U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 10-11, 2017

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Lot #358
FRANCE
1832 (14 July) FL originating from Rio de Janeiro, addressed to Jersey, with departure pmks on back, also handstamped "6", redirected to St. Malo, with "Grande Bretagne Par St.Malo" and arrival pmks (9 Oct) alongside, charged "26" (decimes), fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #359
FRANCE
1843 (28 Dec) FL from Jersey (red 29 December departure cds on back) to Portrieux, with red "Iles-C St.Malo" (Chausey- a group of small islands, islets and rocks off the coast of Normandy, in the English Channel), also additional arrival cds of St.Malo (2 Jan 44) and another 2 June 44 (return trip), charged "6" (decimes), fine and very scarce usage through the small Island Chausey
Envelope
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Lot #360
FRANCE
1849-52 10c Ceres and 10c Republic, used, full to clear margins all around, fine,
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Catalog #1,10
Catalog Value $ 740
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Lot #361
FRANCE
1849 10c bister, four used examples, various shades and postmarks, margins all around, v.f. group, few signed Calves, etc. (catalogued as ordinary colors)
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #362
FRANCE
1849 10c bister and 25c blue (two, one cut in at bottom, others with margins all around), tied by grids on FL from Paris (20 Oct 51) to New York, with corresponding departure cds alongside, red "PD" and handstamped "20", endorsed "Via Le Havre per Franklin", red "Bureau Maritime Havre" pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine
Envelope
Catalog #1,6
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Lot #363
FRANCE
1849 10c bistre, vertical tete-beche pair (one stamp margins cut in at both sides) used in combination with pair of 40c orange (left stamp cut in at left), tied by grids on cover used in 1851 from Moulins sur Allier to Issoudun, corresponding departure and arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps. An affordable example of a substantial rarity, with 2007 Roumet certificate (YT €45,000)
Envelope
Catalog #1d,7
Catalog Value $ 36,000
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Lot #364
FRANCE
1849 25c blue, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around, good color, fine, with 2016 Roumet certificate (Maury 4, €8,600)
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Catalog #6
Catalog Value $ 6,000
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #365
FRANCE
1849 40c orange, unused with original (brown) gum, h.r., margins all around, good color, fine, with 2015 Roumet certificate (YT 5A, €6,400)
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value $ 2,350
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Lot #366
FRANCE
1849 1fr light carmine, unused with full original gum, margins all around, nice color, tiny thin spots, otherwise v.f., signed Roumet, with his 2016 certificate (YT 6, €15,250)
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Catalog #9
Catalog Value $ 10,000
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #367
FRANCE
1849 1fr brown carmine, light cancel, margins all around, beautiful color, signed Calves,
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Catalog #9b
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #368
FRANCE
1849 1fr red brown, margins all around, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., tied by grid cancel on FL from Romorantin (22 July 49) to Saumur, departure cds alongside, rare cover, with 2016 Roumet certificate (Maury 7d, €14,500)
Envelope
Catalog #9e
Catalog Value $ 5,500
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Lot #369
FRANCE
1850-70 five imperf. classics incl. 40c orange, 1fr carmine brown, 1fr "Empire", also 30c and 80c Bordeaux, used, each with full margins, thins and other small faults, fine and presentable group,
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Catalog #7,9,21,46,48
Catalog Value $ 4,150
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Lot #370
FRANCE
1852-63 25c blue (Repub) and 25c (Empire), blocks of four, used, margins all around, good colors, fresh, v.f., signed Calves, Roumet,
Box
Catalog #11,17
Catalog Value $ 5,100
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Lot #371
FRANCE
1853 1c olive green, bronze green, two distinct shades, blocks of four, fresh, v.f.
Box *
Catalog #12,12a
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Lot #372
FRANCE
1853 5c green, right sheet margin single, unused with full original gum, l.h., v.f., signed Brun, etc., with Forcout certificate (YT 12)
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Catalog #13
Catalog Value $ 800
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #373
FRANCE
1853 5c yellow green, horizontal strip of four, numeral cancels, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Calves
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Catalog #13
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #374
FRANCE
1853 25c blue, right sheet margin single, with outer frame line (ligne d'encadrement), v.f., with Brun certificate (YT 14j)
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Catalog #17
Price Realized
$210.00

Lot #375
FRANCE
1853 80c lake and 80c rose, horizontal strips of three, fresh, v.f., the former signed Roumet
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Catalog #19,20
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Lot #376
FRANCE
1853 1fr lake, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., cancelled by large Paris Star cancel on cover to Montpellier, stamp lifted for inspection and replaced, filing folds and cover wear away from the stamp, with departure (22 Feb 54) and arrival pmks on back, signed Roumet, with 2016 certificate (YT 18, €12,500)
Envelope
Catalog #21
Catalog Value $ 7,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #377
FRANCE
1853 1fr lake, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., cancelled by "B" in dots, on outer FL from Paris to Lyon, with departure (8 May 54) and arrival pmks on back, signed Georg Buhler, etc. (YT 18, €12,500)
Envelope
Catalog #21
Catalog Value $ 7,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #378
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,14Aam14B, €4,250)
Box *
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Lot #379
FRANCE
1862 Re-issue, 20c blue, h.r., v.f.,
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Catalog #4d
Catalog Value $ 400
Price Realized
$100.00

Lot #380
FRANCE
1862 Re-issue, 40c orange, unused with original, h.r., margins all around, good color, v.f. (YT R5, €875)
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Catalog #7d
Catalog Value $ 600
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Lot #381
FRANCE
1862 Re-Issue, 10c bister, h.r., v.f.,
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Catalog #10b
Catalog Value $ 700
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #382
FRANCE
1862 Re-Issue, 25c blue, block of four, l.h. at top, bottom stamps n.h., v.f., with Roumet certificate (YT 15c, €3100)
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Catalog #17c
Catalog Value $ 2,200
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #383
FRANCE
1863 20c blue, vertical tete-beche pair, good color, fine, with Roumet certificate (YT 22, €1,500)
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Catalog #26
Catalog Value $ 1,000
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Lot #384
FRANCE
1863 4c gray, horizontal pair, well centered, fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #31
Catalog Value $ 500
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Lot #385
FRANCE
1863 10c pale bister, block of four, h.r., v.f., with Robineau certificate (Maury 28c, €1,000)
Box *
Catalog #32a
Catalog Value $ 640
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Lot #386
FRANCE
1863 5fr Napoleon, final design, proof without denomination in issued gray color, on thin paper, signed Roumet
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Catalog #37P
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #387
FRANCE
1865-1878 three FLs from Marseille to Barcelona, first franked with pair of 40c Laureated, with arrival and exchange office pmks, others with single 40c Ceres (defective) and 30c Type Sage franking, last two tied by "Admon de Cambio Barcelona" exchange office pmks, filing folds and minor flaws, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
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Lot #388
FRANCE
1870 1c green, Report III, imperforate block of 15, cut little close, but clear at left, one stamp thin, others fine-v.f., with Royal certificate (YT 39, €4,500)
Box */**
Catalog #38
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Lot #389
FRANCE
1870 2c red brown, used, margins all around, v.f., with Brun certificate (YT 40)
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Catalog #39
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Lot #390
FRANCE
1870 30c brown, horizontal pair, neat numeral cancels, margins all around, excellent color, fresh and v.f. (catalogued as singles)
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Catalog #46
Catalog Value $ 450
Price Realized
$95.00

Lot #391
FRANCE
1870 80c rose, four used examples, one partly rouletted, also single 40c orange, margins all around, different shades and pmks, minor faults, fine appearance,
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Catalog #47,48
Catalog Value $ 1,115
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Lot #392
FRANCE
1870 80c rose, block of four, unused with original gum, margins all around, upper left stamp with small stain, otherwise v.f., signed Roumet (catalogued as singles)
Box *
Catalog #48
Catalog Value $ 3,000
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #393
FRANCE
1871 10c bistre, diagonal half used as 5c, together with 20c blue on outer FL from Lille to Quintin, canceled by "2046" large numerals in dots, with merchant's oval alongside, Lille departure pmk, filing fold away from the stamps, with transit and arrival pmks, signed Roger Calves, with his 1979 and 1960 Royal certificates (YT 36, €6,200)
Envelope
Catalog #54b
Catalog Value $ 4,500
Price Realized
$1,500.00

Lot #394
FRANCE
1871 15c bistre, yellowish, vertical tete-beche pair, canceled "1", folded between stamps, small corner repair, fine appearance, with 2015 Roumet certificate (YT 59b, €25,000)
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Catalog #56a
Catalog Value $ 12,000
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Lot #395
FRANCE
1872 15c bistre, rose (error), unused with full original gum, signed Brun, etc., expert handstamp just showing through, fresh and fine stamp, with 2015 Roumet certificate (YT 55b, €6,000)
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Catalog #60a
Catalog Value $ 3,750
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Lot #396
FRANCE
1876 2c green, imperforate single, l.h., v.f., signed Baudot, with Roumet certificate (YT 62a)
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Catalog #65a
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #397
FRANCE
1876-78 15c gray lilac, imperf. single, l.h., v.f.,
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Catalog #69a
Catalog Value $ 575
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #398
FRANCE
1876 5c green, imperforate trial color proof, double impression, one inverted, v.f., with 1991 Philatelic Foundation certificate
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Catalog #78P
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #399
FRANCE
1876-77 Type Sage, selection of seven, type II, with 2c, 30c, 50c, 75c, 1fr and 2x5fr, l.h., well centered, fine-v.f. (YT €2,500+)
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Catalog #77,82,83, 96,101,102
Catalog Value $ 1,647
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Lot #400
FRANCE
1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress, l.h. (if at all), v.f., with 2010 Sismondo certificate,
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Catalog #197
Catalog Value $ 440
Price Realized
$150.00

Lot #401
FRANCE
1927 Strasbourg Exhibition, se-tenant horizontal pair with label, label hinged (stamps n.h.), fine,
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Catalog #241a-b
Catalog Value $ 500
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Lot #402
FRANCE
1927 American Legion, 1,50fr deep blue, value omitted, n.h., well centered, v.f., with 2016 Calves & Jacquart certificate (Maury 245j, €2,800)
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Catalog #244b
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #403
FRANCE
1928 unexploded "Pierre Virgile-Chareyre" 1,50fr booklet with 2 panes of 10 imperf. labels in orange, overprinted "Sans valeur d'affranchisement" on reverse of second pane, value crossed out by pen on front, n.h., v.f., rare,
Booklet
Catalog #Maury P32
Catalog Value €1,250
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #404
FRANCE
1929 Le Havre, 2fr orange & pale blue, l.h., well centered, v.f.,
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Catalog #246
Catalog Value $ 600
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Lot #405
FRANCE
1929 Type "Semeuse Camee", unexploded 3fr booklet with 20x15c red brown,"Laboratoires O.Rolland", n.h., v.f.,
Booklet
Catalog #YT 189-C2
Catalog Value €400
Price Realized
$130.00

Lot #406
FRANCE
1937 PEXIP souvenir sheet of four, n.h., v.f.,
Box **
Catalog #329
Catalog Value $ 700
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #407
FRANCE
1937 PEXIP souvenir sheet of four, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #329
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #408
FRANCE
1949 U.P.U., 25fr ultramarine, also 25fr brown & red brown, perforated and gummed trial color proofs, n.h., faint gum toning, otherwise v.f.
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Catalog #636P
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #409
FRANCE
1949 U.P.U., 25fr ultramarine, carmine and others, selection of 19, mostly different imperforate and gummed trial colors, n.h., v.f., scarce group
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Catalog #636P
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #410
FRANCE
1953 Coat of Arms, 2fr and 3fr two diff. composite signed artist proofs of three, each on thin card, black background, v.f. and rare
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Catalog #737-38P
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #411
FRANCE
1957 Leo Lagrange and Stadium (International University Games), 18fr variety "defective impression", two different, also imperf. single (all l.h.) and gummed trial color, plus imperf. deluxe sheet, as well as two different artist (Decaris) signed die proofs, v.f. (Maury 1120a, €600)
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Catalog #845var
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #412
FRANCE
1981 PhilexFrance, set of two epreuves deluxe, also collective sheet of two with label, v.f. (YT 2141-2142)
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Catalog #1741-1742a
Catalog Value €780
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #413
FRANCE
1982 PhilexFrance, set of two epreuves deluxe, plus a collective proof of two, v.f. (YT 2199-2200A)
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Catalog #1819-20aP
Catalog Value €850
Price Realized
$240.00

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