smuggled mail from the siege of paris - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 259 - the fleur de lys collection smuggled mail from the siege of paris - Harmers International, Inc. U.S. and Worldwide Stamps, Postal History, Forgeries, Collections and LiteratureSmuggled Mail: 1871, Commune de Paris, two smuggled ("faire passer") covers, first a folded letter sheet franked by 1862-71 20c blue (33), tied by "3568" in lozenge from Paris datelined 1 MAI 71 with MONTIERDEN 5 MAI 71 receiver, inside notation states "The post doesn't function here"; second is an envelope with the same franking, tied by VERSAILLE 26 AVR 71 c.d.s. into Paris, Goebel Cert. (1999) for latter. Harmers International, Inc. U.S. and Worldwide Stamps, Postal History, Forgeries, Collections and Literaturethe fleur de lys collection smuggled mail from the siege of paris |
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 Lot 258 - the fleur de lys collection smuggled mail from the siege of paris - Harmers International, Inc. U.S. and Worldwide Stamps, Postal History, Forgeries, Collections and LiteratureSmuggled Mail: 1870-73, 10c bistre & 20c blue, tied by indistinct lozenge cancels on folded letter sheet bearing PARIS 28 DEC 70 c.d.s., manuscript "faire passe par la Belgique", on reverse PARIS transit, addressed to Poux-Tenon, Calves handstamp. Harmers International, Inc. U.S. and Worldwide Stamps, Postal History, Forgeries, Collections and Literaturethe fleur de lys collection smuggled mail from the siege of paris |
