1929 GERMANY DELAYED GRAF ZEPPELIN to USA, nice Nurnberg Savings Bank patriotic postcard with single franking #C36 to pay the 2m Zeppelin postcard rate to USA, posted at FRIEDRICHSHAFEN with a flight cachet on MAY 15-1929 and addressed to JERSEY-CITY-NJ, the flight was delayed at CUERS-FRANCE for over 2 months and a red DELAYED h/s was applied, the resumed flight arriving at LAKEHURST-NJ on AUG 5th, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1857 GREAT BRITAIN to FRANCE 8d DOUBLE RATE, #26(x2)pays the 1 ounce double Treaty rate (2 x 1d per ½ ounce), on folded letter from LONDON on SEP4-1857 to PARIS, routing via Channel packet to CALAIS on SEP 5th + train to PARIS the same day, interesting business letter enclosed, Scott cat $335 US ($450 CDN) for stamps on cover, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1875 GREAT BRITAIN "LATE" DOUBLE RATE to FRANCE, #43(pl-14),61(pl-15 stamps both with Samuel Montegue Company S.M.& Co. perfins, on cover from LONDON on JAN4-1875 and addressed to LYON, a red boxed "L1" h/s indicates the letter was posted after the mail cut-off time and an additional 1d was paid in cash to be included in the despatch, rated paid 7d for the 1 ounce double rate comprised of 4d for the 1st ½ ounce and 3d for the 2nd ½ ounce, routing via Channel Packet to CALAIS on JAN 5th + train to LYON on JAN 6th, good markings with Scott cat for stamps alone on cover $250 US ($340 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1918 CANADIAN RAF PILOT LAWRENCE J. BOWEN, real photo taken in France September 1918, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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SPACE TOPICAL STAMPS 1957-1990's, 2000 stamps and 34 souvenir sheets from a wide range of countries commemorating the Russia and USA flights along with the Astronauts and Cosmonauts, good lot that includes the France #1100a souvenir sheet with Scott cat $150 alone, total Scott cat over $1200 US ($1600 CDN), VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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WORLDWIDE TOPICAL STAMPS 1960-1990's, about 700 stamps plus 7 souvenir sheets, and 11 IVORY COAST imperf airmail related proofs #434-438 and #440-444, lot includes 12 mounted topical display panels with 107 stamps and 4 souvenir sheets for Nobel prize winners, John F. Kennedy memorial, automobiles, the Penny Black 150th anniversary ++, Scott cat over $460 US ($600 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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WORLDWIDE "N-Q" COUNTRY STAMPS 1860-1990's (some later), 730 stamps on 550 dealer-102 cards sorted by country in a red box, includes better British Colonies, NEW ZEALAND, NORTHERN RHODESIA, PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA, NETHERLAND and Colonies in sets, PORTUGAL, PERU, NORWAY ++, a good stock of $5-$20 singles and sets with some higher $120 items, Scott cat over $4930 US ($6600 CDN), VF est ($400+ US) (Image)

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WORLDWIDE MINT 1966-1975, 508 MNH stamps including better NETHERLANDS mini sheets #448-450, HUNGARY souvenir sheets #1189,1336, KOREA souvenir sheet #545a (x2) and #544-545 (x2), MONACO mini sheets #674-675, FRANCE mini sheets, USA 1936-1938 blocks plus 2 of the Marilyn Munroe mini sheets ++, Scott cat over $400 US ($550 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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(#1/130) FRANCE USED COLLECTION 1849-1900, 120 stamps (a few mint) mounted on 4 Scott International 1902 Album pages, includes better #1, 3, 6, 11-15, 19-20, 22-23, 25-36, 38, 40-42, 44-48, 50-108 near complete missing only 15 stamps, also BOB dues #J1-J4, J6, J10-J20 and newspaper stamps #P1, P3, lots of $100-$300 stamps with huge Scott cat at over $4800 US ($6400 CDN), mostly F-VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

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(#18/717) FRANCE USED 1853-1970's, 1275 stamps on 15 stocksheets mostly selected for nice SON cancels, includes better #18, 26 (x12), 58 (x14), 59 (x2) ++, 155 stamps are unchecked Commerce Issues to the 1fr, also 160 Liberty Issues to the 5fr, 370 good commemoratives 1920-1940's, good booklet advertising singles ++, Scott cat over $1400 US ($1900 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#64/1151) FRANCE MINT & USED 1876-1960's, 4140 stamps noting better used #65, 83, 96, 107, 254A, B29, C1, C2 ++, also good MOG #100, 201, 225, 305, 320, 348, 372, B17, B22 ++, note lots of booklet singles including those with advertising tabs, postage dues, precancels, gutter pairs, 8 scarce #1024 with experimental tagging (cat €50 each), the lot includes a box of 3500 used Commerce and Liberty stamps #64/137 completely unchecked for printings, perfs, papers, watermarks and re-entries, a fabulous lot with Scott cat over $9000 US ($12,000 CDN), F-VF est ($300+ US) (Image)

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(#156/400) FRANCE MNH PLATE BLOCKS 1929-1939, 22 plate blocks noting #156-158, 161, 163-165, 167, , 178, 267, 334, 349-350, 370, 374, 400, plus semi-postals #B63, B74, B77, B82, Yvert cat over €770 ($844 US and $1125 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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FRANCE MINT DEFINITIVE ISSUES 1977-1990's, 210 stamps in 53 different MNH blocks, gutter blocks, coil strips, booklet panes, booklet entires, and proofs, includes self adhesive strips and some with first day cancels, includes 2 Sabine 1977 items, 8 Liberty 1982 items, and 43 Marianne 1991 items, nice group with Scott cat over $400 US ($550 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#422/2117) GUINEA MNH COLLECTION 1966-2002, 119 stamps and 28 souvenir sheets including the Princess Diana mini sheets and many of the high value airmails, a great source of bird topicals, Scott cat over $480 US ($650 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1937 GREECE REGISTERED to FRANCE & USA, #393(x2),C34,RA57(x2) pays the 5d UPU rate + 8d registration fee + 1d postal tax on cover from ATHENS on OCT15-1937, addressed to PARIS with arrival on OCT 19th then re-posted to TUSCALOOSA-ALA (USA) on OC 21st with a 3.75fr French meter to pay the 1.75fr UPU rate + 2fr registration fee with Tuscaloosa arrival on NOV 1st, note 2 Bank of Greece seals and foreign exchange censor h/s, a small piece of backflap missing, a great dual country franking during the turbulent Greece pre-WWII period, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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75 WORLDWIDE DOCUMENTS 1920-1950's (a few later), all with revenue stamp frankings noting two 1926 Spanish cheques for 2000p and 7500 p, better France and Honduras court documents, a 1941 Nazi court document in Occupied Poland, Italian sales invoices ++, retails over $780 US ($1050 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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450 EUROPEAN COVERS & CARDS 1900-1980's, mostly good UPU and airmail rates to USA, includes lots of better registered, express, illustrated advertising, Paquebot, WWII censored ++, strength in Netherland & Colonies, France, Italy, Spain ++, 50 are legal size covers and larger, retails over $1600 US ($2125 CDN), F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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71 WORLDWIDE RATES to USA 1898-1949, nice lot with up to $100 items, lots of registered, illustrated advertising, WWII censored, good airmails post-1928, strength in FRANCE ++, note better 1938 PALESTINE printed mater, 1949 ITALY printed matter, ITALY registered and censored JUN-1945, 1909 PHILIPPINES, 1939 TURKEY registered airmail, 1950 RUSSIA registered airmail, 1947 SWITZERLAND registered airmail ++, many are sleeved with detailed descriptions, retails over $750 US ($1000 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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