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Sale No: 171
Lot No: 297
Symbol: */**o
Cat No: Collection
France substantial mint and used collection in four Lighthouse hingeless album, spanning 1849-1999, assembled by a collector with a keen eye for quality, beginning with the first issues and continuing to 1999, the collection is essentially complete for the provided spaces, missing only a few examples to fill the albums, a review reveals the following highlights; #1 four margins, unused, #2 four margins, used, #3 four margins, unused, with Von der Weid certificate, #37 used, #42 full margins, Type A, part o.g. with Sismondo certificate, #44b, scarce Ultramarine shade, used but with small thins, with PF certificate, #48 sound o.g. with four full margins, with Sismondo certificate, #226 n.h., #241 Strasbourg Exhibition used with exhibition cancels, #246 n.h. with pane divider tab, with Sismondo certificate, #329 PEXIP souvenir sheet n.h., #B3-10 War Orphans mint, #C3 airmail surcharge o.g. with Hunziker AIEP certificate, C8-14 fresh hinged, C14 with Sismondo certificate, etc.; also included are a selection of French colonies issues, as well as WWII French Legion and German Occupation issues, Sage and Peace & Commerce gutter pairs, and more; typical mixed condition as expected among the nineteenth century issues, though better than usually seen, with twentieth century issues being almost entirely mint, with a spot-check revealing never hinged examples within the appropriate period; a lovely collection deserving of careful review; accompanied by 21 certificates.
Est. $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 5,750.00
Sold...US$ 5,750.00
Closed..Sep-27-2019, 16:38:03 EST
Sold For 5750
Sale No: 171
Lot No: 298
Symbol: EPC
Cat No: Collection
France "Airplane Over Marseille" – the first French airmail exhibit collection, a single frame exhibit showing the genesis of the Airplane Over Marseille issue, being the first French stamp conceived and produced specifically for general airmail usage, replete with scarce material including pre-production items, the exhibit includes a 1f50 die proof of the unadopted design, sunk on yellowish paper with punch holes at bottom, 1f50 bi-colored die essay in red and brown, omitting the carrier pigeon shown in the adopted design, on glazed paper, 1f50 color proof in carmine of the adopted design, die sunk on yellowish paper, 1f50 carmine on First Day Cover from the first flight between Vincennes to Casablanca, as well as usages to foreign destinations including Indo-China, Costa Rica, and Austria, 1f50 carmine and 1f50 ultramarine First Day Cover with Paris Exposition c.d.s., 1f50 ultramarine "EIPA30" perfin on Aero Club of France First Flight card to the Aero-Club of Belgium, as well as on a lovely exhibition souvenir postcard, accompanied by Drouot certificate, a scarce 1f50 ultramarine coin date block with "EIPA30" perfin, from the lower left corner of the sheet, cancelled on the last day of the exhibition, n.h. with expert signatures, 1f50 ultramarine with inverted perfin, the rare "EIPA30" perfin (reversed) on 1f50 carmine, never hinged, with Calves certificate; a rare 1f50 carmine "EIPA30" perfin on cover cancelled at the Paris Exposition on the First Day of Issue, with Drouot certificate, 1931 1f50 blue reprinting sunken die proof from the Atelier, and nine further covers showing the stamp’s usage on advertising, postage due and interesting destination covers including to Argentina and Cuba; a lovely and desirable collection.
Est. $4,000-5,000
Opening US$ 5,250.00
Sold...US$ 5,250.00
Closed..Sep-27-2019, 16:38:55 EST
Sold For 5250
Sale No: 171
Lot No: 299
Symbol: o
Cat No: Collection
France old-time classic used collection in an attractive Elbe album, covering the period 1849-1902, beginning with imperforate Ceres and Napoleon issues, followed by perforated examples, continuing through the Bordeaux, Sower, Merson and Mouchon issues; the collector was diligent in searching for shades, multiples and postmarks, of which many interesting dated, lozenge and numeral examples are included, as well as a selection of Paris Star cancels, as well as many identified small varieties ideal for continued study, cataloguing $12,980 only to 1876, and only for the least expensive shades, without any premiums for postmarks, multiples, and any items with evident faults; a wonderful opportunity to develop a collection of this popular area.
Est. $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Sep-27-2019, 16:40:53 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 171
Lot No: 300
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection
France mint collection an attractive mint collection in four luxury SAFE albums, sparse to the Sower issues, becoming increasingly more comprehensive into the 1930s, noting better examples including the 1939 PEXIP sheet n.h., #C15 n.h. and #C17, as well as several never hinged semi-postal sets, complete from the late 1930s to 1970, a spot-check yielding mostly never hinged examples, with a few hinged into the 1940s, chiefly very fine and with fresh, bright colors; a pleasing collection that presents beautifully.
