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French Colonies
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2442 og   imageFrench Colonies, Advanced High End, Mainly MInt Collection, 1880s-1960s. Housed in two French made beautiful albums. Several thousand mainly mint singles and sets containing key issues into the many hunderds of dollars.per single or set each. this collection ranks as one of the finest that we have had the pleasure to offer. perfect to breakdown for single stamp sales. Of the many stamps with Scott values over $200 each and sets from $50 to hundreds each to obtain high percentages of Scott or Yvert and maximize the value here. The market for French Colonies is the strongest that it has been in many years so take advantage with this superior collection. The Colonies are almost all exceptional, so please view in person or online to appreciate exactly how complete and comprehensive each one is. The rare stamps are often signed and this collection was assembled with great care as is easily seen. Volume one begins with French Equatorial Africa and contains the mint very scarce "Libre" full set Scott 80-125, $673. An added bonus is Scott 121 with unlisted double overprint, Semi-Postals include B10-B35 complete mint sets Scott $1480. Airmails mint include C9-C16 Scott $603, plus CB6 mint Scott $400. next nice section of Alaquites all mint, Africa Occidentale all mint, Anjouan 1-30 mixed mint & used. Cameroun starts with the scarce 1915 overprint issue including Scott 101-105, 107, 109, 113 all mint plus 115 used total Scott $1245. Also the scarce 1916 set mint minus 1 Franc total Scott $1425. Teh 1940 overprints are complete as well as the scarce "Spitfire" overprints plus B1-B9 section catalogues $1200. The 1962 "Reunification" surcharge mint set plus FDC Scott $1005. French congo 1891-1892 rare overprints Scott $1882, plus 18-34 mainly mint $402, also 14-17 mixed $660, 35-49 mint Scott $222, 52-53 loverly used copies Scott $320. Nice Middle Congo with key sets. Spectacular Somali Coast including #1 mint & used $305, 2a rare variety "25" omitted mint Scott $1000, 6-20 mixed mint & used Scott $450, 26 used Scott $400. Three Bisects on pieces not counted, plus much more including uncounted inverts. Very complete up to 1967. Ivory Coast 1-20 mainly mint $700, 21-36 mint $312. Balance mainly mint through 1942 including J1-J16. Volume II is also packed with key singles & sets starting with Dahomey 1-16 mainly mint Scott $570, 17-31 mints & used plus 32//41 Scott $517. Looks pretty complete to 1939 including J1-J18 mainlymint. Diego Suarez Scott $653. Fezzan, Gabon 18-31 mainly used $304, 33-47 mixed Scott $842, plus later issues. excellent Lebanon mainly mint great Airmail section Scott over $2400. Grand Camoro 1-29 mainly mint $447. French Guinea 1-17 mainly used plys 18-32 used total Scott $838, 33-47 mint $218. Very complete to 1938 plusJ1-J35 mint. Great French Guiana #5 mint $175, 6(2) used $750, 7 mint, 8 used $140, 10-11 both mint Scott $555, 13, 15 & 17 mint Scott $540, 18-30 less 23 mixed $1000, 32-50 mixed $390, then solid through 1947. Senegal & Niger very comprehensive. high bolta mint. Inini with specialty pieces. Levant 1-7 mint $779, 33 mint $400, 39 used $325, 40-55 mint $152, Superb Madagascar including 3-6 used & 7 mint $810, 8-10 used, 11 mint, 12 used plys extremely rare 13 mint multiple expert signed Scott $2400, 14-22 mixed $755, 32-56 mainly mint plys much more. Outstanding Obock with 1-2, 4-7, 9 mixed $754, 12-30 less 19 mixed Scott $1255, 32-44 mixed, 44A-45, 46-63 mint $1825. J1-J13 mixed plys J17 mint total $677. If you collect or deal in French Colonies this lot is for you. Value is tremendous. A fw faults or no gum primarily in early issues with most being F-VF or generally above the norm. Shipping charges apply - weight 12.8 lbs.
Estimate $15,000 - 16,000. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $15,000-16,000
SOLD for $14,000.00
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2443 og/O   imageFrench Colonies, A High End Stock Loaded with NH, 1880s - 1980s. A wonderful unpicked stock of only better mainly mint with key used sets & singles, with much better NH all mounted on about 600 black display cards. Collected by a quality conscious dealer who bought colonoes and overall quality with saleable material throughout. Certainly far above the normal stock and perfect for online sales or to augment a show stock. The NH is a big premium as many earlier sets from the 30s and up are noted. Housed in two boxes, starts with nice mainly AirMail sets of Alaouites with 2020 Scott value of $1145, Algeria with imperfs retail & Scott $1355, Afars, Alexandretta, Annan, French Andorra. We note 23-63A mint, C1(2) NH & (2) LH, C2-C4 (2)mint & (1) used, J9-J15 mint, J32-J41 mint, J42-J45 (3) LH & (1) NH. Scott total is $3226. Benin, Cambodia includes 1-17 (1) NH & (1) LH, 18-37 mint LH, 38-52 mint (2) NH, 53-58 mint (4), C1-C9 (1) NH, C31 perf & imperf NH. Cameroun 343-351 & C38-C40 mint NH, C38-C40 mint (3) NH, C94 overprint mint (5) NH, C111-C116 mint NH overprint, C111-C112 & C115-C116 overprint mint (6) NH sets. C126 mint NH. Chad Burkina-Faso, Central Africa, Comores, Dahomeg, 1//12 mint, 17-31 (2) mint LH, C14-C15 (2) imperf pairs, C55 double plus inverted overprint mint NH. Major section of always popular Reunion starting with a lovely mint #3. Followed by used 3-7 & 9-10, 17-28 mixed mint & used, 181-222 mint (4) NH plus (3) LH. 286-287 (2) sets of NH blocks, 299-300 mint, 299-309, mint (2) LH, 318-321 mint (6) NH, 324-335 mint (6) NH, C1 scarce used copy, C35-C38 mint (4) NH, C39-C40 mint, C39-C41 mint (2) VLH, C42-C45 (1) mint NH, C46-C47 mint (9) NH. A great section of only "key" Reunion sets & singles all F-VF or better with a Scott plus retail value of $7820.Offices in Canton 60-64 used, French Colonies 1-6 used (2) sets, 8 used, 30-36 used, J1-J14 mint, Offices in Turkish Empire 1 unused, no gum. French Congo #53 used, French Guiana 32-49 unused, 32//50 used. French India key "Libre" NH & LH singles & sets. French Morocco 6 & 6a used, 22 mint, 55-71 mint, B13-B20 mint NH, B38-B41 & CB31-CB34 NH mint blocks plus LH singles. B44-B47 & CB36-CB39 mint NH blocks & (2) sets, C40 mint (2) NH blocks. A solid section of French Polynesia all NH and very fine. Scott & Retail value of $3416. Togo, Viet Nam 20-16 mint NH blocks, 100-107 mint (2) sets NH blocks, 108-111 mint NHblocks, Wallis, Tunisia 312-314 mint (2) sets. B3-B11 mint, B12-B19 mint, B21-B24 mintblocks NH. C63-C67 mint NH. Box Two is also packed with a plethora of better materialbeginning with French Sudan, Gabon includes #3 used signed, 11 mint signed, 16-32 mint, plus two mint sets of 16-31, 33-48 mint, Guadeloupe 3-9 mint, 14//26 mixed, 27//44 mixed, Guinea 201-201 & C24-C26 mint (5) sets & blocks all NH, 263-264 & C41-C43 mint (2) NH. Guinea Bissan, Guyana, Indo-China 3-21 used, 4//17 mint, 19-21 mint, 65-81 mint, Laos 25-26 & C13 mint (1) NH & (4) LH, 27-29 & C20-C21 mint NH. Lebanon 181-196 mint NH, 203-209 mint, 234-242 mint (4) NH, B1-B12 & CB1-CB4ming (6) NH, C101-C106 mint imperf pairs NH, C207-C110 mint NH, C200-C206 mint singles & blocks NH, C211-C220 mint blocks NH, RA 1 mint NH, Mali, Moheli 1-16 mint, Martinique 33/52 used, Ivory Coast 1-17 mint, 10 mint, 18-20 mint, Q8a mints, Mauritania 1-16 mint, 17 used, New Caledonia 40-58 used, 182-207 mint (2) sets, 311-317 mint (3) sets of blocks & (6) singles all NH. New Hebrides 236-243 mint NH, 258-270 mint blocks NH, Niger C14 mint imperf NH, C148 mint (3) NH, St. Pierre & Miquelon 60-78 used, 208-211 mint, 217-220 mint, 224 mint NH, 228 mint, NH, 249-255 mint, C21-C22 mint NH, C23 mint block NH, C35-C36 mint NH, C29 mint (2) blocks NH, C39 mint block NH, J8 used, J48-J56 mint. Senegal #1 used, 4 mint, 9 used, 35-52 used, 53-56 mint, Somali Coast 183-193 mint (2) NH, 275-283 mint (6) NH, C15-C17 mint (7) NH, C20 mint NH, Syria #2 mint, 166-169 mint, 200-206 mint (3) sets, 349-350 & C154-C155 mint (7) NH sets, 358-363 & C158-C161 mint blocks NH, B1-B12 & CB11-CB4 mint blocks NH, C4-C6 used, MB1-MB2 mint (3) NH sets. NC1-NC4 mint (3) NH sets, Mcb1-2 mint (3) sets, Madigascar 28//47 mixed, 63//77 mixed, 212-227 & 229-240 mint, C27-C36 mint, C54 mint (8) NH, J1-2 & J4-J7 mint. Very few faults mainly F-VF or better, well worth viewing and a strong bid. Scott plus retail $53,400+ unlisted. Shipping charges apply - weight 11.6 lbs.
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Estimate $10,000-15,000
SOLD for $10,000.00
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2444 nh/og/O   imageFrench Colonies, A Magnificent Estate Collection, 1859 - 1960s. Thousands of mainly mint and used sets & singles from dozens of colonies, all neatly placed in protective mounts or hinged into two Schanbek albums with values into the hundreds of dollars per set or singles.These well packed albums are a pleasure to view so please do so online or in person. A careful collector assembled this superior collection whihc is perfect for online sales or to augment an exisint collection. Volume One begins with a French Colonies section which in 2020 Scott catalogues $6537, followed by French Offices, Alouites $614, Algeria $1988, Anjouan $374, Hungary (French occupation) $615, Benin, Cameroun $656, Cilicie, Conton, Cochin, Comores $331, Congo $409, Dahomeg $651, Diego-Suarez $416, Djiboati $1087, Equatorial $1175, Fezzan $100, Gabon $472, Grand Comore $139, Guadeloupe $706, Guinea $726, Guyana $861, Hatag $520, Senegal-Niger $352, Haute-Volta $280, Inde $423, Indo-Cina $501, Inini $193. Volume Two begins with Ivory Coast $807, Kouang-Tcheon $152, Latakia Lebanon $944, Madagascar $1175, Morocco $1339, Martinique $544, Mauritanie $293, Mayotte $283, Middle-Congo $972, Moheli $325, Niger $204, Nossie-Be $152, New Caldonia $818, New Hebrides $753, Obock, Occidontale $312, Oceanie $1585, Oubangui $380, Packhoi $224, Polynesia $1197. A wide range of mainly better sets and singles; with some faults and much is fresh, lightly hinged, with some never hinged; 2020 Scott catalogue, Volume One $21,256, Volume Two $12,455, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 16 lbs.
Scott $33,711 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000. (Image)

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SOLD for $7,250.00
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2445 og/O   imageFrench Colonies Advanced Collection of Mint & Used, 1890s-1930s. A very comprehensive collection of 11 countries with many hundreds of mint & used stamps neatly mounted on European album pages. From an oldtime collection put away decades ago so the stamps are fresh with strong colors. Includes many key sets which form much value in this superior collection. Countries and Offices include: Alexandria Scott 1-30 used plus more total Scott $567, Algeria Scott $265 plus unlisted, Upper Seneal & niger Scott 1-17 mixed high values 30c-5Franc mint, 18-34 minxed, J1-J15, mostly mint Scott total $440, Upper Volta 1920-1931 look complete mainly mint total Scott $277, Grand Comoro 1-19 mainly used 4 high values signed Diena 20-29 mint, complete country total Scott $420, Mauritania 1-64 mixed mint & used, we note 11-12 are mint, J1-J18 mixed mint & used total Scott $420, Niger total Scott $97, Ste-Marie De Madagascar 1-13 mixed mint & used comlete country total Scott $341, Senegambia & Niger 1-13 mainly used complete country total Scott $288, French Sudan looks complete 3-105 through 1931 plus J1-J20 mainly mint, total Scott $584, Chad 1-63, J1-J22 mainly mint with few used, complete country total Scott $387, Wallist Futuna Islands 1-88, J1-J23 mint total Scott $252. we note multiple complete countries and all are from the classic pre-war period. Many scarce sets present. Well worth a review of the scans to fully appreciate. A few faults but mainly F-VF.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
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2446 og/O   imageFrench Colonies, Outstanding Starter Collection, 1880s-1990s. Several thousand mint and used stamps, the main collection in two 3-ring Scott Specialty albums, with a Lindner "T" hingeless album of French Andorra virtually complete NH 1961-2005, and a packed Minkus French Colonies album, apparently intact as bought from another source; no rarities here but plenty of nice $50-and-up stamps; highlights include (mint unless noted) Offices in China 10 (used), 43 (used), 44, Canton 80 (used), very nice Cilicia including #85 (used), French India 189-190, French Polynesia C33 nhp, several better Martinique between 5//31 (mint & used), St. Pierre & Miquelon 244, 256-259, B9-10, Somali Coast 1 (used), 30-32, 33A, Guadeloupe 4-5, 23, etc., etc. A marvelous lot, generally clean and F-VF throughout.
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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
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2447 O   imageFrench Colonies, High Quality Almost Complete Used Collection, 1859-1904. A spectacular collection of carefully handpicked stamps. Imperfs are almost all four margined copies with neat cancels. Perforated are also sound and nice. Many of the better stamps are signed. A European quality advanced collection. We note only one stamp, Scott 59 with $1 issue and not counted. Well worth serious consideration. Missing only Scott 17 and J14 to be complete. Condition is well above the norm, with few faults, if any, F-VF+. Scott $3311.
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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,300.00
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