French Colonies Collection, 1885-1960. Astounding mint and used collection neatly hinged in 3 Scott Specialty albums, virtually all the Colonies with strong representation. Note Cameroons 1915 cplt; Madagascar 1889-91, 1895 mint, 1896 25c surcharge; Reunion 1885-91 imperfs cplt less the 75c, 1891 ovpts 75c mint and 1fr used, Roland Gavros and Airs 1949-51; Somali Coast 1894 ovpts incl 1fr mint, 25fr used, 50fr mint, 1902 ovpts 0.05 on 75c, 0.40 on 2fr, 0.75 on 5fr; Togo 1914 40pf used, 80pf mint with cert, 1915 29pf on piece, 5pf mint with cert, 10pf used; Tunis 1888 cplt; French Morocco 1893 10c ovpt with cert, 1903 P.P. 5c on 5c, mint B3 & B5; Benin 1892 many hi cat incl 75c on 15c and 1894 Dues; Diego Suarez 1890 cplt used, 1892 35c ovpt; French Congo 1891-2 cplt ovpts and surcharges (no 5c on 1c); good French Guinea; Gabon 1886-89 ovpts and 15c & 25c typesets used; excellent Obock handstamps cplt, 5fr surcharge with cert, imperf pictorials, good Dues; good Senegal; French Guiana awesome earlies incl 1886 mint, 1887-8, 1892 imperfs; Guadeloupe 30c Ceres used, 1892 ovpts cplt, Peace & Commerce cplt; Martinique good earlies to 1904, J1; St Pierre & Miquelon good ovpts incl 1891 15c on 35c, 1892 ovpts on imperf Dues, France Libre 5c & 1fr50c, 1942 F.N.F.L. 35c, 60c, 80c & 20fr; Annam & Tonkin #5-7; French India 1903 surcharges, France Libre 18ca and Expo souvenir sheet; Indo-China 1904-6 to 10fr, 1918 Semi's cplt mint; outstanding New Caledonia 1881 surcharges, 1892 imperf 20 & 1fr mint and perfed ovpts complete mint; Wallis & Futuna good France Libre incl Dues; good Syria as well. This collection was carefully built with key items purchased from the most reputable auctions and dealers, bears careful examination by the specialist. Condition is remarkable throughout with fresh mint examples and neatly cancelled used, F.-V.F. Estimate  $15,000 - 20,000. $0