French Indochina, (France) 1867, Napoleon III Laureate, 20c blue on bluish, vertical pair. Tied by 3171 dotted lozenge handstamps on well traveled cover addressed to "Mr. Ernest Pichez, medical officer 2nd Class, passenger on board the transport Orne going
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France, 1850, Ceres, 10c bister on yellowish. Margins ample to mostly large showing portion of adjacent stamp at bottom, tied by dotted "2272" lozenge handstamp on mourning bordered folded letter to Rennes, with matching bold "Nimes, 12 Aout, 52" cds, transit and
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France, 1849, Ceres, 1fr light carmine. Horizontal strip of 4, dotted lozenge and red circular date stamp cancels, full well balanced margins all around, rich bold color, Very Fine and choice, a wonderful and rare multiple, signed Brun. Yvert No. 6a.
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France, 1853, Napoleon III imperforate, 1fr lake on yellowish. Horizontal strip of 5, neat roller grid (Gros Points) cancel, margins large to slightly in at bottom left and small corner nick at bottom right, strong color; thins and pressed out vertical creases, (page)
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France, 1870, Bordeaux, 20c blue on bluish, type 1. Horizontal pair, dotted "732" lozenge cancel of Carcassonne, clear to large margins, strong bright color, Very Fine and attractive, signed Calves, with 1988 Calves certificate. Yvert No. 44.
Scott No.
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France, 1870, Bordeaux, 20c blue on bluish, type 2. Block of 4, full o.g., clear to mostly large margins, fresh with bold color, Very Fine, a very scarce mint multiple, with 2022 J. Brun certificate. Yvert No. 45.
Scott No. 44; $3,800. US$0
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France, 1876, Sage Type I, 5c green on greenish. O.g., fresh with rich color, Fine, with 2001 Brun certificate. Yvert No. 64.
Scott No. 67; $650. US$0
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France, 1877, Sage Type II, 5fr violet on lavender. Left gutter margin single, o.g., lightly hinged, strong color, fresh and Fine. Yvert No. 95.
Scott No. 96; $440. US$0
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France, 1917, 5fr+5fr War Orphans. O.g., never hinged (slight gum skips), well centered amid wide margins, bright and fresh with rich colors, Very Fine, a choice and scarce never hinged example of this War Orphans high value. Yvert No. 155.
Scott No. B1
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France, Airmail, 1928, 10fr on 1.50fr "Ile de France". O.g., never hinged, with small black adhesion spots on gum and partial octagon date stamp, fresh with bold color, nicely centered for this notoriously off-centered issue, F.-V.F., signed Brun, with 1998
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France, Airmail, 1936, 50fr "Banknote". Bottom right corner margin block of 4 (coin daté), o.g., never hinged (light hinge mark in right selvage), wide margins and rich color, bright and post office fresh, few perf separations between top pair, Very Fine
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New Caledonia, 1859, Napoleon III, 10c black. Corner margin block of 4, no gum, fresh with wide sheet margins, Very Fine, a very scarce position multiple.
Scott No. 1; $1,000 for singles. US$0
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