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France 1871 2x 10c bistre Bordeaux on Folded Letter Marseille to Roye
Folded letter, franked with two 10c bistre Bordeaux, mostly large to very large margins, cancelled by neatly-struck 2240 Gros Chiffre, postmarked Marseille (23 Mai), to Roy, Haute Sonne, with Lavoncourt c.d.s. backstamp (26 May), light filing fold clear of adhesives, exhibition quality.
PRICE: $175.00
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France 1871 St. Etienne to Lyon Napoleon & Ceres 3-Color Franking Folded Letter
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 1863-71 1c bronze-green Napoleon, 1870-1 20c blue Ceres, and 1870 4c grey imperforate Ceres, each tied by Gros Chiffre cancel, postmarked St. Étienne (6 Sept), to Lyon, with next-day arrival backstamp portion torn from back, light horizontal filing fold, else a fine and scarce cover; with 1971 von der Weid certificate.
PRICE: $495.00
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France 1872 10c Napoleon & 15c Ceres Mixed Franking Cover w/Bureau Passé
Folded letter, franked with 10c bistre Napoleon (Type II) and 15c bistre Ceres, tied by 918 "Gros Chiffres", corresponding "Chateau Gonthier" c.d.s. alongside (9 Feb), to Morannes-sur-Sarthe, with "Brest a Paris" TPO (9 Feb), 2188 Bureau Passé (10 Feb) , and c.d.s. arrival backstamp (10 Feb), some perf discoloration to adhesives, yet a scarce mixed franking. (Yvert 28B, 59)
PRICE: $245.00
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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.
PRICE: $345.00
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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)
PRICE: $195.00
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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.
PRICE: $1,395.00
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