1994 Olympics Centennial Coin Programme set of three Proofs comprising 500 francs gold (16.97g 0.9167 agw ½oz) The Archer, 100 francs silver (33.63g 0.925 asw 1oz) The Javelin Thrower, and The Discus Thrower, cased with certificates and cardboard outer. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Extensive collection crammed into a 32pp stockbook, mostly mint with numerous better items & long sets from Algeria, Cameroun, Dahomey, Djibouti, French Guinea, French Somaliland, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Senegal et Niger, Ubangui-Chari, etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat £4500+. The often chaotic layout makes scanning almost impossibnle. It also means we have probably overlooked some better material, and these factors make inspection a must.  (few 1000) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Extensive mostly used collection on album pages with strength in the African Colonies, many better singles and long sets including Peace & Commerce types & 1906-09 Explorers, numerous Overprints & Surcharges, several of the Bastille sets (*/**), etc, generally fine to very fine, Cat £8500+. Despite often similar catalogue values, used sets are generally scarcer than mint, making this an excellent basis for expansion.  (1000+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,000

Another mostly untidy collection but with Indian Possessions, New Caledonia & some others on album pages, generally fine to very fine. Inspection required.  (1500+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

FRANCE: 1936 Airmails 50f 'Banknote' ultramarine/rose SG 541 (Michel 321), well-centred, light but indistinct cds cancel, Cat £475 (€300). A very attractive example of this much-loved stamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA: Attractive mostly mint collection on album pages including 1936 Overprints on Middle Congo & on Gabon (used), 1937-42 Pictorials, 1939 Bastille, 1940 France Libre Overprints largely complete, 1944 'RESISTANCE' & 'LIBERATION' sets, very fine, Cat £3000.  (few 100) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

FRENCH GUIANA: 1888 Surcharges on Colonies General Issues Imperforate 'Fevrier 1888/GUY. FRANC/ 5 ' & '.../ 10 ' on Ceres 30c brown and Peace & Commerce 'Sage' 75c rose SG 11 & 12 (Dallay 8 & 9), both with good to large margins, the '5' unused without gum (A Brun guarantee handstamp), the '10' with large-part gum (Calves guarantee handstamp), Cat £460 (€515). Samuel Gautre Certificate (2013) for both. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

FRENCH GUIANA: 1892 Overprints on French Colonies General Issues Imperforate 'GUYANE' on Ceres 30c brown without stop unused and on Peace & Commerce 'Sage' 40c red/yellow *, 75c carmine/rose * & 1fr olive green unused all with stops SG 14 & 17-19 (Dallay 11 II, 13-15 I), margins good to large, the 30c & 75c with Calves guarantee handstamps on reverse, Cat £620 (€715).  (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

FRENCH POLYNESIA: 1900 (Sept 24) registered cover to Mormon missionary "Mr E Holton, Taiohae Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands via San Francisco" with Fourth Bureau 5c & 8c with pen-stroke cancels the 5c also tied by 'REGISTERED/Brigham - Utah' boxed handstamp in violet and endorsed "Return Receipt Demanded" for Avis de Reception service, San Francisco backstamp & red & blue/white R label affixed on the face, two 'PAPEETE/5/NOV/00/TAHITI' transits on reverse. A very scarce destination: the Marquesas Islands lie almost 1400km NE of Tahiti (and 5000km W of Mexico, the nearest continental land mass), making them one of the most remote island groups in the world. (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

FRENCH POLYNESIA: 1901 (March 12) Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance Co envelope to Mormon missionary "Elder Eli Holton, Papeete Tahiti, Society Islands" endorsed "Via San Francisco" with Fourth Bureau 1c & 2c x2 tied by 'SALT LAKE CITY UTAH' machine cancel, San Francisco transit and 'PAPEETE/ 23/AVRIL/01/TAHITI' arrival backstamps where re-directed to him at "Taiohai, Marquesas" (see previous Lot). The Marquesas Islands lie almost 1400km NE of Tahiti (and 5000km W of Mexico, the nearest continental land mass), making them one of the most remote island groups in the world. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

FRENCH SUDAN: 1894 Surcharges on Colonies General Issues 'SOUDAN Fais/ 0,15 ' on 75c carmine SG 1 (Dallay 1), well-centred, tied to small piece by fine complete 'BAFOULABE/SOUDAN- FRANCIASE' cds cancel in blue, Cat £3000 (€2650). Samuel Gautre Certificate (2014) states "rare et superbe (signé Calves/Margues/certificat)". (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

INDOCHINA - ANNAM & TONKIN: 1888 Surcharges on Colonies General Issues 'A - T/ 1 ' on 2c brown/buff SG 4 (Dallay 1 IX), quite well-centred, unused without gum, Cat £375 (€375). Roumet guarantee handstamp on reverse. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

MARTINIQUE: 1888-91 Surcharges on French Colonies General Issues 'MARTINIQUE / 05c.' Type 5 (Dallay Type I) on 4c purple-brown/grey SG 11 (Dallay 9 I), wayward centring, short perfs at lower-left & upper-right corners, large-part gum with hinge remainder, Cat £1500 (€1750). A Brun guarantee handstamp on reverse. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

NEW CALEDONIA: 1881-84 Surcharges on Colonies General Issues Narrow Setting 'NCE / 25' on Imperforate 75c rose-carmine/rose SG 7 (Dallay 4), margins close to good, large part gum with a small hinge remainder, Cat £400 (€500). Scheller guarantee signature in pencil on reverse. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

NEW CALEDONIA: 1886 Surcharges on Colonies General Issues 'N.C.E. / 5c.' on Imperforate 1fr olive-green/buff SG 11 (Dallay 10A), margins close to good, large-part original gum with a couple of slightly aged hinge remainders, Cat £12,000 (€13,500). Samuel Gautré Certificate (2019) states "rare superbe (signé/certificat)". Dallay states that only 100 examples of the overprint on the Imperforate 1fr were issued. (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

NEW HEBRIDES: 1910 usage of New Caledonia PPC ('Canaque de Koungounia') to London with Overprints on Fiji 1d red tied by French 'NLLES HEBRIDES/PT SANDWICH' cds, part-London arrival on the face. Hals & Collas state at page 145 that late usage is of questionable authenticity. However, the London arrival indicates that the card did pass through the mail. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

NEW HEBRIDES: 1918 (Nov 29) envelope from German Prisoner of War / Internee to Saxony with 'PASSED CENSOR/.... Resident Commissioner' boxed handstamp in violet on face & reverse signed & dated "29/XI/18", stamp affixed cancelled 'VILA/DE 12/18/NEW HEBRIDES' cds in purple with another very fine strike alongside, the stamp later removed and the space endorsed "Timbre enleve a l'armee service civil" [stamp removed by the army civil censor], carried via Australia with Sydney 'PASSED BY/CENSOR S.D.' boxed cachet in violet on the face, re-addressed from Germany to "c/- Int Committee of the Red Cross. Geneva, Switzerland", a few minor edge faults. Most unusual: it is suggested that the item originated on an outer island and was carried to Vila by canoe, thus accounting for the almost two weeks between the Resident Commissioner marking and the Vila datestamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

NEW HEBRIDES: 1942 (March 10) envelope to Sydney with Gold Currency 10c orange x3 tied by 'NEW HEBRIDES/INTER-ISLAND' cds, very fine complete strike of the scarce 'R/NEW-HEBRIDES/INTER-ISLAND' boxed registration handstamp at lower-left, 'NEW HEBRIDES/17 MAR 42/VILA' transit and Sydney '-2AP42' arrival backstamp where censored with resealing label & cachet, a few minor edge faults. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

NEW HEBRIDES: 1944 (Aug 1) Societe de Ranon, Ambryn [Island], Merchants & Planters envelope to USA with Gold Currency 10c orange solo tied by 'NEW HEBRIDES/INTER-ISLAND' cds with another very fine complete strike alongside, underpaid and taxed with two very fine strikes of 'T'-in-inverted-triangle hanfdstamp on the face, censored locally with 'OPENED BY CENSOR - NEW HEBRID[ES]' black/cream resealing label at right and again in transit with Sydney resealing label & cachet, a few minor edge faults. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500