1932 (August 3), Air Orient Flight cover from Paris to Tonkin (Hanoi), franked by 9 stamps, including Port du Gard 20fr red brown (type I) in block of four and 3 singles, postmarked on arrival on August 14, mostly VF, ex-''Hermione'' Collection, suggested retail $300
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1936 (January 9), Air Orient Flight pre-printed cover of the French Aeronautics Federation, sent from Paris to Hanoi, franked by four stamps, Hanoi ''24.I.36'' arrival marking on reverse, some cover faults, still fine and rare item, suggested retail $200
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1963, First Flight from Conakry to New York, two complete sheets of 20, representing inverted or doubled black overprint on 200f emerald, brown and lilac, full OG, NH, VF
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Group of 7 Pioneer Flights. 1929-47, six mostly First Flight covers and one large piece, generally addressed to France or Switzerland, including one military flight Madagascar - Reunion of 1943, all are nicely franked with appropriate markings, F/VF
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Pioneer Flights. 1931 (January 7), registered cover from Bizerta to Germany, franked by complete surcharged set of three, Marseille (8.1) and Geneva (9.1) transits, Berlin January 10, 1931 arrival ds, minor soiling, otherwise VF, suggested retail $150
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Pioneer Flights. 1932 (May 16), Tunis - Rome Flight special postcard commemorating 1st Regional Philatelic Exposition, franked by two stamps, black on red ''Air Mail'' and claret Exhibition labels, mostly VF
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1854, small size entire wrapper to Paris, franked by ''Repub. Franc.'' Napoleon 10c bister, cut through at bottom left with nice margins other sides, six-pointed star dots cancellation, fine and scarce, Yvert #9, C.v. €1,100
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1862, ''Repub. Franc.'' Napoleon 10c bister, re-issued stamp, nice four side margins, full OG, LH, VF, expertized by A. Diena, Yvert #9c. C.v. €750
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1932, Port du Gard 20fr red brown, vertical pair of type I, used on air mail cover from Paris to Hanoi via Amsterdam, transit and arrival markings, mostly VF, suggested retail $250
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1937, Port du Gard, 20fr orange brown, type III (Yvert type IIB) in block of ten (5x2) used together with four other values (3 with ''B I'' perfins) on air mail cover from Paris to Tonkin (Hanoi), postmarked on arrival, some creases, still F/VF and scarce, suggested retail $300
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1925-38, Native Idols, 5c-5fr, Beach View, 5c-10fr, two complete sets of 11 and 12, black overprint or perfin ''Specimen'', full OG, NH (over a half stamps of the 1st set) or LH, VF, SG #F42/64, C.v. £600
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1977-78, Provisional (Port Vila) surcharges on Artifacts, Birds, Shells, Bull, 5fr/5c - 500fr/10fr, complete set of 12, stamps of 35fr/35c and 200fr/5fr have wide space surcharges (type 2), full OG, NH, VF and rare, C.v. $700
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1891, black or red diagonal overprint ''St - Pierre M - on'' on French Colonies ''Commerce'' stamps of 1c-1fr, including three inverted black overprints on 1c, 2c and 1fr, full OG, NH, mostly VF and highly desirable unit in sound condition, the ''key'' values expertized by A. Brun, 75c with J.- P. D
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COMPLETE COLLECTION IN SCOTT ALBUM: 1955-2010, about 560 stamps, 25 souvenir sheets and 6 Voyage booklets from 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, perfect quality collection, full OG, NH, VF and colorful unit, C.v. is $6,150
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1894, Navigation and Commerce, Bristol printing proofs of 1c-1fr, complete set of 13 on thin cards with simulated perforation, bottom sheet margin singles, no gum as produced, VF and scarce, Dallay #3-15, C.v. €1,650
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