Sale No: 103
Lot No:4461
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Offices in China, Mint Collection, 1901-19. Very complete collection missing only a few stamps for completion in all mint high quality condition, begins with Canton and followed by Hoi Hao, Kwangehowan, Mongtsen, Pakhoi, Tchongking and Yunnan Fou mainly all mint complete sets plus additional varieties on dealer or auction lot sheets, well worth viewing to appreciate how fresh and complete this outstanding collection is, housed in one album on detailed custom pages, few faults if any, high catalog value, ex-Windsor.
Estimate; $7,500 - 10,000. US$7,500-10,000

Est. $7,500-10,000

Sale No: 103
Lot No:4465
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

France, The Ultimate High Quality Mint Collection, 1849-1965. A comprehensive and specialized quality mint collection housed in five packed albums on neatly described pages also with several hundred dealer and auction lot sheets on Vario black pages with singles, sets, booklets, and booklet panes valued up to and over $2,000. Each, a veritable treasure trove for adding to your existing collection or sale at public or online auctions due to the scarcity and quality of this collection. Almost every stamp or set was acquired individually with some early N.H. material purchased at full Scott and over. This is truly an exceptional collection with most of the early imperforates being four margins and many o.g. and a few even N.H. The perforated issues are also of the highest standard as the collector was meticulous throughout. Words cannot do this collection justice as it must be viewed to fully appreciate its size and scope. It does include some 1849 issue stamps, nice selection of the 1862 Re-issues, 1862-1870 perforated Napoleon 1¢ to 80¢ including shades, 5fr (used),Bordeaux Perf and Imperf, excellent selection of Type Sage values to 1fr., with Types I and II plus some gutter pairs, booklet pairs and complete booklets, Sower Type, commemoratives complete, souvenir sheets plus stamps from the sheets Scott 226,226b, 241 and 241a + b, PEXIP with six used or unused, Reims Cathedral complete also 5fr, 10fr.,and 20fr. With all dyes and types Scott 247-254A, Semi-postals with Orphans B3-B10, Industry and Agriculture types I, II, III, B27, Smile of Reims complete booklets, plus a pane, looks complete to 1958 with Red Cross booklets occasional proofs, Air Post all there except C3-C4, includes some deluxe sheets, C6b "E.I.P.A." two copies with one N.H., C8-C14, C15 plus C15a, Postage Dues with many better, Officials, Pre-Cancels, overprinted "Annule" and "Specimen", Military stamps overprinted "F.M.", Wonderful Newspaper and Legion souvenir sheet imperf and on cover! St. Nazaine on cover, Semi-Official Air Post, material including more booklets and more B.O.B., Condition is Fine to Very Fine o.g. or N.H. with several covers present, few faults mainly on the 19th century but overall, far superior to most collections in quality, Scott value plus the Scott unlisted material should easily reach $170,000. or more. ex-Windsor.
Estimate; $30,000 - 40,000. US$30,000-40,000

Est. $30,000-40,000

Sale No: 103
Lot No:4466
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

France, Mint Parcel Post Issues Collection, 1862-1960. Extensive quality & very comprehensive collection of all mint singles and sets (except Q1 is used) mounted on carefully designed pages plus auction purchases on lot sheets altogether hundreds of stamps, varieties, values omitted, unlisted items 1928-1936 "a", "b", "c", "d", and other overprints, sets such as Maury 165A-165F mint n.h. are here valued at €2100, a plethora of better singles & sets valued into the hundreds of dollars each, viewing this collection will be worthwhile to fully appreciate its depth and scope, rarely offered with an estimated Maury value of over $14,000, condition is excellent with few faults, if any, ex-Windsor.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000. US$4,000-6,000

Est. $4,000-6,000

Sale No: 103
Lot No:4467
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

France, Local Issues, Rarely Offered Advanced Mint Collection Liberation Issues, 1944-1945. A wonderful collection of dozens of sets and singles all mint except for a couple of date stamped blocks, neatly mounted on well described pages or on original auction lot sheets on Vario pages. We note sets and singles from Aigurande, Bordeaux Chambery, Poitiers, Tours-Gare, Free French, Alpes-Maritimes, Marquis Francois Creuse, R.F. overprints, Liberation Canne, overprints on Hitler stamps and more. The bulk of the value is still mounted on the auction lot sheets making for easy resale, The lot is simply a pleasure to view as it is loaded with high quality better material, Condition is uniformly Fine to Very Fine or better with very few faults, if any. A quick review by Maury values was in excess of 16,000 Euros, ex-Windsor.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000. US$3,000-4,000

Est. $3,000-4,000

Sale No: 103
Lot No:4468
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

France & Colonies, France & French Colonies Mint Collection, 1849-1945. Advanced high quality mint collection comprised of several dozen mint stamps missing only a few rarities including varieties, all Scott numbers, 1-6 plus shades and 2 triple impression, 5 mint o.g. pair, 8 o.g. with A.P.S. certificate, 7//23 almost all plus shades, 24-29 plus shade extra on 28, 30//44 most issues, 45 o.g. with 4 large margins, J12a(2) both signed Scheller, J13a, J14a (2) both signed Scheller and 4 margins, quality is far above the norm with 4 margins the rule rather than the exception, shades have been counted as the least expensive listed, a few items valued by Maury as they are Scott unlisted; few minor faults to be expected, Scott plus a couple of Maury items in excess of $10,500, ex-Windsor.
Estimate; $2,500 - 3,500. US$2,500-3,500

Est. $2,500-3,500

Sale No: 103
Lot No:4470
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies, A Collection of Mint Key Stamps from 26 Colonies, 1859-1949. A superior high quality all mint collection from 26 Colonies the bulk of the collection is on Auction or dealer lot sheets on Vario black pages along with the mounted sections all housed in 12 binders. Key sets and singles abound with values into the many hundreds of dollars and a few even more valuable. Many are signed by well known experts and the quality is well above the norm throughout, Several Colonies are complete, and this collection contains numerous hard to find singles and sets as well as varieties that sell for high percentages of Scott. It begins with Anjouan Island, strong section of Diego Suariz about $7,000. In Scott's Catalogue with numerous rarities, Benin and Dahomey in one binder is also loaded with scarce and rare singles and has a catalogue value of $9,400., Grand Comoro, Mayotte, Moheli, Excellent Nossi-Be at $5,700., Ste. Marie de Madagascar, Chad, Cilicia, Gabon, Reunion at $4,200. New Caledonia at $7,300., French Congo, Middle Congo, Martinique at $4,600., Castellorizo, French Guiana, Inni, Cameroun, Senegali, Ubangi-Shari, Upper Volta Niger, Upper Senegal & Niger. Please note no modern material all from the classic period well worth careful consideration and viewing, Perfect to sell online or at public auction as the lots are already ready to offer individually, Quality is primarily all Fine to Very Fine or better and we found very few faults, An approximate mainly Scott value with a few unlisted in which case Maury was used came to in excess of $61,000. ex-Windsor.
Estimate; $15,000 - 20,000. US$15,000-20,000

Est. $15,000-20,000

Sale No: 103
Lot No:4471
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies, Specialized Mainly All Mint Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, 1888-1960. An advanced mint (99%) collection of three French Colonies containing many hundreds of singles, sets, booklets, souvenir sheets, Die Proofs, varieties and a comprehensive collection of French Morocco local issues, we also note Parcel Post, all housed in Four Albums and carefully mounted and described by a knowledgeable Philatelist. In addition, you will find a trove of dealer and auction lot sheets loaded with better stamps, errors and varieties all in four albums, The collections contain virtually every scarce set and singles for each of the Colonies including their first issues. The collector had a penchant for fresh, bright stamps which is quickly evident upon viewing. It is loaded with better items into the hundreds of dollars and is completely intact as received. Perfect to offer online or to augment a collection. This is a collection that will not disappoint. The local issues of Morocco are very comprehensive and rarely offered, Condition is Fine to Very Fine with only a few faults. There are Scott unlisted Die Proofs and other goodies that are only listed in Yvert, A substantial catalogue value mainly Scott and a few Yvert prices when only listed there, is estimated to be in excess of $23,000. ex-Windsor.
Estimate; $6,000 - 8,000. US$6,000-8,000

Est. $6,000-8,000