French Colonies Mint and Used Collection in 5 Stockbooks, with occasional low duplication. This somewhat disorganized collection should be examined in detail as it holds various gems mixed together with more common material. We saw items such as mint Guadeloupe J8-10 with 2 copies of J10 (c.v. $507), Ivory Coast 35-6 (c.v. $152), Mauritania 17 mint and used (c.v. $290), mint Tunisia B18 (c.v. $110), multiple mint and used copies of Upper Sénégal and Niger 15-17 (c.v. $455), good showing of France Libre overprints in French India, Réunion and more, as well as a complete set of 7 mnh imperforate strips of 2 plus label of the 1965 first French satellite launching. Inspect for more finds. Generally fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 750

Collection / Accumulation of French Colonies in Africa, consisting of many hundreds of stamps, in two binders, with many Vario-style stock pages. The material is generally a mixture of mint and used stamps, ranging from the 1930s to the 1960s, with some representation of stamps pre-1930 and post 1960. We note better representation from Tunisia, French Morocco (including used set of Scott #CB1-CB10, c.v. $52 total), and Mauritania. Duplication is up to 5 in some cases, with mint and used examples for these issues. A clean group and overall very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used in Two Binders, containing hundreds of stamps, in Vario-style black stock pages. We note better representation from Indo-China, Réunion, and St. Pierre et Miquelon (including Scott #C21-22, n.h., c.v. $73 total and Scott #C25, m.h., c.v. $130). The stamps generally range from the 1920s to the 1950s, with selections of pre-1900 for a few colonies. Used stamps dominate the early years with a mixture of mint and used material from the 1930s onward, including selections of Airmails, Postage Dues, and Semi-Postals. A spot check of stamps indicated a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up, with the possibility of further finds with more scrutiny. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Collection of Mint Never Hinged Ivory Coast, 1961-1985, with roughly 300 stamps, including gutter pairs and souvenir sheets, in a stockbook. We note a few better items including Scott #s: 666B,C (c.v. $95 total), 731B, D, E, F (c.v. $290 total), 737A-C (c.v. $450 total), 739B, C (c.v. $280 total), 769A (c.v. $140), along with other sets. Scott catalogue totaled $2,210 (provided by owner). The stockbook also includes roughly 120 stamps from Burkina Faso, 65 from Togo and 35 from Mali, along with 40 souvenir sheets from these countries, 30 plate proofs as well as over 55 FDCs from the Ivory Coast. Scott catalogue for the non Ivory Coast totaled $2,590 (provided by owner), with a total catalogue value for the collection at $4,800. A clean collection with many topical and thematic possibilities. Clean and very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 400