382. Auktion

1993/2008, MNH collection/balance in a stockbook plus loose material, with considerable face value.

1694/1900 Postal history collection of covers, comprising predominately franked mail between 1850 and 1898, good variety of single and mixed French frankings, with a broad range of destinations and origins, noted an 1877 envelop sent from Benuos Aires, Argentina to France franked with a combination of an Argentine 8 r. brown with superb margins, tied by a rectangular Buenos Aires cancel and a French Sage 1 f. tied by French Paquebot datestamp, sent by the French Post Office in Buenos Aires via Bordeaux, an 1880 printed wrapper franked with a Sage 30 c. tied by "PLACE DE LA BOURSE/PARIS" datestamp, also an 1868 wrapper franked by a Napolean 40 c. orange tied by the "5107" lozenge with a dotted circular "TUNIS" datestamp alongside sent to Lyon, an 1874 cover franked with Ceres 40 c. orange perforated issue tied by a "DE CAMBIO/BARCELONA" datestamp sent to Malaga and a pre-stamp 1694 lettersheet sent from France to Amberes, Belguim, an interesting and varied assembly, in mixed condition with several fine, a rare selection.  

1828/1949 world cover and stationery collection in three albums, comprising over eighty examples, from Austria, Argentina, Denmark, France, French Colonies, Germany, German Levant, China and German occupation of Cameroon, Netherlands, Great Britain, British East Africa as well as Central Africa, British India, Italy, China, Russia, noted one cover dated 1856 from Fort Beaufort sent from the 45th Regiment in South Africa to Kent England, includes an 1949 wreck cover sent from Mauritius to Chicago, 1916 Prisoner of War Mail, an 1891 Azerbaijan to Tabriz franked with Russia 3 k. and 7k with transit marks indicating crossing southern Russia, 1926 Peking to Portugal Registered envelope franked with two China 2 c., 4 c. and a 6 c., an 1898 German marine mail mark on a Yantai, China 1/2 c. stationery card combined with German 1 p. red,  condition is very mixed, although some fine and rare items, an excellent lot.   

1849/1880 Selection of covers, contained within a large album, comprising Cérès, Napolean and Sage issues, includes four margin Cérès 20 c. black tied to a cover by a grill cancel in black with Bourgoin datestamp alongside 20th January 1849, within the first month of issue, also a four margin 25 c. blue tied by grill cancel in black with Jouarre cancel dated 20th July 1850, within first month of issue, also a scarce four margin 5 c. green single franking tied to a cover to Paris, an attractive 1863 printed illustrated Pharmacist wrapper band with Napolean 1 c olive tied by light strike of a circular datestamp, 1874 Registered cover from Le Havre to Paris franked wit perforated Cérès 10 c. and 80 c., many superb examples tied to clean covers, with numerous stunning cancels, also a very scarce combination cover dated 1872 with two 5 c. pale green, Yvert 35, and 10 c. bistre, Yvert 36, tied neatly by "2145" lozenge to Orléans, a number of insufficiently franked marks, many two and three colour combination covers, a most attractive collection, some faults but in mostly fine to very fine condition, a valuable and rare collection. 

1849/1912 extensive classic cover collection neatly written-up upon album pages, Ceres and Napolean imperforate and perforated issues, as well Sage frankings, organised chronologically, with an excellent range of frankings, postmarks, instructionals, the odd registered cover and postage due marks and stamps, destinations predominately inland or continental, although noted 1856 cover to Ozan, Algeria franked with a Napolean 20 c. blue and an 1872 wrapper to Constantinople which has a maritime mark, also a very attractive and complete printed Religious Newsletter from La Rochelle and Saintes franked and tied with a very dark Napoleon 1c perforated oliver-green on greenish paper, the rare Toulouse/Central datestamp applied to an 1888 cover to Saliers du salat, a number of stampless cover, four which have the double-lined "25" tax mark in black dated 1850/1853 and one example of the "30", additionally a quantity of postal stationery, colour illustrated 30 c. Telegram cards, a number of rare datestamps one from Villmorin-Andrieux applied to the front of an 1894 printed invoice sent from Paris to Carcassonne, an unused 1870 Ballon Monte printed postcard with propaganda slogan in French and German, many other scarce and interesting examples, in mostly fine condition, a nice collection. 

1849/1901 selection of seventy five covers, presented in a stock book, comprising mostly franked mail, noted an 1871 wrapper endorsed `Par Ballon Monté franked with Yvert 29B, an unfranked outer wrapper with a Réunion island backstamp and an envelope addressed to an Officer of the 6th Dragoons with letter sent from a hospital with interesting content, also a number of printed advertising envelopes, numerous Cérès and Napoleon head imperforate and perforated issues tied by an array of lozenge, star and grill cancellations, includes vertical and horizontal pair frankings and a combination of values, a good mix of destinations, condition mixed in places although many fine items, a scarce assembly. 

1877/1902 selection of sixty covers, stationery cards and five fronts franked with the Sage issue, contained within a stock book, comprising many attractive combinations and postmarks, noted Yvert 54 used with Yvert 66 on 1877 cover from Saint-Dizier to Paris, as well as a Yvert 55 and 65 originating from the same town sent to Wassy, a Carte Postale card franked with a vertical pair of 5 c. green tied by multiple strikes of a black undated single small circle "OR", although faulty a rare rural example, several blue datestamps including superb Paris, a number of registered mailings and charge marks, a mixed condition lot with many rare covers. 

NORWAY INCOMING MAIL: 1862/1906, group of seven covers and cards from France to Norway, nice range of frankings with Napoleon, Sage and Sower, incl. Mi.-Nr. 13 block of six on 1862 entire letter to Frederickshald with arrival on reverse; mixed condition

PARIS POSTAL PARCEL STAMPS: 1878/1926 (ca.), specialized group with better items like 1878 25c. and 50c. "Transport Parisien par Omnibus" used, mostly a fresh, fine and very scarce assembly for the specialist (ex Maury Nr. 1-116)

1887/1950 accumulation of mint and used stamps, contained within an impressive black leather bound vintage album, includes Indochina, China, Reunion, Guadeloupe, Martinque, New Caldonia, India, Wallis and Futuna Islands, quite patchy in the early periods and a little mixed, some sets for later issues, includes the odd mint never hinged stamp, although in the main used or hinged, respectable coverage for Reunion Island, hundreds of stamps, overall mixed with some very fine, a useful lot. 

1887/1960 French Colonies Africa and Arab countries, accumulation of mint and used stamps, contained within two impressive black leather bound albums, early has gaps and generally used and a little mixed, some sets for later issues, noted  mint never hinged although much used and mounted, country representation for both regions is fair, the odd better item, respectable quantity for Tunsia, Morocco, Syria and Senegal and others, many hundreds of stamps, patchy in parts, overall mixed with some very fine, a useful lot. 

1891/1961, interesting mostly used collection containing some better values

1892/1906, unused and used collection Grande Comore, Moheli and Mayotte, with many better like Grand Comore Mi.-Nr. 1-13 and 14-19 and Moheli Mi.-Nr. 1-16, in addition some varities, gutter pairs etc., good condition

1859/1908, very nice, mainly unused collection with many better items including Postage Due, some signed Brun/Calves etc., good condition

1915/42, mainly unused and never hinge collection with many better items like Mi.-Nr. 10-13, 16-21, 23-29, 211-214 and 220-21, some signed Brun/Calves etc

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

1891/1936 (ca.), group of 29 covers and cards, incl. Airmail and Registered, with Soldier´s Mail several types of cds. "CORPS EXPÉDITIONNAIRE DU TONKIN", also mail from "TAMKY", "BAC-NINH", etc., mixed condition 

1824/1957 Group of album pages with covers from Spain, France and Hungary, including useful remainders, noted Spain Civil War, France stampless mailings, Hungary inflation correspondence, hundreds of items, also some South American flights, generally fine, some faults, an interesting assortment. 

1866/1957, used collection with stamps and covers, presented within two large albums, a stockbook and a small file, comprising a study from Turkish Provinces through to modern commemorative issues, includes scarcer early usages such as 5 pi. rose used on 1866 cover from Cairo to Alexandria, a 2 pi. blue used on 1870 wrapper to Cairo, noted a very attractive registered 1879 envelope franked with a vertical pair of 1 pi. rose, also a selection of Austrian, French, British and Italian Foreign Post Offices in Egypt, strong assortment of Aerial Post/Air Mail, with Zeppelin covers, some express mail, postal stationery, censored mail and postage dues, many complete used sets; a reasonably comprehensive assembly in mostly fine condition.

1903/49, mostly unused and unmounted mint stock of Spanish and French Post and Tanger in stockbook,including better sets and multiples

1975/2018 presentation album with Apollo Space mission mint never hinged material and commemorative covers, All World, also three stock books of modern Japan,  almost exclusively mint never hinged, together with a commerative hardback folder celebrating the 30th Anniversary  of the Emperor, in addition a China 1999 Yearbook. 

1788/1944 used assembly of world wide covers and unused stationery cards with a small selection of stamps, noted three Reunion Island covers, a pre-stamp 1788 cover from Corfu to Italy and a 1792 wrapper to Madeira, several from France with Ceres, Napoleon and Sage frankings, also Holland, Austria, Egypt, Italy, German East Africa including Sea Post, a 1904 card sent from Nyanga, Kamerun, an envelope originating from Bangangte, as well as a registered 1944 Bafia, Cameroun envelope, a small selection of Monaco unused cards and three 1989 French coin covers, mixed condition although plenty of finer examples, a scarce assortment. 

1821/75, grenzüberschreitende Post Bayern-Frankreich und visa versa, rund 70 Belege, große Stempelvielfalt