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Find0048
Find0048
FRENCH INDIA: 1888 Pondichery, French India to Bordeaux via Brindisi. Folded entire (ms “Pondichery 14 Septembre 1880”) f.w. French General Colonies 25ct Blue (Yvert 23) tied by PONDICHERY double ring. Routed via BRINDISI with French entry cachet and BORDEAUX arrival. Very Fine Condition. $375.00
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Find0049
Find0049
FRENCH INDIA: 1859 Cover from Pondicherry to Karikal. Addressed to Karikal (French India) bearing India ½a Blue (SG 37) tied by VF “111” in lozenge with boxed PONDICHERRY datestamp in red on the reverse with adjacent KARIKAL arrival in red. VF Condition – a very nice item. $580.00
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Find0040
Find0040
FRENCH INDIA: Rare 1856 Cover from Karical (French India) to Pondicherry. Folded entire addressed to Pondicherry bearing India ½a Blue (SG 37) tied by VF+ C/147 in lozenge with boxed KARICAL / PAID in red on the reverse with adjacent boxed PONDICHERRY / PAID arrival in black. A Superb item paying the domestic “½ anna, by ¼ tola (3grs.) rate. Only a few covers known. VF Condition. $1050.00
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Find0041
Find0041
FRENCH INDIA: 1859 Cover from Pondicherry to Karikal. Folded letter addressed to Karikal (French India) bearing India ½a Blue (SG 37) tied by VF “111” in lozenge with boxed PONDICHERRY / PAID in red on the reverse with adjacent KARIKAL arrival in red. VF Condition – a very nice item. $580.00
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Find0042
Find0042
FRENCH INDIA: 1889 Postal Stationary card from Karikal to Trichinopoly. ¼a Brown Postal Stationary card cancelled by KARIKAL date stampw with boxed “TOO LATE” (see arrow) – with TRICHINOPOLY arrival and “IRUNGALUR (TRICHY) / V.O.” sub post office datestamp. VF Condition. $175.00
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Find0043
Find0043
FRENCH INDIA: 1941 Censored cover from Chandernagor to Algeria, North Africa. F.w India ½a Purple (SG 266) & 1a Carmine (SG 268) tied by CHANDERNAGOR duplex cancel with “Crown / PASSED / DHA/9” censor cachet and “Opened by Examiner” label. (Chandernagor was a French Colony located 30 kilometres north of Calcutta, India. It was governed by the French until 1950.) A Scarce & Attractive Cover. $140.00
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Find0044
Find0044
FRENCH INDIA: India 2as Green (SG 31) cancelled with beautiful ‘C/147’ within Diamond of Dots cancel of KARRICAL (French India) Superb & Very Scarce. $250.00
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Find0045
Find0045
FRENCH INDIA: India 2as Green (SG 31) cancelled with ‘C/147’ within Diamond of Dots cancel of KARRICAL (French India) F/VF. Very Scarce. $200.00
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Find0046
Find0046
FRENCH INDIA: India 1as Dull Red, Die II (SG 14) cancelled with beautiful ‘C/147’ within Diamond of Dots cancel of KARRICAL (French India) Fine & Very Scarce$200.00
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Find0047
Find0047
FRENCH INDIA: India ½as Greenish Blue, Die II (SG 9) cancelled with beautiful ‘C/111’ within Diamond of Dots cancel of PONDICHERRY (French India) Fine & Scarce. $125.00
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Find0036
Find0036
FRENCH INDIA: Very Scarce 1879 cover addressed to Mauritius bearing French General Colonies stamps (Yvert 17, pair of 5ct Green/Azure & Tvert 23m 25ct Blue) tied by “INDE / PONDICHERRY” double ring (dtd 18 AUG 79), endorsed “via Aden” with MAURITIUS arrival (dtd SEP 20 79) in blue on the reverse. Very Fine 35ct Rate ((this rate dates from May 1st 1878. $1375.00
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Find0037
Find0037
FRENCH INDIA: 1893, Indian 1a Blue (Surcharged) Postal Stationary Card cancelled by CHANDERNAGOR cds addressed to France with BOMBAY & SEA POST OFFICE transits. French transit & Arrival Marks. $260.00
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Find0038
Find0038
FRENCH INDIA: 1884, Indian ½a Blue Postal Stationary Envelope cancelled by MAHE / M – 14/9” Duplex Cancel. Addressed to Bangalore with arrival on the reverse. Very find and scarce item from this small French Settlement on th Malabar Coast. $400.00
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Find0033
Find0033
FRENCH INDIA: 1839 Pre-Stamp entire from Pondicherry (dtd 6 APR 1839) to France cancelled by “PONDICHERY / PAID” in red with m/s “7 APR 1839” / 1r 5as, Steam and Inland Postage Paid” with oval “India”. Routed via Madras with oval double ring “OUT STATION / SHIP LETTER / MADRAS 8 AP 1839” and boxed “G.P.O. / 1839 / APR 8” in red, sent via Egypt with “INDES / ALEXANDRI / 5 / MAI / 39” (Salles 729) and “ALEXANDERIA / EGYPT” (dtd 7 JUN) transit & disinfection “Purific au Lazaret / Malta” applied in Malta with BORDEAUX and NANTES arrival, rated “20” in m/s. Wonderful item from the French Post Office in Pondicherry. $1100.00
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Find0034
Find0034
FRENCH INDIA: India Used in Pondicherry: 1866 Envelope to Mauritius written from the steamer “Mangalore” bearing India 8a Pale Carmine (sG 48) tied by “PONDICHERRY III” duplex with instructional “TOO LATE” on the reverse an INDIA PAID. Routed bia Madras, underpaid with “6d / TO PAY” hand-stamp applied in blue on arrival$360.00
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