U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
May 10-11 2006

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1055
FRANCE
1849 10c Ceres, margins all around, used on FL to Orthez, cover stains, fine (YT 1)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value Euro 650
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1056
FRANCE
1851 FL to Paris, franked with 15c green, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #2
Catalog Value Euro 1,600
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #1057
FRANCE
1849 Ceres, 20c black, bottom right corner margin block of four, original gum (l.h.), full margins all around, sharp impression, fresh and v.f., signed Brun, with 1989 Calves and 2005 BPB certs. (YT 3a)
Box *
Catalog #3a
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1058
FRANCE
1849 Ceres, 20c black, block of four, original gum (h.r.), full margins all around, sharp impression, v.f., with 2005 Brun cert. (YT 3a)
Box *
Catalog #3a
Catalog Value Euro 2,500
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #1059
FRANCE
1849 Ceres, 25c blue, block of four, used, full to clear margins all around, fresh color, v.f., with 2000 Calves cert. (YT 4)
Box
Catalog #4
Catalog Value Euro 5,750
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #1060
FRANCE
1849 Ceres, 25c light blue, vertical tete-beche pair, diamond grid cancel, poor margins and creases, reasonable appearance (YT 4c)
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Catalog #6
Catalog Value Euro 15,000
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1061
FRANCE
1849 Ceres, 40c orange, brown gum, block of four, margins all around, h.r., few natural inclusions and offsets, fine, signed Calves (YT 5c), catalogued as four singles
Box *
Catalog #7
Catalog Value Euro 10,800+
Unsold
Lot #1062
FRANCE
1849 Ceres, 1fr carmine, block of four, used, margins cut in at top right and just touching at lower left, top stamps faulty, with surface scrapes and creases, fine appearance, signed Calves (YT 6)
Box
Catalog #9
Catalog Value Euro 16,500
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1063
FRANCE
1849 Ceres, 1fr "vermilion vif", used on small piece, black diamond grid cancel, full to large margins all around, fresh color, v.f. example of this scarce stamp, signed Calves, with 1999 von der Weid cert.
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Catalog #YT 7a
Catalog Value Euro 25,000
Price Realized
$12,500.00

Lot #1064
FRANCE
1858 FL franked with 80c Empire, sent from Paris to Medellin, Colombia, with London transit and "Santamaria Debe" and "15" hs on arrival, insignificant toning, fine letter to Colombia
Envelope
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #1065
FRANCE
1860 (Dec 27) cover from Paris to Boston, Mass., franked with 80c rose, tied by black lozenge canc., Paris and "Boston Paid Jan 15" cds, sent "via Liverpool", boxed "PD" and octagonal "BR Service" hs, small cover faults, otherwisev.f.
Envelope
Catalog #20
Price Realized
$85.00

Lot #1066
FRANCE
1861 outer FL from Marseilles to Alicante, franked with 40c orange, tied by "Estrangero Barcelona" hs, charged "3" due, with arrival pmk, v.f. usage in Spain
Envelope
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1067
FRANCE
1861 cover from Paris to Cuba, paying 7.20fr with a remarkable franking of 9x80c Empire, incl. strips of three and four, stamps with margins all around except the upper right copy just in at top, Boston Br. Packet and New YorkPaid transit markings, also boxed "NE", "10" on front, Havana 3 March, 61 arrival pmk on back, cover with missing upper left corner and torn and punched at left, damaging two stamps, some toning, still fine and impressive item
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1068
FRANCE
1866 cover from Mexico to France, franked with 2x20c Empire, poor margins, each tied by "CEM A", with corresponding "Corps Exp. Mexique Bau.A." in black, another in red, fine, with arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1069
FRANCE
1941-43 five covers, mostly to USA from French Concentration Camps incl. De Gurs, De Milles and Recebedou, last one addressed to Red Cross in Geneva, various censor markings, rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1070
FRANCE
1942 London Issue, type II, top corner margin blocks of four, n.h., minor perf. separations, fine-v.f.
Box **
Catalog #YT 701D-F
Catalog Value Euro 480+
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #1071
FRANCE
1944 Liberation Issues, De Gaulle design, vertical strip of four, top two blue & red, bottom two red & blue, n.h., v.f.
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Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1072
FRANCE
1944 Liberation Issues, De Gaulle design, vertical strip of four, top two blue & red, bottom two red & blue, n.h., v.f.
**
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1073
FRANCE
1951 Coat of Arms, composite artist signed die proof in black, showing frame only, center only and background of center, v.f.
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Catalog #661P
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #1074
FRANCE
Semi-Postals.
1981 Stamp Day (Art), positive and negative artist signed die proofs, v.f.
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Catalog #B538P
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1075
FRANCE
Air Post.
Ballon Monte, 1870, 12 Oct. "Le Godefroy-Cavaignac", FL to St.Malo, franked with 20 Laureated, tied by "3668" large numerals, from St.Denis sur Seine, endorsed "Par Ballon Monte", with arrival pmks
Envelope

Catalog Value 800+
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1076
FRANCE
Air Post.
1870 Gazette des Absents No.18, franked with 20c blue, tied by red Paris 21 Dec. "SC" (special window) cds, flown on the balloon "Deliverance" to Arcachon, v.f., without arrival pmk
Envelope
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1077
FRANCE
French Postage Dues.
1859 10c black, large margins all around, full original gum, h.r., fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, very few exist with original gum, with 2000 Calves cert. (YT 1)
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Catalog #J1
Catalog Value Euro 32,500
Price Realized
$21,000.00

Lot #1078
FRANCE
Military Air Post.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 1.50fr brown red, pane of 25, n.h., few minor separations, fine-v.f., signed Sanabria
Box **
Catalog #YT 3
Catalog Value Euro 6,000+
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #1079
FRANCE
Military Air Post.
1943 Battleship Richelieu, 1.50fr brown red, marginal block of 12, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sanabria,
Box **
Catalog #YT 3
Catalog Value Euro 2,880+
Price Realized
$900.00

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