AFRICA (239) cvrs 1920s-80s from variety of countries, larger groups from Libya, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Belgian Congo, Algeria, smaller amounts from many others (Tunisia, Zaire, Cape Verde, Gabon, Liberia, etc); much airmail, comml, multi-franking, commems, corner cards; expect some rough opening, F+

Est. $100-140 B

CAMEROUN (46) cvrs 1930s-40s, diff towns, many DPOs, registered, most covers priced between $20-$125, attractive group, gen F-VF (Image)

Est. $750-850 B

CANADA (1000+) cvrs, air, adv, comml, correspondence, event , FDCs, nice variety, also album w/ unused sgls FV abt $10, few faults, mainly rough openings, otherwise F-VF (Image)

Est. $300-400 L

CHINA Small but topical group of (28) 1940s-60s incl Boy Scout & space event covers, comml, FDC; all Republic except for 10/17/49 cover from Shanghai to US w/ #5L79; F+ (Image)

Est. $80-100 LE

CHINA 1932 Stampless cvr to editor at The World-Telegram newspaper in NYC, bilingual "From Steamer Box / Punyu (Canton)" pmk, several postage due markings & US 10¢ J84 added, even though it appears some stamps fell off in transit; Canton bilingual cds on back; minor faults, interesting item; F+ (Image)

Est. $90-110 SE

CHINA PRC Accum of perhaps (1500) items w/ dup mainly material 1980s-2000s w/ dup incl comml mail, postal cards & much FDC incl #1665-70, 1679-84 , 1740-47, 1863, 2480 Mao smoking (64), 2775 & others, mixed cond gen F-VF (Image)

Est. $300-400 L

CUBA Abt (400) cvrs all kinds: a few Spanish period, several American period w/ pictorial issue (cvrs & PPC), much Republic period & some communist issues; majority are 1930s-50s stamped cvrs w/ airmail, comml w/ corner card (most to US), censor, multi-franking, postal tax, commems, PPC (mailed & not); Castro era mostly FDCs, many w/ cachet; nice selection, some typical faults, gen F-VF (Image)

Est. $250-350 B

FAROE ISLANDS 1880s parcel letter to Copenhagen, franked w/ pair #29c both tied by Thorshavn cds, signed Moller BPP (Image)

Est. $100-150 SE

FAROE ISLANDS 1919 Provisional bisect of Danish 4o blue wrapper indicia (Facit #2) & 5o Christian X definitive, both tied by 1/15/19 Thorshavn pmks; cover reduced at bottom, value for on-piece SEK 6,000 in Facit (full cover SEK13,000); 1999 Nielsen Cert (Image)

Est. $300-400 SE

FAROE ISLANDS This attractive 1944 cvr has it all; franked w/ cplt set British Administration surcharges #2-6 & pair 35o Danish Caravel paying the correct 230o rate for a 10gr registered airmail letter, all tied by Thorshavn cds; cacheted env w/ map of the islands, airmail & Thorshavn registration labels, children's charity label & (2) diff NYC receivers on back, British censor & New York customs handstamps on front; VF (CV for used stamps $508) (Image)

Est. $350-450 SE

FAROE ISLANDS 1944 cvr from Liverpool, England to pastor in Thorshavn, franked w/ GB #262, British censor tape, pair Danish 6o postage dues tied by Thorshavn cds; scarce item w/ tear at top; F-VF (Image)

Est. $200-250 SE

FAROE ISLANDS (7) Binders & extras, majority are modern Faroe Post productions such as FDCs, maximum cards, postcard packs & stamp show items; others incl a few comml & philatelic stamped covers, paquebot, PPC, couple international reply coupons, Framas, (39) telephone cards, metered mail, charity seals, flight covers, stamp souv packs, postal etiquettes, couple designer-signed items & more; even an Unc Danish 50kr banknote (1992); some interesting items here, some obtained by subscription; gen VF

Est. $500-600 L

FAROE ISLANDS Valuable collection of (50+) cvrs; incl items to Faroes w/ Danish postage dues, WWII era surcharges on cvr, incl FDC w/ Blk of #4; perfins on cvr; 1950-60s cvrs franked w/ Danish stamps but with Faroese postmarks, incl comml, personal, Christmas seals; several postal forms, (3) clippings w/ Franco Betalt provisional paid pmks; ship handstamps & other special cancels, "star" cancels, #2 on cvr w/ "Eat Faroese Cod" pmk, several scarce Red Cross covers, sent between British Occupied Faroes & German occupied Denmark; many w/ original write-ups & healthy retail values w/ many scarce & seldom offered items; gen F-VF (Image)

Est. $600-800 B

FRANCE 1945 Cvrs w/ wartime local Saint-Nazaire issues; 50c & (2) French definitives, tied by 4/13/45 La Baule cds, next day Le Pouliguen receiver on back; 2fr issue tied by 4/9/45 La Baule cds; VF (Yvert #8-9) (Image)

EURO450 SE

FRENCH AFRICA Accum of colonial & independent era cvrs (417), sorted by country, many sleeved, good group of stamped cvrs, airmail, PPC & FDC; incl Dahomey (33), Fr Eq Africa (31), Fr Guinea (26), Fr Sudan/Mali (36), Guinea (5), Ivory Coast (65), Mauritania (88), Madagascar 1904-15 (6 PPC), Niger (22) & Senegal (105); lots of Omnibus, pictorials, topicals, a few earlies, stationery, great selection of this popular area, gen F-VF (Image)

Est. $700-900 B

FRENCH CARIBBEAN (71) Guadeloupe & (89) Martinique cvrs & cards, many sleeved, many w/ village cancels, incl PPC & FDC as well; incl (1) Martinique stampless, abt (90) are pre-1950; nice selection, variety of frankings & markings, gen F-VF

Est. $350-450 B

FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA 1942 airmail to Douala, franked w/ C10a double ovpt tied by Port-Gentil cds, Scott CV $275 & Yvert A15b €330 for used stamp only; Sanabria states only (50) printed; VF (Image)

Est. $200-300 SE

FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA March,1945, Airmail cvr to New York, censor hs & tape, franked w/ high values #152, 154-55, tied by Lambarene (Gabon) w/ Brazzaville transit mark, "by Clipper" notation, cvr is written in Dr. Albert Schweitzer's hand (see back); there are letters in the Harvard Divinity School Library online archives referencing translating a French letter from Schweitzer to Ritzenthaler (addressee) in May, 1945; F-VF (Image)

Est. $125-175 SE

WURTTEMBERG Small selection cvrs incl #4a from Stuttgart; 5 to Vienna, 5 darker shade; 7; 9 Kupferzell 1858 cds; 17 Stuttgart 1860 cds; 20 Muhlacker to Welzheim; & a few later Official & other cvrs (12 total in lot, CV $750+); F+ (Image)

Est. $200-300 LE

GERMANY (44) 1936 Olympic related cvrs & cards, incl some non-philatelic usages of both semi-postals & pictorial cancellations, also some collector made cvrs w/ stamps & cancels during the Olympics, both winter & summer, also pictorial postal cards, unused & used; gen F-VF+

Est. $100-150 LE

GERMANY Abt (200) German Feldpost 27846/c (169th Inf) covers 1942-45 from Norway & Finland to girlfriend in Gondelsheim, all w/ letters, gen F (Image)

Est. $400-500 B

GERMANY Abt (130) diff, priced $5-$75 incl German States, East Germany & Saar, very nice variety, gen F-VF (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,250 B

GREAT BRITAIN Abt (300) in (4) FDC binders mostly 1970s-90s incl abt (120) airmail covers commemorating historic flights incl Concorde flights w/ a few signed, abt (100) QE II Silver Jubilee covers from British Commonwealth countries, a few faults but mostly F-VF

Est. $150-200 L

GREAT BRITAIN Abt (400) most 1980-90s, 80% UA most FDCs, incl Channel Is £10, high value defin, #39 on mourning cover & much more, all sleeved, gen VF (Image)

Est. $250-300 B

GREAT BRITAIN (15) Trans-Atlantic ship covers mostly to US w/ various & appropriate markings, all priced & sleeved, some typical faults to F+ (Image)

Est. $400-550 SE