U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 9-10, 2014

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #244
FRANCE
1849-70 Ceres and Napoleon (Empire) imperforate essays, mostly designed and engraved by Barre, selection of 124, various colors and types, occasional pairs and blocks, also included nine perforated Hulot-designed essays on goldbeaters skin and others, occasional flaws, mostly fine or better
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Unsold
Lot #245
FRANCE
1853 1fr lake, used, margins all around, beautiful color, v.f., with handstamped guarantee,
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Catalog #21
Catalog Value $ 3,250
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #246
FRANCE
1862 25c blue, Re-Issue, bottom sheet margin block of four, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f.,
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Catalog #6d
Catalog Value $ 2,900
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #247
FRANCE
1862 Re-Issue, 25c blue, three singles paying 75c rate on registered cover used in 1889 from Paris to Switzerland, Zurich transit and Uznach arrival pmk, cover faults, interesting usage
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #248
FRANCE
1863-70 Rothschild reprints, 1c, 2c, 4c, 10c, 30c and 80c, fine-v.f. (YT 25c/32b)
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Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #249
FRANCE
1869 5fr gray lilac, unused with full original gum, never hinged, but with minor finger print and gum disturbance, really of no consequence, considering the stamp is well centered and fresh, v.f., signed Calves (YT 33, catalogue value for hinged),
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Catalog #37
Catalog Value EUR 8,250
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #250
FRANCE
1870 10c bistre, yellowish, horizontal tete-beche pair, heavy hinge remnant, very fresh and fine (YT 58c),
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Catalog #54a
Catalog Value EUR 7,000
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #251
FRANCE
1871 10c on 10c brown, vertical pair, well centered, rounded upper left corner, used together with 5c Type Sage on 1893 (11 Aug) cover from Paris to Frauenfeld, Switzerland, fine, with arrival postmark
Envelope
Catalog #49
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #252
FRANCE
1887 Type Sage imperforate, Granet Reprints, selection including 5c dark green, 5c green (blocks of four and six), 10c green, 25c ultramarine, 15c blue (block of four), also imperf. pairs of 20c blue, 20c brown, 25c black on red brown and 1fr bronze green, fine-v.f. (Maury Euro 4,690)
Box *
Catalog #78/84var
Unsold
Lot #253
FRANCE
1977-78 Sabine, imperforate, complete set of 18 horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f. (YT 1962-1979var)
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Catalog #1560-1577var
Catalog Value EUR 610
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #254
FRANCE
1979 selection of 26 different imperf. pairs, including Sabine (set of six), Election to the European Community Assembly, Van Gogh, Telecom 79, Famous Men (three different), Tourism (three different), Airpost, etc., also ten epreuves deluxe including Sabine set of six, n.h., v.f., YT cat. Euro 1,716 (does not include incomplete sets)
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Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #255
FRANCE
1994 Opening of the Channel Tunnel, two imperforate se-tenant sheets of 36 (18 sets), n.h., v.f. (Maury 2864-77var
Box **
Catalog #2421-24var
Catalog Value EUR 3,330
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #256
FRANCE
2008 Beijing Olympics, souvenir sheet of ten, black color partly omitted, especially on top ("Beijing" missing), six stamps without face value (Euro 0,55), n.h., v.f., with 2013 Calves et Jacquart certificate ("Piece exceptionnelle et tres rare, authentique et signe"). A beautiful modern rarity, with regular sheet enclosed for comparison (YT Bloc 122var; Maury 4212Aa),
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Catalog #3495-98var
Catalog Value EUR 16,000
Unsold

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