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 THE MARC WEINBERG-MARTIN COLLECTION OF FRENCH MARITIME MAILS. Comprehensive collection of approximately 308 items mostly mounted on exhibition pages, incl. North Atlantic (50 with some forwarders, one
French Royal Packet cover, a strip of the 5c Indian Red No. 28A and a 30c 1860 on cover), Caribbean and South Atlantic (77), Far Eastern (26), Indian Ocean (13) and Mediterranean (142), a fantastic selection of the different lines incl. usages to,
from or through Colombia, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Chile, Mexico, Caribbean (incl. West Indies), Suriname, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Cuba etc., lines to Italy, Alexandria, Levant and Syria with many feeder lines such as AB, X, Y, M, U and others, also
routed through, to and from Siam, Saigon, Yokohama, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Batavia, Aden, Calcutta, Gonakry, Senegal, Reunion, New Caledonia, Mauritius and others, several stampless, marvelous range of frankings and markings with virtually all selected
for the strength of the markings and overall eye appeal, some flaws to be expectedVERY FINE. A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN EXHIBITION-QUALITY COLLECTION OF FRENCH MARITIME MAILS, TRACING THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH MAILS DURING
AN IMPORTANT PERIOD OF COLONIAL EXPANSION AND JOCKEYING BY THE MAJOR POWERS FOR INFLUENCE AROUND THE GLOBE. The covers offered in this collection have been off the market for many years. Many are mounted on carefully annotated pages that were
exhibited by Marc Weinberg-Martin. (Image) Search for
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E. 40,000-50,000
SOLD for $67,500.00
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 THE MARC WEINBERG-MARTIN COLLECTION OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY FRENCH COLONIES. Comprehensive collection spanning all French Colonies in twelve Scott Specialty albums, virtually complete with used and
unused stamps, condition is far better than normally seen in such a wide-ranging collection, the collection also includes covers, varieties, blocks, imperforates and a few proofs, many are unlisted and the covers are of far better quality than
normally seen, few flaws to be expected, also included are German French Zone Occupation and SaarVERY FINE. A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN IMPORTANT AND VIRTUALLY COMPLETE COLLECTION OF FRENCH COLONIES. THIS COLLECTION WOULD
TAKE DECADES OF COMMITTED SEARCHING TO ASSEMBLE, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO MATCH THE QUALITY OF THIS COLLECTION OR TO FIND THE RARITIES OFFERED HERE. The following is a detailed description by
volume: Alouites-Cambodia incl. Algeria C4a, Andorra unused Nos. 21-22 and Benin complete with Nos. 15, 15A and 19. Cameroon-Diego Suarez incl. Cameroons British Occupation 62a and 63a, Cameroons French Occupation Nos. 101-129
less 105A, Castellorizzo complete, Cilicia virtually complete, Diego Suarez complete incl. unused Nos. 21 and 22, used J12 and unused J13. French Colonies-French Equatorial Africa with excellent French Colonies which are apparently
complete, outstanding and virtually complete Offices in China incl. used or unused Nos. 47A, J7a, J9a, J10a, J14, J20, J20a, J27a, Hoi Hao incl. Nos. 6 and 15, Mongtseu incl. No. 7C, Offices in Crete incl. No. 46A, Offices in Zanzibar incl. Nos.
29-33, 34, 50, 51 and 62, French Congo incl. used Nos. 1, 12, 50 and 51, unused incl. Nos. 6 and 49c. French Guyana-French Morocco incl. French Guyana with used Nos. 1 and 2, unused Nos. 9, 12 and 14, French India incl. unused Nos. 116,
140, 140a, 179 and non-Scott listed "France Toujurs" overprints complete with all 27 (two complete sets are believed to exist), French Morocco incl. used Nos. 9 and B3, unused No. 24. French Oceania-Guadeloupe incl. French Sudan used Nos.
1 and 2, Gabon incl. Nos. 1, 2, 4-7, 9-10, 12, 14-15, Guadeloupe incl. Nos. 13 and J1-J3. Guinea-Laos with Indochina evidently complete less No. Q4, Ivory Coast incl. Nos. Q13, Q16, Q23 and Q36. Mayotte-New Hebrides with
Monaco evidently complete less B18, New Caledonia incl. Nos. 34 and J8, New Hebrides incl. No. 35. Latakia-Mauritania with Madagascar incl. Nos. 12-13, 22D, 23-27, 62 and 228, Martinique incl. No. 11. Niger-Senegal with
Nossi-Be incl. Nos. 1-2, 3-5, 7-9, 20, 21, J17, Obock incl. Nos. 63-64 and J1, Rouad incl. Nos. 1-3, Saar incl. Nos. B64a and CB1a, Senegal incl. Nos. 3, 7, 13, 14, 16, 17-20, 33 and 34. St. Pierre & Miquelon contained in its own volume
incl. Nos. 7-8, 9, 12-14, 16, 17, 206C, 206D, 208A, 218A, 225, 227, 230, 233, 234, 242, 247, 248, 248A, 293, 230 double overprint (only 25 issued), 209 on cover with inverted overprint (only 25 issued in total), J44 and Q5 pair. Special attention
should also be drawn to the two world-class rarities Nos. 233 and 247. Senegambia & Niger-Togo with Somali Coast incl. Nos. 4, 21-22, 26, 27, 27B, Tahiti incl. Nos. 1B, 4, 7, 14, 19-20, J12-J13, J14, J15-J26, Togo incl. Nos. 161, 162,
165-166. Tunisia-Wallis & Futuna with Tunisia No. 8 unused. Two stockbooks of modern issues (after 1963) containing several years worth of issues and many hundreds of stamps. Virtually all of the scarcer or problematic
surcharges or overprints are signed by recognized experts. There are also approximately 30 photo certificates. Scott Catalogue value is well in excess of $450,000.00, plus many items such as covers, imperforates and proofs are not listed or included
in catalogue value. (Image) Search for comparables at
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E. 100,000-150,000
SOLD for $160,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
