Covers with stamps of French Oceania
7 March 1936
Établissement de l'Océanie 60c. stamp
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp,
a PCH type 11 aside.
Address Monsieur Lefranc 57 rue Oberkampf Paris XIe
Backstamped Paris 18 IV 1936 in arrival. ("Sesi" collection).
7 March 1936
Établissement de l'Océanie 60c. stamp
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp,
a PCH type 10 aside.
Address Monsieur Lefranc 57 rue Oberkampf Paris XIe
Backstamped Paris 18 IV 1936 in arrival. ("Sesi" collection).
7 March 1936
Établissement de l'Océanie 60c. stamp
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp,
a PCH type 10 below.
Address Monsieur Lefranc 57 rue Oberkampf Paris XIe
Backstamped Paris 18 IV 1936 on arrival. (Klinger coll.).
7 March 1936
1922-27 Établissements de l'Océanie Yvert #56.
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc", 57 Rue Oberkampf, Paris XIe. Clear PCH type 10 CDS below
the stamp, stamp tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT". (Goron coll.)
7 March 1936
1922-27 Établissements de l'Océanie Yvert #56.
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc", 57 Rue Oberkampf, Paris XIe. Clear PCH type 10 CDS below
the stamp, stamp tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT". (Image thanks to Roumet Philatélie )
7 March 1936
Établissements de l'Océanie 60c
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc", 57 Rue Oberkampf, Paris XIe. Clear PCH type 10 CDS below
the stamp, stamp tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT". Seen in a Cavendish auction.
7 March 1936
1922-27 Établissements de l'Océanie Yvert #56.
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc", 57 Rue Oberkampf, Paris XIe. Clear PCH type 10 CDS below
the stamp, stamp tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT". Seen at the 14 November 2008 Bertrand Sinais auction.
7 March 1936
A 60c French Oceania stamp.
Letter to France, "Lefranc", 18, Rue Oberkampf, Paris XI. Cancel PCH type
99 Paquebot and PCH type 11. (unknown coll.)
7 March 1936
Établissement de l'Océanie 60c. stamp
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp,
a PCH type 11 aside.
Address Monsieur Lefranc 57 rue Oberkampf Paris XIe
(Seen at Delcampe auction site Nov 2006, July 2008 & July 2011 & March 2015).
7 March 1936
Établissement de l'Océanie 60c. stamp
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp,
a PCH type 10 aside.
Address Monsieur Lefranc 57 rue Oberkampf Paris XIc
Backstamped Paris 18 IV 1936 on arrival.
7 March 1936
reverse
7 March 1936
Établissements de l'Océanie 60c
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc", 57 Rue Oberkampf, Paris XIe. GK type PM11A CDS below
the stamp, stamp tied by GK PU13 "PAQUEBOT". (seen at Delcampe)
7 March 1936
Établissements de l'Océanie 60c
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc", 57 Rue Oberkampf, Paris XIe. Clear PCH type 10 CDS below
the stamp, stamp tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT". (Millet coll.)
7 March 1936
Établissements de l'Océanie 60c
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc", 57 Rue Oberkampf, Paris XIe. Clear PCH type 10 CDS below
the stamp, stamp tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT". (seen at Delcampe)
7 March 1936
7 March 1936
Établissements de l'Océanie 60c
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc", 57 Rue Oberkampf, Paris XIe. Clear PCH type 10 CDS below
the stamp, stamp tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT". (seen at Ebay)
7 March 1936
1922-27 Établissements de l'Océanie Yvert #54.
Letter to France, "Monsieur Leralle", 27 Rue Vignon, Paris VIII. Cancel PCH type
10, stamp tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT". ("Aore" coll.)
7 March 1936
Établissement de l'Océanie 60c. stamp
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp, a PCH type 11 aside.
Address Monsieur Lefranc 18 rue Trouchet Paris VIII
(Goron collection).
Covers with stamps of Netherlands India
7 March 1936
3 Netherlands India 2c stamps and a 4c paquebot cover.
Letter to France, Tranchet address. Clear GK type PM11A below the stamp, stamps tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT".
(image thanks to Lugdunum Philatelie)
7 March 1936
Some Netherlands India stamps.
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp,
a PCH type 10 aside.
Address Monsieur Lefranc 57 rue Oberkampf Paris XIc
Backstamped Paris 18 IV 1936 on arrival. Image thanks to London Stamp Exchange Ltd.
7 March 1936
A single and a pair of 2 cents and a 5 cent of Netherlands India stamps.
Letter to France, "Curios", 18 Rue Tronchet, Paris 8. Clear PCH type 10 CDS below
the stamps, (same date as in PCH), stamp tied by PCH type 104 mark "Posted at Sea New Hebrides"
known used ex Vila in 1935 and 1936. (Goron coll.)
7 March 1936
A strip of five 2 cents stamps of Netherlands India.
Letter to France, "Clerget", 14, Rue des Goncourt, Paris XI. Clear PCH type 10 CDS below
the stamps, (same date as in PCH), stamp tied by PCH type 104 mark "Posted at Sea New Hebrides"
known used ex Vila in 1935 and 1936. (found in an 1980/90 dealer offer, whereabouts today unknown)
7 March 1936
A 2c and a 12½c stamp of Netherlands India.
Letter to France, Leralle, 27 Rue Vignon, Paris 8. Clear PCH type 10 CDS besides
the stamps, (same date as in PCH), stamp tied by PCH type 104 mark "Posted at Sea New Hebrides"
known used ex Vila in 1935 and 1936. (Mele coll.)
7 March 1936
(new 1/23)
Six 2c stamps of Netherlands India.
Letter to France, Lefranc, 57 Rue Oberkampf, Paris XI. Clear Goyns-Klinger type PM7C below
the stamps. Stamps marked by the private Leralle Goyns-Klinger type PUI3 cancel.
Covers with stamps of Wallis & Futuna
7 March 1936
Wallis & Futuna 10c and 40c
cancelled with PCH 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp a PCH 11 aside.
Letter to Monsieur Lefranc, rue Oberkampf, Paris XI, backstamped Paris XI, 18 IV 1936..
Image thanks to Prestige Philately Australia Sept. 2006 auction.
7 March 1936
A 50c Iles Wallis et Futuna stamp.
Letter to France, "Curios", 18, Rue Trouchet, Paris 8. Cancel PCH type
99 Paquebot and PCH type 11. (offered by David Wrigley)
7 March 1936
A couple of Iles Wallis et Futuna stamp.
Letter to France, "Lefranc", 18, Rue Oberkampf, Paris. Cancel PCH type
99 Paquebot and PCH type 11. (unknown coll.)
7 March 1936
WALLIS et FUTUNA 1F25 (Yvert 59A) and 30c. (Yvert 23) stamps
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp, a PCH type 11 aside.
Letter to GRAND DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG.
Address: Monsieur Léo Kerschen, Hivange près Garnich
Backstamped GARNICH 20 4 36, ("Mele" Collection)
7 March 1936
WALLIS et FUTUNA 1F25 (Yvert 59A) and 30c. (Yvert 23) stamps
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp, a PCH type 11 aside.
Letter to GRAND DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG.
Address: Monsieur Léo Kerschen, Hivange près Garnich
Backstamped GARNICH 20 4 36. ("Sesi" Collection)
7 March 1936
WALLIS et FUTUNA 1F25 (Yvert 59A) and 30c. (Yvert 23) stamps
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp, a PCH type 11 aside.
Letter to GRAND DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG.
Address: Monsieur Léo Kerschen, Grossbisingen, Hivanche, Canton de Capellen, Commune de Garnich.
Backstamped GARNICH 20 4 36. Leo Kerschen was a peasant in Hivingen (Hivanche), Lux.
Image thanks to Lugdunum Philatelie
7 March 1936
WALLIS et FUTUNA 15c and 35c stamps
cancelled with PCH type 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp, a PCH type 11 aside.
Letter to Monsieur Lefranc, 57 rue Oberkampf, Paris. (Goron Collection)
7 March 1936
Wallis & Futuna 20c and 35c
cancelled with PCH 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp a PCH 11 aside.
Letter to Monsieur Lefranc, rue Oberkampf, Paris XI, backstamped Paris XI, 18 IV 1936..
Covers with stamps of GB, US and New Hebrides
7 March 1936
Two 1935 British 1½d stamps.
Letter to France, "Monsieur Clerget", 14, Rue des Goncourt, Paris XI. Cancel PCH type
10, stamps tied by PCH type 104 mark "Posted at Sea New Hebrides". ("JGI" coll.)
7 March 1936
2 British 1½ pence stamps
cancelled with PCH 99 PAQUEBOT handstamp a PCH 11 aside.
Letter to Monsieur Robert Debray 10 rue d'Orsel Paris XVIII,
backstamped Paris 18 IV 1936. ("Sesi" collection)
7 March 1936
1c and 4c U.S. stamps used paquebot cover. (part cover)
Letter to France, Tranchet address. Clear GK type PM11A below
the stamp, stamps tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT". (ex Goron coll. now on an internet auction)
7 March 1936
new in Sept 2017
1c and 4c U.S. stamps used paquebot cover.
Letter to France, Tranchet address. Clear GK type PM11A below
the stamp, stamps tied by PCH type 99 mark "PAQUEBOT". (Image thanks to Samwells GB)
7 March 1936
1925 New Hebrides British 1d. and French 40c. stamp
tied by PCH type 12 Letter to France: Curios 18 rue Tronchet Paris 8.
Backstamped Paris VIII distribution 18 IV 1936 (machine cancel) and Paris
VIII distribution handstamp. ("Sesi" coll.)
7 March 1936
Sending so many letters Mr. Leralle lost control: Hand writing on reverse: "Parvénue ouverte sans trace
de fermeture et vide de tout contenu", and black mark LE CONTROLEUR.
("Arrived open without any trace of having been closed and without any content"). ("Sesi" collection)
7 March 1936
1925 New Hebrides French 10c and 40c stamps
Cancelled GK type PM11A, backstamped Paris XIII on 18 IV 1936 machine cancel and Paris VIII Distribution on 18 IV 1936.
On reverse the remark of "Le controleur" that the latter arrived open with no trace of having been sealed and without content.
Monsieur Leralle was over-worked!
7 March 1936 - reverse
All indications are that André Leralle made these two handstamps himself and convinced the postmaster to use them.
The fact that Leralle used such methods is supported by the statement of Ron Bentley in an exhibit paper of
Society of Indo-China Philatelists "Markings that Moved the Mail in Indochina"
that "Andre Leralle was an active philatelist who prepared handstamps for his own use or for the use of the Cantho post office."and that the "5C Taxe Minimum"
handstamp used on 1932 covers on these pages was not Indo-China official.
Goyns-Klinger type PU12
Goyns-Klinger type PU12 : 'philatelic' concoction
Goyns-Klinger type PU13
Goyns-Klinger type PU13 : 'philatelic' concoction
Indo-China Tax handstamp
Indo-China Tax handstamp : 'philatelic' concoction
15 March 1936
Établissement de l'Océanie 60c. stamp
tied by GK PM12B in violet Address Monsieur Lefranc 2 rue de la
Folie Méricourt Paris XI.
Backstamped Paris XI 23-5-36, ("Sesi" collection)
15 March 1936
Établissement de l'Océanie 60c. stamp
tied by GK PM12B in violet. Address Curios 27 rue Vignon Paris 8.
Backstamped Paris, seen in a Cavendish auction.
14 April 1936
(new 9/22)
3 Établissement de l'Océanie stamps 50c in total
tied by GK PM12B. Address Leralle 27 rue Vignon Paris 8.
Backstamped Paris, seen in a Delcampe auction.
3 August 1936
Etablissement de L'Oéanie 1922/27 60c stamp (Yvert #56).
Etablissement de L'Oéanie 1936/49 20c/30c stamps (Yvert #91/#94).
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc, 57, Rue Oberkampf. Lower part of the cover graphically substituted. Clear GK PM12B. ("Mele" coll.)
3 August 1936
Etablissement de L'Oéanie 1936/49 20c/30c stamps (Yvert #91/#94).
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc, 57, Rue Oberkampf, Paris 8. Clear GK PM12B. ("Aore" coll.)
3 August 1936
Etablissement de L'Oéanie 1936/49 20c/30c stamps (Yvert #91/#94).
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc, 57, Rue Oberkampf, Paris 8. Clear GK PM12B. (offered
by David Wrigley)
3 August 1936
Etablissement de L'Oéanie 1936/49 2 x 10c/30c stamps (Yvert #89/#94).
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc, 57, Rue Oberkampf, Paris 8. Clear GK PM12B. (Treadwell coll.)
3 August 1936
Etablissement de L'Oéanie 1936/49 2 x 10c/30c stamps (Yvert #89/#94).
Letter to France, "Monsieur Lefranc, 57, Rue Oberkampf, Paris 8. Clear GK PM12B.
(image thanks to Lugdunum Philatelie)
3 August 1936
Etablissement de L'Oéanie 1936/49 20c/30c stamps.
Letter to France, "Monsieur Leralle, 27, Rue Vignon, Paris 8. Clear Goyns-Klinger type PM12B and a nice PM7C on reverse.
Arrival postmark Paris VIII - 12. IX. 1936.
Seen in auction 199 of Prestige Philately and mossgreen.
3 August 1936
3 August 1936
Établissement Français de l'Océanie 10c., 10c. and 30c.
tied by GK PM12B in black.
Address Monsieur Lefranc 57 rue Oberkampf Paris IX (wrong!). Backstamped VILA 3 AUG 36 and
PARIS XI 12 IX 1936 in arrival. ("Sesi" collection)
3 August 1936
Établissement Français de l'Océanie 20c. and 30c.
tied by GK PM12B in black.
Address Monsieur Lefranc 57 rue Oberkampf Paris XI. Backstamped VILA 3 AUG 36 and
PARIS XI 12 IX 1936 in arrival. ("Sesi" collection)
3 August 1936
Établissement Français de l'Océanie 10c., 10c. and 30c.
tied by GK PM12B in black.
Address Monsieur Lefranc 57 rue Oberkampf Paris IX. (Image thanks to Bertrans Sinais Auctions, Paris)
3 August 1936
Hong Kong 20c.
tied by GK PM12B in black.
Address Messrs Wa Hing & Co. Island Traders, Erromango. Backstamped VILA on the same day with GK type PM7C. (unknown coll.)
3 August 1936
3 August 1936
Établissement de l'Océanie 60c. stamp
tied by GK PM12B in black.
Address Monsieur Langlois, officier de la Légion d'Honneur, 6 ou 7 rue soufflot, Paris.
3 August 1936
?
tied by GK PM12B.
Address Monsieur le directeur de l'Agence des Messageries Martimes, Vila
Seen on Ebay in Jan. 2004
3 August 1936
US 3 cent stamp
tied by GK PM12B.
Seen at the 31 March 2006 Bertrand Sinais auction. Should be a Leralle cover even
if one cannot see the hand writing.
3 August 1936
Tied by GK PM12B. Should be a Leralle cover too! ("JGI" coll.)
3 August 1936
Letter to Garrett, Indiana, USA with ***** *** Texas Centennial issued in March 1936,
tied with the French GK PM12B paquebot cancel. Backstamped PCH type 12 of the
same date. I always wonder how the senders managed to get paquebot cancels on US
stamps in Vila. I very much doubt that a ship would have left the US and then
called at Vila as first harbour outside the US. Maybe the paquebot rules were valid
for American Samoa too. (Yeomans coll.)
3 August 1936
3 August 1936
US 3c "The Alamo" stamp
Cancelled GK type PM12B, backstamped Vila GK type PM7C 3 August 1936. Address: Dills, Garrett, Indiana, U.S.A.
Image thanks to Lugdunum Philatelie, Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon
3 August 1936 - reverse
Tied by GK PM12B. Lefranc address. Seen at the 14 November 2008 Bertrand Sinais auction.
3 August 1936
3 August 1936
Tied by GK PM12B. Vila backstamp 3 August and Paris
12 September 1936, Lefranc address. Image thanks to
Auktionen Gaertner, Germany.
3 August
Reverse
Tied by GK PM12B. Lefranc address. Backstamped Vila 3 August and Paris 12-IX.
Image thanks to Stanley Gibbons.
3 August 1936
(new 2/2019)
Tied by GK PM12B. Lefranc address. Seen at Delcampe.
3 August 1936
3 August 1936
(new Dec. 2017)
3 August 1936
(new 3/2019)
3 August 1936
(new 9/2022)
Tied by GK PM12B. Paris address.
3 August
Reverse
