France 1843 Stampless Folded Letter BORDEAUX Forwarding Agent SHIP to USA
Stampless folded letter, with contents, postmarked Bordeaux (9 Nov), reverse with neatly-struck green oval "FORWARDED BY S. CONSTANTIN & SONS / SHIP BROKERS / BORDEAUX" forwarding agent handstamp, red boxed "P.P. (Port Payé), red SHIP straight-line and NEW YORK transit (Feb 15), to Farmingham, Massachusetts, a fresh ship letter.
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France 1854 Paris to Havana via England Stampless Folded Letter SFL
Stampless folded letter, with contents, handstamped PD in ed, postmarked Paris (30 Sept), to Havana, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp(24 Oct), UK "PAID" (2 OC) transit struck on front, "2" reales due and "NE" handstamps in blue, light filing folds, a fine cover to an uncommon destination.
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France 1855 5c green Paris Star “LETTRE AFFts de PARIS POUR PARIS” CDS Cover
Folded cover, franked with 5c green, four margins, close at foot and right, tied by star cancel, scarce "LETTRE AFFts de PARIS POUR PARIS" c.d.s. alongside (30 Dec), reduced at sides, yet a scarce and very fine strike of this c.d.s. and a desirable single franking. (Yvert 12)
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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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