FRANCE COVERS 1898 - 1936

"Le Havre / Bassin de Commerce" postcard including several docked sailing ships, black & white with brown caption, mailed Trouville s / Mer Calvados to Muttenz Switzerland 5 SEP 1898 (clear cancel on 10-cent stamp & clear arrival marking). mild corner wear & rounding, small corner crease, very light album marks on back, spot of toning in center just nicks image. $9.50 f-f

Somewhat light PARIS / R. DANTON 4 8 03 hand cancel ties 10-c stamp franking hand-colored (and, hence, unique) carte postale with 2 bluebirds to New York City (received there APR 11), on the "Salutation" side is a message in French, "Nº 137-" on address side suggests this is from a collectible series. $10.00 bf(p)-f

"JOIGNY. -- La Sous-Préfecture et la Promenade du Château Collections ND Phot" postcard sent TCV to Paris in 1904 (clear cancel), album impressions at the corners, lightly toned front, small spots of toning in one back area. $10.00 f-f

"TROO. - Les Montaigus. - H. B. - 27 / Pilorger, Editeur" black & white postcard showing entranceways in caves, mailed there SEPT 1905 (light double-ring cancel ties stamp slightly over corner edges). $5.00 f-f

"821. SAINT-FLOUR - Place Gambetta et Maison Consulaire" black & white post card sent TCV to Holland 18 -11 06 (clear receiving mark on back 2 days later, light boxed C. 22 route marking), crease at stamp corner, tied stamps on both sides (one on front missing a small corner). $6.00 f-f

"2860. Toulon. Le Marché, cours Lafayette." including several street vendors near the Cahpellerie, postcard in color sent TCV 2 - 8 1907 to Manche (bold Toulon cancel, stamp corner over top edge), minor corner wear, toned back. $7.50 f-f

"1. - PANORAMA DU VAL-D'AJOL / Vu de la Feuillée-Dorothée-Hôtel" black & white fold-out postcard in 2 panels, mailed 1908 from Plombieres-les-Bains Vosges to Massachusetts and forwarded to Maine (10-c stamp tied, somewhat indistinct blue auxiliary mark struck 3 times in Vosges, also clear Camden Maine flag cancel on receipt), lightly toned back, a little wear at the fold. $7.00 f-f

"16. - CLAMECY / Le Beuvron / puit des Ponts-Verts" TCV there 6 -3 1910 to the United States, faint corner crease, slight browning of paper on back. $4.00 (fb-f)+

 "104. PARIS / Carrefour des Bds Montmartre et des / Italiens - La Station des omnibus" with autobus 115 of Eugène Brillié at the left; black & white carte postale with about as much life & activity as could be imagined, mailed 18 AOUT 1910 to London from Paris (10-c stamp with perforated initials B. R.), faint small corner crease. $6.00 bf-f

"DV. - 5. - Bois de Boulogne / Sortie du Bois au Pont de l'Avre / Cliché G. Devé" showing old automobiles exiting the park near that bridge, carte postale sent TCV 1910 to San Francisco, minor corner wear, a few speckles of cancel ink on back. Seldom offered. $20.00 f(p)a-f

World War I. Regular-size postcard on brown paper, unused, good edges, where the address side is "Correspondance / des Armées de la République / Carte en Franchise" intended as a soldier's mail card for French troops in World War 1 active-duty operations  More French goes on instructing the soldier not to reveal his location, etc. $6.00 fm

"Forêt d'HALATTE -- L'Obélisque / Lib.-pap. L. Mortieu, Pont-Ste-Maxence" black & white postcard on green back mailed 26 NOV 22 from St Quentin a Creil (clear fancy cancel on 5-c & 25-c stamps) to Belgium. $2.00 f-f

"265. TROUVILLE - La Jetée et la Ville" including the light tower on the pier, color, mailed 1924 to the United States (clear DEAUVILLE / A / 3 HEURES / DE PARIS slogan cancel in scroll), partial cancel on front. $3.75 fl-f

"AISNE-MARNE. - Entrance to American Cemetery viewed from Bolleau Wood" black & white on green back postcard mailed 20 VII 1931 to England (clear Paris slogan cancel publicizes sculptures at the Louvre), trivial wear at one corner. $3.75 fc-f

US NAVY IN FRENCH WATERS 1930 - 1939

JUL 4 1937 clear U. S. S. KANE cancel with LA PALLICE / FRANCE in killer bars ties US 1-c Jones / Barry & 2-c Decatur / Macdonough stamps franking unsealed #6 cover to Joliet Illinois, blue anchor & ship border around front. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a 100-dpi (enlarged to about twice normal area) scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

APR 7 1939 clear U. S. S. JOUETT cancel with LE HAVRE / FRANCE in killer bars ties US 3-c Washington franking #6 cover to Joliet Illinois, faint creases at 3 corners. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fn!

JUN 12 1939 clear U. S. S. OMAHA cancel with VILLEFRANC / FRANCE (no HE in Villefranche is an error because cancel is complete) ties US 3-c Golden Gate stamp franking #6 cover to Joliet Illinois, slight yellowing of the paper, faint corner crease. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fn

FRENCH POSTAL HISTORY 1937 - PRESENT

"171 - HOULGATE - Falaises / de l'Hermitage" real photo post card mailed there 11X52 (crisp HOULGATE / LA PERLE DE LA / COTE FLEURIE machine cancel) to Besançon, minor corner wear. $2.00 f-f

(Jan) 5 1961 clear U.S.S. Intrepid (CVA-11) hand cancel ties US 7-c airmail stamp franking postcard to Ohio, month & location (Cannes France) not in ship cancel but supplied by message, view captioned "MONTE-CARLO / 57-- Le Casino" marred at all corners by corner mounts, staple holes near top edge, as is. $1.00 fn

20-7-1966 PARIS slogan cancel "SALON DE L'AUTO / CYCLE ET MOTO / PARIS 6-16 OCT.1966" ties 0,75-fr Gorges de Tarn stamp to continental postcard to Pennsylvania, view side shows Eiffel Tower, rough edges as issued. $1.00

27 -12 1971 clear Grasse Annexe 1 France cancels tie 1,00 Cathedrale de Strasbourg & 0,90 Riquewihr stamps franking airmail greeting-card size cover to the Lions International in Oak Brook Illinois, neatly opened, neatly addressed. $1.75 lf

4-Juin-77 THE OFFICIAL PHILATELIC DOCUMENT / ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE / IN HONOR OF / CHARLES A. LINDBERGH, text in French & English, first day cancel on the 1,90-Fr stamp, also reproducing a trial color proof, folder cover is approximately 9"x12" in size. Nice condition throughout. $5.00 lf

11 -12 1981 clear Alfred - Faure - Croze T.A.A.F. hand cancels tie four different French stamps (0,80 Europa & 0,25 Rochefort bridge & 0,25 airmail anniversary & 0,70 Forêt de Tronçais) franking #6 cover sent from the ship Marion Dufresne (black circular cachet of Comagnie Generale Maritime) to Ohio, initialed attest of the Commandant, violet handstamp 'Paquebot-Mixte MARION-DUFRESNE / Missions aux Iles Australes / Courrier posté à bord / Posted at sea', black script Paquebot marking at lower left, neatly addressed, never sealed. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ffp^

Clear 3-3-1986 BREST CENTRE-DE-TRI hand cancel ties pair of B/0.10 Panamanian peace airmail stamps franking #6 envelope to Wisconsin, POSTED AT SEA from the M.V. Azalea (2 different violet marks) & a black rectangular Paquebot, neatly addressed, never opened. Any paper collectibles from this ship are hard to find. $4.00 pf

18-2-1993 airmail cover from Nantes-Doulon France to Ohio franked with 2,50-fr Nancy-Luneville stamp & 1,20-fr meter strip with many birds, one address numeral neatly corrected with White-Out, opened neatly. $1.00

26-7 1993 fancy French slogan cancel "Colletionnez / les Timbres / Poste / PARIS BIENVENUE" ties 0.10 Marianne & 4.20 Reinhardt stamp to greeting-card size cover to Ohio, small US R5 routing mark on back, neatly opened. $1.00 pf

15-8 1993 official mayoral mail in a greeting-card size cover, marked "Clos par nécessité", violet handstamp & initials of the mayor of Pousseaux. Sold but side shown still available for philatelic study & research as full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 f

17-9-93 Bordeaux R.P. France fancy cancel "La forêt est précieuse - Ne la brûtons pas" ties 2.40 Marianne stamp franking greeting card cover to Varzy. opened neatly, dial portion of cancel is half off the cover, fancy part is complete & well struck. $1.00 ef

29-9-93 Autun / Saone et Loire pictorial slogan cancel "VILLE D'ART / ET D'HISTOIRE". Town cancels in France often have the dial portion on the right, and a pictorial / slogan cancel on the left advertising the town. That placement is both for emphasis & legibility. Cover sold but cancel shown still available for philatelic study & research as full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 f

     
Two examples of 1993 French multicolor advertising on covers, neatly opened. Both sold but sides shown still available for scholarly study & research as full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scans in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 each, or $2.50 for both. fa

Circa 1993 business reply envelope with bold T, validity conditions imprinted, fresh appearance. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

Circa 1993 official covers from Trésor Public. Sold but side shown still available for philatelic study & research as full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 f

Circa 1993 official envelope from La Poste for postal savings & checking business. registered, quite fresh. A little duplication for trading, but variety is good. Sold but side shown still available for philatelic study & research as full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 f

15 4 98 clear Port de Bouc French red meter at 4,40 rate ties 10-c Malta windsurfing stamp franking #6 cover from Maltese ship m.t. ALANDIA LYNX to Columbus Ohio, clear violet ship cachet, neatly addressed. Addressee hoped for PAQUEBOT treatment, but the French would not hear of it. This crude oil tanker was operated by the Alandia Tanker Company out of the Aland Islands. $3.50 mfa

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METERED MAIL WITH ADS OR SLOGANS

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January 1996 France & Colonies Philatelist, 32 pages with marginal notes by former owner. Articles: Artist's drawings for the Antilles Tercentenary issue of Martinique, the sower issues of Roty & Mouchon, lack of postal markings for Mahé Séchelles (while French), reporting the Siege of Metz, Indo-China to Switzerland airmail 1936. $5.00 f

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"BRAZZAVILLE (A. E. F.) Arrivée du Général de GAULLE dans la / capitale de la FRANCE LIBRE - 24 Octobre 1940" Registered postcard with the General standing & saluting in a car sent registered to New York City, bearing 4 different overprinted FRANCE LIBRE stamps (one of which is tied by a US Censorship mark) and appropriate receiving marks. Sold but side shown still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 f-f

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1962 AIRMAIL cover from Point-Noire Congo to Illinois, franked with five 5-franc Oubangi-Chari stamps, some stamp selvedge used to seal backflap, triangular T marking indicating insufficient postage. $3.75

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"1. Caravane Foulah" postcard showing young male & an older semi-nude woman as porters, mailed 1905 to Bitsch in Lothringen, cancels & arrival mark clear. Nice! $30.00 (f-fn)

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"JERUSALEM. Muraille de la / Lamentation des Juifs / The Jews wailing place ..." care postale mailed from Jerusalem 7 - 3 10 to Ohio franked by 10-centimes French Offices in the Levant stamp, light speckled toning on back, three corner creases (one is heavy, the others small), mild edge wear. Sold but shown side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 pj-f

Viewcard addressed to "Miss Gertrude Dayton, c / o French Post Office / Hankow", stamp placed on front & cancelled Hangkow removed by a complete moron who caused some thinning, so we do not show it. The back, seen here, shows how mail was addressed to that office in English & how TCV was handled, is still interesting & presentable--there is a Chinese annotation that the stamps are on the other side & a handstamped black A in a small circle. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 f-c

   
"CAMBODGE. - 545. - PNOM-PENH. - Quai Norodom" postcard with pertinent annotation on front 'Your boat anchors at x, a tug brings you to xx & you climb over the boats & these steps - at low water now'; mailed 23 2 23 at Pnom-Penh with a strip of 3 stamps that are even more interesting: Originally these were 5-c stamps of French Indo-China. Then they were overprinted with new 2-c values for use at the French Indo-Chinese Office in Hoi-Hao, Southern China, as indicated by the French & Chinese characters in red. That Office closed on 31 December 1922, as did other French Indo-Chinese Offices in China. The remainder stamps were brought back to French Indo-Chinese post offices such as the one in Pnom-Penh (now Cambodia), and used up in the following months such as we see here. This postcard was addressed to Columbus Ohio. It was originally thought that postage was due, but the value at the time of receipt was not obvious -- 2-centimes or 5-centimes each? The triangular postage due marking at the upper left of the back was struck off by pencil, indicating no postage due assessment, probably by a clerk who was tired of trying to figure it out or argue about it. There are two creases in the least important corner, not affecting anything philatelic, not into the image nor into the explanatory text written on front; but we mention them for accuracy. $110.00 c-ccf

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30.4.74 OFFICIAL AIRMAIL cover from Papeete to Michigan, "TAHITI  / la joie de vivre" fancy slogan cancel over PLI DE SERVICE box. $1.00

20.1.75 OFFICIAL cover from Papeete to Michigan, "LA NATURE EST SAUVÉE  / SI VOUS LE VOULEZ" fancy slogal cancel, from Postes et Télécommunications. $1.00

21.5.75 OFFICIAL cover from Papeete to Michigan, "PREMIÈRE SEMAINE / DE LA NATURE / EN 1975 / POLYNÉSIE FRANÇAISE fancy slogan cancel, from Postes et Télécommunications. $1.00

1.7.75 OFFICIAL cover from Papeete to Michigan, "PREMIÈRE SEMAINE  / DE LA NATURE  / EN 1975  / POLYNÉSIE FRANÇAISE fancy slogan cancel over PLI DE SERVICE box

13.1.76 OFFICIAL cover from Papeete to Michigan, "TAHITI / la joie de vivre" fancy slogan cancel, from Postes et Télécommunications. $1.00

    5.4.78 OFFICIAL cover from Papeete to Michigan, light "TAHITI / la joie de vivre" fancy slogan cancel, gorgeous multicolor cachet showing a Conus Marchionaatus shell. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (fs)

10.26.78 OFFICIAL cover from Papeete to Michigan, light "TAHITI / la joie de vivre" fancy slogan cancel, gorgeous multicolor cachet for the Bicentennial of the discovery of Hawaii. $2.50

19.12.79 OFFICIAL cover from Papeete to Michigan, CABINET DE RECEVEUR PRINCIPAL handstamp, gorgeous multicolor cachet showing corral reefs for the Miami 77 Symposium, forwarded on arrival with address correction label. $2.50

14.3.80 OFFICIAL cover from Papeete to Michigan, light "TAHITI / la joie de vivre" fancy slogan cancel, gorgeous multicolor cachet showing a Gaugin stamp issued in 1978, forwarded on arrival with address correction label. $2.50

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FRENCH POLYNESIA--WANTED TO BUY

Wanted to buy--covers with clear postmarks from the following French Polynesian post offices:

• Nahoe, Hiva-Oa

• Hakatao, Ua-Pou

• Hohoi (or Honoi), Ua-Pou

• Otatake, Nihiru

• Motu Tapu (sometimes listed as Motu Tapa), Raraka

• Taheto, Takume

• Tehekega, Tepoto (sometimes listed as Tepoto Nord).

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19 11 1978 clear Alfred - Faure - Croze hand cancels on #6 cover to Ohio, franked by se-tenant corner pair of 30-d & 30-fr Ross issue (complete set), black boxed cachet gives latitude & longitude, neatly addressed both sides, never sealed. Attractive. $12.50 f!

10 -12 1981 clear Martin-de-Vivies St Paul-AMS hand cancels tie 1,20 cormoran de Kerguelen bird & 0,70 Programme Arcos stamps franking #6 cover from the ship Navire / de GRANDE PÊCHE / 'AUSTRALE' (clear oval cachet), signed attest of its captain, SAPMER (violet cachet with bird in shield for S. A. de PËCHE MARITIME et de RAVITAILLEMENT), bold violet circled 'COURRIER POSTE / EN MER' at right front center, neatly addressed, never sealed. $22.50 f*

11 -12 1981 clear Alfred - Faured - Croze hand cancels tie four different French stamps (0,80 Europa & 0,25 Rochefort bridge & 0,25 airmail anniversary & 0,70 Forêt de Tronçais) franking #6 cover sent from the ship Marion Dufresne (black circular cachet of Comagnie Generale Maritime) to Ohio, initialed attest of the Commandant, violet handstamp 'Paquebot-Mixte MARION-DUFRESNE / Missions aux Iles Australes / Courrier posté à bord / Posted at sea', black script Paquebot marking at lower left, neatly addressed. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ffp^

18 -12 1981 clear Port-aux-Français hand cancels ties 0,40 sterne antarctique bird (with selvedge) & 0,50 R97 helicopter carrier ship & 1,00-Fr French navigators (including Marion Dufresne) stamps franking #6 cover from ship C. G. M. Marion Dufresne (clear violet cachet of Compagnie Generale Maritime) to Ohio, violet 'Paquebot-Mixte Marion-Dufresne / Missions aux Iles Australes / Courrier posté à bord / Posted at sea' handstamp, initialled attest of the Commandant, violet 'OP-82 / 1' handstamp at upper left, black 'Courrier posté à bord / Posted at sea handstamp at bottom center neatly addressed, never sealed, clear backstamp of Port-aux-Français. $10.00 fp*

26 December 1981 POSTED AT SEA #6 cover to Ohio, franked with 0.90 Otarie Femelle & 1.00 Phoque de Weddell stamps (depicting seals) tied by legible Martin-de-Vivies-StPaul cancel, cachet of the Comandant Compagnie Generale Maritime, violet "OP. 82 / 1" handstamp, US "R 5" marking in light green, Columbus receiving cancel on top stamp. $9.25 fa

11 -11 1983 clear Alfred - Faure - Crozet hand cancels tie 1,00 petrel soyeux & 0,70 gorfou de schlegel penguin & 0,40 skua birds & 0,30 albatros fuligineux stamps franking #6 cover from ship C. G. M. Marion Dufresne (black circular cachet with anchor) to Ohio, initialed attest of the Commandant, violet 'OP-84 / 1' handstamp left front, neatly addressed, never sealed, small EC US routing mark on back, recipient's penciled annotation on back. $10.00 fb%

18 -11 1983 clear Port-aux-Français hand cancels tie 2,70 shipwreck at Arched Rock airmail stamp franking #6 cover from ship C. G. M. Marion Dufresne (black circular cachet with anchor a bit light) to Ohio, black 'Paquebot-Mixte Marion-Dufresne / Missions aux Iles Australes / Courrier posté à bord / Posted at sea' handstamp, initialed attest of the Commandant, violet 'OP-84 / 1' handstamp front center, neatly addressed, never sealed, small R5 US routing mark on back, recipient's penciled annotation on back. Cover has sold, but still available for scholarly study as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (210,142 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50

18 -11 1983 clear Port-aux-Français hand cancels tie 0,90 Rocher du Lion & 1,90-Fr Recherche and Esperance ship stamps  franking #6 cover from ship C. G. M. Marion Dufresne (black circular cachet with anchor a bit light) to Ohio, black 'Paquebot-Mixte Marion-Dufresne / Missions aux Iles Australes / Courrier posté à bord / Posted at sea' handstamp, initialed attest of the Commandant, violet 'OP-84 / 1' handstamp front center, neatly addressed, never sealed, small TC US routing mark on back, recipient's penciled annotation on back. $10.00 fp%

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25 -11 1983 clear Martin-de-Vivies- StPaul-AMS hand cancels tie 1,50-fr F740 ship & 1,10 F-728 ship stamps (the complete issue) tie #6 cover from ship C. G. M. Marion Dufresne (black circular cachet with anchor) to Ohio, black 'Paquebot-Mixte Marion-Dufresne / Missions aux Iles Australes / Courrier posté à bord / Posted at sea' handstamp, initialed attest of the Commandant, neatly addressed, never sealed, small R5 US routing mark on back, recipient's penciled annotation on back. $10.00 fps%

DEC 8 1983 clear South Pole Antarctica FPO 96692 hand cancel ties US 20-c West Virginia cardinal & FSAT 2,40-fr FSAT tracked vehicles stamps as a mixed franking for #6 cover from the International Antarctic Glaciological Project (2 small bilingual cachets, one with Antarctic map) to Ohio, neatly addressed, small J3 & A8 US routing marks on back, recipient's penciled annotations on back, never sealed. SALE IN PROGRESS fa!

21 -7 1984 Port-aux-Français Kerguellen hand cancel ties 0,40 skuas & 0,90 Rocher du Lion & 1,50 F740 ship stamps franking #6 cover from ship C. G. M. Marion Dufresne (black cachet with anchor design a little light), initialed attest of the Commandant, black boxed cachet gives latitude & longitude, handstamped at top front "Courrier posté à bord / Posted at sea", violet handstamp 'Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises / MISSION / de / RECHERCHE' a little light, straight OP / 84 / 4 in violet at lower right front, neatly addressed, never sealed, backstamped at Port-aux-Français, small P7 & RA US routing marks on back, light blue cachet on back for 'OCÉANOLOGIE / TAAF / ...FLUX  / MD  / INDIVAT with penguin and wave design. $8.50 f%

6 -2 1988 clear Port-aux-Français Kerguellen hand cancels tie 0,70 mouflons (Corsican sheep) & 2,60 l'Erebus (ship) stamps franking #6 cover to Ohio, black script Paquebot marking at bottom center, handstamped at upper left front "Courrier posté à bord / Posted at sea", large black circular handstamp of a Russian ship & trident design serves as a cachet at left center, black boxed cachet gives latitude & longitude, neatly addressed, with enclosure stuck to backflap (which was never sealed), small PA US routing mark on back. $7.00 fp%

FSAT PHILATELIC LITERATURE

August 1967 American Philatelist: Geography and Posts of French Southern and Antarctic Territories; Civil War--Outgoing Blockade Covers from Charleston South Carolina; Bolivia's 'Famous Men' Set of 1897; & much more. $3.75 the complete issue. abcf

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ANTARCTIC CROSS-REFERENCES
Other listings at our website of potential interest:

See also Antarctica postcards.

    See also Antarctica topical covers (mostly expeditions).

Australian Antarctic Territory postal history.

    See also British Antarctic Territory postal history.

See also British Antarctic Territory postcards.

See also Chilean Antarctic Territory covers.

See also FSAT postcards.

    See also FSAT stamps. Shown are some trial color proofs.

    See also Ross Dependency covers.

5 -6 1954 light but clear SAN cancels tie 2-f Soudan masks & two 15-f microscope user stamps to airmail greeting-card size cover to Meriden Connecticut, recipient's handstamp on 14th marked arrival, neatly addressed & neatly opened. Interesting return address: S.F. (Soudan Françaises), via DAKAR, F.W.A. $9.50 f
 

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USED POSTAL CARDS 1881 - 1894

20 4 1881 FUNCHAL cancel on small postal stationery cover to Baltimore Maryland, paper browning evenly with age, 2 small hinge remnants on back, neat addressing. H&G B2. $32.00 f

29 5 1882 bold FUNCHAL cancel on bilhete postal to Wien Austria "via Anglaterra", faint red London routing mark on back, clear arrival NEUBAU WIEN 9 6 82, small chip at bottom edge. H&G 7var (9 mm between lines Bilhete & D'este). $36.00 f

September 8 1883 CORREIO FUNCHAL in oval cancel on bilhete postal to Paris, via London & Liverpool (both Sept 18 marked clearly on front, toning along one back edge & corner, lightly toned front, small corner crease, mild corner wear & rounding. H&G 12. $29.00 f

5 FEB 87 well-inked FUNCHAL cancel on bilhete postal to Boston Mass, clear arrival marking on 27th, brownish paper, edges have small chips in 3 places, back toned. H&G 12. $17.50 f

10 JUE 90 clear FUNCHAL cancel on 10-réis bilhete postal to Machico (a parish then, now a municipality in Madeira), brownish paper, small piece of upper right corner gone. H&G14. $13.00 f

12 MAI 91 partially light FUNCHAL cancel on H&G 16 to Rio de Janeiro Brasil, 2 a in rounded box marking & bold 4 JUN 91 receiving mark on front, writing in 2 directions on back is hard to read, brownish paper, inconspicuous internal crease, 2 corners chipped away. $16.50 f

14. ABR. 92 almost complete FUNCHAL cancel on 10-réis bilhete postal to Funchal, paper browning evenly with age, all but one small corner crease ironed out well. H&G 18 forerunner. $27.00 f

13 SET 92 bold FUNCHAL on 10-réis bilhete postal to Coimbra Portugal, unused reply card attached, brownish paper, cancelled to order? H&G#16. $10.00 f

-5 MAR 94 bold FUNCHAL cancel on caret postale to Bristol Connecticut, via London (clear MR 10 on back) & New York City (MAR 18 marking clear), light receiving mark, brownish paper, mild chipping & wear around edges, creases at corners have been ironed out. H&G 16. $13.00 f

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"B. P. No. 102  Madeira. Carro de bois" showing an ox-drawn sledge with 2 occupants, mailed 9 / 12 / 07 from Funchal (20-reis Funchal King Carlos stamp tied by light cancel), toned front edges, soft bottom corners. $15.00 m-f  

   
"Madeira. Costumes (Bordadeiras)" showing a group of women sewing and mending,  post card mailed 16 JAN 14 from Funchal to Christiana Pennsylvania (2-c sower stamp tied neatly), lightly toned back, corner & edge wear. $8.50 ms-f

MODERN FUNCHAL COVERS & MAILED POSTCARDS

-5 ?EV 34 FUNCHAL cancels tie 75-c & pair of 10-c Luciadas stamps to postcard to Ossining New York. Striking color image of 2 native dwellings near a small peak, captioned "Madeira. Faial", 2 corner creases, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 f-f

31.12.67 German SCHIFFSPOST KREUZFAHRT cancel on 40-pfenniq stamp franking #6 cover at drucksache (blue handstamp) rate from the ship TS Hanseatic to Pennsylvania, next day / year Funchal cancel signaling acceptance there. $3.00 fg. Similar except franking with 20-pfenniq Europa & 20-pfennig Lorsch / Hessen stamp. $3.00 fg

FUNCHAL "PAQUEBOT MAIL" and "PAQUEBOT" IN BLACK ON #6 cover from British ship Spirit of London to Rhode Island in November 1972, master's attestation & signature, 1-p. and four 1 / 2-p. stamps, Funchal dial cancel at upper left. $3.00

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