Postal Auction November 2026 - 376

Bids to be received by Tuesday 24th of November 2026 1:00 PM

Lots (1270)

Lot 397
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 398
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 £ 650.00
Lot 399
France

1900-06 Olivier & Merson 50c cinnamon cds used with lavender centre omitted variety, light cancel but pulled top perf. SG 305a. Cat £140.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 400
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 401
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 402
France

1920 Olivier & Merson 60c violet and blue in a superb complete sheet of 25 with margin rule in violet, minor faults, SG 384.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 403
France

1923 Pasteur 50c blue in bottom right corner marginal vertical pair with bottom stamp showing % in 50 retouched variety, stamps are unmounted mint, hinged mint margin. Nice positional piece, Dallay 175 I. Var.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 404
France

1927 International Philatelic Exhib. Miniature sheet unmounted mint with some light gum bends otherwise fine, SG MS 581.

Estimate £ 160.00
Lot 405
France

1930 Sinking Fund 1f50 +3f 50 lilac top marginal block of six unmounted mint in nice condition, Yvert 256. (SG 480).

Estimate £ 240.00
Lot 406
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 £ 340.00
Lot 407
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 408
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

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