Auction #361

NAPOLÉON BONAPARTE, signature in his own hand "mise en liberté / Bonaparte" on letter written to him in 1796 when he was General and chief of the French army in Italy; fine and rare
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1849, 10 c. bistre, clear at top, otherwise large margins, tied by small cds. "SOISSONS 10 OCT: 52" to small entire local letter with adjacent "N" in circle; a fine and attractive letter, signed Calves and Goebel
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15 c. green with full to wide margins, tied by clear central grid to small piece, very fine, signed Goebel BPP and certificate Fiecchi (1980)
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1849/50: 15 c. 'vert foncé', two examples with large margins all round used on cover to Montagne neatly cancelled by two strikes of the 'Paris Star' obliterator in black, with Paris (March 6) datestamp at right. The left  stamp light corner crease before applied, otherwise very fine and fresh;  a very rare multiple franking, signed Roumet, certificate Calves (2007)
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40 c. orange as block of four, close to good margins all around, unused with full original gum, one stamp tiny thin spot, otherwise very fine and fresh, signed with certificate Brun
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1853, Napoléon imperforated 1 c. olive on bluish, block of 4 from the right sheet margin, unused o.g., very fine and fresh
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10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange, each with four large margins, used on 1858 cover from Paris to Albertville, Savoie cancelled by lozenge of 36 dots struck in red. Framed red 'PD' below in same slightly orange tinked ink, and Paris despatch cds at right (Sept 8). 'Albertville' arrival cds (Sept 9) on reverse;  a remarkable and extremely attractive cover, unique with the red cancellation, signed Calves,  certificate Jamet/Baudot (2008)
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20 c. blue with good to wide margins, tied by 'gros points' to entire letter from "PARIS 16 SEPT. 54" to Annecy, Savoye, which then already belonged to Sardinia, adjacent boxed red "Affranchisement insuffisant" and taxed "5" decimes, very fine, signed Goebel
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40 c. orange, tied by clear GC "2240" to entire letter from "MARSEILLE 21 AVRIL 63" to Santa Cruz de Tenerifa on the Canary Islands, fine, signed Goebel
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1870, Bordeaux 1 c. - 30 c., unused o.g. or large part o.g., fine/very fine
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20 c. type I, clear at right, otherwise wide margins, lightly cancelled, fine, signed Goebel BPP (Mi. 750,-)
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1870/71, Bordeaux issue 20 c. blue (Type III, report 2) just touched at right, large margined 40 c. orange and 80 c. carmine on rose all tied by 3176, gros chiffres of Rocheservière (Vendée) to registered cover to Nantes, adjacent straight line "CHARGÈ" in red and endorsed as containing 'Milles Francs' at top in manuscript. One flap missing and re-inforced sensibly on reverse, a splendid and rare three colour franking , signed Baudot and...