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Austria, 1946, Renner miniature sheets complete (Scott B185-B188), o.g., very lightly hinged; each with a small, light bend in the upper left corner, otherwise Very Fine. Michel 772KB-775KB; €1,200 ($1,350). Scott $2,000 for NH. Estimate $600 - 800. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $600-800
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..May-21-2019, 13:41:21 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 724
Lot No: 386
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Cat No: B185-B188
Austria, 1946, Renner miniature sheets complete (Scott B185-B188), o.g., never hinged; pressed corner crease in the 5s sheet; the 2s & 3s each with a couple small, light stains in margins, otherwise Very Fine. Michel 772KB-775KB; €2,400 ($2,700). Scott $2,000. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..May-21-2019, 13:41:38 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 724
Lot No: 387
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Cat No: B185-B188
Austria, 1946, Renner miniature sheets complete (Scott B185-B188), each tied on piece of a large cover by "Wien 117/2c" c.d.s.s, 5 Sep 1946, the First Day of Issue, couple with insignificant, light bends from mail handling, still Very Fine, 2015 Soecknick certificate ststaing the cancels cannot be proven as contemperaneousl usage. Michel 772B-775B; €2,300+ ($2,590). Scott $1,800+. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
France, 1850, Ceres, 15c dark green (Scott 2b), clear to large margins, neatly tied by mute Paris star on an envelope addressed locally, backstamped 4 Nov 1852 with small paper seal reading "Don't be surprised!" (in English) seal; opened out for display, small, insignificant pinhole, still Very Fine, signed Calves, with 2019 Calves & Jacquart certificate. Yvert 2b. Maury 2c; €2,350 ($2,640). Scott $1,550. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
France, 1872, Napoleon III Laureate, 30c on 90c pale brown (Scott 34b), a marvelous mint block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine, a scarce mint multiple, showing typical misalignment of the vertical perforations, signed A. Brun and one other. Maury 30d; €4,600 ($5,180). Scott $2,850. Estimate $800 - 1,200. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
France, 1869, Napoleon III Laureate, 5fr gray lilac on lavender (Scott 37), used with 30c & pair of 80c Large Numerals (62, 62), all tied by Paris star "7" (R. des Vlles-Haudtes) on registered cover to Besançon, 1 Feb 1875; two faint strikes red "CHARGÉ" and ms Declared value of 3,000fr, backstamped "Paris à Besançon" the same day and Besançon receiver the next; reverse also has five virtually intact "JP" red wax seals; lower left corner of 5fr repaired, as are the back top & bottom flaps of the env, a Fine to Very Fine appearing example of a rare 5fr usage., signed Calves, with 2019 Calves & Jaquart certificate. Yvert 33. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
France, 1869, Napoleon III Laureate, 5fr gray lilac on lavender (Scott 37), used with pairs of 10c brown on rose Siege of Paris & 80c Large Numerals (55, 63), all tied by large numeral "1053" cancels on registered cover from Clermont-Ferrano to St. Malo, 2 Jun 1874; red "CHARGÉ" handstamp and ms Declared value of 2,785fr, backstamped "Clermont à Paris" (2 Jun) and "Paris à Rennes" (3 Jun) transits and St. Malo receiver (3 Jun); reverse also has five virtually intact red wax seals; 5fr has a horizontal crease that appears to be pre-use; cover with a vertical file fold affecting the 80c pair, otherwise a Very Fine and attractive example of a rare 5fr usage., with 2019 Calves & Jaquart certificate. Yvert 33. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
France, 1869, Napoleon III Laureate, 5fr gray lilac on lavender (Scott 37), used with a 40c Siege of Paris, a pair of 10c Large Numerals, and an 80c Large Numeral (47, 60, 63), all tied by small numeral "691" cancels on registered cover from Caen to Gien, 16 Dec 1875; red "CHARGÉ" handstamp and a manuscript Declared value of 7,567.10 Francs, backstamped "Cherbourg à Paris" (16 Dec) and "Paris à Montabon" (17 Dec) transits and Gien receiver (17 Dec); reverse also has five virtually intact red wax seals; the high declared value would have required a total of 16.40fr for postage and registration; therefore the cover is short by 10fr and accordingly is probably missing two other 5fr stamps. The 5fr stamp is faulty, the cover reduced slightly at top & bottom with large repaired tear and small repaired hole on front; nonetheless, a reasonably attractive use of the 5fr Napoleon Laureate on cover. Yvert 33. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
France, 1869, Napoleon III Laureate, 5fr gray lilac on lavender, "5" & "F" in light blue (Scott 37d), tied by two nice strikes large numeral "1310" cancels on registered cover from Dives to Bayeux, 5 Dec 1873; red "CHARGÉ" handstamp and a manuscript Declared value of 1,900 Francs; backstamped faint "Creusot à Paris" transit and Bayeux receiver, but dates unreadable; the stamp has a tiny perf tear at bottom and a very light diagonal crease, the cover is reduced slightly at top, left & right with top flap missing; still a very attractive and rare single franking of the 5fr Napoleon Laureate., signed Calves. Yvert 33b. Maury 33c; €3,000 ($3,380). Scott $19,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
France, 1870, Bordeaux, 1c olive green on pale blue, report 2 (Scott 38), five singles, most with four margins, used with a 25c Siege of Paris (57) tied by incomplete "3218" large numeral cancels in folded letter from Roubaix to Courcoing, 23 Sep 1871, backstamped, Fine to Very Fine. A very scarce franking. Yvert 39. Maury 39 II. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
France, 1870, Bordeaux, 2c red brown on yellowish, forgery (Scott 39 F), two 4-margin strips of 5 of an exceedingly well executed forgery by "Paul of Toulouse", on a cover apparently from Conches-en-Ouche to Bernay with equally convincing large numeral "1097" cancels and Conches-en-Ouche c.d.s., 22 Mar 1871, no other markings; vertical file fold affecting one stamp in each strip, otherwise Very Fine and very impressive. Maury 40 F. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
An extraordinary forgery, comparable to the work of master forger, Jean de Sperati—perhaps even superior to. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
France, 1871, Ceres, 10c brown on rose, small numerals, tête-bêche pair (Scott 55a), used with two normal pairs canceled Smyrna large numeral "5098" on outer folded letter to Lyon, handstamped "BM" in oval and red boxed "PD", Smyrna postmarks not struck up, backstamped "Marseille à Lyon" transit, 21 Jan, 1875, and Lyon receiver, 21 Jan.; stamps are sound, but name of addressee cut out and replaced and a seventh 10c is missing, cosmetically refolded, Very Fine appearance. A very rare use of a tête-bêche pair from the Turkish Empire., signed Calves, with 2019 Calves & Jaquart certificate. Yvert 58c. Maury T58. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image)
France, 1900, Mouchon, 25c blue, type II, imperf (Scott 119b), lower left corner sheet margin block of 4, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh with large margins, Very Fine, signed Calves, with 2019 Calves & Jacquart certificate. Yvert 118a. Maury 118; €2,080+ ($2,340). Scott $3,100+. Estimate $800 - 1,200. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
