Ecuador 1853 ALAUSI / DEBE on Stampless Folded Cover to Quito
Stampless folded cover, internally dated 1853, struck with scarce two-line ALAUSI/DEBE in red, to Quito, with legal docketing on reverse, signed "Rivadeneira", light wrinkles, fine; ex Leo Harris.
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France (Offices in Egypt) 1859 Alexandria to Paris Folded Cover
Folded cover, franked with 10c bistre (Type I) and 40c orange, each with four larhe margins, tied by 3704 "Petit Chiffres" cancellations of Alexandria, corresponding c.d.s. at right (19 Apr), boxed "P.P." in black, blue Egyptian commercial handstamp at bottom, backstamped Marseille A Lyon (26 Apr), Lyon a Paris (27 Apr) and Paris (28 Apr), a lovely and scarce cover, signed Roumet.
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France (Offices in the Levant) 1874 2x 30c Ceres Cover Salonica Turkey to Italy
Folded cover, franked with two 30c Ceres, centrally-struck 5095 "Gros Chiffres" of Salonica, adjacent "Salonique / Turquie" c.d.s. (18 Nov), endorsed "Par Messageries", to Turin, Italy, with Messina transit (26 Nov) and Torino c.d.s. arrival backstamp (28 Nov), light filing folds, scarce and extremely attractive.
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France (Offices in the Levant) 1863 Ship Mail Cover Constantinople to Lyon
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 10c bistre and 40c orange Napoleon III, perforated, tied by dotted anchor cancellation, struck with black PD and red boxed "PAQUEBOTS / DE LA / MEDITERRANEE", postmarked Neva (19 Feb), to Lyon, with Marseille, Marseille a Lyon TPO, and Lyon (26 Feb) backstamps, piece trimmed from back outer sheet to remove wax seal, trivial filing fold, else fine and scarce.
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France (Offices in the Levant) 1873 Folded Cover Constantinople Smyrna
Folded letter, with contents datelined Constantinople, franked with 80c rose Ceres, bright color, tied by 5098 "Gros Chiffres", postmarked with black oval BM (Boite Mobile), Smyrna c.d.s. (19 Dec), red boxed "PD" and "Paquebots / de la / Mediterranée", to Marseille, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (24 Dec), light horizontal fold, small grease stain, else a fine entire and uncommon Boite Mobile usage from the Levant.
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France 1854 Paris to Havana via England Stampless Folded Letter SFL
Stampless folded letter, with contents, handstamped PD in ed, postmarked Paris (30 Sept), to Havana, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp(24 Oct), UK "PAID" (2 OC) transit struck on front, "2" reales due and "NE" handstamps in blue, light filing folds, a fine cover to an uncommon destination.
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