French Colonies, 1859, 10c Bister, in combination with 1859, 10c blue, horizontal pair tied by dotted Anchor lozenge cancels on cover to Paris, transit and receiving backstamps; some light tone spots, F.-V.F. Maury No. 3+4. Scott No. 3+4  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

French Colonies, 1859, 40c Orange, large margins, in combination with 1859, 10c bister + 20c blue on 1870 folded letter to Port Louis, Mauritius, all tied by neat lozenge cancels, "Reunion, St. Denis, 30 Sep, 70" cds and red boxed "PD" handstamp, Very Fine, a colorful three-color franking paying the 70c British Packet rate, ex Vogel. Maury No. 5. Scott No. 5  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

French Colonies, 1859-1886, stock of many 100's on black cards, Eagle & Crown, Napoleon III, Ceres & Peace & Commerce, issues, to 80c & 1fr values, many cancels to sort through, interesting accumulation, much duplication. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0

French Colonies, 1877-79 Issues on Postal Cards, 3 cards; includes 1876, 10c bister on rose on Reunion postal card, 1877, 5c green on greenish on Reunion postal card and 1879, 10c black on lavender on Colonies postal card, Very Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

French Colonies, Cancels, 1859-1901, over 700 stamps neatly displayed on Scott Specialty pages, seemingly most of the colonies & Offices represented, wide variety of postmarks, including Maritime cancels, towns, grid types, postage dues, note 5fr Napoleon with Shanghai (2), Yokohama, Romania, Salonica cancels; perf & imperf varieties, forgeries duly noted and much much more; some multiples, picture post cards, detailed examination by the expert recommended; rare examples abound, please inspect. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0

French Colonies, Collection, neat collection in two albums includes various colonies also Andorra and Monaco, worth inspection, generally F-VF. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0

French Colonies, Collection, 1865-1950, massive display in 5 bulging Scott Specialty albums, covering a complete range of colonies from A-Z, mint & used with lovely fresh contents neatly displayed, lacking many of the rarest items but otherwise near complete for the period; overprints abound with forgeries usually identified; best countries predictably include Cameroons, French Guiana, French India, French North Africa colonies Tunisia, Morocco, etc., Gabon, Guadeloupe, Ivory Coast, Martinique, Madagascar, Reunion, Somali Coast; St Pierre et Miquelon with some "France-Libre", Senegal, Ivory Coast, Obock, Offices in Turkey, Levant, extensive China & Indo-China, and many more colonies; lacking the rarest but still impressive and not often offered intact; many varieties identified, Fournier forgeries Navigation & Commerce with intact sets, many scarce Special Printings sets for the 1900 Paris Exposition on thin cardboard, with simulated perforations and usually with year of printing (1892, 1893) on bottom tab; condition generally F-VF; a rare opportunity with many surprises, please inspect closely for proper evaluation. Estimate  $20,000 - 30,000. $0 (Image)

French Colonies, Collection, 1960-1982, dealer's salesbook loaded with French Southern & Antarctic Terr, French Polynesia, Wallis et Futuna singles, scarce imperfs included, needs careful evaluation by the specialist, all appear pristine most NH; please inspect. Estimate  $400 - 600. $0

French Colonies, Modern Collection, 1950-1975, three bulging Scott Specialty albums, crammed with attractive commemoratives & pictorials, much with topical interest, please inspect. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0