Postal Auction May 2026 - 370

Bids to be received by Friday 15th of May 2026 1:00 PM

Lots (1185)

Lot 445
France

1937-1960 Airmails lovely collection of first flight, special event or other airmail covers, many with cachets, special labels, combinations noted 1926 Aero-Club Marseille to Algeria, 1934 Torpedo Boat with Torpilleur h/s in violet, 1937 Paris Philatelic Expo with 85c air tied special Expo cancel, 1943 Propaganda Delegation France Philatelic Expo with airs cancels, 1935 1st Postal Blue Air special envs with cachets, 1942 Somalia DR. Cols combn on Special Airmail env from Djibouti, 1938 Paris to Nice, 1938 Algeria combn 1st service Algeria to Congo, 1939 France to Finland / France to Poland, 1939 Aerodrome Boulogne signed, 1930 Expo printed env unaddr with 1f50 tied Expo CDS, 1938 Air France special illus. postcard, 1931 printed Vincennes postcard to Bucharest. Interesting and attractive lot. (22)

Estimate £ 350.00
Lot 446
France

1938 -1968 Comprehensive chiefly mint collection on Scott leaves almost complete for the period, missing the high val Airs etc,.. but we note 1953 Sports, 1950's National Relief Fund sets, 1964 Philatec, etc, Good starter lot with a high cat value (100's)

Estimate £ 180.00
Lot 447
France

1938-54 Collection of mint and used sets for different printings in Safe album on printed leaves noted most definitive long sets, surcharges, wartime issues, commems, 1949 CITEX 10f orange-red mint (Cat £100), 1950 Nat. Relief Fund mint (Cat £110), plus many more (no airs). Very attractive lot with good cat value. (c600+).

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 448
France

1939-45 Liberation overprints: Curzay, large RF overprint 80c brown Petain mint with slightly disturbed gum, this is a the scarcest of this issue, with Yvert €4250 for mint. Rare!

Estimate £ 650.00
Lot 449
France

1943 National Relief Fund setenant strip of 5 unmounted mint, SG 780a.

Estimate £ 34.00
Lot 450
France

1949 CITEX 10f (+100f) orange red in a part left hand sheet block of 4 unmounted mint, few wrinkles in margin otherwise fine, SG 1071a. Cat £400.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 451
France

1949 French Stamp Centenary 10f (+100f) orange red, bottom marginal single, hinged mint, SG 1071a. Cat £100.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 452
France

1953-1975 Collection of used and mainly mint / unmounted mint sets, booklets and M/S for different printings in Safe album on hingeless printed leaves noted 1964 Philatec 1fr U/M (Cat £42), Red Cross Funds, Art Issues, National Relief Funds incl 1954 f.u. (Cat £200), pre-cancelled sets incl 1954-59 (Cat c£140), 1960 set 4 (Cat £60), P. Dues to 100f, 1949-50 air set used to 1000f, 1954 air set used, 1957 air 500f mint, Tourist Publicity, Europa plus many more. Very attractive lot with good cat value. (c430).

Estimate £ 350.00
Lot 453
France

1964 Philatec illustrated postcard issued by Rallye Philatelic bearing top marginal single tied RALLYE PHILATEC PARIS 64 special GPO cds cancel. Along with original ticket. Unusual.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 454
France

1976-1998 Mainly unmounted mint collection in a huge printed album with mainly unmounted mint commem sets and ranges, miniature sheets etc, huge cat value.

Estimate £ 450.00
Lot 455
France

1978-1986 Mint & unmounted mint collection of sets in 22 ring binder on leaves incl dozens of commem sets, Art series, Red Cross series, Tourist issues, precancels, 1986 Film sheet (Cat £23), etc. Attractive lot with good cat (STC £850+) and many thematics. Approx 470 + 2 M/S.

Estimate £ 170.00
Lot 456
France

A large A4 sized folded and damaged cover from ROVAT to New York bearing strip of 4 1f Petain defins on a printed Ministere des Finances with two other violet h/s, on arrival in USA a crossed out handstamped SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN MATTER / SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF / EXECUTIVE ORDER 8389 AS AMENDED. This was enacted in 1940 by Pres. Roosevelt to freeze the movement of financial funds or assets that had been seized by the Nazi regime. Interesting, pity about the faults but to be expected for such a large cover.

Estimate £ 25.00

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