385th Auction

25 c. blue, fresh colours, tied by cds “PHILIPPEVILLE ALGÉRIE 27 JUIN 76” repeated alongside with exceptional framed “B. M.” (Salles-Nr. 537) to folded entire to Marseille with reverse arrival cds., very fine, signed Jamet and Scheller, also 25 c. blue tied by dotted lozenge “224(0)” upon arrival to Marseille to folded entire from Philippeville, alongside cds “PHILIPPEVILLE 20 JANV. 76 BAT. A. VAP”, very fine, signed Scheller. A rare duo

1872, Colonial Issue 25 c. blue imperforate, horizontal pair of fresh colours with good to large margins all around, neatly tied by small dotted lozenge “MQE” alongside cds. “MARTINIQUE St PIERRE 28 AOUT 75” to folded entire to Bordeaux, reverse transit and arrival cds., very fine, signed Jamet and Scheller, also another horizontal pair tied by small dotted lozenge “EPI” to small envelope with cds. “GUADELOUPE POINTE A PITRE 23 JANV. 75” alongside and transit cds., minor soiling otherwise very fine.signed Scheller

1821, "GUYANE FRANCAISE" in red on entire letter from Cayenne to Bordeaux with adjacent "COLONIES PAR BORDEAUX"

1921, St. Laurent du Maroni issue, Typographed from Woodblock Plate, 75 c. violet on buff paper, rouletted on two sides, with part of the Control cachet 'SOCIÉTÉ DES TRANSPORTS AERIENS GUYANAIS / ST. LAURENT DU MARONI' in red, tied by boxed “AVION” to small piece, a fine and very rare stamp, a.o. signed Scheller

1921, 75 c. on grey, used with oval cancel, small margins at right, otherwise fine, signed

1921, St. Laurent Du Maroni-Cayenne-Inini Route 75 c. on rose, fresh color, mostly good margins, just touched at upper right, otherwise fine, scarce, a.o. signed A. Brun and Kessler

Cayenne - St. Laurent: 1921, 75 c. on yellow, used with oval cancel, wide to large margins, water spot at top, otherwise fine, rare, signed

1937, International Exposition souvenir sheet 5 fr. lilac-rose, with handstamp “FRANCE LIBRE”, unused, very fine, scarce, signed Mayer

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

1849/1950 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, including Telegraphs, Fiscals and French Colonies, together with a group of full sheets, large multiples and a few covers and cards, mixed condition, in one album

1871/76, interesting group of over 30 covers and one front, incl. French Levant, Algeria and Post Office in Indochina, with an ecclectic range of usages, destinations and routes, some better items with ship mail line B postmark “COL. FR. PAQ. FR. BN°4” (Salles 1446-4), “CORR. D.ARMÉES SAIGON” (3), French Post in Algeria with small lozenge “4007” LAGHOUAT and large lozenge “5142” BOGHARI, Spanish cds. “ADMON DE CAMBIO BARCELONA 3 Ctos.” on 1873 French incoming folded entire, 1874 unofficial France-Switzerland Mixed Franking unrecognized and taxed upon arrival, 1871 folded entire to Genova with franking tied by two-line “FRANCIA VIA DI MARE”, incoming franked mail from Caracas and Montevideo, 1874 folded entire to Marseilles with mixed franking Cérès and Rivadavia, 25 centimes Cérès tied by large dotted lozenge “2387” with cds. “MONACO 16 JUIL. 74” alongside to envelope to Paris, incoming mail to Monte Carlo (signed J.-F. Brun), etc, mixed condition, in one album with some minor toning on a few pages

1859/95 (ca.), interesting collection on album leaves, mostly forerunners with different cancellations including some multiples

1892/94, unused and used collection with better early overprints including Mi.-Nr. 1, 10, 12, 13, 14-16, unused (partly without gum) and Mi.-Nr. 2 used, some signed, slightly mixed condition

1948/2015, in den Hauptnummern komplette postfrische Sammlung inkl. einiger Bögen, Ministerdrucke, geschnittenen Ausgaben, Markenheftchen sowie Dubletten, gute Erhaltung, in einem Vordruck- sowie Einsteckalbum

1948/2010 (ca.), umfangreiche Sammlung mit ca. 870 Briefen, Karten und FDCs ab Madagaskar Mi.-Nr. 417, dabei bessere Werte, u.a. Mi. 23, 32 (2), 28, 36, 37 (2), 39 (3), 40, 45 (3), 37-49, 74 (2), etc., mit vielen R-Briefen, Blocks, Ganzsachen, verschiedenen Cachets, dabei ferner ein signierter Künstlerdruck, sauber sortiert nach Aufgabe-Stempeln von Kerguelen bis Terre Adelie, gute Erhaltung, in fünf Alben

1886/1912 (ca.), small collection, unused and used as well as 8 mostly franked letters and cards and around 40 unused and used postal stationery items

1886/1937, mostly unused and mint never hinged collection, containing many better items like Mi.-Nr. Mi.-Nr. 2, 3-5, 8-9 and 10, some signed, slightly mixed condition 

1958/2008, mostly mint never hinged collection, partly collected several times including used, including souvenir sheets, booklets and Officials, also some French-Oceania, good quality

1868/1949 (ca.), fine collection with about 60 covers, displaying a good range of cancellations and postmarks with a selection of the “LIGNE” devices both “A” and “B”, many better usages and frankings especially in the 19th century, military correspondence with octogonal “CORR D´ARMEES FORT DE FRANCE” as well as free frank mail, fine range of destinations with USA and Curacao, inter-island mail to Guadeloupe, attractive frankings with the Sage, Dubois and Allegory types, mail via British steamers, printed matter rates, etc., some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition, neatly mounted and expertly described on album pages. A valuable specialist lot

1906/57 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection with three covers, incl. Postage Dues, some better sets and values like Yvert-Nr. TT3 in combination with 1 centime tied by cds. “KAEDI 9 OCT. 06” on local envelope, Mi.-Nr. 1-16 unused and used, etc., some occasional faults and minor toning, overall in good condition, neatly mounted on album pages, 

1885/90, attractive group of 10 covers from a correspondence from Nossi Be to Frankfurt am Main, most sent via the `messageries maritimes´ with diverse frankings and steamship lines, noted Dubois Mi.-Nr. 49-50 tied by blue cds. “NOSSI BE 3 DEC (89)” with octogonal “MARSEILLES REUNION LV.N°4 4 DEC 89” alongside, Dubois Mi.-Nr. 54 neatly tied by blue dotted lozenge “NSB” with blue cds. “POSTES NOSSI BE 22 MAI 85” and “LIGNE T PAQ. FR. N°6 10 JUIN 85" alongside, one cover from Zanzibar, etc., some occasional faults, mostly in good and fresh condition 

1948/90 (ca.), unused and used collection, including Officials and Postage Dues, with a good choice of the 1945/46 Democratic Republic issues, some better sets and items throughout, together with a 1951 special presentation booklet “Première Émission des Timbres-Poste du Vietnam”, also a small part of Indochina and other areas, some occasional faults and dubious cancellations, overall in very good condition, in four albums and one stockbook

1852/1970, reichhaltige 3-bändige Sammlung ab Vorläufern, mit sehr vielen Briefen, Ganzsachen und Ansichtskarten