1853-1861 Napoleon 40c orange imperf Michel #15a, four margins, very minor marks on face, light gum crazing & tiny gum thins, Calves expertising handstamp on back, Cat €2600.
1862-1870 Napoleon Laureate 40c orange Michel #30a, off-centre but very lightly mounted, light gum crazing, Calves expertising handstamp on back, Cat €900.
1862-1870 Napoleon Laureate 80c red Michel #31 with prominent Die crack before right '80c', light gum crazing and small hinge remainder, expertising handstamp on back, Cat €1000.
1869 Napoleon 5Fr bue-grey Michel #32, re-inforced weak perf at U/L, two small marks on face, minor gum thins & marks including hinge remains, Cat €7500. Estimated accordingly.
1869 Napoleon 5Fr bue-grey Michel #32, well-centred and fine used with circular datestamp, Cat €1000. Appears to be a sound stamp, however, light water-staining on back suggests either a hinge was ineptly removed or perhaps a repair, so necessarily offered 'as is' at a reduced estimate.
1870-1871 Ceres Bordeaux Issue 30c brown imperf Michel #42a, four margins, fine used with light numeral cancel, expertising handstamp on back, Cat €260.
1870-1871 Ceres Bordeaux Issue 40c orange imperf Michel #43, four margins, small natural paper inclusion, light gum crazing, expertising handstamp on back, Cat €500.
1872 Ceres Perf 14x13½ 15c brown on rose error of colour Michel #53 F, used with 1876 circular datestamp, tiny closed tear between last two perfs at L/R, Brun and other expertising marks on back, Cat €4500 (SG £8000). The error occured due to one 15c cliché being inadvertantly inserted into the plate of 10c stamps, and was corrected during the printing.
Sale No: 2
Lot No: 1375
Symbol: O
Cat No: 56 I - 67 I
1876-1900 Peace & Commerce Type I set (12) Michel #56 I - 67 I, all used with circular datestamps, a couple with minor blemishes but the key values fine, Cat €570+.
(Qty 12)
1876-1900 Peace & Commerce 25c ultramarine Type I Michel #63 I, unused without gum, no trace of any cancellation, couple of uneven perfs, Cat €9000 for mounted mint.
1876-1900 Peace & Commerce 25c black on red Type II Michel #74, unmounted, minor gum bend at U/L, Calves expertising handstamp on back, Cat €1000 for mounted.
1876-1900 Peace & Commerce 25c yellow-brown on yellow Type II Michel #78, unmounted, very minor gum disturbance, Calves expertising handstamp on back, Cat €250 for mounted.
1876-1900 Peace & Commerce 75c lilac on yellow Type II Michel #82, unmounted, minor gum bend, Calves expertising handstamp on back, Cat €250 for mounted.
1900 Merson 2Fr violet & yellow Michel #99, well-centred, just the tiniest trace of a hinge mark, Cat €900. The key value. A less well-centred example sold at auction in Germany on 3.8.2020 for €225.
1903 Sower 'POSTES/PARIS/1921' pre-cancel overprint on 15c grey-green Michel #109Va, used (no gum), couple of minor aging marks on perf tips, Calves expertising h/s on back, Cat €170.
1903 Sower 'POSTES/PARIS/1922' pre-cancel overprint on 15c grey-green Michel #109Va, unused, hinge remainder and minor adhesion marks on gum, Calves expertising h/s on back, Cat €750.
1917-1919 War Orphans Fund set (ex 15c; extra 25c) Michel #128, 129, 131x2 & 132-135, the high-values well-centred, most lightly hinged, 1Fr & 5Fr with small hinge remainder, Cat €2500.
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1925 Paris International Philatelic Exhibition M/S Michel Block #1 in original size with full gum, 'EXPOSITION PHILATLIQUE/*/8-5/25/PARIS' cds at L/R, hinged in margins only leaving stamps **, couple of very minor bends, Jules Lambotte expertising h/s on back, Cat €1400 for used.
1925 Paris International Philatelic Exhibition M/S Michel Block #1 in original size, stamps cancelled with 'EXPOSITION PHILATLIQUE/*/11-5/25/PARIS' cds, couple of very minor bends well clear of stamps, Cat €1400.
1927 Strasbourg Philatelic Exhibition M/S Michel Block #2 'heart piece' cut-down with full gum, lightly mounted, each stamp cancelled with 'STRASBOURG/17*/5-6/27/EXPOSITION-PHIL-INTERN' cds, Cat €500 for used stamps.
1929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhibition 'EXPOSITION/LE HAVRE/1929/PHILATELIQUE' overprint on Merson 2Fr Michel #239, characteristic part 'offset' of overprint on back, lightly hinged with very small part remainder, Cat €1000 for **.
1930 Airmails 1.50Fr red * very lightly hinged & 1.50Fr blue ** Michel #251 & 255 both punctured 'EIPA 30', the first with Calves guarantee h/s. Punctured & sold at the 1930 Airmail Exhibition to cover the cost of admission.
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