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10 C. \"Merkur head\" with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\", variety double overprint, one of it inverted\", 40 C. \"Merkur head\" with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\" and left attaching likewise overprinted blank field, 50 C. \"Merkur head\" with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\" with right attaching and also overprinted blank field and 1 Fr. \"Marshall Petain\" with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\", variety \"inverted overprint\" as properly franked mixed franking on cover from fortress Lorient 10.04.1945 to La Baule with arrival postmark on the back from 20.04.1945, issues Michel number 1 only 650 examples, no. 3 only 180 examples - of it only approximate 10 % with blank field possible, no. 4 1800 examples - hereof only approximate 10 % with blank field, Michel number 8 150 examples, expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023) : \"the condition of the stamps is perfect. The letter point at slight use- / transport traces on, as well a vertical letter fold trace outside the stamps. Very rare ensemble, whereby covers of the fortress Lorient general very rare are. \", Michel 8.300.-
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1DK,3L.4L,8K
30 Centimes Merkur head (original stamp Michel number 381) and 1, 20 Fr. \"marshal Petain\" each with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\", properly franked mixed franking on cover from fortress Lorient from 5.02.1945 to La Baule with arrival postmark from 12.02.1945, documents with Michel number A2 (to extensive research first in the year 2017 catalogued) are very rare, expertized Calves, Pickenpack BPP and expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023) : \"the condition is perfect. The stamps have only very few editions (Michel number 2 and A2 together 600 piece, of it is the essential rare the A2, Michel number 9 = 180 piece). The letter is very rare. \", Michel 2.900.-+plus
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A2,9
50 C. \"Merkur head\" with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\" in mixed franking with French postal stamps Michel number 386 in the strip of three from right corner margin at the bottom with date of printing \"26.1.42\" as properly franking on cover from \"Le palace 21.04.1945\" to La Turballe with arrival cancel from 3.04.1945 where he post-stored (like addressed), the post storage fee war on collection later calculated and with the pre-payment of postage in cash cancel \"taxe Perque\" receipted, faultless condition, expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023: \"the letter is in all parts genuine and perfect quality. Edition Michel no. 4 only 1.800 pieces. Very rare ensemble! Fortress Lorient covers are general very rare. \"
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4,Fr.386(3)
70 C. And 70 C. \"marshal Petain\" each with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\" on cover from \"fortress Lorient 12.03.1945\" to La Baule with on the back arrival cancel from 31.03.1945, the letter is still to the old tariff of 1, 50 Fr. Franked - there however from 1.03 a tariff of 2, 00 Fr. Counted war the document at the postage for destination about 1 Fr. Later calculated - 0, 50 Fr. False postage and 0, 50 Fr. Postage due, this war with red postage meter postmark receipted, issued only always 300 examples, expertized Calves and expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023) : \"the condition of the stamps is perfect. The letter with all slight traces of use. Very rare ensemble whereby covers of the fortress Lorient general very rare are. \", Michel 2.600.-
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70 C. Postal stamp orange with overprint \"fortress Lorient\", variety \"inverted overprint\", lower margin copy, impeccable mint never hinged, unsigned, photo expertize Lothar Herbst VP (2015) : \"the condition is perfect. Due to the small issue from only 300 stamps are these very rare. \"
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70 C. Postal stamp orange with overprint \"fortress Lorient\" as corner margin piece lower right with date of printing \"23.1.42\", variety \"inverted overprint\", impeccable mint never hinged, unsigned, issued only 300 examples - of it only a few with inverted overprint - as corner margin piece with date of printing and variety \"inverted overprint\" probably the only one exists! Photo expertize Lothar Herbst VP (2017) : \"the condition is perfect. \"
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80 C. Emerald green mint never hinged, expertized Pickenpack and photo expertize Lothar Herbst VP: \"the Echte mint never hinged stamp has an authentic overprint. The stamp point at a vertical crease on. The other condition is perfect. \" Michel 1.100.-
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1.50 Fr. \"marshal Petain\" each with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\" on cover from \"fortress Lorient 20.03.1945\" to Pornichet with on the back arrival cancel from 28.03.1945, the letter is still to the old tariff of 1, 50 Fr. Franked - there however from 1.03 a tariff of 2, 00 Fr. Counted war the document at the postage for destination about 1 Fr. Later calculated - 0, 50 Fr. False postage and 0, 50 Fr. Postage due, this war with of the French postage due stamp Michel number 73 at the 29.03 receipted, issued only 1.800 examples, expertized Pickenpack and expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023) : \"the condition is perfect. Very rare ensemble, whereby covers of the fortress Lorient general very rare are\", Michel 1.000.-
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1, 50 Fr. Postal stamp brown with overprint \"fortress Lorient\", impeccable mint never hinged and without any signatures, issued only 1.800 piece, photo expertize Lothar Herbst (2010) : \"the condition is perfect. \" Michel 600.-
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1, 50 Fr. Dark red brown with overprint \"fortress Lorient\" in the vertical pair with variety \"missing overprint on of the lower stamp\", impeccable mint never hinged, these pairs \"with and without overprint\" are by fortress Lorient very rare and at the denomination value to 1, 50 Fr. Despite intensely research only in at present four copies known! The proof of these pieces leads now in addition to it, that this variety by Michel 2017 catalogued becomes, anyway a very rarees pair! Expertized Tust BPP and photo expertize Lothar Herbst VP (2016) : \"the condition is perfect. Due to the small issue from only 1.800 stamps are these stamps rare. By of this stamp are me so far only four vertical such pairs with of this variety known. Stamps pairs with and without overprint are therefore extremely rare. \", Michel 5.000.-
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1, 50 Fr. Postal stamp brown with overprint \"fortress Lorient\", variety \"inverted overprint\", mint never hinged, left slightly irregular perforated, issued only 1.800 pieces - of it only a few with head on vertical overprint, photo expertize Lothar Herbst VP (2016) : \"the other condition is perfect. \" Michel 900.-
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2 Fr. \" marshal Petain\" with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\", properly franked single franking during the second postage period, which from March 1945 to End of the war 8.5.1945 war valid, addressed to La Baule in the fortress St. Nazaire, from January 1945 to May inventory a local established postal service traffic over the sea routes between the both German Atlantic fortresses, expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023) : \"the condition of the stamp is perfect. The letter point at few as usual weak yellowish age traces on. The edition of the stamp war only 150 piece. The stamp is very rare, as well as all covers from the fortress Lorient. \", Michel 2.000.-
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4 Fr. \"marshal Petain\" with hand stamp overprint \"fortress Lorient\", variety \"double overprint, of it one inverted\", properly franked single franking on cover from \"fortress Lorient 3.03.1945\" to Saarbruecken, to a French civil workers arranged, cancelled the franking with the postmark \"Groix\" with Stamp date from 1944, because the post office the new numbers no longer got, handwritten in ink modified in 1945, front- and on the reverse side with censorship stamp and signature \"Sch\" of the Censorship officer Dr. Alphonsus Schmitt, covers to the French civil workers / prisoners of war in Germany were by ship to the fortress St. Nazaire brought and thence per airplane with of the army postal service to Germany transported, the post office advent war 160 letter, of these 96 covers with the postmark \"Groix\" cancelled be should, detailed expertise Lothar Herbst VP (2023) : \"the stamp point at three (mostly very weak) toned perforation on. The other condition is perfect. The edition of the stamp war only 200 piece, of it few in of this variety \"double overprint, of it one inverted\". Covers of the fortress post Lorient are general very rare. Covers to Germany are extreme scarce rarities. \"
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12DK
LORIENT FORTRESS
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