386th Auction

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

1921, Complete set of 14 stamps up to 60 mill. on 2 fr., unused/mint never hinged, fine (Yvert 49-60)

1848, Entire letter from Constantinople to Amsterdam, on reverse showing oval ”Swan & Rampacher / Constantinople / Ship Brokers” sender’s cachet in blue and ”CONSTANTINOPLE TURQUIE 27/MARS/1848" c.d.s. on front, PURUFIE AU LAZARET MALTE and cholera slits, red ETRANGER 10/AVRIL/48 c.d.s. and on arrival AMSTERDAM 12+, fine and scarce

1856, entire folded letter with commercial content written in SHEMLAN cancelled “BEYROUT 10 NOV SYRIE”, red PAQUEBOT DE LA MEDITERRANEE and taxe “10” alongside, on reverse Marseille transit and Lyon 27/11/56 arrival mark, usual file fold, fine

1921, Cayenne 'Winged Helmet' issue T.A.G. 75 c. black on grey, imperforate, a used example on piece with well margins all round, few tiny spots, cancelled by AVION handstamp struck in black. A scarce stamp, just 500 issued, fine, signed (Yvert 4)

1931, CAYENNE - PORTO RICO First Flight 7.1.31 cover bearing two 5 fr. violet yellowish-green and 50 c. blue olive, cancelled Cayenne 7.1.31 d.s., on reverse San Juan P.R. transit mark and forwarded to Chicago with arrival mark 27.1.31 fine (Muller no.21) (Yvert 120, 130)

1891, 5 c.- 5 fr. complete set of six, used with ample margins and neat cancels, five tied by "Tamatave / Madagascar", 5 fr. by “Majunga / Madagascar” circular datestamps, tiny thins, otherwise fine, 1 fr. and 5 fr. signed Calves (Yvert 8-13)

1941, New Caledonia 1 f. red carmine and PARIS-NOUMEA Air Mail issue 20 f. red sepia tied by "Noume / N´elle Caledonia 4/28/43" double ring to Air Mail envelope addressed to Geneve, ´Ouverl Par La Censure/Nouvelle Caledonie´ green/black censor label tied by circular ´Censure Alliee / 8 / Nouvelle Caledonie´ in violet, ms. “Via San Francisco”, ´Opened by Examiner P.C.90´ label. Superb item of Transpacific and Transatlantic mail, fine (Yvert 154A, PA28)

1885, 5 c. on 40 c. vermilion, unused, well to large margins, bright color, fine, signed Richter (Yvert 3)

1885-91, Eight unused imperf stamps with minor faults, Yv.11 no gum, otherwise fine and a nice group (Yvert 4, 6-12)

1840, Victoria One Penny black SJ and Two Penny blue SH, both good margins and clear MC cancelled, fine pair, both signed Gebr. Senf

1840, Victoria One Penny black AF plate 1a with large margins, a very fine ex. with a light strike of the Maltese cross in red, superb

1840, Victoria One Penny black CI with good margins, clear strike of the Maltese cross in red, fine

1840, Victoria One Penny black DB with large margins, right side into the next stamp, light strike of the Maltese cross in red, fine

1840, Victoria One Penny black KF plate 1 with good margins, a fine ex. with a light strike of the Maltese cross in red, fine

1840, Victoria One Penny black KF with large margins, a very fine ex. with a light strike of the Maltese cross in red, fine

1840, Victoria One Penny black LK with well margins, clear strike of the Maltese cross in black, tiny crease, otherwise fine

1840, Victoria One Penny black MC with good to large margins, clear strike of the Maltese cross in red, fine

1840, Victoria One Penny black NB with good to large margins, clear strike of the Maltese cross in red, fine

1840, Victoria One Penny black SF with good to large margins, light strike of the Maltese cross in red, fine

1840, Victoria One Penny black TC with good to large margins, clear strike of the Maltese cross in black, fine

1840, One Penny black JE, full margins, on piece with a face free red Maltese Cross cancellation and with framed 'paid/1d./extra' alongside, very fine.
 

1840, 1d. black, plate 6, horizontal pair, lettered LB-LC, margins good to large, cancelled with red Maltese Crosses, some light discolouration along top, otherwise a fine pair. (SG £1.250)

1840 (May 6),  1d. black, Plate 1a, lettered AD, four mostly large margins, clear at lower left, bold red Maltese Cross, fine-very fine, signed Oliva. 

1840 (May 6),  1d. black, Plate 1a, lettered KE, four ample to large margins, neatly-struck red Maltese Cross, very fine.