FRANCE continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
Est or CV / bid in C$'s |
| 2101 |
 |
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 Unusual b/w
patriotic postcard from 1914 for WWI, depicting the LEADERS OF THE ALLIED NATIONS. Has French President Poincare in the centre surrounded by the Kings of England, Serbia, Belgium, Montenegro plus the Russian Czar. Has message on reverse but not
mailed. F (Image)
|
Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2102 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
WWI photo postcard 1914 depicting KGV SPEAKING WITH BRITISH OFFICERS BEFORE THE DEPARTURE OF THE TROOPS. Has message on reverse but not mailed. F (Image)
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Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2103 |
|
|
 Unused WWI
b/w photo postcard circa 1915 depicting the 20th Corps marching in a parade in front of French PRESIDENT POINCARE, SERBIAN PRINCE ALEXANDER & French GENERALS JOFFRE, BALFOURIER & HUMBERT. Has Paris Red Cross illustrated imprint on reverse. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2104 |
|
|
 Unused WWI
b/w postcard from the 1916 Battle of Verdun. Depicts French officers standing beside a SHOT DOWN GERMAN "TAUBE" MILITARY PLANE. The Taube was the first mass produced military plane in Germany. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2105 |
|
|
 Unused WWI
b/w real photo catastrophe postcard depicting the destruction caused by an accidental explosion of a GERMAN MUNITIONS DEPOT AT LILLE FRANCE 11 Jan 1916. The explosion left a crater 150 metres wide & 30 metres deep. It killed & wounded 100's of
people. F. VERY SCARCE (Image)
|
Estimate 100.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2106 |
|
|
 WWI b/w
postcard depicting French GENERAL ROBERT NIVELLE. He succeeded Gen. Petain as commander of the French 2nd Army in the Battle of Verdun. Has 4 diff charity stamps affixed & with 1917 cancels. F (Image)
|
Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2107 |
|
|
 Scarce WWI
b/w aerial view postcard of the BOMBING OF NOYON, FRANCE BY THE GERMANS in 1918. F, a few mounting adhesions on reverse (Image)
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Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2108 |
|
|
 Two unused
photo postcards circa 1919 printed by C. Malcuit. Depict famous French aviator LOUIS BLERIOT & his Monoplane BLERIOT in flight (one over the White Cliffs of Dover). F (2)
(Image)
|
Estimate 90.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2109 |
 |
|
Set of 12 imperf ROUEN AVIATION CONGRESS semi-official aviation proofs from 1922. VF, NH
|
Estimate 40.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2110 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
souvenir card 1923 depicting "Le Plongeur C. TAKKENBERG" - the high diving world traveller. F (Image)
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Estimate 45.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2111 |
|
|
 Souvenir
postcard folder from 1923 of the Trans-Atlantic Paquebot Passenger ship "CUBA". This French liner provided service from Saint-Nazaire to Havana and Mexico, & carried over 1,000 passengers. Inside has 12 diff b/w postcards depicting interior /
external views of the ship along with an information sheet. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 70.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2112 |
|
|
 Two diff
unused b/w real photo postcards depicting ALAIN GERBAULT circa 1923. He was a French sailor & writer who made a circumnavigation of the world as a single-handed sailor in his sailboat "Firecrest." VF (2) (Image)
|
Estimate 85.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2113 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
real photo postcard circa 1925 depicting the French Submarine "MARSOUIN" riding on the surface in a harbour. This sub was built for the French Navy in the 1920's. During WWII, it escaped from Toulon in 1942 & joined the Free French forces. F, minor
soiling (Image)
|
Estimate 60.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2114 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
postcard from 1925 depicting 2 Dutch BICYCLISTS who travelled from Marseilles to Amsterdam. Shows the 2 men & their rather strange looking tricycle. F. Scarce
(Image)
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Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2115 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
photo postcard depicting CAPT CHARLES LINDBERGH. He became world famous following the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris in May 1927. F (Image)
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Estimate 65.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2116 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
photo postcard depicting famous French aviators DIEUDONNE COSTES & JOSEPH LE BRIX arriving in New York 11 Feb, 1928. The two French men made aviation history by becoming the first fly nonstop across the South Atlantic. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 75.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2117 |
|
|
 Unused
sepia postcard circa 1930 depicting a NIEUPORT-DELAGE transport biplane along with an inset photo of PILOT LASNE. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 50.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2118 |
|
|
 Two diff
unused circa 1930's Tuck b/w illustrated glossy postcards depicting M. DEUTSCH's AIRSHIP "THE CITY OF PARIS". It was the largest airship at the time in 1906. VF (2)
(Image)
|
Estimate 75.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2119 |
|
|
 Two diff
unused b/w Tuck illustrated glossy postcard circa 1906 depicting the LEBAUDY AIRSHIP "PATRIE" in flight. This was the first airship built for military use. VF (2)
(Image)
|
Estimate 75.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2120 |
|
|
 Unused b/w
photo postcard depicting Helicostat Blimp invented by E. Oehmichen in 1931. VF (Image)
|
Estimate 45.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
| 2121 |
|
|
Unused photo postcard circa 1940's printed in England, depicting model of French TISSANDIER AIRSHIP from 1882. Powered by electric motor. VF
|
Estimate 35.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Nov-12, 11:59 PM |
