380th Auction

25c. yellow-brown, natural paper corner crease and one short perf., neatly tied by cds "LIBREVILLE 17 AVRIL 86" to small envelope from the Veuve Hugé correspondence to France, reverse arrival cds "ROCHEFORT s/ MER 13 MARS 88", fine and scarce

25c. yellow-brown, neatly tied by large cds "ETABLISSEMENTS DU GABON 14 FEVR. 1885" to small envelope from the Veuve Hugé correspondence to France, transit cds alongside, reverse arrival cds "ROCHEFORT s/ MER 11 MARS 86", minor toning mentioned for accuracy, fine and rare cancellation

25c. yellow-brown, small faults, tied by cds "COTE D´OR ET GABON 18 JUIL. 85" to envelope from the Veuve Hugé correspondence to France, endorsement "Voie Portugaise France", transit cds alongside, reverse arrival cds "ROCHEFORT s/ MER 17 AOUT 85", fine and scarce

25c. yellow-brown, tied by a fair strike of the cds "COTE D´OR ET GABON 19 NOV. 85" to small envelope from the Veuve Hugé correspondence to France, endorsement "Voie Portugaise France", reverse arrival cds "ROCHEFORT s/ MER 20 NOV. 85", fine and scarce

1859, Eagle 40c. vermilion, well balanced margins, small thin, tied by very fine strike of the very scarce dotted diamond "ASI" (Assinie) postmark, general issues of the French colonies ued in Ivory Coast are very scarce

1881, Alphée Dubois 35c. dark violet on yellow orange paper, tied by cds "COTE D´IVOIRE GRAND BASSAM 26 AVRIL 93", very fine, rare usage of the general issues of French colonies in Ivory Coast

1899, stampless envelope sent postage free to France, endorsed on front "Correspondance militaire de Kong (Petit) (Etats de Samory)", entering the mail stream at Bettie with cds "BETTIE 21 MARS COTE D´IVOIRE", reverse cds "GRAND BASSAM 25 MARS 99", on front shipmail lines cds "SOUDAN-FRANCAIS L.M.N°2" and "LOANGO A MARSEILLE L.M.N°.3 28 MARS 99" (possibly S/S Tibet), arrival reverse cds "SALINS JURA 15 AVRIL 99"; a few tone spots otherwise very fine, very scarce and impressive route

1889, First Issue 05c. on 10c, 05c. on 25c. and 25c.  on 40c., fresh colours, used, very fined, signed Calves and Brun

1889, Second Issue 05c. on 40c. (3), 15c. on 25c. (3), 5c. on 10c. (2), used, mostly very fine, signed Calves (Mi.-Nr. 4, 5, 6)

1891, 5c. black on green paper imperforate, complete sheetlet of ten typesets cancelled "TAMATAVE", corner crease at lower right, also five single used, a few shallow thins as usual, mostly very fine

1891, 10c. black on greenish-blue paper imperforate, complete sheetlet of ten typesets cancelled "TAMATAVE", one stamp tiny thin spot otherwise very fine, also four singles used, very fine

1891, 15c. blue on grey paper imperforate, complete sheetlet of ten typesets cancelled "TAMATAVE", tiny pinholes mentioned for accuracy, also five single used, very fine

1891, 25c. brown on bistre paper imperforate, complete sheetlet of ten typesets cancelled "TAMATAVE", small tear and corner crease not affecting the stamps, also ten singles used, with shades, one cancelled with cds "VOHEMAR"; mostly very fine, the sheetlet signed Brun

1891, 1fr. violet/black on yellow paper imperforate, eight (8) used singles clearly identified by their respective position in the sheet, one stamp with shallow thin otherwise mostly very fine, a very scarce assembly, signed Calves or Brun

1891, 5fr. violet/black on grey paper imperforate, seven (7) used singles clearly identified by their respective position in the sheet, some occasional shallow paper thins, fine to very fine, a rare assembly, signed Calves, Brun or Roumet

1902/21, INVERTED OVERPRINTS, 1902 15c. on 1fr. and 1921 0,60c. on 75c. used (the latter tied by cds "TANANARIVE" to fragment), very fine (Mr.-Nr. 51, 141)

1943, France Libre 20fr. yellow brown/blue, neatly tied by cds. "TANANARIVE RP. MADAGASCAR 14 8 43" with further strike alongside to a local registered envelope, label "N°261", some slight soiling from the reverse flaps showing through on front, very fine and rare, signed Calves

1889, First Issue 25c. on 30c. brown, used, very fine, signed Brun and Roumet

1889, First Issue 25c. on 40c. brick red, used, very fine, signed Brun and Roumet

1889, First Issue 25c. on 40c., clear margins, used, very fine, signed Calves

1889, Second Issue 5c. on 10c. black on lilac paper, tied by cds "NOSSI BE 10 JUIN 1889" to small fragment, stamp lifted for examination and replaced; very fine and scarce, signed Brun, Roumet

1890, Third Issue 25c. on 20c. red on green paper, used, very fine, signed Calves

1892, Allegory overprinted, 4c. violet-brown on grey used, very fine, signed Calves

1892, Allegory overprinted, 75c. carmine, used, very fine, signed Calves

1892, Allegory overprinted, 1fr. olive on light yellow, used, very fine, signed Roumet, Calves

1892, 5fr. on 1fr. overprinted, tied to small fragment by cds "OBOCK", signed Calves and Roumet, very fine and scarce

1894, Camel post 5fr. blue/rose, good margins, neatly tied by cds. "OBOCK 22 JUIN 94 COLONIES FRANCAISES" with adjacent framed "R", to a small envelope to Nancy, France; handed over to a French paquebot with shipmail handstamp "LIGNE T PAQ. FR. N°4 23 JUIN 94" (Salles 2.142), reverse arrival cds. "NANCY 3 JUIL 94"; very fine and attractive, a scarce usage 

1891, 40c. light yellow-orange, four balanced margins, used, very fine, signed Calves and Roumet

1891, Allegories 30c. to 1fr., fresh colours, used set, 30c. brown with vertical fold on the sheet margin (not affecting the adhesive), the scarce 75c. carmine signed Brun and Calves, very fine

1891, 1fr. olive on yellowish paper, well centered, used, very fine, signed Calves

1857, commercial folded entire to Bordeaux, endorsed on front "Par voie anglaise", tied with a fair strike of the blue circular handstamp "DIRECTION DE LA POSTE AUX LETTRES ST. LOUIS (SÉNÉGAL)", framed red "PD" and cds "COL. FR. AMB. CALAIS: M", reverse arrival receiver "BORDEAUX 12 AOUT 57", very fine and scarce early mail from Saint Louis (first post office established one year earlier)

1887, Alphée Dubois First Issue, 5c. on 20c. (type I) very tiny thin, 5c. on 30c. (type I), 10c. on 4c. (type VII), 15c. on 20c. (2) (type XIV), tied by cds "SAINT LOUIS" or "DAKAR", mostly very fine, signed Calves and Brun

1887, Alphée Dubois First Issue, 10c. on 20c. (type VII), tied by cds "DAKAR 31 OCT 87", very fine, signed Calves

1887, Alphée Dubois First Issue, 10c. on 20c. (type VIII), fresh colour, tied by cds "DAKAR 31 OCT 87", very fine, signed Calves

1887, Alphée Dubois Second Issue, 75c. on 15c. blue and 1fr. on 5c. green, black overprint, used, very fine, signed A.Brun and Calves

1916, Handstamp Overprint 5c. blue-green, 10c. red (2) and 1p. on 25c. blue, neatly tied by cds. "ILE ROUAD * 30 - 4 1916" to a registered cover to Port Said, on reverse arrival cds. "PORT SAID 31 5 16"; some slight imperfections, otherwise very fine and scarce