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COVERS — France
	Lot	Condition	Description	Value/Bidding
8 TOTAL IMAGES	528		Two France Ballon Monte covers one cancelled on December 28, 1870 and mailed to Montreux, Switzerland and the other cancelled on November 22 and mailed to Lausanne.	Cat. Value: S.B. 200.00 Current Bid: $100.00 Minimum Bid: $110.00
	529		Two France interesting items consisting of a Ballon Monte cover cancelled on December 2, 1870 and mailed to Breslau, Prussia and according to the accompanying information, a 1871 document dispatched from Jules Simon, vice-president of the government and sent pigeon post which was attached to the bird’s tail feathers.	Cat. Value: S.B. 120.00 Current Bid: $80.00 Minimum Bid: $85.00
73 TOTAL IMAGES	530		Over a thousand covers from 1496 to 1950 including stampless, the revolutionary period (1793-1805), Occupied countries during the Napoleonic Era and more ending with historic postcards. Auxiliary marking types abound with rate cancels, supplemental markings, out going markings, cross-border entry markings, Trans-Atlantic, railway, exchange, postal express, carrier, postage due, rural supplemental, and French troop mailings. Information on the postal history of France is noted throughout. This lot is for the specialist who enjoys digging into French philatelic history. Nearly ready to form an exhibit.	Cat. Value: S.B. 5000.00 Current Bid: $3,250.00 Minimum Bid: $3,500.00

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