Comprehensive 1899-1928 Parallel Mint & Used Collection On quadrilled & stock pages with 95 mint and 66 used stamps, all different. Includes 1899-1900 1c-5fr mint set (less 2fr), plus scarcer mint 50c Type I and used set from 1c-2fr; 1921 Surcharge set of 16 only lacking 150m on 5fr, also larger numeral 6 Mill. & 8 Mill. (both varieties NH) in mint pairs with normal, semi-postals, dues, etc. The odd flaw but overall condition is quite select throughout (Image)

Estimate 750 $

1892-1894 Mint & Used Collection On quadrilled pages with 26 mint and 25 used, all different including 1892 "BENIN" Overprint on 4c, 5c, 15c, 25c and 40c on 15c; 1893 Golfe de Bénin mint set of 13, 1894 Bénin mint AND used sets of 13. A few flaws or no gum to be expected on these difficult stamps, mainly Fine or better (Image)

Estimate 250 $

Clean 1942-1951 Parallel Mint & Used Collection On quadrilled pages with 139 mint and 119 used stamps, all different. Plus twelve different used blocks of four including 5c on ½p green "B. A. Eritrea", "B.M.A." & "B. A. Tripolitania" postage dues CDS blocks of four. Represented are Middle East Forces "M.E.F.", East African Forces "E.A.F.", also for use in Eritrea, Somalia and Tripolitania. Mint virtually complete for the period. A nice collection. (Image)

Estimate 750 $

1922-1931 Parallel Mint & Used Collection On quadrilled pages with mint 1922, 1924-1933 long definitives, 1924-1927 surcharges, 1931 Colonial Expo, 1928 & 1930 Dues, all complete. Plus 22 various used mostly with selected postmarks. Nice, clean condition. (Image)

Estimate 150 $

1912 "05" on 4c Claret on Lavender A quite well centered mint example of the double surcharge variety; Champion, Calves & Roumet guarantee backstamps, F-VF LH (Yvert 34a € 350) (Image)

Cat. Value 275 $

1912 "05" on 25c Blue A brilliant fresh and reasonably well centered mint single showing the inverted surcharge variety, full original gum; guarantee backstamps of Calves and Miro, F-VF LH (Yvert 37a € 280) (Image)

Cat. Value 240 $

1912 "10" on 40c Red on Straw A fresh mint single of the inverted surcharge variety, full original gum; three different guarantee backstamps, Fine+ LH (Yvert 39a € 380) (Image)

Cat. Value 325 $

1912 "10" on 50c Brown on Azure (Name in Red) A scarce mint single with bright colours and full original gum; light pencil signature on back, F-VF LH (Yvert 41 € 1,250) (Image)

Cat. Value 1125 $

1966-1969 5fr-20fr Definitives The set of five including the key 20fr Albatross, VF NH (Image)

Cat. Value 358 $

1849 20c Black on Yellowish Wove, Imperforate An impressive mint block of nine with well clear to full margins, deep colour and full original gum hinged. A beautiful and scarce block; with Roumet guarantee backstamp, VF (Cat. as singles only) (Image)

Cat. Value 3060 $

1876 1c Green, Type I A brilliant, fresh mint block with full white OG, couple mild hinges; a nice block, F-VF (Yvert 61 €700) (Image)

Cat. Value 725 $

1876 15c Grey Lilac on Greyish Paper, Type II An impressive and exceptionally fresh mint block, couple negligible split perfs at right, otherwise in an excellent state of preservation with full original gum, top left stamp VLH, others are NH, F-VF (Yvert 77 €4,400+) (Image)

Cat. Value 3825 $

1881 30c Yellow Brown, Type II A nicely centered and fresh mint block, light hinge mark at top, lower pair NH, VF (Yvert 80 for hinged singles €480) (Image)

Cat. Value 435 $

1891-1900 Mint & Used Collection On quadrilled pages with 23 mint and 25 used stamps, all different. Includes scarce items such as 1891 5c black on 1c used, 5c on 15c used, 1892 Surcharge Postage Dues 5c on 20c choice mint, 10c on 1fr used, 1900 1c-5fr Pictorial mint set of 14 (no 10c), etc. Also 1891 10c Parcel Post used CDS (Scott unlisted). Trivial flaws on some of these difficult stamps but many are in unusually nice quality. (Image)

Estimate 350 $

1943 Red Cross Surcharge in Red Semi-postal mint set of two plus the surcharged airmail, 100fr and 200fr stamps with typical colonial gum as often seen, VF (Yvert 165-166 + Aérien 29 € 314) (Image)

Cat. Value 568 $

1941 1.50fr & 3.75fr Airmail "Afrique Française / Libre" Overprint Scarce mint; 1.50 lightly hinged and 3.75 with typical colonial dull original gum. Both with light Sanabria guarantee backstamp, VF (Yvert 14, 16 € 540) (Image)

Cat. Value 480 $

1941 1.50fr & 3.75fr Airmail "Afrique Française / Libre" Overprint The key values of the set, both with clear CDS postmarks, F-VF (Image)

Cat. Value 480 $

1940 2.50fr Green & Buff Airmail "Afrique Française / Libre" Overprint A fresh, nicely centered used single with the double overprint variety, light 22 JUIL 42 CDS postmark, VF (Yvert 15b € 330) (Image)

Cat. Value 275 $

1940 2.50fr Green & Buff Airmail "Afrique Française / Libre" Overprint A well centered and fresh mint single with inverted overprint variety, tiny natural paper inclusion, VF NH (Yvert 15a € 395) (Image)

Cat. Value 400 $

1943 10.75fr + 200fr Violet & Light Green, Red Cross Surcharge in Red A well centered example tied by Port Gentil, Gabon CDS postmark to piece, VF (Yvert 29 € 230) (Image)

Cat. Value 240 $

1891-1955 Parallel Mint & Used Collection On quadrille pages with many dozen different mint AND used; plus large selection organized in a stockbook. Time period of both the collection on pages and stockbook partially overlap, but stockbook has many of the earlier issues that the collection is lacking, as well as many post-1955 issues, among other stamps / sets. Excellent coverage of regular definitives, commemoratives, semi-postals, airmails, postage dues and a few souvenir sheets. Condition varies from mixed to Very Fine (Image)

Estimate 400 $

1894-1944 Parallel Mint & Used Collection On quadrilled pages from 1894-1900 Navigation & Commerce quite well represented up to 1944, including semi-postals, airmails and dues, 162 mint and 103 used, all different. Minor flaws on some of the earlier stamps; generally F-VF (Image)

Estimate 150 $

Extensive 1886-1933 Parallel Mint & Used Collection On quadrilled pages and two stockpages, 166 mint and 129 used stamps, all different - regular issues, semi-postals and postage dues. Noted 1886 25c on 20c red, 1888 25c on 5c green used trivial flaws, 1889 25c on 20c black Postage Due used, 1889 25c black on green Typeset vertical pair Libreville 24 MAI 89 double ring datestamps (bottom stamp is torn; counted as one stamp), 1910 "Congo Français" 1c-5fr mint set of 16, a few stamps with gum thins, key 2fr & 5fr are fresh mint LH, 1932-1933 1c-20fr Pictorial mint set of 24, etc. A few flaws but generally in nice condition. (Image)

Estimate 750 $

Comprehensive 1892-1944 Parallel Mint & Used Collection On quadrilled pages with 220 mint and 138 used stamps, all different. Noted various mint & used 1892-1900 Navigation & Commerce issues to the 1fr, 1904 surcharge mint set of 3, 1906-1907 definitive mint set of 15, Parcel Post issues 7 different including 4fr on 60c mint (Scott type J), 8fr on 15c used, etc. Also 1937 Colonial Art souvenir sheet on clean large envelope mailed unsealed with 1939 90c green circular rate to Reunion Island. A few trivial flaws; overall quality is quite selected throughout (Image)

Estimate 500 $

1896 (April 11) Military Concessionary folded wrapper to England, franked with 1896 provisional oval "5c" surcharge on 1c black on blue, faulty on right side due to placement over edge of wrapper, tied by Tor Pes Aux Armees / 11 AVRIL 96 / Madagascar CDS, along with second strike at left, Fine appearance and a very rare single usage of this provisional stamp. (Scott US$6,000 on cover; Yvert 23) (Image)

Estimate 750 $