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French Colonies
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2589   imageFrench Colonies, Fantastic and Valuable Accumulation, put together by a collector who for decades bought collections and just broke them down with the hope of one day become a stamp dealer; the first step of breaking down collections and organize everything on stockpages was implemented, the second step did not happen—resulting in this magnificent holding ready to break down and sell; there are many mouthwatering holdings in this group including French Offices in Egypt and the Levant along with Diego Suarez, Tahiti, Anjouan, Nossi-Bé, Mayotte, Moheli, substantial Réunion, wonderful French India, Togo both before and after independence, Republic of Congo, French Offices in China, a massive group of Indochina, marvelous Madagascar, French Congo, a gorgeous group of Somali Coast, Ivory Coast, Mauritania both before and after independence, Martinique, French Guinea, French Sudan, Guadeloupe, Cameroun both before and after independence, Central African Republic, Mali, Comoro Islands, even a little bit of Monaco; mint and used throughout, neatly organized by issue, overall clean and Fine to Very Fine or better, see a sampling online. Shipping charges apply - weight 54 lbs.
Scott approximately $135,000. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Image)

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Estimate $15,000-20,000
SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2590   imageFrench Colonies, Incredible Mint & Used Collection, 1881-2009, with many never hinged amongst the mint, in Yvert Albums,nice quality on most with many different countries which includes any of the scarce and expensive sets and singles, very well filled, a truly Superior collection with so much good material present from this highly desirable area, seldom offered so extensive and intact!! A last minute arrival so it was all we could do just to image it, this one could be the sleeper of the sale! generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 28 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (PDF2 for this Lot) (PDF3 for this Lot) (PDF4 for this Lot) (PDF5 for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $10,000-15,000
SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2591   imageFrench Colonies, Mint and Used Collection, 1860-1950. Fantastic collection neatly housed in 4 stockbooks, including very many key stamps such as (Yvert no's): General Colonies 1-6(*) (Granet reprints), 7, 15 (signed), 16 (signed), Afrique Equatoriale 1-16**, 17--26*, 72-76*, 92-101*, 102-127* (no's 116, 125 and 126 are missing), 167-180**, 183-190 **, airmail 9**, 20*, 21**, Alexandria 8* (10 cents type 2), 15, 16*, 16, 33*, 36b* (printed on Port Said stamp), 44a* (printed on Port Said stamp), Castellorizo ??1-11*, 20(*), 22(*), 37, 38, 39, 40, Cavalle 7*, 7, 8, Dahomey 1*, 2-4* (no. 2 without gum), 6-17*, Dedeagh 7, 8*, 9, Crete 1-15*, 16-20*, 16-19, Levant, 1, 2(*), 3, 6 (50 cents type 1, 2x), 8 (2x), 17g* (pair of which 1 stamp with missing 1), 24-26*, Nossi-Be 21(*), 22*, 26, 27-39* (no. 39 canceled), postage dues 2, 3*, 7*, 10, 15(*), 16(*), Port Lagos 1-6, Rouad 4-16*, Port Said 18*, Somalia 1*, 1, 3, 18*, 22, 24, 25*, 32*, St. Marie 1-13*, Vathy 3 (type 2), 9*, 9, 10*, plus many others, extremely high catalogue value and excellent desirable holding that will do well to be used as the basis for a start to this popular and intriguing area or for breakdown and resale, either way a big win, Bon Chance! generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 14.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $7,500-10,000
SOLD for $6,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2592   imageFrench Colonies, Jaw-droppingly Beautiful Collection, 1859-1946, if this is your area, this is your collection; mounted or hinged on Yvert pages including Postage Dues and 1943 National Liberation Committee Semi-Postals, Post Office fresh and complete but for two stamps; 1859-76 Eagle and Cérès issues parallel mint and used (Eagles two mint/unused sets) plus 30c Cérès mint block of four (signed Brun); corner margin 5Fr Due never hinged (signed), with all the stamps in remarkable quality and condition; several signed Brun, Calves, etc., or with certificate, Very Fine, a must-see; imaged in full online. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs.
Scott $15,222. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2593   imageFrench Colonies, Balance of a Quality Collection, a caboose lot of extras, some duplicates of items from individual country collections (including mint French Oceania collection complete to 1920s), others items the owner never got around to mounting; most are better items including singles and sets cataloguing to over $500; inspection invited as this covers a goodly swath of la Francophonie, Very Fine on the whole, though expect the occasional fault, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.2 lbs.
Scott $13,500+. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $2,500-3,500
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2594   imageFrench Colonies, Never Hinged Bonanza of Better, 1940s-80s, clean and fresh accumulation of post-war material neatly arranged on stock cards, identified and priced by Scott (some unlisted are estimated) and arranged in order in three somewhat stressed file boxes; virtually everything is $10-$50 material, with represented areas including FSAT, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis & Futuna, Comoro, Laos, Cambodia, Africa (including post-Independence), etc., with only modest duplication and loads of Topical interest; singles and sets throughout with almost nothing faulty and many modestly estimated imperfs; very useful lot with great profit potential for the internet or bourse dealer as most of the work has been done; a great bargain opportunity, with noted catalogue value exceeding $17,000, Fine to Very Fine with much better. Shipping charges apply - weight 10.4 lbs. (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2595   imageFrench Colonies, "Nous parlons français" Mint & Used Collection, 1888-1965, Three moderately-filled Scott albums of mint & used with much of the mint in black mounts; better populated areas include Algeria (1924-47), French Morocco (1891-1955) with used #4, 6, and a spectacular essay sheet from 1946 signed by the artist (see scan), Madagascar (1896-1957) with mint 47, 290-91 (imperf), Mauritania (1913-41), Niger (1921-42), Reunion (1891-1959), Senegal (1892-1942), Somali Coast (1894-1965), Togo (1916-54), and Tunisia (1888-1959) with mint 1-3, B9-11. In addition, two separate collections of mint & used Syria on album pages, numerous imperf varieties of New Caledonia along with over 20 deluxe sheets, a couple of stockpages of French Offices in Egypt & Turkey, and a homemade collection of mint & used French Offices in China with such better as mint 27, Canton 19-22, 36, 46, 56-62, Yunnan Fou 47-48, and others, overall Fine to Very Fine, additional images available online. Shipping charges apply - weight 20.4 lbs. (Video for this lot) (Video2 for this lot) (Video3 for this lot) (Video4 for this lot) (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2596   imageFrench Colonies, Admirable Admixture of Six Collections, 1894-1927, all on Yvert pages and comprising Dahomey 1899-1912 complete (most mint), French Sudan 1894-1927 near-complete (1900 issue mint, rest clean used), Mauritania 1906 complete (mint), Memel 1920-23 complete including Airs (mint), Senegambia & Niger 1903 complete (mint less 15c used), and Upper Senegal & Niger 1906 complete (mint); fresh and clean throughout, with each offering solid value, Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs.
Scott $3,520. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $800-1,200
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
2597   imageFrench Colonies, Varied Collection of 27 Covers, from stampless to Airmail, including two Corps d'Occupation de Madagascar covers, New Caledonia Cinquantenaire set of six Postage Dues on cover (2021 JF Brun certificate), three Togo covers (2 to Switzerland, 1 to England), Somali Coast to Germany with three inverted center stamps, two First Postal Flight covers Damascus-to-Tananarive, a Tonkin Expedition Corps cover, plus items from Cameroun, Dahomey, Djibouti, French Equatorial Africa, Guadeloupe, Morocco, Obock, and Port Said; generally sound, a colorful and appealing lot, Fine to Very Fine with much better, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

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