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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
2647	,O		48, 1870 80c Rose on pinkish, ,bold centrally struck "2145" large numeral cancel, full to huge margins including portion of adjacent stamp at top, Very Fine (Scott $250, Yvert 49, &euro,320) (Image1)	150-200 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:43 PM
2648			52, 1870 4c Grey, ,attractive well centered mint single, o.g. with barest trace of hinging, Very Fine (Scott $300, Yvert 52, &euro,425) (Image1)	100-150 SOLD for $80.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:43 PM
2649	,O		68, 1876 10c Green on greenish, Type I, ,bold red cancel (rare thus), fresh and Fine (Ceres &euro,400) (Image1)	75-100 SOLD for $50.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:43 PM
2650			74, 1878 40c Red on straw, Type I, ,wonderfully well centered corner margin single, stamp NH, lightly hinged in the margin only, Very Fine and choice, signed Brun (Scott $950, Maury 70 I, &euro,1,450 with premium for centering) (Image1)	300-400 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:43 PM
2651			83, 1877 75c Carmine on rose, Type II, ,nicely centered, o.g., NH, a few nibbed perfs, still Very Fine, 2008 APS certificate (Scott $2,750) (Image1)	750-1,000 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:44 PM
2652	,O		83, 1872 80c Rose on pinkish, ,horizontal block of eight light strikes of a large numeral cancel, good color, some perf trimming in couple spots, a Fine and scarce multiple (Yvert &euro,450) (Image1)	100-150 SOLD for $60.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:44 PM
2653	,O		87, 1880 1c Black on prussian blue, ,distinctive color, lightly cancelled, typical Fine centering, an attractive sound example of this difficult issue, signed by many incl Bloch and Calves (Scott $5,500, Yvert 84, &euro,6,000) (Image1)	1,000-1,500 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:44 PM
2654			89, 1876 3c Yellow on straw, Type II, ,rich color, o.g., Very Fine (Scott $250, Yvert 86, &euro,300) (Image1)	75-100 SOLD for $50.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:44 PM
2655			101, 1890 50c Rose on rose, Type II, ,P.O. fresh, NH, Fine (Scott $325) (Image1)	75-100 SOLD for $50.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:45 PM
2656			142, 1903 30c Violet, ,nicely centered P.O. fresh single, NH, Very Fine for these, signed Calves (Scott $375, Yvert 133, &euro,550) (Image1)	120-160 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:45 PM
2657			197, 1923 1fr Philatelic Congress Overprint, ,bright colors, well centered, small h.r., Very Fine, signed (Scott $440, Yvert 182, &euro,600) (Image1)	200-250 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:45 PM
2658			246, 1929 Le Havre Exposition Overprint, ,fresh colors, o.g., Fine (Scott $600) (Image1)	150-200 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:46 PM
2659			247A, 1930 3fr Reims Cathedral, Die II, ,P.O. fresh, NH, Very Fine (Scott $200) (Image1)	90-120 SOLD for $75.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:46 PM
2660			251, 251A, 252, 1929/31 10fr La Rochelle, Die I, II, II, ,o.g., fresh and F-VF (Scott $305, Yvert 261, 261b, 261d, &euro,489) (Image1)	100-150 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:46 PM
2661			254, 1930 20fr Pont du Gard, Die II,o.g. with some slight disturbances, fresh and Fine, signed Calves (Scott $1,000) (Image1)	250-350 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:46 PM
2662			329. 1937 PEXIP S/S,fresh colors, NH, some typical light natural gum bends, Very Fine (Scott $700, Yvert Bloc 3, &euro,850) (Image1)	250-300 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:47 PM
2663			329, 1937 PEXIP S/S, ,fresh colors, stamps NH, lightly hinged in the margin only and with a bit of wrinkling in the top right corner, o/w Very Fine (Scott $360, Maury BF3, &euro,450) (Image1)	90-120 SOLD for $55.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:47 PM
2664			Yvert 701A-701C, 1942 25c-2.50fr Marianne, Free French Govt. Issue, ,NH, 2.50fr small spot of natural gum disturbance, F-VF (Scott $550, Yvert &euro,825) (Image1)	200-250 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:47 PM
2665	,		624, 1949 10fr Centenary, ,sheet of ten, folded in half along horizontal perfs and folded along couple vertical rows of perfs but with sheet fully intact, NH, Very Fine (Scott $700, Maury BF5, &euro,825) (Image1)	180-220 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:48 PM
2666	P		824, 1955 30fr Oemichen, Artist and deluxe proofs, ,three different (in color or slight differences in design) signed artist proofs with one marked ""2e Etat", also a final state proof similar to deluxe proof but without imprint or cutouts, Very Fine. , (Image1)	300-400 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:48 PM
2667	P		846-47, 889-90, 929-30 var., 1957-59 Europa, Deluxe proofs, ,F-VF sets (Yvert 1122-23, 1173-74, 1218-19, &euro,870) (Image1)	200-250 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:48 PM
2668			1024B var., 1963 30c Gallic Cock, Fluorescent paper, ,P.O. fresh, NH, Very Fine (Scott $750, Yvert 1331d, &euro,900) (Image1)	200-250 SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:48 PM
2669			B20-23, 1926-27 2c-5fr War Orphans, ,NH, 5fr a bit of offset on gum, fresh and F-VF (Scott $466) (Image1)	120-160 SOLD for $70.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:49 PM
2670			B27, B34, B38, 1928/31 Allegories, "Smile of Reims", ,NH, B34 with small handstamped initials on gum, fresh and F-VF (Scott $655, Yvert &euro,770) (Image1)	200-250 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:49 PM
2671	,		B66-67, 1937 30c, 55c Winged Victory, ,blocks of four, unusually well centered, NH, fresh and Very Fine (Scott $1,400, Yvert 354-55, &euro,1,700) (Image1)	500-750 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction before Jun-07, 05:49 PM