France 1872 5c Napoleon Strip Pale Green + 25c Ceres Cover to Madrid Spain
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 5c pale green on blue Napoleon, strip of three, and 25c blue Ceres, tied by 3152 "Gros Chiffres", with "Rives S. Fure" c.d.s. (16 Jun), to Madrid, Spain, red boxed "PD" and black circular "OR" on front, with Lyon a Marseille and Cette a Bordeaux TPO transit markings (17 Jun), Bordeaux a Trun TPO (18 Jun) and Madrid (19 Jun) c.d.s. arrival backstamps, a scarce and visually-appealing franking of exceptional quality.
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France 1873 15c + 80c Ceres Registered Cover St. Jean de Losne to Beaune
Cover franked with 10c bistre "Siege" issue, 80c rose, tied by 3671 "Gros Chiffres", St. Jean de Losne c.d.s. alongside (24 Dec), registered to Beaune, struck CHARGÉ in red, with boxed weight handstamp, c.d.s. arrival backstamps (25 Dec), a few small tears at bottom clear of adhesives and mostly confined to reverse, else fine. (Yvert 36, 57)
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France 1873 30c Ceres Pair + 40c Marseille to Yokohama Japan Cover
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 40c orange, 30c brown horizontal pair, tied by 3240 "Gros Chiffres", pair further tied by Marseille c.d.s. (7 Jun), to Yokohama, Japan, red boxed "PD", c.d.s. arrival backstamp (23 Jul), a remarkably fresh and beautiful entire of great scarcity; with 2019 Roumet certificate.
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France 1874 10c Ceres Pair & 80c rose Cover Brest to Consul Quebec Canada via UK
Cover franked with 10c brown on rose horizontal pair, 80c rose single Ceres, tied by 611 "Gros Chiffres" of Brest, postmarked with corresponding c.d.s. (28 Jul), to the French Consulate in Quebec, addressed to a Lieutenant on board a ship at Quebec, red London PAID transit on front, with Paris (28 Jul), Paris Etranger (28 Jul), and Quebec (11 Aug) backstamps, opening tears to back flap with some pieces removed, a scarce franking and surprisingly difficult destination.
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France 1874 20c+40c Ceres Paris Star “1” Place de la Bourse Folded Letter
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 25c and 40c perforated Ceres, tied by "1" Paris Star, alongside Paris / Pl. De La Bourse octagonal datestamp (29 Jan), to Morlaix, Finistere, with Paris A Brest TPO transit (29 Jan) and Morlaix (30 Jan) c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a lovely and fresh entire; with 2019 Roumet certificate.
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France 1874 Three-Color Double Rate FL Cover Paris to Santiago de Chile
Folded cover, franked with 30c brown pair, 80c rose pair, and 40c "Siege" issue, tied to cover by "26" Paris star of the Gare du Nord, with corresponding c.d.s. (31 Jan), to Santiago de Chile, red boxed "P.P." and blue-two line "Voie de Southampton / Voie de Panama", 80c pair further tied by red London PAID transit (2 Feb), red "25" Chilean tax mark at lower left, denoting the fee from Valparaiso to Santiago, no backstamps, adhesives with chiefly bright colour, small tear at left of 40c, a rare and most attractive entire paying the double rate to the Pacific Coast of South America; with 1998 von der Weid certificate. (Yvert 38, 56, 57)
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