382nd Auction

FRANCE: 1956, Pierre de Coubertin 30 Fr., coulor proofs in 2 different shades of blue, green and red, all in imperforated pairs, unmounted mint

30 Fr., epreuve d'artiste in lilac with artist's signature 'R. Serres'

30 Fr., epreuve d'artiste in issued colours

30 Fr., epreuve d'artiste in olive-brown with artist's signature 'R. Serres', tiny staining

30 Fr., epreuve d'artiste in olive

Issued 30 Fr., imperforated, corner block of 4, unmounted mint

1900, 29 covers and cards with several cancellations and cachets, very nice and interesting group

"U.S. POSTAL STA.PARIS EXPN.", machine cancel with seven straight lines on local cover and postcard with Guadeloupe 10 c., very scarce

1900, United States cancels, 9 covers and cards with two types of machine cancels and scarce duplex cancel, including May 22 (fencing and sailing) and July 19 (athletics)

10 c. – 50 c. , epreuve collective with full margins and control perforation at right; outer margins with usual minor creasing and some hinge thins in the outer upper margin, still fine and most attractive; very rare 

1924, special issue 10c., artist's proof, similar to the issued design but without „FRANCE“ and sun rays above arm, in light green on wove white paper in block format, very fine

10 c., similar proof in darker green on chalky white paper, stamp format with sheet margin at top, very fine

1924,10 c. presentation die proof in the issued colours with control perforation at top, very rare with only 10 examples printed, manuscript notation on reverse

10 c., strip of 3 with right stamp diagonally bisected, paying the 25 c. domestic letter rate, with Olympic machine cancel "PARIS PLACE CHOPIN 4 VIII 24" to Fralognan with arrival mark. The left stamp corner fault and cancelled by pencil.

10 c. and 25 c., both with strongly shifted centre, and 25 c. with misplaced perforation, unused with original gum, 10 c. signed Calves

1924, lithographic essay 25 c. blue, similar to the later used design of 50 c., on stout bluish paper, very fine and rare

25 c., die proof in lilac and green on thick white paper,archival notation in the margin, very fine

1924, 25 c., die proof in black lilac and lilac on gummed paper with control perforation at bottom, small thin in the margin, otherwise fine

25 c., die proof in lilac and orange-yellow on thick white paper, very fine

25 c., die proof in black-lilac and grey on thick white paper, very fine

25 c., combined die proof of frame and vignette in bluish lilac on thick white paper, very fine

1924,25 c., die proof in issued colours with large margins, on gummed paper

25 c. in vertical strip of five, the upper stamp perforated only at base, unmounted mint with hinge remainders in the margins only (small thin spot in lower margin), very fine and rare

25 c. and 50 c., both with strongly shifted centre, and 50 c. in marginal pair, mis-perforated due to paper fold, all used

30 c. green, essay in green, similar to design of issued 50 c., as die proof on sunken chalky paper, very fine and rare

1924, 30 c., proof in blue and light blue on gummed paper, very fine, opinion B.Behr (1990)

1924, 30 c., proof in mauve and dark mauve on gummed paper, very fine

1924,30 c., die proof in issued colours on thin white laid paper, very fine

1924,30 c., die proof in black and brown-orange on hand made laid paper, very fine

1924,30 c., die proof in black and blue on wove paper, very fine

1924,30 c., die proof in green and orange-brown with centre inverted, on thin laid paper, very fine (lightly thinned in the outer margin)

1924,30 c. imperforated with large margins, unused with original gum, very fine, signed Maury (Yvert 185a)

1924,50 c. blue, die proof on chalky paper in block format, very fine and rare

50 c. and 25 c., tied by c.d.s. "Bruyères-et-Montbérault 10-7 24" (Greek/Roman wrestling finals) to cover to the United States

50 c. in block of 4, tied by c.d.s. "PARIS 26-7 24" (finals eventing and sailing) to registered envelope to Stockholm, little roughly opened, still fine

1924, 50 c. imperforated with large margins, unused with original gum, very fine, (Yvert 186a)