385th Auction

1856/1922, unused and used collection with some covers, incl. Carelia, some multiples and duplicates with shades and various cancellation types, starting from the Oval issues, the collection follows with the Serpentine set labelled in kopek and a group of used Mi.-Nr. 3-4, the later sets up to the 10 marks, some better items like Mi.-50 imperforated pair mint never hinged (opinion Schwenson BPP), etc., together with some official reprints as well as a few dubious items, some faults especially in the early issues, mixed condition. An interesting lot

1867/2010, mixed collection incl. some souvenir sheets and booklets, in nine hingeless albums

1920, very interesting unused/mint and used collection with more than 180 stamps including multiples, better items like Mi.-Nr.1-7 as imperforated pairs, Mi.-Nr. 1-7 with “Malli” overprint, 4 covers, 4 complete sheets, about 50 interesting varities such as partial perforated, mis-perforated etc., some signed, mostly good quality

1920, 2nd Issue, very interesting unused, mint and used collection with more than140 stamps including multiples, better items like Mi.-Nr.8-14 imperforated, Mi.-Nr. 8-14 with overprint “Inkerin hyväksi”, 5 covers, about 20 interesting varities such as partial perforated, mis-perforated, some reprints etc., some signed or with certificate, in addition one folder with literature/auction catalog cut-outs etc., mostly good quality

1918/20, interesting unused and used collection with many better stamps throughout, including varieties missing letters, double overprint, mis- and only partially perforated stamps etc., mostly good condition

1849/1890, extensive, mainly used collection with many better items, starting with Mi.-Nr. 1 as pair, 2, 3yK (tete-beche) and 8, also Mi.-Nr. 21 as tete-beche block of four on cover, Mi.-Nr. 13 as block of four from the upper right sheet corner, multiples including Ceres 1 Fr. as strip of four, many better better covers, Mi.-Nr. 7 as pair on large fragment, postage due, some colonies etc., mixed condition

1849/1995 (ca.) mostly used and in the modern main catalogue numbers almost complete double mint never hinged/unused and used collection beginning with Nr. 1 used (signed Schollmeyer BPP), Napoléon 1 Fr. carmin used (Mi. 17a) (signed A. Brun and Calves with Cert. 1997), 5 Fr. used (Mi. 32) (signed. Dr. Goebel BPP with Cert.), Bl. 2 MNH (stained), Bl. 3 MNH and one used, etc., incl. some duplicates and covers, in five albums

1849/1999 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, incl. Postage Dues and French Colonies, some duplicates and a few better items and sets like Mi.-Nr. 134 unused, 242A unused, 321 used, Pexip souvenir sheet, as well as many booklets and a fair amount of facial postage values, some occasional faults in the early issues, otherwise mostly in good and fresh condition, neatly housed in 16 stockbooks/albums and some envelopes

1849/1902 (ca.), engaging collection with over 50 covers and a few used, including Postage Dues, fine choice of cancellations, Paris Dotted Stars, some shades and better destinations like Finland, Mauritius, Ceylon and Brasil, noted a selection from the first Cérès issue with singles and multiple on covers, the collection then unfolds with the Napoleon Empire imperforated up to the Sage type, many interesting usages with printed matters, maritime correspondence, disinfected mails with slits or through vinegar bath, same value but two issues as well as three-colours with three-issues frankings,  etc., mixed condition, in one album

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

1849/96, Selection of 66 covers including interesting postmarks, uses and destinations such as a three colour franking “Empire dentelé” 10, 20 and 40 C. (Mi.-Nos. 20-22) tied by gros chiffres “5051” to 1866 entire letter from Oran (Algeria) to Saigon (French Indochina) or 1870 “Emission de Bordeaux” 80 C. carmine (Mi-No. 44) on folded letter from Le Havre to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Slightly variying condition. 

1849/2016, mostly mint never hinged collection starting with a small part of classical issues, incl. Bl. 2 and 3, later a good modern part of souvenir sheets, booklets and complete sets, extensive part of valid postage, in 15 hingeless albums

1853/2003 (ca.), in the beginning mostly unused/hinged and later mint never hinged after 1936 in the main catalogue numbers mostly complete collection incl. Tax- and Revenue-stamps and precancels with many better sets, incl. 152 MNH, Bl. 1-3 (margins with hinges), 220-21 MNH (signed Calvés), 239 MH, 321 (regummed), 327 MNH with margin, 589-93 strip of five, 861-65 MNH, etc., in the beginning somewhat different, later in good condition, in five hingeless albums

1853/1900 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and mostly used collection up to the laureated 5 Francs, many duplicates with shades and plate flaws, nice selection of cancellations, together with a few covers, also printed matter, etc., very mixed condition, neatly mounted on album pages

1862, unused and used collection of the 20 Centimes Napoléon with circa 4000 used and over 65 covers, highly specialized with shades, plate flaws and perforation varieties, an abundance of multiples with pairs, strips and blocs, some better items with an unused bloc of four (minor gum bends), an unused  “SPECIMEN” single left sheet margin, followed by a group of used tête-bêches including one vertical pair (signed aimé Brun), two singles of the position 33 (the tête-bêche cliché), many major plate scratches and retouches including Napoléon with Horn, interesting selection of cancellations and usages with small dotted lozenge “EU” on a 1867 folded entire with cds. “EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE PARIS”, 1866 usage from Constantinople with large dotted lozenge “5080”, scarce 1863 mail from the French military mission in Mexico with dotted lozenge “CEMB”, 1864 “CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE D´ITALIE”, etc. Some occasional faults as to be expected, a few album pages toned, otherwise mostly in fresh and fine condition, neatly mounted in two albums (Mi.-Nr. 21, Yvert-Nr. 22)

1870/1871, BORDEAUX issue, fine used collection of 29 stamps of all denominations plus one cover, slight faults to mainly fine, neatly arranged on album pages, showing better types/shades like 5c. emerald, 20c. better type I, somel are signed. 

1871, Magnificent Plate Study of the 25 Centimes Cérès, with over 2500 used and circa 500 covers, representing an extensive work on panes A2, D1, D3, B2, G1 and G3, plenty of extra material including some combination frankings and registered covers, fine cancellations, an abundance of multiples with pairs, strips and blocs, some better items with two unused blocs of four and a strip of three (Type I), two single positions 131G1 (the tête-bêche cliché) one used on folded entire, etc., some occasional faults as to be expected, a few album pages toned, otherwise mostly in fresh and fine condition, neatly mounted and expertly described in seven albums. A meticulous study which would be arduous to reproduce nowadays (Mi.-Nr. 51, Yvert-Nr. 60)

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

1871/94 (ca.), 25 Centimes Cérès collection of circa 110 covers and a few pieces and used, with a fine selection of postmarks and cancellations, some better items with special post offices dotted “ASNA” both small and large types, cds. “CHAMBRE DES DEPUTES”, “SENAT”, scarce reallocated large dotted lozenge “332” BARR used from ST ELOY, etc., many interesting usages from railway stations and travelling post offices, Paris dotted stars including some sub-types, Levées Exceptionnelles, rural postmen cachets, underfranked, postal fraud, registered mail and printed matters, along with some attractive three-colour frankings including mixed issues. Some mixed condition noted, nevertheless many fine and neatly mounted on albums pages, a useful specialist lot

1871, 25 centimes Cérès, unused and used collection with seven covers, specialized with shades and paper types, some better items with one tête-bêche in vertical pair used (certificate Scheller), etc., mixed condition, neatly mounted on album pages (Michel-Nr. 51, Yvert-Nr. 60)

1871, 25 centimes Cérès used and covers, highly specialized study of pane A2 and D1, displaying among others a fine study of the large Break (position 146) and Large Spot (position 128) flaws with various stages, mixed condiiton, expertly described on album pages (Mi.-Nr. 51, Yvert-Nr. 60)

1875/1890, used and unused collection of 58 stamps type Sage, neatly arranged on album pages, incl. better values like Maury no. 62 used, 76 used, 81 unused, 83 IIAe noir sur cobalt used, etc., 

1880/2009(ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, including French Colonies, Andorra and Monaco, noted some duplicates and colonial sets, together with a part of mint never hinged modern postal facial values for Monaco (1980/2008, with booklet) and Andorra, overall in good condition, in 8 albums/stockbooks

1915/53 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, including pre-cancelled issues, a few good values together with some souvenir sheets, together with a couple of covers including a 1929 envelope from the Costes France-Indochina First Flight, mixed condition with a few dubious and regummed, in one album

1956/2004, apparently complete used collection including some souvenir sheets etc., good condition

1998/2013, mint never hinged and in the main catalogue numbers complete and in parts overcomplete collection incl. souvenir sheets, labels, booklets and booklet panes, with an enormous value in valid postage, good condition, in three large stockbooks

1697/1880 (ca.), ecclectic group of over 90 stampless covers, many interesting and better items with a very early 1697 straightline handstamp “DE LYON”, 1859 mail from “ST DENIS ILE DE LA REUNION”, a fine selection of incoming transatlantic mail with 1855 Lima to Paris with green cds. “VAPOR LIMA 1855" and red two-line “PANAMA TRANSIT”, several entires from La Havana to Bordeaux via the United States including 1855 “FORWARDED BY NEW YORK RENAULD & FRANCOIS” and endorsed “P. Pacific”, 1858 Norway to Bordeaux, 1880 Port au Prince Haiti to Le Havre, 1876 Brazil to Bordeaux, superb octagonal “VERA CRUZ PAQ. FR. B N°3” on 1868 entire to Paris, etc., mixed condition 

1768/1935 (ca.), French Maritime Post, fine collection with circa 90 covers and cards, encompassing many sea and ocean routes, noted Mediteranean, South Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Pacific French lines, many interesting usages and better postmarks, starting with a group of Piroscafi Mercantili Estero, “FRANCA VIA DI MARE” and “ESTRANGERO BARCELONA”, the collection unfolds with a selection of the “LIGNE” postmarks “W”, “X”, “V”, “J”, etc., also some fine entry marks, a good range of Paquebot cancellations, some better items with scarce blue octogonal “LOANGO A BORDEAUX 14 NARS 94 L.L.N°2”,  “COR.D.ARM. N°4 LIG.N. PAQ. 7 FEVR 68” (certificate Roumet), Saigon octogonal “COL.FR.PAQ.FR. N N°4 14 NOV 69” (certificate Roumet), “ETAB. FR. DE L´INDE” and dotted lozenge “INDE”, cds. “SINAI”, and more. Mixed condition, some signed Calves, neatly mounted on album pages. A charming lot

1794/1801, group of five entires including a scarce red cds. “COMITÉ DE SALUT PUBLIC” on official mail sent by the revolutionary committee during the French Reign of Terror lead by Robespierre, also two-line italic “Conseil des Cinq-Cens.” and three “Consuls de la République” two-line and three-line red handstamps, mostly fine, a scarce assembly