France 1875 Ceres 1307 Dijon Bureau de Passe Cover Mulhausen Horseshoe
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 15c bistre and 25c blue Ceres, tied by superbly-struck 1307 "Bureau de Passe" c.d.s. (16 Oct), adjacent Dijon c.d.s. of same-day, oval "BM" (Boite Mobile) and red boxed PD, to Mulhausen, with fine strike of Mulhausen-Elsass horsehoe (Hufeisenstempel) (17 Oct), a beautiful and scarce cover, the Bureau de Passe c.d.s. being particularly desirable tying the adhesives, further complemented by the Boite Mobile usage and horsehoe receiver. (Yvert 55, 60)
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France 1876 1fr bronze Type Sage Cover Paris to Guadalajara Mexico Paquebot
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 1fr bronze Type Sage (Type I), tied by Paris / Gare de l'Ouest c.d.s. (19 Dec), to Guadalajara, Mexico, endorsed "per St. Nazaire", struck "25c" in black, with Ligne B / Paq Fr No 4 ship mail c.d.s. transit backstamp (21 Dec), light horizontal filing fold well clear of adhesive, a lovely solo usage of the 1fr Peace & Commerce, signed Calves. (Yvert 72)
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France 1876 30c Ceres Marseille Boite Mobile to Constantinople Mourning Cover
Folded letter, with black-border mourning contents, franked with 30c brown, tied by black Anchor in dotted lozenge, postmarked with Marseille B.M. (Boite Mobile) c.d.s. (19 Feb), to Constantinople [Turkey], no backstamps, light horizontal filing folds, else fine. (Yvert 56)
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France 1876 30c Ceres Tied by Barcelona CDS Marseille to Malaga Cover
Folded letter, with contents, datelined Marseille, franked with 30c brown Ceres, tied by superbly-struck "Admon de Cambio / Barcelona / 010" c.d.s., commercial handstamp of Robert & Foree / Marseille at lower left, to Malaga, with Barcelona c.d.s. backstamp (17 Mar), light horizontal fold, a lovely cover. (Yvert 56)
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France 1884 Cette to Port Louis Mauritius Sage Issue Folded Cover
Folded letter, with contents, franked with two 5c, single 25c Type Sage, tied by Cette c.d.s. (30 Jan), to Port Louis, Mauritius, with "Etranger / Marseille" transit c.d.s. (31 Jan) and Mauritius c.d.s. receiver (March), receiver partially cut out from removal of wax seal, else a fine entire.
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France 1928 1.50fr+8.50 Industry & Ag + Sower Semi-Postal Franking on Postcard
Postcard franked with 1927 40c+10c light blue & 50c+25c green Caisse d'Amortiseement, 1.50fr+50c orange C.A. and surcharge, and 1.50fr+8.50fr dull blue Industry & Agriculture, tied by Paris c.d.s. (22 May), a scarce franking and early use of the 1.50fr+8.50fr, attractive. (Sc. B24-7)
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