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70 European Countries: ALBANIA - YUGOSLAVIA182 Corinphila Auction · 18 - 21 September 2013428429430431432M Michel YvertStart pricein CHF1871 (March 22): Stampless cover addressed to a soldier in the 15th Artillery, Army of theLoire, struck with 'Beaune' datestamp of despatch and red framed 'P.P.'. This handstampdeleted when the cover was forwarded to Versailles and '30' charge raised with handstampin black. Reverse with 'Paris a Lille' TPO cds (March 24) and Le Mans cds (April 1). Afascinating cover. (Photo = 1 71)6 200 (€ 170)1871 (March 28): Printed and annotated invoice mailed from Paris under the Communeto Chateau Thierry, franked by 1863 laureated 20 c. blue tied by Paris Star No. 1 withcorresponding 'Place de la Bourse' cds alongside. Extremely rare. (Photo = 1 69) 29 6 500 (€ 420)1871 (March): Covers/entire letters (3), each franked by Bordeaux issue 20 c., blue andall mailed into Paris during the Commune, one struck with SERVICE / DES FACTEURShandstamp in black, second mailed from Bordeaux on March 25 without arrival cds, thirdentire from Lisieux to Paris with 'Caen a Paris' TPO (March 29) and final day of entrydatestamp 'Paris / 60' (March 29). Faults but a rare trio. (Photo = 1 71)300 (€ 250)1871 (May 18): Entire letter from Vesoul to Paris during the Commune, without datestampof despatch or arrival, solely struck with '30' centime charge marking in black. Rare andmost unusual. (Photo = 1 71)6 150 (€ 125)1870/71: Ballon Monté selection with covers (9) showing 20 c. laureated or Cérès frankingsfor internal use: nearly all flights different including 30 c. franking to St. Gallen, Switzerlandand another 30 c. franking to Antwerp, Belgium; and also two flown Gazette Des AbsentsNo. 8 and No. 12, unused example of Gazette No. 13 etc. A few with slight faults butgenerally fair to very fine group (17 items). (Photo = 1 www)6 600 (€ 505)Start priceapprox. €France: Air Mail433434M435M1929/36: Selection of three better stamps unused with original gum, incl. 'Pont du Gard'20 f. chaudron as well as airpost stamps 50 f yellow green and 50 f. burelage, all in freshcolours, the latter two with certs. Giulio Bolaffi (1966/67). (Photo = 1 75)*/** 200 (€ 170)1947: UPU Congress, airmail stamp 500 fr. dark-green, proof (epreuve de luxe) in small andlarge format Cérès = € 1'250. (Photo = 1 73)(*) 200 (€ 170)1947: UPU Congress, airmail stamp 500 fr. dark-green, special gummed proof (bloc feuilletspécial), full original gum with minute hinge remnant Cérès = € 2'300 for mint condition. (Photo = 1 73) PA 20 * 200 (€ 170)Exposition Universelle Paris4364374381866/67: Covers (4 and a front) with printed and handstamped envelope for the CommissionImpériale sent stampless with circular 'Exposition Universelle De 1867 A Paris' blue cacheton reverse, similar front with superb March 1867 'Exposition Universelle / Postes' cds,1867 covers with 20 c. blue used to Lille or Roubaix cancelled by 'EU' lozenge of dots with'Exposition Universelle / Postes' at left (Oct 26); and a rare cover to Vienna with imprint'K.K.Osterr. Commission für die Pariser Weltaustellung' bearing France 20 c. and 40 c. tiedby 'EU' lozenge, the envelope with red embossed seal on reverse 'Commisariat D'Autriche'.A generally fine and rare group. (Photo = 1 69)6 2'000 (€ 1'680)1878: Covers (4) and a Card with August 1878 cover from USA bearing Taylor 5 c.blue mailed to General Young Chief Commisssioner of the USA at the Paris Exhibitionstruck with framed THE YALE LOCK POSTAL BUREAU five line cachet in blue, 10 c.green stationery card from Belgium similarly addressed to the Exhibition with both itemsshowing 'Expos.n Univ.elle / Poste & Télégraphe' arrival datestamps; 1878 cover frankedby Austria 1867/74 2 kr. yellow with printed 'Weltausstellung 1878, Paris' at top used inVienna; June 1877 stampless usage with printed envelope with cachet verso 'Direction desSections Étranères'; 1885 cover with imprint 'Exposition Univ. 1878 / Membre du JuryHors Concours / Facteur de Pianos' used with Type Sage 15 c. blue and taxed on arrival inSwitzerland. A scarce group. (Photo = 1 69)6 1'000 (€ 840)1889: Covers (3) with printed 'Exposition Coloniale de 1889' envelope to Toulouse frankedby Type Sage 15 c. blue tied by 'Exposition Universelle' cds (Aug, 1889); printed 'ComiteNational Pour La Participation Des Italiens a L'Exposition' envelope to Palermo franked byType Sage 10 c. and 15 c. similarly tied (Sept 5, 1889), large printed cover (serie no. 6) withthree line cachet in blue and handstruck 'Exposant' in blue used to Magdeburg and cancelledby 'Exposition Universelle' cds (July 19). A scarce and fine group. (Photo = 1 www)6 250 (€ 210)