Used French 1869 Scott #37 Postage Stamp w/Diamond Grid "5098" Canx, cv $750+++

Item Specifics

Country

France

Catalog Number

37

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

VF/XF

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

People - Nobel Prize Winners

Year of Issue

1869

Item Description

The French postal system of the 19th Century used numeric cancellations to indicate the source of mail. Each village and town had their own respective numeric identifier and that same system was applied to French Post Offices operating in Turkey (Levant) before the official overprints began in mid-1884. 

     From 1857 to 1884, contemporary French postage stamps were used and cancelled with duplex postmarks bearing a number affiliated with each specific French Post Office, and in some instances smaller CDS strikes. The numbers were in two sizes and simply noted as large or small. The postmark adorning this stamp is a diamond grid with the large "5093" assigned to the Smyrna (today's Izmir, Turkey) post office. Those Turkish Empire (Levant) cancellations on standard pre-overprint issues command a substantial premium.

  The French cancellations are striking in their intricate grid star (and diamonds for some) design with the larger/smaller number contained within. 

Scott Catalogue Number: #37

2025 Scott CV: $750.00 

Estimate with Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey cancel:  $2,250.00

Issue Date: 1869

Color: Violet Gray, Pinkish

Condition: Sound.

Most, if not all stamps (especially 19th Century issues) listed are dipped and checked for faults, and reviewed under a digital microscope and a high-powered UV light to verify no faults. Stamps also researched within an extensive philatelic reference library. If there is a question, a colleague/friend who certifies U.S. material for the Philatelic Foundation, PSAG, and APEX, and will proffer his opinion, too.

Member:  

Olympia Philatelic Society 

American Philatelic Society 

U.S. Postal Classics Society 

Tacoma (WA) Stamp Club, former president

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