U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
April 29-30, 2014
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #498 FRANCE 1855 (30 Sep) outer FL from Paris to Veracruz, paying 30c (three imperf. 10c Empire, poor margins, one with a small archival punch), forwarded at Le Havre by "M.J. De Rigoyen & Fils," with "Bureau Maritime" cds in red, carried by the "Leontine"  Catalog #14 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #499 FRANCE 1861 (Oct) outer FL from Marseilles to Alicante, franked with 40c orange, tied by "Estrangero Barcelona" hs, charged "3" due, with arrival pmk, v.f. usage in Spain Catalog #18 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #500 FRANCE 1861 large size advertising poster folded and used as an envelope from Lucon to Fontenay-le-Comte, franked with pair of 80c Empire, v.f. and unusual Catalog #20 | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #501 FRANCE 1863 (21 Aug) outer FL from Paris, paying 30c (10c and 20c Empire) for commercial ships rate (in force until October 1863), sent through the Maritime Bureau at Le Havre (cds), August 21st and placed aboard the "Montevideo" to Veracruz, red "P.D." (paid to destination), fine Catalog #25-26 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #502 FRANCE 1866 (9 Oct) cover from Mexico to France, franked with 2x20c Empire, poor margins, each tied by "CEM A", with corresponding "Corps Exp. Mexique Bau.A." in black, another in red, fine, with arrival pmk Catalog #26 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #503 FRANCE 1866 (15 June) FL from Paris to Veracruz, paying 4fr with perforated strip of four and single 80c "Empire" (one faulty), with "Paris a Nantes 15 June" departure cds on back, via "St.Nazaire", with "P.P." (paid to port) in red, charged "6" reales on arrival, fine Catalog #28 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #504 FRANCE 1867 5fr Napoleon, imperf. sheetlet in gray, value omitted, v.f., rare E | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #505 FRANCE 1871 (30 Sep) FL from Paris to Mexico City with 8 francs postage prepaid by applying strip of 3x80c, 2x30c and single 5fr "Empire", via London (2 October) and sent per "Nile" October 20th, arriving St. Thomas October 16th, then by "Eider" October 17th via Havana (October 22 transit), arriving at Veracruz on 27th October, lettersheet cleaned with part of addressee's name redrawn, stamps lifted and replaced, with some additional small faults, otherwise fine usage of 5fr Empire, from Continental Europe, via England to Mexico, with extraordinary franking, ex-Rosenthal Catalog #37 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #506 FRANCE 1944 Liberation Issues, De Gaulle design, vertical strip of four, top two blue & red, bottom two red & blue, n.h., v.f. ** | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #507 FRANCE 1976 Midi-Pyrenees, 2.20f multicolor, error missing "France", n.h., v.f., signed Roumet, with Ceres cert. (YT 1866a) ** Catalog #1449var Catalog Value €3,450 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
