375th Auction

1859, Eagle 10c. brown and 40c. orange, fresh colour and mostly good margins tied by blue dotted "SNG" to folded letter with adjacent cds. "SENEGAL ET DEPces ST LOUIS 1 FEVR" endorsed "Paquebot Francais" to Bordeaux, fine entire

1871, Ceres 40c. orange, fresh colour and close to good margins tied by octogonal "COL.FR. PAQ FR. A No 3 10 FEVR 77" to envelope from the BURMAH COMPANY in Rangoon to Nantes with red cds. "COL. FR. PAQ. FR. St. NAZAIRE 26 FEVR 77" alongside, a very attractive and scarce entire

1872/77, Ceres 80c. carmine, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused with original gum, fine

1873, 80c. carmine, two singles one with good margins, the other touched, tied by rhomboid of dots with adjacent "INDE PONDICHERY 12 JANV.75" to double-weight envelope to Paris, some marginal faults at the envelope, a scarce and attractive franking

1968, Albatross 20 fr., épreuve d'artist in slightly different colour and without engraver's name in the design, signed by the engraver

1878, French colonies issue Ceres 15 c. bistre and type Sage 20 c. red-brown on yellow, both with large margins, tied by cds. "PAQ. ANG. POINTE A PITRE GUADE. / 20 AOUT 78" to lettersheet to Bordeaux

1872, Ceres 5c. green on greenish and 15c. brown, fresh colours, three sides with good margins, with dotted losange"MQE" on folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. "MARTINIQUE PORT DE FRANCE 20 DEC" to St. Pierre, attractive entire