BRITISH: 1910-38 'SPECIMEN' Overprints or Perfins comprising Second Overprints on Fiji, Weapons & Idols 1911 (several low values with no gum), 1921 & 1925 sets plus the 1925 Postage Dues, and 1938 Gold Currency set & the Postage Dues, generally very fine, Cat £1575. Very scarce group.
(50) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2657
Symbol: =
Cat No: 40-42
BRITISH: 1924 Surcharges on 1911 Weapons & Idols 1d on ½d to 5d on 2½d SG 40-42 plus French issue 10c on ½d to 50c on 25c SG F38-41 tied to large archival piece by multiple strikes of the large 'POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES/COLLECTION/ DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR' cachet in rosine. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2658
Symbol: */**
FRENCH: 1925-79 collection virtually complete (ex 1938 Definitives) in Frank Godden album, some high denominations unmounted (mounted on margin), condition very fine, Cat £1450.
(couple 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2659
Symbol: F/CTO
FRENCH: 1908-69 Issues virtually complete used with Postage Due sets for 1925 1938 1941 & 1957, also most of the 1956-68 Commemoratives on FDCs, generally very fine, Cat £2800+.
(200+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2660
Symbol: P
FRENCH: 1911 Idol & Weapons 40c imperf proof in blue-green on gummed unwatermarked paper vertical pair overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (defective overprint on the the lower unit), margins good to large, adhesion (presumably from an archival page) on the reverse. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2661
Symbol: *
FRENCH: 1925 Dual Currency & 1938 Gold Currency Postage & 'CHIFFRE TAXE' sets overprinted or punctured 'SPECIMEN', a few of the Postage 1938 low values with tiny thin spots otherwise very fine, Cat £1000.
(34) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2662
Symbol: **/CT
Cat No: F247-255
FRENCH: 1977 New Currency Provisional Surcharges Vila Overprints 5fr on 5c to 500fr on 10fr SG F247-255 plus the unissued 50fr on 1fr, 70fr on 2fr and 100fr on 3fr (mentioned by Gibbons in a footnote), mostly corner examples, unmounted; and the Paris Overprints, CTO; Cat £745.
(25) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2663
Symbol: C/CL
POSTAL HISTORY: Mostly 1950s-1970s commercial covers with a few mixed issue & commemorative frankings plus British/French combination frankings x12, cds including 'LAMAP', 'LOLOWAI', 'MELSISI', 'NORSUP', 'TANNA' & 'TONGOA', registered x6 including with Australian-pattern R labels of 'LAMAP' & 'SANTO' x2 plus Avis de Reception cards x3, a few with company imprints, many airmails including inter-island services and to Argentina (underpaid & taxed), Cameroun, Canada x2, Fiji, Finland, Guadeloupe (to a ship's passenger with crude 'NON A BORD' label), Holland, Solomons x5, Sweden and Tahiti x2, also to Victoria with boxed 'NOT ELIGIBLE FOR/AERIAL MAIL. FEE/DEFICIENT/Vila No 1 (NH)' cachet (not recorded by Ted Proud) and to USA underpaid & taxed, Aerogrammes x7 unused/CTO, a few inwards items, generally fine to very fine. A very good lot.
(150 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-23-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 2664
Symbol: S=C
POSTMARKS: Duplicated array on leaves with early types including on New Caledonia, New Hebrides cancelled in New Caledonia, Australia or Norfolk Island, various ship cancels including legible strikes of the rare 'SHIP/SS MAKAMBO/POST' seal in violet & Dutch ships x3, etc, plenty of covers mostly created by John Gibson including scarce modern Opening Days & registered items, etc, condition variable.
(few 100) (Image1)
