Lot
2658 
St. Pierre & Miquelon, 1867 (Oct. 3) St. Pierre et Miquelon to Granville, France, blue folded cover bearing French Colonies 1865, 80c carmine rose (6), four margins, tied by "SPM" lozenge cancel, matching "St. Pierre et Miquelon, 3 Oct 67" origin cds and matching small "PD" handstamp, Calais (10.20) entry cds, Granville (10.21) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
2659
St. Pierre & Miquelon, 1855 (Dec.) St. Pierre et Miquelon to Granville, France, folded letter with embossed Victor Lefranlois, Negogiant, St. Pierre et Miquelon seal, carried by ship, entered mails with green "Queenstown / Ship Letter" two-line handstamp and matching "Queentown, JA 9 1856" cds, manuscript "8" pence uniform ship rating, London (1.31) backstamp and red "Colonies / Art-18" framed handstamp in error (should have been Art. 19), Calais (1.31) entry cds and manuscript "15" decimes, Granville (2.2) arrival backstamps; small flaws, some toning, Fine. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $350
Lot
2660 P
St. Pierre & Miquelon, 1971 Ships issue complete, Imperf, sheets of 25 in issued colors with additional corresponding set of imperf trial color sheets, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, normal perf sets cat $9,875 in Scott with Ceres catalog (410-413) with 50% premium for imperf. Scott No. 408-411 var. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $1,600
Lot
2661 
Sénégal, Airmail, 1942-44, "Par Avion / Batiment de Ligne / Richlelieu", black handstamp overprint on Senegal, Faidherbe Bridge, 25c black, sheet margin at left; slight abrasion, o.g., never hinged, otherwise Very Fine and exceptionally rare; with 2006 Sismondo certificate and signed. Yvert No. unlisted. Dallay No. 12. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
This stamp was issued by the Military Post Office on board the ship "Richelieu".
Lot
2662
French Indochina, "Corr. d. Armees, Saigon, 21 Aout 78", octagonal datestamp ties two French Colonies 15c bister (10) singles, both touched to large margins, on cover to France, reverse with Le Mans (9.23) and L'Eveque (9.24) arrival cds; each 15c faulty, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $170
Lot
2663
French Indochina, 1892, 1c-5c, 10c Issue, pairs of 1c and 2c, all tied by "Ligne N, Paq. Fr. No. 6, 6 Oct 94" octagonal d.s. on gray cover to Germany, endorsed "pr Natal" at top left, Pforzheim (11.1) arrival backstamp; slightly rough opening, a Very Fine French Ligne N packet use. Scott No. 3-6, 8 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
2664
French Offices in Alexandretta, 1870 (Jan. 3) Alexandria, Egypt to Marseilles, France, blue folded letter with sharp "Alexandrette, P. Fr. 4 No. 5" octagonal datestamp and red "Paquebots / de la / Méditerranée" framed handstamp, Marseilles (1.18) arrival backstamp and manuscript "6" due rating, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
2665
French Offices in Constantinople, 1860 (Feb. 17) Constantinople, Turkey to Marseille, France, blue folded letter bearing France 10c and 40c Empire, large margins to slightly in, tied by two strikes of blue anchor lozenge, matching "Indus, 17 Fevr. 60" pacquebot cds, red "Paquebot / De La / Mediterranée" framed handstamp, Marseilles (2.25) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
2666
French Offices in Tunis, 1871 (Aug. 30) Tunis to Marseilles, France, folded cover with blue "Tunis, 30 Aout 71" cds and matchign "PD" handstamp, bearing 80c rose on pinkish (36), two singles, tied by matching blue "5107" lozenge cancels, red "Tunis Par-Bône 31 Aout 71" cds, "Marseilles, 3 Sept" arrival backstamp; some docketing, F.-V.F. and nice use. Estimate $200 - 300.