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Auction: SW1019 - The Collectors' Series incl. Colombia, Italian P.O.'s in China, Bulgaria, Rumania, Fiscals & Aeronautical Memorabilia
Lot: 237

France1870, The Usages of the "Siège" Type Issues. The "Utilisation des Timbres au Type Siège" comprehensive collection making up an awarded postal-history exhibit comprising 128 pages, mounted with detailed descriptions and presented with discernment according to the following chapters: I. The Siege of Paris and its postal consequences: local mail during the Siege, ballon montées including scarce destinations, rare censored mail, P.O.W. mail, the "Commune" with detained mail and external correspondence. II. Usages after the War: including better cancellations, underfranked mail, telegram, exceptional frankings, varieties, 10c. bisects, printed matter rates, 20c. tête-bêches, insured mail featuring high frankings, acknowledgement of receipt forms, postal fraud accompanied by legal-process document issued by the post, postal relationships with occupied territories, external mail sent to the Colonies, French P.O.'s abroad and other foreign territories (including two combination frankings, rare exotic destinations, one cover sent through the Consul in Panama addressed to a navy sailor stationed in the South Pacific, etc.) III. French P.O.'s abroad: a quite comprehensive section including infrequent territories and various mixed frankings with local issues. IV. Maritime mail: including the Mediterranean with one item bearing strip of four containing one tête-bêche; the Atlantic featuring mixed frankings with Venezuela (very rare), Mexico and Argentina. V. Usages in the Colonies: comprising Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guiana, Reunion, India, Polynesia, Cochinchina, New Caledonia, St. Pierre et Miquelon, and Senegal. A magnificent opportunity to obtain an advanced collection dedicated to a French significant and popular issue, formed after years of search and research. Photo

Estimate
€100,000