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Lot 362 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR  -  Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

Lot 362 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR - Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

1874 (6 Mar.) Insufficiently franked envelope to Paris/France
1874 (6 Mar.) Insufficiently franked envelope to Paris/France bearing by 1866 10k , perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by Moscow cds, French and Russian Insufficiently franked markings, taxed 11 décimes, light stains

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Lot 378 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR  -  Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

Lot 378 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR - Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

1874 (9 Oct.) Insufficiently franked double-weight
1874 (9 Oct.) Insufficiently franked double-weight envelope to Marseille/France bearing a 1866 10k pair, perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by Odessa cds, French RUSSIE ERQUELINES-PARIS entry-cds alongside, ms "2" corresponding to double-weight, hs "6" (décimes) for due to pay (140c - 80c = 60c), Russian and French hs for Insufficiently paid, scarce taxation of a double-weight cover

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Lot 357 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR  -  Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

Lot 357 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR - Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

1873 (10 Oct.) Envelope to Marseille/France bearing
1873 (10 Oct.) Envelope to Marseille/France bearing 1866 10k(2), 3k and 1k, perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by Odessa cds, boxed AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO, French ALLEMAGNE / ERQ. PARIS entry-cds alongside, reverse bears BRESLAU/BERLIN TPO s/l and MARSEILLE arrival cds

Rate: 24k rate (1872 - April 1874)

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Lot 373 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR  -  Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

Lot 373 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR - Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

1874 (17 July) Insufficiently franked quadruple-weight
1874 (17 July) Insufficiently franked quadruple-weight folded cover to Bordeaux/France bearing a 1866 10k(4), perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by RIGA cds, French RUSSIE ERQUELINES-PARIS entry-cds alongside, ms "1f60" corresponding to 40k, hs "12" (décimes) for due to pay (280c - 160c = 120c), Russian and French hs for Insufficiently paid, a fine and scarce taxed cover

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Lot 389 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR  -  Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

Lot 389 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR - Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

1875 (23 Apr.) Envelope to Marseille/France franked
1875 (23 Apr.) Envelope to Marseille/France franked by 1866 10k, 5k, 3k and 1k(2), perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by Odessa cds, , French ALLEMAGNE / ERQ. PARIS entry-cds alongside, reverse bears MARSEILLE arrival cds, some shaved perf. at bottom, still a very fine four-colour franking

Rate: 20k rate (April 1874 - June 1875)

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Lot 352 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR  -  Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

Lot 352 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR - Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

PRINTED MATTER TO FRANCE1873 (15 Mar.) Printed matter
PRINTED MATTER TO FRANCE

1873 (15 Mar.) Printed matter to Marseille/France, franked by 1866 3k and 1k, perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by Odessa-Kazatin POCHTOVIY VAGON train post-office cds, reverse bears boxed AUS RUSSLAND EIS.POST BUREAU and arrival cds dated April 4th, very fine & rare as ONLY THREE printed matter items to France are recorded from this period

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Lot 368 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR  -  Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

Lot 368 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR - Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

1874 (22 Apr.) Envelope to Lyon/France franked by 1866
1874 (22 Apr.) Envelope to Lyon/France franked by 1866 10k and 3k, perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by Moscow cds, French RUSSIE ERQUELINES-PARIS entry-cds alongside, reverse bears LYON arrival cds

Rate: 13k closed paquet rate (1 April 1874)

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Lot 384 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR  -  Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

Lot 384 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR - Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

MIXED FRANKING WITH RUSSIAN LEVANT - LARGEST RECORDED
MIXED FRANKING WITH RUSSIAN LEVANT - LARGEST RECORDED FRANKING

1875 (29 Jan.) Envelope from Constantinople to Paris/France franked by 1866 1k(3), 5k, 10k and 30k(2), perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, and Russian Levant 1872 1k(2), 3k(2) and 10k, all cancelled on transit in Odessa, endorsed "voie d'Odessa et Vienne", French RUSSIE ERQUELINES - PARIS entry-cds alongside, cert. JF Brun

Rate: Russia 78 kopek: 6-fold 13k rate of 1st April 1874, weight between 75 and 90 grams plus Russian Levant postage for the Black Sea journey (6 X 3k =18k)

An extraordinary 7-colour mixed franking. Largest recorded mixed Russia/Russian Levant franking.

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Lot 395 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR  -  Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

Lot 395 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR - Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

1859-64, Selection of 13 stampless PRE-PAID covers
1859-64, Selection of 13 stampless PRE-PAID covers mounted on eight exhibition pages, all addressed to France showing a range of different postmarks and taxations, notably the scarce fancy boxed-FRANCO of Moscow on 1859 cover, range of different types of AUS RUSSLAND markings, oval "Franco" and "Franco n." in blue, different types of P.D. markings, all covers in very fine condition, see full set of scans on the web

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Lot 363 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR  -  Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

Lot 363 - Eastern Europe » Russia and USSR - Le Timbre Classique SA SALE ON OFFERS N ° 37 PARIS

1874 (17 March) Double-weight envelope to Marseille/France
1874 (17 March) Double-weight envelope to Marseille/France franked by 1866 10k and 30k, perf. 14 1/2, on horizontally laid paper, tied by Odessa cds, French ALLEMAGNE ERQ. PARIS entry-cds alongside, reverse bears MARSEILLE arrival cds, superb

Rate: Double 20k rate (April 1874 - June 1875)

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