French Colonies: Indochina, Annam & Tonkin First Issues, Outstanding, Specialized All-Used Selection, 1888 (Scott 1888), neatly mounted and identified on a Gibbons philatelic page, with "A&T 1" on 2c (2 types), "A&T 1" on 4c, "A&T 5" on 10c (six, mainly different types), "A-T 1" on 2c plus overprint angled 45°, "1" on 4c, "5" on 10c, 13 items in all, all fresh, Fine to Very Fine+, an excellent lot. (Image)

Sale No: 5132
Lot No:13101
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies: Indochina, Revenue, 1919-42 (Pécule) Overprint Issues, collection of 39 scarce items neatly mounted and annotated on Gibbons Philatelic Pages, including 1919 overprints on Canton and Tchongking surcharges, 1922-23 Native Women to 1p including a 5c millésime #6 block of four, 1927 Pictorials including a 10c block of four, 1931-41 Pictorials including 2c, 20c and 25c values; 1933 Airmails with values to 10p (4) including the 5p in a block of four, 1933 overprinted "Service" 2p, 1942 Portraits 1c, 5c and 1p; some present in more than one overprint size or color; exceptionally fresh, Fine to Very Fine, a scarce, seldom-offered group. (Image)

Sale No: 5132
Lot No:13104
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies: Indochina, Choice Group of Four Censored Covers To Australia, 1940-41, comprising (1) 1940 (July 17) red-bordered Airmail cover to Perth, WA, with franking tied by Tourane/Annam cancels, brown tape at left with purple "Passed by Censor 98 Singapore" cachet, reverse with Saigon transit of 18-7-40 and two more Singapore censor cachets (2) 1940 (July 17) company envelope to the same Perth address with franking tied by Tourane/Annam cancels, French "Contrôl Postal" tape and oval "Ouvert par l'Autorité Militaire" cachet along with brown tape and "Passed by Censor 109 Singapore", reverse with 20-7-40 Saigon transit (3) 1940 (Aug. 26) company envelope to Sydney, NSW, with franking tied by Saigon Central cancels, "Contrôl Postal Militaire" tape and oval "Ouvert par l'Autorité Militaire" cachet both at left, along with two-line "To be forwarded by Air from Singapore" cachet and triangular "Passed for Transmission Singapore" cachet (4) 1941 (Apr. 11) small company envelope to Melbourne, VIC, stamps tied by Saigon Central c.d.s., with Australian censor tape and cachet over Singapore tape and cachet at left, Very Fine, wonderful group. (Image)

Sale No: 5132
Lot No:13106
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies: Indochina, Letter Cards, ca. 1892-1924, Wonderful Selection of 9 Used, comprising (1) 1892 name-in-red 25c black on pink to Luxembourg with Caobang/Tonkin cancels of 24 FEVR 98, reverse with Lang-son (FEB 27), Haiphong (FEB 28) and Saigon Central (MAR 5) transits (2) 1892 25c black on pink to Germany with Saigon Port cancels dated 13 SEPT 98 plus "Ligne T/Paq. Fr. No. 1" of 22 SEPT 98 and endorsed "pr SS Salazie" (3) 1900 15c gray on pale gray with "047" control number Registered to Austria and uprated 35c, with 15 SEPT 11 Saigon Port cancels and Wien 13.X.11 arrival (4) 1912 "10" on 15c blue on gray addressed locally with Kien-an/Tonkin cancels of 29 JANV 13 (5) 1907 10c orange & black on buff uprated 15c to Holland with Saigon Central 5-4-18 daters, with French Military Censor tape and cachets (6 & 7) 1919 "4 cents" on 10c orange & black on buff, both addressed locally and cancelled 20 JUIL 20 Haiphong/Tonkin (8) 1919 15c violet & black on tan 20 JUIL 20 addressed locally in Haiphong/Tonkin (9) 1924 4c orange & black on buff uprated 1c to Saar with 16-1-25 Saigon Central cancels, fresh, mostly Very Fine, an excellent diverse group. (Image)

Sale No: 5132
Lot No:13107
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies: Indochina, Postal Cards, ca. 1893-1902, Lovely Group of 11 Used 10c Cards, comprising 1892 name-in-blue 10c gray black on light green: (1) unaddressed with Saigon Central 11 JUIL 93 c.d.s. (2) unaddressed with Soctrang/Cochinchine 13 AOUT 95 c.d.s. (3) Hanoi 14 OCT 98 to Haiphong (4) Hanoi 11 JAN 99 to Great Britain (5) Saigon Port 21 AOUT 01 to Switzerland via Singapore (6) Saigon Central 17-2-13 to Berlin (7) 10c+10c Quinehone/Annam 13 JUIL 02 to Paris with response card unused; and 1900 name-in-red 10c black on bluish green: (8) Hanoi 25 SEPT 01 to Germany with 30 SEPT Saigon Central transit (9) Thanh-hoa/Annam 31 MARS 02 to Hanoi with Ninh-binh transit (10) Cholon/Cochinchine 6 AOUT 02 to Germany; and (11) Hanoi 22 OCT 02 ot Germany with Saigon Central transit of 27 OCT, Fine to Very Fine or better, excellent group; examine. (Image)

Sale No: 5132
Lot No:13109
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies: Indochina, Postal Cards, 1895-1941, Choice Selection of 6 Premium Used, comprising (1) 1892 10c+10c black on bluish to France with Hanoi/Tonkin NOV 11 95 cancel, endorsed "Troupes du Tonkin" with adjacent blue "Troupes de l'Indo-Chine/Le General en Chef" cachet (reply card unused) (2) 1892 10c+10c black on bluish to Germany with DEC 97 Haiphong cancel and adjacent Ligne N Paq. Fr. No. 7 cancel dated 26 DEC 97 (reply card unused) (3) 1892 10c+10c black on bluish to Saar with Haiphong/Tonkin cancels of 19 DEC 1902 with Singapore DE 27 1902 transit at left (reply card unused) (4) 1904 10c carmine on greenish to Java with Saigon Central 5 MAI 06 origin and "N" marking, along with Singapore MY 7 1906 transit and Batavia 10 5 06 arrival (5) 1904 10c carmine on greenish to Japan with Pak-hoi-chine 5 SEPT 07 cancels plus Victoria/Hong Kong 9 SP 07 transit and Kobe/Japan arrival dated 17.9.07; and (6) 1931 5c violet brown on buff with Saigon Central c.d.s. of 10.1.41, unaddressed, Fine to Very Fine, nice group. (Image)

Sale No: 5132
Lot No:13110
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies: Indochina, Postal Stationery, ca. 1915-28, Lovely Selection of 15 Used Entires, featuring 1915 10c red & black with slate blue interior sent Saigon Central 13-3-16 with Travinh next-day arrival; 1916-19 no control number 10c size "c" lilac interior sent Dalat/Annam 27-8-17 to Hanoi, 15c size "b" Quinehone/Annam 17 AVRIL 20 to Paris, 15c size "c" Saigon Central 2-1-20 to France; 1919 "4 cents" (closed top) on 10c Benthuy/Annam 25-7-19 to Haiphong, plus three locally used in Haiphong each uprated with "4 cents" overprint (open top) on 10c MAI 22, "4 cents" (open top, control number 816) on 10c with Saigon Central origin and Travinh/Cochinchine 20-3-19 arrival, Phantiet/Annam 14 OCT 21 uprated 6c to France, Mytho/Cochinchine 17-8-22 uprated 2/5c on 1c block of ten with Cholon 18-8-22 arrival; 1922 "5 cents" no control number Hai-duong/Tonkin 2-3-24 to Paris (roughly opened); 1923 "4 cents" brown orange & black with lilac interior used locally Haiphong 19 FEVR 23 with different type of same-day arrival c.d.s.; Samson/Annam 7 DEC 23 to Hanoi; 1928 2c green with Mytho/Cochinchine 11-12-33 cancels and uprated 1c to Marseille, Fine to Very Fine, excellent group; examine. (Image)

Sale No: 5132
Lot No:13111
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies: Indochina, Postal Stationery, 1922-36, Excellent Selection of Ten Used 4c and 5c Entires With Lilac Interiors, all size "c" (146 x 112 mm), the holding divided between 1922 4 cents Native Women (6 examples) and 5c Angkor designs (4 examples); three of the 4 cents cards are from Annam: (1) Phantiet to France with "T" in triangle marking and 20c Postage Due (2) Song Cau to Hanoi with Quinehone transit, and (3) Thu-xa to France with Quinehone transit; plus three from Tonkin: two locally used at Haiphong, plus a Phuly to Hanoi; 5 cents cards include Registered and uprated 7c Thanh-hoa to France with Tourane tranist; three 1932 entires: (1) Ky-anh/Annam 23-1-32 to Can-tho with Tourane transit (2) Hue/Annam 27-7-32 to Germany uprated 65c with red-and-black "Par Avion" etiquette and boxed "Saigon-Marseille" cachet, and (3) Phu-tho/Tonkin 20-5-36 to Saigon uprated 11c and green-and-black "Par Avion" etiquette, Fine to Very Fine or better, a lovely, wide-ranging group; inspection invited. (Image)

Sale No: 5132
Lot No:13112
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies: Indochina, A Splendid Selection of 12 Picture Post Cards With Tonkin Cancels, 1904-08, comprising 1904 from Phu-doan with view of Rue Paul-Bert Street, Hanoi; 1906 Botanic Gardens in Saigon, hand-painted view, with Haipong à Hanoi Railway cancel; 1908 from Tuyen-quang showing local river view; 1909 showing "Caserne de l'Artillerie" Dap Cau with Langson à Hanoi Railway cancel; 1909 from Haiphong with view of Citadel in Bac-ninh; 1911 from Haiphong showing river view; 1911 from Haiphong showing "Baie d'Along" with Shanghai, China, US Postal Ag'cy/Rec'd transit; 1912 from Lang-son showing a general view; 1913 from Haiphong showing "Cité Marty"; 1919 from Hanoi picturing "Bureau de la Résidence Supérieure"; 1922 from Hanoi-Gare showing Haiphong Theater; and 1928 from Hai-phong showing "Appontement de l'Hôpital", Very Fine. (Image)

Sale No: 5132
Lot No:13113
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies: Indochina, Selection of 9 Premium First Flight Covers, 1931-50s, comprising (1) 1931 (June 29) England-Saigon with 1s4d franking tied by "London F.S./Air Mail" cancels, reverse with Marseille 30 VII 1931 transit and Saigon 22-7-1931 arrival (no cachets, but believed to be from the first London-to-China flight) (2 & 3) two covers Haiphong-Kunming, each with similar pictorial "Ouverture de la Ligne Haiphong, Hanoi, Kunming 10 JUIN 1948/Par Air France" cachet, along with "Retour" and "Address incomplete" cachets, both having 14.6.48 Kunming arrival daters (4) 1948 (June 11) Hanoi-Kunming with "Ouverture de la Ligne Hanoi-Kunming 11 JUIN 1948/Par Air France" boxed pictorial cachet and Kunming arrival c.d.s. of 14.6.48 (5 & 6) 1948 (Aug. 11) Saigon-Laos with boxed "Reouverture de la Ligne Saigon Seno Vientiane 11 Aout 1948/Par Air France" cachet with Vientiane arrival (11-8-48) on reverse, along with Aug. 12 return flight with appropriate cachet and Saigon arrival of 12-8-48 (7) 1949 (Sept. 24) Saigon-Noumea with "Ouverture du Service Regulier/France-N. Caledonie" pictorial cachet, Noumea arrival c.d.s. of 29.9.49 on reverse (8 & 9) 1950 (Oct. 28) Saigon-Cambodia with "Air France Ouverture de Ligne Saigon-Siem-Reap 28-X-50" pictorial cachet, arrival c.d.s. of Siemreap-Angkor dated 28-10-1959, plus the return flight to Saigon but without cachet, Very Fine, clean, uncommon group; examine. (Image)

Sale No: 5132
Lot No:13116
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

French Colonies: Indochina, Lovely Group of 8 Select First Flight Covers, 1931-38, a grand selection comprising (1) 1931 (Jan. 16) Paris to Saigon and franked 6F50, with "Premiers Services Reguliers France-Indochine/Via Air-Orient" black cachet, with Saigon arrival dated 27-1-31 (2) 1931 (Feb. 3) Saigon to Paris return flight with 66c franking and same cachet as outbound flight but in purple (3) 1937 (Apr. 9) blue-bordered Airmail Registered envelope to Fort Bayard with seven-line boxed cachet for the Hanoi-Canton flight via Fort Bayard, with 10-4-37 arrival c.d.s. (4) 1938 (July 12) Hanoi to Hong Kong flight with special red "Premier Vol d'Essai Hanoi-Hong Kong par Air France 13 Juillet 1938" cachet (5) the same flight but cachet in blue with "Postes et Telegraphes/Tonkin" red cachet and signed by pilot (6) the same flight again, but on special pictorial envelope by L'Indochine Philatélique Hanoi, the cachet in red, with 13 JY 38 Victoria/Hong Kong arrival c.d.s. (7) 1938 (July 29) cover to Saigon with boxed red "Premiere Liaison Postale Aerienne Hanoi-Saigon en 5 Heures via Air France 30 Juillet 1938" cachet; and (8) 1938 (Oct. 5) cover to Hong Kong with special triangular black cachet reading "Hanoi-Hong Kong Ouverture du Trafic Postal Aerien Regulier par Air France" with Kowloon/Hong Kong arrival c.d.s. of 6 OC 38 on reverse, Fine to Very Fine, excellent group; examine. (Image)