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France continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
591 nh/og 77-78, 82, 84 image1876-1877, Peace & Commerce, Type II, comprising 2c and 5c green on greenish paper, 30c yellow brown, and 1fr bronze green on straw, most lightly hinged original gum, the 5c green never hinged, the 30c with some light gum disturbance, fine-very fine. (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 388

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
592 og 89/96 image1877, Peace & Commerce, Type II, group of six, comprising the 3c yellow on straw, 10c black on lavender, 15c blue, 25c black on red, 40c red on straw, and 5fr violet on lavender, a lightly hinged group, the key 25c appears regummed, a fresh assembly of this popular series, fine-very fine. (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 1,862

SOLD for C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction
593 CVR 25 image1893 (June 22), French New Caledonia military forces cover from Nouméa to Paris, franked with French Colonies 15c “Sage” overprinted “Calédonie” tied by “Corr. d’Armées Nouméa” c.d.s, with tricolour “Nlle Calédonie / Correspondance Militaire” etiquette at left additionally tied by circular cachet “29e Battalion Reg. d’Art. de la Marine et des Colonies Nouméa Nouvelle Calédonie / Le Capitaine Commandant,” carried by French packet with “Ligne T / Paq. Fr No 6 / 27 Juin 93” transit and Paris arrival on reverse, light toning and a little edge wear otherwise fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Scott U$ 375

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
594 ng 117a image1901 15c orange Mouchon, imperforate, inter-panneau pane of 50, with millésime “1” in the margin between the two panes of 25, unused (no gum), light bend across the pane otherwise very fine, a rare large multiple as these are usually encountered only in pairs or small blocks; catalogue value is for 50 singles without gum. (Yvert #117c, €21,250 as singles without gum) (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 9,500

SOLD for C$1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
595 og 133-137 image1902, 10c rose red to 30c lilac "Rights of Man", set of five, lightly hinged with slightly glazed gum, else fresh and fine-very fine. (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 476

SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
596 nh/og 138-153 image1903-1938, 10c rose to 85c vermilion Sower, short-set, missing only the 1fr value for completion, but inclusive of the key 30c violet, a mostly lightly hinged group, with several never hinged examples, not reflected in the catalogue value, overall fresh and fine-very fine. (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 432

SOLD for C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
597 CVR   image1910 (August 18), “Nantes Aviation” flight label tied to Aviation Week cover, small envelope franked with France 4c Sage and two 3c Blanc definitives, alongside 10c “Nantes Aviation Août 1910” vignette, all tied by three neat “Nantes / Loire-Inférieure” c.d.s. strikes, no backstamps, issued for the Semaine d’Aviation de Nantes (14–21 August 1910) and widely regarded as the first non-official airmail stamp, only 9,800 believed printed and comparatively few surviving, labels were typically affixed at the airfield without postal cancellation, this tied example thus particularly desirable, very fine. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 150

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
598 CVR   image1912 (July 28), “Amis de l’Aviation” cinderella tied on posted circular, experimental Nancy–Lunéville flight, large private 25c dark blue-black vignette inscribed “Poste par Avion 27, 28 Juillet 1912 Nancy” with pictorial biplane design, affixed to a 2c Blanc postal stationery newspaper wrapper and tied by Nancy double-circle c.d.s, with additional receivers including Nancy (31 Jul) on front, addressed to the Association des Amis de l’Aviation, enclosing a pre-printed card with message from the Association, issued and carried in connection with the experimental flight Nancy–Lunéville, a scarce semi-official airmail usage on its intended card, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 120

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
599 nh 246 image1929, 2fr orange & pale blue Le Havre Philatelic Exhibition, overprinted in blue, never hinged, with tiny perf tear at top noted for strict accuracy, else very fine and scarce. (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 1,325

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
600 og 247/254A image1929/1933, 3fr to 20fr high-value Pictorial group, comprising 3fr dark grey and 3fr bluish slate Reims Cathedral, 5fr brown Type I and Type II Mont-Saint-Michel, the 10fr Port of La Rochelle in light ultramarine, ultramarine, and dark ultramarine shades, and the 20fr Pont du Gard in red brown and orange brown, a chiefly lightly hinged group, the 3fr bluish slate with slightly disturbed gum, the 10fr ultramarine with minor stain, else a fresh and desirable group of these challenging stamps, mostly very fine. (Sc. 247-251, 251A, 252-253, 254A) (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 998

SOLD for C$225.00
Will close during Public Auction
601 nh 220-225 image1924/1925, International Exhibition of Modern Arts, 10c to 75c, group of large blocks of 10 or 20 and singles (25c grey blue and violet) comprising 20 complete sets, never hinged, a few creases and light gum disturbance on some stamps, perf separation on some blocks, else overall fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Scott U$ 1,050

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
602 nh C6b image1931, 1.50fr ultramarine, perforated initials "E.I.P.A.30", a fresh never hinged upper marginal single, scarce and very fine; with 2011 Sismondo certificate. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Scott U$ 700

SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
603 O   image1936, 50fr ultramarine Monoplane Over Paris, a used example struck with unobtrusive c.d.s, fine-very fine. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 60

SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
French Congo
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
604 CVR   image1927 (June 9), “SS Largeau” wreck cover from Liranga, Moyen Congo to Eure, France, franked with 75c French Equatorial Africa overprint tied by Liranga c.d.s. with a further strike alongside, bearing two strikes of the black two-line handstamp “Courrier Naufragé / Sur le Congo”, reverse with Brazzaville (24 Jun) transit, although the vessel itself suffered little harm the mails on board were soaked when the ship ran aground near Brazzaville on 23 June, the 15-day delay to Brazzaville reflecting the disruption caused by the incident, fine–very fine for this, a seldom-seen wreck cover from the Congo River. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 150

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
French Guiana
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
605 og 1 image1886, 5c on 2c green surcharged, part original gum, well-centred amidst four large balanced margins, a pleasing stamp, very fine; signed Richter, Bernichon, Pirl. (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 750

SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Public Auction
French India
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
606 CVR   image1841 (December 20), folded letter from Pondicherry to Bordeaux, France, via Bombay, with full contents, routed overland to Bombay where it was handled by forwarding agents Skinner & Co. and struck with their oval cachet, conveyed by East India Company steamer Cleopatra to Suez, thence by P&O Orient from Alexandria via Malta to Marseilles and finally by H.M. Packet Prometheus to Bordeaux (7 Feb 1842), front showing red Paquebots de la Méditerranée and manuscript “10” rate, reverse with Marseilles transit (6 Feb) and Bordeaux arrival (7 Feb), a highly attractive example, far scarcer than contemporary British India mails. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction
607 CVR   image1847 (July 7), stampless folded entire from Pondichéry to Bordeaux, endorsed “Per steamer Haddington via Suez & Marseille,” with boxed three-part “Pondichéry” handstamp on front, red crescent “India Paid” at upper right and large manuscript “19” décimes due for the Suez–Marseille route, struck with red double-circle “Indes Marseille / 20 Aout 47” French entry mark, reverse with square “Madras G.P.O. / 9 Jul 1847” British Indian transit and black double-circle “Bordeaux / 23 Aout 47” receiver, commercial contents enclosed, a few light signs of handling otherwise very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction
French Offices
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
608 CVR   imageOffices in China, 1880 (June 30), cover from Shanghai to Hamburg, franked with France 35c “Sage” pair each tied by lozenge-of-dots “5104” with clear “Shang-Hai Chine” double-ring c.d.s. alongside, reverse with Hamburg arrival, commercial wear with light soiling and creasing and reduced at left, markings legible, overall fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 120

SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
609 ng 34-50 imageOffices in China, Tchongking, 1908, 1c olive-brown “Annamite Girl” to 10fr “Cambodian Woman,” surcharged TCHONGKING with value in Chinese, set of fifteen, unused without gum, overall fine or better. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Scott U$ 427

SOLD for C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
610 CVR   imageOffices in Egypt, 1866 (December 27), folded letter from Alexandria to Beyrouth, franked at 80c by pair of French Empire 40c orange Napoléon III (perforated) tied by crisp lozenge “5080” cancels of the French Post Office at Alexandrie, alongside “Alexandrie / Egypte” c.d.s. and boxed “PD” handstamp, addressed to Beyrouth (then Ottoman Syria, today Lebanon) with fine blue oval merchant cachet “Fratelli Bismot / Alessandria,” inside docketed “Alexandrie 27 Decembre 1866”, light vertical fold otherwise fine. (Image 1)

Estimate C$ 120

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

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