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Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1510
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Cat No: Collection
France, The Most Stunning Collection You'll Ever See, 1849-2010. On Lindner hingeless pages filling eight volumes, a mint collection as close to complete as you're ever likely to find; the couple used earlies are hardly worth mentioning, especially as many duplicate mint examples, and there are just a handful of spaces to fill for completion; everything present is fresh, clean and sound, with just some stunningly pretty Classics; for a complete list of highlights, see Scott, but as a taste of what's present, we note #1 (APS certificate), 1a, 2, 3a, 3b, 10c (no gum, with certificate), 11 Proof, 13 (Sismondo certificate), 15 (signed thrice), 26 (never hinged), 29 reprint pair, 37 (3, 1 mint, thinned, plus 2 used, one signed twice), 53 (never hinged), Sages with shades, position pieces, a 10c millésime single, plus a #87 Prussian blue with Calves certificate; 1900-03 definitives with shades, millésimes, SPÉCIMEN and ANNULÉ overprints, plus two examples of #126; a fertile Sower series with overprints and millésimes; #197 never hinged (APS certificate), 226 (plus single from sheet used), 241a, 246 (signed), 254 (signed), 329, 1920-22 Postes Paris and Postes France overprints, precancels, unissued "R F" and "R• France• F" Dulac Mariannes, plus more recent souvenir sheets, Europas, booklets, etc.; #B1 (single plus never hinged pair), B2, B3-B10 (the higher values beautifully centered), B11, B34 (single plus exploded booklet of eight); #C1-C2 (each with APS certificate), C6b (never hinged), C8-C14, C15; #J1-J25 (some duplicated!!!); Military stamps, handstamped "RF" overprints (Ceres #16-27, each signed), #N1-N14 plus N27-N58, French Legion issues (no Bear, surprisingly), French Free Forces Levant souvenir sheets perforated and imperforate, and oh so much more, Very Fine, without doubt, this is the finest French collection we've ever offered; if you look at nothing else this sale, this is it. Estimate $25,000 - 35,000. Suggested Bid $25,000-35,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $25,000-35,000
Opening US$ 21,000.00
Sold...US$ 21,000.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:44:26 EST
Sold For 21000
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1511
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Cat No: Collection
France, The "Ils ne passeront pas!" Mint Collection, 1849-1960. Fantastic, mostly MNH and mint hinged major holding in fat, bulging dealer stockalbum, including the better items and very scarce material, with some Ceres, Napoleons and Sages, but really taking off in the early twentieth century, including: #197*(2), 226* (4), 241*(1) used (2), 246*/**, 329**(5) used (1), B3-10*(3), B66-67*(1)**(4), C14-15*(1)**(2), C16-17*(1)**(2), all the famous personalities of the 1950s in quantities, etc., followed by precancels, imperfs, specimen overprints, postage dues, occupations, parcel posts, and on and on and on! No one will pass by with this extremely high catalogue value bunker-buster! Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $20,000 - 30,000. Suggested Bid $20,000-30,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $20,000-30,000
Opening US$ 15,000.00
Sold...US$ 15,000.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:45:07 EST
Sold For 15000
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1512
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Cat No: Collection
France, Exhibition Collection of the 15c Sage Stamps & Stationery, 1876-1901. A five-frame (80-page) encyclopedic presentation of this single value of the Peace and Commerce issue.
Far and away the most common of the Sages, the 15-centime is also the most varied and complex. First issued in 1876 (in gray) to pay the domestic post card rate, it assumed new duties two years later (now in blue), meeting the postage for a domestic single-letter. The issue's complexity arises from the number of die types and subtypes found, along with the variety in its postal stationery.
The collection is exhaustive in its treatment of all aspects of the design, with each die subtype mounted sequentially. Each type is represented by a mint example, a millésime pair, and by clear examples of each subtype with legible cancels, thus illustrating the range of shades, printings and papers. It offers complete coverage of regularly issued ("over-the-counter") stationery varieties, along with numerous examples of minor varieties, commemorative and imprinted-to-order stationery as well.
Among the too-many-to-list highlights are essays, proofs (plate and trial color) and special printings; a sampling of the "15-15" essays, plus post-1879 trials, reimpressions, reproductions and commemorative printings; printings from different plate stages; shade and paper varieties; Specimens, experimental Paris precancels, perforation Errors, Freaks and Oddities; recto-verso printings, various perforation formats on letter cards (mint and used), multiples including a block of 60 of the blue Type IIG; revalued stationery, privately printed precursor coils, Chalon forgeries, even a set of proofs of a proposed set of stamps to supplant the Sage series.
A number of Behr, Drouet and Gautré certificates accompany.
A true tour de force. See it in its entirety on our website. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000. Suggested Bid $15,000-20,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $15,000-20,000
Opening US$ 7,500.00
Sold...US$ 7,500.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:45:29 EST
Sold For 7500
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1513
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Cat No: Collection
France, Look Left: The 30c Cameo Sower, 1907-41. A specialized, two-volume study of the stamp in all its glory
This collection, on 113 exhibit pages, was painstakingly created over many, many years, and focuses on the 30c "cameo". Beginning with an unfinished épreuve d'atelier, without numerals of value but in the issued color, we are shown the great diversity this denomination has to offer. The longest serving value of the series (introduced in 1907, retired in 1941), the 30c shows the greatest variation in official colors (eight) and one of the greatest in die types and sub-types (seven). The stamp appeared in three colors (orange, rose and red) and in purple, black and red as postal stationery. The stamps were printed both by flat and rotary plates, and were sold in sheet format, coils, booklets and precancels —all of which are represented.
The stamps are presented with paper (normal, striated-gum "X" and wartime "CG" types) and color varieties, test prints (orange on bristol with simulated perforations, for example), imperforates, mis-perfs, millésimes, overprinted (regular, varieties and "ANNULÉ" for training school use), booklets, Specimens, printing on both sides, incredible fold-overs, etc., etc., etc., while stationery includes postal cards and letter cards.
While this breadth and depth of coverage is in itself awe-inspiring, it is enhanced by the jaw-dropping array of postal history and usages presented. From triple-rate to single-rate letters (as postage rates increased), telegrams, pneumatic post, domestic and international usages, on parcel tags, on newspaper piece, and much, much more, with numerous Airmail, Registered and Censored covers—even a couple Rural Carrier covers (one Registered). Overseas destinations range nearly as widely as the stamp varieties, and include Indochina and French Guinea, Russia and Trinidad, Egypt and New Caledonia, and Madagascar and Siam. There is a cover franked with Andorre-overprinted Sowers, several Interrupted Flight or Crash Covers, even covers addressed to Carroll Chase (at the Paris branch of the Chase Bank), AC Roessler and Georges Lamy.
Several items accompanied by Gautré or Behr certificates.
A simply stunning monographic study of a single issue that must be seen to be believed. Visit our website, where the collection is imaged in full.
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La Semeuse was a beloved symbol of the French Republic long before she graced her first envelope. Created in 1897 by Oscar Roty for use on coins of the Third Republic, "The Sower" represented France planting her ideals and seeds of peace. And those seeds needed to take root as the Twentieth Century dawned.
France issued three new series of stamps in 1900—Blanc's "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity", Mouchon's "Rights of Man" and Merson's high values—none of which proved popular. The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, looking for a new motif, turned to Roty and his numismatic design for salvation.
Introduced in 1903, the Sower was an immediate success with the public. She served the French on their definitives for the next 38 years, appearing in three design varieties, on multiple denominations, with numerous color changes and in every format possible. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000. Suggested Bid $10,000-15,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $10,000-15,000
Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:45:46 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1514
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Cat No: Collection
France, Fantabulous Mostly Mint Collection, 1849-1980. In two slipcased Palo hingeless albums; nice array of used Cérès (to 80c values) and Napoléons (including a perfectly centered used 5F) start us off, with all but a couple stamps mint from the Sage issues onward; virtually complete and featuring 1923 Bordeaux Congress, 1925 Paris Philatelic Expo sheet, 1927 Strasbourg sheet, 1929 Le Havre, 1929-33 types (less Type II Pont du Gard), 1937 PEXIP sheet, Mariannes and Sabines, later se-tenants, Semi-Postals complete less #B3-B10, exquisite and near-complete Airs (including an "E.I.P.A.30" perfin and 50F Banknote), solid Postage Dues, some Newspaper and Occupation (Alsace & Lorraine through Allied) issues, Officials for Council of Europe and UNESCO, and much, much more, Very Fine overall, just a beautiful, quality collection; inspection a must. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:47:02 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1515
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Cat No: Collection
France, Fantastically Complete Used Collection, 1849-1960. On Scott Specialty pages in a can't-miss-pink plastic binder; a simply superb collection built with an eye to quality (these are most definitely not from the dime box at a bourse), missing just a couple single regular issue items for completion; First Issues from #1 and #1a, with duplication and minor number items for others as well—along with a pretty, rare Cérès/Napoléon imperforates mixed-franking on piece; note a wealth of cancel varieties on earlies, plus #37 (2!), newspaper cancels, Sage multiples and gutter pairs, along with a remarkable #87 (1c Prussian blue) with 1999 APS certificate (!!), a pretty #126, 2F Merson vertical strip of three; Sowers lined and cameo, with 20c ANNULÉ and 40c and 50c SPECIMENs each on piece; #197 and 246 each expertized; #226, 241a and 329 each with Exhibition cancel in margin; Semi-Postals complete, including #B3-B10 (!!) and B12-B19; Airs feature #C1 (expertized) and C2, C6b, C8-C14, a pretty C15, etc.; Dues complete less 1943-47 issues, with duplication of the First Issues; even includes Military Frank stamps (several with overprints inverted), Newspapers, Telegraphs and post-WWII Occupations, Very Fine on the whole, an exquisite holding near-impossible to duplicate; a must-see. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 3,750.00
Sold...US$ 3,750.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:47:46 EST
Sold For 3750
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1516
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Cat No: Collection
France, Le Roi Soleil Collection, 1802-1950. Beautiful collection on Lighthouse pages, starting with 23 stampless (pre-philately) covers and continuing with many better items, like (used unless noted): #1, 2, 10 (2), 37 (4), 197*, 226**, 241*, 246**, 329 (on cover), B3-10*, B12-19*, B20-23*, B27*,B34*,B38*, B40, B41**, B66-67*, C1-2*, C14-15*, C17, etc., followed by postage dues, telegraph stamps, officials, etc. Of the four examples of #37 (5 franc Napoleon), one has a red "cachet à date rouge des imprimés", which is extremely scarce (but repaired), and one has a scarce Losange Gros Chiffre "5118" (Yokohama, Japan)) cancel. Very high catalogue value, worthy of a king! generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:48:30 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1517
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Cat No: Collection
France, Collection, 1876-1966. Neatly mounted in Scott Specialty album, containing 64-70, 72-76, 77 mint, 79, 83, 96, 119 mint, 123 mint, 126, 131 mint, 132 mint, 142 mint, 156-84 (mint, only 171 with precancel), 227-40 (mint, 236 precancel), 246 mint, 247 mint, 251 mint, 253 mint, 254, 254A mint, 296-97 mint, 329 mint, B3-9 mint, B11 mint, B12-19 mint, B20-23 mint, B27 mint, B28-33, B34-59 mint, B155 mint, B285-90 mint, B294-99 mint, C1-2 mint, C8-14 mint, C15, C16-17 mint, C29-32 mint, J1, J10, J11-23, J26-28, J29-45A, J80-92 mint, P1 mint, P2, P4-5, good 1870 Alsace and Lorraine section and N15-24; mixed condition, occasional faults among classics, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott approximately $17,500 (Owner's) Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000
Opening US$ 2,600.00
Sold...US$ 2,600.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:49:22 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1518
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Cat No: Collection
France, Booklet Collection, 1926-2010. On Lindner hingeless pages in two volumes, an outstanding collection of mostly complete booklets (with several panes thrown in for good measure); note Groundless and Cameo Sowers, Mariannes from the 1960s, Red Cross booklets from 1952 (1952 a First Day cancelled booklet), plus plenty of recent vending, commemorative and self-adhesive items; early booklets with a range of advertising or designed covers; in addition to postage stamp booklets, there are a variety of rarely seen Girl Scout and students' "Belle France" cinderella booklets, Anti-Tuberculosis issues of the 1940s and '50s, etc., as well; most booklets complete and unexploded, with a couple exploded (but including the original staple!); generally fresh and clean, Very Fine, an interesting lot with much not often seen; inspect. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000
Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 2,100.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:50:00 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1519
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Cat No: Collection
France, The Reynard the Fox Mint and Used Collection, 1849-1976. Well filled pages in large Yvert album with some what mixed condition in earliest, but still includes many classics used and much better material, including better stamps like (mint o.g. unless noted):131, 132, 197, 226 (two small creases), 241, 246, 254A, 329, 348, B19, B20-3, B27, B34, B38, B43, B66-7 used, C17, J24 used, etc. High catalogue valu that sneaks up on you! generally Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,600.00
Sold...US$ 1,600.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:50:27 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1520
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Cat No: Collection
France, Lovely, Highly Complete Collection, 1849-1948. Nicely presented in a Lighthouse hingeless album; starts with a pretty used #2 (small thin), and continues with a solid selection of Cérès, Napoléons, both with a nice array of cancel types; good Sages, Rights of Man, and Mersons (the latter to the 10F value), then Sowers and Pasteurs (mixed mint and used), followed by a highly complete, mostly mint (and many never hinged) selection of later commemoratives and definitives; Back-of-the-Book is present also, with Semi-Postals including a nice selection of War Orphans issues (mostly used), Airs (mix), Precancels and Dues; exceptionally fresh condition throughout, Fine to Very Fine with much better, well worth review. Scott $9,500+ Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:50:57 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1521
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Cat No: Collection
France, Outstanding Stock Selection, 1900-1940s. Neatly arranged on 32 manila stockpages, each issue identified by Yvert number; surprisingly clean overall, with material ranging from Blanc, Mouchon and Merson issues up to WWII; duplication is useful, with most items ranging from four to 25; some multiples, a couple millésime gutter pairs, paper and shade varieties, Lined and Cameo Sowers, 1929-33 Reims Cathedral/Pont du Gard issue, Normandie shades; Semi-Postals including #B1, B11, Sinking Fund and Intellectuals issues; Airs note Scott #C16, plus much, much more, Fine to Very Fine with better throughout, much quality material; inspect. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 1,800.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:51:21 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1522
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Cat No: Collection
France, Highly Complete, Mostly Mint Collection, 1849-1959. On various album pages, most of which appear to be from Yvert; 19th century issues used, showing the full range of net, star, spandrel, large- and small-numeral, and c.d.s. cancels, with nearly all imperforates sporting four full margins and perforated issues wonderfully centered; note Republic and Empire issues to the 80c value, a 5F Napoléon (few toned spots), plus apparently complete Sages; 20th century mint less a couple items, again with nice centering; highlights include Mersons complete less the 2F violet and yellow, War Orphans, Bordeaux Philatelic Congress, Sinking Fund surcharges, Smile of Reims, Resistance issues, Dulac and Gandon Mariannes, "F.M." surcharges, extensive Semi-Postals, Airs including the 50F Banknote (used), etc., etc., etc., Fine to Very Fine with much better, add this to your viewing list. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:51:48 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1523
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Cat No: Collection
France, The Decaris Marianne: Production and Use, 1960-68. This collection, presented as a five-frame exhibit, is a specialist's delight. Over 90 covers illustrate the stamp's usage, with single, solo and mixed frankings throughout. Covers originate not just from France, but from various Départments and (former) Colonies as well, including Algeria (both pre- and post-independence, the latter with varieties and errors), French Guyana, Guadeloupe, Madagascar and Martinique.
The majority of the holding, however, consists of a study of the stamp in its various formats and their printings. It begins with two imperforate deluxe essays in unadopted colors (each with a 2010 Drouet certificate), and continues with trial color essays in blocks of four (we're particularly fond of the brown-and-black) and a final-design, issued-colors deluxe proof. We're then treated to a wealth of production, printing and plate flaws, color varieties, imperforates, dated corners, paper varieties, positionals and multiples used, and much more-including a booklet wrapper for a trial printing of the stamps with anise-flavored gum (only the French!).
Usages include single- and multiple-rate letters, Special Delivery, Airmail, Pneumatic, Acknowledgement of Receipt, even unaccepted and illegal mail! Designed by noted artist and engraver Albert Decaris and engraved by Jules Piel, the 25c Marianne was surface-printed by three-color rotary press. Issued in sheet, coil, booklet and vending machine formats (the design also used on postal cards), the stamp served for most of its lifetime to pay the domestic single-letter rate (along with rates to several other countries), though the 1965 tariff reduction saw it used mainly for domestic postcards.
Immaculately arrayed and exquisitely annotated, this is an exhibit sure to thrill the most ardent of Marianne fans. Imaged in full online. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 1,800.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:52:24 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1524
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Cat No: Collection
France, La Bourse de Paris Mint and Used Collection, 1849-1964. Respectable collection on SAFE Hingeless pages in two albums that includes the classics (usual mixed condition), plus highlights(used unless noted):: 197, 241a-b (with label), 246, B6-9, B19, B27, B34, B38**, sand then most regulars and semi-postals from 1927 onward., generally Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:52:40 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1525
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Cat No: Collection
France, Solid Stock Collection, 1849-1976. Housed in two albums (one Safe, one Thiaude), two stockbooks, plus loose, running from First Issue Cérès through 1976; Thiaude album to 1959 with used material, Safe album 1960-76 mint and assumed never hinged; one stockbook each mint and used; useful duplication for the dealer, and a wide range of cancels for the collector; note a few Specimens, decent Airs and Dues, extensive Semi-Postals, plus over 80 complete Red Cross booklets between 1956 and 1976 (most duplicated); some toning spotted, but the overwhelming majority fresh and sound, Fine to Very Fine with better, well worth inspection. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:53:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1526
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Cat No: 751, 755-756, 1143
France, Coils Gone Wild Stock Selection, 1955-70 (Scott 751, 755-756, 1143, 1231). Five issues in total, all on original cores, in quantities ranging from approximately 20 to 250; issues present are 1955-59 series Marianne (Muller) #751 (45), 755 (250) and 756 (250); 1966 Arms of Saint-Lo (#1143, 20); and 1969-70 Marianne (Cheffer) #1231 (33); Post Office fresh across the board, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a worthwhile lot. Yvert R38, R40-41, R50, R64; €28,330 ($31,760). Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 750.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:53:38 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1527
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Cat No: Collection
France, The "You Have Some Gaul!" Stock. Three stockbooks full, plus various album and stock pages; one stockbook with sets (much never hinged) between the 1930s and '90s with some better including solid Semi-Postals and some Airs, many usefully duplicated; another stockbook with blocks, many corner with either control number or date imprint; the third with (per original label) 185 different 1995-99 proofs; stock pages run from Napoléons and Cérès to Sages and Mersons, to a nice selection of 1964-92 issues never hinged, to Dues, Airs (some stuck) and Military stamps, Very Fine overall, a solid array of material for the dealer or collector; inspection invited. Estimate $1,200 - 1,800. Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,200-1,800
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:54:47 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1528
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Cat No: Collection
France, Breathtaking Selection of Progressive Color Proofs, 1968-70. 225 pieces in all, on gummed stamp paper and imperforate, including three complete sheets of 25 (Renoir, #1204/1207; Guyana Space Center, #1270; and "The Annunciation", #1273); others are present as strips of three through irregular blocks of eight; many marginal, with sheet numbers, netting and dates present, with others providing ink color codes; all fresh as the day they were pulled, Very Fine, well worth our conservative estimate. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 900.00
Sold...US$ 900.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:55:39 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1529
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Cat No: Collection
France, Collection, 1849-1982. In Scott Specialty album, strong in classic era and a little mixed into the more modern periods, with well represented perforated and imperf Ceres and Napoleon, including 9, 19-20, 22-28, 37, 47, 54, good numerals with 64, 66, 96, 109-32 (high value is faulty), 141 mint, 348, J22 and J26; usual mixed condition, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600 - 800. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $600-800
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:56:14 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1530
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Cat No: Collection
France, Collection, 1900-1976. In four Lindner hingeless albums, full of nice mint sets and singles, early issues are a little sparse, but several useful items, with 247, 251A, 263, 700-5, B66-67, B285-90, B294-99 and C23-27, condition appears mostly sound, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:56:43 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1531
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Cat No: Collection
France, Pepin the Short Mint Collection, 1900-54. On SAFE hingeless pages in an album, including better like (mint, unless noted): #301 (never hinged), 302, 348, 388, 624 (never hinged), B11, B83, B157a (never hinged), B249-B254, B258-B263, B267-B272, B276-B281 (never hinged), B285-B290 (never hinged), etc., generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 375.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:57:13 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 2070
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Cat No: Collection
France, The Postal History of Alsace-Lorraine, 1925-48. A whopping 170+ pages of covers, cards and forms from the much-contested Franco-German border area, following its postal reintegration into France after WWI, plus its loss to and liberation from Germany in WWII. Each page of this 10-frame exhibit (plus additional material) bears from one to four covers, each fully annotated as to date and location, plus rate details. Covering the postal services and markings, along with inflation-induced rates, the collection is divided into five main headings, with sub-topics detailed within each: French Administration to 1940, the Fall of France (1939-40), German Administration (1940-44), Liberation (1944-45) and post-1945 French Administration.
The several hundred covers presented here represent a major accomplishment, as much mail from the period failed to survive the destruction wrought by the war. Beyond this, a considerable amount of material was intentionally destroyed by both sides for fear of recrimination. The time, effort (and, yes, expense) required to locate and bring together a display of this size is almost incomprehensible.
Nearly every usage imaginable is represented by both French and German covers. We note Registered, Express, Insured, Postage Due and Air covers (even a couple Zeppelins); railway station and car mail, "Suspended" markings; both French and German POW, Official and Military mail (at least one German Feldpost piece with stamps rather than free franked); postal receipts and money orders; mail from main and branch post offices, military hospitals, even a 1927 Strasbourg Philatelic Exposition official post card. German material also includes provisional retention and use of French cancellers, provisional rubber-stamped town cancels, meter strips, etc. Most destinations are regional French or German, but we find French covers addressed to Switzerland, Senegal, Thailand and Indo-China as well.
The preceding is just a taste of what you'll find in this collection—a full description of this holding would be unreadable, but you can view everything online.
A major accomplishment in its own right, and a once-in-a-lifetime boon for the French, German or WWII postal historian. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000. Suggested Bid $7,500-10,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $7,500-10,000
Opening US$ 4,000.00
Sold...US$ 3,500.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 17:03:33 EST
Sold For 3500
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 2071
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France, Army of the Orient (Armée d'orient), 1915-23. These 48 exhibit pages, well-designed and fully annotated, present the history of the French forces sent to face not the Germans, but the Turks, in WWI. The Balkan Front has received much less attention—both historically and philatelically—than the Western Front. But its range, variety and importance are no less, as the covers and cards in this collection—over 100 of them—show.
The majority of covers are stampless, as military personnel received free franking privileges from 1914 through the time peace treaties took effect. Various unit cachets are present, along with Trésor et Postes datestamps bearing postal-sector numbers analogous to FPO and APO markings of the British and Americans. Of those covers that are franked, we note stamps of Egypt, France, Greece and Turkey (the latter a civilian letter bearing both Turkish and French adhesives)—along with a Russian military card used at Salonica.
Born of a single French corps—sent to support the British in their ill-conceived Gallipolis campaign, and later withdrawn to "neutral" Greece—the French Armée d'orient (AO) was tasked with supporting the Serbian and Greek armies against mainly Bulgar forces. The war would see them in Italy and Greece, the Balkans, and Turkey itself.
The collection covers the original Expeditionary Corps of 1915, the Occupation of Castellorizo (1915-20), supply line bases, plus the AO's campaigns in Greek Macedonia, Corfu (French-franked cover with Serbian Censor handstamp), Suez and Palestine, Syria, Greece Albania, and Bulgaria. Post from the Légion d'orient (Armenian volunteers raised in Port Said to fight against the Turks) is present as well, as are covers from aviation squadrons, artillery units, automobile convoys, medical units, and naval forces. Post-war occupations of Rouad, Epirus, Bulgaria (the Armée du Danube), Hungary, Constantinople, Cilicia and Smyrna are all illustrated as well.
We note Registered and Airmail usages, with destinations of France, the US, Egypt and Switzerland. One card bears the blue cachet of the AO's Bacteriology Laboratory (!), a mail wagon fire cover (the result of a German airplane raid), a picture post card sent via submarine (!!), plus a ribboned bronze medal of the AO soldiery.
Uncommon material from a lesser-known theater of the Great War. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 17:03:52 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 2072
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France, Rixheim Postal History Exhibition Collection, 1809-89. A thoroughly annotated single-frame (16-page) presentation showing the postal upheavals of 19th-century Franco-German enmity.
Rixheim, a small town in the Haut-Rhin Département of Upper Alsace, changed hands between France and Germany five times between 1870 and 1945, resulting in as many changes of postal administrations, issues and markings. This collection focuses on the 1800s, with 40 covers or cards. The story begins with two pre-philatelic covers (dated 1809 and 1833), with stampless covers continuing even after the issuance of France's first stamps (the Haut-Rhin not being provisioned until the early 1850s). Napoléons follow until 1871 with the use of German Occupation stamps, which continues until February 1872. At this point we find, thanks to neither country recognizing the other's postal authority, double-franked (French double affranchissement) covers until the Germans renounced this agreement in May, when solely German frankings were used.
Four French cancels were used for the town during this period, each of which is included here: Type 15 1) without stamps, 2) with small numeral "2685", 3) with large numeral "3154", and 4) Type 16 plus "3154". Special interest material is found throughout, with money letters, turned covers, rural commune box, foreign destinations, a parcel card, a third weight-band letter, Registered, Due, and more.
Rounding out the collection is a fascinating cover from Ecuador using Rixheim's "3154" canceller—one of 25-30 such covers known.
Two Occupation covers accompanied by 2016 Roumet, Schiff & Pagnoux certificates.
A fascinating look at what small-town post offices can offer the postal historian. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 2,500.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 17:04:19 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 2073
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France, French Railway Transfer Office Exhibit, 1864-82. 16 pages dedicated to the French railroads and their conveyance of la poste. Created in 1864 as station sorting and forwarding facilities for mail not carried in closed sacks, the system grew to 23 offices, mainly at junctions of two or more rail lines, and all on at least one trunk line. These bureaux de passe fell into disuse from the mid-1870s and were done away with entirely in mid-December of 1882.
Each of the 23 offices operating during this relatively short time period is represented here. The markings took the form of eccentric double-circle markings using the station town's alphanumeric identifier. Three distinct types were used, differing in the size and font used for the numeral (illustrated on the title page).
As transit markings, these most commonly were struck on the back of the cover. Accordingly, most of the covers here are shown recto-verso, though several have the transits struck face-side (there are also two stamps, off cover, showing near complete strikes of the markings). And while nearly all covers reached their destination passing through just one of these transfer offices, the collector was able to find one example each of a two-transit and three-transit cover.
Come aboard for this Napoléon- and Cérès-filled journey on the rails. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 17:04:35 EST
Sold For 0
France and Colonies
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1532
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France & Colonies, Dealer Stock, mostly 1850's-1950's. Approximately 6,500 dealer '102' size dealer counter cards in seven red boxes, with: Anjouan 19 mint, France 1, 2, 7, 13, 19, 46 (2), 47, 48, 79, 86-96, 108 mint, 123 mint strip of three, 253 mint, B7 mint, B12-19 mint, C16-17, C17, C27 (2 mint), N4 mint, N12 mint, French offices; Cavalle 8 mint, Cochin China 5, French Colonies 6 mint, French Equatorial Africa 24-26, French Guiana C18-20 mint, Indochina 24 mint, Lebanon 18-21 mint, 22-38 mint, 45-48 mint, 108-13 mint, 181-96 mint, 203-9 mint, 206-9 mint, 227A-33 (2 mint), 256-65 mint, C49-56 mint, C82-87 mint, C91-96, C119-28 mint, C145A-47B mint, C183-92 mint, CB5-9 mint, RA1 mint, Monaco 5 mint, J28-38A mint, J39a-47a mint, Reunion 3, 7-10 mint, C46-47 mint, Senegal 11-12, 57-72 mint, Condition is mixed with a few rough sections, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $47,500 ++ (Owner's) Estimate $6,000 - 8,000. Suggested Bid $6,000-8,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $6,000-8,000
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:57:50 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1533
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France & Colonies, La Gloire du Grand Empire français: Collection, 1849-1936. A stunning presentation of classic material on dozens of black stock cards, with many better stamps, desirable high values, elusive issues and fantastic cancellations, including key items like France #9 (1849 1 franc), several #37 (5 franc Napoleon), etc. Also includes powerful selection of early Colonials squirelled away by an obsessive world-class dealer/philatelist over the decades. You will hear La Marseillaise and have visions of marching the Arc de Triomphe while looking thru this! much is Very Fine. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 2,900.00
Sold...US$ 2,900.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:58:23 EST
Sold For 2900
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1534
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France & Colonies, Marvelous Collection, 1859-1950s. In six Scott Specialty albums; France proper consists of a small selection of post-1980 stamps, plus impressive arrays of Revenues, poster stamps, etc.; the Colonies are where this collection shines, covering the Francophone world from Alaouites to Wallis & Futuna; all Offices and Colonies are represented well with, of course, some fuller than others; far too many highlights to list here, but we do note numerous France Libre (inscribed or overprinted) issues, stationery and Revenues, Trial Color Proofs in Monaco, a nice selection of Obock/Somali Coast/Djibouti pictorials, very nice East Asia material including solid Offices in China (and cities), Cambodia, and Laos (the latter including many imperforate singles, a few imperforate sheetlets of four, plus deluxe sheets), etc., etc., etc., Fine to Very Fine with much better throughout, set aside time to view. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 3,000.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 10:59:34 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1535
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France & Colonies, Dealer Stock, 1849-2007. In ten small black binders full of dealer tear pages, with Algeria, French Andorra, Cameroun, France 40 (2), 41 (2 used, 1 mint), 47 (2), 48, 56 mint, 60 mint, 83, 123 mint, 126 (4), 130 mint, 131 mint, 156-84 mint, 175b mint, 197 (2 mint), 247A mint, 251 mint, 251A mint, 253 mint, 254A mint, 300c LH, 348a, 959-63 NH Imperf, 1034-35 NH Imperf, 1054-55 NH Imperf, B21, B66-67, B249-54, B285-90, French Colonies 15 with CCH Cochin China cancel, French Polynesia 505-6, 560-62, C52-53 (2 sets), C54, French Southern and Antarctic Territory 23-24, C1-2, C21, Monaco 5, C72A (3), C81-83 block of four set, J18, Reunion C41, St. Pierre and Miquelon 393-95, 408-11, Senegal J4-11, Wallis and Futuna 179-81 and C41, overall condition appears better than usual generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott approximately $17,900 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 2,200.00
Sold...US$ 2,200.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 11:00:25 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1536
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France & Colonies, Valuable Compilation of Issues, 1849-1950s. All identified on dealer cards in 14-inch red box; France proper particularly strong, running from #6 mainly into the 1950s, with a small number of later issues, plus Back-of-the-Book material including better Semi-Postals, Airs, Dues, Parcel Posts plus Vichy issues; Colonies run Alaouites to Wallis & Futuna, with French Colonies #1-6 unused, a couple Offices issues, nice Indochina and Lebanon, stronger New Caledonia and Réunion, good Syria, and more; while all but a handful of items are hinged or used, the lot as a whole has a whopping catalogue value, Fine to Very Fine with better throughout, well worth the time to review. Scott approximately $29,000 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 2,600.00
Sold...US$ 2,600.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 11:01:28 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1537
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France & Colonies, Dealer Stock, 1850's-2012. In six large red boxes of approximately 5,000 small "102" cards, mostly in the $1 to $20 retail range, with Scott values in the $40 and higher range, with Afars and Issas, Alaouites, Algeria, French Andorra, Benin, Cameroun, Central Africa, Chad, Comoro Islands, Dahomey, France, with useful and diverse selection of Ceres and Napoleon issues, Peace and Commerce, Walking Liberty, Pasteur, various 1920's to 1950's commemorative sets, good amount of modern (pre-Euro) issues, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa, French Guinea, French India, French Morocco, French Polynesia, with a few slightly better sets, French Southern and Antarctic Territory, with several better mint regular and airmail modern issues, French West Africa, Gabon, Indo China, Ivory Coast, Mayotte, with some useful 1990's-2000's sets, Madagascar, Malagasy, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Monaco, with many modern complete mint sets, New Caledonia, Obock, French New Hebrides, Niger, Reunion, St. Pierre and Miquelon, with some useful 1990's-2000's sets, Senegal, Somali Coast, Togo, Tunisia and Wallis and Futuna Islands; overall condition appears better than usual`, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $17,000+ (Owner's) Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 11:01:57 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1538
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France & Colonies, Gorgeous Mint & Used Collection 1865-1976. Presented in five Scott albums for your viewing pleasure, better mint includes 313-314, 372-373, B42-B43, B48-B53, B86-B89A, B267-B272, Offices in China, Offices in Egypt, Offices in Levant, Alaouites, Alexandretta, Cambodia, Cilicia, French Colonies, French Guiana, Dahomey, French Congo French Equatorial Africa CB1, French Guinea, French Morocco, French Sudan, French West Africa, Gabon, Grand Comoro Islands, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritania Mayotte, Middle Congo, Niger, Reunion, Somali Coast, Togo, Tunisia, Upper Volta, French India, French Polynesia, FSAT20, 21, 23, Guadeloupe, Indo-China, Laos, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, St. Pierre & Miquelon 132-135, 160-164, 171, C35-C36, C43, Syria, Viet Nam, Wallis & Futuna Islands 85-88, Algeria, Cameroons & Chad, coverage ranges from scattered to fruitful, fresh & clean with more bang for your buck, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,600.00
Sold...US$ 1,600.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 11:02:56 EST
Sold For 1600
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1539
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France & Colonies, Grand Array of 123 Deluxe Proofs. A magnificent collection of these highly desirable, stunningly beautiful items; most are of engraved issues, but a fair number of offset/litho issues are included as well; a couple from France proper, but most from her one-time holdings, including "CFA" overprints, Andorra (mostly Europa issues), New Caledonia, with perhaps a full half of the total from Algeria (some overprinted, most so-inscribed); a wide array of Topicals are here, with Airs and Dues featured as well; nearly all fresh and pristine (noted a couple slightly nibbed corners) with outstanding color and impressions as to be expected, Very Fine, wonderful collateral material not often encountered; be sure to view. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 11:03:18 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1540
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France & Colonies, Collection, 1862-1980's. Hinged and mounted into four Scott Specialty albums and one Minkus album, with notable items that include: 37, 79, 86-96, 109-32, 329 mint, B3-9, B11, B12-18, B20-23, B27, B38, B48-59, B66-67, B285-90, B294-99, C15, C16-17, J6-8, French Southern and Antarctic Territory C3 and many early French Colonies issues, with some nice Peace and Commerce and some common design issues; mixed condition, but generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 11:03:53 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1541
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France & Colonies, Collection, 1850's-1950's. Approximately 800 stamps, mostly from late 19th and early 20th centuries of various French Colonies with many early Peace and Commerce and other overprint issues from a diverse selection of countries, with many better issues, with good sections of France offices in Alexandria on Scott pages, many black stock pages and a few European hingeless pages filled with French Colonies sorted by issue, with Napolean and Ceres issues up to 80c and many Eagle and Crown issues and French Indo China, as with all collection of this type, there are some dubious issues that should be carefully inspected along with some great better issues, with highlights: Algeria six deluxe proofs and 100+ imperf stamps and progressive color proofs from the 1940's and 1950's, Cameroun B7-9, Cicilia 106-8, France 37 Essay without denominations, 64, 93 mint, 94 on cover, 236 precancel, C1, Monaco Perf 13 Birds - C41a, C42a, C44, Syria 133-36 NH blocks of four; mixed condition, but generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 1,800.00
Closed..Nov-02-2019, 11:04:56 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 730
Lot No: 1542
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France & Colonies, Collection / Accumulation, 1850's-1970's. A total of 8 albums and stock books of mostly France with a few colonies sections, with the main collection in a Scott Specialty album, plus a few other albums and stock books packed with duplicates, with highlights: sections of early Ceres and Napoleon perf and imperf issues with many great denominations up to 80¢, with some old time quadrille pages full of early 19th century issues and older stockbooks packed with rows of 19th century issues, 95 mint, complete mint Pasteur set and many mint sets and partial sets from the 1930's to 1960's; usual mixed condition, generally Fine to Very Fine appearance. Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
