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Auction: 4012 - Stamps & Covers of the World featuring the E.W. Ingram Collection of E. Africa
Lot: 999

France 1901 (Jan.) 5c. postal stationery envelope addressed to Le Puy, cancelled by indistinct c.d.s. and showing a fine strike of "naufrage de la russie" handstamp in rose-red, fine; 1905 (5 June) printed envelope from Tours to Corsica, adhesives washed off, showing, on the reverse, a good strike of "naufrage du liban" handstamp, partly over sealing strip, tied by indistinct Sohes du Rhone c.d.s. with Sartene arrival alongside, unusual as most of this mail is with Marseilles arrivee c.d.s.; 1929 (19 Feb.) envelope registered to Hanoi bearing 1928 Sinking Fund 1f.50 + 50c. and Merson 10f. sage-green and red tied by "poste aerienne/france-indo chine" with "bourset/aviation" registration label alongside and a superb strike of "raid interprompu/par accident/retour à l´envoyeur" in violet; fine. Also another envelope (opened-out and fraction missing from reverse) registered to Hanoi "1er Service France-Indo-Chine", also with 11f.50 franking bearing registration label and similar cachet Estimate £ 120-150

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