U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
July 19-20, 2006

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #691
FRANCE
1849-50 25c blue, horiz. pair, used on piece with 1fr light carmine, margins all around except close at upper right, black grid canc., fine, with Diena cert.
Catalog #6,9
Catalog Value 675
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #692
FRANCE
1849-50 40c orange, horiz. pair, margins all around, light crease at right, otherwise v.f., with Diena cert.
Catalog #7
Catalog Value 800
Unsold
Lot #693
FRANCE
1849-50 1fr carmine, vertical pair, margins all around, cancelled on piece, v.f. (YT 6)
Catalog #9
Catalog Value Euro 1,900
Unsold
Lot #694
FRANCE
1853-60 1c olive green, used block of four, margins all around, small abrasions virtually entirely at the upper left margin, otherwise v.f. (YT 11)
Box
Catalog #12
Catalog Value Euro 1,250
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #695
FRANCE
1853-60 20c Empire, four horizontal pairs, also block of four, one pair "bleu fonce", another Type II, some creases, mostly fine-v.f., signed Calves, block of four signed Diena (YT 14A,14Ab,14B)
Box *

Catalog Value Euro 3,060
Unsold
Lot #696
FRANCE
1853-60 25c Empire, re-impression, two distinct shades, one with sheet margin, fresh and v.f., signed Calves (YT 15c)
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Catalog Value Euro 920
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #697
FRANCE
1853 1fr Empire, horiz. strip of three, used, ample margins at top and left, cut in at right and partly at bottom, other faults, left copy actually fine, with margins close but clear at bottom, reasonable appearance
Catalog #21
Catalog Value 8,250
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #698
FRANCE
1863-70 5fr Napoleon, cancelled "Yokohama" 14 Jan. 78, excellent color, small faults, fine appearance
Catalog #37
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #699
FRANCE
1862-70 Perforated Issues, 1c olive, block of 20, n.h., fine and scarce multiple, catalogue value for hinged (YT 19)
Box **
Catalog #22
Catalog Value Euro 4,540+
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #700
FRANCE
1870-71 Bordeaux, 2c red brown, strip of four, margins all around, used on piece, v.f., signed Calves (YT 40B)
Catalog #39
Catalog Value Euro 1,100+
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #701
FRANCE
1870-71 Bordeaux, 40c and 80c used, the latter on piece, both v.f.
Catalog #47,48
Catalog Value 285
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #702
FRANCE
1873 outer FL to Versailles, franked with 25c Ceres, redirected to St.Petersburg, taxed "6" (deci) in crayon, red "Affranchisement Insuffisant", transit and arrival pmks, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #703
FRANCE
1876-78 1fr bronze green, type I, also 25c yellow on straw, fine-v.f., the former signed Brun, with Fourcout cert.
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Catalog #76,99
Catalog Value 1,200
Unsold
Lot #704
FRANCE
1884-90 Type Sage, 75c violet on orange, type II, block of four, top pair l.h., bottom stamps n.h., lower right copy thin, otherwise v.f. (YT 90)
Box *

Catalog Value Euro 1,250
Price Realized
$275.00

Lot #705
FRANCE
1894 cover franked with seven diff. incl. type Sage, perf. and imperf. Napoleon etc., some faults and discolorations, used from Lyon to Germany
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #706
FRANCE
1929 Pont du Gard, 20fr red brown, die I, l.h., v.f. (YT 262A)
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Catalog #253
Catalog Value Euro 350
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #707
FRANCE
1935 Normandie, 1.50fr light blue, block of four, n.h., v.f. (YT 300)
Box **
Catalog #300a
Catalog Value Euro 660
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #708
FRANCE
1943 Arms of Lyon, imperf. composite die proof in black & white, showing three diff. stages including final 5fr, fine-v.f.
E
Catalog #460E
Unsold
Lot #709
FRANCE
1948 5fr General LeClerc, artist signed die proof, unfinished design ("1er etat"), also 1953 8fr printer's trial color proof in violet, v.f.
P
Catalog #604,692P
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #710
FRANCE
1949 UPU, imperforate horiz. pairs, l.h., v.f. (Ceres 850-52)
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Catalog #634-36var
Catalog Value Euro 850
Unsold
Lot #711
FRANCE
1951 15fr Clemenceau, printer's trial color die proof in black, also 1953 30fr Haute Couture, printer's inspection die proof in sepia (only 5! printed), v.f.
P
Catalog #669,687P
Unsold
Lot #712
FRANCE
1952 artist pencil drawing for a 18+5fr design (H.Poincare), signed by J.Pheulpin at bottom, with endorsement "2e Maquette refusee", v.f. and unique
E
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #713
FRANCE
1953 Tour de France, five diff. imperf. and gummed trial color proofs, various colors, n.h., v.f. A nice bicycle thematic
P
Catalog #693P
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #714
FRANCE
1957 Rembrandt, artist signed die proof of center only in black, with "F K Rives" watermark at bottom, v.f.
P
Catalog #860P
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #715
FRANCE
1968 Postal Cheques, special perforated & gummed souv. sheet mounted in folder, signed by the Minister of Communications, numbered "95", out of 300 issued, n.h., v.f. (Ceres 1542)
Box **
Catalog #1202var
Catalog Value Euro 350
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #716
FRANCE
1975 "Artphila" imperf. souvenir sheet of four, n.h., v.f. (Ceres Block 7)
Box **
Catalog #1429var
Catalog Value Euro 450
Unsold
Lot #717
FRANCE
Semi-Postals.
1937 Samothrace, sheet corner margin panes of 15, n.h., fine-v.f. (YT 354-55)
Box **
Catalog #B66-67
Catalog Value Euro 5,250
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #718
FRANCE
Semi-Postals.
1981 Stamp Day, Painting by Goya, imperforate sheet of 25, trial colors with gum, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #B538P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #719
FRANCE
Air Post.
1920 Meeting Aeronautique de Buc, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f.
Box **
Unsold
Lot #720
FRANCE
Air Post.
1920 Meeting Aeronautique de Buc, vertical gutter block of four, n.h., some perf. separations, fine-v.f.
Box **
Unsold
Lot #721
FRANCE
Air Post.
1923 Rouen to Paris flight, cover franked with six diff. semi-officials, v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #722
FRANCE
Air Post.
1926 first flight card Marseilles-Algiers, franked with 5fr+1fr blue, also with set of three imperf. labels, each with double "Garros 1913" overprint, fine and interesting Tennis related thematic item
Envelope
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #723
FRANCE
Air Post.
1935 large folded letter franked with French, Japanese and Canadian stamps, each representing a different leg of the multi-country flight, fine-v.f. and very rare
Envelope
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #724
FRANCE
Air Post.
1943 "Par Avion Batiment de Ligne Richelieu", l.h., v.f.
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Catalog #YT 3
Catalog Value Euro 185
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #725
FRANCE
Air Post.
1943 "Par Avion Batiment de Ligne Richelieu" overprint on 1.50fr Petain, n.h., v.f.
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Catalog #YT 3
Catalog Value Euro 230
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #726
FRANCE
Postage Dues.
1871-78 40c blue and Prussian Blue, the latter n.h., former l.h., fresh and v.f., signed Calves, rare (YT 7,7b) (catalogue value for hinged stamps)
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Catalog Value Euro 3,235+
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #727
FRANCE
Postage Dues.
1871-78 40c blue, block of four, l.h., little thining at top, otherwise v.f., signed Calves (YT 7)
Box *

Catalog Value Euro 1,700
Unsold
Lot #728
FRANCE
Newspaper Stamps.
1868 2c blue, horizontal imperf. pair, l.j., v.f., signed Calves
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Catalog #YT 2
Catalog Value Euro 1,400
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #729
FRANCE
Newspaper Stamps.
1869 2c violet-5c rose, selection of six different, l.h. or h.r., fresh, most incl. last two are signed Calves, Brun etc., fine and scarce lot
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Catalog #YT 7-12
Catalog Value Euro 6,415
Price Realized
$2,400.00

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