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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France 1863 20c blue Napoleon Block of 4 Cover Pont L’Eveque to Paris
Cover franked with 20c blue block of four, tied by 2950 "Gros Chiffres" and postmarked with corresponding "Pont L'Eveque" c.d.s. (29 Sept), to Paris, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp and partial TPO transit, pencil signed alongside block, a scarce franking. (Yvert 22)
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France 1863 40c Indus Paquebot “Piroscati / Postali / Francesi” to Italy Cover
Folded cover, without contents, franked with 40c orange Napoleon, tied by dotted anchor cancel, postmarked with Indus ship mail cancel (24 Oct), struck with black boxed PD and "Piroscafi / Postali / Francesi", to Palermo, Italy, with indistinct transit and c.d.s. arrival backstamp (29 Oct), a visually-pleasing and scarce cover.
PRICE: $175.00
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France 1868 40c Napoleon Algeria Ship Mail Folded Letter Cover to Malta
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 40c orange Napoleon, tied by superbly-struck 2240 "Gros Chiffres", Alger / Bat A Vap c.d.s. alongside (26 Oct), small boxed PD in red, to Malta, with crisp c.d.s. arrival backstamp (30 Oct), trivial horizontal filing fold, else a scarce and remarkably fresh letter carried via ship mail from Algiers; with 2020 Samuel Gautré certificate. (Yvert 23).
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