Feature Lot. Lot 112 - Costa Rica (1946) Scott C121-123 without the black overprint and therefore UNISSUED Soccer set of 3 stamps, 25 c. green, 30 c. Yellow, 55c deep blue Complete sheets of 50 stamps overprinted MUESTRA with usual round control perforation. (The Specimen also exist with overprint Specimen). Plate F12176. Mint, NH. from the Archives the American Bank Note Company.  Minor perf. Separation in between.  The stamps are in XF condition. POSSIBLY UNIQUE SHEETS. Exhibit items! Estimate $3,0....Suggested Bid Currently US$ 1,800 (Link to this Lot in the Catalog for Bidding)

Feature Lot. Lot 47 - Fezzan (1949) Scott 2N1-11. Four Compound Perforated Deluxe Sheets. Maury Bloc speciaux. 2A-2D. Cat 5000 Euros (about $5800). Very Fresh , XF, NH. The Marvin Taub APS 1964 study "Fezzan Gaudames A Modern Philatelic Mystery " mention that only 11 sets were produced. The figure is more likely to be 15, although, very few exist in this prestine condition. A similar set in VF condition recently sold in France for 2628 Euros. A set in poor condition was sold in Germany a few ....Suggested Bid Currently US$ 2,000 (Link to this Lot in the Catalog for Bidding)

Feature Lot. Lot 53 - St. Pierre & Miquelon (1939-41) Yvert 196-7, 198-200, 201,202-6, 207-11. Three exemples of every stamps distributed by the UPU during this period. The stamps were affixed in Mauritania to ledger pages and handstamped SPECIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIA. 48 stamps. An article in 5 parts was written about the UPU specimen in the French Colonies Facebook group in 2025 by Pierre Wertheimer. A first for these very interesting items! A unique assemblage from the Mauritania UPU Specimen A....Suggested Bid Currently US$ 1,800 (Link to this Lot in the Catalog for Bidding)

Pierre ran auctions using our platform from 1990 to 2000 for his company France International which he sold in 2001. He has continued his philatelic activities as a collector and as part-time and full-time dealer and the co-administrator of the Facebook group: Philatélie les spécialistes des épreuves. He has written articles on Proofs in major philatelic publications and in thematic and French Colonies Facebook groups including one in five parts on UPU specimen for the French Area.

This first sale features including many thematic rarities including Proofs and unique original designs of the French Area as well unusual and hard-to-find thematic exhibit items such as pre-philatelic covers and illustrated telegrams plus French classics and 20th century specialties, as well as wholesale lots for dealers. Many items are rare or even one of a kind and therefore present a great opportunity to add rarely offered material to a country or topical collection or exhibit. This is a Live Auction using StampAuctionNetwork's Auto Hammer. You will notice no difference from regular Live bidding, except there is no auctioneer selling and waiting on each lot. Each lot will be open for 15 seconds and then be sold. Each new bid will reset the timer for another 15 seconds.

This first sale has 119 lots. Live Bidding will start at 11:00 am EST.

You can also enter your bids before the auction as absentee bids, or use "Unattended Live Bidding", to have StampAuctionNetwork execute them for you when the lot comes up for sale. This allows you to enter your maximum bid to be executed for you live (as in mail auctions or Vente sur Offres in France) without revealing your top bid. Both estimates and minimum bid (reserve) are available.

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• People's Republic Cat Number (661) Lot 1
  
  Costa Rica
  
• Specimen Cat Number (69) Lot 2
  
  France
  
• 19th Century Cat Numbers (2d/104c Block) Lots (3-7)
  
• 20th Century Cat Numbers (138//184/B365a) Lots (8-11)
  
• 2oth Century Cat Number (1024 Var) Lot 12
  
• Artist's Proofs Cat Numbers (451/3866) Lots (13-17)
  
• Blocs speciaux Cat Number (605) Lot 18
  
• Bloc Speciaux Cat Number (889) Lot 19
  
• Blocs speciaux Cat Number (B312-7) Lot 20
  
• Deluxe Sheets Cat Numbers (857-60/C22) Lots (21-25)
  
• Imperforates Cat Numbers (1923/C52) Lots (26-32)
  
• Liberation Cat Numbers (Cholet 5/Cholet 27) Lots (33-35)
  
• Maximum Card Cat Number (682) Lot 36
  
• Trial Color Proofs Cat Numbers (636/1343) Lots (37-40)
  
• Trial Color Proofs Cat Numbers (1537/C27) Lots (41-42)
  
  French Colonies - Africa
  
• Sepia Printer's Presentation Proofs Cat Number (1960//1963) Lot 43
  
  French Colonies - Chad
  
• Artist's Proofs Cat Number (77) Lot 44
  
  French Colonies - Congo
  
• Artist's Proofs Cat Number (102) Lot 45
  
  French Colonies - Fezzan Guadames
  
• Artist's Proofs Cat Number (2N1// 3N2) Lot 46
  
• Blocs speciaux Cat Number (2N11-11) Lot 47
  
• Deluxe Sheets Cat Number (1N1-5) Lot 48
  
  French Colonies - Ivory Coast
  
• Imperfs. Cat Number (160) Lot 49
  
  French Colonies - Laos
  
• Artist's Proofs Lot 50
  
  French Colonies - St. Pierre & Miquelon
  
• Trial Color Proofs Cat Numbers (C23/C24) Lots (51-52)
  
• UPU Specimen Cat Number (196//211) Lot 53
  
  French Colonies - Tunisia
  
• French Colonies - Tunisia Cat Number (1926) Lot 54
  
  French Southern and Antarctic Territories
  
• Artist's Proofs Cat Numbers (166/C120a) Lots (55-59)
  
• Cancellation Cat Number (C8) Lot 60
  
• Deluxe Sheets Cat Number (2-7) Lot 61
  
• Imperforates Cat Numbers (146-7/C92) Lots (62-63)
  
• Trial Color Proofs Cat Numbers (28/C6) Lots (64-66)
  
  Great Britain
  
• Covers Cat Number (1) Lot 67
  
  Monaco
  
• Artist's Proofs Cat Numbers (1667/J55) Lots (68-70)
  
• Trial Color Proofs Cat Numbers (1035/1851) Lots (71-74)
  
  Topicals
  
• Art Cat Numbers (1981/1982) Lots (75-76)
  
• Authors - Cervantes Cat Number (1949) Lot 77
  
• Aviation -Balloons Cat Number (1933) Lot 78
  
• Aviation - Concorde Cat Number (1977) Lot 79
  
• Bridges Cat Number (1932) Lot 80
  
• Columbus Cat Numbers (1923/1936) Lots (81-82)
  
• Dogs Cat Numbers (1895/1974) Lots (83-84)
  
• Fire Fighting Cat Number (1939) Lot 85
  
• Flower - Orchids Cat Number (1192) Lot 86
  
• Free Mason Cat Numbers (1928/1933) Lots (87-88)
  
• Judaica Cat Number (3887) Lot 89
  
• Lions International Cat Number (1963) Lot 90
  
• Napoleon Cat Number (1951) Lot 91
  
• Olympics Cat Number (1992) Lot 92
  
• Petroleum Cat Number (77) Lot 93
  
• Red Cross Cat Number (1963) Lot 94
  
• Religion - Luther Cat Number (1960) Lot 95
  
• Rotary Cat Numbers (741/1971) Lots (96-99)
  
• Salt Cat Number (1795) Lot 100
  
• Space Cat Numbers (1936/1993) Lots (101-110)
  
• Sports : Tennis Cat Number (1888) Lot 111
  
• Sports : Soccer Cat Number (1946) Lot 112
  
• Sports : Tennis Cat Number (1955) Lot 113
  
• Sports: Ice Hockey Cat Number (1959) Lot 114
  
  United States
  
• Covers Cat Numbers (1863/1944) Lots (115-116)
  
  Wholesale - France
  
• Deluxe Sheets Cat Number (2324//2495) Lot 117
  
• Imperforates Cat Number (956//C45) Lot 118
  
• Trial Color Proofs Cat Number (1034) Lot 119