Lot
2426 
France, 1863, Napoleon III perforated, 20c blue on bluish, horizontal strip of four and pair, tied by dotted roller cancels on folded letter sheet to Lima, Peru, matching "Paris, 16 Sept, 63" cds, transit and receiving backstamps; some light tone spots and horizontal fold affecting pair, F.-V.F.; with 2019 Roumet certificate. Maury No. 22. Scott No. 26 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $180
Lot
2427
France, 1863, Napoleon III perforated, 20c blue on bluish, horizontal pair, tied by dotted roller cancel on folded letter to Malaga, Spain, matching "Paris, 1 Mai, 63" cds, red Spain transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine; with 2016 Roumet certificate. Maury No. 22. Scott No. 26 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
2428
France, 1862, Napoleon III perforated, 40c orange on yellowish, in combination with 1868, 20c blue on bluish, type II (33) on folded letter to Rapperswil, Switzerland, tied by large "5080" lozenge handstamp with matching "Alexandrie, Egypte, 10 Fevr, 68" cds alongside, Marseille transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine. Maury No. 23+29 II. Scott No. 27 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
2429
France, 1862, Napoleon III perforated, 80c rose on pinkish, in combination with 1862, 10c bister + 20c blue + 40c orange (25+26+27) on folded letter sheet from Marseille to Alep, Turkey, all tied by anchor lozenge handstamps with matching Volga forwarding cds; cover corner stains and a couple small tears at top, F.-V.F., still an attractive four-color franking to Turkey. Maury No. 21/24. Scott No. 28 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $525
Lot
2430
France, 1862, Napoleon III perforated, 80c rose on pinkish, in combination with 1863, Napoleon III perforated, 20c blue on bluish (26) on folded letter sheet from Marseilles to Constantinople, Turkey, canceled by anchor lozenge cancels with matching "Indus, 1 Janv, 65" transit cds, receiving backstamp, Very Fine; with 2019 Roumet certificate. Maury No. 24+22. Scott No. 28 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $220
Lot
2431
France, 1869, Napoleon III Laureate, 10c bister on yellowish, type II, in combination with 1868, 40c orange on yellowish (35a) on mourning cover address to prisoner of war in Erfurt, Germany by the way of Belgium, canceled by large "491" lozenge handstamps with matching "Blangy Du Calvados, 24 Oct, 70" cds, transit backstamps; cover with partial backflap, Very Fine; with 2019 Roumet certificate. Maury No. 28 I+31. Scott No. 32 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot
2432 
France, 1868, Napoleon III Laureate, 20c blue on bluish, type II, right margin single, o.g., lightly hinged, wide margins and choice centering, Very Fine. Maury No. 29 €280 ($310). Scott No. 33 $175.
Realized: $110
Lot
2433
France, 1868, Napoleon III Laureate, 20c blue on bluish, type II, tied by "EU" dotted lozenge handstamp with matching clear "Exposition Universelle, Postes, 8 Sept, 67" cds on folded letter to St. Nicolas de Lagrave, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine. Yvert No. 29A. Scott No. 33 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $130
Lot
2434
France, 1867, Napoleon III Laureate, 80c rose on pinkish, on three covers; with two solo usages to Messina, Italy both tied by anchor lozenge handstamps and with different "Ligne, Paq Fr." cds's, and pair usage to Santiago, Chile from Paris with Panama transit cds, Very Fine. Maury No. 32. Scott No. 36 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot
2435
France, 1867, Napoleon III Laureate, 80c rose on pinkish, tied by neat anchor lozenge on folded letter sheet from Marseilles to Constantinople, Turkey, matching "Ligne U, Paq. Fr. No. 1, 11 Mai, 72" cds, receiving backstamp, Very Fine; with 2016 Roumet certificate. Yvert No. 32. Maury No. 32. Scott No. 36 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100