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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1111		FRENCH COLONIES, 1859, 10c Bistre on Yellowish, 40c Orange on Yellowish (3, 5). Horizontal pair of 10c, three singles of 40c, large margins to just in, one 40c corner crease at bottom right, tied by blue diamond of dots, matching "Reunion St. Denis 6 Aout 65" double-circle datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red boxed "P.D.", Suez transit, Very Fine, scarce double-rate usage, on page describing rate and route (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1112		FRENCH MARITIME AND TRANSATLANTIC MAILS. Massive collection of more than 700 covers on annotated exhibit pages contained in 13 albums arranged by category, comprising French Maritime Postal History (3 volumes, 254 covers) incl. colonial ship letters from numerous places with "Colonies Par Le Havre" and "Pays d'Outremer" handstamps, "Colonies & Art." accountancy handstamps, Lignes de L'Estuaire de la Loire and other internal waterway markings, extensive group of French Mediterranean covers incl. fumigated mail, La Compagnie Fraissinet, Egyptian and Syrian mail, "FR/2f40c" oval, "Poste Francaise D'Alep" two-line handstamp, U.S. depreciated currency markings, Les Paquebots de la Mediterranee (several with French frankings), Ligne X first voyage, Expeditionary Army of Africa markings, British Packet letters from Mauritius to France, Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., 1860's, 70's and later packet letters with Mauritius frankings, late 19th and early 20th Century with variety of frankings, small group of Ambulants and Etoiles de Paris cancels, French Entry Marks (one volume, 55 covers) incl. "D'Angleterre", "Autriche par Hunungue", "Autr. Avricourt", "Autriche Strasbourg", "Belgique Lille", "Espagne par Bayonne", and "Norwege Quievrain" (plus similar markings from other transit points), French-Italian Mails (2 volumes, 84 covers) incl. 1858 and 1861 from Constantinople both with "Lettre Arrivate/Col Vapore/Dal Levante" handstamp, 1858 Mauritius to Genoa via Trieste with "D.A.a.L" handstamp, 1849 "Pachetto a Vapore/Stati D'Italia", "Via de Mare" handstamps (one in red, scarce), several with Italian frankings, Havre Packets U.S.-France 1827-44 (2 volumes, 55 covers) incl. Old Line sailings identified by ship, many better markings incl. Hudson's News Room oval and other forwarder markings, framed "Paquebots du Havre & de New-Yorck [sic]" handstamp, Havre-Whitlock Line, Havre Second Line incl. maiden voyage of St. Nicholas, New York & Havre Steam Navigation Co. (one volume, 28 covers) to and from U.S., all identified by ship, Transatlantic 1838-1938 (4 volumes, 240 covers) incl. ship letters with U.S. and French due markings, pre-treaty packet letters, "Colonies & Art." handstamps, forwarder markings, 1854 restored rates, Collins Line (some with French frankings), Ocean Steam Navigation Co., 1852 from Mass. to Egypt with an extraordinary array of transits, 1857 "Three-Months" period, first westbound voyage under 1857 U.S.-French treaty, variety of 1857 treaty rate mail incl. Havana to France via U.S. Mail Steamship Co.'s Star of the West (last contract voyage), 1859 San Francisco to France via Panama, several later from S.F. via PMSS CO., 1860's stampless and U.S. or French frankings, wreck of the HAPAG Germania, NGL with "G.B./Art. 33" handstamp, 4c Open Mail via England rate, 1873-74 10c rates with Bank Note frankings, 1875 9c and 50 centimes rates (U.S. and French frankings), depreciated currency, S.S. Europe salvaged cover, special study of Cuban and Spanish mails (mostly U.S. related, some French), every cover has been carefully analyzed with extensive information on routes, rates and markings, many with transcripts of letters and supporting articles/correspondence, the covers themselves are clean and presentable, many with a labyrinth of colorful transit markings, a substantial number of stamp frankings incl. U.S., France, Italy, Mauritius, and French Colonies -- in addition to the 700+ covers, this offering presents a lifetime of study by Arthur White, which has been meticulously incorporated into the write-ups -- the value of the covers, if acquired individually thru dealers or small auctions, could run well into the tens of thousands of dollars	E. 10,000-15,000 SOLD for $35,000.00 Will close during Public Auction