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Guadeloupe 1880 15c Ceres CORR D’ARMEES PTE A PITRE Cover to Rochefort France
Cover franked with 15c Ceres General Issue, thick figures, tied by octagonal "Corr D.Armees/Pte a Pitre" (Pointe a Pitre) datestamp, backstamped with octagonal "Ligne B/Paq. Fr. No. 2" TPO transit, to Rochefort, France, some staining at upper right affecting adhesive, nevertheless a rare franking, illustrated in Yvert & Tellier (2017), ex-Grabowski. (Yvert & Tellier €1,700)
PRICE: $495.00
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Guadeloupe 1885 10c+40c Dubois Registered Cover Pointe a Pitre Besancon France
Cover franked with 10c and 40c Dubois, tied by Guadeloupe / Pointe-a-Pitre c.d.s. (24 Juil), registered to Besancon, France, with Ligne B PAQ FR NO 2 (27 Juil), Paris a Lyon 1 (13 Aout), indistinct red Paris c.d.s., and Besancon arrival backstamps, horizontal fold clear of stamp, the odd toning spot, a pleasing franking.
PRICE: $295.00
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Guadeloupe 1895 15c Camp Jacob Military Cover Saint Claude Army CDS to France
Cover franked with 15c Navigation & Commerce, tied by CORR D'ARMEES / SAINT-CLUDE c.d.s. (13 Fev), to Paris, France, with arrival c.d.s. struck on front, CORRESPONDENCE D'ARMÉES / GUADELOUPE / CAMP-JACOB handstamp (small opening tear through bottom), BASSE-TERRE (FE 18) and Paris backstamps, naval h/s on back flap, a scarce and attractive cover, ex-Grabowski. Camp Jacob was an infantry barracks, including stables and a military hospital.
PRICE: $495.00
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Italian States (Modena) 1853 5c. Strip of 3 Folded Letter Carrara to Livorno Cert
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 5c green, period after figure, horizontal strip of three, cancelled by by six-bars obliterator with Carrara (22 Apr) despatch c.d.s. on front, Livorno c.d.s. arrival backstamp, slight stain at right, else a fresh and attractive franking; with 1988 Enzo Diena certificate. (Sassone 7)
PRICE: $365.00
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Italy (Naples) 1862 2gr light blue Invalid Period Folded Cover to Agnone VF
Folded cover, franked with four-margin 1861 2gr light blue, tied by neatly-struck Napoli Porto thimble (4 OTT), further strike on reverse, to Agnone via Isernia, lovely quality, extremely fine, ex-Provera; the stamps of Naples were declared invalid on October 1, however, they were tolerated for a period of two weeks following, a choice example used during this unofficial period.
PRICE: $345.00
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Italy (Sardinia) 1863 40c vermilion Folded Cover Milno to Paris France DLR Day of Issue
Folded cover, franked with 40c vermilion (Sassone 16Da), four margins, tied by neatly-struck Milano c.d.s. (1 Dec), "ITALIE LANSLEBOURG .. DEC. 63" entry mark struck beside, to Paris, France, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (4 Dec) and Torino transit, a remarkably late usage, postmarked on the day of issue of the De La Rue adhesives of Italy, and in the last possible month of usage of Sardinian adhesives, wonderfully fresh and very fine; signed Vaccari.
PRICE: $695.00
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