Le rattachement du Duché de Savoie et du Comté de Nice à la France
The 344-page book focuses on the postal and philatelic effects that followed France’s 1860 annexation of the County of Nice and the Duchy of Savoy. It is based on an inventory of mail sent from post offices between the entrance of the French postal administration on 14 June 1860 and the adoption of French cancellations in late September 1860. It is the product of more than two decades of painstaking research. In this publication, Jean-Pierre Magne FRPSL, a renowned authority on the Second Empire’s imperforate issues (1853–1860), illuminates a rare era in which French postage stamps were cancelled with Sardinian postmarks, known as ‘Sarde sur France’.
The book is broken up into multiple chapters, one of which is devoted to cancellations from conventional offices and another to cancellations from travelling post offices. A rate and philatelic analysis, a historical introduction, and summary tables that give a clear picture of the cancellations and their rarity are also included. Published by Yvert et Tellier, the new book is available online at a retail price of €59.90 (ref. 138668). It will also be available in the publisher’s stand at the 77e Salon Philatélique d’Automne from 7 to 9 November (Porte de Champerret), and at Monacophil 2024 in December.
Details and how to order: https://www.yvert.com/A-292084-le-rattachement-du-duche-de-savoie-et-du-comte-de-nice-a-la-france-obliterations-sardes-1860-1861-de-jean-pierre-magne
