Sale No: 252
Lot No: 628
Symbol: *#O
Cat No: Collection
Mostly used collection to 1959 with Classics in very mixed condition including a sound Ceres 80c & Napoleon 5fr (faded), apparently unused 1853-61 1c & 1898-1900 2fr, Peace & Commerce to 5fr, 1918 Red Cross x2 (one mint), 1922 War Orphans '+1f' on 5fr, 1936 Airs mint to 3fr50c, very fine used Banknote 50fr & South America Flight 10fr, 1937 Museums duo, 1949 CITEX 10fr (*), 1950s Relief Fund sets mint or used (including 1954), a page of early Postage Dues, etc, also 19th Century duplicates in very mixed condition but including some very fine to superb numeral cancels, high catalogue value.
(1000+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 900.00
Closed..Jun-27-2023, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 252
Lot No: 629
Symbol: #
Cat No: 23
1849-52 'REPUB FRANC' Ceres 20c black on White Paper horizontal Tête-Bêche Pair (Kehrdrucke) Mi 3xK (SG 23), full margins but close in places & a bit irregular, unused, Cat €20,000 (£14,000).
1853 'EMPIRE FRANCE' Napoleon III 1fr carmine Mi 17a, margins good to large, multiple guarantee handstamps, unused, Cat €6500. A handsome example of this popular stamp.
1853 'EMPIRE FRANC' Napoleon III Imperf 1fr deep carmine Mi 17b (SG 73), margins good to huge, cancelled well clear of Napoleon's face, two guarantee handstamps, Cat €5000 (£5500). Superb!
1871 Unissued Surcharge '10' in Blue on Napoleon III 10c bistre SG 133 (not listed in Michel), well centred, large-part o.g., two guarantee handstamps, Cat £3000.
REVENUES: Two albums with an array of mostly pre-World War II issues with heavy duplication in places, some unusual & high denominations, the odd multiple & a handful of usages on piece, lots of interest in the mercantile cachets & other cancellations, condition rather mixed but much is fine to very fine.
(many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-27-2023, 20:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 252
Lot No: 636
Symbol: #/**
LIBERATION ISSUES: 1945 'RHIN/DANUB/.../SIGMARINGEN' Overprints 1pf to 80pf Meyer 1-19 (ex #10 & 12 as usual), 3pf 15pf 20pf 30pf & 40pf have been regummed & the 25pf has disturbed gum, 30pf to 80pf with full unmounted original gum, Cat €1100. Roland Pieles Certificate (2020). [Recently, an unexpertised set sold in France for €334]
(17)
POSTAL HISTORY: 1920 (Aug 25) to Australia endorsed "Air mail by London" with 'GUYNEMER' pictorial airmail etiquette on face and Sower 25c & Merson 60c x5 affixed on back all tied by 'PARIS/25-8/20/R DE LA BOETIE' cds, Sydney machine cancel arrival b/s (date indistinct), two stamps faulty, some aging marks & repaired tears. Foreign letter rate 1fr25c + 2fr airmail surcharge for carriage by plane to London and onwards by P&O steamer 'Malwa' to Australia. This is the earliest confirmed commercial accelerated-airmail item to Australia from anywhere in the world. Ex Rodney Perry.
LAOS: 1952 Anniversary booklet SG MS21b with 26 different one-stamp panes, wax interleaving with no adhesion or toning, very fine & scarce in this condition, Cat £550.
MOROCCO: 1928 (Sept 20) Official cover registered air to Australia at 4fr25c rate, repaired tear at U/R and excised return address covered by white label on back. The rate was 1fr50 foreign letter + 1fr25c airmail surcharge + 1fr50c registration, unusually with no transit markings.
NEW CALEDONIA: 1965-80 selection mostly unmounted including 1966 Satellite gutter pairs plus label x10 in two marginal blocks and 1976 Concorde 147fr sheetlet of 10, stated Cat £600+.
(100+)
NEW HEBRIDES: 1934 cover to France with Dual Currency 40c plus New Caledonia 10c Kagu tied by two strikes of the scarce British-pattern 'NEW HEBRIDES/19NO34/INTERISLAND SERVICE' cds, Vila transit (27NO34) & Paris arrival b/s.
SENEGAL: 1942 Compagnie du Niger Francaise cover (270x176mm) by air to France at remarkable 86fr50c rate with Pictorials 50c 1fr & 5fr x17 (including block of 9) tied by 'DAKAR' cds, 'CONTROLE POSTAL' censor label tied by 'OUVER ...' oval cachet and circular 'A/2' h/s, a few edge faults and the 1fr & one 5fr are damaged.
Sale No: 252
Lot No: 643
Symbol: *
Cat No: 1a (Scott 1c
TAHITI: 1882 French Colonies General Issues Imperforate '25c' Surcharge on 35c black/orange with the Surcharge Inverted SG 1a (Scott 1c), good to large margins, Calvert guarantee h/s on reverse, tiny hinge remainder, Cat £600 (US$500).
Sale No: 252
Lot No: 644
Symbol: =
Cat No: 4a (Scott 2b
TAHITI: 1884 French Colonies General Issues Perf 14x13½ 'TAHITI/5c' Surcharge on 20c red/green with the Surcharge Vertical Reading Upwards SG 4a (Scott 2b), tied to piece by very fine 'PAPEETE/28/JUIL/84' cds, Gilbert guarantee h/s on reverse, Cat £325 (US$240).
