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Sale No: 176
Lot No: 508
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Cat No: Collection
Andorra 1931-98 collection in hingeless album, appears complete for the period , including #1-22 and back of the book issues, mostly hinged to the 1950s and never hinged from thereon, uniformly fresh color and bright appearance, lovely and fine-very fine.
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:42:43 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 509
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
Andorra 1932-73 mint collection, near-complete for the period, hinged on Scott pages, note fresh 1932-43 set, an attractive and clean collection, fine-very fine.
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:43:08 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 510
Symbol: o
Cat No: Collection
Austria & Austrian Levant postmark collection of several hundred stamps carefully arranged in two albums, many accompanied by detailed write-ups on the town history, assembled by a dilligent collector who sought-out stamps in superior condition with choice cancellations, note examples of postmarks Czechoslovakia, Fiume, Bohemia Moravia, Hungary, and more, a beautiful collection that would require significant searching to replicate in this quality.
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:43:52 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 511
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Cat No: Collection
British Commonwealth accumulation of retired A.P.S. circuit books, over one hundred, mix of mint and used, strong in omnibus issues, particularly King George V Silver Jubilee, which are present largely mint and with duplication, noting also British Offices in China and Morocco, Sarawak, Cyprus, a few volumes of Australia with Kangaroos, several volumes of British Africa, British Americas including Newfoundland, Barbados, and Bahamas, Pacific islands with Papua, Cocos-Keeling Islands, Norfolk Island, British Africa with Victoria through King George V issues, a worthwhile mix ideal for the reseller, a few faults, but much fine-very fine.
Est. $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 3,000.00
Sold...US$ 3,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:45:43 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 512
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Cat No: Collection
British Commonwealth carton of collections, mint and used, most in Scott Speciality albums, note two volumes of British Africa, with good Egypt, Cape of Good Hope Triangles to the 6d, including three-margin examples, strength in King George VI with Basutoland 1938 Pictorials complete mint, British America with 1935 KGVI Pictorials complete mint, British Honduras KGVI Pictorials to the $1, better Bermuda Keyplates, comprehensive British Offices Abroad with a high degree of completion, including Offices in China, 5/- Morocco Seahorse mint, QEII to the 10/-. British America with a good mix from Barbados to British Virgin Islands, Ascension with King George V 1934 Pictorials complete, condition varies and some part or short sets, but many nice, fresh stamps, an ideal basis for expansion, chiefly fine-very fine.
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:47:22 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 513
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Cat No: Collection
British Commonwealth carton of mint & used, in Scott speciality albums, Malta with 1903/16 Edward VII & King George V definitives to the 1/-, Barbados with useful group of Britannia issues, Great Britain with used Penny Black, strongest in Australia & States, British Africa with Cape of Good Hope including Triangles, good Egypt, Kenya Uganda Tanganyika, British Offices in Morocco, Ascension with 1922 overprints complete hinged, 1924-7 complete hinged, and 1934 Pictorials hinged, some countries more filled then others, but a solid representation of the Commonwealth, with much fresh and fine.
Est. $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 3,500.00
Sold...US$ 3,500.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:49:16 EST
Sold For 3500
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 514
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
British Commonwealth group of better mint sets and singles, with a wide range of countries, with Bahamas, Bermuda, and Jamaica KGVI Coronation SPECIMEN perfin sets, the latter never hinged, British Honduras #84 used, Cayman Islands #50-63, India 150/67 complete save for 161A, Great Britain #122, Nyasaland #23 (slight disturbed gum), St. Helena #118-27, Malaya (Trengganu) #20-37, and Malaya J7-12, a mostly well-centered and fresh group, with many desirable items, fine-very fine. (Image)
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:50:08 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 515
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Cat No: Collection
British Commonwealth 1935 Silver Jubilee & 1948 Silver Wedding collection, nearly-complete, mint, nicely-mounted on quadrille pages, the Silver Jubilee with better including Ascension, Australia, Hong Kong, and South Africa, the Silver Wedding with Kuwait, Bahamas, Basutoland, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, the key Hong Kong set, and many more, a fresh and mostly very fine collection.
Est. $400-500
Opening US$ 725.00
Sold...US$ 725.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:51:19 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 516
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
British Commonwealth King George V Silver Jubilee Omnibus collection, hinged in a special commemorative split-back album, appears complete save for Egypt, complemented with a few covers and blocks of four, some pages with toning spots but stamps are generally bright and fresh, chiefly fine-very fine.
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 260.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:52:31 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 517
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection
British Commonwealth King George V Silver Jubilee Omnibus collection, never hinged, appears complete for the common design issues as well as Papua, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, and South West Africa, fresh bright colors, an attractive and mostly very fine collection of these ever-popular issues.
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:53:21 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 518
Symbol: **/*/
Cat No: Collection
Canada strong and desirable mint & used collection, offered as received, with many infrequently-seen items, beginning with a four-margin used #4, and progressing through to the 1938 Scroll issue, note several better including unused #8, a scarce unused #17e deep red purple, an unused #19, particularly strong Large Queens including #21v o.g. showing broken scrollwork at the upper left, used #24iii and #27ii, both being scarcer blotting paper examples, mint #28i milky blue Large Queen, #29 thin paper unused, #30iv the 15c greenish gray in a rare block of four, perhaps the largest remaining multiple, the highlight undoubtedly being a 3c bright red on laid paper, unused, with prominent laid lines, an exceptionally scarce item with fewer than ten unused examples recorded, expert pencil signed on back, Small Queens with shades including a mint 6c chestnut, and three nice mint 10c shades, Maple Leaf issue including multiple mint 8c and 10c examples, Numerals including a nice mint 6c brown block of four, mint Jubilees including a 20c, a lovely 2c Numeral on thick paper, never hinged, Edward VII issues including a mint 20c and 50c, Quebec Tercentenary including a mint lower right corner block of four, a variety of mint Admirals to the $1, mint 50c Bluenose and part-imprint block of four of the $1 Parliament, a generally sound lot, chiefly fine, but with many very fine and stamps to be found from careful inspection. (Image)
Est. $7,500-10,000
Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:53:59 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 519
Symbol: **/*/
Cat No: Collection
Canada King Edward VII through King George V era mint & used balance of errors & varieties, with a many dozens of items, several mounted and annotated on pages, noting 2c Scroll block of six with striking ink smear, 2c green Princess Elizabeth, sheet of 100, with Plate No. 1 inscription at upper right, showing the "Weeping Princess" variety (some separation), Mufti and War Issue plate blocks showing "cracked plate" varieties, a couple dozen used Admirals showing hairline varieties, minor plate varieties on 1c Quebec Tercentenary, King George V Scroll & Pictorial issues with "extended moustache" varieties, lovely group of seven n.h. War Issue plate blocks with varying degrees of cracked plate varieties, various KGV-era coil strips with jump strips, starter strips, etc, 1c War Issue with dramatic misperforation, and much more, a desirable and visually appealing group. (Image)
Est. $400-500
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:55:37 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 520
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: Collection
Canada QEII Errors & Varieties collection, of a couple dozen items, with several better, noting 8c Caricature imperf between block, 15c Mountie imperforate pair (typical small faults), 5c Wilding plate block showing the "cracked plate" variety, several 17c Parliament misperforated examples, one horizontal pair with a dramatic pre-printing paper crease, 8c Legion with shifted red strip, 5c St. Lawrence Seaway block of eight with red ink smear, 15c Radio Canada block with first day cancel and showing the "Bug on Leaf" variety, $1 Fundy and $2 Kluane with shifted inscriptions, 5c Wilding with dramatic misperforation, various tagging errors, etc, an ideal lot for the specialist. (Image)
Est. $400-500
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:56:31 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 521
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Cat No: Collection
Ceylon 1859/1938 mint & used collection, hinged on Scott pages, well-filled, noting 1857-9 2d green mint, 8d used, 2/- blue used (with 1938 RPSL certificate), 1872-80 16c violet mint, 1885 1r12c on 2r50c mint (pencil signed on gum), 1904 2r25c Edward VII key value mint, a few War Tax and Officials, some small faults, a chiefly fine from this desirable country.
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 14:57:58 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 522
Symbol: **/*/
Cat No: Collection
China & People’s Republic old-time packet maker’s stock, with many thousands of mint, used, and cancelled-to-order singles, pairs, and blocks, sorted into glassines, strong in 1950s-early 1960s PRC, though note items going back to 1898 Dragons, Sun Yat-sen, and Martyrs issues, with reprints of the 1950 Flags, 1950 Chairman Mao, and 1952 Physical Exercises issues, two sets of 1955 Scientists imperforate miniature sheets, 1959 Sports issues CTO in large multiples, 1974 Arms of the Republic issues never hinged, and much more, apparently organized into back-up stock and packets that had been prepared for sale, with three large glassines noted as including 1,500 stamps, five noted as 1,000 stamps, and many smaller prepared packets of J&R Darracott Ltd, a substantial holding with exceptional retail potential, chiefly fine-very fine.
Est. $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:00:08 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 523
Symbol: **/o
Cat No: Collection
China, People's Republic, 1950s-1970s valuable holding of sheets & large multiples, predominantly CTO though also including several never hinged examples, beginning with denominations from the 1950s including multiple examples from the Gate of Heavenly Peace series, progressing through the 1950 Inauguration of the PRC (reprint), mid-1950s with a comprehensive selection of 1st 5 Year Plan and 1955 Long March, 1960s issues with three blocks of thirty used 1961 30f Gate of Heavenly Peace, 1962 Albanian Independence, various denominations of the 1963 Butterflies, 1963 Children's Day CTO set in sheets, 1963 Folk Dances, 1963 Table Tennis Championships CTO sheets, various sheets from the 1963 Landscapes including the scarce 50f key value in CTO sheet and multiple large blocks, 1966 Victory in South Vietnam in multiple CTO sheets, good representation of 1965 Mountaineering, 1965 Chingkang Mountains, an 1964-6 Buildings, CTO part-sheets of 24 of the first four values of the 1967 Mao "Our Great Teacher" issues, and many more, some condition issues expected including wrinkles, creases to selvedge, etc as typical in such a large holding, most sheets have been folded, Scott catalogue approaching if not into six figures, over 150 issues represented with many desirable items, an exceptional and important holding that would be an incredible challenge to re-assemble, chiefly fine-very fine.
Est. $15,000-20,000
Opening US$ 21,000.00
Sold...US$ 21,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:01:23 EST
Sold For 21000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 524
Symbol: **/o
Cat No: Collection
China, People's Republic 1950s-60s collection, largely cancelled-to-order, many desirable items including 1955 Scientists in imperforate miniature sheets, 1964 15th Anniversary of People's Republic strip of three, 1964 Power Dam, 1964 Flowers, 1966 Lu Hsun, 1966 Athletic Games, 1967 Third Five Year Plan, 1967 Liu Ying-chun set, several examples from the 1967 Mao set, and more, a useful collection, chiefly fresh and very fine.
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 725.00
Sold...US$ 725.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:02:39 EST
Sold For 725
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 525
Symbol: **/*/
Cat No: Collection
Egypt 1930s/70s mint & used collection, with two small stockbooks and a few envelopes of singles and sets, many hundreds of stamps, with good runs of King Farouk issues, Royal Wedding souvenir sheet, fulsome U.A.R., also extensive selection of blocks of four, largely 1960s and 1970s, purchased as new issues, an excellent representation of this era, ideal for expansion, chiefly fresh and fine.
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 270.00
Sold...US$ 270.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:03:34 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 526
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
France & Area mint & used accumulation of circuit books, with over 260 retried & yet uncirculated A.P.S. circuit books, mix of mint and used, with particular strength in back-of-the-book issues, noting B3-9 mint, B12-19 mint, B35-7 mint, B38 mint, Airmails with C8-13 mint, C23-7 mint, Postage Dues with J7-9, better Newspaper stamps, a good run of 1940s/50s semi-postals in mint and used, valuable Alsace-Lorraine issues,modern booklets, etc, a wide survey of French philately, some duplication throughout but a worthwhile accumulation with good value, the odd fault but chiefly fine.
Est. $4,000-5,000
Opening US$ 6,000.00
Sold...US$ 6,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:05:31 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 527
Symbol: o
Cat No: Collection
France 1876-1900 Sage Issue specialized study, neatly arranged on seventeen black stock sheets, over 1,100 stamps, the majority with circular datestamps, many dated examples,a few with small faults but overall fine or better examples, a wonderful group for further research, ideal for the specialist.
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:05:59 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 528
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
France 1940-56 mint back of the book, on hingeless album pages, hinged, near-complete for the period, fresh, bright color, and chiefly very fine.
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:06:31 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 529
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France carton of mint & used, in seven well-filled hingeless albums, the pre-1950s a mix of mint and used, largely never hinged after, note one album of 1951-81, second album of 1960s/70s with damaged pages but most contents appear sound, two albums covering 1970-97, near complete and fresh mint, overall good coverage of the twentieth century, including better semi-postals and back of the book, some duplication between albums and some small faults particularly among the earlier items, significant catalogue value.
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:06:58 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 530
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Cat No: Collection
France & Colonies old-time collection, mounted on old-time pages of European origin, Alaouites through Zanzibar, as well as general French Colonies issues, well-annotated and identified, mint and used, with some duplication from 1870s through to 1940s, nineteenth century imperforates being of better-than-average quality, with many with four large margins and neatly-struck postmarks, good representation with many key values included, many of the Navigation & Commerce examples with 1fr and greater values, with some present as both mint and used examples, the 1930s/40s issues with some significantly duplicate used examples, noting some attractive used pairs and multiples, a lovely assembly of good quality, worthy of close inspection, and a solid beginning to a significant collection of this field.
Est. $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 10,500.00
Sold...US$ 10,500.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:09:09 EST
Sold For 10500
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 531
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
France & Colonies mint & used accumulations, with two French Africa Scott Speciality albums, the first Algeria through French West Africa, mostly fresh mint, well-filled from 1920s/40s through not useful Navigation & Commerce issues, the second rather sparse and mostly used, “Victoria” album with mostly used French Equatorial Africa through Tunisia, largely 1920s-40s issues, well-filled binder of New Caledonia with strength in 1940s-80s, the latter decades appear n.h., two binders of mostly n.h. Marianne and Coat of Arms issues of France, with good range of booklet panes, a couple small stockbooks of duplicate Colonies, varying condition but much is fine-very fine.
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 2,000.00
Sold...US$ 2,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:11:18 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 532
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
France & Colonies carton of albums & collections, mint and used, covering the range of largely pre-independence issues, including a significant collection in an well-filled old-time Yvert & Tellier album of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, near-complete for the available spaces from the 1920s-40s, stockbooks with solid representation of mostly 1930s & 1940s Algeria, Cameroon, Middle Congo, Senegal, St. Pierre & Miquelon, etc, large accumulation of Togo duplicates, split-back album of Morocco through New Caledonia with useful nineteenth century issues, chiefly 1930s/40s fresh mint collection of French Africa on attractive hand-designed pages, and more, some duplication and varied condition, but many attractive and useful items to further develop or enhance a collection.
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 1,800.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:12:24 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 533
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
France & Colonies carton of albums & collections, with several four-margin 1849-50 used Ceres issues, French Guiana #11 with APEX certificate, stockbook of Madagascar, with much post-independence, France Minkus album, with useful mint Sage issues, hinged 1937 PEXIP souvenir sheet, largely complete and n.h. from mid-1960s through late 1980s, French Colonies mint & used, mostly nineteenth century, with noteworthy catalogue value, particularly among the general French Colonies issues, Diego Suarez, New Caledonia, and St. Pierre & Miquelon, comprehensive 1920s-1960s mint Togo collection attractively-mounted, Algeria to Ivory Coast mint & used in well-filled Scott Speciality album, appears largely complete for 1920s/40s, with significant catalogue value, album with useful Sudan, Chad, and Syria,specialized Cameroon collection with unusual items including proofs and dramatic misperforated block of the 3f60 1946 issue, some covers noted to add interest, varied condition but much is fine-very fine, with many valuable and desirable items.
Est. $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 8,500.00
Sold...US$ 8,500.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:14:14 EST
Sold For 8500
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 534
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
France & Colonies carton of albums and country collections, mint and used, as received, with an exceptional mix of countries represented, note Indo-China, Reunion, Scott Speciality album with mostly-mint Offices in China, Hoi Hao, Kwangchowan, Mongtseu, Tchongking, Yunnan Fou, and Offices in Turkey, large stockbook with good New Hebrides and New Caledonia, binder of mostly early-twentieth century covering a range of countries, a particularly useful small Century Stamp album of largely nineteenth-early twentieth century, including many high-cataloguing examples, Scott Speciality album of 1919-1970s Syria, and much more, condition varies, many fine examples, worth close inspection.
Est. $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:15:50 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 535
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Cat No: Collection
France & Colonies mint & used collections and accumulations, filling a carton, with dealer counter book of nineteenth century Reunion, several stockbooks of French Colonies noting better Cilicia and Indo-China, stockbook of mostly never hinged France with comprehensive coverage of 1950s/90s, French Colonies on well-filled Scott Specialty pages, Inini through Wallis & Futuna, with good Lebanon, Martinique, New Caledonia and St. Pierre & Miquelon, noting also Saar and Monaco, France hingeless album 1900-59 with strong back of the book, most appearing never hinged, mixed condition, a chiefly fine and useful group.
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 1,800.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:17:26 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 536
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
France & Colonies mint & used small country collections, most in folders as acquired from various dealers and auction houses over many years, noting Andorra, Germany post-World War II French Zone, French Andorra mint hinged including #1-22, C1-4, Martinique, Somali Coast, French Morocco, multiple groups of French Offices in China, Guadeloupe, Benin, Cavalle-Dedeagh, Tchongking, Alexandria, Niger, Syria, French India, and more, condition varies, with much fine material for this area.
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:18:28 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 537
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
France & Colonies valuable accumulation of mint & used, with over 700 retired & prepared but never distributed A.P.S. circuit books, representing the range of French colonial philately, the vast majority being pre-independence material, extensive number of better singles and sets, many cataloguing well over $100, note Offices in China with #46-56 short set, Mongtseu 16-32, Hoi Hao 14 and 16-31 used, Kwangchowan 36-53 mint hinged, Pak Hoi between 52/69, Tchongking 1-16 (mix of mint and used), Canton, Yunnan Fou 1-15 used, also note better Zanzibar including #9 used, Dedeagh, Port Said, Alexandria, Martinique, Benin with J1-4 used, 33-45 mint, Crete, French Andorra with J9-15 mint, Guadeloupe with 14-26 mint, Obock including good postage dues, French Sudan, Diego Suarez 38-50 mint, French Polynesia, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Tahiti with early postage dues, St. Marie de Madagascar #1-3 mint, French Congo, Dahomey #1-16 and New Caledonia #23-33 mix of mint and used, Anjouan, Annan & Tonkin,etc, a wonderful group replete with better items, some suspect surcharges but also note others with expert backstamps, and condition ranging from small faults to very fine, rarely available in this quantity, tremendous catalogue value, and an ideal collection for the dealer or dedicated collector.
Est. $15,000-20,000
Opening US$ 23,000.00
Sold...US$ 23,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:20:46 EST
Sold For 23000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 538
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
France Offices in China mint & used collection, on Scott album pages, well-filled pages with Canton, Hoi Hao, Kwangchowan, Mongtseu, Pak-Hoi, Yunnan Fou, etc, a better-than-usual representation of the early overprinted issues, the odd fault or dubious cancellation, but an excellent grouping of this desirable area, fine.
Est. $400-500
Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:22:03 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 539
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
France, Colonies, & Offices Abroad extraordinary balance of consignment, an exceptional holding of small lots, collections, and individual items, from a massive holding of this area, filling a carton, significant value to be found, note stockbook with useful French Offices in China including Hoi Hao, Kuang Chou, Mongtseu, and Pak Hoi, French Guiana with good 1892 issues, Guadeloupe, strong Gabon including scarce first issues, St. Pierre & Miquelon “France Libre” overprints, old-time album with strong Colonies regular issues, Algeria, and Cameroon, many folders of well-filled territory-specific collections including Offices in China, with good run from 1894-1902 mint, Offices in Zanzibar with #1-10, #12-15, J1-5 used, French Antarctic Territory, French Offices in Egypt with Alexandria and Port Said, France with comprehensive mint 1930s/40s semi-postals, with B1-6, and Air Post complete 1946-80 mint, valuable Annan & Tonkin with study of 1888 surcharges, showing various surcharge positions, French Colonies mostly used complete 1859-86 on Palo pages, duplicate Colonies issues in a stockbook with many select c.d.s. postmarks, valuable collection of select used Colonies issues, with particularly interesting Nossi-Be with inverted surcharges, Fournier forgery reference collection with more than 700 examples, stockbook of unusual Somali Coast proofs, several strong collections of territories from Affars & Issas to Offices in Zanzibar, a range of better individual sets including mostly mint Navigation & Commerce sets of French Indo-China, Ivory Coast, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Anjouan, as well as others individually purchased at auction many years ago including Guadeloupe 14/26, Martinique 20a, Andorra 1-22, Latakia 1-22, Ile Rouad 1-16, Monaco B1-6, a few dozen stock pages of duplicates with many desirable and high-cataloguing items, some of the scarcest with somewhat dubious overprints, much worthwhile material including Anjouan #1-18, useful French Congo and French India, Mayotte #1-19, Noel 1941 overprints of St. Pierre & Miquelon, good Syria & Alexandretta, Guadeloupe postage dues, and much more, significant catalogue value well into the five figures, detailed inspection essential to appreciate the tremendous opportunities within, an excellent prospect for the enthusiast of this area to acquire a diverse and significant holding with much potential.
Est. $10,000-15,000
Opening US$ 24,000.00
Sold...US$ 24,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:24:13 EST
Sold For 24000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 540
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
French Africa mint & used collection, in a well-filled Scott album, Libya through Upper Senegal, many good items, noting desirable early Obock, Reunion, and Tunisia, better overprinted and surcharged issues, 1920s-onwards mostly mint, significant catalogue value, a few scattered faults but chiefly fine, well worth close inspection.
Est. $500-750
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:25:27 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 541
Symbol: */o
Cat No: Collection
French Africa mint & used country collections, in several well-organized folders, many desirable singles and sets, noting Senegal collection with powerful 1887 surcharged issues, #3 and 15 used with P.F. certificates, 1892 issues complete mint, J1-21, Battleship “Richelieu” Air Post overprints, Nossi-Be strong in 1890/93 issues used, including #17 & #18 signed Bloch, #19 signed Diena, #20 signed Kohler, postage dues with #J1 used on piece, single signed Bloch, #J5 with APEX certificate, Somali Coast mint with good early twentieth century coverage, including inverted centers and color proofs, Diego Suarez with #1-17 used, mint & used Navigation & Commerce sets, valuable Gabon, particularly used 1886 issues, including #7 signed Bloch, #10 used with APEX certificate, 1904-18 issues appear complete and mostly mint, French Guinea #1-17 mint,1904-7 complete mint, Benin noting #1, 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 mint, good coverage of French Offices in Zanzibar in mint and used, Ivory Coast with useful Parcel Post, and much more, some small faults but many fine and desirable and scarce examples; an ideal nucleus for a new endeavor into this area, or to fill many of the challenging gaps in an existing collection.
Est. $4,000-5,000
Opening US$ 10,000.00
Sold...US$ 10,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:26:57 EST
Sold For 10000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 542
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies & Offices Abroad two-volume mint & used collection, from French Colonies issues through French Polynesia, mint and used, most of the value being in the well-filled areas of the twentieth century, many territories with a high degree of completion, particularly in the 1900s through 1940s, noting useful Alaouites, Cameroon, Fezzan, Guyana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Martinique, Mauritania,Oubangi-Chari, and more, a colorful and attractive collection, chiefly fine-very fine.
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 2,000.00
Sold...US$ 2,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:28:07 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 543
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies & Offices Abroad mint & used collections, filling a large carton, most in Scott Specialty albums, note strength in 1920s-40s issues, good representation of Alaouites, Anjouan, Cameroon, Cilicia, Dahomey, Offices in China, French Morocco and Equatorial, much predominantly mint, two stockbooks of duplicated Navigation & Commerce issues, two well-filled French albums, mostly mint, strongest in 1920s-30s, from a wide range of colonies, also post-World War II Germany French Zone, noteworthy value here, with much fresh and fine-very fine material.
Est. $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 5,250.00
Sold...US$ 5,250.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:30:24 EST
Sold For 5250
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 544
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies & Offices Abroad mint & used mostly nineteenth century collection, much neatly-arranged on black pages, Navigation & Commerce issues of Anjouan, Benin, Diego Suarez, French Congo, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Martinique, etc, as well as St Pierre & Miquelon overprints on issues of France, worthwhile assembly of Obock, some Offices in China including Hoi Hao, some small faults, but good value and well-warranting a close look by the enthusiast of early colonial issues, chiefly fine.
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:31:47 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 545
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies & Offices Abroad two-volume mostly mint collection, beautifully-mounted on quadrille pages, with Alaouites 1-15, C1-4, J1-5, Anjouan 1-19, 20-30, Cameroon with exceptional run of overprinted 1915/24 issues, several of the Corps Expeditionnaire and Occupation Francaise overprints with expert markings (including several Brun), French Congo #6 used (signed Brun), #9 used, 14-17 used (all signed), Somali Coast #1, 1902 issues with inverted centers, trial color proofs, Dahomey #1-17, Lebanon near-complete 1924-43, comprehensive Grand Comoro, French Guyana, Obock 12/20 (missing only the 75c value), #30, etc, a few covers and postal cards add further interest, a uniformly fresh and attractive collection, formed by a collector seeking quality examples, chiefly fine-very fine, a collection that must be seen to be appreciated.
Est. $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 6,250.00
Sold...US$ 6,250.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:33:13 EST
Sold For 6250
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 546
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies & Offices Abroad valuable group of mint and used collections, including stock pages of Benin through Tahiti nineteenth century used, useful Offices in China and Turkey, a few signed examples including Cavelle #J1, Guadeloupe #12 (signed Brun), Obock on old-time French album pages, mostly mint, with #33-44, good run of mint/used 1894 issues to the 1fr, several folders of Benin with useful used 1892 issues including #1-5 used, #3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13 mint, #20-32 and #33-45 mint, J1-4 used, Dahomey with #1-16, 17-31, Cameroon with #101-5, 106-15 mint and useful World War II-era semi-postals, French Congo with #3, 5, 7a, 8, 8b, 10, 11, etc, Algeria 1924-58 on Scott pages with mint #1-32, 33-67, B1-13, C4A, St. Pierre & Miquelon with #1-3, 19-35 (missing 32), 36-45, 79-109, Tahiti with #8-11 mint, and much more, some sets a mix of mint and used, varied condition with some small faults, many fine-very fine examples, with catalogue value well into five-figures, a powerful group of valuable collections.
Est. $5,000-7,500
Opening US$ 12,000.00
Sold...US$ 12,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:34:32 EST
Sold For 12000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 547
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies & Offices Abroad, mint and used collection, on manila pages, significant catalogue value, particularly strong in Offices in China as well as Canton and Mongtseu,noting also Alexandria, Port Said, and Cavalle, some denominations with significant duplication, but potential for interesting cancellations to be found, a useful and mostly fine accumulation for the dealer or dedicated collector.
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,900.00
Sold...US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:36:05 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 548
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies & Offices used selection with APEX certificates, a useful group of eight scarcer examples, most with small faults, consisting of French Offices in China J27a tied to piece (scissor cut along one side), Benin 18 used on piece (crease), Diego Suarez J12, scarce Gabon 9 used with lovely appearance (small thin), Madagascar 27 with neat c.d.s (corner crease), Nossi-Be J6, Senegal 8 (nibbed perfs), and Tahiti 17 (pulled perf), a scarce and high-cataloguing lot that would fill many gaps in even advanced collections, typically fine appearance
Est. $750-1,000
Opening US$ 1,250.00
Sold...US$ 1,250.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:37:12 EST
Sold For 1250
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 549
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies & Worldwide mint and used dealer stock, in four “red boxes” of 102 cards, organized by territory, three boxes with various French colonial items, noting examples from Alaouites through Wallis & Futuna, the fourth box an unusual mix of “odds and ends”, good variety, mixed condition, but much fine material, and a useful addition to a dealer stock or collection.
Est. $200-300
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:38:12 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 550
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies balance of better mint singles & sets, an extensive grouping of approximately 65 items, purchased individually at auction and remaining on their original lot cards, with many interesting items noting French Morocco #24, Ivory Coast #1-17, several scarce parcel post including #Q22, Q24-5, Q30-31, Q32-6, Tahiti #J9, Benin #16-17, St. Pierre & Miquelon #10, Nossi-Be #8, #10, #16, J12-15, Pack Hoi #1-16, Hoi Hao #16-31, Madagascar #68, French Congo #3, French Guiana #10-11, Martinique 1a, Obock #9, J16-18, and much more, significant catalogue value, a few with thins or other small faults, careful inspection of some surcharges essential, but note several examples with expert markings or pencil signatures, an excellent group of difficult items, chiefly fine.
Est. $4,000-5,000
Opening US$ 5,250.00
Sold...US$ 5,250.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:39:44 EST
Sold For 5250
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 551
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
French Colonies balance of better used singles & sets, a strong group of approximately fifty items, all purchased individually at auction and remaining on their original lot cards, with many difficult items noting French Officer in Zanzibar #39-49, French Morocco #10, Ivory Coast #Q18a, Q22, Q24-5, Tahiti #J6, J13, J17, Benin #11b, Nossi-Be #J4, French Offices in China #47A, Senegal #15, #30-31, #J1-3, Diego Suarez group of better postage dues, Madagascar #8-13, strong Gabon with #8, #14, New Caledonia #182-207, Obock #19, and much more, close inspection of some postmarks and surcharges essential, but note many with expert markings, the odd fault but a chiefly fine and useful group of scarcer examples.
Est. $3,000-4,000
Opening US$ 4,000.00
Sold...US$ 4,000.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:40:48 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 552
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies collections in five Scott speciality albums, mint and used, a wide range of territories, note album of Cameroon through Wallis & Futuna, well-filled particularly from 1920s through 1940s, though good selection of 1880s issues as well, particularly for St. Pierre & Miquelon, another of French Polynesia through New Caledonia, including some post-independence issues, very few gaps, good Alaouites, Indo-China, and some French Zone post-WWII issues of Germany, one sparsely-filled of mostly French Offices including China and Morocco, another Madagascar to St. Pierre & Miquelon, with good Martinique, and including some Monaco, a diverse and useful group of collections, mostly fine-very fine.
Est. $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:42:00 EST
Sold For 3250
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 553
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
French Colonies Fournier forgeries reference collection of approximately 500 stamps of the Peace & Commerce design, with representation from Moheli, Nossi-Be, Obock, Ste. Marie de Madagascar, Senegal, French Congo, Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Diego Suarez, French Congo, Gabon, Guyana, French Guinee, French India, Grand Comoro, Indo-China with Canton overprints, Mayotte including surcharges, Martinique, Guadeloupe including surcharges, Indo-China with overprints from Tchongking and Hoi Hao, and others, a useful study lot, fine-very fine.
Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 230.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:43:05 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 554
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies group of better mint and used country collections, including French Congo & French Middle Congo, good representation of the early colonial period, with better including #2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 10a, 14-17, 18-34 (less 32), J12, J122, J23-33, Madagascar 1899-1957 on Scott pages including 48-50, 51-5, 58-60, 61, 125-9, Diego Suarez including 1892 Peace & Commerce, French Guiana with useful nineteenth century, the occasional fault but a solid group of valuable collections, chiefly fine.
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 1,900.00
Sold...US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:44:28 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 555
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies in the Americas mint & used country collections, with St. Pierre & Miquelon on Scott pages, good nineteenth century with #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, and several 1891 overprints, mint hinged and chiefly complete from 1932-1994 save for the scarcer France Libre overprints, French Guiana with excellent coverage from 1886 to 1928, near complete save for a handful of 1880s/90s issues, and Guadeloupe mostly mint except for the earliest issues, note #1, 2, 3-5, 12, 13, 27-44, near-complete then for the regular issues until the 1940s, a few small faults, but much is fine-very fine, a useful group of collections with many nice examples.
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 2,400.00
Sold...US$ 2,400.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:46:32 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 556
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
French Colonies mint & used collection in Scott album, covering a range of territories, note particular value in French Offices in China, with Canton, Hoi Hao, Kwangchowan, Mongtseu, and Tchong King, Syria, Lebanon, useful Latakia, French Indo-China, New Caledonia, and French Guiana, typically fine quality throughout, and a good basis for expansion.
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 2,100.00
Sold...US$ 2,100.00
Closed..Jan-28-2021, 15:48:01 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 176
Lot No: 557
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Cat No: Collection
French Colonies mint & used collections, with three Scott albums and many dozens mounted on pages, comprehensive, well-filled collections, a diverse range of Colonies and Offices noting French Offices in China and Turkey, Indo-China, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Inini, Lebanon, Martinique, Ivory Coast, Sudan, particular strength in French Africa, note additional interesting items including deluxe proofs, souvenir sheets, postcards, and covers, a few faults but much is fine-very fine, an excellent assortment and basis for expansion.
