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Lot 10156

1694/1900 Postal history collection of covers, comprising predominately franked mail between 1850 and 1898, good variety of single and mixed French frankings, with a broad range of destinations and origins, noted an 1877 envelop sent from Benuos Aires, Argentina to France franked with a combination of an Argentine 8 r. brown with superb margins, tied by a rectangular Buenos Aires cancel and a French Sage 1 f. tied by French Paquebot datestamp, sent by the French Post Office in Buenos Aires via Bordeaux, an 1880 printed wrapper franked with a Sage 30 c. tied by "PLACE DE LA BOURSE/PARIS" datestamp, also an 1868 wrapper franked by a Napolean 40 c. orange tied by the "5107" lozenge with a dotted circular "TUNIS" datestamp alongside sent to Lyon, an 1874 cover franked with Ceres 40 c. orange perforated issue tied by a "DE CAMBIO/BARCELONA" datestamp sent to Malaga and a pre-stamp 1694 lettersheet sent from France to Amberes, Belguim, an interesting and varied assembly, in mixed condition with several fine, a rare selection.