U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 13-14, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #623 FRENCH COLONIES Dahomey 1898 soldier's free-frank cover to France, endorsed "Correspondance Militaire", with "Grand-Popo Dahomey" (22 July) and "Establissements du Benin Ligne M No.1" (2 Aug), with rare blue "Delimitation Dahomey-Soudan-Tchad / Le Commissaire Francais" military cachet, plus Cotonou, Ouidah, Grand-Popo transit and Paris arrival pmks on back, some cover wear, fine  | Unsold |
 | Lot #624 FRENCH COLONIES Dahomey 1899 (21 Oct) free-frank soldier's cover to France, endorsed "Corps d'Occupation du Dahomey", with a rare "Telegraphie Militaire Poste No.5 Benin" cancel, plus "Loango a Bordeaux L.L. No.3" maritime datestamp alongside, bearing six different Dahomey pmks on back (Sagon, Zagnanado, Savalou, etc.), vertical filing fold, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #625 FRENCH COLONIES Dahomey 1899 1c-1fr "Dahomey et Dependances" Grouppe type, complete set of matching, right sheet margin singles, perforated from the Bristol cards, fine-v.f., rare set. These stamps were produced for the 1900 Paris Exhibition (Maury Euro 1,650) P Catalog #1/15P | Unsold |
 | Lot #626 FRENCH COLONIES Dahomey 1902 (4 Oct) free-frank military cover to France, with ms return "Le Commandt. Du Detachment du 3 Territoire Militaire a Zander", "Kandi Ht. Dahomey" departure cds, also "Correspondance Militaire Porto-Novo Benin", "Loango a Bordeaux L.L. No.3" maritime and other markings on both sides, backflap missing and minor repairs, scarce collection of markings | Unsold |
 | Lot #627 FRENCH COLONIES Dahomey 1906 5fr carmine, straw, handstamped "Ultramar" ("overseas") v.f. (Ultramar overprint was struck on stamps received from the UPU as specimens and meant to be distributed to Portuguese Colonies) S Catalog #32S | Unsold |
 | Lot #628 FRENCH COLONIES Dahomey 1912 10c on 50c brown ("Dahomey et Dependances" in red), horizontal gutter block of four, bottom pair with "0", h.r., fresh and very rare, only 9 (!) printed, each stamp signed Brun (Maury 40A, Euro 18,800+)  *Catalog #40 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
