U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; The Versailles Collection
April 1-3, 2003
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #3875 FRENCH COLLECTIONS AND BALANCES 1870-1940 balance of the consignment, used and unused singles, with early issues, semi-postals, air post, booklets, souv. sheets (329 used and unused), some precancelled, postage dues etc., small quantities of popular items, mixed conditionwith some faults noted, also 16 unaddressed covers, each franked with the French Legion Air Post set (Mi.I-II), plus miscellaneous odds and ends with few proofs, varieties and covers, many fine-v.f. *u Catalog Value 10,000+++ | Price Realized $3,500.00 | |
| Lot #3876 FRENCH COLLECTIONS AND BALANCES 1920s-80s, selection of 1,665+ signed artist die proofs, some duplication, with different stages, paper varieties, formats, colors incl. multicolor, replete with topicals, semi-postals, air post and postage dues, with many early items including some rarities, occasional toning or minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f. An impressive group of these beautiful die proofs P | Price Realized $60,000.00 | |
| Lot #3877 FRENCH COLLECTIONS AND BALANCES 1930-50s original signed artist drawings, an incredible selection of 109 different, some watercolors, others pencil sketches by prominent artists incl. Albert Decaris, Rene Cottet, Pierre Gandon and others, covering different subjects incl.Europa, Famous Men, Napoleon, Exhibitions, Air Post, Red Cross etc., most of designs eventually accepted on issued stamps, some with modifications, others rejected. An overwhelming holding of these totally unique works of art E | Price Realized $11,500.00 | |
| Lot #3878 FRENCH COLLECTIONS AND BALANCES 1930s-80s Epreuves de Luxe, slightly duplicated selection of almost 2,000 mostly diff. sheetlets, with fair representation of pre-WWII regular issues, semi-postals and air post, later issues divided by topicals with Sports, Art andPaintings, Famous People, Europa, Rotary, Olympics, Castles, War, Statues etc., also some Reunion CFA surcharges (not counted), generally v.f. P Catalog Value Euro 100,000+ | Price Realized $18,000.00 | |
| Lot #3879 FRENCH COLLECTIONS AND BALANCES 1940s-80s imperforate issues, balance of the consignment, with hundreds of singles, pairs, blocks and sheets, some trial color imperfs, thematics incl. Paintings, Famous Men, Europa, definitives etc., mostly n.h., v.f., huge cat. value **P | Price Realized $18,000.00 | |
| Lot #3880 FRENCH COLLECTIONS AND BALANCES 1941-91 imperforate singles or pairs, selection of 178 mostly diff., with better items incl. 1956 Europa, Famous People, Paintings etc., l.h., fine-v.f. * Catalog #424/1781var Catalog Value Euro 6,000+ | Price Realized $625.00 | |
| Lot #3881 FRENCH COLLECTIONS AND BALANCES 1942-1991 Issues, selection of imperforate singles and blocks, mostly marginal, many with sheet corner dates, with Coat of Arms, Famous Frenchmen, Red Cross, also Air Post, with some duplication of up to 22 copies of a few items, occasionaltrial colors, plus incomplete sets (not counted), couple of l.h., mostly n.h., v.f.  **Catalog #B129/634,C18/36 Catalog Value Euro 18,000++ | Price Realized $4,750.00 | |
| Lot #3882 FRENCH COLLECTIONS AND BALANCES 1942-1993 selection of 476 diff. imperforate stamps, mostly with large margins, better sets, Europa, Paintings, Space etc., n.h., v.f. A nice lot with many topicals, ** Catalog Value Euro 11,000 | Price Realized $2,900.00 | |
| Lot #3883 FRENCH COLLECTIONS AND BALANCES 1943-92 imperforate singles or pairs, selection of 168 mostly diff., with better items incl. Famous People, Paintings, Europa etc., n.h., fine-v.f. ** Catalog #460/2380var Catalog Value Euro 6,000+ | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
