Selection of covers (the interesting pre-stamp to middle period), the former with various entry marks etc. incl. 'ANGLETERRE PAR CALAIS' (3 types), 'ALLEMAGNE PAR GIVET,' 'SUEDE & TTR4/HAMBOURG,' 'ESPAGNE PAR ST.JEAN DE LUZ,' 'P.6.P/ANNONAY,' 'NIZZA DI MARE' etc. A useful lot. (30) (Image)

1862-2014 M or UM substantial collection housed in three Davo hingeless albums & eleven Lighthouse hingeless albums incl. 1900 Merson 20f - creased (Cat. £275), 1918 Red Cross (Cat. £160), 1922 War Orphans Surcharge set (Cat. £275), some creasing, 1923-26 Pasteur set (Cat. £100), 1926-27 War Orphans 50c + 10c, 1f + 25c & 5f + 1f (Cat. £239), 1928 Sinking Fund (Cat. £200), 1929-33 set (Cat. £575), 1930 Colonial Exhib set (Cat. £70), 1934 1f.50 Dove (Cat. £70), 1934 Cartier set (Cat. £95), 1935 Unemployed Intellectuals (Cat. £78), 1935 Normandie Maiden Voyage set (Cat. £97), 1936 Flying Boat set (Cat. £525), 1936 Paris Exhib (Cat. £65), 1937 National Museums 30c (Cat. £110), 1937 PEXIP M/Sheet (Cat. £600), 1940 Surcharge set of 18 (Cat. £55), 1947 Air set (Cat. £90), 1949 Air set to 500f (Cat. £165), 1946-50 Postage Due set (Cat. £200), 1950 National Relief Fund UM (Cat. £70), 1953 National Relief Fund (Cat. £85), 1955 National Relief Fund UM (Cat. £200), 1957 Air set UM (Cat. £140). The collection balance - extensive UM ranges incl. M/Sheets, sheetlets, booklets etc. Massive catalogue/face value. (Image)

STAMPED FRENCH TRANSATLANTIC COVERS TO USA: 1862-77 covers (varied condition but mostly attractive) from France with varied frankings, by various routes to the States. (9 covers) (Image)

1929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhib 2f (SG.470) on a reg cover, tied by Expo c.d.s. for 18th May - the first day of issue. (Image)

1930 cover to Strasbourg, franked 1f50 Air, SG.484, Perfined EIPA 30, tied by the Airmail Exhib pmk. (Image)

1930 International Air Exhibition Paris 1f 50c blue two singles, perforated Eipa 30 (reversed), FU on piece with Paris 10c & 50c defins cancelled in 1933, one airmail has shortish perfs at right, Ceres 6c. (Image)

1936 50f Air, lower marginal, very fine M, SG.541, Cat. £1000. (Image)

COLONIES well presented, predominantly U, some M (not included in catalogue value) collection in Scott printed album (some sections with pages to 1973), incl. P.O's in China, Crete, Turkey; General issues; French Southern & Antarctic Territory; Lebanon; Martinique; New Caledonia; New Hebrides; Rouad; St. Pierre & Miquelon; Syria; Vietnam; Wallis & Futuna etc, mostly good to fine. (1865 + 1 m/s). Collector states Cat. £8250 (2015). Random checking shows it is higher now. (Image)

COLONIES 1859-1956 M & U collection incl. General issues 1859-70 to 80c, 1871-76 10c (Cat. £170), a few imperf Peace & Commerce, 1881-86 Commerce range with 75c & 1fr (Cat. £114), Dues, Togo; Tunisia; Wallis & Futuna; Ivory Coast, Lebanon 1924-66 range with 1924 Air 3p to 10p Surcharges M (Cat. £36), 1930 Silk to 15p M (Cat. £95) & other random issues. Also France: 1862-1975 predominantly U, some M, collection In Capacity album incl. a few earlies, Peace & Commerce issues to 1fr, Mersons, Sowers, Pasteur, Surcharges, 1929-33 to 20fr (2), commems, later defins etc, mostly part sets, poor to fine. (100's) (Image)

FRENCH LEVANT Constantinople 1864 E (light filing fold but still most attractive) with scarce high value franking (2f40c in shape of 3 x 80c Napoleon) to Messina with GC 5083 cancellations, c.d.s & Italian paquebot h/stamp nearby and four other 1867-74 covers also with 5083 cancellations, the adhesives incl. Ceres 80c, Napoleon 20c pair & 40c (2, but one poor). (5 items) (Image)

FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES 1955-99 almost all UM collection in a Davo hingeless printed album (French), incl. 1944 Ovpt, SG.1, 2 (Cat. £38 each), 1956-60 set 15fr, 30c, 4fr, 20fr, 25fr M (Cat. £500) along with additional Airs set M (Cat. £205), 1976-77 Imperfs (3), 1981 Adelie 2fr Imprimerie sheetlet, full range of commems & defins, M/Sheets, with a few duplicated, mainly fine. Also Madagascar 1948 Adelie Ovpt UM (Cat. £50), ST.Cat. £6580. (451) (Image)

GHADAMES 1949 Military Territory Cross of Agadem 4f to 100f set of ten epreuves de luxe. Scarce. (Image)

MADAGASCAR 1896-1919 group on leaves incl. 1896 Imperf Due set (7) M, 1910 stampless military cover from Diego Suarez to France, taxed 30c, also five parcel post stamps. (Image)

ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON 1852-1957 (circa) range of 17 covers or stationery with many better usages, rates & frankings, registered & airmails, censored and others. (Image)

TUNISIA 1889-1981 M & U collection in a stock book incl. 1888 various vals to 75c (Cat. £197), 1988-98 various vals to 1fr, 5fr, with some duplication, M & U (Cat. £195), 1906-18 to 5fr M & U, Surcharges with some Red Cross, 1931 5fr U, 10fr M (Cat. £70), 1938 Postal Anniv vals, 1fr, 2fr, 5fr M (Cat. £55), later commems, Airs, Republic, M/Sheet, Parcel Post, Postage Dues etc, fair to fine. (796 + 4 m/s) ST.Cat. £1381. (Image)

1886 1½d rose 'POSTAGE' 29½mm long, without stops after 'POSTAGE' or value, 'CONSULAR MAIL' h/stamp in violet, fresh unused with strong colour and a superb strike of the h/stamp. Minor blemishes (faint diagonal bend, insignificant traces of thinning), still an attractive & interesting example, from pos. 1 of a sheet with prominent frame flaws at top and foot. Cat. £275+ (Image)

1886 1d rose 'POSTAGE' 29½mm long with stops after 'POSTAGE' and value, 'VICE-CONSULATE' h/stamp in black, unused. Slightly reduced with some creasing, but a most unusual example with a clear DOUBLED strike of the h/stamp. Cat. £140+ (Image)

1897-1955 covers & cards, ex-dealers stock priced to sell at £800+ (Image)

1927-61 UM or M range comprising 1927-41 set to 20p with 5m & 15m ordinary papers (Cat. £102), 1938 Air 3p on 3½p P.14 (Cat. £55), 1950 set (Cat. £32), 1951-61 set with additional 6p to 50p (Cat. £186), 1962 £S1 block of four & single UM (Cat. £100), Official 1948 50p (SG.O58, Cat. £80), Postage Due 1948 set (Cat. £65), mostly fine. (58) ST.Cat. £620 (Image)