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| Images | Description | Current Bid |
                                                                                                  | Lot #1435 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1840s-1900s Proofs and Essays, collection on pages, includes proofs, essays (Barre and Hulot), trials, private issues/proposals, experimental perforations, unissued and related items, noted papers, shades, 190+ blocks of four, numerous unlisted items, Pichot essays proposed to prevent removal of cancelations, Goldbeater's skin essays, 1858 Barre essays, including on blue paper with large figure "10" on back (same paper was used for Greek 10L), Napoleon Laureated Issues, 3c and 30c color trials, some printed on both sides, 1866 Renard "Empire Francais Timbre Poste" essays for stationery envelopes, additional engravings by Gauthier, Esparon, Trottin, 1869 Prince Imperial Essays by Joubert of London, 1870 Bordeaux engravings by Leopold Yon, Type Sage imperf. proofs (8 different), Postage Dues 1876 60c black, 1894-96 Grasset designs, including French Indochina, Mouchon designs, die proofs in adopted colors, Merson die proofs with 2fr and 5fr in issued colors, La Semeuse (Sower), etc. A definitive collection of early French Proofs and Essays, mostly fine-v.f., huge catalogue (Maury), ex-Kilgas P | $24,000.00 Bidding Closed |
                           | Lot #1436 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1849-1940s collection on pages, duplicated used and unused, good range of Ceres and Napoleon issues, presentation of the Peace & Commerce to 5fr (5), few better values, 1920 Liberty issues, Semi-Postals, including Orphans issues, Commemoratives with 1929 Pont du Gard 20fr type I (n.h.), type II used (2) and type III, used block of four, Air Post 1936 Plane over Paris and 1936 10fr, Postage Dues, etc., mixed condition, high catalogue value *O | $900.00 Bidding Closed |
                  | Lot #1437 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1849-2003 collection in two well filled Scott albums, 1849 Issue to 1fr carmine, 1853-60 to 1fr, 1863-70 to 5fr, Bordeaux Issue to 80c, Type Sage, Merson, Sower, 1923 Bordeaux, 1925 Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet, Le Havre, Strasbourg souvenir sheet, Pont du Gard, PEXIP souvenir sheet, then fairly complete (used or unused to 1960), Semi-Postals with 1917 Orphans (high values unused), Surcharges, etc., Air Post with C1-2 (hinged), Plane Over Paris and 50fr Burelage (used), South Atlantic, etc., Postage Dues including 1882-92 1c-5fr (three high values with faults, Brun certificates), 1884 set of three, Military Mail, Officials, German Occupation and Newspaper stamps, mixed condition with faults noted, high degree of completion *O | $3,500.00 Bidding Closed |
           | Lot #1438 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1850-1980 collection on Scott album pages, 2 volumes, 19th & 20th Century singles and sets, better Regular Issues, Commemoratives, Semi-Postals (B1/299), back of book, many n.h., fine-v.f., owner's cat. $13,000+ *O | $1,400.00 Bidding Closed |
     | Lot #1439 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1979-99 selection of imperforate sets, good variety of issues and topics, all complete sets in quantities of 10 of each, generally uncut imperforate blocks of 10, with Paintings, Red Cross uncut booklet panes, Famous Men, Sports, Landscapes, Aviation, Zodiac, etc., n.h., v.f. A colorful and useful group, YT €55,480  ** | $5,000.00 Bidding Closed |
