Sale No: 762
Lot No: 438
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Cat No: Collection
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French Pacific, Three High-End Country Collections, 1892-1952. An advanced mint and used collection comprised of French Oceania, Tahiti and Wallis and Futuna and several hundred stamps all mounted on quadrille pages and housed in a deluxe binder replete with numerous varieties and many scarce classic period stamps formed by a knowledgeable European collector with an eye for quality, contains key mint singles and sets with some parallel used, begins with French Oceania and highlights include #1-20 complete mint plus shades and partial used set total Scott $797, 21-54 mint plus shades, 55a inverted overprint mint Scott $225, B36 mint inverted surcharge Scott $200, 56-71 mint Scott $148, 72-75 mint Scott $125, 76-79 mint Scott $30, 80-125 mint Scott $145, B1-B10 mint Scott $150, Airmails include imperforate set of Chad-to-Rhine issue, plus post-WWII Airmails mint, Postage Due issues mint; Tahiti includes the scarce 1893 issues have 13 mint and used stamps between 5//28 with a value of over $1000 including one non-Scott €400 stamp, the 1903 surcharge including a double 29a, block of six used 30 about $200, the very scarce Bland B2 mint Scott $335, J8 mint Scott $350; next is Wallis and Futuna a very nice fresh mint 1920-52 section including #1-42 mint Scott $130, 43-91 mint Scott $150, also we note several shades, the very scarce "France Libre" overprinted set is present 94-126 mint Scott $667, Airmails and Postage Due all mint round out this superior collection, the quality is exceptional throughout with few if any faults, certainly a great lot to break down for online sales or better sets and singles of a significant addition to an advanced French Colonies Collection, mainly Fine to Very Fine or better. (Image)
Estimate $2,000-2,500
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Opening US$ 2,000.00
Sold...US$ 2,000.00
Closed..Dec-04-2021, 15:01:38 EST
Sold For 2000
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