U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 20-21, 2016
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #229 FRENCH COLONIES Martinique 1891 (30 June) cover franked with horizontal strip of five 05c / 10c provisional postage due issue surcharged in red (positions 21-25), prepaying the 25c single weight letter rate to Cochinchine, stamps tied by MARTINIQUE / ST. ESPRIT cds, with blue octagonal LIGNE D / PAQ.FR.No3 cds of the French paquebot "Canada" alongside, FORT DE FRANCE and SAIGON CENTRAL transits on back, also CHAUDOC / COCHINCHINE arrival, unusual destination from Martinique to Vietnam  Catalog #YT 23 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #230 FRENCH COLONIES Martinique 1892 (4 June) cover to Paris, franked with single 05c/10c plus single and pair 15c/20c postage due issue provisionally surcharged in red, prepaying the 50c double weight letter rate to France, and all tied by SAINT-PIERRE / MARTINIQUE cds, scarce provisional franking Catalog #YT 23,25 | Price Realized $210.00 |
