Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 2

1867: Registered Envelope from Bar-s-Aube to Vendeuvre-s-Barse, bearing Napoléon laureated 30 c. brown and 80 c. rose in mixed franking with Siège 40 c. orange (some oxidisation) and Napoléon perf. 5 c. green on blue paper, four stamps with overall fresh colour and good perforation, tied by Gros Chiffres '306' numeral lozenge, clear despatch cds (July 27, 1872) and CHARGÉ in red alongside. Reverse with timbre indicatif de chargement, ambulant Belfort à Paris and arrival cds's of the next day. Two punch holes well away from the stamps, sensibly replaced, nevertheless a desirable four colour franking with 'pre-war' issues from the period before the Cérès 1872 stamps became available. Signed Pothion; certs. E. Diena (1992), Colla (1993).
Catalogue 260: Italy, France and European Countries