386th Auction

1872 (5 September), 5p red brown and 10p black in yellow rouletted Coat of Arms, intact teeth all around, unusual as such, tied to folded cover by neatly-struck Helsingfors c.d.s., to Tavastehus, remarkably fresh and very fine.

1866/74, 20 p. blue on blueish, tied to folded envelope by boxed "ANK" handstamp, addressed to Tavastehus (Hämeenlinna), fine

1849, Ceres 10 c. brown, fresh colour and close to good margins, used, fine, sign. Brun

1849, Ceres 15 c. green, fresh colour, wide margins all around, used with diamond grid cancel, tiny thin at center, otherwise fine

1849, Ceres 25 c. blue, short “N” in FRANC, margin closed at lower left and tiny gum toned, unused regummed, faults (creasing, small paper faults), otherwise clear to wide margins and nice deep colour, a rare stamp

1849, Ceres 40 c. vermilion, fresh colour and good margins, cancelled PC ‘455’, horizontal crease, still fine, signed Calves

1899, Registered wrapper and complete document, local used from Baume Les Dames Doubs to Baume, franked with horizontal pair Allegorique 15 c. in combination with 10 c. black lilac, fold through, all clear cancelled, with corresponding official Tribunal 1er Instance imprint seal and registered “R” handstamp, fine

1921, Vorausentwertung auf 30 c. braunorange, postfrisch, tadellos

1920-50, Lot Preobliteres, mint never hinged/unused stamps including Yv.47 (signed Roig no gum), 65-68, a.o. few no gum, otherwise fine

1920, PARIS/BUC-BRUXELLES Special Flight postcard (Le Gourdou-Lesseure Hispano-Suiza 180) bearing Guynemer vignette overprinted "Meeting Aéronautique DE BUC" (10.10.20) to Bruxelles with transit mark 10.10.1920 addressed to Le Mans. (Muller 66), fine

1917-18, Orphelins de la Guerre 1 fr.+1 fr. carmine, clear cancelled, very fine

1923, Bordeaux Congress1 fr. claret and olive green, rich bright colors, unused, fine

1927, Strasbourg Philatelic Exhibition the miniature sheet, mint never hinged, unsigned, fine

1930, Sourire de Reims 1,50 fr., cpl. booklet with sheetlet of 8 stamps, unmounted mint

1954, air mail set of four value, mint never hinged

1870-80, 13 classic stamps, unused with minor faults, otherwise fine and good appearance, few signed Bühler

1871-78, 60 c. bistre-yellow, full to wide margins, cancelled AVIGNON 20.DEC 75, fine, signed Thier

1884, 5 fr. brown, unused, very fine and fresh, signed G. Bühler

1944, Local liberation issue 9 stamps Petain 60 c.- 4,50 fr., mint never hinged/unused with overprint RF, signed Brun a.o.

1944, Local liberation issue with overprint RF, 6 stamps Petain 1,20 fr.- 5,00 fr., mint never hinged, fine, signed

1944, Local liberation issue 9 stamps Petain 60 c.- 5,00 fr., mint never hinged with overprint RF, very fine, signed

1944, ANNEMASSE: Local liberation issue Petain 60 c.-4,50 fr., complete unused with overprint in type I, signed (Mayer N° 1-11)

1944, BAS RHIN: Hitler 8-80 Pfg. 5 blocks of four with overprint ‘Saverne libre’, mint never hinged, very fine, signed (Mayer N° 6, 8 u.a.)

1944, Hitler 1-80 Pfg. with overprint ‘Saverne libre’, unused, fine, signed

1944, BELLEGARDE 70 C.+1 Fr. to 50+10 Fr., complete set, unused, signed Scheller (Mayer N°  (O) 1-6)

1944, BOLOGNE: Local liberation issue, Petain 1,50 Fr., mint never hinged; very fine, sign. Calves, Cert. Gautre

1944, CHAMBERY: Savoie Local liberation issue up to 30 on 20 fr., complete unused with overprint in type I, fine, signed (Mayer N° 1-6)

1944, CURZAY: Local liberation issue 4 stamps overprinted “RF”, Petain 80 c. to 4,50 fr., mint never hinged, very fine. Cert. Behr (2022)

1944, MARSEILLE: 10 different stamps up to 1,50 fr. Marshall Petain with boxed overprint “RF / GOUVERNEMENT PROVISOIRE” and the Lorraine cross, unused, signed (Mayer N° 41-50)

1944, MONTREUIL BELLAY: Local liberation issue overprinted TRAFIC AERIEN CLANDESTIN, Petain 1,50 fr., mint never hinged, very fine. Cert. Behr (2022)

1944, NIORT: 4 pairs and 4 single up to Petain 4,00 fr., one single used all others mint never hinged, fine, signed (Mayer N° 2, 10 u.a.)

1944, POITIERS: Marshall Petain 5 different values with box-shaped handstamp and 8 stamps typo overprint “R. F.”, unused, signed (Mayer N° (O) 12 u.a.)

1944, POITIERS, type II overprints on 60 c. to 4,50 fr., set of 11 values, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Calves

1944, PONS: 7 stamps up to Petain 4,00 fr., one single used all others unused, fine, few signed (Mayer N° 4-8, 10 u.a.)

1944, PONTARLIER: Local liberation issue, Petain 1,20 and 1,50 fr., mint never hinged, very fine. Cert. Pieles (Mayer N° 1-2)

1863-70, Napoleon 5 fr. violet-grey cancelled GC 5104 (Shanghai) two tiny ink spots, otherwise fine