SPRAWLING FRENCH COLONIES COLLECTION. splendid predominantly mint collection of 1000s of mainly classic period to 1940s issues in 9 large Yvert albums and sporting many complete sets with many being NH either mounted on selvage or by unobtrusive cellophane mounts; on closer inspection you»ll find an additional used stamp sharing the mount with its mint counterpart, we note (mint unless otherwise stated) Gabon 1912 overprint spacings in se-tenant pairs incl 10c on 50c, on 2fr and on 5fr all signed, Tunisia 1938 semi-postals complete and the Red Cross surcharges with 1916 10c on 2fr and 1918 15c on 2fr, also many of the 1906/07 postage due sets incl for Ivory Coast, Dahomey, French Guinea, Upper Senegal, Mauritania, etc.; similarly the 1913 Pictorials through to surcharges of the 1920s are virtually complete for many colonies; also lots of better overprints of the WW II period incl Senegal 1944 surcharges complete signed and the 20fr and 50fr on 90c Caillie NH, excellent Reunion with «France Libre» complete virtually all NH, comprehensive CFA, Roland Garros #C1 used, 500fr on 1000fr bridges of Paris NH, excellent officials incl 1889s mostly signed; also note plenty of S/S and some deluxe proofs, occasional covers with Madagascar expedition covers, generally F-VF; a most pleasurable collection to viewrn

CV. 3,000

FRENCH COLONIES COUNTRY COLLECTIONS on Minkus pages, best from Alaouites, Cilicia, Fr Guyana, Fr India, Fr Antarctic, Fr Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Indochina, Inini, Martinique, New Caledonia, St Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna, each country with well filled pahges and strong in the classic period through WW II, mostly used and with better sets and singles noted, usual mixed condition incl a few dubious as usual in the "Navigation and Commerce" issues as usual, mostly F-VF

CV. 1,500

FRENCH COLONIES ASSORTMENT. very useful holding of many 100s of mint stamps including French Southern and Antarctic Territories virtually complete and mostly NH 1948/88 on hingeless pages, also a sheet file of Reunion large multiples including France Libre ovpts, part sheets/full panes of Madagascar and St. Pierre & Miquelon, as well as an attractive accumulation of over 100 different numeral gutter pairs seemingly all NH crammed together with much in complete sets incl Kouang-Tcheou, Monaco, Madagascar, Tunisia, Algeria, Guadeloupe, etc, mostly F-VF; great potential for breaking down into dozens of individual lots, please inspect.

CV. 1,000

FRENCH COLONIES IMPERFORATES and DELUXE PROOFS HOLDING. from a dealer's estate and comprised of 1000s of imperf sheetlets and part sheets, as well as deluxe proofs Djibouti, New Caledonia, Mail, etc,, virtually all if not everything in complete sets; highly topical; including soccer, paintings, space, automobiles, costumes, aviation and much more; retail value well into 5-figures; a great opportunity for any dealer in imperfs, epreuves de luxe.

CV. 1,000

FRENCH COLONIES and FOREIGN OFFICES COLLECTION. several 100 stamps on homemade pages with particular strength in peace and commerce issues (some forgeries noted) of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Diego Suarez, also French Post Offices Abroad incl high values used plus a useful range of Port Said, Offices in Turkey, then good range A-Z countries incl Algeria, French Equatorial Africa, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Wallis and Futuna, Indochina, St Pierre, Tunisia, etc., usual mixed condition, VG-VF; the more we look at this collection, the more we like it!rn

CV. 1,000

FRENCH COLONIES MINT material from an old "new issue" holding of 1920s and 1930s issues including strong Lebanon with the key airposts #C35-36 NH and signed, 1926 Refugee ovpts NH (2), 1937 Paris Expo set in blocks of four (2x vlh and 2x NH sets), further good back of the book NH sets of «1920s/»30s Algeria and Morocco, additional French Equatorial Africa/Oubangui-Chari overprints on Middle Congo sheets with plate numbers, Laos and Cambodia sets, as well as early 1950s Reunion CFA surcharges on France airposts and postage dues, appearing complete including the 1000fr Paris and high value airplanes, great quality throughout.

CV. 750

FRENCH COLONIES with OCEANIA. collection of several hundred NH stamps and miniature sheets, mostly in sets from the 1970s to 1990s, in one large volume, especially strong in French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, French Antarctic, New Caledonia plus Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, with defins as well as commems, postage due, se-tenants, etc. generally PO fresh and VF

CV. 500

FRENCH COLONIES GROUP. several 1000 mint stamps in complete sets in a well-filled stock book, much from the 1950s on with virtually no duplication, noteworthy Vietnam, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Senegal and others, generally F-VF; considerable retail potential.

CV. 500

FRENCH COLONIES STOCKCARD SELECTION Group of several dozen mostly mint sets, a smattering of used and a couple of booklets displayed on black stock sheets. Actually, the best item in the group is from France: Scott# 329 S/S. The rest of the material is from former colonies starting with an attractive section of French Morocco that includes two Scott#136a (complete booklets), followed by several better mint sets such as #B4 (block of ten NH), CB1-10, CB11-20 and Q1-11 plus more. We note some some French Equatorial Africa, a couple of WWII German Occupation sets, French Sudan #51-60 and Lebanon #C49-56. Generally a clean selection, Fine-VF.

CV. 400

FRENCH COLONIES selection of mostly mint sets and singles neatly arranged by country in two stock books, includes Germany - French Zone and Saar issues, generally 1920s/60s with useful omnibus issues of the 1930s/40s incl Word's Fair, airmails, plus topicals, French Africa, etc., mostly F-VF

CV. 250

FRENCH COLONIES COLLECTION. mostly mint on large-format Yvert pages with best from Reunion, Saar, Madagascar, Indo-china, Guadeloupe, etc., generally fresh and F-VF, excellent for continuation

CV. 200

FRENCH COLONIES ASSORTMENT ON STOCK CARDS. mix of mint and used sets and singles on approx. 140+ stock cards, primarily post-WWII issues but some earlier, note better incl. Cameroun 352-54 NH, French Antarctic Territory C1-2 NH and used, Monaco CB11-14 NH, Reunion 299-30 NH, and St. Pierre and Miquelon 393-95, 404-07, and 408-11 NH, etc., usual mixed condition in the earlier issues with most F-VF

CV. 80