386th Auction

LE FRANKLIN, entire letter with lauré 20 c. (cissors cut at bottom), tied by dotted star “5” with cds. “PARIS 2 DEC. 70 MINISTERE DES FINANCES” to Trouville, from there readdressed to Monaco with arrival cds. “MONACO 20 DEC 70”, fine. A rare destination, certificate Scheller (2025)

1871,Boules de Moulins: small size entire letter from "BORDEAUX 5 JANV.71", endorsed "par Moulins (Allier)" to Paris, bearing 5 copies Bordeaux 20 c. blue, type II, cut down to the design and applied overlapped, tied by light GC "522". An exceptional and fresh entire with rare multiple franking. Certificate Enzo Diena (1985)

Provenance: 100. Corinphila auction (1997)  Pietro Provera (collector's mark)

1870, 80 c. rose, horizontal strip of three of fresh colours and with ample to large margins, tied by GC “532 with adjacent cds ”BORDEAUX 24 FEVR. 71" to entire letter to Buenos Aires, Argentina, no arrival, very fine. Scarce Transatlantic triple weight step with the Bordeaux issue, signed and certificate Scheller (2025)

1871/73, Ceres 10 c bistre on rose, horizontal tête bêche pair, nice colour and good perforation (one stamp with small part of adjoining stamp), tied by clear GC "3056" to acknowledgement of receipt 1873 from Le Quesnoy to Solemnes and retour. Very fine and rare in this condition. Signed Calves and certificate von der Weid (1986)

1900, Mouchon 15 c. and 10 c., fresh colours, each in vertical pairs with perforations shifts, mint never hinged, very fine

1917/19, War orphans 2 c. - 5 fr., 15 c. and 50 c. unused, otherwise mint never hinged. Very fine.

1925, Paris Exhibition S/S, mint never hinged, very fine

1928, Île-de-France 10 fr. on 90 c., position 8, together with Sower 50 c. tied by hexagonal postmark “NEW-YORK AU HAVRE 23 - 8 28” to large piece with adjacent special 6-line “PREMIÈRE LIAISON POSTALE AÉRIENNE TRANSATLANTIQUE …” and catapult pilot Demougeot signature, very fine and rare thus, signed Bühler and certificate Scheller (2025)

1936, Airmail 50 fr. green, mint never hinged, fine, signed Brun

1871, 25 c. blue, fresh colours, tied by GC “5104" SHANGHAI alongside red cds “PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND A. MOD 25 mai 72” (Salles-Nr. 1895) to printed matter sent to Lyon, dated inside “Shanghai, 11 avril 1872”, no arrival, extremely fine. A lovely and most unusual usage via the Brindisi route, certificate Scheller (2025)

1917, 35 on 35C. violet horizontal pair in mixed franking with Protectorate 5 C. green, horizontal pair and two single stamps as well as two single values 1917 architectural monuments 10C. red, tied by cds. “TRESOR ET POSTE KASBA TADLA 5 12 22” to decorative pre-printed registered cover to Warsaw, Poland, one value of the franking faulty, slight traces of transportation, otherwise good condition, a scarce destination

1902 (April 3), French Officer's letter from Algeria to Paris, endorsed in manuscript “Troupes d'occupation des oasis Sahariennes,” struck with fine Taghit double-circle c.d.s., with corresponding Taghit garrison handstamp at left, revers with Paris c.d.s. receiver and remarkably intact red wax seal, a choice example of military mail from this Oasis town.

1921, St. Laurent du Maroni issue, Typographed from Woodblock Plate, 75 c. violet on buff paper, rouletted on two sides, with part of the Control cachet 'SOCIÉTÉ DES TRANSPORTS AERIENS GUYANAIS / ST. LAURENT DU MARONI' in red, tied by boxed “AVION” to small piece, a fine and very rare stamp, a.o. signed Scheller

1921, 75 c. on grey, used with oval cancel, small margins at right, otherwise fine, signed

1921, St. Laurent Du Maroni-Cayenne-Inini Route 75 c. on rose, fresh color, mostly good margins, just touched at upper right, otherwise fine, scarce, a.o. signed A. Brun and Kessler

1941, FRANCE/LIBRE in blue on 2f. 9c. on 25 c., unused with fresh original gum and tiny hinge mark, very fine and rare. Certificate Scheller (2025)

1941, FRANCE LIBRE, large resp. small overprint on exhibition souvenir sheets, unused with original gum and hinge remainders, fine and rare, each with certificate Scheller (2025)

1871, General issue 30c brown in horizontal pair (2 smal marginal tears), tied by dotted lozenge, with adjacent Guadeloupe / Pointe a Pitre c.d.s. (10 Jul) to folded letter to Portland, Maine,, passed to the British Post Office with scarce “GUADELOUOPE PAID JY 11 73”, and backstamped with “Guadeloupe / A” c.d.s. (11 Jul), manuscript “4” (pence) in red crayon for the journey to St. Thomas, endorsed “Per U.S. & Brazil Mail Str via St. Thomas”, the United States portion unpaid and thus struck with crisp “N.Y. STEAMSHIP / 10” entry mark (21 Jul). An unusual and important entire conveyed from the French P.O. in Guadeloupe by the British Agency through the USBMSC via St. Thomas. Signed Scheller

1891, Provisional issue 15 c., tied by c.d.s. "TAMATAVE 17 OCT 91" to letter card 15 c. , with long text to Mauritius, with arrival mark. Fine and scarce.

1938, air mail, 2 perforated proofs without background and denomination, in red and violet, unused without gum

1941, Noël 1941/FRANCE LIBRE F.N.F.L. in black and in red on 10 c. – 20 fr. , unused, all signed Brun and partly others.

 

1942, FRANCE LIBRE FNFL, 20 c. – 20 fr. on 75 c., 6 values complete, mint never hinged. Very fine and scarce in this condition. Some with signatures, certificate Scheller (2025) (Yvert 285-90)

1935/1940, Definitives ‘Djourbel Mosque’, 3 die proofs with blank value tablet, in different colours, 

Air mail, 3 die proofs with blank value tablet, in different colours

“AVIATION-MILITAIRE SERVICE POSTAL SUD TUNISIEN”, violet three-line framed cachet on stampless postcard with adjacent cds “GABES 4 6 18” and arrival cds “MEDENINE 7 6 18”, very fine. A rare military flight card, signed Todd

1871, Lithographed, Franz Josef 15 kr. brown, fresh color and good perforation, used with clear cds. “..ASZOMBAT 19/7 71”, fine 

Engraved 5 kr. carmine, horizontal pair tied by cds. “POKUPSKO 4 12 73” as additional franking to 5 kr. red postal money order concerning the transfer of 100 forint, light vertical archival fold, fine and scarce usage from that small locality in actual Croatia

10 kr. blue used with cds. “OSLEK-ESSEK 20 12 72” on reverse of 5 kr. red registered postal stationery envelope with “PREPORUCENO Recommandirt”, reverse arrival cds. “VINKOVCE 21 12 72”, later endorsed “Retour Oslek” and returned to sender with final arrival cds. , some minor toning on reverse, still fine and attractive usage 

15 kr. brown, tied by cds. “FIUME” to underfranked cover from the second weight step to Livorno, handstamped “BOLLO INSUFF” and taxed accordingly 85 centesimi at destination, reverse transit “VENEZIA 27 FEB 72” and arrival boxed “LIVORNO 28 FEB 72”, some edge wear and toning, still an attractive and a most unusual usage

1950, International Children-Day 60 f., type I with imprint “….Harcaiholz”, mint never hinged, fine

1922, Thom seahorses, 10 sh. mint never hinged, 2/6 and 5 sh. unused with original gum. 10 sh. certificate Mac Donnell AIEP (2016)

1935, re-engraved 10 sh., horizontal marginal pair, mint never hinged, vf

1974, RNLI 5 p. with colour gold omitted, mint never hinged, very fine. A rare stamp

1688, entire letter from Livorno from Lyon to “Venturini e Vernaccia” in Livorno, together with two entires letters from the same correspondence from Napoli dated 1700 and 1702 respectively, both taxed on arrival

1852, Papal coat of arms ½ black on violet-gray, block of 10 from the upper right sheet corner with gutter at left, wide margins all around, the upper 5 stamps “otto filetti”, used with clear grill cancel, vertical crease between 3. and 4. vertical row, small creases, one stamp shallow thin, minor aging, otherwise fine, a very attractive and scarce multiple (Sassone 1A)

1852, Papal coat of arms ½ black on violet-gray, horizontal strip of four, fresh color, touched in places, tied by grill to folded lettersheet with adjacent cds. “TERRACINA 2 GUI 67” and cachet of the papal delegation of Velletri, to Maenza, attractive entire, signed Vespermann BPP with certificate and certificate A. Diena (1974) (Sassone 1A)