U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 7-8, 2016

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #447
FRANCE
1849 1fr brown carmine, used, excellent color and margins, fresh, v.f. (YT 6B)
O
Catalog #9
Catalog Value $800
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #448
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"
Envelope
Catalog #14
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #449
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
Envelope
Catalog #18
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #450
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
Envelope
Catalog #25,26
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #451
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
Envelope
Catalog #26
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #452
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
Envelope
Catalog #28
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #453
FRANCE
1867 5fr Napoleon, imperf. sheetlet in gray, value omitted, v.f., rare
E
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #454
FRANCE
1868 5fr gray lilac, sheet margin at left, "5" and "F" in blue, small h.r., v.f., with 2015 Scheller cert. (YT 33b, €9,500)
*
Catalog #37d
Catalog Value $8,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #455
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
Envelope
Catalog #37
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #456
FRANCE
1870 10c bistre, yellowish, horizontal tete-beche pair, red pmks, good perforations, pressed-out creases, otherwise fine,
O
Catalog #54a
Catalog Value $2,600
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #457
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 #458
FRANCE
1954 Legion D'Honneur (Napoleon), printer's inspection die proof in sepia, v.f., only 4-5 printed
P
Catalog #730P
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #459
FRANCE
1956 Benjamin Franklin, 18fr black, unfinished stage artist signed die proof, also printer's inspection trial color proof in sepia, v.f., rare, only 4-5 printed
P
Catalog #814P
Unsold
Lot #460
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
$900.00

Lot #461
FRANCE
1976 Montreal Olympics (Sailing), two imperf. corner margin panes of 15 (30 stamps), n.h., v.f. (YT 1889a)
Box **
Catalog #1493var
Catalog Value €2,310
Price Realized
$290.00

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