Sale No: 865
Lot No: 555
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20th CENTURY COLLECTION: 3 springback albums & a stockbook with c.1924 to mid-1980s France or colonies sets/ranges inc. stronger sections of mint Vichy, immediate post-war & a run of 1967-78 issues. Majority mint. (Few 100s in 4 albums)Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 556
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SUBSTANTIAL SELECTION OF FRANCE & COLONIES 1654-MODERN COVERS, EL's & CARDS ETC.; A carton containing mainly French postal history items identified in packets. includes 1654 and 1785 legal documents on vellum, 1806 newspaper & 1850s carriers' receipts with Revenue hs; 1862 Avignon Assize Court 'Imprints of the new stamps' document with hs & embossed proofs; Early pre-stamp covers 1877-1865 with a variety of marks; large quantity of covers, wrappers & PPCs c.1855-1937 with many early items noted; WWI & WWII Forces mail inc. censored, 1914 Hospital cachet, Regimental cachets, 1937 with Spanish censor, 1953 S.H.A.P.E. pmk; Registered & Express mail from 1898; Airmail covers mainly modern inc. 1928 with British Embassy cachet with contents, 1931 registered PPC with Philatelic Exhibition pmk. & 1946 registered cover with Paris Conference pmk; modern post 1940 commercial covers inc. special cachets e.g. 1949 Postal Museum cachet, 1972 with Jersey Tax stamp, 1962 Pneumatic post; large quantity of modern FDC's, apparently all different. Also a quantity of covers & cards from a variety of colonies inc. 1903 Madagascar PPC with mixed franking, 1936 Pondichery to England; etc. (v. large qty) Cross Reference: MADAGASCAR, FRENCH COLONIES, MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - WWII (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 557
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A LARGE AND DIVERSE ACCUMULATION OF FRANCE & COLONIES: A substantial mint & used accumulation on leaves, stockcards & packets covering all periods. Inc. early Ceres & Napoleon values used inc. 1870 2c; 1876 'Peace' values to 40c mint plus 35c used; 1900 'Merson' 50c with missing colour & 2fr used; 1924, Olympic Games & Exhibition sets mint; 1938 Ader 50f used with repaired corner; later booklets & mini. sheets. An interesting selection of cinderella labels e.g 1900 Paris Exhibition, 1937 International Exhibition mini. sheet (12); WWI patriotic labels & Airmail stickers. Also a range of Colonies & Territories inc. 1878 'Peace' issue 15c blue imperf. corner margin strip of four; Laos 1951 10c blue (proof?), Reunion 'Peace' values to 1f; New Caledonia 1903 set mint; Indo-China Post Office etc. (large qty) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, CINDERELLA (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 460.00
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 558
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1822-1980s FRANCE & COLONIES COVERS, CARDS & STAMPS, ETC. - EX. DEALER'S STOCK: Two boxes with a good to v. fine clean stock of covers & cards with commercial or special event cancels; FRANCE (c. 420) inc. 1869 EL Lyon to Marseilles with "ML2" TPO, 1866 Paris to Kettwig franked "26" dotted star on 40c orange with blue Aachen border mark; COLONIES (c.90) - a wide sellection of items with many colonies represented (most items to overseas destinations) inc. 1975 Togo to England airmail. (total 500+) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 559
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1849-2003 MINT & USED COLLECTION: Seven "Edifil" printed albums in slip cases plus one other housing a fine collection, mostly used up to 1960s, then mostly mint from 1970s onwards. Many better sets & singles present inc. 1922/26 War Orphans, various 'Sinking Fund' sets & singles, 1927 Marseilles Air pair, 1936 Air set to 50f, 1936 50f banknote (2) with faults, 1936 South Atlantic flight pair, 1937 PEXIP, etc. Solid range from 1920s onwards. Includes some booklet panes. (Many 100s) (Image)
Opening GBP 340.00
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 561
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1900-1970 FINE USED COLLECTION: Set of four albums with a well presented fine used collection. Useful sets and singles inc. 1922 & 1926 War Orphans, 1925 5f red Philatelic Exhibition, 1936 50f Banknote, 1936 10f South Atlantic Flight, etc. Also back of book issues, p.dues, etc. (Many 100s) (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 562
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1900-1970 MINT ACCUMULATION: Five stock books holding a duplicated accumulation of mint issues. Strength in 1940s/50s period. (Few 100s) (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 563
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SCHAUBEK PRINTED ALBUM housing a basic 1849-1970 used collection. Well filled post 1930s, but sparse earlies. Mostly the commoner issues with very few higher values. Album in fine, clean condition and ideal for continuation. (Few 100s) (Image)
Opening GBP 48.00
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 564
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CERES & NAPOLEON HEADS COLLECTION: Binder with a collection/accumulation of perf. & imperf. types & imperf. P. Dues. Mixed condition, but many fine 4 margin examples present. 1849 selection inc. 10c (2), 15c (3), 20c (6), 25c (8), 40c (5) and 1f (2). Also a group of Postage Dues with early 10c, 25c & 30c vals plus 40c blue & 60c blue. Worthy of inspection. (Few 100s) (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 565
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EARLY PERFORATED ISSUES ON COVER: Binder with a collection of mid-19th to early 20th C. cards & covers. Mainly 1855-1910, a couple earlier. (c.76 cards/covers) (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 566
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1855-1870 SELECTION OF INTERNAL MAIL: Range of mainly 20c blue Napoleon Head frankings with a variety of cancels. Lot inc. Jul. 1859 cover Lyon to Montpellier franked 20c black Ceres with 4 margins. Also of note, 2 Dec. 1870 Paris Siege period cover bearing Empire 10c pair with "2982" cancels. Mostly good to fine range. (19) (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 568
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FRANCE & COLONIES COLLECTION FROM 1862: Includes 1870 flimsy envelope with contents endorsed 'Ballon Monte' but missed last flight and left after the German occupation; pneumatic post card (1884) & cover (1901); 1904 PPC from Stamboul to Manchester by French PO. Colonies include a substantial collection of Oceanic Settlements from 1892 with 1939 French Revolution mint to 1Fr.25+ 1Fr, De Gaulle optd. to 20Fr; Djibouti 1904-1945 with 1901 PPC commercially used to Switzerland; 1859 Pondicherry (India) to Bordeaux cover; 1907 cover Anjouan (Comoro Islands) to London and 1894 registered cover from Nossi Be to Postmaster at Mauritius. (58 covers & c. 345 stamps) (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 570
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BALLON MONTE COLLECTION: Album with a small written up collection of Ballon Monte covers & fronts plus a few modern commemorative covers. With transcriptions where applicable. Includes a front and a cover, both with Paris 30 Sep. 1870 cds's possibly carried via balloon ""L'Armand Barbes" on 7 Oct., the front addressed to London, the complete letter to Stratford St. Mary near Colchester (folding crease through 10c stamp). Arrival date 13 Oct.; 1 Nov. 1870 front to London carried on balloon "Le Fulton" 2 Nov. having London arrival date 7 Nov.; 28 Oct. 1870 letter carried by balloon "Le Colonel Charras" addressed to Le Havre, with 2 Nov. arrival ds; two covers dated 20 & 21 Jan. 1871 respectively, both to same address in Southampton, one having a 23 Jan. Southampton arrival ds, both carried on balloon "Le General Daumesnil", each with 30c Napoleon frankings; fragment of cover dated 23 Jan 1871 addressed to Birmingham and probably carried by balloon "Le Torricelli" with 2 x 20c franking; 9 Jan. 1871 letter-journal to London carried on balloon "La Gambetta" with 19 Jan. arrival ds. Collection also inc. an unused Official Ballon non-Monte postcard and 13 Feb. 1871 cover from Southampton to a POW Lieutenant Colonel in Wiesbaden. Also a 1927 Ballon Monte cover mailed from the Strasbourg International Philatelic Exhibition and carried by balloon "Le Petit Parisien". (10 items plus 6 modern covers) Cross Reference: BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 571
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BALLON MONTE - LE DUQUESNE (55): Le Ballon Poste No. 18 of 1. January 1871, misfolded with address in red ink – Le Charité, Niévre; Napoleon 20c stamp tied by star '16' with Paris rue de Palestro cds of 4. January; arrival cds for 18. January on reverse. Extensive letter written around the margins. Uncommon newsletter. Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 573
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BALLON MONTE - LE DAVY (45): Flimsy one-sheet letter (tone spots, edge chip) addressed to London with Napoleon 30c stamp (var. fond ligné) tied by star '1' with Paris place de la Bourse cds for 17. December 1870; stamp also lightly tied by unclear London arrival cds with (reverse) London EC cds for 24. December. Scarcer balloon. Cross Reference: FRANCE, MILITARY, BALLOON MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 575
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'PEACE & COMMERCE' ISSUES & POSTAGE DUES: Binder housing a mainly used collection/accumulation on Hagner sheets. Separated into "N" under "B" and "N" under "U" sections with much duplication. Most values up to 5f (5) represented. Also Postage Dues to 3f values. (Many 100s) (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 577
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AIRMAIL: 1929 'Dragon of Annam' crash - registered air cover ex Noisy le Sec to Haiphong with spectacular multiple franking inc. 1926 'Orphans' 1f & 5f values; 3-line cachet 'RAID INTERROMPU / PAR ACCIDENT / Retour a l'envoyeur'; fine & attractive. [Ex Ashley Lawrence]Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 579
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EXTREMELY RARE 1944 ALLIED MILITARY GOVERNMENT (AMG) "SPECIMEN" BOOKLET: Booklet containing 10 panes of different values, 5c-10f of the Jun. 1944 AMG issue. (SG 851/860). Each pane of 8 stamps - originally 10 stamps but the 5th stamp of each row in each pane has been removed. Panes are attached at left hand side by staples through the selvedge, with interleaving between the panes. Each pane being overprinted with large, continuous "SPECIMEN" block letters in purple horizontally through the centre of the pane. The beige outer cover is inscribed "SPECIMENS/OF/SUPPLEMENTAL/FRENCH POSTAGE STAMPS" with burgundy coloured tape covering the staples. A fine and rare item. (See also under Austria for similar booklet). (Image)
Opening GBP 340.00
Sold...GBP 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-04-2024, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 580
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INDIA, FAR EAST, ETC.: 1862 cover (faults) ex Mauritius to Bordeaux with pair 4d stamps, 1829 Orleans – Java part EL, later ‘ligne’ covers to Java, Singapore, Hong Kong & Shanghai; 1844-61 ELs ex India to France (5) plus 1869 E (fault) with Napoleon 80c (2) to Calcutta etc. (14) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, INDIA, MAURITIUS, MALAYA/MALAYSIA (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
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FRENCH COLONIES
Sale No: 865
Lot No: 582
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AFRICAN COLONIES COLLECTIONS: A carton containing a collection in two albums of mint & used Tchad (1922-2000) inc. some commercially used covers. Also stockbooks containing mint 1980's Guine-Bissau with many in corner blocks and mint & used Cameroun (1916-c.1984) inc. 1940 ovpt values to 2f25 some in mint corner blocks. Also a stockbook of Liberia with mini. sheets, Officials & registration. (several 1,000s) (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 583
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SENEGAL PRE-STAMP MAIL TO FRANCE: Range with 1822 EL to Bordeaux with "COLONIES PAR/ROCHEFORT" hs on front, 1837 EL to Paris ex St Louis with "BUREAU MARITIME/(HAVRE)" double-ring cds and framed "PAYS D'OUTREMER/PAR LE HAVRE" hs on front, 1838/39 EL to Bordeaux or Bayeaux with framed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" hs (Salles 121) and charged '7' or '18' decimes (2nd weight step) with Nantes or Marseilles entry cds on front, 1844 EL to Bordeaux ex St Louis with "OUTRE-MER/PAULLIAC" cds on front, 1858/59 envs. to La Rochelle with St Louis UDC or "GOREE" double-ring cds and with "6" decimes hs on front and a few others. (9 covers) Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, SCOTLAND, OFFICIAL MAIL, WELSH POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 584
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SENEGAL CIRCULAR "A" MARKS USED DURING THE YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK: Range with 14 Jan. 1902 printed matter env. to Ivory Coast ex Dakar 'Par Tibet' with circular "A" mark and "MARSEILLE A LOANGO/L.M.No.3" French Packet ds on front, 14 Jan. 1902 PPC to Paris with circular "A" mark and endorsement indicating lack of 5c or 10c stamps, 14/15 Jan. 1902 local envs. with Dakar cds and circular "A" mark on front, one endorsed by the Postmaster and 23 Jan. 1902 PPC to France franked 10c following the arrival of supply of stamps. Scarce group. (5 covers/cards) (Image)
Opening GBP 95.00
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REUNION
Sale No: 865
Lot No: 763
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Cat No: Collection
ST. PAUL/PIERRE/DENIS - PRESTAMP/STAMPLESS MAIL + 40c-RATE WITH RED "COL. FR./PAQ.FR.T No.2" OCTAGON: 1835/47 EL/E to Nantes ex St. Denis with boxed Bordeaux "PAYS D'OUTREMER" or with black "PP" in circle with red -2-ring "OUTRE MER/NANTES" cds, 1855 stampless internal E from the Mayor with v. fine scarce 2-ring "ST. PIERRE..." cds and Mayoral cachets endorsed "Service", and rare 12 Oct. 1876 env. (some wear) to France with Imperf 40c Orange tied by v. fine dotted diamond with scarce matching "REUNION/SAINT PAUL" cds alongside but also having a mainly v. fine octagonal "COL. FR./PAQ.FR.T No.2" d.s. in rare red ink alongside. Scarce group. [Ex Vandervelde] (4 covers)Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, MARITIME MAIL (Image)
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Sale No: 865
Lot No: 764
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GERMANY TO REUNION VIA LONDON & SUEZ: 1855 envelope opened to display both sides, Metz to St Denis endorsed Voie I'Angleterre unde Suez with Metz, Strasbourg and St Denis cds, red boxed PD hs and a v.fine boxed 2 F.20 accountancy hs. Cross Reference: GERMANY (Image)
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SUDAN
Sale No: 865
Lot No: 788
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OFFICIALS - 1902 VARIETIES: 1m brown & pink with variety 'overprint inverted' both mint & used (SG O3c, cat. £825) also variety 'overprint double with round stops' mint (SG O3g cat. £1500), with both mint examples having patches of gum missing from the edges. Overprints not guaranteed but high cat. if genuine. (3) (Image)
