U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 13-14, 2017

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #419
FRANCE
1856 (June) FL from Paris to Guayaquil, Ecuador, paying 2.10fr with imperf. 10c, 40c and pair of 80c Empire, handstamped "Voie de Panama" and with red "Paid June 16, 1856", little toning, otherwise v.f. and attractive cover
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #420
FRANCE
1862 Reimpression, 10c bistre, bottom sheet margin single, n.h., fresh and v.f., signed Calves, etc. (YT 9e, catalogue value for hinged)
**
Catalog #10b
Catalog Value €750
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #421
FRANCE
1863-70 Empire, 2c red brown, block of four, top stamps h.r., bottom stamps l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. (YT 26)
Box *
Catalog #30
Catalog Value €875
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #422
FRANCE
1863-70 5fr Empire, imperf. left margin single, clear margins on other sides, l.h., nice impression, diagonal crease, otherwise v.f. (YT 33c, cat. €11,000)
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Catalog #37b
Catalog Value $8,500
Price Realized
$2,300.00

Lot #423
FRANCE
1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 2c bright brick red ("rouge-brique fonce"), margins all around, unused without gum, v.f., signed Calves (YT 40Bf)
(*)
Catalog #39avar
Catalog Value €2,500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #424
FRANCE
1870-1873 10c bistre, horizontal tete-beche pair, h.r., v.f., signed Brun, Calves (YT 36b, cat. €9,000)
*
Catalog #54a
Catalog Value $5,500
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #425
FRANCE
1870-71 Ceres, 20c blue, block of four, upper right stamp tete-beche, cancelled on piece, few irregular perfs, trimmed perfs at bottom, fine and scarce tete-beche multiple (YT 37c, cat. €2,400 for tete-beche pair, without premium for block)
Box
Catalog #57b
Catalog Value $1,450
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #426
FRANCE
1870-71 Ceres, 20c blue, horizontal tete-beche pair, used on outer FL from Bordeaux to Lyon, tied by black diamond cancels and Bordeaux cds, Lyon arrival on reverse, few irregular perfs and filing fold away from the stamps, fine and rare (YT 37c, cat. €8,000)
Envelope
Catalog #57b
Catalog Value $3,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #427
FRANCE
1870-71 40c orange, block of four, l.h., v.f., signed Miro (YT 48)
Box *
Catalog #59
Catalog Value €2,800
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #428
FRANCE
1872-78 correspondence of 10 FLs from Bordeaux and Paris to Brownsville, Texas, variety of franking incl. both Ceres and Laureated issues, with rates up to 3fr, also 2.40fr, 2fr, 1.05fr, 50fr, etc., interesting markings, some faults and aging, generally fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #429
FRANCE
1875 (22 Aug) FL from Le Havre to Brazos-Santiago, paying 1fr with perf. 30c (2) and 40c, all tied by "6311" large numerals, endorsed "Par Bolivar", with "Batchelor & Co." datestamp and red "P.P.", fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #430
FRANCE
1877-80 1c Prussian Blue, type II, used, well centered for this difficult stamp, with 1980 Royal certificate (YT 84, cat. €6,000)
O
Catalog #87
Catalog Value $4,350
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #431
FRANCE
1877 4c claret, lower left sheet corner margin single, impressive fold-over variety, h.r., scarce
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Catalog #90var
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #432
FRANCE
1912 (June) round-the-world card from Templeuve, via Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland, each country's franking added along the way and canceled appropriately, minor card faults, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

Lot #433
FRANCE
1937 Pexip, three souvenir sheets, one l.h., others n.h., occasional toning and gum skips, others fine-v.f.,
Box ***
Catalog #329
Catalog Value $1,760
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #434
FRANCE
1944 Marianne, 2.40fr red, imperf. bottom margin horizontal pair, l.h., v.f., with handstamp guarantee on reverse (YT 693a)
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Catalog #515var
Catalog Value €1,500
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #435
FRANCE
1993-96 selection of 11 different imperforate booklet panes of six, eight, ten and twelve, with "Stamp Day", Christmas, Movie Stars, Marianne de Dulac, etc., n.h., v.f.
Box **
Unsold
Lot #436
FRANCE
1993-96 selection of four different imperforate booklet panes of six, eight, ten and twelve, with "Stamp Day", Christmas, Movie Stars, Sweden, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Unsold

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