Lot No. 125
Auction No. | 14 |
Category |
World Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
Est. | $200 |
Status | SOLD $140 |
France 1839-1878 range of pre-stamp, taxed & franked covers on leaves. Starts with 1839 local letter with boxed "P.P" cachet in red, 1851 Rouen to Paris unstamped taxed cover with "25" handstamped over address, 1858 Lyon-Marseille entire franked with imperf 20¢ Napoleon III' 1852 taxed cover Arc-de-Barrois via Langres to Grancey, also with "25" tax marking, 1877 folded invoice bearing 25¢ P&C tied by Lyon cds, 1856 (2) & 1858 invoices to same addressee, each franked with 20¢ Napoleon III imperf. Also 1864 Etretat-Bordeaux with similar but perfd adhesive, 1878 notice of Society Reunion folded & posted with 15¢ P&C tied by MARSEILLE COURS-DU-CHAPITRE" cds, 1872 Paris-Amsterdam franked with 5¢ Ceres pair & 30¢ "large figures" tied by "22" etoile strikes & 1870 part-cover "Balloon Monte" flown by "Newton" 31/12/70 & backstamped Is soirée 3/1/1871. Nice group for study. (12)