380. Auktion

1849/2022, mint never hinged, unused and used holding, including souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, very many stamp booklets etc., huge face value of mint stamps, in 4 boxes.

1969/2022, mostly mint stock in bags with emphasis on the souvenir sheets from 2003 onwards, otherwise mostly in blocks of four or larger multiples

FRENCH POST OFFICES: 1897/1913 (ca.), specialized collection with Mi. 1-20 complete with some duplication and blocks, also 30 covers and cards. with several items soldier´s mail; overall fine to very fine condition

1799/2004 (ca.), unused and used dealer´s stock in one box, also over 30 covers, with many interesting items like 1849/52 colour essays, autographed illustrated postcard by Besnardeau, 1799 folded entire to Limoges with military single line handstamp "Don B.HOLLANDE TROUPES Faises", certificate Roumet (2013), Mi. 21 tied by cds. "ALGER BAT A VAP 16 NOV 67" to folded letter to Marseilles, with arrival cds., general colonies Mi. 10 used with anchor dotted losange, signed A. Brun, also complete sets and some modern varieties, some occasional faults especially in the early issues, otherwise fine to extremely fine

1849/69, unused and used collection with over 100 covers and many pieces in one album, neatly mounted and written up in French, specialised with colour shades, plate flaws, worn plate printings, many interesting covers with a wide range of usages incl. to foreign destinations, multiple and combination frankings, franked printed matters, with better items like Mi. 2 good margins all around, signed Scheller, Mi. 19 unused (5) incl. a block of four, light creases, etc.; some occasional faults, generally fine to very fine

1849/1957 (ca.), unused and used collection in one album, some duplicates and multiples, also postage dues; some occasional faults especially in the early issues, otherwise fine to very fine

1849/1962, unused and used collection in one album, strength in the early 20th century, with better items like Mi. 1 used, certificate Miro, Mi. 134, Mi. 242A, Mi. 311 and Mi. 321 all unused, generally very fresh assembly, some occasional faults especially in the classical issues, otherwise mostly very fine, an excellent collection 

1849/1990, in the beginning used, later increasingly unused/mint collection with many better values such as Mi.-No. 1-5, 7, 8 and 17 used, in addition centrepiece Souvenir Sheet 1 as well as Mi.-No. 321 used, Mi.-No. 220-21, 239 and Souvenir Sheet 3 unused, in addition official stamps for the Council of Europe, postage due stamps as well as a small collection Monaco, in the classics different condition

1849/1993 (ca.), used and unused collection in 4 albums plus two stockbooks, neatly mounted on hingeless leaves, better items like Mi. 5 used with losange grid, signed A. Brun, Mi. Bl 3 unused, some multiples, booklets, postage dues, French Maroc; some occasional faults especially in the early issues, otherwise mostly very fine

1849/1999, unused and used collection, neatly mounted in four albums with many complete sets, better items such as Mi. 128-135 unused, Mi. 248 Booklet, Souvenir sheets 1-3, Mi. 220-21, 239, 311 (2), 321, etc., condition varies especially in the 19th century issues, overall fine to very fine

1849/2010, used and mainly unused collection, virtually complete, including 1fr. vermillion (repaired) and Napoleon 1 fr. used, Mi.-Nr. 99, 128-135, bl. 1, 152, bl.2, 239, 242B, 305-11 incl. 311a and b and 321, postage due Mi.-Nr. 6b, better colonies some war issues etc., mostly good quality

1849/2014, mint, unused and used holding with collections and part collections, including Mi.-Nos. 1, 4, 7, 32, 128-35, 220-21, 321 (2), 327, Bl. 3 etc., including much mint never hinged, in 3 large boxes.

1853/1978, mint never hinged, unused and used group with better issues in 2 stockbooks. (Mi. according to the consignor approx. 3.400,-)

1862/2006, mint never hinged, unused and used stock, including many mint nominals, in large box.

1900/72, unmounted mint dealer´s stock in one album, many complete sets with duplicates, very fresh and mostly extremely fine 

PREPHILATELY AND STAMPLESS LETTERS: 1697/1853 (ca.), group of over 60 folded letters from France and Belgium, some "APRÈS LE DÉPART" marks etc., condition varies from poor to very fine

1839/80(ca.), interesting group with more than 230 covers from pre-philately, including better single frankings like Ceres 1 Fr. (Mgl.) as EF, various colour- and mixed frankings, R-letters etc., somewhat different condition

1849/53, 1849 20c. black very fine horizontal pair tied with lozange grid to front of a folded entire from Clermont Ferrand to Bort, also 1853 5c. and 40c. (both with faults) tied losange "216" to front of a folded entire from rural origin to Prussia, alongside circle OR handstamp, "SAAREBRÜCK" transit postmark; fine to very fine (Mi.- Nr. 3, 11, 15)

1894/1901, collection with nearly 80 unused and used private postal stationeries and postal stationeries with overprints with emphasis on the issues with topic "France and Russia" with many variants, R-GSU etc., plus several postcards on the same topic, mostly in good condition

1860/1990 (ca.), French colonies/French area, comprehensive used and mint balance in 13 albums plus stockcards/approval books, comprising various countries of Asia, Africa and America, well sorted from ancient to modern, also covers.

1885/1950 (ca.), French Indochina/French India and some Portuguese India, mint and used balance on album pages/stockcards, also 29 covers/cards/stationeries, slightly mixed condition but mainly fine.

French colonies in Africa: 1888/2012, mint never hinged, unused and used collection, including good issues like Franz. Equatorial Africa Mi.-Nos. 155-60, extensive Algeria with Mi.-No. 393.

1900/77 (ca), accumulation of over two hundred stamps and dozens of covers, including Algeria, Cote des Somalis, Djibouti, Diego Suarez (Sage type), some Portuguese Cap Verde, French Congo, Madagascar 1912 overprints, Diego Suarez (Sage type), also some modern envelopes from Tunisia, Spanish Sahara, overall condition very fine

1900/2000 (ca.), French Southern Hemisphere, comprehensive used collection, comprising TAAF incl. better early issues, French Oceania, New Caledonia and French Polynesia, also included are apprx. 240 covers/cards incl. a Terre Adelie 22.6.1950 cover.

1849/1962, collection of over two hundreds (200) used stamps and covers, neatly mounted on album leaves, starting with a 1849 folded entire tied by cds "MOSTAGANEM", some forerunners cancelled by "ALGER" postmarks, 1927 Charity set complete, tied by cds "ALGER" to front of local envelope; condition varies, mostly very fine (ex Mi.-Nr. 1/377)

1892/1900, collection of two covers, two cards and over thirty (30) used stamps, neatly mounted on album leaves, starting with First Issue 15c. light blue horizontal strip of three, tied to a fragment in combination with Third Issue 5c., also 10c. and 15c. tied by cds. "WHYDAH" to front of an envelope to Germany, endorsement "via Cotonou p. Guinée" alongside, arrival receiver on reverse "LANGENSALZA 28 10 96", condition fine to very fine (ex Mi.-Nr. 6/41)

1899/1963, collection of over two hundreds (200) used stamps with some multiples, neatly mounted on album leaves, with better items such as 1905 5fr. violet/blue (Mi 17), 1913 50c. lilac brown/brown BISECTED and tied by cds "SAVE" to small fragment (Mi 53), also some covers and cards including 1937 Block tied by cds "PORTO NOVO" to a printed matter to La Réunion, 1894 Benin overprinted postage dues, etc; mostly very fine

1915/63, collection of over four hundred (400) used stamps and over 25 covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves,  starting with a scarce assembly of the 1915 Military Occupation set "Corps Expéditionnaire Franco-Anglais Cameroun" (over 30 stamps, Mi.-Nr. 1/15), complete with duplicates, including better items such as 20c. (2), 1fr. (2), 5fr., 1916 "Occupation Francaise du Cameroun" (over 20 stamps, Mi.-Nr. 16/29), also complete set with duplicates including better items such as 1c. olive/brown (2) and 2fr. carmine/brown (3), extensive range of the following issues with some duplicates, souvenir sheet, some fine registered covers with multiple frankings, condition varies but mostly very fine, the earlier overprinted sets signed Calves or Roumet, a nice collection (ex Mi.-Nr. 1/321)

1915/84, mint never hinged, unused and used collection with a.o. Mi.-Nos. 177-207, 592-97 (3 strips of three) Bl. 7 (2), Bl. 8 etc.

1917/38, 7 covers and cards, including 2 registered, all sent to Switzerland.

1890/94, collection neatly mounted on album leaves of over fifty (50) used stamps, starting with some general colonies issues used in Diego Suarez, 1890 first issue complete, with some better items such as 1891 Mi. 10, also 1891 postage dues; overall condition is very fine, with some signed Calves or Brun (ex Mr.-Nr. 1/50)

1892/1973, collection of hundreds of used stamps on albums sheets, starting with 1892 Obock overprinted stamps, 1893 Triangular Camel Post, France Libre issues, also some postage dues, 1937 Block on and off cover, some duplicates; overall condition is generally very fine (ex Mi.-Nr. 2 I / 67)

1948/98, mint never hinged collection, from 1969 on complete, plus more stamps and some FDC concerning Antarctica

1891/1961, collection of over four hundred (400) used stamps and a dozen covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album pages, starting with First Issues, including better items such as 1891 5c. on 25c. tied by rare "CORRESPONDANCE MILITAIRE CONGO FRANCAIS" (Mi 4II), 15c. on 25c without dot after 25 (Mi 10), 1901 Pictorials study group including 1fr. grey/olive (30), 2fr. carmine/brown (30) and 5fr. orange-brown/grey (36) (Mi 42, 43, 44), also some Sage type reply cards and postal stationeries, excellent assembly, condition fine to very fine, signed Calves or A.Brun

1936/58, collection of over three hundred (300) used stamps and some covers, neatly mounted and mostly written up on album leaves, with some better items such as 1940 Afrique Francaise Libre 1,50fr. black/olive-yellow (Mi 155), 3,75fr. reddish-brown/blueyish-grey (2) (Mi 157), 1943 10,75fr. violet-brown/grey (Mi 213), souvenir sheet, some covers with multiple frankings, censorship, etc.; overall condition is fine to very fine (ex Mi.-Nr. 1/312)

1894/1964, collection of over 200 used stamps neatly mounted on album leaves, some duplicates with a range of postmarks, also a few covers including 1894 40c. dark orange-red/blue tied by cds "KATI" to front of a registered envelope to Paris, arrival on reverse "PARIS DISTRIBUTION 6 1 03", overall very fine condition