376th Auction

1949, UPU 5-25 fr. imperforated from the lower left sheet corner, mint never hinged, fine

1962, 0.25fr. Coq de Decaris, spectacular block of 12 with heavily shifted perforations, two stamps of bottom row separated, mint never hinged, very fine and attractive

BOOKLETS: "Carnets de 20 Timbre-Poste" Semeuse 10c. red, unexploded booklet, mint never hinged with minor and usual adhesion, fine

BOOKLETS: "Carnets de 40 Timbre-Poste" Semeuse 5c. green , unexploded booklet, mint never hinged with minor and usual adhesion, fine

BOOKLETS: "La Prevoyance" Evian, unexploded booklet, series S.62, mint never hinged with minor and usual adhesion, fine

BOOKLETS: 1926, "Porcelaines Letourneur Salmon" unexploded booklet, series S.240, mint never hinged with minor and usual adhesion, fine

BOOKLETS: "Compagnie Commerciale des Pays du Nord" Semeuse 25c. blue,  unexploded booklet, mint never hinged with minor and usual adhesion, minor wrinkles, otherwise fine

BOOKLETS: 1929, "Laboratoires O. Rolland" unexploded booklet, mint never hinged with minor and usual adhesion, fine  

BOOKLETS: 1930 "Sourire de Reims",  unexploded booklet, mint never hinged, minor abrasion on front, otherwise fine

1927, "Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aerienne" (CIDNA), imperforate, non-denominated engraved proof in dark blue, block of four with upper sheet margin, without gum, fine

AIR FORCE - RICHELIEU issue: 1943, Pétain 1,50 fr brown, block of 12 with empty label at left, mint never hinged, fine, signed Sanabria

1943, Courier Post 10c. - 20 fr., mint never hinged, fine

 ​1958, European Flag 25 and 50 fr. on "Conseil de l'euorpe" first day covers, fine, rare (Mi. 1.500,-)  

​1958, European Flag 25 and 50 fr. on "Conseil de l'euorpe" first day covers, fine, rare (Mi. 1.500,-)  

1910, Numerals 2fr. with overprint "ANNULÉ", with gutter at top, mint never hinged, fine

1931, 2fr. brown, block of four from the lower right sheet corner with "coin daté", the upper stamps unused, the lower mint never hinged, fine

1941, Unissued Timbre de mise à jour 10c. - 5fr. imperforated marginal singles, mint never hinged, fine

BACCARAT: 1944, 60c. - 4,50fr., 10 values in vertical pairs showing both overprint types inverted, upper stamp mint never hinged, then lower unused, 60c.,  80c. and 4fr. small imperfections, otherwise fine, signed

1894, 1-10a., fresh colour and good perforations, unused, fine, signed Diena, Brun

OMNIBUS SERIES: 1969, Concorde 100 fr., Afars & Issas, Comoros, New Caledonia, St. Pierre & Miquelon and Wallis & Futuna, imperforated block of four from the lower left sheet corner with "Coin Date", mint never hinged, fine

1872, Ceres 15c. brown, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, very fine, certificate Behr (2011)

1927, National views 20fr., vertical pair, the upper stamp with variety "5eme arbre", mint never hinged, fine, signed A. Brun

1969 Concorde 87 fr indigo/blue, prepared but not issued, mint never hinged, a fine example of this modern rarity

1968, Dumont d'Urville 30fr., block of four from the lower left sheet corner with coin daté, mint never hinged, fine

1892, Overprint proof in black made by Sperati with the "dropped B" variety, dated in pencil 5/43, the only proof known in black, fine

1892, Allegory 1c. black on blue, Sperati forgery with "dropped B" variety, unused, the only known copy of the 1c. with the Sperati overprint, small nick at left, otherwise fine

1892, Allegory 4c. violet-brown on gray, Sperati forgery with "dropped B" variety, unused, one of only three known copies of the 4c. with the Sperati overprint, fine

1892, Allegory 5c. green with blue overprint, Sperati forgery with "dropped B" variety, unused, one of only four known copies of the 5c. with the Sperati overprint, small thin in the lower left corner, otherwise fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1892, Allegory 25c. black on lilac-rose, Sperati forgery with "dropped B" variety, unused, the only known copy the 25c. with the Sperati overprint, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

POSTAGE DUE: 1894, Numerals 5c. black, Sperati forgery with "dropped B" variety, unused, the only known copy with the Sperati overprint, fine, signed Sperati / Reproduction

1912, 10c. on 50 c. brown (Dahomey et Dependances" in red), horizontal gutter block of four, bottom pair with Millesime "0", unused, some perf seperation, a very fine and rare multiple with only three Millésimes pairs printed, signed A. Brun

1940, Airmail 2,90 fr. red, marginal horizontal pair, the right stamp with omitted inscription "DAHOMEY", the left with heavily shifted incscription, mint never hinged, fine

1940, Airmail 6,90 fr. orange with omitted inscription "DAHOMEY", unused, fine and scarce, signed Kessler and Sanabria

1942, Airmail 10 and 20 fr., each as marginal single with clear double center, mint never hinged, fine

1943, Airmail three values in imperforated blocks of four from the lower left sheet corner with missing value tablets, mint never hinged, fine

1898, Mazagan-Marakesh, 25 c. olive on rose and 50 c. green on rose, imperf. plate proofs on card produced for the Anglo-Italian Consulate by Waterlow & Sons, natural heavy paper wrinkles, otherwise fine, certificate E. Diena (1987)