Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ FRANCIA. Sc. 27/II. 1869 (Nov 1). Entire letter from GARE D'IVRY, PARIS to ARRAS with 1867 4 c. grey (5) tied by "1625" gros chiffres. Slight toning between perfs. a very scarce and attractive usage.

✉ FRANCIA. Yv. P-1. 1869. PERIÓDICOS. HOJA DE PERIÓDICO franqueado con sello de 2 cts. lila.

✉ FRANCIA. 1869 (19 Diciembre). Periódico completo LE LEMAN de THONON circulado con sello de 2 cts. lila.

✉ FRANCIA. Yv. 29Bb. 1870. TARBES a PAU. 20 cts. azul, variedad "a la corne". Muy bonita.

✉ FRANCIA. Ed. . 1870. FRONTAL de carta certificada de BURDEOS a LYON con franqueo de 20 cts. azul, 30 cts. casta, 40 cts. naranja y 80 cts. rosa (2). Precioso y raro franqueo cuatricolor. Cert. V.DER. WEID.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (June 17). Cover addressed to Railway Company of the East in Paris franked by unusual usage of Ceres Siège 10c. bistre and 1867 10c. bistre tied by 2598 gros chiffres of Nancy. Paris arrival (June 18) cds on reverse. Ceres 28,36.

✉ FRANCIA. Yv. 20. 1870. SAVIGNE a LONDRES. 20 cts. azul mat. rombo de cifras grandes y fechador de puntas SAVIGNE-L'EVEQUE. MAGNÍFICA.

✉ FRANCIA. Ed. . 1870. 10 c. laureate Napoleon (Yv 28) tied to small card by the Etoile 2 cancel of the PARIS/R.ST.LAZARE post office, and mailed during the Prussian siege. Most postal cards from late September 1870 were sent out of Paris on the ballon NON DENOMME No. 1 Scarce example of the 10 centimes card rate for balloon mail.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (26 Sept.). PARIS to HAVRE. BALLOON "L'ETATS UNIS". Entire letter franked with two 10 cts. Star "4" cancel and PARIS/RUE D'ENCHIEN. Without arrival on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Sept. 26). PARIS to MARSEILLE. BALLOON "JEAN BART Nº1". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue with nº 25 Star and PARIS/R.SERPENTE cds. Arrival (17 Oct.) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Sept. 27). PARIS to BROU. BALLOON "L'ETATS UNIS". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue Star cancel and PARIS/PL. DE BONDY cds. Arrival (3 Oct.) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Sept. 28). PARIS to CHALON SUR SAONE. BALLOON "LES ETATS UNIS". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue Star cancel and PARIS/R. BONAPARTE cds. Arrival (3 Oct.) and unclear transit cds. Redirected to GIVRY and new text added, the contents show "two letters in one" contrary the postal Regulations. RARE. Signed Calves. Ex Caetano Vullo.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Dec. 29). PARIS to CLERMONT L'HERAULT. BALLOON "L'ARMEE DE LA LOIRE". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue Star cancel and PARIS/* (Levee) cds. Arrival (unclear date) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Oct. 3). PARIS to DIEPPE redirected several times until BORDEAUX. Folded letter (without text) franked with 20 cts. blue and PARIS/(60) cds. Transits (14, 15, 17 Oct.) and arrival (19 Oct.). Very interesting cover over the 5 gr. limit contrary the Regulations and several times redirected.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Oct. 5). ST. OUEN to AGEN. BALLOON "LE NON DENOMME Nª2". Special POST CAR "PAR BALLON NON MONTÉ" franked with 10 cts. Star cancel and PARIS cds. Arrival (21 Oct.). Cert. BEHR.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Oct. 7). PARIS to LONDON. BALLOON "NON DENOMMÉ Nº 2". Entire franked with 30 cts. brown Star "3" and PARIS/PL. DE LA MADELEINE cds. Arrival (19 Oct.) on reverse. Letter written in english, erosions on paper and faults.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Oct. 10). PARIS to BRUSSELS (Belgium). Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue (used previously and rebuilt) and 10 cts. bister PARIS/G. DE CLERY cds. Arrival (19 Oct.). RARE POSTAL FRAUD.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Oct. 15). PARIS to BAYEUX. BALLOON "JULES FAVRE Nº1". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue with nº 20 Star cancel and PARIS/R.ST.DOMQUE-ST-GN 58. Arrival (18 Oct.) on reverse. F. Calves.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Oct. 16). NEULLY to TREVOUX. BALLOON "LE VICTOR HUGO". Entire letter sent from a soldier "Garde Mobile" franked with 20 cts. blue stamp, Star cancel and PARIS cds. Without arrival cds.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Oct. 17). PARIS to DINAN. BALLOON "LE VICTOR HUGO". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue (inevitably broken when opening the letter), Star cancel and PARIS/ST.NAZAIRE cds. Arrival (23 Oct.) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (22 Oct.). PARIS to LONDON. BALLOON "LE GARIBALDI". Wrapper (without text) franked with strip of three 10 cts. bister Star "13" cancel and PARIS/HOTEL LE VILLE cds. Arrival (2 Nov.) in front.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Oct. 29). PARIS to TOULON. BALLOON "LE FULTON". Envelope (without text) franked with 20 cts. blue Star "15" cancel and PARIS/R. BONAPARTE cds. Arrival (5 Nov.) on reverse. Endorsed "8e CORPS D'ARMÉE" military mail.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Oct. 31). PARIS to BOULOGNE SUR MER. BALLOON "LE FOULTON". Entire franked with 20 cts. blue, Star "35" cancel and PARIS/MINISTERE DES FINANCES cds. Arrival (4 Nov.) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Nov. 2). PARIS to LA CÔTE ST. ANDRE. BALLOON "LE FERDINAND FLOCON". Entire "LA GAZETTE DES ABSENTS Nº4" franked with 20 cts. blue (contemporary fault) Star "1" cancel and PARIS/PL. DE LA BOURSE. Arrival (8 Nov.) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Nov. 3). PARIS to LONDON. BALLOON "FERDINAND FLOCON". Envelope with full contents written "the balloon containing muy letter was seized by an unfavourable wind and blown direct to the Prussian side..." sent by Adolphe Smith journalist of "The Times" . Franked with 30 cts. brown Star cancel and PARIS cds. Arrival (7 Nov.). Interesting cover.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Nov. 3). PARIS to SAONE ET LOIRE. BALLOON "LE FERDINAND FLOCON". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue Star "15" cancel and PARIS/BONAPARTE cds. Arrival (7 Nov.).

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Nov. 7). PARIS to BOULOGNE SUR MER. BALLOON "LA GIRONDE". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue Star cancel and PARIS/R. ST. LAZARE cds. Arrival (9 Nov.) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. Yv. 44A. 1870. ROMANS a LYON. 20 cts. azul, tipo I. Muy bonita. F. J.F. BRUN.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Dec. 6). PARIS to NORWICH (Great Britain). BALLOON "LE DENIS PAPIN". Folded letter (without text) franked with 30 cts. brown (contemporary fault) Star "38" cancel and PARIS/R. DES FEUILLANTINES. Arrival (9 Dec.) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Dec. 20). PARIS to BRIGHTON (Great Britain). BALLOON "LE LAVOISIER". Entire letter franked with 30 cts. brown with Star "20" cancel and PARIS/R.ST.DOMINIQUE ST.GN.53.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Dec. 21). PARIS to LONDON. BALLOON "LE LAVOISIER". Entire "GAZETTE DES ABSENTS Nº18" franked with 10 cts. and 20 cts. Star cancel and PARIS cds. Arrival (26 Dec.) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Dec. 27). PARIS to BOULOGNE SUR MER. BALLOON "LE BAYARD". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue Star "18" cancel and PARIS/R.D'AMSTERDAM cds. Arrival (unclear date) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (Dec. 27). PARIS to CROYDON (Great Britain). BALLOON "LE BAYARD". Entire letter franked with 10 cts. and 20 cts. (fault) and Star "5" cancel and PARIS/R.DE BONDY cds. Arrival (4 Jan) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870 (30 Dec.). PARIS to HALSTEAD (Great Britain). BALLOON "L'ARMEE DE LA LOIRE". Entire letter franked with 30 cts. brown Star "6" cancel and PARIS/SENAT cds.

✉ FRANCIA. Yv. 29,31. 1870. MARSELLA a CIVITA-VECHIA.10 cts. bistre y 40 cts. naranja. Mat. GRILLE DE CIVITAVECHIA (Salles 684).

✉ FRANCIA. 1870. GUERRA CON PRUSIA. Texto de carta con ecabezamiento impreso ARMÉE DU RHIN. CAMPAGNE DE PRUSSE 1870. INTERESANTE y RARA.

✉ FRANCIA. Yv. P- 1 (3). 1870. PERIÓDICOS. HOJA DE PERIÓDICO franqueada con una tira de tres del 2 cts. lila. Cert. BRIEFMARKENPUFSTELLE BASEL.

✉ FRANCIA. 1870-71. THREE FORMULE AUX DRAPEAUX. Two envelopes and one card.

✉ FRANCIA. (1871 CA.). PEQUEÑA envuelta de carta circulada a CALVADOS con sello de 25 cts. Bonita ornamentación manuscrita en tinta alrededor del sobre.

✉ FRANCIA. 1871. TRELON a PIERRY. 20 cts. azul tipo II "perçe en Lignes". F. Scheller.

✉ FRANCIA. 1871 (Jan. 9). PARIS to VICHY. BALLOON "LE KEPLER". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue and Star cancel and PARIS cds. Arrival (12 Jan.) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1871 (Jan. 11). PRIS to NORFOLK (Great Britain). BALLOON "LE GENERAL-FAIDHERBE". Entire letter franked with 30 cts. brown with Star "1" cancel and PARIS/PL.DE LA BOURSE. Arrival (20 Jan.) on reverse.

✉ FRANCIA. 1871 (Jan. 14). PARIS to BEAUMONT. BALLOON "LE VAUCANSON". Folded letter (without text) franked with 20 cts. blue Star cancel and PARIS/ST. LAZARE cds. Without arrival. This cover crossed the Prussian Occupied Zone, where this item was censored receiving the red crayon mark of the examiner.

✉ FRANCIA. 1871 (Jan. 17). PARIS to MARSEILLE. BALLOON "POSTE DE PARIS". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue Star 16 cancel and PARIS/R. DE PALESTRO cds. Arrival on reverse (date not visible).

✉ FRANCIA. 1871 (Jan. 17). PARIS to LES SABLES D'OLONNE. BALLOON "LE GENERAL BOURBAKI". Entire letter franked with 20 cts. blue with Star cancel and PARIS cds. Arrival (Feb. 1) on reverse. Smuggled mail delayed by censor from Occupied Zone landing.

✉ FRANCIA. 1871 (Jan. 19). PARIS to DINAN. BALLOON "LE GENERAL DAUMESNIL". Entire "GAZETTE DES ABSENTS Nº29" franked with 20 cts. blue Star "2" cancel and PARIS/R.ST.LAZERE. Arrival (22 Jan.).

✉ FRANCIA. 1871 (16 Febrero). DENAIN a PARÍS. 20 cts. azul ultramar. Tipo III. Rep. I, mat. CIFRAS GRANDES "1291". Grandes márgenes. Rara tonalidad de color. F. ROUMET.

✉ FRANCIA: CORREO MARITIMO. 1871. MARSEILLE a PALERMO. 40 cts. de la emisión de Burdeos color "rouge sang" (Yv. 48d). Mat. ANCLA y fechador LIGNE U/PAQ. FR. Nº 1 (Salles 881).