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
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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 'Imp
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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; 1
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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 4
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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 Ai
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EARLY TO MODERN USED COLLECTIONS: Two cartons holding 8 large albums/stock books with duplicated used collections/accumulations of mostly middle period issues. Mostly remaindered ex auction lots but inc. a Schaubek "Europa" printed album which also inc. some Monaco & Colonies. Also an empty Schaubek
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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. Most
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EARLY POSTAGE DUE COVER GROUP: Mar. 1857 internal unstamped EL with 10c black Postage Due SG D76, 3 margin example, cover with hinge marks. Accompanied by 1975 Phil. Fed. S. Africa Certificate; Mar. 1863 unstamped EL to Orleans with fine 4 margin 15c black Postage Due SG D77 and 1934 cover from Lond
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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 collec
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FRANCE/DENMARK - UNDERPAID COVER WITH FRAMED "F. 42" FRANKED BY FRANCE 20c PAIR: 19 Oct. 1867 EL (printed heading inside with unusual red oval hs "MEDAILLE D'OR/1867/EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE") from Paris to Copenhagen franked with 20c Blue pair tied by dotted "12" Star cancels, but underpaid (faint re
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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.,
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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.
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BALLON MONTE - LE NON-DÉNOMMÉ 2 (8): Plain postcard addressed to Granville without the usual 'par ballon' endorsement, with Napoleon 10c stamp cancelled by part strike of the Paris rue St Dominique cds of 1. October 1870; message refers to a balloon leaving Paris the next day; no further postal mark
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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
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BORDEAUX ISSUE ON TRANSATLANTIC MAIL FRANCE TO USA VIA LIVERPOOL: 28 May 1871 env. & content endorsed Steamer Siberia via Liverpool from Le Havre to New York franked for 60c rate with 1867 20c blue plus rare Transatlantic usage of 1870 40c orange Bordeaux issue tied by gros chiffres and red London
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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)
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CANCELLATIONS: Mainly post-WWII issues on small pieces selected for cancellations and arranged alphabetically by office, housed in an SG 'Plymouth' album. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (100s)Cross Reference: CANCELLATIONS
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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 MAI
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AIRMAIL: 1931 Scarce Paris – Saigon FFC franked 7f 50c with neat signature of Maurice Nogues, the pilot. Fresh and attractive. [Ex Ashley Lawrence]Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS
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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
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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(page)
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LITERATURE, MAPS, PPCs, EPHEMERA, ETC. Carton housing an accumulation of c.25 mainly Paris, Railway and Cancellation related monographs, catalogues, tables and other literature. Also a group of c.20 related PPCs/covers. Cross Reference: EPHEMERA, LITERATURE - NON PHILATELIC, LITERATURE - PHIL
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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 i
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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'OUTREME
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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 indic
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MADAGASCAR MILITARY CAMPAIGN 1895, ETC.: 1895-99 quartet of envs. from the Occupying Army in Madagascar inc. 25 Sept. 1895 env. to the Infantry Batt. Adjutant at Diego Suarez; 18 Dec. 1895 env. (minor faults) to Nancy with purple CORPS EXPEDITIONAIRE DE MADAGASCAR hs & CORPS EXP. MADAGASCAR/L.T.3 cd
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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
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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
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REUNION - VILLAGE CANCELLATIONS on mainly commercial covers of the 1990s inc. cds and machine cancels of 45 different post offices. (101)Cross Reference: FRANCE, REUNION
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ALL PERIOD DUPLICATED ACCUMULATION in a carton with a wealth of material in an album, on leaves, stocksheets & stockcards that appears to be collections from a variety of sources with many better sets & singles in evidence. We note good Postage Dues, Airs, Officials, Telegraphs, useful postmarks, va
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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.
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