French Post Offices Abroad. 1885-1930 Mint and used collection on pages, issues for Egypt including Alexandria with 1899 set mint or used, 1921 surcharges to 60m mint, Port Said with 1899 red "25" and "VINGT-/CINQ" overprints on 25c used, 1921 3m on 50c local surcharge mint, etc.; Crete with 1903 2pi - 20pi surcharges used; Levant with 1905 1p on 15c Beyrout provisional surcharge used, and issues for Kavalla, Dedeagatz, Port Lagos or Vathy virtually complete mint or used; and Occupation of Castellorizo (6); a good collection. S.G. å£7,000. (100s). Photo on Page 232. (Image1)

French Antarctica. 1955-2005 Mint collection on pages, apparently complete, most lightly mounted. S.G. å£3,500 (approx). (100s).

French India. 1892-1954 Mint and used collection on pages including 1903 10c and 15c surcharges on 25c used, WW2 "France Libre" issues with 1942 (Dec.) surcharge set of seven mint, etc. S.G. å£2,000 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 232. (Image1)

Indian Ocean. 1889-1997 Mint and used collection on pages comprising Comoro Islands issues for Anjouan, Great Comoro, Mayotte and Moheli virtually complete mint or used, issues from 1950 including 1975 folk dances pair and post independence issues; Madagascar with French P.O issues including 1889 "05" on 25c used, 1891 surcharges used, 1891 5c - 1f used, Diego Suarez with 1890 15c surcharge set used, 1890 1c - 5c used, 1892 35c mint and postage dues to 30c mint or used, Nossi Be with 1889 large blue "25" on 30c used, 1890 type 4 25c on 75c used, 1891 15c on 10c postage due used (S.G. D31), Ste. Marie set mint or used; Reunion with 1915 Red Cross 10c + 5c in black used, 1922-33 50c on 45c red and mauve mint, 1937 Roland Garros flight 50c mint, CFA surcharges with 1951 500f on 1000f mint; Zanzibar French PO issues. A good lot with many scarcer stamps. S.G. å£16,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 238. (Image1)

Indo-China. 1886-1949 Mint and used collection on pages including 1886 Cochin China surcharges set mint, Annam and Tongking surcharges, Indo-China issues from 1889 with 1904-06 2f - 10f mint, 1919 2p and 5p mint, Officials, charity issues including 1918 War Orphans Fund set mint, postage dues, parcel post stamps including scarce 1891 10c with type P5 handstamp used on piece at Tourane, etc. S.G. å£4,800 (approx). Photo on Page 252. (Image1)

North Africa. 1888-1958 Mint and used collection on pages comprising Tunisia with 1916 and 1918 Prisoner of War Fund sets mint; Algeria with extensive railway parcel stamps; Morocco with 1891-1900 2p on 2f used, and local post issues; French Post Office in Tangier; Fezzan and Ghadames. S.G. å£4,600+. (100s). Photo on Page 232. (Image1)

Pacific Islands. 1881-1990 Mint and used collection on pages with New Caledonia including 1881 surcharges (faults), 1892 perf and imperf 1f overprints unused (no gum), subsequent issues virtually complete (mainly mint) including 1932 Paris-Noumea flight pair, etc.; Wallis & Futuna complete virtually all mint, including postage and postage due sets with "France Libre" overprints; Tahiti overprints (16) with 1884 5c on 20c used on piece; French Oceanic Settlements apparently complete mint with scarce 1903 50c, etc.; and French Polynesia. A fine collection. S.G. å£7,400 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 232. (Image1)

St. Pierre et Miquelon. 1885-1970 Mint and used collection on pages including 1942 postage due 3f with "FRANCE / LIBRE / F.N.F.L" overprint mint, etc. S.G. å£3,800 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 232. (Image1)

Syria & Lebanon area. 1916-96 Mint and used collection on pages including Cilicia; Alexandretta, Alaouites and Latakia issues complete, virtually all mint; Ile Rouad; Syria with 1919 (Dec.) sets mint, 1920 (Feb.) set with thick "O.M.F" mint, 1920 and 1921 Air sets of three used, 1923 Air set mint, 1934 sets mint; Free French Forces in Levant complete; Lebanon; also post independence issues of Lebanon and Syria. S.G. å£8,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 232. (Image1)

West Africa. 1887 -1977 Mint and used collection in an album with many scarce stamps and complete sets, comprising Cameroun with 1915 and 1916 overprint sets mint; Chad complete mint; Congo with 1891-92 surcharges used (8, S.G. 2, 3, 4b, 5, 6a, 7, 9, 14), 1903 5c on 30c used; Benin with handstamped overprints (11) including 1f used, and Dahomey with 1899 and 1906-07 sets; French Equatorial Africa including all World War Two overprint sets; French Guinea with 1892, 1900, 1904 sets; Obock with first overprint issue (8) including 75c, 1f unused no gum, second overprint issue (8) and surcharges (9), Djibouti with 1893 5c "DJ" overprint used, 1902 "0.75" on 5f mint, Afars and Issas; French West Africa; French Sudan including Sennegambia & Niger and Upper Senegal & Niger complete; Gabon with 15c on 5c used, 1910 set mint or used; Ivory Coast with 1903-05 parcel post surcharges (9); Mauritania; Niger; Senegal with 1887-92 surcharges used (6, S.G. 2a, 3a, 5f, 6, 7x2); Togo with 1915 5pf used; Ubangi-Shari; Upper Volta. A fine collection, many countries complete or virtually so (mainly mint but many sets with the occasional used stamp), careful viewing recommended. S.G. å£37,000++. (100s). Photo on Page 240. (Image1)

West Indies/Guiana. 1876-1947 Mint and used collection on pages from Martinique including 1886-88 "15" on 20c mint (S.G. 5), "1904 / 0f.10" on 5f used, etc.; Guadeloupe with 1876-84 postage dues; and French Guiana including 1888 10c on 75c rosine mint, etc. S.G. å£5,000+. (100s).