BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, 40F, 45 Heller brown-red, perforated 11½ in a used pair! cancelled "Mil. Post Banja Luka 23-5-10". The trappist monks of the Mariastern monastery in the diocese of Banja Luka used to distribute their famous cheeses to their many customers by post. In order to save time, the trappists took care of all the formalities before handing over their parcels to the postal services. They created themselves mechianicaly the perforation in their binding workshop. Only 12 singles and 4 pairs are know with this perforation. Extremely rare! Shown on the "Philatelique de Monaco", on exhibit page (Image)

FRANCE, 1850-1900, (*)/*/** on stockcards with a lot of high cataloque-valued numbers f.i.: Yv. 15, 39A, B, C, 40A, B, 41B, 57, 62, 91 (4), 92 (3), 95 (3), Postage Due 7 (2), 8, and much more. The quality is a little bit mixed as to be expected with this classical material. Huge cataloque value! (Image)

FRANCE, 1900-1936, very fine unmounted mint lot, containing some very good stamps type Mouchon and Semeuse and f.i.: Yv.Nos. 162/69, 182, 261II, 262, 262A and 262B. Cat. value well over € 14.000 (Image)

FRANCE, 1900-1950, */** varieties, misprints, imperforated, inverted- and double overprints, etc., etc., incl. f.i.: 118b, 133c, 136b, 157c, 359b, 488b and 572a. A beautiful lot with a huge value! (Image)

FRANCE, Yv.229/32 **, 252 (type I & III) */** and 269 **, all VF blocks of four (Image)

FRANCE, 1941-1992, mainly unmounted mint imperforated issues incl. several higher noted sets and f.i. Volunteer Legion block 1 imperforated (Image)

FRANCE, Yv. Block 5, 'Citex' (2) and complete sheets of the numbers 565/66, 568/71, 576/80, 830/31 and Airmail 44, all unmounted mint. Also a folder with essays and compositions bij G. Vassileff celebrating the French Postage stamps 1849-1949 (Image)

FRANCE, Yv.nos. 701A/701F, Marianne de Dulac, the cpl. set MNH. Cat. value € 960 (Image)

FRANCE 1962, Yvert no. 1331B (Mi. 1384y), 0.25 Fr. Gallic Cock on fluorescent paper, VF unmounted mint with small cert. Clerc (Image)

FRANCE, Chamber of Commerce Yv.no. 1 in cpl. sheet of 25, incl. the varieties, all stamps NH, hinged in the margin (Image)

FRANCE, War Stamps Yv.no. 1 unused and on cover, 3, 4, 5 and 7, all in paires (signed) 8 and 9 unused, on card and as singles on cover, also the block Legion Volunteers Yv.1 ** (Image)

FRANCE, Italian Naval Base Bordeaux Yv. 1, 2/6, the set with inverted opt. (Sassone 6a, 8a/11a) VF unused and signed Diena. Sass. € 1550 (Image)

FRANCE, "Timbres de la Libération", collection Official and Local overprints with many signed stamps. Beautiful lot with high value (Image)

FRANCE, Officials Yv.nos. 1/5, the complete set MNH and signed. Cat. value € 3250 (Image)

FRENCH COLONIES, Madagascar and Guinee, used and unused with serveral better stamps and high cat. value (Image)

FRANCE POSTAL HISTORY, appr. 120 covers with department postmarks (numeral postmark with office name) between nos. 1-68 in black, red or blue, some with P.P. between the number (postage paid), showing different types, also from the same office, few other postmarks as well, some official cachets, postage indications, mainly inland and over all in fine quality, in binder

FRANCE, accumulation of classic issues with colour- and cancel variations, incl. postage dues and Alsace Lorraine, The quality is little mixed as to be expected for this material, but still a nice lot with a high value (Image)

FRANCE, 1849-1945, unused, mainly used accumulation with a nice section of the classic issues, and also a lot of good stamps, f.i. Yv. 148/55, 182(2), 257A(2), PA14, PA15(2), B3 etc. Also some covers and some back of the book in 3 stockbooks (Image)

FRANCE, 1849-1960 (*)/*/** , very nice collection in Davo album with an outstanding section of the classic issues and further almost all of the better stamps and sets, f.i. Yv, 119/23, 148/55, 182, 241/42, 257A, 321, PA1/2, PA3/4 !(signed), PA14/15, Blocks 1/3 and good postage dues with 6/9, 23, 39, 47 etc. A highly recommended lot with a huge catalogue value (Image)

FRANCE, 1849-1960 (*)/*/**, very nice collection in Lighthouse album with a good section of the first issues and further f.i. Yv. 119/23, 148/55, 182, 207/08, 257A, PA1/2, PA6c, PA14/15 etc. Very high cat. value (Image)

FRANCE, 1849-1976 o/*/**, collection with many better nos. and sets in 2 Schaubek albums, contains a good section of the oldies, incl. some reimpressions, and f.i. Yv. 33, 207/08, 148/55, 321, B3, A1/2(signed), A14, A15 etc. Also in the back a small collection of French Colonies. Nice lot! (Image)

FRANCE, 1849-2000, substantial collection in 18 Davo albums, used, unused and unmounted mint, incl. a good part of early stamps (Yv. 18 reimpression), several better cancellations on the classic, many better stamps and sets, sometimes in small quantities, blocks of four, part sheets etc. Also Airmail, Postage Due, "Coin-datés", Railway stamps and a nice selection of Fiscals. The collection contains a useful group of duplicates with a lot of better noted, few faults to be expected, but overwhelmingly fine or better, good saleable material worthy of close inspection. (Website PDF) (Image)

FRANCE, 1861-1937, 30 covers with better frankings, incl. three- and four colour frankings and f.i. cover with Yv. 257A "Le Havre", and "Guerre" no. 1 on cover (Image)

FRANCE, 1900-1945 */**, extensive accumulation in thick Lighthouse book with some varieties and many good items, f.i. Yv. 122(2), 148/55, 156(3), 162/69(3), 207(4), 208(3), 229/32(3), 252(4), 256(4), 257A, 262(6), 262B (cert. v.d. Weid), 269(2), PA1/2, PA3 (signed), PA6c, PA14, PA14a, PA15 and also some nice postage dues, FM overprints, Railway stamps etc. etc. A highly recommended lot! (Image)

FRANCE, 1900-1957 */** accumulation in 2 stockbooks with a lot of better material, f.i. Yv. 148/55, 162/69(4), 207/08(4), 252(3), 262A,B,C, 269(3), 321, B3, Legion Bloc, PA1/2, PA6c, PA14 etc. Nice lot with very high cat.value (Image)