Postal Auction December 2023 - 340

Bids to be received by Thursday 21st of December 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (2255)

Lot 553
France

1860 Attractive small cover Paris to New York bearing Napoleon Empire 80c bright rose x 2 (small margins) tied dotted diamond cancels, and a variety of PD, Am Service boxed h/s in red on obverse, plus USA arrival PAID / NEW YORK, and manuscript 6 in red crayon, few minor faults and wrinkles but impressive 160c rate.

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 554
France

1860 Napoleon Empire 5c green on bluish very fine used PAIR with large margins on two sides, touching into on right and top left and neat 1523 dotted diamond numeral cancel, fine, SG 44 Cat £240.

Estimate £ 80.00
Lot 555
France

1869 5F grey top value lightly used with central lozenge '169' pmk, nice looking with good colour and perfs. SG 131 Cat £1300.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 556
France

1869 5F grey top value nicely used with lozenge '218' pmk either side of the central vignette, well centred with good colour and perfs. SG 131 Cat £1300.

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 557
France

1869 5f lilac-grey on greyish fine used light dotted diamond cancel, couple of blunt perfs and trace of a thin for this high value, comes with Stolow 1971 certificate, expertised on reverse. SG 131 Cat £1300.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 558
France

1875 Ceres Thick Figure 10c bistre on rose fine mint original gum example with lovely fresh colour, usual gum crazing, fresh, SG 203 Cat £600.

Estimate £ 200.00
Lot 559
France

1900 Unstamped soldier's cover sent from Corp expeditionnaire de China to France unstamped with TRESOR et POSTES AUX ARMEES 6 / CHINE 6 clear cds and additional CORPS EXP TONKIN LIGNE N7 cds. Fine.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 560
France

1903 Unstamped soldier's cover sent from Corp d'occupation du Tonkin to France unstamped with HAIPHONG TONKIN 11 JUN 03 cds and additional REGT D'INFANTERIE DE MARINE / CONSEIL / D'ADMINISTRATION in violet, fine.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 561
France

1915 Printed Red Cross Troyes Military Hospital envelope to Paris with violet Red Cross TROYES cachet and poster label MEXICO PRO PATRIA 1914-1916 label affixed below with AUBE transit cds. Torn flap, fine frontal appearance.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 562
France

1920's to 1970's chiefly mint ( much u/m) accumulation in large 18 page (36 sided) stockbook with useful duplicated ranges of commems incl. sets Airs and Postage Dues that will cat up very well. Good lot for the small Fairs dealer. (100's)

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 563
France

1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress 1f lake and yellow-green fine unmounted mint example, slight gum skip otherwise fine and sound, well centred, SG 400e Cat £1000+ for unmounted.

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 564
France

1927 Strausbourg Philatelic Exhibition miniature sheet used with Exposition 10th June CDS. Two light bends otherwise fine. SG MS 454b, Cat £1600.

Estimate £ 320.00

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