(#14/1789) FRANCE USED STOCK 1853-1980, over 3100 stamps mtd by Scott number on 67 stock sheets in 2 large 3-ring binders, with 1-10 of each stamp (a few definitives with more), includes a few BOB precancels, semi-postals, airmails, postage dues ++, a few usual faults in the pre-1900 issues, Scott cat over $2000, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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FRENCH COLONIES MINT 1905-1921, 1258 MNH stamps in 1c and 2c sheets and part sheets, note 6 full sheets with 3 panes of 25 stamps and 2 gutters, 9 part sheets of 50 stamps with one gutter, 7 sheets of 25 stamps and 183 stamps in blocks of 4-20 stamps, countries include Upper Volta, Sudan, Cameroun, Reunion, Togo, Mauritania, Guadeloupe, Niger, French West Africa, Tunisia, moyen Congo, Dahomey, Somali Coast, Chad, Indo China ++, a few sheets have separations on the folds, Scott cat over $600 for singles, mostly VF est ($90+ US) (Image)

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(#116/523) MAURITANIA (ISLAMIC) MINT COLLECTION 1960-1984, over 375 stamps (a few used) mtd on Minkus & Scott album pages including BOB, also 145 stamps on stock sheets, Scott cat over $520, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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4 WORLDWIDE FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1937-1958, all better noting a 1957 registered Air France double rate cover from Paris to Jakarta, a 1958 registered double rate Air France cover from Paris to Tokyo, a 1937 KLM cover from Surabaya-Java to Makassar (South Sulanesia), a 1937 KLM cover from Bandoeng-Java to Amsterdam, retails over $250, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1856 ARGENTINA to FRANCE, unpaid SFL from Buenos Aires on JUL1-1856 and addressed to Cette-France, routing via British packet to Liverpool + train to London on AUG 11th + Channel packet to Calais + train to Paris on Aug 12th + train to Cette arriving on AUG 13th, rated COLLECT 15 Decimes with COLONIES ART-18 credit to the British Post Office, nice business enclosure, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $200, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1866 BRAZIL to FRANCE, unpaid SFL from Bahai-Brazil on JUL13-1866 and addressed to Bordeaux-France, routing via British packet SS ONEIDA to Liverpool + train to London on AUG 3rd + Channel packet to Calais AUG 3rd + train to Paris Aug 4th + train to Bordeaux arriving on AUG 5th, rated COLLECT 1fr60c (16 decimes) with 1fr (10 Decimes) credit to the British Post Office, enclosed business letter written in French regarding import-export products including wine, sleeved and priced 20 years ago at $200, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1875 FRANCE to USA, #58(x2) pays the 50c USA treaty rate (10¢), on cover tied by Paris-Luxembourg-Street No.35 Star cancels dated MAR10-1875 and addressed to Mineral-Point-Wisconsin, routing via train to Havre on MAR 20th + Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG) packet SS WESTPHALIA to New-York on APR 1st + train to Mineral-Point, a scarce HAPAG ship despatch, sleeved and underpriced 20 years ago at $125, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1886 FRANCE UNPAID OFFICIAL DROP LETTER, from the Directorate of Registered Debt in Paris dated FEB16-1886 to a local addressee, taxed 30c for double the deficiency paid by #J19, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1922 FRANCE NEWSPAPER RATE to USA, #163 pays the 10c UPU printed matter rate on a fancy illustrated wrapper for the FRENCH PHILATELIST, PARIS dated JUL26-1922 and addressed to Superior-Neb, VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1922 FRANCE PRINTED MATTER RATE to USA, #162 pays the 10c UPU unsealed printed matter rate on a fancy illustrated cover for the WAR HISTORICAL SOCIETY, PARIS dated MAR9-1922 and addressed to Philadelphia, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1946 THIERS-ISSARD RAZORS & BLADES, overall illustrated advertising showing straight razors and safety razor blades, on back of 30fr airmail cover from Thiers-France to Newark-NJ, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1956-1958 FRANCE RATES TO CANADA (x2), includes a DEC29-1958 newspaper 6fr rate on wrapper from Paris to Donnelly-Alberta, also a quite scarce 75fr surcharge airmail double rate from Nevers-France on JAN30-1956 to Dawson-Creek-Yukon with redirection to Calgary, F-VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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132 FRENCH-IVORY-COAST AIRMAIL RATES to FRANCE 1958-1975, all on letter size covers, most are addressed to a common addressee in Nantes with a good range of rates noting 20fr, 25fr, 30fr, 40fr, 65fr, also a a 90fr legal size cover in 1969, a nice specialist lot with good topical value, retails over $600, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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110 FRENCH-IVORY-COAST AIRMAIL RATES to FRANCE 1960-1991, all on letter size covers, most are addressed to a common addressee in Nantes noting about half are 25fr rates 1960-1965, from 1965 on there is a fabulous range of rates noting 30fr, 40fr, 45fr, 60fr, 65fr, 70fr, 75fr, 80fr, 85fr, 90fr, 100fr, 110fr, 120fr, 125fr, 165fr, 185fr, 195fr, 250fr, 315fr, a great specialist lot with good topical value, retails over $500, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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96 FRANCE AIRMAIL RATES to USA 2013-2020, a fabulous range of inflation rates including lots of registered, priority mail ++, 71 covers are legal size or larger, retails over $550, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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4 GREAT BRITAIN RATES to FRANCE 1858-1873, all better up to $200 items sleeved and priced 20 years ago, includes an 1858 double 8¢ rate paid by #26 pair (Scott cat $340 US alone), 1860 rated 4d with #26 franking (cat $215 US), 1873 late posted cover rated 4d with 1d late posting fee paid by #33 (pl-105) and #43 (pl-12) , 1875 late posted cover rated 4d with 1d late posting fee paid by #43 (pl-14) and #43 (pl-12) , listed retail price $550 (Scott cat over $958 US), VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1855 FRANCE to ENGLAND TURNED & FORWARDED, PAID-ALL cover from LeHaver-France on MAR3-1855 to Fowey with arrival MAR,14th, turned and forwarded to St-Austell, fumigation stains, VG-F est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1948 FRANCE AIRMAIL to MALTA, TURNED & RETURNED, a 15fr airmail rate from Comani on FEB13-1948 and addressed to the Sacred Heart Convent at St-Julian, turned and posted at Slima-Malta on MAR16-1948 to St-Armel-France, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1904 CIVIL WAR SOLDIER 33rd REUNION, postal card #UX18 reminder for the Rhode-Island Regiment Annual Reunion, mailed from Providence-RI on JUL15-1904 to a veteran located at Spokane-Wash, the card headlined the 40th anniversary of the July-1864 Union designed massive underground explosion at St-Petersburg that blew a 30' deep crater in the Confederate lines killing 352 soldiers, the Confederates recovered quickly and actually won "The Battle of the Crater" with huge Union casualties, a great Civil War event item with VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1915-1917 WWI MILITARY POSTCARDS (x10), all better noting a 1915 French Gun Club patriotic, 1916 German Red Cross patriotic, 1915-1917 British British Baby Soldiers artist cards (x5), a 1917 French soldiers card damaged by postal fire near the front, 1917 Paris postcard welcoming US General Pershing, 1917 card showing the German Airship LZ-49 crash in France while enroute to bombing London, retails over $400, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1915-1918 FRANCE WWI DESTRUCTION POSTCARDS (x100), showing the bombardment remains at Ypres, Soissons, Verdun, Epernay, Bar-le-Duc, Betz, Chateau-Thierry, Albert, Vendome, Orange ++, includes 26 better Neurdien (Paris) published cards, 18 L.C.H. cards (Paris), 16 Levy cards (Paris), Dubets (Riems), Richard (Paris), 5 Pruvost (Paris) cards, leDeley (Paris), Ledieu (Paris), 8 E.L.D. cards (Paris), Bracquermart (Epernay), Dubois (Riems), Delboy (Bordeaux), I.P.M. (Paris), Catala (Paris), 8 Baudiniere cards (Paris), a Canadian Daily Mirror official series card showing the "Cloth Hall Tower" destruction at Ypres ++, great lot retailing over $600, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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58 USA WWI COVERS & CARDS 1916-1919, includes 21 postcards showing artillery training, sailors, the USS Arkansas in the Panama Canal, the USS Nebraska in Great White Fleet colors ++, also 37 covers to and from soldiers in France, completely unchecked for FPO locations, the usual mixed condition, retails over $200, VG-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1944 FRANCE "RF" PROVISIONAL USA WWII AIRMAILS, 3 different varieties on a philatelic cover tied by a French-Navy post office cancel dated NOV10-1944, includes Scott #CM2, CM4, and #CM10 with total catalog value over $1400 US, VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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9 WORLDWIDE COVERS 1841-1948, all better including Great Britain #3 from the Penny-Black plate-2 on a London drop letter dated JUN30-1841 (SG cat £400), 6 German 1947-1948 WWII Allied occupation items (4 covers and 2 cards) with good frankings and 2 with exhibition cancels, a France SEP23-1946 first Paris balloon flight anniversary cover with a copy of the original SEP23-1870 post office flight announcement ++, retails over $775, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1920 NEWFOUNDLAND SHORT-PAID to FRANCE, there was no War Tax on UPU mail and #117 short-pays the 5¢ UPU letter rate to Marseilles by 2¢, taxed 30c (6¢) in error so France #J34 overpays the proper 20c (4¢) double deficiency, very scarce and VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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