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Lot 2113

50.00 CAD

Live

1843 (April 11), Paris to New York, transatlantic stampless folded letter, red circular BUREAU CENTRAL (11 Apr) Paris transit c.d.s., small

1843 (April 11), Paris to New York, transatlantic stampless folded letter, red circular BUREAU CENTRAL (11 Apr) Paris transit c.d.s., small red boxed PD handstamp, and manuscript "Port payé jusqu'à Liverpool" instruction on front, bold red rimless oval crowned PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON (13 Apr) transit and red manuscript "1/-" credit for the trans-Atlantic packet rate, manuscript "22" decimes on reverse representing 10 decimes Paris to Britain plus 12 decimes for the trans-Atlantic packet, manuscript "6" cents due on arrival for the U.S. ship letter rate, carried on the steamer Great Western from Liverpool to New York, fine-very fine.

France

Lot 2114

60.00 CAD

Live

1851 (November 29), illustrated maritime Bill of Lading for an unusual cargo of live plants from Marseille to Alexandria, Egypt, detailed

1851 (November 29), illustrated maritime Bill of Lading for an unusual cargo of live plants from Marseille to Alexandria, Egypt, detailed vignette of a merchant ship with anchor and quayside barrels at upper left, with text noting the conveyance of three cases of "plantes d'Arbres Verts" (evergreen trees or shrubs) weighing 560 kilograms by Pastré Frères, carried by the vessel Bazar under Captain Périssol, consigned to Monsieur G. Sonnino in Alexandria, signed by the captain at lower right, filing folds, else very fine, and a most unusual consignment of live botanical specimens.

Lot 2115

150.00 CAD

Live

1853 (October 10), Paris to London, folded letter franked with 40c orange imperforate Cères horizontal pair, tied by gros points grid and

1853 (October 10), Paris to London, folded letter franked with 40c orange imperforate Cères horizontal pair, tied by gros points grid and red boxed PD (Payé Destination) handstamp, paying the double-weight international rate to Great Britain, with black circular Paris c.d.s. (10 Oct), black Ligne de Calais ambulant (10 Oct), red tombstone-shaped Paid British arrival (11 Oct), and red shield-shaped receiver (11 Oct), stamps cut close on two sides, else fine. (Sc. 7, $1,400). The letter is from T. J. Pettigrew, who reports being delayed in Paris by "a very bad fall down a dark stair in the Louvre," before going on to detail a successful meeting with Albert Lenoir, architect and founder of the Musée de Cluny.

Lot 2116

100.00 CAD

Live

1854 (9 August), 80c triple rate entire from Orleans to Cosne-sur-Loire, franked with 80c dark carmine imperforate Napoléon, four ample to

1854 (9 August), 80c triple rate entire from Orleans to Cosne-sur-Loire, franked with 80c dark carmine imperforate Napoléon, four ample to large margins all around, tied by "2944" Petits Chiffres, matching strike of Orléans double-circle c.d.s. alongside, reverse with two next-day double-circle arrival backstamps, a lovely-quality example of this uncommon rate, paid with a single franking, very fine; ex Provera. (Yvert 17A).

Lot 2117

120.00 CAD

Live

1856 (June), Crimean War, folded cover from Kamiesch, Crimea, to Lyon via Constantinople, manuscript "Kamiesch" notation inside

1856 (June), Crimean War, folded cover from Kamiesch, Crimea, to Lyon via Constantinople, manuscript "Kamiesch" notation inside and manuscript "10", struck with black boxed "MER NOIRE" handstamp and two red boxed "PAQUETBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANEE" handstamps on front, French Offices "CONSTANTINOPLE TURQUIE" (5 June) double circle transit, "MARSEILLE" (14 June) transit, and "LYON" (16 June) double circle receiver on back, a fine Crimean War cover

Lot 2118

275.00 CAD

Live

1870 (December 2), multi-franked maritime cover, Curaçao via St. Thomas to Vera Cruz, Mexico, franked with 20c blue and two singles and a

1870 (December 2), multi-franked maritime cover, Curaçao via St. Thomas to Vera Cruz, Mexico, franked with 20c blue and two singles and a pair of 40c orange Napoleon III Laureated, totalling 1.80 francs, one 40c with corner missing, all tied by dotted lozenge anchor maritime cancellation, St. Thomas / 1870 c.d.s. (2 Dec) below, with black "2" decimes handstamp and red PD in frame, internal docketing confirming origin in Curaçao (22 Nov) carried via the Danish West Indies, shallow vertical file fold and slight toning of the 40c issues, else fine.

France

France Vignettes

Lot 2119

50.00 CAD

Live

1896 (February 1), mourning cover from the French Expeditionary Force in Madagascar, to Cherbourg, franked with well-centred 25c black on

1896 (February 1), mourning cover from the French Expeditionary Force in Madagascar, to Cherbourg, franked with well-centred 25c black on rose Sage, tied by Trésor et Postes aux Armées / Madagascar c.d.s. (1 Feb), black mourning border, addressed to a Captain of Marine Artillery, vertical fold and light corner creasing, fine.

Lot 2120

90.00 CAD

Live

1900 (October 7), internal mourning wrapper encircling a black-bordered death notification, from Toulouse to Bordeaux, with scarce postage

1900 (October 7), internal mourning wrapper encircling a black-bordered death notification, from Toulouse to Bordeaux, with scarce postage due franking of eight 1c grey in two strips of four, the upper strip with gutter margin (inter-panneau), tied by Bordeaux c.d.s. (7 Oct, with boxed Refusé and Pour Envoyeur handstamps on face and Inconnue marking on reverse, assembly retained with original transit string, wrapper damaged in transit as evidenced by the c.d.s. strikes tying the entire assembly, fine and most unusual.

France Vignettes

Lot 2121

50.00 CAD

Live

1909 (October 11), Port Aviation poster stamp on Grande Semaine d'Aviation cover, franked with 10c red Sower issue placed on a gray green

1909 (October 11), Port Aviation poster stamp on Grande Semaine d'Aviation cover, franked with 10c red Sower issue placed on a gray green ‘PORT DE AVIATION (3 AU 17 OCTOBRE 1909)’ label depicting the airfield and a variety of airplanes and dirigibles, to Trouville sur Mer, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, despatch c.d.s. unclear, but sent during the ‘Grande Quinzane de Paris,’ likely dispatched from the area during the event, some edge wear, fine

France Vignettes

France

Lot 2122

90.00 CAD

Live

1910 (August 18), “Nantes Aviation” flight label tied to Aviation Week cover, small envelope franked with France 4c Sage and two

1910 (August 18), “Nantes Aviation” flight label tied to Aviation Week cover, small envelope franked with France 4c Sage and two 3c Blanc definitives, alongside 10c “Nantes Aviation Août 1910” vignette, all tied by three neat “Nantes / Loire-Inférieure” c.d.s. strikes, no backstamps, issued for the Semaine d’Aviation de Nantes (14–21 August 1910) and widely regarded as the first non-official airmail stamp, only 9,800 believed printed and comparatively few surviving, labels were typically affixed at the airfield without postal cancellation, this tied example thus particularly desirable, very fine.

France

Lot 2123

80.00 CAD

Live

1918 (December 15), Djibouti to Argenteuil, France, military postcard from the French Aeronautical Mission to Japan, bold purple circular

1918 (December 15), Djibouti to Argenteuil, France, military postcard from the French Aeronautical Mission to Japan, bold purple circular MISSION AÉRONAUTIQUE FRANÇAISE AU JAPON / LE CHEF DE MISSION cachet, posted during a return stopover in Djibouti aboard Paquebot No. 4 of the Marseille-Yokohama line, Yokohama / Japon c.d.s. with manuscript "F.M." (Franchise Militaire) notation, pictorial side with black-and-white photograph "Souvenir de Djibouti — La Nuit par Clair de Lune," signed and dated 9 Dec 18, lengthy handwritten message in French on reverse discussing the mission's return journey, fine-very fine and a scarce postal connection to the French Aeronautical Mission to Japan (1918–1919). the first foreign military mission to Japan since the 1890s, sent at the request of the Japanese government to modernise its naval aviation capabilities following World War I.

Lot 2124

90.00 CAD

Live

1930 (November 12), commemorative airmail cover for the "1re Exposition Internationale de Poste Aérienne", Paris, franked with a 1f50 blue

1930 (November 12), commemorative airmail cover for the "1re Exposition Internationale de Poste Aérienne", Paris, franked with a 1f50 blue airmail definitive (View of Marseille) with E.I.P.A. 30 perfin (Yvert #PA 6) tied by "EXPOSITION INTle POSTE AERIENNE PARIS" c.d.s. (12 Nov), with green 1930 Paris Exposition biplane-over-globe label below the stamp, printed red, white, and blue border with heading "1re Exposition Internationale de Poste Aérienne / Musée des Arts Décoratifs," very fine; signed Calves.

Lot 2125

50.00 CAD

Live

French Occupation of China, 1937 (March), military cover from Peiping, China, to Marseille, with bold violet circular Corps d'Occupation de

French Occupation of China, 1937 (March), military cover from Peiping, China, to Marseille, with bold violet circular Corps d'Occupation de Chine / Le Vaguemestre unit cachet, reverse with two-line L. Viaud, 16ème R.I.C., 3ème Cie., Peiping / (via Sibérie — Franchise Militaire) (Chine) handstamp and Marseille arrival c.d.s. (23 Mar), framed VIA SIBERIE handstamp on front, slightly roughly opened with small piece missing at back flap edge and contemporary pencil marginalia on reverse, fine; sent months before the Marco Polo Bridge Incident triggered the Second Sino-Japanese War.