388th Auction

1849/1994, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with some covers, a few better items throughout like Mi-Nr. 239, 311 and 321 used and 327 mint never hinged, etc., some doubles, mixed condition in the early issues, then in good condition, in seven albums

1849/71, mostly used selection with 3 covers, some duplicates with shades, mixed condition

1850/2003, unused/mint never hinged and used dealer´s stock on stockcards with better and complete issues, together with some albums with duplicates, a mint never hinged collection from 1945-70, some booklets and much more, in seven albums

1853/2008 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection with some duplicates, noted some modern facial value, mixed condition in the early issues, otherwise overall very fine, neatly housed in one album

1917/36, group of mint never hinged/unused and used selection with one card, many better items with Mi.-Nr. 148-155 cpl. set used, Bl. 1-3 used, etc., many certificates, except for the occasional fault, overall in good condition

1939/2008, mint never hinged/unused and used collection, including a noticebale part of postally valid facial values with some miniature sheets and booklets, overall fine condition, in 10 albums 

1944/99, mint never hinged collection, almost complete in the Michel main numbers, some better sets throughout with 1949 Mi.-Nr. 861-865, 1954 Mi.-Nr. 1015-1020, etc., plenty of facial values, neatly housed in three hingeless albums

1960/200, in den Hauptnummern kpl. postfrische Sammlung, ab Jahr 2000 mit zusätzlich 24 MH und einige AMT-Marken, sauber in fünf Vordruckalben

1805/32, 27 letters incl. some better destinations, e.g. Austria and Luxembourg, good condition

1880, Collection of 9 different postal stationeries unused and 2 used ‘Carte-Telegramme Tubes Pneumatiques’, plus four complete postal stationery answering cards including overprinted issues(RP5-RP8, RP16, RA2).  Money order 30+30 c. on thin paper, generally fine.

1944-45, Lanslebourg, Measnes, Badonviller, Dunkerque, Bellagarde, Nice, Bordeaux, Annecy, Aigurande, mint never hinged/unused collection, unsigned

1944-45, Lille, Niort, Nice, Chambery, Bordeaux, mint never hinged/unused collection

1895/1927, mint never hinged/unused and used group with 4 covers and card, inclduing French Office in Kouang Cheou, slightly mixed condition

1890/97, valuable used collection, starting with a nice section of forerunners with Sage 1 Fr. block of six (few faults), Sage 5 fr. two singles and horizontal pair, 1897 overprints issue with a wide variety of types including many rare and better throughout like 1897 Mi.-Nr. 19 (x6), together with some scarce gutter pairs, many signed Köhler, Roumet, Scheller, Calves or A. Brun, an attractive lot with high catalogue value

1872/1946 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, incl. Forerunners and General Issues, with some duplicates, multiples, gutter pairs and other specialities, some better items throughout with Cérès 80 c. imperforate pair used with dotted “INDE” (Mi.-Nr. 23, signed A. Brun), fine group of Obock with some bisected on pieces, a selection of GC 5080 (Alexandria) cancels on 5 Francs empire and 40 c. Bordeaux, fine section of Reunion, St Pierre & Miquelon, etc., some Fournier forgeries noted, a few values signed A. Brun. An interesting assembly, except for the occasional fault in overall good condition

1856/1940 (ca.), over 120 covers and cards, strength before the 1930s with many multiple and mixed frankings, usages and destinations, noted Senegal with a fine group including Dubois 5c. (x2), 15 c. and 25 c. with blue octogonal “GOREE 23 12 84” to mourning envelope to Brest, New Caledonia with Dubois 25 c. strip of three with “Nlle CALEDONIE NOUMEA 19 AVRIL 89” to envelope to France, fine section of French offices in Asia with large violet circular “CORPS D´OCCUPATION DE CHINE” on franked postcard from “SHANGHAI 22 3 02” to Gibeon in German South West Africa, etc., somewhat mixed condition

1967/78, Collection on 20 Scott Album leaves, mint never hinged, including postage due stamps, very fine

1924/57, Collection on Scott album leaves mint and used starting overprinted issues 1924, largely complete with good part postage due, mostly fine.

1906/44, Collection on 15 Scott album leaves, unused and mnh, starting Ballay set 1906, including good part air mail issues, S/S and postage due.

1897/75, Collection on 24 Scott album leaves, unused and mnh, starting early overprinted set 1912, including good part air mail issues, S/S and postage due, additional some Mayotte, Anjouan and Moheli.

1956/2016, mint never hinged collection, apparently complete in the main Michel numbers, overall excellent and fresh condition, in two stockbooks

1892/94, 6 covers to Germany, some attractive mixed-issue frankings and interesting usages with mail sent via French, Portuguese or German lines, some better items with Mi.-Nr. 4I (pair) and 10 tied by cds. “LIBREVILLE CONGO FRANCAIS 15 NOV 92” to envelope via French ship to Hamburg (Yvert-Nr. 4A, 7ba), etc., except for the occasional fault in overall good condition, a scarce assembly

1936/49, Collection on 21 Scott album leaves, unused and mnh, starting Congo overprinted sets 1936, including good part air mail issues, S/S and postage due.

1892/1952, Collection on 20 Scott album leaves, unused and mnh, starting allegory 1 fr., including good part france libre overprints and air mail issues, complete sets, S/S and postage due.

1943/58, Collection on 12 Scott album leaves, mint never hinged, starting uprated and overprinted issues, air mail issues, many complete sets, S/S and postage due, fine to very fine.

1886/1933, Collection on nine Scott Album leaves, unused and mint never hinged, including postage due stamps, additional few used stamps, very fine

1892/1933, Collection on 17 Scott Album leaves, unused and mint never hinged, from 1913 mainly complete,  including postage due stamps, additional few used stamps in the beginning, fine

1906/42, Collection on Scott album leaves, starting General Ballay complete set of 16 (Yv.1-16) unused, later issues including S/S, postage due, mostly fine.

1891/1964, Collection on 39 Scott album leaves, unused and mnh, starting colonies allegory overprinted issues with multiples, including good part france libre and CFA overprints, air mail issues, many complete sets, S/S and postage due, fine to very fine.

1922/33, Collection on five Scott Album leaves, mint never hinged, including postage due stamps, very fine

1841/2003, mostly used and mint never hinged stock incl. somthing Channel Islands and little collection “number cancel” on stamps 1841/1902, in seven albums

1880/1902 PERFINS: stock of approx. 800-1000 stamps, strongly mixed condition, in five stockbooks

1777/1849, 17 envelopes including red and black bishop marks, No.1 cancellation on penny post envelope Windsor to Brighton, Cambridge to Eton College 1840, Brighton to New York 1842, Bristol to New York 1849, some different, plus few old photos of Eton, Windsor, Edinburgh and Canterbury, mainly fine early postal history.

1789/1877, 3 unfranked and 5 franked intires, most addressed to Denmark, including "HULL SHIP-LETTER"

1840/72, seven good franking covers with faults, including penny black on envelope 14/May/1840, plate 1a, position RC, red Maltese cross cancel, clear to large margins, flaw at center (before affixed), destinations Rio de Janeiro, Bogota and Prince Edward Island, faults but an attractive group.

1914/18, 70+ covers of APO and FPO covers, 1916/18 covers/cards from British Army in Salonika incl. registered usage, 1921/23 India Field Post Office covers with IEF adhesives ex No.'s 400, 407 and 415, 1922/23 'Army of the Black Sea' covers, Egypt MILITARY POST OFFICE ALEXANDRIA 1898. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.