BRITISH AFRICA BALANCE. mostly mint KG VI through early 1970s mint (some later NH) somewhat disorganized in stock books or in mounts on pages, best from No Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Rhodesia / Rhodesia & Nyasaland, St Helena, Seychelles, Somaliland, So Africa, SW Africa, So Rhodesia, Sudan, Swaziland, etc., numerous definitive, 1935 Jubilee and 1948 Wedding sets, generally fresh and F-VF

CV. 600-900

FRENCH INDEPENDENT AFRICA COVERS ACCUMULATION. holding of 3000-4000 colorful small envelopes with only commercial or personal uses- no FDC, much addressed to Europe and incl many frankings of topical appeal with elephants, butterflies, cars, birds, soccer, deGaulle, space, minerals, monkeys, etc., from countries such as Chad, Gabon, Togo, Congo, Cameroons, Senegal, etc., variety of frankings and uses, generally F-VF, excellent retail potential.

CV. 3,000-3,500

Maury 2d, 1849 15c "Vert tr+¿s fonc+¬" tied by bold strike of Paris star on locally addressed folded letter, backstamped Paris 23 Fevr 53, stamp clear to full margins, Very Fine, scarce shade single franking signed Roumet and with his 2014 certificate (Maury EUR4,300) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 1,000-1,500

3a, 1849 20c Black, bottom margin single with ample to full margins the other sides, o.g., l.h., Very Fine; signed Maury (Scott $475; Maury 3a, EUR600) (Image)

CV. 150-200

Maury 3j, 1849 20c "Grey sur chamois clair", tied on folded letter by bold strike of lozenge cancel, Bray-S-Seine 15 Mars 1850 cds alongside, stamp ample to wide margins, Very Fine; a very scarce shade; signed Calves, 2015 Roumet certificate (Maury EUR3,750) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 1,500-2,000

7, 1850 40c Orange on yellowish, pair tied on folded letter to Gand, Belgium by grill cancels with an accompanying Paris 8 Juil 51 cds, red boxed "PD", backstamped Ligne De Calais, France / Par Mouscron, Gand, stamps full to large margins and fresh color, cover horiz file fold not affecting stamps, overall Very Fine; signed A Diena and with his 1974 certificate (Scott $1,250; Maury 5, EUR1,850) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 750-1,000

17, 1853 25c Blue, tied on folded letter by small numerals "2855" with accompanying Sedan 28 Mars 54 cds, backstamped Paris, Bordeaux, stamp full to large margins, cover with a very light central vertical bend, Very Fine single franking; signed Calves, 2016 Roumet certificate (Scott $425; Maury 15, EUR525) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 150-200

Maury 17Ag, 1856 80c "Vermillonn+¬ fonc+¬", just tied on folded letter by small numerals "1896" with accompanying Marseille 2 Nov 57 cds, several backstamps incl Ganges 4 Nov arrival, stamp ample to full margins, with a light bend affecting only the top margin, Very Fine; signed Calves, 2015 Roumet certificate (Maury EUR1,775) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 400-600

21, 1853 1fr Lake on yellowish, light face-free cancel, full balanced margins, fresh and Very Fine (Scott $3,250; Maury 18, EUR4,000) (Image)

CV. 750-1,000

Maury 45d, 1870 20c Blue, Type II, Fine impression, single with "superbes marges" just tied on folded letter by large numerals cancel, Buis Les Baronnies 15 Janv 71 cds plus sender's handstamp and circled "B", backstamped Carpentras, Very Fine; 2016 Roumet certificate (Maury EUR650) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 250-300

Maury 47l, 1871 40c "Rouge-sang fonc+¬", single with "532" large numeral cancel on folded letter, Bordeaux 20 Janv 71 cds, backstamped Blaye 27 Janv, stamp clear to large margins, Very Fine, scarce shade; signed Calves and Roumet; 2005 and 2016 Roumet certificates (Maury EUR3,000) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 1,000-1,500

54b, 1870 10c Bistre on yellowish, Diagonal half used as 5c on cover, tied with 1870 20c on large part of a folded lettersheet by large numeral "4273" with accompanying Villers-Cotterets 19 Sept 71 cds, several backstamps, Very Fine; 2016 Roumet certificate (Scott $5,000; Maury EUR6,250) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. 1,800-2,200

241, 1927 Strasbourg S/S, Exposition 12-6 27 favor cancel, sheet is o.g. with stamps NH, lightly hinged in top margin only, small internal natural gum wrinkle not affecting stamps, VF (Scott $1,000; Maury BF2, EUR1,300) (Image)

CV. 250-300

329, 1937 PEXIP S/S, P.O. fresh, NH, VF and choice (Scott $700; Maury BF3, EUR900) (Image)

CV. 400-500

329. 1937 PEXIP S/S, PO fresh, NH, some light natural gum bends as often, Very Fine (Scott $700; Maury BF3, EUR900) (Image)

CV. 200-250

329, 1937 PEXIP S/S, stamps NH, hinged in margin only, slight crease at top right, VF (Scott $360; Maury BF3, EUR450) (Image)

CV. 150-200

414, 1941 20fr on 50fr Ader, coin-date block of four, NH, Very Fine (Scott $280 as singles; Maury 493, EUR320 as singles) (Image)

CV. 150-200

624a, 1949 Centenary, complete sheet of ten, very slight toning and a few insignificant creases, NH, VF (Scott $700; Maury BF5, EUR930) (Image)

CV. 300-400

805 var., 1956 15fr Europa, Imperforate trial color proofs, blocks of four in three different colors on gummed stamp paper, slightly different design than issued stamp, NH, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 300-400

805 var., 1956 15fr Europa, Die essays on plain paper, three proofs all in different colors, differ slightly from issued design noting heavier lined backround, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 250-300

805 var., 1956 15fr Europa, Artist proof in black on glazed paper, signed by engraver, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 150-200

805 var., 1956 15fr Europa, Artist proof on plain paper signed by the engraver, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100-150

806 var., 1956 30fr Europa, Artist proof die sunk on card with punch holes, three different colors, one with light pencil notation in margin, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 250-300

806 var., 1956 30fr Europa, Artists proof in issued colors, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100-150

805 var., 1956 30fr Europa, Artists proof in the issued colors of the 15fr value, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100-150