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French Offices in China, Comprehensive Very High End Collection, 1894-1939, a lifetime's effort in mounts on Scott pages and with an assortment of errors and varieties included. Includes issues for Annam & Tonkin plus Cochin China, many better sets and singles as #9-12A used, 9a mint, 14 used, 17 used, 18-33 mint (mix of type I and type II overprints), 43 mint, 44 used, 45 block used, 45a used, 46-56 mint, J1-J6 mint, J5a mint, Canton #1-14 mint, 15-30 mint, 31-47 mint, 48-64 mint, 65-81 mint, Hoi Hao #16-19 mint, 30 used, 31 mint, 45-48 used, 49-66 mint, 67-84 mint (40¢ thinned), Kwangchoan #1-17 mint (2¢ used), 18-35 mint, 36-53 mint, 39a mint, Tchongking #1-16 mint, 17-33 mint, 34-67 mint, Yunnan Fou #17-33 mint, 34-67 mint, Annam & Tonkin #1-2 unused, 3 mint, 7 used, 8 unused, 9 mint, used pair, Cochin China #1 unused and used, 2-3 unused, 4 mint and unused, etc. Some mixed condition though much better than typically seen, generally F. - V.F. ideal for continuation., ex-Windsor. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
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