264000 | Europa ➝ Frankreich
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Opening: 700 €
Charles IX (1550-1574), signature in his own hand "Charles" on entire letter of 2 pages, dated "Compiegne 31 juillet 1567" addressed to his ambassador in Spain Raimond de Fourquevaux; interesting text about Spanish troupes in Flandres etc., a rare historic document
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Opening: 200 €
Napoleon III., signature "Napoleon Bonaparte" and greetings in his own hand on entiere letter (without envelope), dated "Palais Royal, le 20 Juliet 18455", adressed to general Pelissier, chef of the 'Armee d'orient', referring to the crimean war
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Opening: 800 €
1849, Ceres 15 c. green, good to large margins and deep colour, with a central strike of PC "420" BLOIS, very fine; a scarce type of cancellation on this stamp
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Opening: 700 €
15 c. green in horizontal pair with good to large margins, together with 1 fr. red, just touched at upper left, otherwise clear to mostly wide margins, tied by light 'grille sans fin' to small mourning cover from "PARIS 11 MARS 52" to New York, showing on front "5" in circle; the pair slightly fixed over the edge of the cover but without defect; a fine and scarce franking, signed Calves, Brun and Goebel
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Opening: 200 €
1853, Napoléon imperforated 1 c. olive on bluish, block of 4 from the right sheet margin, unused o.g., very fine and fresh
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Opening: 1.500 €
1853/61, Napoleon 1 fr. carmine in combination with 1852, 25 c. blue in vertical pair, all with clear to large margins, tied by dotted "DS2" to lettersheet with adjacent "PARIS 31 JANV 54" via England to Tampico, Mexico, very light bend through franking (almost invisible); an attractive and scarce entire in original state of preservation, sign. Calves, Goebel and Scheller
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Opening: 100 €
1862, Napoléon 80 c. rose, two single stamps, tied by GC "2145" to folded letter from "LYON 11.AVRIL.67" with red boxed "PD" to Yokohama with arrival mark by French P.O., fine
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Opening: 1.800 €
1869, Napoleon 5 fr. violet-grey with "5F" in blue, copy with small part of left sheet margin, fresh colour and well perforated, unused with fresh original gum; a scarce stamp in this condition, small private signature and sign. Scheller with certificate (2015)
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Opening: 500 €
1870, Ceres 10 c. in horizontal tête-bêche pair, lightly cancelled, very fine, several signatures and certificate Scheller (Yvert 36b)
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Opening: 150 €
1870, Siège de Paris 20 c. blue, vertical pair and single stamp, tied by 'oncre' to lettersheet with adjacent "CONSTANTINOPLE P.FR.U. NO 3/13 SEPT. 71" to Genova with desinfection slits, one stamp minor imperfections, sign. Calves
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Opening: 700 €
FERDINAND FLOCON: Entire letter with Napoléon Laurier 20 c., tied by cds. "ARMÉE FRANCAISE QUARTR. GAL. 2 NOV. 70" with adjacent sender's mark "14 E. CORPS d'ARMÉE / ETAT MAJOR GENERAL" to Charité sur Loire and redirected to Nevers, showing on reverse additional dispatch mark of Paris and both arrival marks; a fine and rare army letter
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Opening: 1.000 €
LE FERDINAND FLOCON: 'Gazette des Absents No. 4" with supplement, franked with Lauré 20 c., tied by star cancel "3" with adjacent "PARIS PL. DE LA MADELEINE 3 NOV. 70" to Brulon, here additionally franked with 10 c. ocre and re-directed to London with part of arrival mark on front; fine and scarce, certificate Roumet (2012)
Opening: 1.500 €
ETATS UNIS: Small entire letter with dispatch mark "PARIS R.ST. LAZARE 27 SEPT 70" to Prague in Bohemia with transit mark of Vienna and arrival mark "PRAG 20/10", on front tax mark "32" (Kreuzer) to be collected from the recipiant; a fine and very rare letter, signed Goebel
Opening: 150 €
PIGEON POST: Dépêches officielles 2nd series no. 19, 20 and 25
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Opening: 1.000 €
1871/73, Ceres 25 c. blue, horizontal pair of typ II and III, together with pair 10 c. brown on rose (partly cut by scissors), tied to envelope from "SENS-S-YONNE 29 MAI 74" to Paris; the envelope small faults, otherwise fine and rare, sign. Scheller with certificate (Yvert 60Ca)
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Opening: 800 €
25 c. blue, vertical tête-bêche pair, neatly cancelled, very fine, sign. Goebel BPP and Scheller with certificate (2015) (Yvert 60Ab)
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Opening: 150 €
1876, type Sage: type I: 75 c. rose, quite well centered, unused with large part original gum, fine, signed Calves with certificate (1995) (Mi. 1.100,-)
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Opening: 600 €
1928, Ile de France 20 Fr. on 90 c., copy with left sheet margin, unmounted mint, signed Pfenninger and certificate Scheller
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Opening: 2.500 €
10 Fr. on 1,50 fr., unused o.g., very fine, signed Pfenninger etc. and certificate Scheller
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Opening: 400 €
BOOKLETS: 1907, Semeuse Camée 10 c. red, complete booklet with 5 sheetlets of 6 stamps each, unmounted mint, the wrapper with small faults, very scarce
264350 | Europa ➝ Frankreich ➝ Französische Post in der Levante
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Opening: 500 €
1875, "5079" GC on Ceres 40 c. orange on folded envelope with cds. "ALEXANDRETTE SYRIE 12/JAN/75" and boxed "PD" alongside, in Aleppo Turkey 1 pia. yellow added for foreign fee and tied by boxed "HALEP 81" addressed to Beyrouth with arrival mark, shortened and opened out for display, very attractive
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Opening: 250 €
1876, Allegory 1 fr. olive and 25 c. yellow-brown on yellow tied by cds. "CONSTANTINOPEL GALATA 6.FEVR.83" to registered cover via Paris and Marseille to Montevideo, Uruguay with arrival mark and register mark "R R.O. DEL URUGUAY", tiny stained, otherwise fine, a rare destination
264380 | Europa ➝ Frankreich ➝ Französische Postdampfer - Agenturen ➝ Vathy
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Opening: 100 €
1893, 2 p. on 50 c. carmine on rose, horizontal pair tied by cds. "VATHY SAMOS 29.DEC.98" to registered cover to Paris with arrival mark, fine
264425 | Europa ➝ Frankreich ➝ Französische Kolonien ➝ Algerien
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Opening: 1.000 €
"PONT-DE-L'ISSER", clear straight line on Napoleon Lauré 10 c. on entire local letter with adjacent negative postal seal; some light creasing effecting the stamp; the rarest of all Algerian cancellations, only 3 covers recorded, several signatures, certificate Scheller
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Opening: 500 €
"3763", faint PC on essay envelope project Renard with adjacent "TENIET-EL-HAAN 24 SEPT. 75" to Paris, here taxed with "40" centimes; an interesting and scarce item, certificate Calves