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  Lot 2129
• Yv
  5
• 

Description
Unique with Ceres Cover sent to the French flagship "Le Milan" the first flagship of Vice Admiral Parceval Deschênes via England. Franked with a pair 40 c. "1761" and "LORIENT 1. JUIL 54". Stamps with imperfections. Only known letter with Ceres stamps during the Crimean war. EXHIBITION RARITY. Provenance: Francois X. Piat Dewavrin

Live Auction
1000.00 EUR
(app. 1187 USD)

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  Lot 2130
• Yv
  16
• 

Description
Cover to "L´Inflexible" A very beautiful little envelope with a pair 40 c. "1471", sent from PARIS via England to the flagship "L´Inflexible", second flagship of Vice Admiral Parceval Deschênes. At the time "L´Inflexible" together with other allied warships were anchored near Hangö on the south coast of Finland. SCARCE

Live Auction
750.00 EUR
(app. 890 USD)

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  Lot 2113
• 

Description
Double rate postage due letter with full contents from "MARSEILLE 4 AOUT 1843" to CHRISTINESTAD via Åland. Various transit, accounting and postage due markings on front and back. VERY FINE

Live Auction
100.00 EUR
(app. 119 USD)

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  Lot 2131
• 

Description
A very beautiful cover with contents sent from a French soldier onboard "H.M.S. Saint Vincent" at Bomarsund August 6 1854 via "DANZIG 11.8" and Aachen "P.R.3er R". Charged 7 decimes. Only two covers recorded with this rate to France. Ex Francois X. Piat Dewavrin. RARE EXHIBITION ITEM

Live Auction
400.00 EUR
(app. 475 USD)

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  Lot 36
• 

Description
"GRAND ARMEÈ No. 82", beautiful strike on cover with full contents dated in Stralsund "24 juillet 1808" sent to France. SUPERB COVER

Live Auction
OFFER

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  Lot 2114
• 

Description
Very beautiful postage due letter with full contents 11 August 1815 from PARIS to HELSINGFORS via Åland. Due notations and clear transit pmks "GRISLEHAMN" straight line type I (F=6.000) and on back "K.S.N.P.C. Stralsund d. 21. AUG". SUPERB & RARE

Live Auction
200.00 EUR
(app. 237 USD)

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  Lot 2123
• 

Description
Triple rate postage due cover with full contents from "MARSEILLE 19 NOV 1843" via "GRISSLEHAMN 23.11 1843", red arc pmk via Åland to CHRISTINESTAD. Taxed 2 rubel silver & 68½ kopek silver, to be paid by receiver. SCARCE

Live Auction
150.00 EUR
(app. 178 USD)

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  Lot 42
• Yv
  A3+199
• 

Description
Scarce "10 FR." on 90 c. red together with 50 c. Semeuse on a catapult cover sent to Paris "NEW-YORK AU HAVRE 25.6 28" with cachet in black on the side. Arrival mark "PARIS GARE DU NORD 23.VIII 1928" on back. Small tears in envelope. Yvert=€3.500 for a single stamp. Sign. Calves

Live Auction
400.00 EUR
(app. 475 USD)

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  Lot 45
• 

Description
MINISHEETS, complete collection 2009-21 in two thick Leuchtturm albums incl. special issues, "Blocs CNEP" 2014-21, many pages with postal labels. Also duplicates and varieties. Further another album ART ON STAMPS on Marini or Yvert pages, seemingly complete France up to 2008 and Monaco up to 2004. Finally a fourth album with two minisheets Philatec Paris 1964 and some other interesting specialties. Very high cat. and face value!
Part of Lot Scanned

Live Auction
200.00 EUR
(app. 237 USD)

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  Lot 44
• 

Description
Interesting small lot 1849-ca 1900 with some additional colonies. With better stamps, e.g. decent copies of 15 and 40 c. Ceres with clear margins, unused reprint of 25 c. 1853, 5 fr. 1869 with perfect perforation and no thin spots. Entire lot pictured on our website.
Entire lot scanned

Live Auction
500.00 EUR
(app. 594 USD)

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  Lot 43
• Yv
  for these
• Ceres
  1849
• 

Description
Complete Collection used 1849-1983 Amazing collection in one Yvert album incl. all key items and as well the classic part is specialised in colour shades. Ceres 1849 with 1-7, each in different shades incl. the Vermillion, Yvert 7a, in the good shade "vif" signed & cert. Peyrieux (not repaired, full margins, small thin spot) and Vermillion in the shade "fonce" with full to large margins and certificate Calves. Both vermillion stamps in good colours and in condition above average. (Yvert for these = 54.500). The following classic sets more than cpl., e.g. Yvert 8 (2), 5 Franc Napoleon (3, some faults), further specialised with some shades, units, covers and proofs. 5 Franc Orphelins 1918 with cert., PARIS 1925 with only single stamp & 1936 50 Franc airmail vert-fonce. Back of book with cpl. part of postage dues incl. Nos 7 signed Calves and 8 signed Thiaude, cpl. sets Duval etc. Opportunity to buy an over complete, partly specialised collection of France.
Part of Lot Scanned

Live Auction
10000.00 EUR
(app. 11872 USD)

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  Lot 47 ●
• Ceres
  80
• 

Description
FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD. Fine selection of 14 early letters with a wide variety of franking and cancels from Offices in Alexandria Egypte (4), Alexandrette, Beyrouth, Constantinople (5) one franked Napoleon 80 c. with shipping mark, "P.FR.No.2", Smyrne franked with Ceres 80 c., and Salonique (3), one franked with imperf. Napoleon 80 c. A fine and attractive group.
Entire lot scanned

Live Auction
750.00 EUR
(app. 890 USD)

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  Lot 46

Description
Interesting lot with mostly used stamps 1849-modern incl. colonies and Post Offices abroad. In total ca 140 stock pages, mostly well filled incl. better stamps but oldest part in slightly mixed quality. Part of lot pictured on our website.
Part of Lot Scanned

Live Auction
400.00 EUR
(app. 475 USD)

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  Lot 2135
• Yv
  14
• 

Description
Unique with "CEB" Cancellation Cover with contents from Bomarsund August 21 1854 after the Russian capitulation, sent to PAYRAC via Paris. Franked with 20 c. "CEB" with "CORPS EXP DE LA BALTIQUE 22 AOUT 54" on the side. Cert. Brun. ONLY KNOWN LETTER WITH THIS CANCELLATION Provenance: Francois X. Piat Dewavrin

Live Auction
7500.00 EUR
(app. 8904 USD)

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  Lot 2133
• Yv
  14
• 

Description
Cover with contents sent from "MORLAIX 23 AOUT 54" via Danzig to a soldier onboard "du Jemappes" at Bomarsund. Franked with a 20 c. canc. "2164". Cert. Van der Linden. VERY FINE

Live Auction
500.00 EUR
(app. 594 USD)

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  Lot 2134
• 

Description
Rare Cancellation Red framed "ESCADRE DE LA BALTIQUE", used only for a short period 1854, on a cover with contents dated "Iles d´Åland" August 6 1854. French due canc. "30" centimes. Sent from BOMARSUND via Danzig and Paris to CARBONNE. VERY RARE

Live Auction
2000.00 EUR
(app. 2374 USD)

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  Lot 40
• Yv
  9
• 

Description
A very beautiful copy of 10 c. brown on a small piece, good margins and a well placed numeral canc. "1977". Yvert €850. VERY FINE

Live Auction
100.00 EUR
(app. 119 USD)

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  Lot 48 ●
• 

Description
FRENCH OCCUPATION OF SYRIA 1919. T.E.O. overprint on French stamps, including 1 m. on 1 c. and 3 m. on 3 c . (both used), on stamps of the Levant, complete to 20 p. on 5 f. (used), 1920 (Feb-Mar) O.M.F. overprints with both 20 p. on 5 f., black and red rosettes overprints and later, a duplicated group of 1920 Arab Kingdom definitive values to 10 p., overprinted O.M.F. High cat. value. All pictured on our website.
Entire lot scanned

Live Auction
250.00 EUR
(app. 297 USD)

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  Lot 1
• 

Description
Exceptional MNH collection 1931-51 from the UPU archive of a post office with the first overprint set and the postage dues 1-15 (these 2 sets, Y=4200). Nicely mounted and written up on original pages.
Entire lot scanned

Live Auction
750.00 EUR
(app. 890 USD)

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  Lot 74
• Mi
  II-VI
• 

Description
German Areas Complete in the 1920s Very nice unused collection complete according to the luxury Leuchtturm album. Starting with Memelgebiet 1920-23 & 1939, often more than one copy of each for shades etc. incl. the good set Lithuania occupation 1923 Mi. Nos 234-37 *, sign. Petersen BPP. Saargebiet 1920-34 incl. Mi. Nos 18-31 *, high values sign., 128-34 ** etc. Occupation of Belgium, West, North, Ost incl. Dorpat. Post in Polen 1914-15, Romania incl. good "back of the book", Belgian military mail in Rhein & Eupen, Allenstein 1920 incl. Plebiscite Mi. II-VI ** cert. Raybaudi, Marienwerder (except No. 21), Oberschleissen 1920-21 and Schleswig 1920 incl. "CIS", many **, e.g. 1 & 2 m.. GOOD QUALITY & VERY HIGH CATALOGUE VALUE
Entire lot scanned

Live Auction
750.00 EUR
(app. 890 USD)

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  Lot 37
• Yv
  1
• 

Description
Two different shades on good margin copies of 10 c. VERY FINE COPIES

Live Auction
150.00 EUR
(app. 178 USD)

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  Lot 38
• Mi
  1
• Yv
  6
• 

Description
Ceres 1 fr. with very good balanced margins and a well placed grid canc. Mi. 1.000+. SUPERB

Live Auction
200.00 EUR
(app. 237 USD)

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  Lot 39
• Yv
  6
• 

Description
Very fresh copy of 1 fr. carmine with clear to wide margins canc. "1896". Yvert €1.000. Sign. Pfenniger. VERY FINE

Live Auction
100.00 EUR
(app. 119 USD)

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  Lot 41
• Yv
  60
• 

Description
Large plate flaw on 25 Cents (1871) on beautiful small local letter from Noyon. Light numeral canc. and handstamp "NOYON 23. OCT. 73". Flaw: Most of the top frame line is missing and "C" on the left "25 C" is missing

Live Auction
100.00 EUR
(app. 119 USD)