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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France 1874 10c Ceres Pair & 80c rose Cover Brest to Consul Quebec Canada via UK
Cover franked with 10c brown on rose horizontal pair, 80c rose single Ceres, tied by 611 "Gros Chiffres" of Brest, postmarked with corresponding c.d.s. (28 Jul), to the French Consulate in Quebec, addressed to a Lieutenant on board a ship at Quebec, red London PAID transit on front, with Paris (28 Jul), Paris Etranger (28 Jul), and Quebec (11 Aug) backstamps, opening tears to back flap with some pieces removed, a scarce franking and surprisingly difficult destination.
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France 1874 20c+40c Ceres Paris Star “1” Place de la Bourse Folded Letter
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 25c and 40c perforated Ceres, tied by "1" Paris Star, alongside Paris / Pl. De La Bourse octagonal datestamp (29 Jan), to Morlaix, Finistere, with Paris A Brest TPO transit (29 Jan) and Morlaix (30 Jan) c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a lovely and fresh entire; with 2019 Roumet certificate.
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France 1875 Ceres 1307 Dijon Bureau de Passe Cover Mulhausen Horseshoe
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 15c bistre and 25c blue Ceres, tied by superbly-struck 1307 "Bureau de Passe" c.d.s. (16 Oct), adjacent Dijon c.d.s. of same-day, oval "BM" (Boite Mobile) and red boxed PD, to Mulhausen, with fine strike of Mulhausen-Elsass horsehoe (Hufeisenstempel) (17 Oct), a beautiful and scarce cover, the Bureau de Passe c.d.s. being particularly desirable tying the adhesives, further complemented by the Boite Mobile usage and horsehoe receiver. (Yvert 55, 60)
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France 1876 1fr bronze Type Sage Cover Paris to Guadalajara Mexico Paquebot
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 1fr bronze Type Sage (Type I), tied by Paris / Gare de l'Ouest c.d.s. (19 Dec), to Guadalajara, Mexico, endorsed "per St. Nazaire", struck "25c" in black, with Ligne B / Paq Fr No 4 ship mail c.d.s. transit backstamp (21 Dec), light horizontal filing fold well clear of adhesive, a lovely solo usage of the 1fr Peace & Commerce, signed Calves. (Yvert 72)
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France 1876 30c Ceres Marseille Boite Mobile to Constantinople Mourning Cover
Folded letter, with black-border mourning contents, franked with 30c brown, tied by black Anchor in dotted lozenge, postmarked with Marseille B.M. (Boite Mobile) c.d.s. (19 Feb), to Constantinople [Turkey], no backstamps, light horizontal filing folds, else fine. (Yvert 56)
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