Postal Auction January 2026 - 366

Bids to be received by Thursday 22nd of January 2026 1:00 PM

Lots (1024)

Lot 373
France

1860 Empire Franc Napoleon 1c deep bronze-green on bluish three large margins and neat dotted cancel, sound, SG 43.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 374
France

1863 Salonica to Genova front only bearing France 80c rose-pink vertical strip of three to pay 240c rate. Tied dotted numeral cancel with crease through the strip. A front only so other faults with Piroscapi Postali Francesi h/s in red alongside. Scarce rate.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 375
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 376
France

1869 5f lilac-grey on greyish, a superb very fine used example with crisp DOL DE BRETAGNE cds and AVA...SEP / 76 cds alongside, wonderful example and attractive combination of the two different postmarks, SG 131.

Estimate £ 450.00
Lot 377
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.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 378
France

1870-71 30c brown very fine used good to large four margin example with part numeral dotted diamond cancel, superb. SG 175.

Estimate £ 85.00
Lot 379
France

1870-71 30c brown very fine used large three margin example tied to piece from Marseille with part numeral dotted diamond cancel, superb. SG 175.

Estimate £ 85.00
Lot 380
France

1871 (July) Entire from Gironde to Bordeaux unstamped hence Litho 15c black affixed and tied CDS (2 margins), filing fold and few marks otherwise scarce on cover, Scott $1300. Plus 1870 smaller envelope bearing Typo 15c black. SG D88 & D185.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 381
France

1877-1937 Collection of mint and used sets for different printings on plain Safe album leaves noted 1877-90 to 5f lilac (Cat £330+), 1918 Red Cross mint (Cat £160), 1928 Air Forgeries pair used (Cat £18,500 as genuine), Olivier & Merson to 20f, Precancels precancels 1922-47 mainly mint, 1927 Air set 2 mint (ovpts taken 'as is), Sinking Funds mint or used, 1929 Expo ovpt forged 2fr (Cat £1000 genuine), 1937 Museums set used (Cat £120), 1936 100th Flight 10f used (Cat £180), etc. Very attractive lot with high cat value. (c275).

Estimate £ 800.00
Lot 382
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 383
France

1904 Insured cover to Belfast (slight contemporary postal faults), bearing 50c cinnamon and lavender showing lavender background omitted variety, SG 305a. Scarce on cover.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 384
France

1918 (31 Dec) Registered cover Strassburg sent locally bearing 40c Olivier & Merson tied violet STRASSBURG / ELS 3 cds, plus 1919 War Orphans 2c + 3c on plain envelope tied Versailles Chateal cds. Nice duo.

Estimate £ 36.00

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