Sale No: 243
Lot No: 988
Symbol: #*
Cat No: 1 (creased)
1849-75 Classic Issues selection on Lighthouse hingeless pages with 1849 Republic 10c #1 (creased), 1853-60 Empire 1c 5c 10c 20c & 80c, 1862 Perforated 1c to 20c, 1863-70 1c to 30c, 1870-71 10c 20c & 40c, Bordeaux Imperfs 1c to 5c & 30c, and 1871-75 1c to 30c, condition variable but many attractive stamps, some with part- to large-part o.g., Cat €16,000+.
(Qty 36) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 1,300.00
Sold...AU$ 1,400.00
Closed..Mar-25-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 989
Symbol: O
1849-75 Classic issues with 1849 Ceres 10c, 15c & 1fr carmine x2, 1852 President 10c, Bordeaux Imperfs 5c & 40c, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat €5000+.
(Qty 50) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-25-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 990
Symbol: #
1849 'REPUB FRANC' Ceres Imperf 25c blue Yvert 4 (Michel 4a), good even margins, a few tiny imperfections, unused, Cat €5500. Roger Calves Certificate (1995),
1849 'REPUB FRANC' Ceres official reprints 15c yellow-green, 40c orange & 1fr carmine Michel 2ND 6ND & 7ND, margins close to good, large-part o.g., Cat €1850. [Michel states these were prepared in 1862 for Sir Rowland Hill. Gibbons states they were "available for postage" but neither catalogue prices any of them used] (3)
1849 'REPUB FRANC' President Louis Napoleon official reprints 10c dull bistre & 25c bright blue, margins close to large, large-part o.g., Cat €1000. [Michel states these were prepared in 1862 for Sir Rowland Hill. Gibbons states they were "available for postage" but neither catalogue prices any of them used] (2)
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 995
Symbol: P/E
Cat No: Collection
1853-61 'EMPIRE FRANC' Napoleon III extraordinary collection of imperforate colour trials/plate proofs on gummed or ungummed paper, or card, with a veritable rainbow of colours & shades, some varieties including Printed on Both Sides and Double Prints, mostly singles but with a few blocks of 4 including 25c Double Print in Orange & 30c Double Print in Ultramarine and 1c on 'goldbeater's skin' (!) x7 different; also a few similar Ceres proofs & 1862 Laureates 4c blocks of 4 in red-brown, yellow-green or olive on tinted papers, finally 1876 Gaiffe Essays 1c in carmine, carmine-rose, vermilion & blue and 10c blocks of 4 in black & brown-red; with the exception of the goldbeater's skin proofs that exhibit some characteristic creasing & faults, the condition generally is very fine. A marvellous lot! [Goldbeater's skin, so-named because it was used as interleaving between sheets of gold leaf, is - according to Wikipedia - "the processed outer membrane of the intestine of an animal, typically an ox, valued for its strength against tearing"]
(Qty 170 units approx)
1853 'EMPIRE FRANC' Napoleon III Perf 7 1c to 80c Mi 10A-16A (SG 80-85) plus a second 10c, all very fine & all but the 1c with various numeral cancellations, Cat €8700 (SG £15,000; priced only on cover). Believed to be Ex Holbeach: sold at a Sydney auction in 2007 for $1689. [Perforated privately by the French printery Susse Frères for their use & that of their clients]
(Qty 7)
1862 'EMPIRE FRANC' Napoleon III 20c blue horizontal Tête-Bêche Pair (Kehrdrucke) oddly not listed by Michel (SG 100), '3136' numeral cancellation, two guarantee handstamps, Cat £1600.
1862 'EMPIRE FRANC' Napoleon III 20c blue horizontal Tête-Bêche Pair (Kehrdrucke) oddly not listed by Michel (SG 100) In a block of 6 (3x2), well centred, a few faults that don't affect the second & third units, '1622' numeral cancellation, Brun guarantee handstamp, Cat £1600++.
1870 'REPUB FRANC' Ceres Perf 14x13½ 20c blue horizontal Tête-Bêche Pair (Kehrdrucke) Mi 34aK (SG 144), hinge thin affects the first unit, large-part o.g., three guarantee handstamps, Cat €3600 (£6500).
1870 Ceres Bordeaux Printings Rouletted 1c olive-green/bluish to 80c rose between Yvert 39 & 49, excellent colours & very fresh with large-part o.g., Cat €7000+ for the standard imperforate stamps. Superb! CBPV (A von der Weid) Certificate (2006). [Michel states in a footnote below Mi 44b "Nichtamtliche Trennungsarten" (= unofficial separations) and Gibbons states in a footnote below SG 184 "all values are known rouletted..." Acquired at a Sydney auction in 2011 for $5400] (9)
1876-81 Peace & Commerce imperf marginal plate proofs in the issued colours on thin card (Tirage Deluxe de l'Atelier du Timbre) all-different selection 1c to 5fr comprising 27 of the 30 produced, pencilled guarantee markings. [Acquired at a London auction in 2007 for £402]
(Qty 27)
1876-81 Peace & Commerce imperf plate proofs in the issued colours on gummed or ungummed paper all-different selection 1c to 5fr comprising 27 of the 30 produced.
(Qty 27)
1871-75 Perforated Ceres 80c rose-carmine Mi 55, three guarantee handstamps, apparently with full unmounted o.g., Cat €900. Superb! [The illustration is above Lot 1003]
1876-1939 Definitives on Lighthouse hingeless pages with Peace & Commerce Type I 2c (no gum), 10c (creased), 50c, 1fr & 2fr and Type II 25c blue, 25c black/red, 30c, 35c, 50c & 75c, Mouchon Type I to 30c & Type II to 30c x2, Mersons complete to 20fr, Sowers with Sun to 1fr & without Sun to 2fr, etc, generally fine to very fine and mostly with part- to large-part o.g., Cat €9500+.
(Qty 134)
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 1007
Symbol: OV
Cat No: Collection
1876-2012 Collection in nine matching Davo illustrated hingeless albums with better Peace & Commerce values, 1921 War Orphans Surcharges, 1926 Bordeaux Exhibition, 1926-27 War Orphans, 1927 Strassbourg 10fr, 1927 Air Overprints, 1929 Le Havre Exhibition with Exhibition cds, 1937 Pexip singles, etc, Cat €3250 just to 1946, later issues 99% complete to 2009 including M/Ss, setenant strips etc with exceptional thematic content, the last two albums quite sparse, very fine throughout.
(Qty Qty)
1914-59 Issues on Lighthouse hingeless pages including 1922 War Orphans surcharges, 1923 Bordeaux Exhibition, 1926-27 War Orphans, 1927 Airmail Overprints, High Values to 20fr Bridge (a few faults), 1927-30 Sinking Funds complete, 1929 Le Havre, 1937 Pexip M/S, post-WWII issues apparently complete, etc, also a range of Pre-Cancels, generally fine to very fine with some unmounted, Cat €8500+.
(Qty 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,700.00
Closed..Mar-25-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 1009
Symbol: *
Cat No: 464
1928 Ile de France Ship to Shore Airmail Surcharges '10 FR.' on 90c Berthelot Yvert PA3 (Michel 230; SG 464), large-part o.g. with partial 'PREMIERE [...]/PAR HYDR[...]/DE [...]' h/s on the reverse, Cat €2500 (£3500). Acquired at a London auction in 2004.
1928 Ile de France Ship to Shore Airmail Surcharges '10 FR' on 90c Berthelot Yvert Airs 3 (Mi 230; SG 464), very lightly cancelled, two guarantee handstamps, Cat €1600 (£3500).
1928 Ile de France Ship to Shore Airmail Surcharges '10 FR.' on 1fr50c Pasteaur Yvert PA4 (Michel 231; SG 465), large-part o.g., Cat €14000 (£15,000). Roger Calves Certificate (2003) & signed by him. One of the great Airmail Rarities of the World. [Only 900 were printed, of which the majority were used]
1928 Ile de France Ship to Shore Airmail Surcharges '10 FR' on 1fr50c Pasteur Yvert PA4 (Michel 231; SG 465), exceptional centring, hexagonal d/s, Sanabria guarantee handstamp, Cat €9000 (£15,000). C Calves et A Jacquart Certificate (2016).
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 1013
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: Collection
1956-2013 Collection in seven matching Lighthouse illustrated hingeless albums probably 95% complete including M/Ss, setenant strips etc with exceptional thematic content, very fine throughout with a very high proportion being unmounted. The significant postage value of Euro-denominated issues should be considered.
(Qty Qty)
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 1014
Symbol: **BP
Cat No: Collection
BACK OF THE BOOK: Two Lighthouse hingeless albums with an array of booklets including 1956-63 Red Cross types & an array of stamps including multiples with marginal advertising, coil stamps, Framas, scarilly large Marianne types, a page of 'F.M.' issues, a good range of printers' samples or "dummy" stamps, also some proofs including six Epreuves de Luxe for 1950s Airmails to 1000fr x2 different, etc, generally very fine with a high proportion being unmounted. A very attractive collection.
(Qty 100s)
POSTAGE DUES: Range on Lighthouse hingeless pages including 1871-78 30c 40c & 60c (both), 1881-92 1c to 10c plus 20c 30c 1fr & 2fr, 1893-1941 30c vermilion & 1fr rose/straw, 1927-31 set, Surcharges, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat €6500+.
(Qty 68) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 420.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Mar-25-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 1016
Symbol: O
POSTAGE DUES: Selection with 1859 Litho 15c, 1859-78 Typo 30c, 40c (central repair) & 60c blue, 1891-92 to 5fr, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat €5000+.
(Qty 87)
FRENCH COMMUNITY: Album with a colourful assortment of French Antarctic issues including some blocks & part-sheets, very fine unmounted; also some St Pierre et Miquelon, New Hebrides & modern France; plus used oddments from France & Colonies; finally a batch of Austrian UN covers mostly from Golan Heights Peace-Keeping Operations.
(Qty 100s) (Image1)
