France, 1870, Bordeaux, 2c red brown on yellowish (Scott 39), warm color with light partial c.d.s.; in at right, Fine. Yvert 40Aa. Scott $225 (Image)
Scott $225
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Lot No: 4091
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Cat No: 329
France, 1937 Paris Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet (Scott 329), o.g., never hinged, as fresh as the day it was printed, Very Fine. Yvert 3. Scott $700 (Image)
Scott $700
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Lot No: 4092
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Cat No: B19
France, 1922, 1fr on 5fr+5fr War Orphans (Scott B19), with intense color on fresh paper, Fine to Very Fine. Yvert 169. Scott $155 (Image)
Scott $155
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Lot No: 4095
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Cat No: C8-C13
France, Airmail, 1936, 85c-3fr50c Plane Over Paris (Scott C8-C13), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Yvert 8-13. Scott $250 (Image)
Scott $250
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Lot No: 4163
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Cat No: Apr 20
France, 1920 (Apr 20), France to Morocco with first air etiquette, Toulouse-Gare to Rabat, manuscript "Par avion de Toulouse a Rabat", franked 123b & 125b, each with selvage lettered "GC" with world's first air etiquette, A1 (6*), Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
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Lot No: 4164
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Cat No: 6*
France, 1920, air express to GB with first air etiquette, Paris to Bournemouth, franked 3F25, black oval "Express" handstamp tying world's first air etiquette A1 (6*) and purple boxed "Express fee paid", a rare cover, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
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Lot No: 4166
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Cat No: Aug 9
France, 1928 (Aug 9), to Iraq, fewer than five recorded, Caniez, manuscript "P Paris' to Baghdad thence Hinaidi [RC of Signals, Iraqi Signal Section], air label A3d, a rare destination, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
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Lot No: 4167
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Cat No: Mar 6
France, 1935 (Mar 6), commercial cover to Colombia, single franking Sc. 252, from Paris purple straight-line "Via New York", with France air label A3c and Colombia SCADTA label B16a, a lovely cover, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
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Lot No: 4168
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Cat No: Oct 14
France, 1929 (Oct 14), catapult to US, commercial, franked Sc 131, 196 (2), tied with Le Havre a New-York octagonal handstamp, air etiquette A3a, a beautiful example, Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)
Suggested Bid $100-150
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Lot No: 4170
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Cat No: Mu. 123
France, 1925-1931, five covers, special uses, 1925 first flight to Amsterdam (Mu. 123) with air label C21; 1929; two covers from Vincennes Air show, one to Toulouse (special c.d.s.), the other to the International Philatelic League at the Hague [unlisted air label]; 1931: two covers from Paris Exposition by Air Orient (label B26) to Saigon with large purple round Air Orient hand stamp, fascinating lot, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
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Lot No: 4171
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Cat No: Jul 11
France, 1930, two "Acheminement" covers, 1930 (Jul 11) Troyes to Nancy with "Acheminment" label specifying route "A diriger sur Paris Gare de Nord/service special/Paris Nancy" with red "Nancy Exposition" c.d.s. tying label; 1930 (Nov 19) registered from Paris International Air post Expo to Hue, Annam, forwarded to Kontum, with "Acheminement" label "Marseilles Beyrouth/Karachi et Bangkok" (tied) and "Par Hydravion/Voie Air Orient" etiquette B24, manuscript "Par hydravion:Marseilles Beyrouth/Par avion-Amsterdam via Batavia" giving two options. It went by the route specified in label, very difficult pair, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $200-297 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-297
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Lot No: 4172
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Cat No: Collection
France, 1931-1960, eight first flight covers, 1931 to Calcutta, first flight to Karachi by Air Orient (air label B24) with large black round Air Orient hand stamp, received by Stephen H. Smith; 1936 Air Bleu to Lyon by first flight Vichy to Paris (air label B106); 1939 first flight without air surtax, Toulouse to Limoges, Air Bleu label B107 (5*); 1939 first night flight Paris-Marseille; 1948-1960, four Air France first flights, three with special etiquettes (1948 to Spain, 1950 to Tananarive & 1956 to Sao Paolo [all returned to sender]) and 1960 Caravelle Oran to Paris, an interesting group, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
