1850-1900, "TRANSATLANTIC MAIL" & "FRENCH POST OFFICES IN LEVANT" : Exhibition Collection on 45 leaves in two albums. The Americas starting Argentina with octogonal "Confederation Argentina 1869" blue and black cancellations to France, franked ship mail to Italy and France, double rate cover 1877 and postage due cover 1876 to Bordeaux, Argentina 15 C. franked cover 1876 to Marseille with 2 Fr. Ceres franking at arrival, Chile covers via Panama and via Magellan route, Cuba french consulate cover 1867, french paquebot La Havane to Vera Cruz 1869, Gouadeloupe pre adhesive and adhesive covers, 1860 Pointe A Pitre envelope redirected in France showing scarce mix franking colonies eagle issue and Napoleon imperf 20 C. blue, Guayana and Mexico covers showing rare tax marks, Uruguay and Venezuela, USA pre adhesive and US & Ceres mix franking covers. Album two contains French Levant cancellations from Varna including GC cancellations, Gallipoli black oneliner 1854, Dedeagh registered mail, Cavalla, Port-Lagos, Dardanelles including PC 3708 & GC 5084 cancels, postage due to Italy, Samsoun including PC 4013 & GC 5096 cancels, Kerassunde registered mail 1895, Trebizonde including PC 4016 & GC 5100 cancels, Smyrne including PC 3770 cancel, Mersina including GC 5092 cancels. Two albums containing many higher cataloguing covers and cards, all items in fine or very fine quality, therefore careful inspection is recommended, our estimate represents a small fraction of the total catalogue value, worthy of close inspection
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