Lot
2416 
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Finland, Revenue and Railway Issue Collection, 1866-1963, of 491 stamps neatly mounted and written up on quadrille pages in Scott album; includes 329 documentary issues, 141 railway stamps, 12 Helsingfors local post and 9 railway parcel stamps; those listed in 1998 Saarinen catalog valued at $2,007. Estimate $250 - 350.
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Realized: $325
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2417 /o
France, Collection, 1849-1968, mint and used collection starting with used classics, noted includes #2 (x4), #7 (x10), #9 (x9), #10 (x3) plus #10 used on cover, 5f gray #37 (x6), Bordeaux issue including. #39 (x5), #46 (x5), #48 (x8), 1925 souvenir sheet #226 used, #241 used, #329, good completion on the semi-postals, airmails including C15 used, etc.; mixed condition, high catalog value; a wonderful collection with plenty of potential. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
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Realized: $4,500
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2418 /o
France, Collection, 1849-1949, well formed collection on Scott album pages; mostly used to 1937 and mint thereafter, nice showing of early classics with strong completion from 1862 on with complete or near complete sets, including 1863-70 with attractive lightly canceled 5fr, turn of the century issues missing only a couple rarities with additional later types, completion in 20th century with mint highlights including 1923 1f Congress, 1925 Expo sheet, 1927 Strasbourg sheet, 1929 Le Havre Expo issue, 1937 PEXIP sheet, 1940's French "Spy" stamps, etc., mint Airmails lacking only C3-C4 with 1931 1.50fr EIPA perfin issue (C6b), 1936 issues complete mint including 50f, 50f Banknote issue used, complete Semi-Postals mixed */o with all early 5f high value present and mint, Newspapers including mint P2, Dues lacking one issue for completion, etc.; with condition above the norm throughout, a must see to appreciate. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Realized: $2,900
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2419 /o
France, & French Area Collection, 19th and 20th Century mint and used on homemade pages in a binder, thousands including Andorra, Monaco, French Colonies etc., some better throughout, generally fine to very fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
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2420 /o
France, & French Area Collection, 1940-70s, in two Scott albums, mostly mint in mounts, well-filled with/mint sets and singles, much n.h., some used, including nice France semi-postals (many n.h.), independent French Colonies with much Africa, also Andorra and Monaco, worth inspection, clean, fresh and fine to very fine. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $500
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2421 /o/
France & Colonies, Group, mostly 20th Century assortment of better covers and postcards, much Colonial material including Airmail, Registered, Censored etc., many from WWII era or earlier, also group of mint sets and better singles including imperfs and proofs, interesting mix, worth inspection, generally fine to very fine or better. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $600
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2422 /o
French Colonies Collection, 1884-1940's, Mainly Africa pre-independence collection in large folio Yvert & Tellier album (most hingeless with clear mounts) through 1940s, includes: Anjouan, Benin, Cameroun, French Guinea, French India, French Sudan, Gabon, Grand Comoro, Guadeloupe, Ivory Coast, Martinique, Reunion, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Somali Coast, Togo, Tunisia, and Wallis & Futuna; several of these countries are complete, or virtually complete, with many later n.h.; very high quality with some better items signed by Calves, Brun or others; the Navigation and Commerce Issues are virtually complete throughout, a few early stamps are with c.d.s. cancels, rest are all mint; condition well above the norm throughout, with an owner's catalog of $31,441, an excellent basis for further continuation. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
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Realized: $4,750
Lot
2423
St. Pierre & Miquelon, Specialized Post Card Collection, extensive assembly of 319 cards arranged in card album with detailed listing of cards; the majority of cards printed by the "Societe des Oeuvres de Mer" with the early series with red imprints (first 68 cards) and later cards in black, an array of views including many ship view and scenes on deck of fishing vessels, fishing village in Saint Pierre, with marine hospital vessels includes Saint-Yves, Saint-Jeanne-D'Arc, Saint-Francois-d'Assise, etc., other cards with views of Iceland, many cards with St. Pierre & Miquelon frankings on face as well as France and Iceland, generally Very Fine. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
AN EXTENSIVE SPECIALIZED COLLECTION OF THE "SOCIETE DES OEUVRES DE MER" PICTURE POST CARDS.
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