Stamps and Covers of the World - Day 1

GUADALUPE. 1872. BASSE-TERRE a FRANCIA. 10 cts. bistre (5). Mat. parrilla de puntos y fechador PAQ. FR/BASSE-TERRE GUADEL. RARO franqueo.

GUADALUPE. 1873 (May 6). Cover from Basse-Terre to France franked by 1871 40c orange and 1872-77 5c green (2) tied by dotted 64 point lozenge of Basse-Terre in black. Circular ´Paq. Fr./Basse-Terre/Guadeloupe´ cds at right. Reverse with Ligne A transit and thee French cds´s (May 26). An attractive and scarce cover. Ceres 13,17.

GUADALUPE. 1875. Entire to Bordeaux franked imperf pairs 5c & 30c, both cut into, tied by dotted lozenge & blue ´Colonies Fra. V. Ang.´ cds. Obverse also bears Pointe-A-Pitre * Paq. Ang. cds.

GUADALUPE. 1878 (Aug 26). Cover to BORDEAUX by British Packet with mixed issue franking of Ceres 1872-77 15c. bistre large figures and Type Sage 1877-79 20c. brown on straw tied by PAQ. ANG.-POINTE A PITRE GUAD. E datestamps in black. Calais transit (Sept 12) in red also on front of scarce cover. Ce.19+34.

GUADALUPE. 1880 (Feb. 21). Internal cover sent registered within POINTE A PITRE franked by imperforate Ceres 1872/77 30 c. grey brown in a fine horizontal pair tied by GUADELOUPE/POINTE A PITRE well struck datestamp. An extraordinary and scarce local usage. Ce.20.

GUADALUPE. 1884. Postal stationary card addressed to FRANCE bearing French General Colonies 5 c green (pair) (Yvert 49) tied by BASSE-TERRE GUADELOUPE double ring with PARIS/ETRANGER entry cachet in blue and PARIS arrival on front. Very fine and scarce.

GUADALUPE. 1886. Cover to FRANCE at Printed Matter rate bearing Dubois 1881 1c. black on azure (5) all tied by BASSE-TERRE cds´s in black. Octagonal COL. FRA-LIG A. PAQ. FR. No. 1 French Paquebot datestamp in red below (April 1). A fine cover. Ce.46.

GUINEA FRANCESA. 1859. RIO PONGO to FRANCE. Entiere letter send by British ship via Senegal, blue GOREE/* datestamps on front and local rated by ´6´ decimes.

GUAYANA FRANCESA. 1846 (Dec 19). Cover to RENNE endorsed ´Par le Mazagran´ struck with extremely rare local octagonal framed handstamp PD in black (repeated strike on reverse), straight line GUAYANE FRANCAISE in black at right and OUTRE-MER/ST. MARTIN ILE DE RE entry marking. Reverse with manuscript confirmation of payment and despatch signed by Postmaster. Very rare, only two covers known.

GUAYANA FRANCESA. 1883 (Dec 1). Outer letter sheet sent registered from CAYENNE to ROUEN franked by 1881 Dubois 25c. bistre on yellow (2, one with small corner fault) tied by CAYENNE despatch cds. Circular LIGNE C-PAQ. FR. No. 1 cds at left (Dec 3) and trans-shipped with octagonal LIGNE A-PAQ. FR. No.1 in black (Dec 10). Slight ageing but a remarkable and rare cover. Ceres 53.

INDIA FRANCESA. 1860 (April 21). Cover from PONDICHERY to BORDEAUX struck with circular BUREAU DE PONDICHERY in red, framed PD alongside and red Suez Ambulant cds at right (May 26). Bordeaux arrival cds (May 27) in black on reverse.

INDIA FRANCESA. 1873 (July 12). Double rate cover to LOURDES franked by 30 c. strip of four, margins just touched to very fine, tied by Anchor lozenge with Provenance cachet ETAB. FR. INDE / PAQ. FR. O No 1 in black (Salles 1962a) carried on Paquebot Meinam to Galle, transferred to Mei-Kong of Ligne N with MARSEILLE entry cds on reverse (Aug 9). Despite imperfections, an attractive cover. Sc.20.