Guadeloupe 1880 15c Ceres CORR D’ARMEES PTE A PITRE Cover to Rochefort France
Cover franked with 15c Ceres General Issue, thick figures, tied by octagonal "Corr D.Armees/Pte a Pitre" (Pointe a Pitre) datestamp, backstamped with octagonal "Ligne B/Paq. Fr. No. 2" TPO transit, to Rochefort, France, some staining at upper right affecting adhesive, nevertheless a rare franking, illustrated in Yvert & Tellier (2017), ex-Grabowski. (Yvert & Tellier €1,700)
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Guadeloupe 1885 10c+40c Dubois Registered Cover Pointe a Pitre Besancon France
Cover franked with 10c and 40c Dubois, tied by Guadeloupe / Pointe-a-Pitre c.d.s. (24 Juil), registered to Besancon, France, with Ligne B PAQ FR NO 2 (27 Juil), Paris a Lyon 1 (13 Aout), indistinct red Paris c.d.s., and Besancon arrival backstamps, horizontal fold clear of stamp, the odd toning spot, a pleasing franking.
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Guadeloupe 1895 15c Camp Jacob Military Cover Saint Claude Army CDS to France
Cover franked with 15c Navigation & Commerce, tied by CORR D'ARMEES / SAINT-CLUDE c.d.s. (13 Fev), to Paris, France, with arrival c.d.s. struck on front, CORRESPONDENCE D'ARMÉES / GUADELOUPE / CAMP-JACOB handstamp (small opening tear through bottom), BASSE-TERRE (FE 18) and Paris backstamps, naval h/s on back flap, a scarce and attractive cover, ex-Grabowski. Camp Jacob was an infantry barracks, including stables and a military hospital.
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India 1866 Calcutta to Mauritius VIA GALLE Stampless Postage Due Letter SFL
Stampless folded letter, with contents datelined 8 December, with crisp oval handstamp of Calcutta merchants Camin Lamouroux & Co, to Port Louis, Mauritius, struck with ideal example of the scarce VIA GALLE straight-line, struck "6d / TO PAY" in blue, with Calcutta / India Paid despatch and Port Louis c.d.s. arrival backstamps ( Dec 31), chiefly very fine strikes, a most attractive entire.
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Ionian Islands 1823 Cefalonia to Corfu Inter-Island Stampless Folded Letter SFL
1823 (August 14), stampless folded letter, with contents, postmarked with superbly-struck ISOLA DI / CEFALONIA double-circle in red, to Corfu, with adjacent ISOLE / IONIE arrival postmark in green, exceptional quality, and a choice example of inter-island mail.
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Italian States (Modena) 1853 5c. Strip of 3 Folded Letter Carrara to Livorno Cert
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 5c green, period after figure, horizontal strip of three, cancelled by by six-bars obliterator with Carrara (22 Apr) despatch c.d.s. on front, Livorno c.d.s. arrival backstamp, slight stain at right, else a fresh and attractive franking; with 1988 Enzo Diena certificate. (Sassone 7)
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