+30 c. lilac, unused, very fine

1958, Europe Flag 25, 35 and 50 fr., three épreuves de presentation in sepia, fine, very rare, only three series known

1959, Flag 25 fr. and 50 fr., each on official cover FDC (Mi. 1.500,-)

25 fr. and 50 fr. together with first day cancellation on official envelope; very rare

50 fr. with first day cancellation "STRASSBOURG CATHEDRALE 29-5 1959" on official envelope, extremely rare

1963, Europe Flag 0,20, 0,25 and 0,50 fr., three épreuves de presentation in sepia, fine, very rare, only three series known

1983, Palace of Europe 2,00 and 2,80 fr. imperforated, two sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 3.250,-)

1986, Palace of Europe 1,90-3,40 fr. imperforated, three sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 4.250,-)

1987, Palace of Europe 2 and 3,60 fr. imperforated, two sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 3.250,-)

1990, Map of Europe 2,30 and 3,20 fr. imperforated, two sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 3.250,-)

1991, Map of Europe 2,50 and 3,40 fr. imperforated, two sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 3.250,-)

1996, Palace of human rights 3,00 and 3,80 fr. imperforated, two sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 3.250,-)  

1943, 50c. dark-brown, four singles with additional franking tied by cancel "R.F. POSTES FEZZAN" with handwritten date "10.5.43" to airmail covber to Brazzaville with arrival mark, fine and scarce, signed Bolaffi with certificate (1965)

Airmail 50c. with additional franking tied by cds. "POSTE MILITAIRE No 561 1-9 43" to cover addressed to Douala, fine, certificate Diena (1980)

1943, 1fr. on 25c. indigo/light-blue, two singles with additional franking tied by "R.F. SEBYA FEZZAN 8 JUL 1943" to registered and censored airmail cover to Yaounde, Camerun, a fine and rare cover, signed and certificate Diena (1980)

1943, Parcel stamps 1f. on 5c. brown and 1f. on 50c. orange, each as complete pair, both tied by cancel "R.F. SEBYA FEZZAN 3 JUL 1943" to cover addressed to Yaounde, somewhat stained, scarce entire, certificate Diena (1985)

1l. violet, complete pair with right margin, used, fine, signed A. Brun and A. Diena

Parcelstamps: 1943, not issued 0,50 on 2 l. green and 0,50 on 3 l. yellow with surcharge “R.F. 0,50 FEZZAN” and Parcel stamp 5 c. – 1 fr. with surcharge “R.F. I Fr. FEZZAN” (5 c., 1 l. and 5 l. as horizontal pairs) mounted on folded postal administration letter sheet, left sides with stamps, right sides showing small piece of lined paper showing denomination and printing runs, accumulating to a total of 940 stamps. Furthermore with ha witth handwritten notation " ", tied by cachet “R.F.POSTES FEZZAN” and cds. “R.F.SEBHA FEZZAN 17.JUIL.1943” to the letter sheet, tiny spots, imperfections, extremely rare and most likely unique item, signed Calves and A. Diena (Sassone17-18A,13-19)  

1861, Large Hermes, First Athens print 5 l. green of greenish, two pairs, small to good margins all around, one stamp with scissor cut bottom left, tied by lozenge "43" to entire letter with adjacent cds. "LAMIA 6.FEB.64", fine, rare, signed Tseriotis 

1906, 1-5 dr. tied by special cachet "ATHEN - STADIUM", 2 and 3 dr. on piece, fine

1876, 20 and 40 l. green and black, tied by numeral "2" to unpaid entire letter with handmark "T" and tax mark "60" to Piräus with arrival mark, slight staining also affecting the stamps, otherwise fine

THESSALONIKI: 1912, postal stationery card to Istanbul tied by very rare SALONIQUE - STAMBOUL 2 (A&P type 10, RRR) datestamp. Illustrated in A&P.

1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue, 2m black, block of 24 (4x6) with control marks and straight-line "RETHYMNON", stamps with full original gum, few folds between stamps, fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 1-50pia., complete set  with surcharges in various colors, mint never hinged, fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 1-30pia., 8 values in imperforated blocks of four, mint never hinged, fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 1-50pia., interesting group with 35 stamps  with surcharges in various colors including some proofs and imperforated stamps, mint never hinged, fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 1p. as tête-bêche block of four, mint never hinged, fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 4p. red proof overprint as block of four with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, few perfs seperated at top, otherwise fine

Georgian Consular Post in Constantinople: 1920, 4p. as tête-bêche block of four, mint never hinged, gum creases through right stamps, fine

ODESSA POST OFFICE 1873 and 1875: Two leather bound books in which counter receipts for letters sent from Odessa post office have been posted. Rare