Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
January 14-15, 2020

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1212
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE
1849-2015 collection in six beautiful "Presidence" albums, with impressive showing of imperforate issues, numerous shades of Ceres 10c brown and 15c green (including "bottle green" YT 2c, €2,700), 20c black and 25c blue, 40c orange unused (YT 5, €2,000), 1fr carmine and brown carmine unused (YT 6B, €16,000, repaired, with von der Weid certificate), also 1fr vermilion, two different shades used, one on piece, each with three margins, certificates Scheller and Eichele (YT 7,7a, €46,500), Napoleon 10c and 25c Re-Issues (10b,11a), continuing with used and unused "Empire Franc", numerous shades, with 1fr (21 used, small thin, with APS certificate), perforated issues to 5fr (unused and two different used), 10c on 10c (YT 34a, €2,850, with Calves & Jacquard certificate), Bordeaux issues, Ceres "Repub. Franc." perforated, Type Sage including 1fr Prussian Blue unused (beautiful color, usual centering with two stained perforations at bottom, Behr certificate, YT 84, €16,000), Type Merson and Mouchon complete (1/2c surcharge inverted used, with Roumet certificate, YT 157c, €1,150), balance of issues include the Bordeaux and Le Havre overprints, souvenir sheets (226,241,329), 1929-33 3fr-20fr Pont du Gard (including 254), unissued 1940 Marianne de Lac set of six, Semi-Postals (B10 n.h., with certificate), Air Post (C1-2, C14 and C15 n.h., v.f., with certificates), Postage Dues, Newspaper stamps, some newspapers, stampless and other covers, etc. Also included four albums with modern souvenir sheets and booklets, also additional booklets (face value $1,700+), various loose sheet folders with additional items, Lindner album with Postage Dues and Pre-cancels (many signed, dubious items not counted), quality obviously rather mixed among the 19th Century, with faults noted, nevertheless a solid collection of France, with many certificates included, very high catalogue value
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Lot #1213
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE
1849-2015 collection in nine Lighthouse hingeless albums, 19th century mostly used, quality mixed with faults noted, with many better items to 5fr, solid representation of Type Sage, some better values unused, 20th Century generally complete unused, with Type Merson (Scott 109-32), regular issues and commemoratives, Semi-Postals (including B3-10), souvenir sheets, various overprinted items (197,246), occasional imperforate singles (few better), Air Post (C1-2,C6b,C14,15,16-17 some n.h., also additional used), also Postage Dues, pre-cancels, etc. The last 30+ years include all special issues, booklets, sheetlets (substantial €face value)
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Lot #1214
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE
1850-1994 collection mostly unused in three large stock books, mostly complete except for the major rarities, with imperf. and perf. Ceres and Napoleon, Type Sage, Merson, Souvenir Sheets, booklets, Semi-Postals, Air Post and Postage Dues, mixed condition among the early issues, minor faults noted, many fine-v.f. A nice collection of France, high catalogue value
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Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #1215
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE
1950s-2015 imperforate singles, occasional pairs, many hundreds of different in stock books and albums, also on cards and glassine envelopes, many still intact as acquired (this section alone $20,000+ purchase price), excellent selection of Paintings, regular issues and commemoratives, Semi-Postals, imperforate booklet panes, some imperf. trial colors and deluxe sheets, plus 14 stock books with "La Poste" engraved deluxe sheetlets, n.h., v.f., YT/Maury €100,000+
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Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #1216
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE
1952-2017 collection of 180+ different booklets in two albums, Red Cross issues complete, various other Regular Issues and Commemoratives, n.h., v.f.
Booklet
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #1217
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE
1980-2017 Year sets and special Post Office edition albums, four boxes with approximately 100 booklets and deluxe editions, with beautiful stamps, souvenir sheets and booklets for various occasions, substantial cost (some €200+) and high face value. A good opportunity to obtain most modern French Issues at a substantial discount of new issue cost
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Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #1218
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE
1990-2016 12 stock books with "La Poste" engraved deluxe sheetlets, v.f.
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Unsold
Lot #1219
LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE
1995-2018 "Museum Art" and "Treasures of Philately" special souvenir sheets in a beautiful Yvert & Tellier album and envelopes, n.h., v.f., face value $750+
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Price Realized
$325.00

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