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Foreign Country Collections (France & Colonies)

Lots 3008-3017 Lots 3018-3027 Lots 3028-3037 Lot 3038

Lot 3008 /o   

France accumulation, 1849-1960's. Mint and used on various album pages, predominately used 19th and mixed mint & used 20th century, strong range of early issues with duplication and better throughout, starting with 1840-50 Ceres cplt including shades (single page cataloging $3,647), 1852-60 Napoleon issues again with shades and multiple copies including a four full margin mint 1fr (cat $5,750), 1862-70 perf issues with similar range including 5fr, 1870 Ceres issues to the 1fr, following issues with various shades, strong peace and commerce issues with occasional better mint and 1876-78 10c used, 1878-80 to the 5fr with duplication, later issues with variety including 1900 issue with figure varieties, etc., strong completion in 20th century with highlights including 1929 Le Havre Expo ovpt issue mint, semi-postals including 1917-19 issue cplt mint (cat $1,576) as well as the better following sets cplt mint, airmails including the 1936 set cplt mint (cat $237), good early dues, nice range of offices with better, etc., lots of material with nice material throughout, well worth careful inspection.
Estimate    $4,000 - 5,000.

Realized: $2,800

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Lot 3009 /o   

France collection, 1849-1972. Mint and used in early Y&T album, with Ceres heads followed by a further range of Napoleon imperfs with values to 80c, later perfs, study of the imperf Bordeaux issues with different types, 'peace and commerce' and a good range of sower types, etc., better 1930 series followed by war time issues nearly complete mint, followed by 1946 celebrities, 1948 revolution, 1949 agriculture, 1949 centenary se-tenant strip, 1949 celebrities, virtually complete through to the seventies, 'back of the book' inc newspaper, affranchis, postage dues, etc., worth inspection.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 3010 o/   

France collection, 1849-1932. Used on Y&T pages, Ceres heads 1849 with 10c, 15c, 20c, 25c, 40c and 1fr (cat $2,200), mixed condition but collectable copies, 'B under neck' 25c, Napoleon heads imperf with shades to the 80c, perf issues up to the 5fr, Bordeaux inc shades, 1871-75 Ceres to 80c, Sage types inc #65 (cat $200), also type II to 5fr, Mersons inc 2fr #126, various 'rights of man' types, lots of sowers, second 'orphans of the war' series complete, some covers, few interpanneaus, sinking funds virtually complete, Pont du Gards with types present #247 to #254a (cat $342), etc., please inspect.
Estimate    $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,050

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Lot 3011 /o   

France collection, 1849-1950's. On album leaves mint and used, imperf Ceres onwards, Napoleon imperfs to 80c, perf series to 80c, 'peace and commerce' issues, Mersons to the 20fr, sower types, airmails including mint #C17, #C8/13, mint #348, semi-postals of the 1930s, #C27, etc., please inspect.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $475

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Lot 3012 /o   

France collection, 1849-1989. Mint & used collection in Lighthouse album, mostly used to 1936 and mint thereon, with useful Ceres & Napoleon issues and occasional better later high values including 2nd issue semi-postal high values, approaching completion from 1937 on including semi-postals with better sets present, airmails 1946-70 mostly mint, etc., mixed condition in early material.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $500

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Lot 3013 /o   

France, 1849-1957. Small group of better items on stock cards, ranging from imperf Cérès to better semi-postals and an airmail or two.
Estimate    $250 - 350.

Realized: $260

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Lot 3014 /o   

France accumulation. Mint and used on stockcards from first imperf Ceres heads onwards, 3 dozen imperfs inc Napoleons to the 80c some 4 margined, perf issues of the same, 'Peace and Commerce' types inc a good range to 5fr, some newspapers, intermediate 'orphelin' values and 'sinking funds', useful 1920/30's material inc #B38 mint amongst lots of other B#s with useful middle values, 1940-50's inc Renoir and Valery used, etc., colonies from Alexandria to Zanzibar inc occasional high values, please inspect.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $350

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Lot 3015 o   

France back-of-the-book collection, 1859-1959. Used on album pages, few hundred stamps virtually all one of a kind, military stamps of 1901 followed by various parcel posts inc a good number of locomotive issues of 1944-47, dues from 1859 with imperf 10, 15, 25, 30 and 60c (blue), 1881-92 to 60c, 1884's with a good range, complete 1927-31 2fr blue and 2fr sepia and high value surcharges, some covers, etc.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $150

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Lot 3016 /   

France collection, 1863-1932. On album pages, material very fresh overall, with Napoleons 1, 2 and 4c, Ceres 25c, 'peace and commerce' types inc #64 (cat $140) and #66 (cat $140), #75 (cat $850), blocks of 4 inc never hinged with values up to the 5fr, 'rights of man' issues to 30c, Merson types with 5fr, #135-137 (cat $230), Sower types of 1903 strong, 1906-20 inc blocks of 4 with never hinged from the 5c to 35c, #B3-B9 (cat $1576), #B12-19, #B20-23, Pasteur definitives inc never hinged blocks of 4, #197 (cat $325), more sowers including blocks of 4, Strasburg 1927 miniature sheet, small faults but the stamps mint never hinged, 'sinking funds' followed by 2 different types of #B27, #B34-38, Pont du Gard 20fr complete, etc. please inspect.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 3017 /o   

France stock. Mint & used in stockbook, from used Sower issues on, mostly light to moderate duplication, nice later semi-postal mint and regular commemoratives, approximately 1,000 stamps.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $75

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Lots 3008-3017 Lots 3018-3027 Lots 3028-3037 Lot 3038

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