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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France 1856 20c Napoleon Rouletted Block on Cover Nantes to Rennes
Cover franked with 20c blue Napoleon, Type I, block of four, rouletted, pleasing fresh color, tied by 2221 "Petit Chiffres" of Nantes, with corresponding c.d.s. (19 Jan), to Rennes, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (29 Jan), Angers transit, cover folded at bottom and right, a rare franking. (Yvert 14A)
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France 1860 20c Chambery Sardinia Piedmont Cover to St. Jean de Maurienne
Folded letter, with partial commercial contents dated 22 August, franked with 20c blue, Type I, tied by Sardinian grid cancel and postmarked Chambery (24 Aug), to St. Jean de Maurienne, no backstamps, piece cut from back to remove wax seal, a scarce usage from what was, until only a few short months prior to the despatch of this cover part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, who ceded the city to France under the Treaty of Turin on 24 March.
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