Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Asia / Africa, Europe A –Z, Collections & Accumulations - Day 4

1876/96: Selection 20 covers with 16 value covers 'lettres chargées avec valeur declarée' with Sage frankings, most of them two- or three colour frankings, incl. 1880 mixed franking with Siège, sent to Belgium, 1876 mixed franking with Cérès, 1877 with two pairs 1 fr. green-bronze, 1879 strip of five 40 c. orange type I, 1886 cover with an insured value of 6'000 francs bearing ten examples 1 fr. green-olive type II, 1885 cover with 35 c. violet-black & 15 c. blue, and 1893 cover with three examples of 75 c. violet on orange. In addition three registered covers 'lettres chargées / letrtres recommandées' incl. 1879 double rate cover from Dunieres struck with rectangular 'R' handstamp in red instead of the 'R' with rounded corners, a usage known after 1873 only in seven post offices. Condition varies as to be expected for these large sized covers with their wax seals, nevertheless an interesting group, one certificate.