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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France 1855 20c Napoleon Postage Due St. Etienne to Carouges Switzerland Cover
Folded cover, franked with 20c blue Napoleon, tied by indistinct dotted cancel, postmarked St. Etienne (28 Jan), to Carouges, Switzerland, struck with boxed red "Affranchisement / Insuffisant" due marking and "35 CS" in black, backstamped Lyon (30 Jan), Geneve (31 Jan) and Carouges (31 Jan), horizontal filing fold, a scarce postage due cover.
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France 1855 80c dark carmine Napoleon Folded Letter Bordeaux to Ste. Foy Cover
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 80c dark carmine, tied by diamond of dots and Bordeaux c.d.s. (19 Jul), to Ste. Foy la Grande, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a scarce shade, signed Calves. (Yvert 17l).
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