Registered cover cancelled in Fort Lamy on 24 Sept 1935. Single franking of #58 posted to Cousset, Switzerland and backstamped there on 9 November. (Image)

Collection/accumulation in two Scott Specialty albums from the 1850s to 1981 from the Belgian in the Carolinas estate. Involves hundreds and hundreds of mixed mint and used stamps in full, partial set, and singles having useful backup. Postal history is sprinkled throughout the collection. Searching might reveal shade, cancellation, and color varieties. An interesting collection for the francophile. (Image)

France (1) Ceres used margin just touches at upper right fresh Fine (Image)

France (3,3a,3b) used most four margin copies F-VF (Image)

France (16) x2 used pairs different shades both with four margins F-VF (Image)

France (46) x2 shades both with four margins F-VF (Image)

France (70) og hr. fresh Fine (Image)

France (107) gutter pair og Fine (Image)

France (133-137) Rights of Man og F-VF set (Image)

France (C27) Paris in sheet of five Some toning in the margin o/w NH F-VF (Image)

France (1O27-1O36) UN imperfs VF set (Image)

France (2O1-2O5) UNESCO imperf blocks NH VF set (Image)

1871 Balloon Monte siege cover from Paris to Switzerland. Uprated to 30 c with a two color franking. The pre printed mini newspaper in much better than usual condition. Proper markings. (Image)

Assortment of over 125 mint and used stamps on three stock pages and six old auction pages from the classic period to the 1990s. Around 100 are from France, Reunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and St Pierre et Miquelon and the remainder are French imperforate NH sets B615-620 B649-654, B656-661, B664-660, and 2030-2034. (Image)

Impressive collection of French areas, including Castellorizo, Chad, Cilicia, Comoro Islands, Dahomey, Diego-Suarez, and French Colonies, late nineteenth century to 1970’s. Singles, many complete sets, and occasional short sets. Mint og and MNH. Eye-popping colors and images. F-VF. Some stamps may require an expert’s eye for full appreciation. Mounted on homemade pages and housed in a three-ring binder. Hard to acquire in such depth and breadth. Should appeal to collectors and dealers. (Image)

Expansive collection of Senegal, Senegambia and Niger, Somali Coast, Syria, and Togo, late nineteenth century to 1960’s. Singles, many complete sets, and occasional short sets. Mint og, MNH, and used. F-VF. Amassed by a connoisseur of the area and featuring annotated examples of forgeries. Mounted on homemade pages and housed in a three-ring binder. Admirable in its attention to detail. Specialists, take note. (Image)

Engaging collection of Chad, Senegal, French Guiana, and French Guinea, late nineteenth century to 1940’s. Most of the value is in French Guiana and French Guinea. Singles, many complete sets, and occasional short sets. Mint og and MNH. Fresh and eye-catching. F-VF. Mounted on homemade pages and housed in a three-ring binder. Not often found in such quantity and quality. Of interest to collectors and dealers. (Image)

Powerful collection of Madagascar and Martinique, late nineteenth century to 1940’s. Singles, many complete sets, and occasional short sets. Mint og, MNH, and used. Clean and sharp. F-VF. Amassed by a connoisseur of the area and featuring annotated examples of forgeries and printing varieties. Mounted on homemade pages and housed in a three-ring binder. Noteworthy compilation. Purchase this lot and acquire bragging rights at the next meeting of your local stamp club. (Image)

Exquisite collection of French Sudan, French West Africa, Gabon, Grand Comoro, and Guadeloupe--late nineteenth century to 1950’s. Singles, sets, and souvenir sheets; regular postage stamps and BOB. Well filled for the time period. Overall F-VF. Some early issues identified as forgeries. Neatly mounted on computer generated pages and housed in a three-ring binder, each page with catalog values in pencil. Highlights include French Sudan #7//18; French West Africa #17-35, #36-54; Gabon #16-32, #33-48, #49-71; Grand Comoro #1-19; and Guadeloupe #1-2, #3//11. Colorful, well designed, and culturally significant. Take a look. (Image)

All-mint collection of French colonies (T-U). Features Tunisia, 1888-1954; Ubangi-Shari, 1924-1928; Upper Senegal and Niger, 1906-1917; and Upper Volta, 1920-1928. Tunisia represents 90% of the value. Numerous singles and sets, all neatly mounted onto computer-generated pages and housed in a three-ring binder. Missing only some of the most elusive stamps. Highlights include Tunisia Scott #1-8, 9//27, 29-57, 74//113D, 213//228 imperf., B1-11, B12-19, B20-36, and B54-73; Upper Senegal and Niger Scott #1-17. A desirable grouping of attractive material seldom found in this quantity. (Image)

Engaging collection of French Congo and French Equatorial Africa, late nineteenth century to early 1950’s. Most of the value is in French Equatorial Africa. Sets and singles. Mint og and MNH. F-VF. Mounted on homemade pages and housed in a three-ring binder. Includes a few stamped commemorative cards. Seldom found in such quantity and quality. Ready to add to an existing collection of the area and period or to offer for quick sale. (Image)

Better singles and sets from assorted French colonies. MNH, Mint og, and used. F-VF. Includes pre- and post-independence items from wide-ranging countries and territories, such as Ivory Coast, Morocco, Algeria, Cilicia, French Polynesia, and French West Africa. Stamps are housed in “102” sales cards and identified by Scott catalog number and price. Colorful, topical, and collectable. Nicely set up for easy processing. (Image)

Small French Offices group of a couple hundred different stamps on Scott Specialty pages. Almost all is offices in China 1894-1939, mixed mint and used with many better to be rediscovered. Also includes a small group of German offices, too. One small pizza sized box. (Image)

Strong dealer’s stock of French areas. Better singles and sets (no short sets). Includes definitives and commemoratives, as well as BOB. Various time periods represented, with an emphasis on pre-1950 items. All stamps housed in clean salespages; neatly identified by Scott catalogue number and value; organized alphabetically by colony, office or territory; and arranged in four binders. F.S.A.T. is especially noteworthy. Minimal duplication. Desirable material from a popular collecting field. (Image)

French Equatorial Africa (C9) Plane Over Harbor used F-VF (Image)