Worldwide Stamps & Postal History continued... FRANCE continued... Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening 461   RANGES OF FU STAMPS A stock-book containing FU stamps inc. useful imperfs. from 1849 with values to 80c, better 1870 Bordeaux issues to 40c & 80c, Type Sage to 5f (3), 1930s commemoratives, Merson to 20f, p. dues, etc. Also, an album with substantial FU 1945-75 collection and a bundle of covers with 19th century interest. (Qty) (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images) Get Market Data for [France Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Starting at £ 120 Currently...£120.00 Currently...USD 158.40 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 462   1869 NAPOLEON 5f LILAC: FU with crisp numeral cancel, one or two short perfs with possible corner perf. repair. Attractive example with fresh colour, expertised on reverse. SG 131 £1,300. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Image) Starting at £ 65 Currently...£65.00 Currently...USD 85.80 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 463   BORDEAUX: Pre-stamp covers c.1717-1829 with fine range of postal markings from encircled 'B' (6), s/l inc. paid marks, scarcer 'deboursé' (2 types), official cachets, etc. (20) (Image) (Image2) (All Images) Starting at £ 65 Currently...£65.00 Currently...USD 85.80 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 464   1849 CERES 40c ORANGE: 4-margin horizontal pair (8mm cut between at top) tied by two grille cancellations to envelope corner with part London cds. Cat £1,200. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Image) Starting at £ 32 Currently...£32.00 Currently...USD 42.24 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 465   1849 CÉRÈS ISSUE mainly fresh, FU examples with good margins inc 10c (thin spot), 15c, 20c on yellowed & white papers, 25c (2 shades), 40c & 1f – latter 3 margin example tied to small piece by roller cancel. Attractive group with cat. value £3,600. (8) (Image) Starting at £ 200 Currently...£200.00 Currently...USD 264.00 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 466   NAPOLÉON 1F CARMINE SG72 2½ margins, roller cancellation: nice example of this elusive stamp, cat. value £4,000. (Image) Starting at £ 130 Currently...£130.00 Currently...USD 171.60 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 467   IMPERF. POSTAGE DUES vfu inc. 1859 10c, 1863 15c plus 1871 30c black & 60c blue all with good margins, better than average examples. (4) (Image) Starting at £ 50 Currently...£50.00 Currently...USD 66.00 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 468   FRANCE - CHANNEL/COASTAL SERVICES GROUP: 1860-1871 selection with 1860 EL Le Havre to Gouesnou franked imperf 20c (faint crease), v.fine "LE HAVRE/BAT.A VAP" ds (Salles 319) and on the reverse a v.fine Brest transit ds (Salles 319a), posted in movable box on board the Hambourg (La Compagnie Brestoise) [Ex Cavendish Maybury Sale 822 (2019) Lot 300]; 1866 EL to Nantes franked 20c blue tied by fine GC2602 and with "ST NAZAIRE/BOITE MOBILE" (Salles 406a - broken frame var.) ds; 1868 EL Le Havre to Caen franked 20c tied by GC691 hs posted on board at the movable box of a La Compagnie Deschamps vessel with "LE HAVRE/BAT. A VAP." ds (Salles 305); 1871 E Funchal, Madeira to le Havre routed via London where it was transferred to the direct London to Le Havre steamship with red "ANGL./PAR LE HAVRE" ds part overstruck with boxed G.B. 1F 60C accountancy hs, etc. Fine group. (5 items)Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, PORTUGAL (Image) (Image2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [France Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Starting at £ 65 Currently...£65.00 Currently...USD 85.80 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 469   CHANNEL PAQUEBOTS, ETC.: Substantial selection early PPCs of Channel paquebots & harbours, plus a few covers inc. stampless items endorsed "p. James Watt" (2) or "John Bull" (latter an 1865 consignee partial E with good octagonal BM/Le Havre ds) and a fascinating group of ephemera concerning the GSNC's Channel service, sheet of maps, etc. (80+ items)Cross Reference: WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY (Image) Get Market Data for [France Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Starting at £ 26 Currently...£26.00 Currently...USD 34.32 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 470   NAPOLÉON 5F LILAC SG131, good perfs., lightly cancelled by Paris star; a much better than average example of this elusive stamp. Cat. value £1,300. (Image) Starting at £ 80 Currently...£80.00 Currently...USD 105.60 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 471   1869 NAPOLEON 5f LILAC: FU with star cancel, some thinning and possible corner repair but an attractive example of this elusive stamp. SG 131 £1,300. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Image) Starting at £ 46 Currently...£46.00 Currently...USD 60.72 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 472   UNDERPAID FOREIGN MAIL FRANCE TO CONSTANTINOPLE OR USA: Pair with 1869 E Troyes to New York with four Napoléon 20c blue tied GC '4034', boxed "AFFRANCHISSEMENT/INSUFFISANT" in red '24' accountancy mark and "NEW YORK/U.S.41 NOTES" cds; plus 1871 env. Paris to Constantinople endorsed via Varna franked two Ceres 40c brown, red "AFFR.INSUFF./P.1", fine green/blue "F./28" accountancy mark, blue crayon '35' and arrival cds of the Austrian PO at Constantinople; Roumet cert. (2018). A fine pair.Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LEVANT (Image) Starting at £ 26 Currently...£26.00 Currently...USD 34.32 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 473   PRE-STAMP COVERS inc. incoming mail from England, Hamburg & Holland, 1870 Martinique item, qty of letters (28) with various Bayonne markings, etc. Interesting lot. (40) (Image) (Image2) (All Images) Starting at £ 65 Currently...£65.00 Currently...USD 85.80 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 474   RARE DOUBLE RATE COVER: Aug. 1871 EL Metz to Verdun with two 20c provisional stamps cancelled at Metz, Napoleon 40c with cds cancellation of the Strasbourg-Paris TPO; reverse with bureau de passe '305' transit cds. Attractive and very scarce. Pinto cert. (2017).Cross Reference: GERMANY (Image) (Image2) (All Images) Starting at £ 120 Currently...£120.00 Currently...USD 158.40 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 475   LE HAVRE, RIVER SEINE ETC.: Binder with accumulation of PPCs, ephemera and covers related to the CRN ship 'Felix Fauré' and its tourist service c.1890s-1920s inc. Early guide books, bills of lading, etc. Interesting lot for development. (Qty) (Image) (Image2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [France Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Starting at £ 26 Currently...£26.00 Currently...USD 34.32 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 476   EXHIBITIONS, VIGNETTES, ETC.: 1908-c.1930 selection of covers, PPC, vignettes, etc. with 1908 Marseille exhibition PCs (14), 1925 Art Deco exhibition frankings, some with vignettes, PPCs etc.; Colonial 1922 vignettes & book of PCs, various other cards & labels, 1927 Strasbourg exhibition vignettes, 1922 & 1925 souvenir PPC albums etc. Fine variety. (65 covers + qty stamps/vignettes)Cross Reference: EXHIBITIONS, THEMATICS (Image) (Image2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [France Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Starting at £ 26 Currently...£26.00 Currently...USD 34.32 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 477   1936 50f BANKNOTE ISSUE: Marginal example, umm, mounted (and small thin) on margin only, trivial gum bend mentioned for accuracy. SG 541 £950. (Image) Starting at £ 100 Currently...£100.00 Currently...USD 132.00 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 478   1936 'BANKNOTE' 50F AIRMAIL STAMP SG 541, vfu with v. light cds cancellation - most attractive example. (Image) Starting at £ 65 Currently...£65.00 Currently...USD 85.80 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 479   RED CROSS BOOKLETS: Mint set of umm booklets, from 1951 Charity labels, then 1952-85, most displayed on leaves. (35) (Image) (Image2) (All Images) Starting at £ 110 Currently...£110.00 Currently...USD 145.20 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM 480   DEFINITIVES - 1970s-80s SABINE & LIBERTÉ ISSUES: Range of booklets (30) inc. Philexfrance 82 issues, unusual samples of printing papers, bundle of UM dated corners plus a few covers. Interesting specialist lot. (Small Qty) Cross Reference: BOOKLETS (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images) Starting at £ 32 Currently...£32.00 Currently...USD 42.24 Closing..Dec-01, 03:00 AM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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