385th Auction

1877, 50 Pfge. grüngrau, drei Einzelmarken sowie 20 Pfge. ultramarin und 10 Pfge. karmin je mit EKr. “HAMBURG 7 17.12.77” als tarifgerechte Frankatur auf Faltbriefhülle der 2. Gewichtsstufe mit Leitvermerk “per Steamer via St. Nazaire”, französischen Transitstempel und rückseitigem Schiffspoststempel nach Veracruz, Mexiko. Die untere Marke mit waagerecher Faltung, ansonsten in guter Erhaltung, Fotoattest Petry BPP (1998), ex Sammlung “Baghira”

1871/76, interesting group of over 30 covers and one front, incl. French Levant, Algeria and Post Office in Indochina, with an ecclectic range of usages, destinations and routes, some better items with ship mail line B postmark “COL. FR. PAQ. FR. BN°4” (Salles 1446-4), “CORR. D.ARMÉES SAIGON” (3), French Post in Algeria with small lozenge “4007” LAGHOUAT and large lozenge “5142” BOGHARI, Spanish cds. “ADMON DE CAMBIO BARCELONA 3 Ctos.” on 1873 French incoming folded entire, 1874 unofficial France-Switzerland Mixed Franking unrecognized and taxed upon arrival, 1871 folded entire to Genova with franking tied by two-line “FRANCIA VIA DI MARE”, incoming franked mail from Caracas and Montevideo, 1874 folded entire to Marseilles with mixed franking Cérès and Rivadavia, 25 centimes Cérès tied by large dotted lozenge “2387” with cds. “MONACO 16 JUIL. 74” alongside to envelope to Paris, incoming mail to Monte Carlo (signed J.-F. Brun), etc, mixed condition, in one album with some minor toning on a few pages