France Sower Collection continued...
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Imperforate Block/4 on Card Proof with Printed Perfs - Card proof block of 4 with printed perforations. Only 3 panes of 25 printed. No gum as issued. VF. (Maury €1400) (Image)
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Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 242 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Imperforate Pair on Card Proof - Bristol card proof pair. Issued in panes of 25 to rural offices as proof the stamps were official and valid. No gum as issued. VF. (Maury €700) (Image)
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Selling for...$140.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 243 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Pale Violet Intermediate Essay - Appears to be a color proof in pale violet, a transitional essay retaining the minute line projecting from the sower's forward arm, a detail that was eliminated in the
accepted version. Otherwise very similar to intended design - cameo, without ground, serifed numerals. No gum, hinge remnants at top, and an inclusion. Rare! (Est $400-500) (Image)
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Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 244 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue Coil Strips Mint and Used - Note that any vertical strips of 6 or longer indicate provenance from genuine coil printings. This lot has strips of 6, 8, 12 all mint, a strip of 6 used, and a leader strip.
Rare! (Est $600-700) (Image)
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Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 245 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue Partial Pane Destined for Coil Production - Stamps destined for coils were printed on sheets of the same size as those used for the regular issues but in panes of 75 (5 x 15). The two rows of selvage at
bottom were brought together. Some perf separation that has been meticulously reinforced in several areas. Rare multiple! (Est $200-300) (Image)
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Selling for...$95.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 246 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue Partial Sheets Destined for 1918 Booklets - Mint partial sheets of 9, and gutter pane of 10. Stamps for booklets were printed in sheets consisting of 3 panes of 48 subjects (3 x 16) for a total of 144
stamps. A very few of these sheets were sold at the post offices in Paris. From them portions such as these have survived. They reveal the characteristics of the plate: the pane of three stamps across and the holes in the intervening margins. F-VF.
(Est $1000-1500) (Image)
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Selling for...$475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 247 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Red Cross Issues 1914-16 - Both overprinted surcharge and printed surcharge (Scott B1 and B2), singles, block, and millésime pairs with numerals ""4", "5", and "6". F-VF. (Maury €1250) (Image)
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Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 248 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Scott B2 Block of 8 on GC Paper - Late in 1916, a paper of poor quality (GC Paper) was put in use as a wartime conservation measure. It was used for the 10¢ value only during November and December of
that year. A very few sheets of this issue were printed in a light, yellowish variety of the GC paper. Some gum problems. Otherwise F-VF and scarce. (Est $150-200)
(Image)
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Selling for...$65.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 249 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Semi Postal Scott B2 in Complete Booklet of 20, Spink/Maury 66 - Booklet of 2 panes of 10 connected by gutter. Excellent condition! Y&T 147-C1 (Maury €2400) (Image)
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Selling for...$450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 250 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Military Franchise "F.M." Overprints and Varieties - 10¢ Sower stamps overprinted 1907-1916. Group of imperf, inverted overprints mint and used, complete set of 10 millésime pairs, and a few different
varieties all mounted on page. Fine. (Est $200-300) (Image)
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Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 251 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Unissued Gutter Block of 6 with Postage Due Overprint - Unissued gutter block of 6 each stamp overprinted with "T" in triangle prepared to use as postage due. MNH. (Est $150-200) (Image)
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Selling for...$75.00
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| 252 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Overprints for Foreign Usages - 10¢ Sower used in Castellorizo (Scott 30 unused and Scott 34 used) and French Offices in Levant (Scott 42 unused and used, an unlisted variety, and Scott 52 unused and
used). Other usages include Cicilia, Memel, Syria, and Morocco all with types and varieties noted. Mounted on annotated pages. Fine. (Est $150-200)
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Selling for...$75.00
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| 253 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - The Lorulot Forgeries - Gutters block of 8 and 4 of the Lorulot forgeries produced in 1909. The immediate distinguishing characteristic is linear perforations. Fine. (Est $100-150) (Image)
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Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 254 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Two Panes of 25 with Preprinting Paper Fold - Unique item from 1908 showing pre-printing paper fold at upper left (expect natural perf separations) with portion of 3 stamps from different sheet showing
up on reverse. F-VF. (Est $150-200) (Image)
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Selling for...$95.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 255 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Singles and Multiples Showing Printing Flaws - Large block of 25 (maybe the largest known) showing printing flaws - missing "s", Sower with candle, missing hand, missing "¢", etc. There are other
singles and multiples showing flaws also. All mounted to annotated page. Fine. (Est $400-500) (Image)
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Selling for...$190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 256 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Production Errors and Flaws - Group of part perfs, misperf errors, double perfs, and multiples with hexagonal obliterations used to destroy defective stamps. In addition, we included a partial page with
singles and blocks with offset printings, double impressions, with varieties of shades. Generally fine or better. (Est $750-1000) (Image) (Image2)
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Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 257 |
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 France 10¢ Sower Issue - Balance of Collection - Remainder of album mounted stamps still on annotated pages. Still some printing varieties, millésime pairs, curiosities, some forgeries, booklet panes, shades, and essays. Mixed
condition. (Est $250-300) (Image) (Image2)
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Selling for...$130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
