384. Auction

1859, Eagle 10 c. yellow-brown, vertical pair and single, and Sage 40 c. red-orange, one 10 c. close at bottom otherwise good to large margins all around, all neatly tied by cds. “TAITI (OCÉANIE) PAPEETE 11 DEC. 78” repeated alongside, to envelope to Germany, endorsed “via san Francisco” with blue entry cds. “TAITI V.E.U. T ANGL PARIS FEVR. 79”, on reverse arrival. Cover opened on three sides and with faults, two cissors cut rebacked and some staining, still an exceptionally rare mixed franking Eagle-Sage from a most unusual origin, correctly franked at the double weight step rate (UPU tariff of 1st May 1878), signed Scheller with his certificate (2024)

1902, Handstamp overprint 0,05 fr. on 75 c., fresh colours, used, very fine, signed A. Brun 

1914, 10 on 5 pfg. green vertical bisect as part of a strip of three (pos. 32-34), fresh color and good perforation, tied by black cds. "ANECHO 20/12 to large part of defective cover, the adhesives very fine and a scarce early usage, rare, signed Holcombe with certificate (1996)

1904, Allegory 1 c.-30 c., 40c. and 50 c.-1 fr., each neatly tied by cds. “LIBREVILLE GABON 23 JUIL 06” to registered envelope to Vladivostok with arrival on reverse, very fine, an attractive franking to a better destination

1941, France Libre 5 c., position 17, fresh colours, unused, very fine, signed Calves and certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 236)

10 c., position 21, fresh colours, unused, very fine, certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 232)

30 c., position 1, fresh colours, unused, very fine, signed J.-F. Brun and certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 233)

20 fr., position 8, fresh colours, unused, very fine, certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 273)

1935/40, Faiherbe bridge, 3 die proofs without denomination, in black-blue, olive-green and red-brown

LEBANON: bilingual issue 0,50 – 2,50 p. in blocks of 4, unused, most stamps unmounted mint

1849/1990 (ca.), large mint never hinged/unused and mostly used balance of a collection with some covers, incl. postage dues, French Colonies, Monaco and Andorra, strength in the early issues with an abundance of duplicates, better items and cpl. sets like Mi.-Nr. 1(4), 2(3), 5(4), 7(4), 8(6), 32(6) used, etc., good part of Colonies with general issues, New Caledonia Mi.-Nr. 1, etc., together with some multiples. Mixed condition, especially in the early issues, mostly in fresh condition, a good lot neatly housed in four stockbooks

1880/1960 (ca.), extensive unused and used collection, incl. postage dues, abounding with cpl. sets from the 1892 Allegory issues and thereafter, many better items like Wallis and Futuna Mi.-Nr. 102-134 unused, Ivory Coast 1-17, Camerun 1-15 unused, Congo 29 used, Djibuti 4 used, 27 unused, Dahomey A40I unused, Gabon 15 used, 33-48, China Guandzhou 19 used, Reunion 161 unused, Magadascar 23 used, New Caledonia 237-271, Syria 142 unused (cert. Behr), Alexandrette cpl. with postage dues, Tunisia P1-8N used, etc., together with some covers and souvenir sheets. As to be expected a few forgeries and questionable overprints noted, condition varies in the early issues, overall in a good and fresh quality, many key items signed A. Brun, J-F. Brun or Calves. An attractive and generous assembly, neatly mounted in six albums

1892/1960 (ca.), unused and used accumulation with a few mint never hinged and cover, some cpl. sets, a few duplicates and multiples, a few questionable items, some occasional faults and toning, otherwise fine, in three small stockbooks

1860/1915, Lot 49 letters and postcards  including “GORÉE 21 JUIL. 1860" cds in blue on complete folded letter “Voie anglaise” from Sénégal to Bordeaux, rated “12” centimes in manuscript on arrival (cert. Roumet), two frankings of the 1872 and 1877 colonial issues from Martinique to France, 1881, 25 c. yellow cancelled by black “N.ELLE. CALÉDONIE / NOUMÉA” cds in black to Marseille or 1892 “Bulletin de dépot” form Pondichérry as well as some postal stationery uses.  

1999/2009, mint never hinged stock with souvenir sheets and miniature sheets, with a.o. Mi.-No. 1701-09 KLB (110)

1987/90, Flora, 35 artist die proofs in black or different colours, signed by the artist

1970/90, mint never hinged dealers stock with souvenir sheets, gutter pairs, complete and some incomplete miniature sheets, many multiple and in numbers totaling up to 200 pieces per issue, good condition, in three hingeless albums and loose album pages

1977/96, mint never hinged stock, often in sheets, plus souvenir sheets, high catalogue value

1996/2000, mint never hinged stock, including sheets, souvenir sheets and sheetlets

1818/1947, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with covers, incl. Postage Dues, some duplicates and multiples, starting with a 1818 entire with superb strike of the one-line “MARTINIQUE”, French General Colonial issues Mi.-Nr. 3-5 tied by dotted diamond “MQE” on lettersheet to Marseilles, Mi.-Nr. 26-38 cpl. both unused and used, together with a small but fine selection of covers with better destination Mexico, a few forgeries noted. Some occasional faults, overall in good and fresh condition, some signed J.F. Brun, neatly housed in one album

1885/2010 (ca.), large mostly mint never hinged/unused accumulation with a few used, incl. Postage Dues and Parcel stamps, many cpl. sets, duplicates and better values with Mi.-Nr. 380(6), 386-387(5), 396(6), 467-470(2), 476-477(3) unused/mint never hinged, etc., some France Libre overprints, together with some souvenir sheets, booklets and one cover, overall in very fine condition, in one stockbook

1892/1999 (ca), mint never hinged/unused and used assortment, incl. parcel stamps, together with a small group of France and colonies with Mi.-Nr, 211-214 unused, Alaouites and Taaf with some plate blocks, together with a group of ten sheetlets “aide aux intellectuels 1943” and some foreign material with Latvia, etc., an ecclectic lot in mostly  good condition, in seven stockbooks