Lot 296
** FRANCIA. 1944. HB. Marianne Dulac. NO EMITIDA. LUJO. 9.200€.
Lot 300
✉ CAMBOYA. 1903. Envelope to FRANCE endorsed "Troupes de Cambodge" and cancelled CORPS EXPED. CAMBODGE double ring with military cachet PLACE DE PNOM-PENH CAMBODGE/LE COMMANDANT in violet and signed by the commanding officer, routed via Saigon with FRENCH arrival. A rare military cachet from the occupation.
Lot 304
✉ DAHOMEY. 1863 (March 5). Entire letter to MARSEILLE stating that the writer had been made Vice Consul of France for Dahomey & Porto Novo, mailed via British P.O. in LAGOS with Code B datestamp in blue (March 10), via London where 'GB / 1F 60c.' accountancy marking applied in black (April 11) and charged '8' décimes due on receipt in Marseille. A RARE entire.
Lot 305
✉ GABON. 1862. Cover and contents, written from "Handeluku, Tuesday Aug 19, 1862" with contents mentioning '…was away in Gabon and Brother Mackey at the same time up the Muni among the Pangu's...of his detention and the robbery of his boat and goods we fear for his safety...' mailed on arrival in NEW YORK to NEW JERSEY, franked by 1861 3c. rose tied by rare DOTTED PAPER CUT obliterator (Type BN-P4) with NEW YORK cds (Oct 25) adjacent. A RARE and most interesting entire.
Lot 307
✉ GUADALUPE. 1839 (April 9). Entire letter to Paris from a member of the 5th Artillery Company with extremely scarce usage of framed 'PORT PAYE/Bsse Tre/GUADELOUPE' in black, endorsed at left 'Affranchie confie a L'Ordinance Royale-Grusse' and thus struck with red Brest entry mark on arrival (June 19). A very rare entire. Signed Pothion.
Lot 313
✉ GUADALUPE. 1880. POINTE A PITRE a FRANCIA. 15 cts. bistre. Mat. fechador, al dorso octogonal CORR. D. ARM./BASSE TERRE y manuscrito "CORRESPONDENCE MILITAIRE".
Lot 318
✉ INDOCHINA FRANCESA. Ed. . 1873 (July 21). ´Correspondence Militaire´ cover to LILLE, France franked by General Issues 1872 5 c. green and 1871 20 c. blue, contemporary fault, tied by CCH dotted lozenge in black with octagonal SAIGON datestamp at left and arrival (Sept 7) on reverse. MILITARY cachet on reverse. Scott 11, 19.
Lot 323
✉ LEVANTE. 1866. SAMSOUN a CONSTANTINOPLA. Circulada con sellos franceses de 10 cts. bistre (5) uno de ellos que se usa roto está escondido debajo de otro para burlar al correo, mat. ROMBO DE PUNTOS 5096. Muy interesante FRAUDE POSTAL.
Lot 325
✉ LEVANTE. 1871. 2 cartas circuladas con sellos de la emisión de BURDEOS de 40 cts. naranja y 80 cts. rosa (defectos) mat. 5098 de SMYRNA. Raro el uso de estos sellos fuera del territorio francés.
Lot 327
✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1872. SMYRNA a MARSELLA. 80 cts. rosa, mat. ANCLA y fechador octogonal SMYRNE/PAQ. FR. X Nº 3 el 25 Dic. corregido al 27 Dic. (Salles 911). MUY RARO, especialmente raro usado entre 1871-72 (salles 31 puntos). Sobre con el texto completo pero que le falta una solapa del dorso.
Lot 328
✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1873. LATTAQUIE a MARSELLA. 15 cts. bistre, 25 cts. azul y 4 pts. naranja (3), fanqueado en SMYRNA. Sellos con mat. "5098". Muy bonita.
Lot 329
✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1874. LATAQUIE a MARSEILLE. Carta circulada sin sellos por carecer de ellos la Administración de Lattaquie, al dorso "8" décimas manuscrito indicando el pago del porte en efectivo, el sello fue matasellado a su paso por BEYROUTH. Mat. "5082" y fechador al dorso, en el frente mat. de puntos de LATAQUIE/SYRIE.
Lot 332
✉ LEVANTE: CORREO FRANCES. 1876. Cover from CONSTANTINOPLE, franked with pair 10c Ceres and sent to FRANCE aboard the Ligne du Levant paquebot Donnai. Stamps canceled on arrival by MARSEILLE cds, and front shows red framed PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE. Reverse bears MARSEILLES transit and LYON arrival. A very fine and unusual cover, as the 20c rate is unrecorded.
Lot 333
✉ MADAGASCAR. 1901. MADAGASCAR a FRANCIA. 2 cts. y 4 cts. (3) (un sello defecto) y sello bisectado de 2 cts. para completar un franqueo de 15 cts. Manuscrito "Affrancht. Suffisant suivant circumstances" y firma, al dorso llegada. Raro uso provisional de sellos bisectados por falta de franqueo.
Lot 343
✉ MARTINICA. 1895. Registered military mail envelope to France bearing 10 c black (Yvert 35) and 30 c brown (Yvert 39) tied by FORT DE FRANCE CHARGEMENTS double ring with handstruck boxed registered and military cachet, signed by the Commander with octagonal CORRES D'ARMEES FORT DE FRANCE and BREST arrival on reverse. Superb item of military mail.
Lot 344
✉ MAURITANIA. 1907. Picture post card of Rufisque, Senegal addressed to Mauritania with TAX handstamp and Mauritania postage due 10 cent red brown (Yvert 10) applied and cancelled by ALEG MAURITANIE double ring. A rarely offered postage due on card from this French West Africa colony. Singed Calves.
Lot 345
✉ MAYOTTE. 1868. MAYOTTE a FRANCIA. Sobre enviado por un Militar Francés, al dorso manuscrito "Present a Mayotte, le 14 Aout 1868, Le Capitaine Dugarié". Franqueado con un sello de Aguilas de 20 cts. azul, mat. ROMBO DE PUNTOS y fechadores MAYOTTE ET DEP./MAYOTTE y octogonal CORR. D'ARMEE'S/MAYOTTE. RARISIMA.
Lot 348
** MONACO. 1920. SERIE COMPLETA. LUJO. Sello de 5 Fr. + 5 Fr. Cert. CALVES. 13.800€.
Lot 359
✉ REUNION. 1868 (19 Febrero). REUNIÓN a FRANCIA. Circulada con sellos de "Aigle" de 10 cts. bistre y 40 cts. naranja, mat. ANCLA y fechador COL. FR./PAQ. FR. T Nº 3 (Salles 2147). Circulada en el paquebot "EMIRNE". RARA.
Lot 362
✉ REUNION. 1874. ST. DENIS a POINDICHERY (India). 25 cts. azul (2) y 80 cts. rosa. Mat. ROMBO DE PUNTOS. Rara combinación de franqueo usando tardíamente el 80 cts. de Napoleón y más a esta rara destinación.
Lot 367
✉ SAN PEDRO Y MIQUELON. 1869. S. PIERRE a FRANCIA. 80 cts. carmín. Mat. ROMBO DE PUNTOS SPM, manuscrito "VIA HALIFAX".
Lot 368
✉ SENEGAL. 1877. GOREE a LISBOA (Portugal). 10 cts. castaño s. rosa y 30 cts. castaño, manuscrito "Urgente". Al dorso fechador ocotogonal COL. FR. /PAQ. FR. J Nº3 y P. TRANSATLANTICO. Rara destinación para una carta de Senegal.
Lot 370
✉ SENEGAL. 1885. RUFISQUE a MADRID (España). Carte Postale con sello de 10 cts. negro, mat. RUFISQUE/SENEGAL circulada vía Lisboa por buque francés, fechador LIGNE J/PAQ. FR. Nº 6. Muy bonita y rara destinación para una tarjeta desde Senegal.
Lot 375
✉ POLINESIA FRANCESA. 1839 (July 13). Entire letter to London from Tahiti with framed 'INDIA LETTER - DEAL' in red on reverse and London (Jan 25, 1839) arrival cds alongside; superb 'Paid Ship Letter - Sydney' oval on front in red (Sept 8) and various manuscript rates. A very fine and scarce entire, journey time 196 days. Signed Holcombe.
Lot 379
✉ POLINESIA FRANCESA. 1863. Entire letter datelined inside 'Iles Marquises, Taivhai, 9 Août, 1863', written to FRANCE and struck twice in transit with double arc PAPEITI / TAITI in black (Aug 18 on reverse, Aug 22 on obverse). The cover landed at Calais (Dec 16) and charged '9' décimes due on receipt. RARE and extremely unusual entire, very early correspondence from these remote Islands, using the French mail.
Lot 381
✉ POLINESIA FRANCESA. 1873. Small mourning cover to FRANCE franked by imperforate Cérès 1871/73 20c. blue, 40c. pale orange and 80c. carmine all tied by dotted 'OCN' lozenge in black. Framed 'PD' and TAITI (OCÉANIE) / PAPEETE datestamp at right (Oct 5). Mailed via the USA at the rare 1fr. 40 c. rate, backstamped at Bordeaux and re-addressed on to Bayonne. RARE and very attractive cover. Cert. SCHELLER (2016). 9.000€.
Lot 386
✉ TAHITI. 1899. Cover with contens, datalined HIKUERU small island (only 5,11 km2) located 700 km. east of Tahiti send with 10 cts. black and blue stamp (defects in origen) to TAIOHAE cancelled on arrival. A very rare cover probably the earliest known sent from this remote location of the French Polinesia.