French Colonies, 1878, 25c blue. O.g., lightly hinged, full margins, bold color, fresh and Very Fine, very scarce; signed Calves, Brun. Scott No. 35a $4,250. Maury No. 35  €5,500 ($7,535). $0 (Image)

French Colonies, Collection, 1859-1965. Lovely fresh contents neatly displayed in 7 Scott Specialty albums, very well-filled, lacking the rarest items but otherwise near complete for the period; best countries (with Scott catalogue value) predictably include Andorra ($2,160), Cameroons ($5,150 including German Colonies) issues, French Colonies ($3,000), French Guiana ($4,480), French India ($3,300), French Morocco ($2,840), Gabon (2,500), Guadeloupe ($2,730), Ivory Coast ($2,600), Martinique ($2,900), Madagascar ($2,650), Reunion ($3,000), Somali Coast ($2,700); and many more colonies; lacking the rarest but still impressive and not often offered intact; condition generally F-VF, total owner's (very reliable) Scott Catalogue value $72,800, o.g., hinged or never hinged. Estimate  $10,000 - 15,000. $0

French Colonies, Collection, 1859-1980. Various colonies in 4 Minkus albums, including better Obock/Somali Coast, Afars & Issas, Djibouti, French Colonies general issues, Offices in China, Egypt, etc; Indochina, Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Fr India, Ivory Coast, and much more; nothing sensational here but very useful and ready for expansion, closer examination will be amply rewarded. Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. $0

French Colonies, Collection, 1900-1950. Singles and sets displayed in glassines in vintage stockbook, all identified and catalogued, with much French Africa, Indochina & Offices in China, seemingly very fresh with much never hinged, owner's Scott catalog value $1,531, please inspect. Estimate  $250 - 350. $0

French Colonies, Collection, 1900-1970. Extensive collection in 3 Scott albums on homemade pages, appears to be 20th Century & mostly mint; hundreds of complete sets in beautiful condition; should be inspected. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. $0