Group of 10 Censor Covers. With one each from Sudan, Belgian Congo, Gold Coast, Southern Rhodesia and Orange River Colony, 2 from Zanzibar and 3 from K.U.T. A nice variety of censor handstamps and labels. Some faults, inspect. (Image)

Est $ 200

Small Group of Airmail Covers, 1930's and 1940's. Includes 4 covers to Europe (one with a Condor Zeppelin handstamp), 3 internal Brazil covers, two of which are First Flights and 12 to U.S.A./Canada. Includes a number of censored items. (Image)

Est $ 100

Censor Covers, 1933-1944, an interesting group of four covers that includes a 1933 internal airmail cover with censor tape at left plus three WWII covers, 1 registered airmail to the U.S.A. and covers to the U.K. and Sweden. Both with censor tapes from Brazil, the U.S.A. and the U.K. (Image)

Est $ 100

Space Covers, 1990's. Nice group of 12 covers, all very fine. (Image)

Est $ 50

1951 Mao Tse-Tung First Day Cover to the U.S.A. Scott #82-84 on a 27.JUN.1951 Registered First Day Cover. Arrived in New York July 12th. Scarce item, a few minor creases. (Image)

Michel E 500

1920 Cover with Inverted Overprint, this variety not listed in Scott. This stamp with normal overprint catalogues $60 on cover. Cover mailed 08.APR.1920. (Image)

Est $ 100

Railway Cover Collection, 1952-1957. With 27 philatelic railway covers (24 are 1952), including many with very scarce cancels. Genuinely postally used railway covers from this period are scarce to rare, with some cancels almost nonexistent. (Image)

Est $ 100

1921 Forwarded Cover with Postage Dues, mailed Ruskilde 04.AUG.1921 to Copenhagen and forwarded with 40o Postage Due. Franked with #157, J2 x3, and J6. Minor opening faults at top, numerous backstamps. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Training Covers, 1952 to 1954, with 10 covers, each franked with a variety of "fictif" stamps (with denominations, but without franking value). These were used to train the post office clerks, etc. All are registered "Cours Pratique" and addressed to various places in France, GB, Belgium, and some have additional insurance, or customs declaration tags, etc. Scarcely offered and very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 250

Group of Unused Pasteur Postal Stationery, with 60c red overprinted SPECIMEN (no reply half), 75c red (scratch through stamp), 90c red (very fine, with reply half) and two 1925 Paris Exposition cards, 15c and 45c, each with lovely expo illustration on reverse. A nice group. (Image)

Est. $ 200

Group of Three Sage Covers, 1880 to 1894, with an 1880 folded letter from Marseille to Mexico, franked with a single 35c via Southampton (couple of creases affecting stamp), an 1889 10c card mailed on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower to England, with Exposition Universelle cancel, and an 1894 15c stationery cover from Fallon to Besancon with additional bisected (and tied) 30c stamp and OR handstamp (origine rurale). A nice group. (Image)

Est. $ 100

Group of 38 Different Better Maximum Cards, 1939 to 1956, plus two from 1970, most of which easily retail in the 10-15 Euro range, some more. We note complete set of 1953 Olympic Sports, many Famous Men, many semi-postals,three are signed by artist, etc. Very nice quality throughout.

Est. $ 150

Group of Three Interesting Merson Franked Covers, 1903 Paris to Cuba, franked single 50c, with numerous markings front and back, including Cuban DLO, Pregonado and non-reclame handstamps, etc. (bit of aging and tear, else scarce). 1922 Paris to Berlin, Registered and franked with a single 1f, with Coln and Berlin backstamps, as well as a large label in German (small tear, else very fine). Lastly, 1928 Air Mail cover Toulouse to Argentina, then redirected to England, franked with three 5f, two 2f and a 50c Sower for a total of 19f50. Backstamped Buenos Aires and tuberculosis cinderella (tied) Very fine. A nice trio. (Image)

Est. $ 125

Collection of Special Illustrated Stationery Cards, with Yvert #3 (5 different unused in a souvenir folder), #6 (5 different unused), #7 (3 different used), #8 (set of 10 different unused plus 2 different used), #9 (set of 5 different used in souvenir folder), #11 (set of 5 different unused in souvenir folder), #13 (set of 5 different used in souvenir folder) plus another set of 5 different unused "Memorial Australien de Villiers-Bretonneux" (not in Yvert catalogue) in a souvenir folder from 1938. All very fine and not often offered. Total catalogue value for those in catalogue is 812 Euros. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of Five Postal Strike Covers, 1946 to 1953, with first cover posted Saumur 6.AUG.1946 then strike occurred, then mailed again to Paris on 19.AUG.1946 with 2f postage due stamp. Very fine and scarce. Also a group of 4 "ambulance covers" to transport mail during a 1953 strike. All have typed labels, Saumur postage due stamps and lots more. Very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 100

1860 Paris to Dublin, Ireland, franked with a single 40c imperforate Napoleon (4 large margins, tied by K in lozenge). Mailed Paris on 24.JUN.1960. London transit in red on front and early Dublin broken circle receiver on back. Very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 150

1850 Paris to Dublin, Ireland, franked with a horizontal pair of 40c orange Ceres imperforates (good margins but close at top and right side wrapped around cover). Stamps are tied by two grid lozenges. Mailed Paris (ES2) on 12.MAY.1850. London transit in red on front and back. Opening tears on backflap (showing on left front), else owner claims the second earliest 80c rate to Dublin franked with this combination. Fine. (Image)

Est. $ 150

1850 Paris to Dublin, Ireland, franked with a horizontal pair of 40c orange Ceres imperforates (margins are just clear at top right to large all around). Stamps are tied by two grid lozenges. Mailed Paris (E) on 8.MAY.1850. London transit in red on front and back and Ligne le Calais c.d.s. on back. Backflap is missing and bit of overall aging, else owner claims this is the earliest 80c rate to Dublin franked with this combination. Fine. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1860 Paris to Dublin, Ireland, franked with a horizontal pair of 40c orange Napoleon imperforates (sheet margin at bottom, clear all around). Stamps are tied by two K dotted lozenges. Mailed Paris (K) on 18.APR.1860. London transit and boxed P.D. on front (both in red) and Dublin broken circle receiver and Paris a Calais c.d.s. on back. Very fine (Image)

Est. $ 150

1854 Paris to Grafton USA, franked with a vertical pair of 40c orange plus a single Napoleon imperforates plus a single 10c (all stamps have large margins, the 10c has a horizontal crease). Stamps are tied by large dot roller cancels. Mailed Paris (2e) on 28.AUG.1854 and endorsed "via Liverpool". Boxed PD in red plus Boston c.d.s. in black on front. Overall aging and edge wear, else a scarcer combination franking. (Image)

Est. $ 150

1861 Paris to Amsterdam Folded Letter, franked with a 80c and 40c imperforate Napoleon paying the double rate (clear margins and bright colours). Stamps are tied by two DS2 grid lozenges. Mailed Paris (D2) on 28.JAN.1861. Red boxed PD on front and red Amsterdam receiver c.d.s. on back. Horizontal crease, else very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 125

1876 Paris to Vera Cruz, Mexico Folded Letter, franked with a horizontal strip of four of the 25c blue perforated Ceres, tied by four full Paris star cancels. Mailed Paris Rue Taitbout on 29.FEB.1876 and there is a blue straight -line handstamp "Voie de Southampton" on front. Very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 75

Group of Six Perforated Napoleon Destination and Franking Covers, 1865 to 1871, with 1865 to Amsterdam (10c x2, 40c tied by Paris Star #26), 1869 to Egypt (20c x2), 1869 to New Orleans (80c x2), 1871 to Amsterdam (40c single, tied by better Paris Star #32), 1867 to New York (80c single tied by Paris Star #6) and 1866 to Philadelphia (80c single). A nice group, with a few file folds, else generally very fine with many nice cancels, etc.. (Image)

Est. $ 250

Group of Five 80c Napoleon Franked Covers, 1859 to 1866, with 1859 Reims to London, 1862 Paris ES1 to New York (via Liverpool, with New York Packet c.d.s., nice stamp), 1866 Poitiers to Louisiana (faults), 1859 Lyon to New York (probably overweight, has a boxed "affranchissement insuffisant". Faults) and 1860 Paris "N" to New York. Many nice postmarks, etc. Mostly fine. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1858 Tours to Black Rock, Ireland Folded Letter, franked with a single 80c Napoleon (3 huge and one clear margin) and mailed Tours on 17.SEP.1858 to Dublin via London (red broken circle datestamp on front). Dublin broken circle transit on back is dated 20.SEP.1858 and is apparently the earliest recorded such datestamp. There are also a Nantes a Paris and a Black Rock datestamps on back. Light vertical crease, else very fine. (Image)

Est. $ 150