Postal Auction December 2023 - 340

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

Lots (2255)

Lot 577
France

1948 Proof M/S: 1948 United Nations set of 2 perf on gummed miniature sheet, very fine, Yvert 818-9, Cat €350.

Estimate £ 110.00
Lot 578
France

1949 (11 Jun) French Stamp Centenary CITEX 25f + 25f blue imperf and label from the strip tied on obverse of nice Oudine Medallion from the Ceres defin design. tied nice Centenary CDS. Fine.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 579
France

1954 Air set of four unmounted mint, 100f, 200f, 500f & 1000f, very fresh, SG 1194/1197. Cat £520.

Estimate £ 175.00
Lot 580
France

Eclectic group of covers/cards with 1862 Accounts sheet folded to form an entire bearing four margin Napoleon,then 1930's to 1940's with 1936 Philatelic Bourse card with large blue bourse cds, 1938 env to Djibouti with DIRECTION du PERSONNEL MILITAIRE/ 1er BUREAU h/s in violet, 1940 philatelic card bearing 1c & 2c sowers tied with large Czechoslovak Army Post cds' in blue, 1949 CITEX cover with imperf/perf strip of 4 tied with Exhibition cds plus other better stamps of 1930's/40's on flown commercial covers Nice lot with odd fault but many fine and attractive (14).

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 581
France

French P.O. in China: 1902 PPC of a country scene around Hankow postcard to Paris bearing 10c Chine adhs tied HAN - KEOU CHINE / POSTE FRANCAISE cds (struck twice), mainly fine.

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 582
France

German Occupation: St Nazaire TAXE PERCUE 4.50 / I LOT de St - Nazaire / Poche DE L'ATLANTIQUE printed envelope in red sent registered from LA TURBALLE No. 1642 and cancelled similar CDS for 19 Feb 1945. Very fine and attractive. High cat value.

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 583
France

Mint & mainly unmounted mint collection on Hagner pages with useful earlier noted 1906 Sower set of 6 vals to 35c u/m (cat £35), 1920 Sowers 1.f40, 2f green u/m, 1924 Int Exhib. set u/m (cat £30), 1924 Olympics set u/m (cat £50), 1933 Portraits set mainly u/m (cat £75), 1934 Peace 1f50 blue u/m (cat £70), 1935 River Scene u.m (cat £46), 1936 Ampere (cat £26), etc, STC £570+ for mint.

Estimate £ 110.00
Lot 584
France

NEWSPAPERS: 1870/1 'Le Courier de L'Ouest, Three complete newspapers, folded into 4 and annotated in french on pages; one bearing pair of 1c Napoleons' tied with Alencon cds's and revenue tax mark, another with 2c brown Napoleon with the same cds and finally one with same 2c brown tied with Le Breil- s-Merize cds. All are fine with dealers expertising marks and are ready for display. Need to be viewed carefully. Nice interesting lot (3).

Estimate £ 240.00
Lot 585
France

NEWSPAPERS: 1872 L'Echo D'Arcis complete newspaper bearing 2c brown Napoleon actually tied with the newsprint; obviously affixed before printing and folded into four with couple of small splits but still a fine item that would display well.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 586
France

PRE-STAMP MAIL: Useful collection of early entires and entire letters from 1797 to 1830s mostly with all different mileage two line town cancels and some with red fancy backstamps including 2/ST QUENTIN, EATAMPES, 7/SEDAN, 28/BREST, 12/MARSEILLE, 6/ANNONAY, 20/DIJON, P84P/CHAMBERI, 52/NANCY, 3/MOULINS, 33/MONTPELLIER, 32/BORDEAUX, 10/CARCASSONNE, 33/CETTE, 64/BAYONNE, 89/PAMTEVER, 43/ORLEANS, 89/AVIGNON, 16/LA ROCHELLE, 74/ROUEN, 23/PERIGUEUX, 68/LYON, 21/StBRIEUC, 68/BEAUJEU, 37/VIENNE, 29/ANDUSE, 81/LIMOGES, 83/AVALLON, 28/OUIMPER, etc, very mixed but fascinating lot, odd duplicated, approx 49.

Estimate £ 500.00
Lot 587
France

Stockbook with duplicated mint and used from 1872 onwards noted 1849-52 Ceres 10c yellow-bistre (4 margins, Cat £400), 15c green (no margins, cat £1200), 40c orange (2, cat £600 each), 1853 1c to 80c (varying margins, mostly nice copies) incl. 5c green 4 margins f.u. (Cat £120), 40c orange (5), 1862 perf to 80c, 1863 to 80c, 1869 5fr grey-lilac heavy used with good 3581 dotted diamond cancel (thins and surface rub, Cat £1200), 1870 Bordeaux 1c olive on greenish mint (Cat £225), 10c bistro, 30c, 40c & 80c, with faults, 1871-76 set of 4 values, 1876-90 Peace & Commerce to 5f used, 1900 2f used, 1900 Olivier & Merson 50c with lavender background omitted variety, f.u. (crease, cat £140), 1940-41 surcharge set 18 mint, defins to 1981 etc., approx. 700 STC £9300+.

Estimate £ 1200.00
Lot 588
FRANCE - COLONIES

1959-1982 Stockbook with toned pages housing parallel collections of mint (some u/m) and used Gabon; fairly comprehensive with sets to 500F and many Gold Foil issues and miniature sheets plus futher collections of Ivory Coast and Madagascar with much thematic interest. Some stamps have toning and/or are stuck down,but still many well cat stamps.

Estimate £ 170.00

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