363 / September 2016

1847, folded letter from "BALTIMORE Md. 12.AUG." with straight line "PAID" and tax cancel "5" via Cherbourg and Paris with very scarce boxed "PAQ.REG." in blue to Reims with arrival mark, very fine, Salles RR

1847, folded letter from New York (dated 9.11.) to Cognac with rare "LE HAVRE 1 PAQ.REG. 28.NOV.47" in blue and handwritten endorsement "Philadelphia" and on reverse "LIGNE-LE HAVRE 1 28.NOV.47" and arrival mark, fine

1847, "LE HAVRE 2 PAQ.REG. 2 17.SEPT.47", clear strike in red on folded letter from New York (dated 30.8.) with handwritten endorsement "p.Steamer Missouri" to Reims with arrival mark, fine and rare (Salles 1.703)

1856, "BORYSTHENE 3.NOV.", clear strike on folded letter from Marseille to Piräus with arrival mark, fine

1858, "CAPITOLE 21.OCT.58", clear strike on folded letter from Marseilles with tax mark "7" (décimes) to Genova with three line "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI" and arrival mark, slight paper break at bottom, otherwise fine

1861, Napoléon 40 c. orange and 10 c. brown, small to wide margins all around, tied by anchor cancel to folded letter from Constantinopel with adjacent ship cancel "DANUBE 5.JUIN.61" and red boxed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" to Lyon with arrival mark, part of address crossed out, otherwise fine, rare ship letter

1863, "BRESIL GUIENNE 30.SEPT.", octagon cancel clear on folded letter from Pernambuco (dated 29.9.) with tax cancel "8" to Le Havre with arrival mark, very fine

1864, folded letter from Alexandria with clear "DUPLEIX 28.MAI.64" to Marseilles, adjacent red boxed "PAQEUBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" and "GANGE 6.JUIN." on reverse. The Duplex had to be repaired at Messina and the Gange took over the mail. A fine and rare entire

1865, "DANUBE 9.DEC.65", clear strike in black on folded cover from Marseilles with disinfected slits to Athen with Hermes head 80 l. red, 40 l. lilac on bluish, 10 l. orange on greenish and 2 l. pale brown tied by cds. "ATHEN 9.DEC.65", despite some small faults a fine cover with rare combination

1866, horizontal pair Napoléon 20 c. blue tied by anchor cancel to folded letter from Marseilles with adjacent "PÉLUSE 19.SEPT.66" to Alexandria with arrival mark, cover with small faults

Wreck mail: 1903, "NAUFRAGE DU LIBAN",  blue straight line on reverse of cover to Corsica with arrival mark "AJACCIO CORSE 25.6."; the SS. Libian sunk off Marseilles on June 7th.  

AIR FORCE - RICHELIEU issue: 1943, Pétain 1,50 fr brown and Mauritania 2 fr. and 3 fr. with overprint "PAR AVION...", unused, very fine (Maury 1800,-)

1773, folded cover from Jamaica with handwritten endorsement "p. the Rainbow" and two line "PORTSMOUTH SHIP LRE" to London with arrival mark, fine, ex Robertson

1832, folded cover from Havanna with handwritten endorsement "p.Lima" and black boxed "SHIP LETTER GRAVESEND" to London with arrival mark from 9.8.32, fine, ex Robertson

1832, folded letter from Philadelphia with handwritten endorsement "p. Ship Eliya for London" with double line "MARGATE SHIP-LRE." and tax "1/3" to Chatham, sender was the British Consulate, fine

1839, folded letter from "CHARLESTON 15.APL." via New York with handwritten endorsement "p. Great Western Steamer par New York" and two line "BRISTOL SHIP LETTER" to England, small part of letter missing at top and folded, otherwise fine - rare cover from the (return) voyage of the steamer "Great Western"

1841, "AMERICA L", undated double cirle of Liverpool, clear strike on reverse of folded letter from Havanna with handwirtten endorsement "Lh Columbia" via New York with oval cachet "FORWARDED BY NEW YORK COLLOMB & ISELIN" (on reverse) to London with arrival mark, very fine, ex Robertson

1847, folded letter from New York (dated 15.5.) with handwritten endorsement "Consignees per S. Whitney" via Liverpool with boxed "17.JU.1847 LIVERPOOL SHIP" (on reverse) and two line "LIVERPOOL EXEMPT SHIP" to Plymouth with arrival mark, special tax 3 d. for "Consignees"-letters ( 2 d. domestic rate + 1 d. Captain's gratuity), re-folded, otherwise fine, ex Robertson

1858, folded cover from "LIVERPOOL MY.4.1858" with handwritten endorsement "per North American" to Montreal, Canada with tax cancel "7 1/2 Cy" and arrival mark, fine, ex Robertson

1861, Victoria 1 sh. green tied by duplex "LONDON AU.31.61/WC 10" to cover with handwritten endorsement "pa. Africa..." to Brooklyn, New York with "N:YORK BR.PKT. PAID 24" and tax mark "5 CENTS", cover reduced at left and crease at top, ex Robertson

1823, "BASSE TERRE GUADELOUPE", two line handstamp clear on folded letter with handwritten endorsement "par...Le Jean Bart" , double line "COLONIES PAR BREST" and desinfection slits to Le Havre, usual desinfection spots, otherwise fine

1833, folded cover with unclear double line "BASSE-TERRE GUADELOUPE " and special anchor-cachet "CAPTAINE DE PORT..." to La Pointe à Pitre, fine

1882, "G.O.JOLY VICTORIA & Co., LIMITED SYRA AGENCY", shipping company cachet on document, dated Syros 18.6.1882

1833, "FRANCO EN VERACRUZ", two line handstamp in black, clear strike on folded letter (dated Mexico 15.5.) via "LE HAVRE 17.JUIL.1833" with boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER PAR LE HAVRE" and "BORDEAUX PAQ.REG." to Bordeaux with arrival mark, handwritten tax "69" and "97" and tax mark "15" on front, fine

1820, "PUERTO RICO", red oval handstamp on folded letter (dated 10.10.) with handwritten endorsement "Polaera Beaxtrix" to Madrid with Spanish tax cancel "5 R" in red, fine

1668/1980, "Die Hafenstädte Frankreichs", 41 Seiten der Ausstellungssammlung mit vielen interessanten Vorphilabriefen ab 1668 (Brief nach Saint-Malo) aus bzw. nach den Städten (u.a. aus Guadeloupe, Martinique und Cuba), Motiv-Marken mit besseren (u.a. Frankreich 10 Fr. La Rochelle postfrisch mit allen 3 Typen), 2 R-Briefe Dt. Besetzung St.Nazaire mit beiden Freimarken, Schiffspost-Stempeln, SST usw., durchgehend saubere Erhaltung

1818/1980, "Der Anker", 35 Seiten der Ausstellungssammlung mit sehr vielen Motiv-Marken aus Aller Welt, SST auf Briefstücken und FDC, Schiffspost-Briefstempel, Ganzsachen usw., dabei auch alte Marken (u.a. 10 Para Marke der D & B.S.L.S. und Aufdruckwerte Frz. Guyana), durchgehend saubere Erhaltung

1825/1980, "Persönlickeiten der Frz. Marine", 45 Seiten der Ausstellungssammlung mit vielen Sondermarken (u.a. Frankreich, T.A.A.F. und Canada), interessanten Stempeln auf Briefstücken und Belegen inkl. etwas Vorphila und Schiffspoststempeln, FDC, Ganzsachen usw., durchgehend gute Erhaltung

USA: 1973/89, US Navy, reichhaltige Sammlung Briefe und Karten, dabei verschiedenste Geschwader und Flottillen, auch einige Fotos; in 41 Alben