1780-1879 written-up collection of incoming mail from Great Britain with lesser numbers from Brazil, Cuba, Denmark, Russia, Malta, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Portugal. Marks noted 'Denemarck/Par Hambourg' 'P.61.P/Calais' 2-line & red d.c. 'Angleterre Par Calais' 1829 EL with 'P.76.P/St. Valery Sur Somme' to Scotland with boxed ½d toll mark. (72)
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Lot #867 - France
1792-1956 miscellaneous stamp & cover assembly on leaves opening with 1792 Republican 10 Livres banknote, followed by selections of Colis Postal including scarce 1892 25c tete-beche pair; fiscals; Franchise Militaire & PPC's of border crossing points. Unusual lot. (77 stamps, 74 covers).
Lot #868 - France
MAIL FROM GERMANY: 1797-1855 collection of EL's to France on written-up sheets, bearing a variety of provenances and showing an assortment of transit markings incl. 1797 'D'Allemagne' 'Par Wesel' 'Haute Saxe' boxed 'BADE.R.2' 'C.B.R.4.' Mostly fine. (45)
Lot #869 - France
1802-1918 collection of incoming mail mainly from Austria & Belgium but does include a few from Argentina & Chile. Contains interesting 1818 EL to Paris bearing 'Allemagne/228 Par/Strasbourg' cursive 'd’Autriche' s/line 'v.Wien.' Other marks noted 'R.I. Kehl' 'Autriche Par Forbach' 'Belgique/Par/Valenciennes' 'R.Front.' A few later French & Belgian EL's with adhesives. (73)
Lot #870 - France
MAIL FROM PRUSSIA 1806-60 collection of written-up EL's to France bearing a variety of rates & cancels. Marks of transit include 'Prusse Par Maaseyk' 'R.4.Hamburg' red/black boxed 'Prusse Par Givet/Forbach.' Various red French entry c.d.s's noted. Interesting group. (48)
Lot #871 - France
1849-1969 substantial collection of M & U housed in two Davo albums, earlies with usual mixed condition, later with better singles & sets. Highlights incl. 1922 War Orphans set M (Cat. £275), another set VFU (Cat. £275), 1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress 1f M (Cat. £650), 1925 Paris Exhibition 5f M & VFU (Cat. £360), 1926-27 Orphans set M (Cat. £225), 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 & 1931 Orphans sets M (Cat. £770), similar FU (Cat. £...
Lot #872 - France
1862 envelope to Berlin, franked 10c + 40c Imperf Napoleon (40c cut away N.E corner), cancelled 'DS3' & tied by red 'Aus Frankreich Per Aachen * Franco' also EL to Renchen, Baden, franked strip of three Imperf 20c Napoleon and 1864 EL to Cologne, franked 40c laureated Napoleon cancelled Le Havre and bearing blue 'Aus Frankreich Per Aachen * Franco.' All three fine. (3)
Lot #873 - France
1865 envelope addressed to Poulo - Penang, Malacca,, bearing French Napoleon 80c rose (Yv17b), tied '532' in dotted lozenge with adjacent Bordeaux d/stamp, boxed 'PD' in red & boxed instructional 'Apres le Depart' endorsed 'via Suez.' Some faults, nevertheless a remarkable French destination item & the first recorded to Penang.
Lot #874 - France
1868-1977 miscellaneous assortment commencing with 1944 Liberation issues (set + covers); Newspaper stamps; perfins; Rural motor postal service and a selection of PPC's. (110 stamps, 62 covers).
Lot #875 - France
AIR: 1870-1983 collection covering balloons, airships, WWI forces mail; air pioneers & early flights by cover & postcard. Lot contains 1870 Ballon Monte believed to be 'La Gironde;' 1923 Paris-Grenoble, Paris Casablanca flights; 1929 Paris-London night flights, Lyon-Argentina flight franked 50c, 3fr(3) + 10fr. Fine to VF. (20 stamps, 76 covers).
Lot #876 - France
1882-1955 an assembly of various philatelic aspects incl. 1882 pneumatic mail card; 1883-85 telegramme cards; quantity of labels with Red Cross booklet & Montpelier Air set; Remboursement covers; 1952 strike mail; telegraph stamps & Occupational PPC's, all on written-up sheets. (99 stamps, 74 covers).
Lot #877 - France
1905-2008 collection of mail from offshore islands, mainly Chausey & St. Michel Mont but does include Iles Ecrehoux, Il Pelee, Cezomhra & Brechel. Noted - fine oval 'Vapeur Postal' cachet for Chausey. Also 92 page priced booklet on French Islands. (125).
Lot #878 - France
BANKNOTES 1914-18 WWI Prisoner of War banknotes (4) - 5c, 25c, 50c & 1f, good fine to EF.
Lot #879 - France
1918 envelope franked 25c 'Sower' cancelled Paris, to a banker on board a ship due at Lisbon, bears large cachet 'NOT ON BOARD DESEADO' & annotation 'Has left ship. Write to French & Italian Bank of South America in Rio de Janeiro'.
Lot #880 - France
AIR: 1922-77 fine collection comprising items commemorating air meetings, aeronautical exhibitions & congresses, aviation days and later Air issues. Includes 1922 La Boule semi-official issues on cover to 5fr. (56)
Lot #881 - France
BERNHARDT CORRESPONDENCE: 1926-52 collection of mail bearing a variety of frankings, mostly commemoratives and including 1929 40c & 50c Sinking Fund set, 1939 Intellectuals set. Mostly fine. (30)
Lot #882 - France
1930 local Strasbourg registered envelope, franked 1fr.50 + 3fr.50c 'Le Sourire de Reims' (SG.480), cancelled c.d.s. Envelope with repaired tear.
Lot #883 - France
AIR: 1930-87 three-part cover collection on leaves comprising selection of pre-WWII internal flights by AIR BLEU & night flights from Paris, post WWII first flights by Air France + a few others and finally a group of Air Agency mail. Most franked commemoratives. Fine to VF. (120)
Lot #884 - France
AIR: 1930-99 Airs collection of used stamps on leaves incl. 1936 issue to 3fr.50c, 1947 500fr, 1949 CITT 100fr block of four, 1950 1000fr (2) & 1954 set. Fine to VF. (78)
Lot #885 - France
1931 registered envelope to Zurich, franked pair 30c Pasteur + Sinking Fund Surcharge set, cancelled Strasbourg Quai di Paris c.d.s.
Lot #886 - France
1932 envelope to Zurich, franked 1fr.50c + 3fr.50c 'French Provinces' (SG.493), tied Strasbourg Principal c.d.s. Fine. (Stamp Cat. £200 off cover).
Lot #887 - France
1936 Air set to 3f.50 fine M SG. 534/39 (c £192), 1949 1000f Air set UM SG. 1058 (c £225), 1987 Air set in UM corner marginal blocks of four SG. 1318/20 (the 500f is gum toned). Cat. £612 (19)
Lot #888 - France
AIR: 1936 50fr 'Banknote' FU, small fault at base, SG.541. (1)
Lot #889 - France
AIR: 1936 50fr 'Banknote' top marginal copy with full c.d.s cancel, SG.541. (1)
Lot #890 - France
AIR: 1937-60 collection of first flight covers on leaves, most with commemorative frankings incl. 1937 Paris-Milan; 1939 France-USA; Montpellier A Marseille; France-Poland (June - just made it), 1945 Paris-Reykjavik. Later flights to Belgian Congo & South America. Many registered. Mostly fine to VF. (79)
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