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.
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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)
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France 1872 40c orange Bordeax on Folded Cover Lyon to Châteauroux
Folded letter, franked with 40c orange Bordeaux, exceptional large balanced margins, tied by 2145 Gros Chiffre, postmarked with Lyon / Les Terreaux c.d.s., to Chateauroux, Indre, with Lyon a Paris TPO (27 Janv), Paris a Vierzon (28 Janv), and Chateauroux (28 Janv) c.d.s. backstamps, an exceptional single franking, paying the 10-20g double weight rate.
PRICE: $165.00
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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 1872 80c Napoleon Anchor Paquebot Cover Marseille to Alexandria Egypt
Folded cover, without contents, franked with 80c rose Napoleon, tied by black Anchor in dots cancellation, postmarked with LIGNE X / Paq Fr No 4 c.d.s. (1 Feb), to Alexandria, Egypt, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (8 Feb), corner card of Darier de Rouffio & Cie, Marseille, hinge remnants on reverse, signed below adhesive, a fresh and desirable cover.
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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)
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