1863 cover addressed to “au gabon, Station Navale de Cotes occidentales d’Afrique” with letters dated Toulon 26 Juin and Port d’Arpaillargny 12 Juillet, franked perforated Napoleon 80c. cancelled gros chiffres ‘4060’ with Uzes cds, th envelope endorsed “Voie anglais par Liverpool & Fernando Po”. A fine cover, ex. Sacher.
1863 entire written from Switzerland with forwarding agents cachet from Locle (Suisse) to Lima, Peru, endorsed “Par Stmr La Plata” franked with 1853 imperf Napoleon 80c. (close to large margins) and 1862 perforated 40c. tied gros chiffres ‘1769/ B’ with Bureau Maritime cds in association, two red framed P.P., Panama double arc transit at centre, reverse with manuscript “Acheminee/ par” CH. VIGNIER/ HAVRE, Lima arrival cds alongside.
1868 (Dec) incoming envelope from Paris, endorsed “via Southampton”, addressed to Sir John P. Grant/ Spanish Town” franked two 80c Laureated Napoleons tied ‘3’ Paris stars lozenge, Paris cds to left, boxed PD, London PAID transit and Spanish Town arrival, reverse with Kingston date stamp. Ex Dubois. Sir John Peter Grant was the first Governor under the Crown Colony Regime which lasted from 1866 until 1884 with the Governor having absolute power. He laid the foundations of the modern Jamaica by improving the legal system, creating local councils, all island Police force, local medical system and transferred the seat of Government from Spanish Town to Kingston.
1869 (29 Juin)outer letter sheet to Mexico endorsed “Via Southampton” with 1863-71 Laureated Napoleon 80c. pair tied gros chiffres ‘532’ with Bordeaux cds in associaition, red boxed P.P. and London A/PAID transit cds, rated ‘4’ on arrival.
1871 (12 juil) internal entire to Angers bearing mixed franking 1863-71 Laureated Napoleon 1c horizontal strip of five and pair Ceres 10c. tied gros chiffres ‘4243’, transit and arrival backstamps.
1871 (20 Sept) entire to Bordeaux franked 1863-71 Laureated Napoleon 1c. horizontal strip of five in combination with 1870-71 20c. tied by gros chiffres ‘2032’ with Libourne cds in association.
1871 (20 Sept) internal folded outer letter sheet to Rouen franked 1863-71 Laureated Napoleon 1c. and 4c. in combination with 1879-71 Ceres 20c. tied by ‘gros chiffres’ 1769 with Le Havre cds in assciation, arrival backstamp; small paper loss on reverse otherwise fine.
1871 (22 Mars) outer letter sheet to Madrid franked 187040c. Bordeaux tied by gros chiffres ‘359’ with Bayonne cds in association, framed PD at base, red arrival cds and black ‘spider’ cancel.
1871 printed entire to Dax franked 1863-71 Laureated Napoleon 1c. and pair 2c. plus Ceres 20c. cancelled gros chiffres ‘532’ with Bordeaux cds in association. Attractive three colour franking.
1871 printed entire to Dax franked 1863-71 Laureated Napoleon 1c. and pair 2c. plus Ceres 20c. cancelled gros chiffres ‘532’ with Bordeaux cds in association. Trimmed perfs to 25c. and vertical creasing to entire, still an attractive three colour franking with some creases clear of stamps.
1872 (18 Aout) ‘Le Progres’ newspaper franked Laureated Napoleon 1c. pair tied by four-line ‘UN NUMERO/ Affranchi par la Poste/ 15/ CENTIMES’; fine condition.
1872 (18 Nov) entire to Warsaw, Poland franked 1871-75 80c. rose tied by Paris star ‘22’ with cds alongside, framed PD and at bottom left ‘Wfr. 1½’ accountancy handstamp, arrival cancel top left.
1872 printed matter sent internally with 1863-71 Laureated Napoleon 1c. in combination with 1871-75 Ceres 5c. pair tied to part address panel by Lyon Les Terreaux cds; a scarce franking.
1873 (24 Oct) cover to Aden, endorsed “Via Brindisi” franked 1871-75 Ceres 25c. pair and 80c. tied gros chiffres ‘549’ with Boulogne-S-Mer cds in association, red framed PD, reverse with French transits and Aden .Steamer.Point arrival cds.
1874 (25 Dec) small envelope addressed to “Commandant la Frigate Francaise ‘La Virginie’ St Helena” franked at 1fr. rate with pair 10c. and a 80c. tied ‘1611’ Gross Chiffres with Gaillac du Tarn cds in association, routed via London (28 DE) and leaving Southampton on 15th January aboard the “Nyanza” with arrival cds of FE 4 75; fine and desirable.
1875 (19 Juin) envelope to Orizaba, Mexico franked 1871-75 25c. in two pairs cancelled ‘28’ Paris Star with Paris R. Cardinal-Lemoine cds in association, framed P.P., endorsed at top “Par St Nazaire et les Paquebots Poste”, on reverse fine octagonal Ligne D Paq.Fr. No.4 of 20 Juin.
1875 entire to Lisbon franked 80c. Ceres tied by ‘532’ gros chiffres of Bordeaux, small red framed P.D. and oval framed FRANCA, annotated at top to travel on the “Orinoque”, reverse with Via De Mar Lisboa cds.
1876 (19 Julio) commercial entire to Barcelona, franked Ceres 30c. cancelled on arrival by Admon De Cambio Barcelona 010 handstamp, small undated Barcelona 2 backstamp; fine and fresh.
1876 (22 Sept) formula postcard to London bearing mixed franking 1875 Ceres 10c. and 1876 ‘Sage’ 5c. tied Paris cds; scarce mixed franking on formula stationery.
1876 (23 Janv) ‘Le Progres’ newspaper bearing 1871-75 2c. Ceres tied by four-line handstamp ‘UN NUMERO/ Affranchi par la Poste/ 15/ Centimes’; stamp with some short perfs at base.