Stamps and Covers of the World - Day 1

MONACO. 1777-1940. Lot of 9 covers with diverse frankings.

MONACO. 1876 (May 21). Folded entire letter to ´Le Capitaine du Port de Nice´ endorsed at top ´Service Sanitaire´ sent by the Lieutenant of the Port of Monaco, struck with fair ´Monaco-Principaute´ cds in black, reverse with blue Official cachet ´Principauté de Monaco - Marine´ and same day Nice arrival cds. A rare and interesting Official usage.

NUEVA CALEDONIA. 1870 (December 16). Small envelope to PARIS with Eagles 5 c. pair (rare used in N. Caledonia) + 20 c. blue + 40 c. orange, all with margins in places, all tied (by indentation or to the cover) by mainly very fine Noumea dotted diamonds with fine matching boxed PD and fair to fine 2 ring NLLE CALEDONIE/*NOUMEA* cds alongside, but also unusually also having a fine handstruck ´4´ (decimes) arrival charge (for the extra Brindisi...

NUEVA CALEDONIA. 1889 (20 June). Triple-rate cover registered to Pontorson bearing 25 c. black on rose (single and strip three, one stamp with rounded corner) all tied by Nouméa c.d.s. in black, red octagonal ´LIGNE T/PAQ.FR.NO 6´ on front; carried by paquebot ´Salazie´. A fine cover with full original contents.

NUEVA CALEDONIA. 1904 (Dec 20). 15c. blue & red on buff postal stationery letter-card, used example mailed from NOUMEA to REIMS (France). Underpaid and taxed with triangular ´T´ marking. French Paquebot Ligne T / Paq. Fr. No. 3 in black (Dec 22) and, on arrival taxed with Postage Due 5c. pale blue and 15c. black (Jan 31, 1905). Dues off edge of card but attractive and scarce.

NOSSI-BE. 1892. Cover sent registered from NOSSI BÉ to LANG SUN (Indochina) franked by 1881 Dubois 10c. black on lilac pair and 15c. blue pair, framed ´R´ at left. Octagonal LA REUNION A MARSEILLE-LV No.3 Paquebot datestamp on front and reverse with Saigon cds (Dec 31), TOI-QUIN/HAI-PHONG cds (Jan 15, 1893), readdressed back to Paris with arrival (Feb 24). A remarkable and unusual cover. Ce.50+51.

REUNION. Lot of 12 covers.

REUNION. 1867 (March 17). Underpaid cover from ST. ANDRE to ISLAND of MAYOTTE, endorsed ´voie des Seychelles´ at lower left, franked by General Issues 1859-65 Eagle 5 c. green on blue horizontal pair and single 20 c. blue, tied by lozenge of dots in black, framed red PD and by part strike of AFFRANCHISEMENT/INSUFFISANT in red (repeated strike below). Superb despatch cds of REUNION/ST. ANDRE at left and taxed 6 decimes due in blue. Reverse...

REUNION. 1873 (Jan 10). Local drop letter franked by Eagle 1859-65 5c. green tied by REUNION-ST. DENIS cds in black. Framed PD in black at left and reverse flap with REUNION-ST. PIERRE cds (Jan 11). One flap missing but very rare. Ce.2.

REUNION. 1890 (Oct 16). Registered cover to NANTES bearing single and horizontal strip of four General Issues 1881 Dubois 10c. black on lilac tied by framed R and REUNION-ST.DENIS cds´s in blue. Nantes arrival (Nov 20) on reverse of attractive cover. Ceres 50.

REUNION. 1897 (Sept. 16). Cover to PARIS with mixed franking of General Issues Dubois 1881 25c. black on lilac and 1893 Reunion 25c. black on rose tied by REUNION-ST.DENIS cds and by framed ´R´. Paris arrival cds (Oct. 14) on reverse of fine and unusual cover.