IMPORTANT STAMPS AND COVERS OF THE WORLD

22(2) 1863 MARSELLA a NAPOLES. 20 cts. azul (2). Mat. NAPOLI y marca PIROSCAFI-MERCANTE/ESTERO (Salles 693).

1866(March 23) Entire letter to Rio de Janeiro franked by two 1862 80c rose carmine tied by Le Havre 1769 gros chiffres. A fine double rate cover with

1866 [May 16] Entire letter to Lima, PERU via Southampton & Panama franked by 1862 2x20c blue, faults and 2x80c carmine rose tied by ´1769&...

23 1867 MARSELLA a BARCELONA. 40 cts. naranja. Mat. PARRILLA 2 y fechador deBARCELONA. Muy rara esta combinación de matasellos, ya que la carta...

28,29(2) 1867 PARIS a ROMA. Pequeño sobre con franqueo de 10 cts. y 20 cts. (2) reexpedido a MILANO con sello de Estados de la Iglesia de 4 baj...

31 1868 MARSELLA a NAPOLES. 40 cts. naranja. Mat. lineal AFFRANCHIE en azul y PARRILLA DE PUNTOS 184 estampada en NAPOLES. En el frente PIROSCAFI-MERC

31 1869 MARSELLA a NAPOLES. 40 cts. naranja. mat. PARRILLA DE PUNTOS 184 de NAPOLES y marca PIROSCAFI-MERCANTILI/ESTERO (Salles 695).

29,30 1870 MARSELLA a CIVITA-VECHIA. 20 cts. azul y 30 cts. castaño. Mat. GRILLE DE CIVITA-VECHIA (Salles 684).

31 1870 MARSELLA a CIVITA-VECHIA. 10 cts. bistre y 40 cts. naranja. Matasellos VIA/DI MARE estampado en CIVITA-VECHIA. MUY RARO.

1871 (February) Entire letter to LYON franked by Bordeaux imperf 2 x 10 c. in differing shades tied Marseille 2240 gros chiffres with LYON arrival on

31 1872 MARSELLA a BARCELONA. 40 cts. naranja. Mat circularADMON. DE CAMBIO/3 CTOS./BARCELONA en azul. Rara en este color (Salles 614).

1876 Cover franked with five 5 c. Ceres (Yv 53), prepaying the 25 c. internal letter rate. Stamps tied by GC 3581 lozenge, with ST ETIENNE/LOIRE cds a

1881(June 25) Cover from France to New York bearing Type Sage pair of 1879 25c bistre on yellow pair, readdressed on arrival in New York with Banknote

1881 (Nov 28) Cover at ´Voie de Mer´ 35 c. rate to the French Legation in Guatemala bearing single 1878 Type Sage 35 c. black on yellow ti...

1888 CALLIAN a MARSELLA. 15 cts. azul tasada a la llegada con sellos de 5 ctvos, 10 ctvos. y 30 ctvos. PRECIOSA Y RARA.

1833 (15 Jul.) Folded letter from ALGERIA, sent to PARIS and redirected to CORSICA. Front shows very fine ´A/ARMEE EXPED´E/D´AFRIQUE/...

1900 Registered envelope to France bearing Djibouti 5 cents green and orange (Yvert 9), 15 cents violet green (Yvert 11) and 30 cents brown and red (Y

1902 Envelope to Djibouti bearing Cote de Somalis 5 on 4 c orange and blue (2) (Yvert 28) mixed with Obock 5 c on 25 f brown and blue (Yvert 35) tied

1902 Registered and charged envelope to France bearing Obock 30 cent bistre and green (2) (Yvert 55) tied by DJIBOUTI COTE FRANCAIS DES SOMALIS datest

1868 (Feb 1-9) Entire letter with long and interesting contents [twenty pages] from the Gabon to Toulon endorsed ´Voie Anglaise´. COTE D&#...

1863 Pre-stamp envelope to Cairo cancelled by oval POSTA EUROPEA MICHALIA datestamp in blue, charged "120" in manuscript with arrival in C...

1809 POINTE-A-PITRE a FRANCIA. Carta entrada por España, marca SANTANDER/MONTAÑAS debido al bloqueo de los Puertos Franceses por los buque...

1825 BASSE-TERRE a FRANCIA. Marca de entrada COLONIES PAR/BREST. Al dorso manuscrito "Acheminée par votre dévové serviteur a bor...

1845 (June 27) Entire letter from Pointe A Pitre to Paris with fine ´Basse- Terre´ cds of despatch in black; via London with red cds (July...

1850 MATOUBA a PARIS. Fechador BASSE-TERRE/GUADALUPE y marca de intercambio COLONIES/ART.13.

1859 GUADALUPE a ST. PIERRE (Martinique). Marca PAID/AT/GUADALUPE y tarifa manuscrita ´4´ p.

1864 POINTE A PITRE a FRANCIA. Fechador POINTE A PITRE/GUADALUPE y tasa de fabricación local "8". MUY RARA.

1879 Envelope to France written from Pointe a Pitre bearing French General Colonies 10 c brown/rose (Yvert 18) and 15 c bistre (Yvert 19) tied by PAQ.

1879 Envelope to France bearing French General Colonies Ceres 5 cents green (Yvert 17) mixed with Type Sage 20 cents brown (Yvert 34) tied by PAQ. FR.

1881 Folded letter sheet to LYON, France bearing 10 c. and 15 c. Gros Chiffres (Ceres 18, 19) and tied by "INDE 18-AVRIL-81-CHANDERNAGOR"...

1873 (July 21) ´Correspondence Militaire´ cover to LILLE, France franked by General Issues 1872 5 c. green and 1871 20 c. blue, contempora...

1907 Incoming mail. Unstamped picture postcard from Bac-Ninh Tonkin routed via Hai-Phong addressed to the 3rd Battalion French West Africa Dakar Seneg

1912 Registered envelope to FRANCE bearing Indo-China 5c green (Yvert 27), 10c red (pair) (Yvert 28) and 5c green (pair) (Yvert 44) tied by VIENTIANE

1856 (Apr 11) Cover with original contents written from CONSTANTINOPLE and endorsed ´Par Varna´ with previously used imperf Empire 1853 20...

1867 (Apr 22) Cover from ALEPPO to SWITZERLAND franked by France 1862 40 c. vermilion & 80 c. rose tied by 5079 gros chiffres. Black PD alongsid...

1869 Cover to MARSEILLE franked by 1868 perf Empire 80 c. carmine rose tied by Anchor lozenge with, alongside, octagonal MERSINA-PAQ FR.X Nº5 i...

1870 (March 9) Cover to MESSINA sent stampless with superb strike of scarce CONSTANTINOPLE-PAQ.FR.U.No.2 Paquebot datestamp in bright blue with 1870 P

1896 Registered cover to FRANCE bearing single franking of 1895 75 c. brown on orange tied by MAJUNGA-MADAGASCAR cds in black, with three arrival cd...

1897 Registered envelope to Lille franked 1895 French Post Office in Madagascar top five values to Fr.5 and 1896 ´& Dependencies´ to 5...

1862 RABAT a FRANCIA. Circulada por via Gibraltar y España. Fechador pequeño de Gibraltar y tasa francesa de ´6´ decimas.

47(2),49(2). 1896 CORREO LOCAL. MAZAGAN a PARIS. 50 cts. s. 50 cts. y sellos locales de MAZAGAN-MARRAKECH de 10 cts. (2) y 25 cts. (2). Raro franqueo

1900 CORREO LOCAL DE J. BRUDO. RABAT a MAZAGAN. Circulada con sello francés de 10 cts. negro y sello del correo local de 10 cent. gris, tasada ...

1778 S. PIERRE a MARSELLA. Carta entrada por Holanda. Marca D´HOLLANDE.

1843 (Sept 29) Entire letter from ST PIERRE to village outside BRUSSELS via a plethora of different manuscript rate markings and framed British PACKET

1863 Military mail envelope to the Captain of the French Frigate LA COURONNE off Toulon bearing French General Colonies 20 c blue (Yvert 4) tied by do

1864 (March 29) Cover to Marseille bearing superb strike of ST PIERRE-MARTINIQUE cds of despatch in black, very scarce TAMPICO French cds on reverse

1864 Stampless envelope to France cancelled by ST PIERRE MARTINIQUE double ring sent on the steamer CARAIBE with octagonal French paquebot MARTINIQUE

1864 ST. PIERRE a FRANCIA. Fechador ST. PIERRE MARTINIQUE y tasa de fabricación local "8". MUY RARA.

1865 FORT DE FRANCE a FRANCIA. Circulada con sellos de Colonias de 10 cts. bistre y 40 cts. naranja. Mat. ANCLA, al dorso marca octogonal MARTINIQUE/F

1865 (Aug 24) Entire letter to Marseille bearing fine ´Martinique-St.Pierre´ cds of despatch on front and good strike of scarce octagonal...