15pc SS France Ocean Liner Philatelic and Postcard Collection

Collection of ephemera related to the SS France ocean liner, including a philatelic cover, a maximum card, and postcards. The group features a philatelic cover commemorating the 1962 inaugural voyage, bearing a 0.30 postage stamp depicting the ship and two circular black ink cancellations reading VOYAGE INAUGURAL PAQUEBOT 'FRANCE' LE HAVRE - NEW YORK / 3 FEVRIER 1962 / LE HAVRE. One modern maximum card features a stylized graphic of the ship, three French postage stamps, and a circular Phil-Post cancel, published by JP Cousin. The postcard selection includes a monochrome reproduction of an engraving titled LE HAVRE D'AUTREFOIS: 1962: Le FRANCE quitte Le Havre pour New York, with a green 0.70 stamp and a 1980 cancellation commemorating the ship's renaming as the SS Norway. A color aerial view postcard features a 25F Senegal stamp and a 1966 Dakar cancellation. Two additional postcards published by Cie des Arts Photomecaniques include a vertical color view titled Paquebot FRANCE and a black and white real photo postcard numbered 848 with deckle edges. Dimensions: 5"W x 4"H Weight: 3.8 oz Condition Request Condition Report Good.

Estimation:€17.83

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