FRANCE continued...
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| 561 |
 1877-1937 Collection of
mint and used sets for different printings on plain Safe album leaves noted 1877-90 to 5f lilac (Cat £330+), 1918 Red Cross mint (Cat £160), 1928 Air Forgeries pair used (Cat £18,500 as genuine), Olivier & Merson to 20f, Precancels precancels 1922-47
mainly mint, 1927 Air set 2 mint (ovpts taken 'as is), Sinking Funds mint or used, 1929 Expo ovpt forged 2fr (Cat £1000 genuine), 1937 Museums set used (Cat £120), 1936 100th Flight 10f used (Cat £180), etc. Very attractive lot with high cat value.
(c275).
Approx US$1072, Approx Euro 952
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 562 |
 1879 40c orange used
showing 4 retouches variety sound used dotted 1769 cancel, Yvert 38d. STC €200.
Approx US$64, Approx Euro 57
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 563 |
 1900 Unstamped soldier's
cover sent from Corp expeditionnaire de China to France unstamped with TRESOR et POSTES AUX ARMEES 6 / CHINE 6 clear cds and additional CORPS EXP TONKIN LIGNE N7 cds. Fine.
Approx US$101, Approx Euro 89
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 564 |
 1900-06 Olivier & Merson
50c cinnamon cds used with lavender centre omitted variety, light cancel but pulled top perf. SG 305a. Cat £140.
Approx US$40, Approx Euro 36
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 565 |
 1903 Unstamped soldier's
cover sent from Corp d'occupation du Tonkin to France unstamped with HAIPHONG TONKIN 11 JUN 03 cds and additional REGT D'INFANTERIE DE MARINE / CONSEIL / D'ADMINISTRATION in violet, fine.
Approx US$47, Approx Euro 42
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 566 |
 1904 Insured cover to
Belfast (slight contemporary postal faults), bearing 50c cinnamon and lavender showing lavender background omitted variety, SG 305a. Scarce on cover.
Approx US$101, Approx Euro 89
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 567 |
 1914 INTROUVABLE / EN
FRANCE: Blue and white etiquette label on Switzerland 5c P/S card uprated 5c to Belfort Hospital France, address crossed out and red ink message on 21st August not at the Belfort Military Hospital. Hard to find.
Approx US$34, Approx Euro
30
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 568 |
 1917 War Orphans 1f
+ 1f carmine mint original gum, well centred, SG 376.
Approx US$302, Approx Euro 268
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 569 |
 1918 (31 Dec) Registered
cover Strassburg sent locally bearing 40c Olivier & Merson tied violet STRASSBURG / ELS 3 cds, plus 1919 War Orphans 2c + 3c on plain envelope tied Versailles Chateal cds. Nice duo.
Approx US$48, Approx Euro 43
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 570 |
 1919-1922 Two covers /
card bearing 1919 War Orphans 2c + 3c on plain envelope tied Versailles Chateal cds and 1926 PPC of a lady bearing +2½c + 5c + 5c tied to obverse by Troyes cds. Nice duo.
Approx US$32, Approx Euro 29
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 571 |
 1923 Pasteur 50c blue in
bottom right corner marginal vertical pair with bottom stamp showing % in 50 retouched variety, stamps are unmounted mint, hinged mint margin. Nice positional piece, Dallay 175 I. Var.
Approx US$34, Approx Euro 30
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 572 |
 1926-27 War Orphan's Fund
set of 4 all mounted mint with hinge remains, very fresh appearance, SG 450/3.
Approx US$101, Approx Euro 89
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 573 |
 1927 International
Philatelic Exhib. Miniature sheet unmounted mint with some light gum bends otherwise fine, SG MS 581.
Approx US$268, Approx Euro 238
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 574 |
 1930 Sinking Fund 1f50 +3f
50 lilac top marginal block of six unmounted mint in nice condition, Yvert 256. (SG 480).
Approx US$335, Approx Euro 298
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 575 |
 1935 Pneumatic Mail: 1F50
vermilion printed postal stationery with English message inviting a trip to the Zoo. Three large cds cancels PARIS 100 Claude Terrase, Paris 41 Avenue Duquesne cancelled by Paris 22R Littre cds, wrinkles and small faults otherwise sound.
Approx
US$24, Approx Euro 21
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 576 |
 1937 Museums set of two on
Museum Postcards used on reverse tied MUSEE DE LOUVRE cancels on reverse, unaddressed. SG 586/7.
Approx US$54, Approx Euro 48
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 577 |
 1937-1960 Airmails lovely
collection of first flight, special event or other airmail covers, many with cachets, special labels, combinations noted 1926 Aero-Club Marseille to Algeria, 1934 Torpedo Boat with Torpilleur h/s in violet, 1937 Paris Philatelic Expo with 85c air
tied special Expo cancel, 1943 Propaganda Delegation France Philatelic Expo with airs cancels, 1935 1st Postal Blue Air special envs with cachets, 1942 Somalia DR. Cols combn on Special Airmail env from Djibouti, 1938 Paris to Nice, 1938 Algeria
combn 1st service Algeria to Congo, 1939 France to Finland / France to Poland, 1939 Aerodrome Boulogne signed, 1930 Expo printed env unaddr with 1f50 tied Expo CDS, 1938 Air France special illus. postcard, 1931 printed Vincennes postcard to
Bucharest. Interesting and attractive lot. (22)
Approx US$469, Approx Euro 417
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 578 |
 1939-45 Liberation
overprints: Curzay, large RF overprint 80c brown Petain mint with slightly disturbed gum, this is a the scarcest of this issue, with Yvert €4250 for mint. Rare!
Approx US$871, Approx Euro 774
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 579 |
 1946 (17 Jun) Printed
first flight airmail cover Paris to Manchester bearing 25f adhs tied PARIS AVIATION cds, on Air France flight, on arrival in Manchester handstamped UNCLAIMED / 498 and return address circle, small label missing otherwise intr item.
Approx US$54,
Approx Euro 48
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
| 580 |
 1949 CITEX 10f (+100f)
orange red in a part left hand sheet block of 4 unmounted mint, few wrinkles in margin otherwise fine, SG 1071a. Cat £400.
Approx US$168, Approx Euro 149
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Closing..Jun-04, 08:00 AM |
