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Sale No: 776
Lot No: 573
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Cat No: Collection
France & Colonies, Diverse Postal History Collection, 1839-1958, Wide range of about 300 covers from a half-dozen stampless covers dating back to an 1839 letter from St. Petersburg to Bordeaux, to a hundred years later and a 1939 military cover from the French Army in Egypt with both French & Egyptian censor markings. Other censored mail too, as well as dozens of Ceres and Napoleon Heads, P.O.W. Post, a cover for the maiden voyage of the S.S. Normandie, #99 used in Turkey, a gorgeous philatelic cover franked with B3-7, B11 & others, premium FDCs such as 311-12, 330-31, 624, B71-72, B93, B97-100, B100 (block of four), B213-17, B300-01, and some covers adorned with exquisite Cinderella labels, like a Delandre poster stamp of the 20th Regiment of the Mounted Chasseurs of WWI and one of the Exposition Philatelique Internationale of 1913. Some colonies are also represented here, for example, Senegal C12-16 on a registered cover from Dakar to New York and Algeria 78 on a picture postcard of the 1930 Exposition Philatelique Internationale. Unused postal stationery too from such colonies as French Guiana, French Sudan, Benin, Nossi-Be, Ste. Marie de Madagascar and others. Overall, a fascinating survey of French postal history, generally Fine to Very Fine, portions of this lot viewable online. Shipping charges apply - weight 4.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Oct-01-2022, 12:07:11 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 776
Lot No: 574
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Cat No: Collection
France & Colonies, Multiple Collections of Mint & Used, 1854-1980s, A number of albums, from a mix of mint & used France in Minkus from 1854-1960s, to a beautiful and rarely-seen Yvert & Tellier album from the 1970s covering the French colonies in China, Guinea and the Middle East in excellent condition and extremely well-filled with all mint hinged. There's also homemade pages, various collections on Scott pages, as well as Lighthouse, a mostly used collection in a Davo album, numerous stockbooks with some nice classics and very useful mint/used stock, and a pack of counter pages featuring some better, such as used #13, 20 & 253, generally Fine to Very Fine, some additional images available online but nothing beats viewing it in person. Shipping charges apply - weight 32.2 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Image)
