384. Auction

1897, Emergency Printing, letterpress surcharge on the horizontal spaces between vertical panes of the regular issue, 2 ½ a. + 25 c. on pale lilac, Type III Setting B-G-J, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 28 JUIL 97” to small piece, very fine. A very rare stamp, signed Roumet and Scheller with his certificate (2011)

1897, 2½ a. on 25 c., block of 4, tied to quadruple rate envelope from "ZANZIBAR 2 JUIL 02" to Tanga with arrival mark. One stamp tiny corner perf crease, otherwise very fine.

1859, Eagle 10 c. yellow-brown, vertical pair and single, and Sage 40 c. red-orange, one 10 c. close at bottom otherwise good to large margins all around, all neatly tied by cds. “TAITI (OCÉANIE) PAPEETE 11 DEC. 78” repeated alongside, to envelope to Germany, endorsed “via san Francisco” with blue entry cds. “TAITI V.E.U. T ANGL PARIS FEVR. 79”, on reverse arrival. Cover opened on three sides and with faults, two cissors cut rebacked and some staining, still an exceptionally rare mixed franking Eagle-Sage from a most unusual origin, correctly franked at the double weight step rate (UPU tariff of 1st May 1878), signed Scheller with his certificate (2024)

1902, Handstamp overprint 0,05 fr. on 75 c., fresh colours, used, very fine, signed A. Brun 

1914, 10 on 5 pfg. green vertical bisect as part of a strip of three (pos. 32-34), fresh color and good perforation, tied by black cds. "ANECHO 20/12 to large part of defective cover, the adhesives very fine and a scarce early usage, rare, signed Holcombe with certificate (1996)

1904, Allegory 1 c.-30 c., 40c. and 50 c.-1 fr., each neatly tied by cds. “LIBREVILLE GABON 23 JUIL 06” to registered envelope to Vladivostok with arrival on reverse, very fine, an attractive franking to a better destination

1941, France Libre 5 c., position 17, fresh colours, unused, very fine, signed Calves and certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 236)

10 c., position 21, fresh colours, unused, very fine, certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 232)

30 c., position 1, fresh colours, unused, very fine, signed J.-F. Brun and certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 233)

20 fr., position 8, fresh colours, unused, very fine, certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 273)

1935/40, Faiherbe bridge, 3 die proofs without denomination, in black-blue, olive-green and red-brown

1703, "D´Italie" endorsement on folded entire from Carpi, Modena to Nancy, charged "17" sous, fine and scarce mail from the Italian campaign during the Spanish Succession War (1701-1714)

1734, "AR. DITALIE" on folded entire to Paris, tax "12" sous, fine and scarce mail from the Polish Succession War (1733-1735)

1794, "2E DIV. ARMÉE D´ITALIE" very fine strike on folded entire from a soldier of the Second Division stationed at the "Port de la montagne" (Toulon), sent to Grasse, "8" sous for a double weight step letter, tariff of 1st January 1792; very fine, signed Vollmeier

1797, "ARM. D´ITALIE 6ME DON" on entire letter written from Lazi, "a small village located on the mountain of Italian Tirol", and addressed to Melun, charged "13" sous, tariff of 25 December 1796; fascinating text from a son to his parents describing in details the hardships of battle, minimal toning of no importance

1797, "PORT PAYÉ ARM. D´ITALIE 6ME DON" on entire letter from Vicenza to Treviso, manuscript cross to validate the pre-payment and on reverse "4" sous, tariff of 25 December 1796, very scarce (illustrated in Giribone & Vollmeier on page 550)

1798, "ARM. D´ITALIE 12ME DON" superb strike on folded entire from the commander ship´s captain to the "Général en Chef de l´armée d´Italie", endorsed "Service de la Marine très pressé", a delightful and scarce item in very fresh condition

1798, "ARM. D´ITALIE 24ME DON" nicely struck in red on folded entire from Perugia to Amiens, endorsed "B.(ureau) de spoletto", charged "19" sous, signed Pothion

1801, "N°6. PORT-PAYÉ ARM. D´ITALIE" superb strike on entire letter from Ferrara, addressed to a prefect in Bruxelles, reverse "8" décimes, tariff of 22 March 1800, "P.P." applied on transit in Paris; fascinating text by a soldier who took, for a sum of money, a wine merchant´s place during conscription and complained that he did not receive full payment. A fine cover with a very rare postmark combination, signed Pothion

1801, "N°12. PORT PAYÉ ARM. D´ITALIE" almost complete strike on folded entire from Brescia to the Puy, reverse "5" décimes, tariff of 22 March 1800, a very scarce pre-paid mark (illustrated in Giribone & Vollmeier on page 589)

1805, "N°12 ARM. D´ITALIE" neatly struck on folded entire from Villafranca to Grenoble, charged "8" (décimes), tariff of 20 July 1702, interesting text inside "we are about to battle, all military troops have been rapidly gathered on the Adige´s shore...", very fine

1809, "N°14 ARM. D´ITALIE" rather faint strike in red on folded entire from Raab, Hungary to a marshal of the empire "à la Grande Armée", redirected to the army of Spain, initial tax barred and red "N°1 ARM. D´ALLEMAGNE" applied on reverse as a Déboursé mark, the recipient being a high official the letter was considered a service mail. A delightful and rare combination (illustrated in Giribone & Vollmeier on page 596)

1812, "N°3 ARM. D´ITALIE" very fine strike on entire lettersheet to Modena, dated inside "Rastemburg 17. Giugno" and written by an italian soldier one week before the beginning of the Grande Armée march towards Russia; adhesive stamp added and cancelled posthumously on the inside, still fine and scarce

"ARM. D´ITALIE 6ME DON" in red, a somewhat weak strike on lettersheet addressed "au Général en Chef de l´armée d´Italie Bonaparte" in Milan, scarce mail to Napoleon before his coronation in 1804

Issued 30 Fr., imperforated, corner block of 4, unmounted mint