Sale No: 265
Lot No:1146
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Ballon montê 1870 (Dec 21): Entire letter 'Gazette des Absents' no. 17 carried on board of balloon no. 49 'La Delivrance A' to Interlaken, Switzerland, franked with Napolêon laureated 30 c. brown, tied by light Étoile '5' obliterator and "PARIS R. DE BONDY" despatch cds in black, boxed PD in red alongside. Reverse with Geneva transit and Interlaken arrival cds's (Dec 29). Appealing and rare cover to the German speaking part of Switzerland, signed Miro. rnProvenance: Collection Gêrard Gilbert. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 265
Lot No:1147
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1849/1986: Powerful, in the early section used, later predominantly mint collection in two large volumes containing many key items. Beginning with a fine 5Fr. Napoleon, good section of Bordeaux. Later issues with 1925 stamp exhibition unmounted mint, Pexip mounted mint, Banknote very fine used, a good run of the high value airmails. At the back of the book there is a small section of Andorra and Offices abroad. A section of over 100 mainly modern covers rounds up this interesting lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image)

1849-1998: Valuable collection in 8 preprinted hingeless volumes. The early section is predominately used, and somewhat incomplete. The quality needs careful inspection. Post 1950 the collection is often unmounted mint with only very few gaps and only the odd used stamp. The collection contains both the normal stamps, as well as many miniature sheets and booklets. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image)

1945/2000: Lot several thousand stamps mainly in mint condition (few used ones can be found inbetween), incl. souvenir-sheets, airmails, postage dues etc., mostly in heavy duplication and representing a very high face value, nicely arranged in total 15 stockbooks and in a small box, the whole packed into a large removal box. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image)

Cognac 1786/1950: Selection 30 cover/postcards to and from Cognac, incl. 1786 Entire letter from CHARENTE to the Martell brothers in Cognac, the sons of the founder Jean Martell of this famous Cognac house, ingoing mail 1849 from Glasgow, 1870 from Liverpool, 1913 from Cairo, outgoing 1859 cover to Chile, on a September 1871 three-colour cover to Paris, 1902 to Libau, Russia, 1903 cover to Sweden, mail despatched by the different Cognac companies such as Hennessy, Bellot, Favraud, but also from German, Italian and Belgium Cognac companies, also postcards and vignettes as well as an 1876 engraving showing the Cognac production. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image)

Sale No: 265
Lot No:1156
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1900/50c: Interesting selection 45 French picture postcards with aviation motifs / airmail covers incl. PPC 1905 Grandes Manoeuvres, 1908 Dirigeable 'Patrie', 1908 Concours Auvours Wright brothers, Ballons montés Versailles, Saint Dizier Aviation, Bar le Duc, Daucou Paris - Berlin, Circuit de l'Est, Lyon Croix Rouge, photograph balloon depart 1st Coup Gordon Bennett 1906, 1912 First French Airmail post, also 90 Airmal vignettes such as Rouen, Betheny Aviation, Agadir - Allemagne, and Notre Dame la Riche, cinderellas, in addition Hergé - Tintin and the history of Aviation up to 1914, a book of 69 pages with 62 Tintin prints glued into the book, published in Italian in 1954 by Casterman, Brüssel.

Sale No: 265
Lot No:1175
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French Occupation of Fezzan 1943/51: Lot eight covers with different frankings of the Fezzan & Ghadames as well as the Fezzan issues, used from Ghadames and Sebha, in addition the 1949 Ghadames set on two covers. A fine and interesting selection of these rare covers Sassone = € 59'150. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)