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Lots 855-915
 
855
Afghanistan - 1960 Illustrated unaddressed bilingual FDC for United Nations Day 50p deep magenta and 175p bright blue SG482/83 tied by Kabul bilingual cds for date of issue. ()
£1.50
 
 
856
Argentina - 1960 Illustrated unaddressed first day cover for VIII Congress of Spanish American Philatelic Union bearing set of 4 SG990/93 tied by pictorial FDI handstamps. ()
£2.00
 
 
857
Armenia - 1997-2007 Europa nine unmounted mint sets unmounted mint. ()
£5.00
 
 
858
Azerbaijan - 1998 World Rapid Chess Championship Georgia 250m single 500m complete sheetlet of 8 different stamps selvedge on all sides plus two different miniature sheets all unmounted mint SG440 441a (441/48) and MS449. ()
£12.00
 
 
859
Azerbaijan - 1998-2006 Eight Europa sets years 1998/2000 and 2002/2006 unmounted mint. ()
£6.00
 
 
860
Bosnia Herzegovina - 1994Two unaddressed illustrated first day covers for Winter Olympics one bearing 50¬000 stamp other miniature sheets all tied by pictorial cds's SG457/MS458. ()
£3.00
 
 
861
Brazil - 1942-43 Two commercial typed address covers to Spencer Kellogg & Sons Inc Buffalo NY one airmail at 805r rate other at 400r rate tied by Bahia or San Paulo cds's. Opened and sealed by censor tape one Brazilian other English Examiner 5513. ()
£4.00
 
 
862
Brazil - 1979 Special printed folder for XVIII Postal Union Congress Rio de Janeiro having set of 4 issued stamps SG1792/95 affixed inside tied by two different handstamps for date of issue 9 October 1979 with three different black ink signatures also applied. ()
£3.00
 
 
863
Cameroun - 1971 Philatecam 71 Stamp Exhibition 250f unmounted mint SG620. ()
£1.50
 
 
864
Cameroun - 1980s Royal Mail unused printed postal bag label for mail between Birmingham Z (Foreign Section) and Douala (United Republic of Cameroun). ()
£1.50
 
 
865
Colombia - 1950 75th Anniv of UPUminiature sheets unmounted mint SGMS728a/28b. ()
£4.00
 
 
866
Eritrea - 2012 Two hand addressed airmail covers (one damaged) to Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC) England from Asmara one with 7n State Emblem SG456 other with 4n 50 Tenth Anniv of China-Eritrea Relations SG509 both tied by Asmara bilingual cds's. ()
£2.50
 
 
867
Estonia - 1919-20 Viking Longship 1m blue & sepia and 5m yellow and black both rouletted at Weisenstein andscarce as such mounted mint SG11/12 varieties. ()
£5.00
 
 
868
Europe - 1960 Europa issues from twenty one different countries (35 different stamps) all unmounted mint between Austria and Turkey including Liechtenstein. ()
£15.00
 
 
869
Europe - 1979 Europa issues from thirty different countries (68 different stamps) all unmounted mint between Austria and Yugoslovia. ()
£12.00
 
 
870
Europe - 1983 Europa issues from thirty three different countries (62 different stamps) all unmounted mint between Austria and Turkey ()
£10.00
 
 
871
Guatemala - 1881 Birds 1c to 20c five values heavyish mounted mint SG21/25. ()
£5.00
 
 
872
Israel - 1957 Illustrated printed address cover for First Flight TWA Super -G Constellation 6 September 1957 Lod to Philadelphia bearing three stamps tied by trilingual cds's. Us arrival cancels on reverse along with return to sender cachets both sides. ()
£3.00
 
 
873
Israel - 1985 Israphil 85 Stamp Exhibition miniature sheets unmounted mint SGMS956. ()
£7.50
 
 
874
Jordan - 1958 Illustrated unaddressed FDC for 10th Anniversary of Human Rights bearing 45f grey-black & carmine SG479 tied by Amman bilingual cds dated 10 December 1958. ()
£1.50
 
 
875
Korea (South) - 1962 First Anniv of 16 May Revolution 30h to 200h set of 4 each value in block of 4 all unmounted mint SG428/30. ()
£20.00
 
 
876
Korea (South) - 1964-66 Bell of King Kyongdok 100w deep green right marginal block of 4 very lightly mounted mint SG552. ()
£30.00
 
 
877
Korea (South) - 1966 Inaguration of World Health Organisation HQ Geneva 7w and 39w each value in block of 4 both unmounted mint SG628/29. ()
£7.50
 
 
878
Korea (South) - 1974 Musical Instruments 2 miniature sheets unmounted mint SGMS1091. ()
£2.00
 
 
879
Korea (North) 1965 Silkworms set of 3 unmounted mint having lined gum SGN645/N647. ()
£15.00
 
 
880
Korea (North) - 2001 Endangered Species Plants complete 4w 60 booklet SGN4149a. ()
£1.50
 
 
881
Latvia - 1933 Air Charity 3-53s slate-blue & orange 7-57s sepia & slate-blue and 35-135s olive-black & ultramarine imperf issue mounted mint SG240B/42B. ()
£35.00
 
 
882
Libya - 1950-65 Six small album pages containing 51 different used stamps SG cat £30+. ()
£3.00
 
 
883
Lithuania - 1934-35 Knight 10L chocolate & yellow fine part cds used SG407 plus 1930-40 32 mostly mint stamps all different values to 5L. ()
£2.50
 
 
884
Lithuania - 1939 Basketball Championships set of 3 mounted mint SG432/34. ()
£2.50
 
 
885
Macau - 1953 Indigenous Flowers 1a to 5p set of 10 unmounted mint SG458/67. ()
£10.00
 
 
886
Macau - 1953 Indigenous Flowers 1a to 5p set of 10 unmounted mint SG458/67. ()
£10.00
 
 
887
Macau - 1990 Year of the Horse complete 20p booklet in fine condition SB7. ()
£3.00
 
 
888
Nepal - 1949 Krishna Mandir Temple Patan 16p purple lightly mounted mint SG68. ()
£1.00
 
 
889
Niger - 1970 Imperf unmounted mint colour trials in bottom marginal vertical pairs with lathe work in selvedge comprising 100f value in vermilion or olive-green and 150f both in chocolate (not issued colours) SG361/62. ()
£7.00
 
 
890
Norway - 1867-68 3sk lilac centred high soiling both sides fine part cds used SG26. ()
£7.50
 
 
891
Polar - 1972-89 11 covers for Arctic/Antarctic events 1972 Unaddressed long illustrated cover from Barrow Naval Reseach Laboratory Alaska bearing Einstein 8c tied by Barrow machine cancel 1989 Three identical unaddressed first day covers from Indian Scientific Station Antartica (sic) bearing issued stamp tied by pictorial handstamp for date of issue 1983 Three hand addressed illustrated covers to England commemorating Germany Polar Flights 1923 or 1933 stamps tied by pictorial Polar Flight cancels plus British Antarctic Territory (two covers) Falkland Island Dependencies and South Georgia plain covers all having various cachets applied with single appropriate stamp tied by different cds cancels. ()
£10.00
 
 
892
San Marino - 1894 Opening of Government Palace 25c maroon & blue to 1L maroon & green set of 3 heavyish mounted mint with 50c having tone spot on gum SG29/31. ()
£20.00
 
 
893
San Marino - 2003 All stamps issued between Italian Cuisine (sheetlet of 16) to Christmas miniature sheet including Nordic Skiing and Tour de France miniature sheets and Puppetry se-tenant block of 4 all unmounted mint SG1916/MS1971. ()
£20.00
 
 
894
Serbia - 1942 Anti -Masonic Exhibition 1d + 1d green and 2d + 2d carmine-lake complete mint sheets of 25 each stuck to black album page SGG55/G56. ()
£4.00
 
 
895
Slesvig - 1920 1m grey-brown 2m bright blue 5m green & 10m red fine used SG11/4. ()
£3.00
 
 
896
Somalia - 1953-69 Thirty five different illustrated or special unaddressed FDC's for different issues (SG cat £135) with many complete sets¬ difficult to fine commercially used ()
£25.00
 
 
897
Somalia - 1960 Somaliland Independence Commemoration 10c¬ 50c and 1s 20 values all mounted mint light gum crease on 1s 20 value SG353/55. ()
£12.00
 
 
898
Spain - 1905 Tercentenary of Don Quixote 30c blue-green mounted mint SG311. ()
£10.00
 
 
899
Spain - 1955 Fortuny (Painter) 25p greenish black unmounted mint SG1229. ()
£4.00
 
 
900
Spain - 1958 Madrid Philatelic Exhibition 80c (sold at 2p) lightly mounted mint and 3p (sold at 5p) unmounted mint miniature sheets SGMS1285/MS1286. ()
£15.00
 
 
901
Syria - 1921 Damascus issue 25c on 1m brown 50c on 2/10p yellow-green 1p on 3/10p orange-yellow 3p on 1p grey-blue 5p on 2p blue-green and 10p on 5p brown-purple all mounted mint plus 3p on 1p grey-blue having '3' in surcharge over 'TR' instead of 'ST' of Piastres lightly mounted mint SG60/62 65/67 and 65 variety. ()
£18.00
 
 
902
Syria - 1954 Hand addressed cover sent registered (black on white label in Arabic affixed) from Palmyra Hotel Damascus to a Rev Wilfrid Castle (author of Postal History & Stamps of Cyprus) Jerusalem Jordan at 150p rate bearing 50p and 100p SG517 & 527 tied by bilingual Damas cds dated 9 June 1954. Ear of Wheat 1p violet SG421 on reverse tied by small circular mark plus bilingual Jerusalem cds dated 14 June 1954 applied. ()
£5.00
 
 
903
Thailand - 1883-85 1 att rose-carmine lightly mounted mint SG2. ()
£4.50
 
 
904
Tibet - 1974 Centennary of UPU set of 4 plus set overprinted Specimen unmounted mint. ()
£4.00
 
 
905
Turkey - 1901 Newspaper Stamp 2pi orange mounted mint SGN187. ()
£12.00
 
 
906
Turkey - 1923 Hand addressed cover sent registered to stamp dealers Whitfield King¬ Ipswich England bearing Postage & Revenue stamps on both sides (SG918¬ 981¬ A75/A77 & A124) tied by Constantinople bilingual cds's 25 February 1923¬ early use of fiscal items. ()
£12.00
 
 
907
Turkey - 1926 10pa slate-grey to 6g scarlet 8 different values mint or used plus 25g black & deep green and 50g black & carmine-red these mounted mint SG1021/28 & 1031/32. ()
£7.00
 
 
908
Tuva - 1930s Mostly mint range of 52 stamps having slight duplication. ()
£10.00
 
 
909
Ukraine - 1918 20sh brown 30sh ultramarine 40sh green and 50sc carmine all printed on thick carton paper having four lines of inscription on reverse all unused having odd small faults and soiling both sides originally issued as paper money SG7/10. ()
£3.00
 
 
910
Uruguay - 1876 Large part of a soiled and creased wrapper Montevideo to Marseille bearing 10c green SG34 tied by barred oval cancel plus Peace & Commerce 25c blue horizontal strip of 4 (one damaged) SG235 tied by individual strikes of Montevideo PAQ FR J No 1 eight sided cancel dated 11 September 1876. Same cancel on front along with part Bordeaux 8 sided cancel dated 4 October 1876 and three part cancels on reverse. ()
£6.00
 
 
911
Uruguay - 1959 National Recovery 5c + 10c green & orange 10c + 10c blue & orange plus 38c +10c brown & orange all three values in complete sheets of 50 folded once through perfs vertically unmounted mint SG1119/1120 & 1122. ()
£5.00
 
 
912
Uruguay - 1962 Birds 2c to 20p set of 15 unmounted mint SG1205/1219. ()
£9.00
 
 
913
Yemen - 1939 Second Anniv of Arab Alliance 4b ultramarine & crimson and 10b ultramarine & chestnut both top marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint SG21 & 23. ()
£3.00
 
 
914
Yugoslovia - 1937 Philatelic Exhibition miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS356. ()
£3.00
 
 
915
Yugoslavia - 1951 Illustrated typed address cover to Scotland for Zagreb Philatelic Exhibition bearing 6d +10d issued stamp SG684 tied by special cds for date of issue 16 June 1951. Two 1 d brown-orange SG675 tied on reverse by Zargreb cds dated 3 July 1951. ()
£4.00
 
 
ALBANIA
Lots 916-929
 
916
1922 Postage Due 4q 20q and 50q black/red lightly mounted mint SGD141 & D143/D144. ()
£1.50
 
 
917
1925 Return of Government 2q orange and 5q yellow-green mounted mint SG165/66. ()
£2.00
 
 
918
1925 Postage Due white overprint 4q to 50q black/red set of 4 mounted mint SGD186/89. ()
£3.00
 
 
919
1925 Air 5q green and 25q blue mounted mint SG186 & 188. ()
£1.50
 
 
920
1927 Air Rep Shqiptare overprints 25q blue & 50q deep green mounted mint SG206/07. ()
£3.00
 
 
921
1934 tenth Anniv of Revolution 50q blue-green mounted mint SG308. ()
£3.50
 
 
922
1937 25th Anniversary of Independence miniature sheet couple light gum bends cancelled to order with three strikes of Tiranne cds dated 28 November 1937 SGMS320a. ()
£18.00
 
 
923
1938 Tenth Anniversary of Accession miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS336a. ()
£3.00
 
 
924
1959 First National Spartacist Games set of 4 fine used SG628/31. ()
£2.00
 
 
925
1963 Soviet Cosmonauts 3L to 20L top marginal set of 6 unmounted mint SG763/68. ()
£4.50
 
 
926
1964 20th Anniv of Permet Congress 2L to 8l set of 3 lightly mounted mint SG822/24. ()
£3.00
 
 
927
1964 Birds 0L 50 to 18L set of 8 lightly mounted mint with slight gum flaws SG832/39. ()
£2.50
 
 
928
1967 Trade Union Congress 25q & 1L 75 unmounted mint SG1111/12. ()
£1.50
 
 
929
1974 Centenary of UPU 85q & 1L 20 both unmounted mint SG1690/91. ()
£1.50
 
 
ANDORRA (FRENCH POST OFFICES)
Lots 930-933
 
930
1963 Andorran History (1st issue) 20c to 1f set of 3 unmounted mint SGF186/F188. ()
£5.00
 
 
931
1969 Europa 40c and 70c unmounted mint SGF214/F215. ()
£5.00
 
 
932
1999-2000 Range of 23 (22 different) unmounted mint stamps¬ self adhesives on backing paper SGF550/F558 F560 F562 F564 (vertical pair)/F568 F571/F574 and F576/F577. ()
£16.00
 
 
933
2001-2002 Range of 20 different unmounted mint stamps¬ self adhesives on backing paper comprising SGF578/F580 F583 F585/F586 F588/F592 & F615/F623. ()
£16.00
 
 
AUSTRIA
Lots 934-958
 
934
1908-13 60th Anniv of Emperor's Accession 1h black to 35h slate set of 11 (papers unchecked) between SG189A/199B plus 50h deep green to10k deep brown¬ blue & ochre SG200/06 all fine mostly cds used. ()
£20.00
 
 
935
1925-30 20g brown fine part cds used SG624. ()
£3.00
 
 
936
1925-30 2s green fine part cds used SG632. ()
£3.00
 
 
937
1926 Child Welfare 40g + 10g brown fine part cds used SG641. ()
£1.50
 
 
938
1934-36 3s orange creased and slightly rounded corners fine part cds used SG736. ()
£3.50
 
 
939
1934-36 5s brown-black fine part cds used SG737. ()
£47.00
 
 
940
1945-47 1s brown to 5s brown-lake cylinder printing set of 4 unmounted mint SG952B/55B. ()
£12.00
 
 
941
1948 80th Anniv of Association of Creative Artists set of 7 unmounted mint SG1145/51. ()
£12.00
 
 
942
1949 75th Anniv of UPU 40g green 60g brown-lake and 1s deep blue set of 3 unmounted mint having odd light tone marks on gum around perfs SG1175/77. ()
£3.00
 
 
943
1949 Illustrated unaddressed FDC for 75th Anniv of UPU bearing issued 40g to 1s set of 3 SG1175/77 tied by Wien cds for date of issue. ()
£3.00
 
 
944
1951 Reconstruction Fund set of 4 unmounted mint SG1225/28. ()
£18.00
 
 
945
1953 150th Anniv of Linz Theatre 1s 50 deep turquoise lightly mounted mint SG1245. ()
£7.00
 
 
946
1954 150th Birth Anniv of Von Rokitansky 1s 50 deep reddish violet mounted mint SG1254. ()
£5.00
 
 
947
1968 Baroque Frescoes 2s six different designs each in complete folded sheet of 50 all unmounted mint SG1537/42. ()
£10.00
 
 
948
1971 Bicentennary of Vienna Stock Exchange 4s red-brown complete folded once through perfs sheet of 50 unmounted mint SG1617. ()
£6.00
 
 
949
1973-83 Buildings definitives 20g to 50s set of 28 unmounted mint SG1674a/90. ()
£13.00
 
 
950
1988 Federal Economic Chamber Export Congress 8s complete sheetlet of 8 with selvedge all sides as issued unmounted mint SG2176. ()
£3.00
 
 
951
1989 14th Congress of International Association of Criminal Law 6s complete sheetlet of 8 with selvedge all sides as issued unmounted mint SG2209. ()
£3.00
 
 
952
1990 30th Anniv of Austrian Participation in United Nations Peace-keeping Forces 7s complete sheetlet of 8 with selvedge all sides as issued unmounted mint SG2241. ()
£3.00
 
 
953
1990 Stamp Day 7s + 3s sheetlet of 8 selvedge all sides unmounted mint SG2227. ()
£3.00
 
 
954
1991 Stamp Day 7s + 3s sheetlet of 8 selvedge all sides unmounted mint SG2266. ()
£3.00
 
 
955
1993 75th Anniv of Austrian Republic 5s 50 complete sheetlet of 8 with selvedge all sides as issued unmounted mint SG2360. ()
£3.00
 
 
956
1996 Millenary of Otto II Charter 6s to 20s complete sheetlet of 10 having selvedge on all sides as issued unmounted mint SG2436a (SG2436/45). ()
£3.00
 
 
957
1998-2002 Ninety different unmounted mint commemoratives between 1998 FC Austria Memphis Magna to 2001 Christmas SG2502/2606. ()
£15.00
 
 
958
Austro-Hungarian Military Post - 1917-18 10k violet/grey perf 12½ fine used SG68. ()
£4.00
 
 
BELGIUM
Lots 959-995
 
959
1851 20c blue horizontal pair close to clear margins good used SG7. ()
£3.00
 
 
960
1861 40c red good used with heavy strike of number in barred oval cancel SG15. ()
£7.50
 
 
961
1863-65 40c carmine-rose good used with large part number in barred oval cancel SG23. ()
£4.00
 
 
962
1863-65 40c carmine-rose centred high & left good 123 in barred oval cancel used SG23. ()
£4.00
 
 
963
1883-1900 50c yellow-brown bandalette attached fine cds used SG87. ()
£4.50
 
 
964
1893-1900 1f carmine/green 'bandalette' label attached very fine cds used SG89. ()
£6.00
 
 
965
1894 Antwerp Exhibition 5c green/deep rose 5c green/pale rose 10c carmine/rose and 25c blue/ deep rose all having bandelette attached mounted mint SG93/95 & 93a. ()
£2.50
 
 
966
1904 Undivided back colour postcard depicting death scene of Napoleon sent to London(redirected on arrival) bearing 10c SG83 tied by unclear cancel 14 August 1904 with two London cds'sboth dated 15 August also applied. ()
£2.00
 
 
967
1905-08 35c brown-purple 'Bandalette' attached mounted mint with gum creases SG102. ()
£3.00
 
 
968
1911 Large illustrated printed album page (some creasing and tears around edges) in French for 15th Death Anniversary of Mr D Groof (Belgian aviator) who died during a flight in London 1873. Reproduction of sepia illustration from newspaper (some tears and damage not apprant when flat) of D Groofs experimental flight. Imprimerie J Henin Farciennes Telephome 38.23.83 rubber stamped on reverse. ()
£5.00
 
 
969
1912 Imperf printers proof 1c orange with 'bandalette' label on ungummed paper SG133. ()
£5.00
 
 
970
1912 Imperf printers proof 10c carmine with 'bandalette' label on ungummed paper SG136. ()
£5.00
 
 
971
1912-14 Albert I Large Head without designer's name imperf colour trials for 25c value in green (light stain)¬ orange¬ purple & red bottom left corner marginal horizontal pairs plus blue and emerald in top left corner marginal horizontal pairs (six pairs in total) all on ungummed paper SG150 colour trials. ()
£15.00
 
 
972
1913 2f 50 black on light grey complete booklet with wax paper interleaving containing five panes of ten Lion 5c green¬ first pane sepearated from selvedge in booklet rest fine and attached. Scarce and rarely seen complete booklet SB11. ()
£60.00
 
 
973
1914 Red Cross Fund 20c (+20c) red & violet fine part cds used SG156. ()
£3.00
 
 
974
1915 Hand addressed front sent registered from Belgian troops in Le Harve to Paris bearing 1912 1c orange to 5f claret set of 11 SG133/43 plus 20c olive SG149 along with 1914 Red Cross 5c + 5c red & green SG154 and 1915 set of 3 SG157/59 all tied by individual strikes of Le Harve (Special) Seine-Infre single ring cds's. ()
£15.00
 
 
975
1919-20 Tin Hats 2c olive 5c green 15c slate-violet 20c sepia and 35c yellow-brown all five values mounted mint SG238/39 241/42 and 244. ()
£1.50
 
 
976
1919-20 Tin Hat 40c vermilion small thin mounted mint SG245. ()
£2.00
 
 
977
1919-20 Tin Hat 10f claret mounted mint SG250. ()
£50.00
 
 
978
1925 75th Anniv of First Belgian Stamps 10c green to 10f rose-carmine set of 13 light corner on 10f value mounted mint SG410/22. ()
£8.00
 
 
979
1929 10f sepia lightly mounted mint SG501. ()
£3.50
 
 
980
1929 20f bright green fine cds used SG502. ()
£6.50
 
 
981
1934 Anti-tuberculosis Fund 10c + 5c grey to 1f + 25c carmine five different values lightly mounted mint with dryish gum SG670/74. ()
£3.00
 
 
982
1935 Three identical illustrated typed address airmail covers (number 00053¬ 00725 & 03529) for Sabena First Flight Belgium to Congo 23 february 1935 and return plus similar pictorial typed address airmail cover for Sabena First Flight Belgium to Elisabethville 15 November 1935 all bearing various Belgium or Belgian Congo stamps tied by Bruxelles Brussel or Leopoldville Postes or Elisabethville Postes cds's dated February or November 1935. Each cover has Sabena boxed cachet for flights with one cover missing one stamp and one missing back flap. All have been through the postal system and have creases and folds. ()
£10.00
 
 
983
1940 Winter Relief Fund miniature sheet unmounted mint couple light gum bends SGMS910. ()
£2.50
 
 
984
1948 Inaguration of Edward Anseele set of 4 mounted mint SG1245/48. ()
£2.50
 
 
985
1948 Inaguration of Edward Anseele Statue 50f miniature sheet one small tone mark visible both sides unmounted mint with minor gum flaws SGMS1249. ()
£65.00
 
 
986
1951 Black and white postcard of Avenue de Littoral to Sargeants Mess RAF Fayid MEAF 15 with 4f blue stamp tied by Knokke cds with Field Post Office 57 cds 15 July 1951. ()
£2.50
 
 
987
1951 Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation Fund set of 5 mounted mint SG1376/1380. ()
£20.00
 
 
988
1952 13th Universal Postal Union Congress 80c dull green to 40f + 10f blue-green set of 12 lightly mounted mint SG1398/1409. ()
£50.00
 
 
989
1952 13th Universal Postal Union Congress 40f + 10f blue-green mounted mint SG1409. ()
£25.00
 
 
990
1952 Anti-Tuberculosis 20c + 5c to 8f + 4f set of 8 lightly mounted mint SG1416/23. ()
£14.00
 
 
991
1954 Political Prisoners Monument Fund set of 3 few light tiny tone spots on 4f + 2f sepia not visible from front unmounted mint SG1531/33. ()
£20.00
 
 
992
1958 UN Commemoration 50c to 20f set of 16 in marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint with 50c value partially stuck to piece of card SG1642/57. ()
£6.00
 
 
993
1966 Antarctic Expeditions set of 3 in blocks of 4 unmounted mint SG1991/93. ()
£1.50
 
 
994
1978-83 Europa pairs between years 1978 & 1983 unmounted mint between SG2527/57. ()
£7.00
 
 
995
Belgium Congo - 1939 Zoological Gardens Fund set of 5 mounted mint SG226/30. ()
£6.00
 
 
BULGARIA
Lots 996-1001
 
996
1879 10c black & deep green rounded top left corner fine part cds used SG4. ()
£40.00
 
 
997
1879 1f black & red fine part cds used SG8. ()
£10.00
 
 
998
1881 5st black & yellow fine part cds used SG11. ()
£2.00
 
 
999
1881 10st black & deep green fine part cds used having additional large six point star cancel having two small collectors mark on reverse SG14. ()
£6.00
 
 
1000
1881 15st deep carmine & green centred right fine part cds used SG16. ()
£6.00
 
 
1001
1983 90th Anniversary of Bulgarian Philatelic Federation 50L imperf miniature sheet having number 03812 printed in selvedge plus 50ct value lined through with two black bars unmounted mint believed to be from limited printing of 5¬000 SGMS3114 variety. ()
£1.50
 
 
CAMBODIA
Lots 1002-1010
 
1002
1970 World Telecommunications Day 4r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG264. ()
£2.50
 
 
1003
1970 Opening of New UPU Headquarters 3r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG267. ()
£2.50
 
 
1004
1970 Aquatic Plants 3r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG270. ()
£3.00
 
 
1005
1970 25th Anniv of United Nations 3r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG276. ()
£1.50
 
 
1006
1970 International Education Year 1r blue x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG279. ()
£1.50
 
 
1007
1971 Racial Equality Year 3r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG288. ()
£2.50
 
 
1008
1971 Wild Flowers 2r Indian Coral Bean and 3r Orchid Tree x 100 of each unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG298/99. ()
£7.00
 
 
1009
1972 Second Anniversary of Republic 3r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG350. ()
£1.50
 
 
1010
1973 Air Garuda 3r red x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG358. ()
£2.50
 
 
CHINA
Lots 1011-1014
 
1011
1909 Temple of Heaven 2c green and orange irregular top left corner block of 11 (top two fows of 5 plus left marginal single) unmounted mint slight paper adherence in top selvedge plus '17 stamps at 2d each' written in top selvedge SG165. ()
£25.00
 
 
1012
1909 Temple of Heaven 3c greenish blue and orange irregular bottom right corner marginal block of 11 with seven having gum disturbance unmounted mint SG166. ()
£15.00
 
 
1013
1909 Temple of Heaven 7c purple and orange irregular top right corner marginal block of 13 with part selvedge missing at right very light tone spots on a couple of stamps and in selvedge with '20 Samps at 4d' written in selvedge unmounted mint SG167. ()
£35.00
 
 
1014
1982 Medicinal plants 4f to 70f & miniature sheet unmounted mint SG3176/MS3182. ()
£3.50
 
 
CUBA
Lots 1015-1020
 
1015
1933-58 Ten typed or unaddressed covers to USA plus two hand addressed to Canada bearing a range of stamps tied by first day of issue cancels all covers having large colour cachets added. Lot includes official unstamped cover bearing 1950 label but not tied. ()
£7.50
 
 
1016
1940 Commemoratives in mint cross gutter marginal mint blocks of 4 comprising 2c Rotary Convention¬ 2c Lions International Convention and 2c & 5c First Cuban Medical Review top pair mounted rest unmounted SG438/41. ()
£1.50
 
 
1017
1942 American Democracy 1c green to 13c red set of 5 each value in cross gutter marginal block of 4 mint (no gum) as issued SG451/55. ()
£2.50
 
 
1018
1942-44 Commemoratives in mint cross gutter marginal mint blocks of 4¬ 1942 General Loynaz 3c & 5c 1943 Postal Employees Retirement Fund 5c (one with gum thin) and 1944 Major General Roloff 3c top pair mounted rest unmounted SG456/57 471 & 481 ()
£1.50
 
 
1019
1944-48 Cross gutter marginal mint blocks of 16 (4 blocks of 4) all stuck to album page (may lift with careful handling) SG cat for mint £220+ SG479/480 482/89 494/95 and 503. ()
£8.00
 
 
1020
1961 15th Anniv of UNO 2c to 12c set of 4 unmounted mint SG979/80 & 982/83. ()
£1.50
 
 
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Lots 1021-1027
 
1021
1920 Air 14k in red on 200h bright blue imperf tied to small piece by cds cancel SG215. ()
£6.00
 
 
1022
1925 50h green postal stationery card uprated with 50h x 2 tied by Bratislavia cds's dated 18 March 1925 hand addressed to Hodgson & Co (firm of auctioneers) 115 Chancery Lane London from Bishop of Western Slovakia with message offering 20/- for five stamps if unsold in an auction on 12 March 1925. ()
£4.00
 
 
1023
1925 Olympic Congress set of 3 lightly mounted mint SG246/48. ()
£20.00
 
 
1024
1945 Kosice Issue miniature sheet tiny closed tear at base unmounted mint SGMS402a. ()
£1.50
 
 
1025
1960-61 Twenty nine mostly hand addressed cards and covers (including first day covers with some duplication) to same address in London bearing various stamps tied by range of cancels condition mainly good odd fault. ()
£7.50
 
 
1026
1978 Praga 10k & 20k miniature sheets unmounted mint SGMS2418 & MS2424. ()
£3.00
 
 
1027
1982 Peaceful Use of Outer Space miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS2631. ()
£4.00
 
 
DENMARK
Lots 1028-1043
 
1028
1858 4sk deep brown private perf 12 damaged or missing perfs all sides fine used SG17a. ()
£6.50
 
 
1029
1858 4sk deep brown private perf 12 damaged or missing perfs all sides fine used SG17a. ()
£6.50
 
 
1030
1864-70 3k lilac-rose damaged or missing perfs all sides fine part cds used SG25. ()
£5.00
 
 
1031
1864-70 2sk pale blue fine used part concentric circle cancel and part blue cancel SG23. ()
£7.50
 
 
1032
1864-70 2sk blue fine used part lightly applied concentric circle cancel SG22. ()
£6.50
 
 
1033
1875-1903 12ö pale dull purple & pale-grey centered a little low fine part cds used SG62. ()
£7.50
 
 
1034
1875-1903 25ö yellow-green & grey frame inverted fine cds used SG73a. ()
£15.00
 
 
1035
1875-1903 50ö purple & brown centered right light stain top corner fine cds used SG86. ()
£3.50
 
 
1036
1875-1903 50ö purple & brown very fine cds used SG86. ()
£5.00
 
 
1037
1875-1903 12ö pale dull purple & pale grey frame inverted concentric circle used SG62a. ()
£60.00
 
 
1038
1875-1903 100ö yellow-orange & grey mdamaged or missing perfs all sides fine used having heavyish strike of cds cancel SG78. ()
£4.00
 
 
1039
1875-1903 20ö grey & rose one pulled perf centred right fine used SG72. ()
£4.00
 
 
1040
1875-1903 25ö yellow-green & grey very fine cds used SG73. ()
£7.50
 
 
1041
1913-28 27ö black & scarlet colours faded fine part cds used SG149. ()
£3.00
 
 
1042
1924 300th Anniv of Dannish Post 10ö green to 20ö brown set of 12 fine used SG218A/23B. ()
£13.00
 
 
1043
2007 Bicentenary of National Museum set of 4 plus set in individual sheetlets SG1491/97. ()
£5.00
 
 
ETHIOPIA
Lots 1044-1069
 
1044
1925-28 1g surcharge on Ostriches 12g grey & purple bottom marginal block of 4 with top left stamp having 'gnerche' for 'guerche' unmounted mint SG208/208 variety. ()
£10.00
 
 
1045
1925-28 1g surcharge on Ostriches 12g grey & purple left marginal block of 4 with bottom left stamp having spaced second 'e' in 'guerche' plus bottom right stamp has filled in first Amharic charecter unmounted mint SG208/208 variety. ()
£5.00
 
 
1046
1925-28 1g surcharge on Ostriches 12g grey & purple top right marginal corner marginal block of 13 (vertical row of three and two vertical rows of five) all showing surcharge shifted 5mm up with part in top perfs and original value showing. Perf seperation between rows 2 and 3 and one light circular tone mark in side selvedge SG208 varieties. ()
£15.00
 
 
1047
1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane of the Ethiopian Government 1/8m pale blue & orange to 3t yellow-green & brown-purple set of 10 all having red overprint ¼m and 2m mounted mint other eight values unmounted mint SG238/47. ()
£8.00
 
 
1048
1929 Arrival of First Aeroplane of the Ethiopian Government 1/8m pale blue & orange to 3t yellow-green & brown-purple set of 10 all having blue overprint mounted mint SG238/47. ()
£7.00
 
 
1049
1929 Front only of long On His Britannic Majesty's Service cover sent registered (black on pink label affixed) Addis Ababa to England (address erased apart from England) at 4m rate bearing Emperess Zauditu 1m black & deep carmine x 2 and Ras Tafari 2m black & blue SG216/17 tied by Addis Ababa bilingual cds's dated 8 January 1929. ()
£5.00
 
 
1050
1931 Four different Michel Collection black and white unused postcards (Dead Zebra¬ Hunter with Dead Antilope¬ Abessian Princess and local hunter hiding in tree) each having a different stamp applied on front tied by Dire-Daoua cds dated 18 December 1931. ()
£7.50
 
 
1051
1931 Air 2g ultramarine to 3t green 6 different values unmounted mint SG297/302. ()
£5.00
 
 
1052
1936 Italian Annexation 10c red-brown to 1L 25 blue set of 7 mounted mint SG322a/22g. ()
£30.00
 
 
1053
1938 Black and white postcard local warriors on horse back with spears to Chieti bearing Italian East Africa 1f 50 bright violet SG26 tied by date unclear Addis Ababa Ethiopia cds. ()
£3.00
 
 
1054
1942-61 Fifty one different unmounted mint stamps laid out on two Hagners SG cat £300+. ()
£20.00
 
 
1055
1958 UN Economic Conference set in blocks of 4 unmounted mint SG484/87. ()
£3.00
 
 
1056
1960 Silver Jubilee of Ethiopian Red Cross set of 5 mounted mint SG500/04. ()
£3.00
 
 
1057
1960 African States Conference set of 3 lightly mounted mint SG505/07. ()
£2.00
 
 
1058
1960 Long commercial airmail cover (two vertical creases) typed address to England at 70c rate bearing Express Letter 50c light blue SGE450 and 30th Anniv of Air Mail Service 10c green x two SG492 tied by Ethiopia Depart AA bilingual cds dated 6 January 1960. ()
£3.00
 
 
1059
1960 Typed address airmail long cover to England at $1.95 rate bearing 30th Anniv of Air Service 65c purple SG496 strip of 3 tied by location unclear cds cancels. ()
£2.00
 
 
1060
1962 Malaria Eradication 15c black to 60c brown set of 3 each value in bottom left corner marginal H/62 control block of 4 unmounted mint SG531/33. ()
£4.00
 
 
1061
1967 Bilingually hand addressed airmail cover (shortened at left) to Crater Aden at 40c rate with 5c Rhino and 35c musical instrument stamps tied by date and location unclear cds. ()
£3.00
 
 
1062
1969 25th Anniv of UN 10c to 60c set in corner blocks of 4 unmounted mint SG734/36. ()
£3.00
 
 
1063
1969-70 Two hand addressed incoming covers (one damaged other faded) sent airmail from Italy having 50l or 100l stamps tied by Vallecrosia Imperia cds dated 21 January 1969 or Roma Ferrovia Ordinarie machine cancel dated 20 October 1970. Both with 'To Pay Pagare' cachets applied one with 10c violet postage due SGD419 added other with 20c yellow-brown postage due SGD420 added both tied by Assab bilingual cds's. ()
£4.00
 
 
1064
1970 Large colour postcard showing 'Winter Scene' by P Bruegel 1526-63 used to Asseb at 10c rate bearing Acient Cross and Holy Family 5c horizontal pair SG737 tied by Assab bilingual cds dated 10 December 1977. ()
£3.00
 
 
1065
1970 Colour postcard showing Local Umbrella and Coptic Cross sent Asmara to Assab at 10c rate bearing 5c Textile Mill SG613 x 2 tied by Asmara cds dated 26 October 1970. ()
£3.00
 
 
1066
1971 Hand addressed incoming lightly soiled cover sent airmail from Italy 200L rate x 4 commemorative stamps tied by 28100 Novara Ferr Espress cds 30 March 1971. 'To Pay Pagare' cachet applied with 5c red postage due SGD418 x 2 tied by Assab cds's. ()
£2.50
 
 
1067
1973 Typed address typed letter to Addis Ababa re events taking place April/May including car rally with details of vehicles bearing 80th Birthday 5c SG820 tied by Adis Ababa cds dated 26 April 1973 with large purple bilingual World Food Program illustrated cachet applied. ()
£4.00
 
 
1068
1979 Cotton Industry 5c to 80c set of 5 International Year of the Child 10c to 70c top marginal set of 5 plus 1980 Wickerwork 5c to 80c bottom marginal set of 5 all unmounted mint SG1111/15 1126/1130 and 1141/45. ()
£4.00
 
 
1069
2010-12 8 hand addressed airmail covers (odd damage) to Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC) England from various parts of Ethiopia¬ range of stamps 4 tied by poor strikes of cds's other 4 fine strikes of oblong Civil Service Post Office or Kake bilingual handstamps. ()
£7.50
 
 
FAROE ISLANDS
Lots 1070-1073
 
1070
1983 Old Cargo Liners 220 to 700 set of 3 complete sheets of 20 unmounted mint SG78/80. ()
£10.00
 
 
1071
1986 Skrimsla 300 to 650 set of 4 in complete sheets of 20 unmounted mint SG127/30. ()
£12.00
 
 
1072
2004 Settlements on Suduroy miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS462. ()
£4.00
 
 
1073
2007 Old Man & His Sons set of 8 in sheetlet format unmounted mint SG542a (542/49). ()
£4.00
 
 
FINLAND
Lots 1074-1081
 
1074
1891 7k indigo fine part cds used SG137. ()
£1.00
 
 
1075
1891 50k green & purple fine part cds used SG142. ()
£9.00
 
 
1076
1956 Hand addressed cover (vertical fold at left away from stamps) sent airmail to London at 42m rate bearing Red Cross 10m +2m two different SG543 & 547 10m green horizontal pair SG550 and 2m green SG526 all tied by Helsinki Helingfors cds's dated 15 September 1956. ()
£3.00
 
 
1077
1956 Illustrated registered typed local address FDC for Finlandia 56 bearing 30m deep blue Tete-beche pair SG560a tied by special red cancel for date of issue. ()
£3.00
 
 
1078
1960 Illustrated registered typed London address FDC for Helsinki Stamp Exhibition bearing 30m blue & grey pair SG609 tied by special pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()
£3.00
 
 
1079
1960-77 Europa eighteen different stamps all unmounted mint between SG618/919. ()
£8.00
 
 
1080
1986 Finlandia 88 (Ships) Stamp Exhibition miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS1107. ()
£5.00
 
 
1081
1998 World Dog Show complete 22m 40 booklet in fine condition SB59. ()
£2.50
 
 
FRANCE
Lots 1082-1369
 
1082
1829 Entire (light soiling a grease mark) Dijon to Lyon having good strike of unframed two line '20 Dijon' mark on front with no back stamps. ()
£3.00
 
 
1083
1839-42 Two slightly tatty unfranked wrappers used within France having black or blue Paris cds's dated 24 March 1839 or 6 June 1842. ()
£2.50
 
 
1084
1845 Commercial unstamped entire (vertical folds both sides) dated 6 December 1845 Bordeaux to London with red Bordeaux cds dated 7 December on front along with red boxed PD mark which is also applied to reverse with blue Paris transit cds dated 9 December. Poor strike of Paid 11 December circular mark on front applied in London. ()
£2.50
 
 
1085
1849-52 Ceres Head 25c deep blue four close to clear margins tied to small piece by 2169 in centre dotted cancel SG11. ()
£12.00
 
 
1086
1849-1907 Large printed album page containing range of forgeries all with small 'FAUX' added in black comprising Ceres Head 10c bistre¬ 15c green and 40c orange two with grid cancels plus 25c blue 40c orange and 1f carmine Tete-beche pairs. Napoleon Head 1f carmine single and 'used' Tete-beche pair. Range of 1901-07 FM Military Franks 'used' forgeries 15c orange 10c rose 15c green and 10c red SGM309¬ M323/M324 & M348 and an additional album page displaying twenty eight circular cancels dated between 1849-1891 and sixteen dotted or grid cancels . ()
£40.00
 
 
1087
1852 Pichnot unadopted imperf essays for 25c value showing bust and inscription Louis Napoleon Bonaparte in blue¬ red and brown (right marginal reversed printing) all having moire pattern overprint on ungummed paper. ()
£15.00
 
 
1088
1852-53 Louis Napoleon¬ President 10c yellow-bistre or 10c bistre-brown each having 'B below bust which is the initial of the engraver' eleven used most 4 margin examples having stars¬ large dots or small numeral cancels SG37/37a. ()
£100.00
 
 
1089
1852-53 Louis Napoleon¬ President 25c deep dull blue or 25c pale blue each having 'B below bust which is the initial of the engraver' mounted mint 3€ margins plus one unused no gum 4 clear margins and thirty used inc two pairs and horizontal strip of 4 all 3/4 margins with stars¬ grille or small numeral cancels plus one on cover used within France SG38/39. ()
£125.00
 
 
1090
1853-61 Napoleon Head 20c bright blue (bluish) 4 large margins '12' in dotted cancel plus 1862 20c blue horizontal pair on piece tied by 4078 in dotted diamond cancels SG93. Lot includes Ceres Head 40c orange (shades) SG140/42 all tied by dotted star cancels. ()
£7.50
 
 
1091
1853-61 Napoleon Head 1f carmine type 'F' 4 clear even margins'unused' having Sperati Reproduction circular purple handstamp on reverse along with 64 in black ink SG724. On Grovenor Philatelic Auctions sales card 13 October 1998 lot 871 sold for £47. ()
£15.00
 
 
1092
1853-61 Napoleon Head 40c orange x 5 inc pair on piece plus 80c carmine x 3 having mixed margins all having straight line Estrangero Barcelona handstamp between SG64/69. ()
£25.00
 
 
1093
1853-86 Three small circulated approval books containing 42 used stamps (some on piece) values to 80c x 2 (Napoleon Head imperf and Ceres Head perf) with 12 stamps showing printing flaws mainly frame breaks including Napoleon Head 20c blue imperf 'C' for 'E' in 'Empire' and another 'Postfs' for 'Postes'. ()
£12.00
 
 
1094
1853-1940s Small approval book prepared in Germany containing 79 used stamps with some duplication priced to sell in Pfennigs & Marks comprising 35 Ceres or Napoleon Heads (both values to 40c) rest 1920s-40s commemoratives or definitives values to 50f. ()
£10.00
 
 
1095
1855 Lightly soiled and a little tatty cover to England bearing Napoleon Head 40c orange/cream SG64 3 large margins¬ along frame line on 4th tied by long dotted cancel. Paris London and PD marks on front with Paris Calais and Wheatley cds's on reverse. ()
£3.00
 
 
1096
1856 Soiled small mourning cover to England at 40c rate bearing Napoleon Head 20c dark blue/greyish SG55 two both four margins tied by number unclear dotted rhomboid cancels. Large usual 'PD' mark on front along with location unclear French cancels both sides dated 3 April 1856 with London Paid red marks dated 4 April 1856¬ priced to sell at £25. ()
£4.00
 
 
1097
1856 Hand addressed cover to Paris bearing Napoleon Head 10c brown-ochre SG47 3 margins along frame line at top tied by H in diamond dotted cancel. ()
£3.00
 
 
1098
1857 Unstamped commercial entire (light stain on front) Marseille to Constantinople manuscript rated 10 with poor strike of Indus ships cds dated 28 December 1856. Superb strike of Constantinople Turquie (sic) double ring arrival cds 5 January 1857 on reverse. ()
£3.00
 
 
1099
1859 Postage Due 10c black cut square into on two side fine cds used SGD87. ()
£4.00
 
 
1100
1859-71 Postage Dues 10c black 15c black (light staining both sides) and 25c black (small surface scuff) all 4 margins fine part cds used SGD87/D88 & D212. ()
£7.00
 
 
1101
1861 Part front to London at 60c rate bearing Napoleon head 20c blue and 40c orange both three margins tied by number in dotted diamond cancel plus 1862 entire used within France bearing Napoleon head 20c blue tied by unclear cancel. ()
£2.00
 
 
1102
1861 Napoleon Head 80c orange unofficial perf 7 two different shades fine used SG85. ()
£30.00
 
 
1103
1861 Part of entire bearing 1c bronze-green/blue (unofficial perforation applied by Messrs Susse) centred very right tied by Paris 60 double ring cds dated 1 August 1861 SG80. ()
£40.00
 
 
1104
1862 Napoleon Head 20c blue perf 14 x 13½ SG93 grossly misperfed bottom marginal mint block of 4 with bottom pair showing half of design and top pair showing design bicected horizontally. On reverse side there is full offset of Napoleon Head 20c in black on each stamp. Believed to be printers waste with paper reused for printing 20c black colour trial. Complete with undated auction card from Roumet Paris lot 31. ()
£40.00
 
 
1105
1862 Napoleon Head 1c bronze-green/blue block of four unused (no gum) with top pair having 'Extra long beard' variety plus right hand stamps shows additional flaw on moustache. Ex Cavendish auction 1994 cost £80.SG86/86 varieties. ()
£35.00
 
 
1106
1862 Commercial entire Lyon to Constantinople at 50c rate bearing Napoleon head 10c bistre and 40c orange both 3 margins tied by 2145 over A dotted cancels with 10c tied by Lyon cds dated 19 December 1862. Usual framed PD mark on front plus Lyon-Marseille TPO¬ Marseille cds and arrival mark dated 19¬ 20 and 26 December repectively on reverse. ()
£6.00
 
 
1107
1862-70 Napoleon Head 10c bistre x 3 20c blue x 25 and 30c brown perforated issue on two pages from small club book all used showing printing varieties SG91 93 & 116. ()
£12.00
 
 
1108
1862-70 Vessey Ltd Sale 715 lot 269 (pre 1970) containing Napoleon Head 2c brown (shades) perf 14 x 13½ seven mint and eleven used on an album page between SG104/06. ()
£40.00
 
 
1109
1863 Hand addressed cover to Grenoble bearing Napoleon Head 10c bistre tied by 1239 small numbers in dotted cancel having Crolles D'Isere cds dated 27 June 1863 on front and Grenoble cds dated 29 June 1863 on reverse. ()
£4.00
 
 
1110
1863-70 Napoleon Head 1c olive-green/bluish fine part cds used SG102. ()
£3.00
 
 
1111
1863-70 Napoleon Head Empire Francais colour trial 30c value (SG type 5) in lavender colour imperf block of 4 having good even margins all sides unused no gum SG116. ()
£15.00
 
 
1112
1863-70 Napoleon Head Empire Francais colour trials 30c value (SG type 5) imperf singles in bright violet¬ bluish grey¬ greenish slate¬ orange¬ deep carmine and carmine-rose x 2 (seven in total) on ungummed white paper SG116. ()
£25.00
 
 
1113
1865 Entire trimmed at left Bordeaux to Constantinople at 50c rate bearing Napoleon Head 10c bistre and 40c orange SG91 & 96 tied by 532 in dotted diamond cancel having Bordeaux cds dated 12 April 1865 on front along with small framed Apres Le Depart and red framed 'PD' mark. Three transit cds's on reverse including Constanstinople Turquie 25 April. ()
£5.00
 
 
1114
1867 Printed Commission Imperiale - Exposition Universalle De 1867 A Paris cover (part back flap missing) unfranked hand addressed to Paris having good strike of Exposition Universelle Postes cds dated 10 July 1867 with red Paris cds of same date on reverse. Diagonal blue Exposition Universalle De 1867 A Paris two line blue cachet applied on front. ()
£5.00
 
 
1115
1867 Hand addressed yellow cover opened at base to Louisianna USA having slight damage at right bearing Napoleon Head 80c rose SG98 tied by 8456 in dotted diamond cancel having Roanne cds dated 20 July 1867 alongside. Usual red framed PD mark applied on front along with red N York AM Pkt Paid single circle mark dated 4 August and small unclear red '9?' mark. Paris and unclear cds dated 21 July on reverse. ()
£8.00
 
 
1116
1869 Small commercial entire bearing Napoleon Head 10c bistre SG91 tied by 2567 in dotted diamond cancel having Moustiets Sur Marie cds dated 19 October 1869 plus Riez cds of same date on reverse. ()
£5.00
 
 
1117
1870-71 Ceres Head 40c orange two used examples both 898 in dotted diamond cancels one also has C.L.h.P.M. et cis a Charieville three line typed imprint on reverse SG177. ()
£30.00
 
 
1118
1870-71 Ceres Head 10c bistre or 10c yellow bistre ninety six used examples displayed on six faced album pages. Includes ten identified as 'paper' varieties twenty having printing flaws four pairs and many identified mainly Paris postmarks SG135/136. ()
£100.00
 
 
1119
1870-71 Ceres Head 20c pale blue or 20c deep blue three mounted mint (including vertical pair) and one hundred and fifty four used examples displayed on ten faced album pages. Includes eighteen indentified as 'paper' varieties (five identified as 'paper colour') sixty five having printing flaws eight identified as from 'worn plate' two pairs two with red postmarks and many identified postmarks SG137/138. ()
£60.00
 
 
1120
1870-71 Ceres Head 30c brown x 9 used examples two 4 margins and six 3 margins displayed on an album page SG175 ()
£30.00
 
 
1121
1871 Lightly soiled commercial entire Tarbes to Bone Algeria at 40c rate having mixed franking Napoleo Head 5c yellow-green and 10c bistre SG89/91 plus Ceres Head 25c pale blue SG198 tied by number in diamond dotted cancels with Tarbes cds 29 September 1871 alongside (Ceres Head 25c date of issue 5 September 1871 so early use). Bordeaux A Toulose cds and Bone Algeria cds 30 September and 1 October on reverse. ()
£7.50
 
 
1122
1871-75 Two covers and one entire each bearling 30c brown (two Ceres Head SG206 one Napoleon Head SG116) two with star shaped dotted cancels having cds cancels alongside. One stamp tone around perfs. ()
£15.00
 
 
1123
1871-76 Laureated type Ceres Head 1c olive-green/bluish or 1c bronze-green/greenish three mounted mint (one diagonal crease) four unused (no gum) and thirty three used examples many with light tone on perfs displayed on three faced album pages. Includes seven with broken frame flaws two pairs and two with red postmarks SG185/86. ()
£35.00
 
 
1124
1871-76 Laureated type Ceres Head 2c red-brown/cream or 2c deep red-brown/cream two mounted mint and forty used examples displayed on three faced album pages. Includes six with broken frame flaws three pairs and two with red postmarks SG187/88. ()
£50.00
 
 
1125
1871-76 Laureated type Ceres Head 4c grey one mounted mint and forty five used examples displayed on three faced album pages. Includes one with broken frame flaw five pairs a horizontal strip of four and four with red postmarks SG189. ()
£60.00
 
 
1126
1871-76 Laureated type Ceres Head 5c green/blue 5c pale green/greenish or 5c deep green/greenish 1 mounted mint and 61 used examples displayed on 4 faced album pages. Includes 1 with broken frame flaw 2 pairs a horizontal strip of 3 1 with part Trebizond and 1 with part Yokohama cds's 4 with red postmarks. 5 identified as 'paper' varieties SG191/93. ()
£50.00
 
 
1127
1871-76 Ceres Head 10c bistre/rose thin or thick figures of value 3 mounted mint (one some gum loss) and 205 used examples displayed on 13 faced album pages. Includes 9 identified as 'paper' varieties 16 identfied as having printing flaws 9 identified as blurred/defective impressions one pair plus 23 with red postmarks SG194 or 203. ()
£75.00
 
 
1128
1871-76 Ceres Head 15c bistre 15c yellow-bistre or 15c orange-bistre Thin or thick figures of value 2 mounted mint and 324 used (16 on piece) examples displayed on 17 faced album pages. Includes many identified postmarks plus 12 identified as 'paper' varieties 27 identfied as having printing flaws 24 identified as blurred/defective impressions 26 pairs and 9 with red postmarks SG195/97 or 204. ()
£100.00
 
 
1129
1871-76 Ceres head 1c olive-green/bluish horizontal pair with 3938 in dots cancel SG185. ()
£3.00
 
 
1130
1871-76 Ceres Head faced album page containing 28 used stamps comprising 1c x 2 2c x 1 4c x 2 5c x 2 10c x 5 15c x 3 20c x 2 25c x 3 30c x 2 40c x 3 and 80c x 3 priced pre 1971. Condition a little mixed but mostly fine and needs sorting between SG185/209. ()
£15.00
 
 
1131
1871-78 Postage Due 40c blue complete imperf sheet of 12 (4 x 3) on ungummed off white paper believed to be a forgery SGD214. ()
£15.00
 
 
1132
1871-78 Postage Due 60c ochre complete imperf sheet of 12 (4 x 3) on ungummed off white paper believed to be a forgery SGD216. ()
£15.00
 
 
1133
1872 La Haute-Marne folded newspaper reasonable condition (slight damage on front) 19 April 1872 having horizontal pair of Napolean Head 1c olive-green/bluish SG102 attached tied by printing of the newpaper¬ most unusual. Ex Philangles sale 176 in 2006 lot 696 cost £42. ()
£15.00
 
 
1134
1875 Black on white thick board 11cm x 11cm imperf printers unadopted design for postage stamp showing alegoric female in toga on throne holding horn of plenty for 25c value having light soiling both sides plus EFH Harpenden in black ink on reverse along with some pencil notations and signature. ()
£40.00
 
 
1135
1876-1926 Used collection on album pages in sales folder ex LSFC Auction sale 260 lot 57 (1960's) of 300+ stamps including much duplication condition a little mixed but many good seen including Peace & Commerce 5f lilac and 5f mauve SG277/78. ()
£25.00
 
 
1136
1877 pre-printed postal card (closed spike hole) used in Paris bearing Peace & Commerce 10c black/pale lilac SG255 tied by Paris Gros Caillou double ring cds 25 June 1877. ()
£1.50
 
 
1137
1877-1900 GPD Vessey auction lot containing printed French album page having 57 mostly used stamps affixed including Peace & Commerce 1877-90 37 values to 5f mauve (this very fine used) including 1898-1900 tinted paper 50c carmine and 2f brown/pale lilac both fine used and 3c ochre imperf stated 1887 reprint unused no gum. 'Blanc' type 13 mostly mint values to 5c deep green including 3c lake-red fine used plus 'Mouchon' type 7 issued values between 10c carmine to 30c mauve SG296/302 all fine used. ()
£35.00
 
 
1138
1881-92 Postage Due 10c black 15c black and 30c black usual centring used SGD284/D287. ()
£4.00
 
 
1139
1889 Hand addressed cover (central vertical crease) used within Paris bearing Ceres Head 20c black/yellowish (paper coloured on surface only) 4 nice even margins SG6 tied by Paris 35 Rue Cambon double ring cds 18 June 1889 very late use 40 years after date of issue. ()
£15.00
 
 
1140
1897 Hand addressed mourning cover (Light soiling and few light tone marks) to London with pencil endorsement " Posted when crossing the line mid ocean" bearing Peace & Commerce 25c black/pale rose SG267 tied by Ligne Paq Fr No 6 cds dated 6 June 1897. ()
£4.00
 
 
1141
1898-1906 Album page containing 'Blanc' type x 12 1c 2c 3c & 5c mint rest used 'Mouchon' type x 18 10c 25c & 30c mint rest used and 'Oliver Merson' type 40c 45c 50c & 1f all used (priced in Sterling pre 1971) between SG288/306. ()
£20.00
 
 
1142
1900s-20s Eighteen black and white plus eleven colour different unused postcards all showing images of Napoleon at various stages of his life including some on the battlefield. ()
£12.00
 
 
1143
1900 Universal Exhibition Paris 1900 19 different post cards (5 colour - 3 used rest black & white - 7 used) some light soiling plus unused colour postcard having two large purple Skegness dealers advertising cachets applied in 1971. ()
£7.00
 
 
1144
1900-06 'Oliver Merson' 45c deep green & blue small mark on gum unmounted mint SG304. ()
£3.50
 
 
1145
1900-24 'Blanc' type 5c deep green bottom right corner dated copy showing 13.10.25 in selvedge mounted mint slight perf separation at side SG295. ()
£8.00
 
 
1146
1900-24 2c claret right marginal imperf single with small closed tear bottom right corner just touching stamp unmounted mint.on piece of Roger North 'Expert' Paris note paper with some pencil notations re Maury and Yvert catalogues added SG289. ()
£6.00
 
 
1147
1903 Sower 25c blue off centre mounted mint tiny piece of paper stuck to gum SG319. ()
£10.00
 
 
1148
1903 Sower 25c blue off centre part gum missing top right corner mounted mint SG319. ()
£10.00
 
 
1149
1903 Hand addressed black & white undivided back lightly soiled postcard showing ruins of Jummieges Catherdral sent to England at 10c rate bearing "Blanc" type 5c green vertical pair tied by Jummieges Seine double ring cds dated 25 October 1903. ()
£2.00
 
 
1150
1903-39 Two album pages containing range of Sowers x 60 various printings mostly used with 1914 Red Cross 10c + 5c SG352 and 1925-32 80c vermilion SG424 both mounted mint and 1932-39 Peace x 10 1f 25 & 1f 50 mint rest used between SG314/428a & SG511/15. ()
£8.00
 
 
1151
1904 Colour advertising postcard for messrs Ozouf showing delights of Marseille addressed to Reims bearing 'Blanc' type' 1c grey tied by Noyon cds dated 14 April 1904. Unframed 'Retour A L'Envoyeur 3103' and framed 'Refuse' cachets applied along with 28c postage due charge with 1c black x 3 10c brown and 15c green SGD279 & D298/D299 tied by date unclear Reims cds and manuscript cancels. ()
£3.00
 
 
1152
1906 Colour postcard of Colonial Exhibition Marseille used to Lyon bearing Sower 10c red tied by six sided Colonial Exhibition cancel dated 14 September 1906. ()
£2.50
 
 
1153
1907 Sower 10c red postal stationery envelope hand addressed to Paris uprated with 'Blanc' type 3c lake-red and 4c bown SG291/92 plus Sower 5c green and 10c red SG331/33 (light tone marks around edges of stamps) all tied by French Philatelic Exhibition Paris single ring cds's dated 8 June 1907. ()
£6.00
 
 
1154
1907 Black & white undivided back maritime mail postcard two locals in front of Giant Bamboo trees sent to Loiret having 'Blanc' type 5c yellow-green SG293 tied to front by Ligne N Paq Fr No 5 eight sided cancel dated 2 April 1907 with same cancel on reverse along with Loiret arrival cds dated 19 April 1904. ()
£6.00
 
 
1155
1907 Sower 10c red type I mounted mint SG333. ()
£1.00
 
 
1156
1908-25 Postage Due 10c violet two blocks of 6 (3 x 2) left marginal block of 6 (2 x 3) left marginal block of 8 (2 x 4) and bottom gutter marginal block of 15 (5 x 3) forty one in total all fine cds used SGD349. ()
£3.00
 
 
1157
1909 Hand addressed cover used within Paris bearing Sower 10c red SG333 plus a blue propoganda label of Philip VIII (toning around perfs) who was the pretender to the French throne both tied by Paris Ploelarepublique single ring cds dated 13 April 1909. ()
£7.00
 
 
1158
1910s Hand addressed prisoner of war cover endorsed Feldpostbrief to South Africa having large blue circular undated French Prisoner of War cachet applied. ()
£5.00
 
 
1159
1910 Colour P&O postcard (light soiling both sides) of SS Moldavia at sea addressed to London bearing GB KEVII 1d scarlet (damaged) tied by Marseille Paquebot cds dated 1910. ()
£3.00
 
 
1160
1914-16 Three different Correspondence Des Armees De La Republique preprinted colour postal cards given out to troops all used to England bearing Sower 10c red (one with additional Red Cross label) tied by Tresoret Postes 33 or 164 cds's dated 30 August 1914 or 3 July 1916 or Paris 43 Littre cds dated 31 August 1918 all displayed on album sheet. ()
£4.00
 
 
1161
1915 Five (two registered) hand addressed unstamped covers (some a little tatty) all endorsed "SM" addressed to Minister of War Archives Bureaux having Tresor Et Postes diffeerrent number cds cancels applied dated between 4 March and 27 April 1915 four with military purple pictorial handstamp bottom left corner applied over officers details. ()
£5.00
 
 
1162
1915 Black and white postcard showing three soldiers paying thier respects at war memorial at Salon sent to US having Sower Red Cross Fund 10c + 5c red SG352 on picture side tied by date and location unclear cds. Red Cross Seige Central undated circular cachet applied. ()
£3.00
 
 
1163
1915 Slightly tatty lightly soiled unfranked hand addressed cover to Calais having faint strike of blue military cachet with Sarl D Ordogne single ring cds dated 11 October 1915. ()
£1.50
 
 
1164
1917 Hand addressed cover to England having fine strike of Convois Auto S.S.A.4 Le Lieut Commandant pictorial cachet (Motor transport unit) applied bottom left corner bearing Sower 25c blue tied by Arches Vossges cds dated 28 February 1917. ()
£4.00
 
 
1165
1917-19 War Orphans Fund twenty two separate black on white imperf (varying margins from large to huge) printers proofs most in issued designs on thin white ungummed paper for values between 2c + 3c to 1f + 1f including some with values not shown or 'blacked out'¬ includes five pairs and a strip of 3 with one pencil signed. Very scarce¬ maybe unique¬ ex 2001 Sandafayre auction 555 lot 6066 cost £684 SG370/76. ()
£150.00
 
 
1166
1920-26 'Oliver Merson' type 2f orange & blue-green gum creases unmounted mint SG387. ()
£6.00
 
 
1167
1920-50 Eight plain covers (one unaddressed and one typed address) bearing range of stamps all tied by handstamps including 1920 Versailles and 1937 Paris Congress cds's plus 1943-50 various philatlic Exhibitions¬ these pictorial handstamps. ()
£6.00
 
 
1168
1922 Hand addressed lightly soiled plain cover to Paris bearing 'Olivier Merson' type 1f tied by Arcacnon cds dated 30 May 1922. Guynemer red and blue air mail label affixed tied by two unclear cds's and straight line Par Avion cachet. Two unclear cds's on reverse. ()
£3.00
 
 
1169
1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress overprint on 'Olivier Merson' type 1f lake & yellow-green tied to small piece by Exhibition single ring cds dated 19 June 1923 SG400e. ()
£75.00
 
 
1170
1925 Two unaddressed Hotel Richmond covers one bearing 'Oliver Merson' type 1f lake & yellow-green SG369 the other with International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Arts 10c to 75c SG406/411 tied by Exposition Arts Decoraties Paris cds's 12 September 1925. ()
£3.00
 
 
1171
1925 Long American Consular service covers with Paris France added typed address to Ernest Ackerman Hotel Lotti 7 rue de Castiglione Paris bearing Sower 25c tied by Paris machine cancel dated 28 May 1925. pencil notations on reverse dated 17 June 1925. Printed write up re Ackerman and his attendence at the "Geneva Protocol". ()
£5.00
 
 
1172
1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 20f magenta & green (nice fresh colours) mounted mint in small folder from GPD Vessey circa 1960s auction 769 lot 368 SG432. ()
£35.00
 
 
1173
1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 20f magenta & green lightly mounted mint SG432. ()
£25.00
 
 
1174
1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 5f deep mauve & carmine unmounted mint SG430. ()
£8.00
 
 
1175
1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 10f sage-green & red unmounted mint SG431. ()
£20.00
 
 
1176
1926-27 Sower 25c surcharge on 30c blue complete booklet pane of 10 (5 x 2) having selvedge all four sides and 'Gibbs' advertisments top and bottom margins with light overall soiling and small nick in selvedge at right all stamps unmounted mint with couple light mounting mark in selvedge¬ unlisted as a booklet pane or a booklet containing these stamps by Stanley Gibbons however listed by Yvert 217-C2 or C4 SG433. ()
£25.00
 
 
1177
1926-27 War Orphans Fund 50c + 10c brown 1f + 25f carmine and 5f + 1f blue & black all three unmounted mint SG451/53. ()
£30.00
 
 
1178
1927 First International Display of Aviation and Navigation Marseilles 2f red and blue-green mounted mint having two different small experts marks on gum SG455. ()
£40.00
 
 
1179
1927 First International Display of Aviation and Navigation Marseilles 5f deep blue and buff mounted mint having two different small experts marks on gum SG456. ()
£40.00
 
 
1180
1927 Sinking Fund set of 3 mounted mint SG460/62. ()
£5.00
 
 
1181
1927 Hand addressed cover (4 hinge marks on reverse) sent registered airmail to Rotterdam from International Philatelic Exhibition Strasbourg bearing War Orphans 5c on 15c +10c grey-green and 5c on 25c + 15c pale blue SG390/91 plus Sower 15c lake-brown & 20c magenta SG414/15 with surcharges on Sowers 25c on 35c violet 50c on 1f 05 vermilion 90c on 1f 05 vermilion and 1f 10 on 1f 40 cerise SG434¬ 441 and 444/45 all tied by special Exhibition single ring cds dated 8 June 1927. ()
£6.00
 
 
1182
1927 Plain cover pencil London address bearing Visit of American Legion 90c red & 1f 50 dull blue SG458/459 tied by Bourget Aviation Seine single ring cds for date of issue. ()
£6.00
 
 
1183
1927-31 Postage Due 1f deep bluish green mounted some gum flaws SGD459. ()
£3.50
 
 
1184
1927-35 Collection of 500+ mint and mostly used stamps with much duplication displayed on album pages with a few cards and covers SG cat £700+. ()
£50.00
 
 
1185
1928 Sinking Fund 1f 50 + 8f 50 blue mounted mint couple small gum thins SG463. ()
£20.00
 
 
1186
1928 Sinking Fund 1f 50 + 8f 50 blue fine part cds used SG463. ()
£30.00
 
 
1187
1928 Sinking Fund set of 3 fine part cds used SG466/68. ()
£12.00
 
 
1188
1929 Sinking Fund set of 3 mounted mint 40c + 10c green small gum thin SG476/78. ()
£15.00
 
 
1189
1929-30s Small group of highly duplicated used stamps mainly consisting of just three stamps comprising 2f SG471 x 75 5f SG473 x 57 and 10f SG600 x 31 (SG cat £244) with few others noted inc SG483 x 2¬ 170 stamps in total. ()
£10.00
 
 
1190
1929-33 Arc de Triomphe 2f brown-lake lightly mounted mint lightly browned gum SG471. ()
£5.00
 
 
1191
1929-33 Reims Catherdral 3f slate-blue type I very lightly mounted mint SG472. ()
£10.00
 
 
1192
1929-33 Mont St Michel 5f chocolate type 1 lightly mounted mint SG473. ()
£4.00
 
 
1193
1929-33 Port de la Rochelle 10f pale ultramarine type I lightly mounted mint having light brown stain on part of gum SG474. ()
£10.00
 
 
1194
1929-33 Pont du Gard 20f deep red-brown perf 13½ lightly mounted mint SG475. ()
£45.00
 
 
1195
1929-33 Pont du Gard 20c deep red-brown perf 13 lightly mounted mint SG475b. ()
£50.00
 
 
1196
1929-33 Pont Du Gard 20f deep red-brown perf 13½ fine part cds used SG475. ()
£5.00
 
 
1197
1929-33 Pont du Gard 20f deep red-brown perf 13 block of 4 fine cds used SG475b. ()
£15.00
 
 
1198
1930 Airmail cover sent registered (red on white Bourget Aviation label affixed) typed Casablanca Poste Restante address bearing Air 1f 50 lake SG483 tied by Journees-Nat Aviation Vincennes cds dated 8 June 1930 plus colour label for Vincennes Event 8-9 June 1930 also tied by same cds. Rubber stamped Poste Restante Bourget Aviation address to Seine with Marocco 75c green horizontal pair SG116 tied by casablanca cds's dated 10 June 1930 having 30c pale carmine SGD319 postage due applied tied by Bourget Aviation single ring cds dated 13 June 1930. ()
£7.50
 
 
1199
1930 Sinking Fund "Le Sourire de Reims" 1f + 3f 50 reddish purple mounted mint SG480. ()
£15.00
 
 
1200
1930 Sinking Fund "Le Sourire de Reims" 1f + 3f 50 reddish purple lightly mounted mint printed on toned paper different to previous lot SG480. ()
£15.00
 
 
1201
1930 Sinking Fund "Le Sourire de Reims" 1f + 3f 50 reddish purple part cds used SG480. ()
£15.00
 
 
1202
1930 Sinking Fund 40c + 10c cerise and 50c + 25c sepia both mounted mint having about 50% gum loss SG485/86. ()
£6.00
 
 
1203
1930-31 International Colonial Exhibition Paris 15c slate-black to 1f 50 blue set of 5 lightly mounted mint SG488/92. ()
£10.00
 
 
1204
1931 Airmail postcard for Vincennes Air show 24-25 May 1931 typed address to Romania bearing Berthelot 90c SG457 and Air 1f 50 lake SG483 both tied by Journees-Nat Aviation Vincennes cds dated 24 May 1931 plus colour label for event also tied by same cds. Paris cds and Bucurest oval cancel dated 27 and 28 May respectively also on front. Hand addressed to French address on reverse with 16L in three Roumanian stamps (1L¬ 2L & 10L) applied tied by Bucurest Par Avion oval cancel dated 27 May 1931. ()
£7.00
 
 
1205
1931 Colour illustrated postcard number 2239 for Philatelic Exposition Ville de Lyon 2-3 May 1931 bearing 'Blanc' type 10c lilac SG413a and War Orphans Fund surcharge +5c on 15c + 10c grey green SG390 applied both sides two of each all tied by Bron aero Part Rhone cds's dated 3 May 1931 same cds ties two different labels for event also tied by red diamond shape cachet dated 3 May 1931 with red Exposition cds 2 May 1931 also applied.same date . ()
£7.00
 
 
1206
1931 Sinking Fund 'French Provinces' 1f 50 + 3f 50 green very fine part cds used SG493. ()
£40.00
 
 
1207
1931 Sinking Fund Sower 50c + 25c pale violet tiny gum thin mounted mint SG495. ()
£18.00
 
 
1208
1931 Sinking Fund Sower 50c + 25c pale violet centered high & left part slogan used SG495. ()
£15.00
 
 
1209
1932-39 Peace 90c bright green and 1f 40 mauve both bottom right corner marginal dated mint blocks of 4 mounted on top pair bottom pair unmounted. One 90c with one toned perf and one 1f 40 some gum loss SG511a 513b. ()
£2.50
 
 
1210
1933 Celebrities 30c greenish blue to 1f 25 claret set of 3 mounted mint SG516/18. ()
£8.00
 
 
1211
1933 Illustrated official unaddressed postcard for Regional Philatelique Exhibition Niederbronn Les Bains 14 to 16 July 1933 bearing 20c Sower tied by Niederbronn Les Bains Bas Rhine cds dated 16 July 1933 with purple circular cachet for Exhibition alongside. ()
£4.00
 
 
1212
1934 Dove of Peace 1f 50 bright ultramarine lightly mounted mint SG519. ()
£8.00
 
 
1213
1934 Cartiers Discovery of Canada 75c mauve & 1f 50 blue lightly mounted mint SG521/22. ()
£12.00
 
 
1214
1934 Unaddressed plain cover bearing Sower 10c blue x 2 plus Peace 30c green tied by two strikes of Toulons/ Mer Var single ring cds dated 4 February 1934 having large blue label affixed top left corner for Toulon Philatelic Exhibition 4 February 1934 tied by Toulon Exposition Philatelique black square cancel dated 4 February 1934 with red oval Club Philatelique Toulonnais undated cachet underneath. ()
£4.00
 
 
1215
1934 25th Anniv of Bleriot's Channel Flight 2f 25 violet mounted mint SG523. ()
£2.50
 
 
1216
1935 Breton River Scene 2f bright green mounted mint SG525. ()
£6.00
 
 
1217
1935 Maiden Voyage of Liner Normandie 1f 50 indigo bottom left corner marginal block of 4 mounted once in selvedge stamps unmounted SG526. ()
£9.00
 
 
1218
1935 Special typed New York address cover for maiden voyage of liner Normandie bearing 1f 50 indigo issued stamp SG526 tied by 'Normandie Le Harve Inaugural Voyage' slogan cancel dated 29 May 1935. ()
£5.00
 
 
1219
1935 Founding of French Academy by Richelieu 1f 50 carmine mounted mint SG530. ()
£4.00
 
 
1220
1935 death Centenary of Callot 75c red left marginal block of 4 lightly mounted on one stamp on selvedge rest unmounted mint SG531. ()
£7.50
 
 
1221
1935 Unemployed Intellecturals Relief Fund Symbolic of Art 50c + 2f red bottom marginal very lightly mounted mint SG533. ()
£9.00
 
 
1222
1935 Unemployed Intellecturals Relief Fund Symbolic of Art 50c + 2f red fine used SG533. ()
£8.00
 
 
1223
1935 Tercentenary of Funding of French Academy by Richelieu 1f 50 imperf faced sunken delux printers die proof in issued design and colour on white paper having manuscript ink endorsement and signature applied bottom right corner Y&T305 SG530. ()
£10.00
 
 
1224
1936 Canadian War Memorial Vimy 75c red and 1f 50 deep blue unmounted mint SG549/50. ()
£5.00
 
 
1225
1936 150th Death Anniversary of Pilatre de Rozier 75c greenish blue mounted SG546. ()
£4.00
 
 
1226
1936 Paris International Exhibition 20c to 1f 50 set of 6 lightly mounted mint SG555/560. ()
£8.00
 
 
1227
1936 Unemployed Intellectuals Relief Fund 20c + 10c brown-lake to 1f 50 + 50c ultramarine set of four mounted mint SG563/66. ()
£5.00
 
 
1228
1936 Black and white postcard no message small rubber stamped Postal Museum address "The Letter" bearing on picture side 1939 Postal Museum Fund 40c + 60c brown & purple SG655 tied by matching pictorial cds 27 March 1952. Marianne 8f on reverse. ()
£2.50
 
 
1229
1936 Caudron C-635 over Paris 85c dark green 5 singles and a horizontal pair all part cds used few slightly heavy SG534. ()
£2.00
 
 
1230
1936 Caudron C-635 over Paris 2f 50 carmine top left corner marginal mint block of 4 sheet number 52769 in selvedge having light soiling visible from front in side selvedge plus same but slightly darker on reverse with a little light blue offset and disturbed gum mounted three times in top selvedge only stamps unmounted SG537. ()
£10.00
 
 
1231
1936 Jean Jaures Commemoration 1f 50 value imperf printers sunken die proof colour trial in rose-lake (issued colour ultramarine) on soft pale blue paper in Nutmeg Stamp Sales 2005 auction card lot 8702 est $90. ()
£20.00
 
 
1232
1936 Jean Jaures Commemoration 1f 50 value imperf printers sunken die proof colour trial in grey-brown (issued colour ultramarine) on pale yellow paper in Nutmeg Stamp Sales 2005 auction card lot 8701 est $90. ()
£20.00
 
 
1233
1936 Universal Peace Propoganda printers sunken die proof for 1f 50 value in deep blue (issued colour blue) on white paper with card surround light hinge marks on rear SG561. ()
£8.00
 
 
1234
1936-37 Nansen Refugee Fund pair both lightly mounted mint SG541a/42. ()
£3.50
 
 
1235
1936-39 Collection of 300+ mint and mostly used stamps with much duplication displayed on album pages with some cards and covers SG cat £700+. ()
£50.00
 
 
1236
1937 Railway Congress 1f 50 deep blue unmounted mint SG573. ()
£2.00
 
 
1237
1937 International Philatelic Exhibition setenant block of 4 stamps with central vertical gutter labels from miniature sheet having fine strike of Expo Phil Int Paris eight sided cancel dated 18 June 1937 date of issue Sg cat £450 for full miniature sheet SGMS581 stamps only. ()
£25.00
 
 
1238
1937 National Museums 30c green and 55c scarlet mounted mint SG586/87. ()
£20.00
 
 
1239
1937 National Museums 30c green and 55c scarlet each attached to Louvre Museum sepia postcard but not postallly used or having message or address added SG586/87. ()
£15.00
 
 
1240
1937 Louvre Museum illustrated card (closed tear at right) for Paris Art Exhibition having black six sided cachet applied along with 30c green and 55c scarlet National Museums stamps SG586/87 tied by Paris Musee du Louvre single ring cds 22 October 1937. ()
£10.00
 
 
1241
1937 Napolean's Tomb 90c red illustrated postal stationery card unaddressed with six different commemoratives affixed including Satue of Liberty 50c & 75c SG541a/542 and Postal Workers Sports Fund set of 3 SG578/80 each tied by different Paris Exhibition 1937 cds's including Paris Colonies¬ Paris Tourism & Paris Trocadero between 26-31 July 1937. ()
£7.00
 
 
1242
1937-38 Public Health Fund 65c + 25c slate-purple block of 4 unmounted mint SG588. ()
£4.00
 
 
1243
1938 Nice Philatelic Club presentation sheet number 0010 of 1000 having Anatole France 30c + 10c emerald-green SG576 horizontal strip of 3 two overprinted 'Journee DV Timbre Nice 1938' with middle stamp reverse overprint in brown tied by Nice Alpes Maritimes single ring cds dated 9 January 1938 plus 'Journee Du Timbre Nice 1938' oblong cachet. ()
£6.00
 
 
1244
1938 Hand addressed a little soiled cover to England at 2f 75 rate bearing Sower 1f carmine-pink and 1f 75 rose-magenta SG512a & 515 plus sepia label for Rouen Philatelic Society all tied by individual strikes of Journee Du Timbre Rouen single ring cds dated 16 January 1938 with two strikes of red S.P.R¬ 16 Janvier 1938 red pictorial circular cachet. ()
£4.00
 
 
1245
1938 Radio for the Blind 90c + 25c purple (minor gum flaws) and International Water Exhibition 2f 25 ultramarine both unmoun ted mint SG631 and 644. ()
£2.00
 
 
1246
1938-40 Ceres Head 1f 75 blue to 3f pale magenta set of 6 imperf faced delux printers die proofs on white shiny paper all in issued design and colours Y&T372/76 SG591/91e. ()
£30.00
 
 
1247
1939 Sepia unaddressed special postcard for National Assembly 5 April 1939 bearing Iris 40c purple tied by fine strike of Versailles Congress Post single ring cds 5 April 1939¬ additional strike alongside. Purple undated Assemblee Nationale Questure cachet also applied. ()
£3.00
 
 
1248
1939 Hand addressed cover sent registered to USA at 4f 75 rate bearing Sower 50c Ceres 2f and New York World's Fair 2f 25 all tied by poorly applied Paris St Martin cds's dated 20 April 1939. Five purple US transit marks on reverse dated 1 or 3 May 1939. ()
£2.50
 
 
1249
1939 Purvis de Chavannes 40c + 10c deluxe faced imperf (152 x 130mm) printers sunken die proof in scarlet (issued colour) on soft white paper in fine condition SG645. ()
£12.00
 
 
1250
1939 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proof for 23rd Anniv of Battle of Verdun 90c olive-grey (issued colour) on soft white paper with minor crease on facing paper SG654. ()
£8.00
 
 
1251
1939 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proof for Boulogne Monument Fund 70c + 30c plum (issued colour) on soft white paper SG656. ()
£10.00
 
 
1252
1939 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proofs for Unemployed Intellectuals Relief Fund Puvis de Chavannes 40c + 10c scarlet and Claude Bernard 2f 25 + 25c ultramarine (issued colours) both on soft white paper SG645 & 648. ()
£15.00
 
 
1253
1939 Black on green Official Post Office unfranked redirection envelope No 717 (horizontal & vertical creasing) having Poste Restante manuscript address added with two unclear cancels on front along with small T in triangle tax mark. On reverse Postage Due 30c carmine x 20 (four vertical strips of four) SGD302 applied tied by Aude cds's dated 14 August 1939. ()
£8.00
 
 
1254
1939 Cover (central vertical fold) sent registered typed address Lille to Paris bearing Colonies Exhibition 1f 50 blue SG491 (light tone around perfs) tied by Lille Chamber of Commerce single ring cds dated 19 May 1939. ()
£2.50
 
 
1255
1939-40 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proof for New York World's Fair 2f 50 bright ultramarine (issued colour) on soft white paper SG638a. ()
£8.00
 
 
1256
1941 Overseas Propoganda Fund 1f + 1f green¬ purple¬ indigo & magenta imperf faced delux printers die proof on white shiny paper in issued design and colours Y&T503 SG708. ()
£10.00
 
 
1257
1941 National Seamen's Relief Fund 1f + 9f dark blue-green imperf faced delux printers sunken die proof on soft white paper in issued design and colour Y&T504 SG726. ()
£10.00
 
 
1258
1941 Hand addressed plain cover to Le Harve bearing Iris 20c mauve x 2 plus Refugees Fund 65c + 60c carmine SG623 & 616 tied by Philart Exhibition Paris pictorial large cds dated 25 November 1941 with an additional strike alongside. ()
£3.00
 
 
1259
1941 Eleven identical unused colour postcards showing stylised ship on sea for Foire De Paris each bearing different commemorative stamp on picture side tied by Foire De Paris Salon Philatelique single ring cds between 13 and 21 September 1941. ()
£8.00
 
 
1260
1941-42 Beaune Hospital 15f lake imperf faced delux printers sunken die proof on white soft paper in issued design and colour Y&T539 SG702. ()
£10.00
 
 
1261
1942 Tricolour Legion 1f 20 + 8f 50 blue and 1f 20 + 8f 50 scarlet left side of sheet block of ten (four of each value plus two central horizontal gutter labels) unmounted mint having light tone marks both sides SG769/70. ()
£7.50
 
 
1262
1942 Birth Bicentennary of La Perouse 2f 50 + 7f + 50 blue imperf faced delux printers sunken die proof on soft white paper in issued design and colour Y&T541 SG739. ()
£10.00
 
 
1263
1942 Birth Centennary of Chabier 2f + 3f seia imperf faced delux printers sunken die proof on soft white paper in issued design and colour Y&T542 SG743. ()
£10.00
 
 
1264
1942 Marshal Petain 50f black imperf faced (diagonal creases bottom right only on facing page) delux printers sunken die proof on soft white paper in issued design and colour Y&T525 SG746. ()
£10.00
 
 
1265
1942 National Relief Fund 50c surcharge on Marshal Petain 1f + 3f 50 ultramarine imperf faced (one hinge mark on facing page) delux printers die proof on shiny white paper in issued design and colour Y&T606 SG754. ()
£10.00
 
 
1266
1942 Death Centenary of Stendhal 4f sepia & red imperf faced delux printers die proof on shiny white paper in issued design and colours Y&T550 SG755. ()
£10.00
 
 
1267
1942 Andre Blondel 4f blue imperf faced delux printers sunken die proof on soft white paper in issued design and colour Y&T551 SG756. ()
£10.00
 
 
1268
1942 Hand addressed cover Lyon to Hotel Carlton Vichy Allier bearing National Relief Fund 70c + 80c claret and 80c + 1f carmine SG730/31 tied by Lyon cds dated 7 January 1942¬ early use as stamps issued 15 December 1942. ()
£3.50
 
 
1269
1942 National Relief Fund + 50 S N overpint on Marshal Petain 1f 50 ultramarine right marginal imperf printers proof in issued design lightly mounted mint SG754. ()
£4.00
 
 
1270
1942 Black & white unused postcard La Petite Post for Philatelic Exhibition 1-30 November 1942 bearing on reverse Massenet 4f blue-green SG749 tied by Philatelic Exhibition La Poste a Paris pictorial cds dated 2 November 1942 with additional strike alongside. ()
£2.00
 
 
1271
1942 Eighteen black & white unused post cards for Foire De Paris Universal International Exhibition (twelve of one design and six of another) each bearing a different commemorative stamp on picture side tied by Salon De La Philatelic Paris 1942 large double ring cds dated 10 October 1942 with an additional strike alongside. Purple Elysees Philatelique 7 Rue de Ponthieu Paris VIII three line cachet on reverse. ()
£10.00
 
 
1272
1943 Hand addressed cover endorsed 'Feldpost' to Can Calvados bearing Legion Des Volontaires Francais Contre Le Bolchevisme Courrier Special 'F+10' red and blue plus Corrier Official 'F' overprinted 'Front De L'Est Ostfront' Y&T 3/4 tied by Feldpost code f cds 11 February 1943 and Caen Calvados cds 22 February with same cds on reverse. ()
£10.00
 
 
1273
1943 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proof for Prisoner's Families Relief Fund 2f 40 + 7f 60 green (issued colour) on soft white paper SG790. ()
£8.00
 
 
1274
1944 150th Anniversary of the Invention of Semaphore Telegraph Post left corner marginal imperf printers proof vertical pair for 4f blue in issued design unmounted mint SG831. ()
£6.00
 
 
1275
1944 Gallic Cock bottom marginal imperf printers proof horizontal pair for 2f grey-blue in issued design on white ungummed papert SG842. ()
£6.00
 
 
1276
1944 Gallic Cock 30c purple showing clear double printing unused (no gum) SG833 variety. ()
£6.00
 
 
1277
1944 Typed Paris addressed plain cover bearing + 50c National Relief Fund Surcharge on Petain 1f 50 ultramarine SG754 tied by fine strike of Chateau de Malmaison Philatelic Exhibition pictorial handstamp 23 June 1944. Six imperf labels for Exhibition (blue¬ green and orange 2 of each) bust of Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon (son of Napoleon III) not tied. ()
£3.00
 
 
1278
1944 Mercury with RF overprint numbered bottom marginal gutter vertical blocks comprising 10c ultramarine block of 8 number 7¬ 30c scarlet block of 6 number 2¬ 40c violet block of 6 number 4 plus 50c greenish blue block of 6 number 2 and 50c pale greenish blue block of 8 number 6 all unmounted mint SG896/99. ()
£5.00
 
 
1279
1945-46 'Marianne' 15f bright purple top right corner marginal imperf printers proof in issued design unmounted mint SG926. ()
£6.00
 
 
1280
1946 Inauguration of Genissiat Barrage 12f carmine left marginal imperf printers proof in issued design unmounted mint SG1039. ()
£4.00
 
 
1281
1946 National Relief Fund Philippe de Commynes 4f + 3f issued design and colour imperf sunken printers die proof on thick cream paper light stain on reverse SG987. ()
£6.00
 
 
1282
1946-47 Prophylaxis Fund imperf sunken die proof containing 2f + 3f and 2f + 3f values in brown-lake & indigo (issued colours) on soft cream serrated paper SG960/61. ()
£5.00
 
 
1283
1946-47 Air Apollo & chariot 200f red complete sheet (number 98374 dated 20 July 1948) of 25 having selvedge on all four sides cancelled to order (full gum - unmounted) each with individual strike of Paris IX Distribution single ring cds dated 28 September 1948 SG970. ()
£5.00
 
 
1284
1947 Unaddressed printed cover number 00792 titled Brigue Et Tende Terre Francaise 12 October 1947 bearing Road Maintenance Fund 6f + 4f blue-green SG1018 tied by Tende Alpes Maritimes cds dated 12 October 1947. Blue on white ASF perforated label with same heading applied showing soldier and musician tied by ASF red cachet. ()
£5.00
 
 
1285
1947 12th Universal Postal Union Congress Herring Gull over Ile de la Cite 500f slate-grey very lightly mounted mint SG1013. ()
£10.00
 
 
1286
1947 12th Universal Postal Union Congress Herring Gull over Ile de la Cite 500f slate-green unmounted mint SG1013. ()
£10.00
 
 
1287
1947 12th Universal Postal Union Paris 3f 50 purple-brown to 500f slate-green set of 4 fine part cds used SG1009/1013. ()
£9.00
 
 
1288
1948 Black and white postcard of Eiffel Tower sent to Germany at 12f rate bearing 'Maianne' 3f magenta 4f turquoise-green and 5f blue SG999/1004 all tied by Paris 88 slogan cancel dated 19 August 1948. Two different purple Eiffel Tower cacahets applied along with blue or sepia different pictorial labels both showing Eiffel Tower. ()
£2.50
 
 
1289
1948 Famous Airmen 50f + 2f brown purple & 100f + 70f blue mounted mint having some gum loss at top on 100f value only SG1024/25. ()
£1.50
 
 
1290
1949 French Stamp Centenary complete mint sheet number 95053 of 40 stamps comprising 15f scarlet and 25c blue imperf and perf ten of each plus ten labels mounted five times in selvedge all stamps and labels unmounted making ten vertical strips of 4 stamps and label SG1061a x 10. refer note under SG1064 which states printed in sheets of 40 stamps and 10 labels¬ complete sheet unlisted by Stanley Gibbons. ()
£50.00
 
 
1291
1949-50 100f brown-purple to 1000f slate-purple & black/blue set fine used SG1055/59. ()
£8.00
 
 
1292
1950 Illustrated typed address first day cover sent airmail to USA for Paris 1000f slate-purple and black/blue SG1059 tied by weakish strike of Paris cds for date of issue having tiny '2' in circle black mark applied on front of cover¬ maybe US mark? ()
£8.00
 
 
1293
1950 National Relief Fund set of 6 all fine part cds used SG1095/1100. ()
£12.00
 
 
1294
1950 National Relief Fund marginal set of 6 having colour lathe work in selvedge stamps unmounted mint¬ mounted in selvedge with hinge remains SG1095/1100. ()
£15.00
 
 
1295
1950-73 Forteen different Red Cross sets all unmounted mint between SG1105/2022. ()
£12.00
 
 
1296
1954 Air 100f to 1000f set of 4 mounted mint 1000f value light gum bend SG1194/97. ()
£40.00
 
 
1297
1954 50th Anniversary of Paris Fair imperf top marginal block of 4 printers colour trial of 15f value in issued design in plum colour (issued lake & blue) with lathe work in selvedge above marginal stamps unmounted mint SG1203. ()
£15.00
 
 
1298
1954 Tenth Anniversary of Liberation imperf left marginal vertical pair printers colour trial for 15f value in issued design in unissued colour indigo (issued colour vermilion and deep ultramarine) showing lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1204. ()
£10.00
 
 
1299
1954 Tenth Anniversary of Liberation printers imperf proof colour trial for 15f value in deep ultramarine (issued colours vermilion & deep ultramarine) left marginal block of 4 having lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint on sales card from unknown auction SG1204. ()
£15.00
 
 
1300
1954-58 Views Lourdes imperf bottom right corner marginal printers colour trial block of 4 for 6f value in issued design top pair red and orange-vermilion bottom pair in orange-brown unissued colours (issued colour indigo blue & blue-green) having pencil notations and codes in selvedge regarding colours unmounted mint SG1205. ()
£15.00
 
 
1301
1954-58 Views Ajaccio imperf top right corner marginal (part corner selvedge cut away) printers colour trial block of 4 for 20f value in issued design all brownish black unissued colour (issued colours black brown ¬ chestnut & turquoise- blue) having lathe work in side selvedge unmounted mint with light reddish offset on gum SG1211. ()
£15.00
 
 
1302
1955 Jacques Coeur (merchant prince) printers sunken die proof colour trial in sepia issued design 12f value (issued colour deep violet) on soft white serrated paper having pencil signature of Pheulpin engraver SG1260 proof. ()
£7.00
 
 
1303
1955 Television Development 15f imperf printers proof in block of 4 in issued colours unmounted mint SG1247. ()
£15.00
 
 
1304
1955 Television Development 15f imperf printers proof colour trial bottom marginal vertical strip of 5 top pair and fourth stamps deep violet colour third stamp purple colour and fifth stamp deep violet & purple (not issued colours) unmounted mint SG1247. ()
£20.00
 
 
1305
1955 Tenth Anniversary of Liberation of Concentration Camps imperf printers proof 12f brownish black & violet grey (issued colours) left corner marginal vertical pair unmounted mint with violet grey lathe work in selvedge SG1248. ()
£7.00
 
 
1306
1955 Tenth Anniversary of Liberation of Concentration Camps imperf printers proof colour trials 12f value in bottom marginal vertical strip of 4 top stamp black & carmine second stamp black third stamp carmine and marginal stamp carmine & black (not issued colours) unmounted mint SG1248. ()
£15.00
 
 
1307
1955 Tenth Anniversary of Liberation of Concentration Camps imperf printers proof colour trials 12f value in vertical strip of 3 top stamp crimson middle stamp black & crimson and bottom stamp crimson (not issued colours) unmounted mint SG1248. ()
£12.00
 
 
1308
1955 Tenth Anniversary of Liberation of Concentration Camps imperf printers proof colour trials 12f value in vertical strip of 3 top stamp crimson middle stamp black & crimson and bottom stamp carmine (not issued colours) unmounted mint SG1248. ()
£12.00
 
 
1309
1955 Jacques Coeur (Merchant Prince) imperf printers proof 12f value in deep violet (issued colour) block of 4 with same colour lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1260. ()
£15.00
 
 
1310
1955 Jacques Coeur (merchant prince) imperf printers proof 12f value in deep violet (issued colour) bottom right corner marginal vertical pair with same colour lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1260. ()
£8.00
 
 
1311
1955 National Relief Fund set of 6 mounted mint SG1253/58. ()
£25.00
 
 
1312
1956 Black and white Maxi card with illustration of Camille Flammarion and astronomy on front bearing Flammarion 18c deep bright blue SG1282 on front tied by special illustrated handstamp for date of issue. Redirected by hand to England with an additional stamp applied to reverse which is also tied by special illustrated handstamp for date of issue. ()
£3.00
 
 
1313
1957 200th Anniversary of National Porcelain Industry at Sevres range of items displayed on four loose leaf album pages comprising issued stamp single and bottom left corner marginal example with lathe work in side selvedge both unmounted mint¬ unaddressed sepia maxi card with issued stamp tied by Sevres FDI handstamp¬ printers sunken die proofs one in black only other two in different shades of blue (these both pencil signed by designer) plus deluxe imperf proof in issued design and colours SG1323. ()
£25.00
 
 
1314
1957-59 Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II (helicopter) 1000f lightly mounted mint SG1320. ()
£14.00
 
 
1315
1958 UNESCO imperf bottom right corner marginal printers colour trial for 35f value showing lathe work in side selvedge in issued design but unissued colours of blue¬ sage and yellow (issued colours orange-red and blackish green) with pencil notation regarding lack of line under 'UNESCO' having small black manuscript mark on gum unmounted mint SG1401. ()
£7.50
 
 
1316
1959 Avesnes-sur-Helpe imperf bottom marginal printers colour trial vertical strip of 4 20f value in issued design unissued colours top stamp orange-red next stamp deep claret next stamp chocolate bottom stamp chocolate and orange-red (issued colours blue¬ chocolate and black) having pencil numbers '1428 CC' and '1607 SP' selvedge unmounted mint SG1446. ()
£20.00
 
 
1317
1959 Avesnes-sur-Helpe imperf right marginal printers colour trial block of 4 20f value in issued design unissued colours top pair Prussian blue bottom pair new blue (issued colours blue¬ chocolate and black) having lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1446. ()
£20.00
 
 
1318
1959 Heroes of the Resistance (3rd series) 15c Five Martyrs printers imperf colour trail right marginal horizontal strip of 3 in issued design. Marginal stamp mauve & purple middle stamp mauve and left hand stamp purple unmounted mint SG1418. ()
£10.00
 
 
1319
1959 Heroes of the Resistance (3rd series) 15c Yvonne Le Roux printers imperf colour trail right marginal horizontal strip of 3 in issued design. Marginal stamp orange & rose middle stamp rose and left hand stamp orange unmounted mint SG1419. ()
£10.00
 
 
1320
1959 Heroes of the Resistance (3rd series) 20c Mederic-Vedy printers imperf colour trail right marginal horizontal strip of 3 in issued design. Marginal stamp scarlet & purple middle stamp purple and left hand stamp scarlet unmounted mint SG1421. ()
£10.00
 
 
1321
1959 Heroes of the Resistance (3rd series) 30c Moutardier printers imperf colour trail right marginal horizontal strip of 3 in issued design. Marginal stamp myrtle-green & emerald middle stamp myrtle-green and left hand stamp emerald unmounted mint SG1422. ()
£10.00
 
 
1322
1959 Illustrated Robson Lowe auction catalogue 22 April 1959 for sale of The Dwight Collection of Postal History of France complete with prices realised. ()
£2.00
 
 
1323
1961-63 Art complete sets comprising 1961 set of 4 SG1551/54 1962 set of 3 SG1590/92 plus 1963 set of 4 SG1603/06 all unmounted mint. ()
£8.00
 
 
1324
1961-76 UNESCO complete for period unmounted mint SGU1/U20. ()
£6.00
 
 
1325
1963 Tourist Publicity Viittel imperf printers colour trial 80c value in issued design emerald green unissued colour (issued colours maroon¬ blue & green) unmounted mint SG1622. ()
£5.00
 
 
1326
1964 Tourist Publicity Caeser's Tower Provins imperf top marginal printers colour trial 70c value in issued design bluish-green unissued colour (issued colours maroon¬ deep bluish-green and indigo) having lathe work in top selvedge unmounted mint SG1655. ()
£5.00
 
 
1327
1964-74 Three illustrated unused maxi-cards for different Events each having commemerative attached tied to front by special pictorial handstamp plus 1965-71 sixteen first day covers and one commemorative cover all but one single stamp for various issues having issued stamps attached tied by pictorial first day of issue handstamps. ()
£10.00
 
 
1328
1966 Twenty four different commemoratives issued in the year all unmounted mint comprising SG1702/09 1715/24 & 1727/32 ()
£4.00
 
 
1329
1967 History of France (2nd series) 40c to 60c set of 3 each in printers imperf colour trials marginal strips of three all in issued designs comprising 40c SG1769 marginal stamp emerald middle stamp grey and other olive-brown 40c SG1770 marginal stamp deep violet middle stamp violet and other bright purple and 60c SG1771 marginal stamp chocolate & deep turquoise-blue middle stamp agate other chocolate all unmounted mint. ()
£30.00
 
 
1330
1967 Twenty two colour unused postcards used as maxi cards having single stamp relating to the postcard tied by first day of issue mainly pictorial handstamps. ()
£3.00
 
 
1331
1968 National Congress of Philatelic Societies Beziers range of imperf printers colour trials for 40c value in issued design comprising single in turquoise-blue single in chocolate¬ cobalt & yellow-green left marginal vertical pair top stamp ultramarine bottom stamp green with lathe work in selvedge plus bottom marginal pair top stamp yellow-brown bottom stamp yellow-brown¬ green and ultramarine (issued colours ochre¬ myrtle-green & indigo) all unmounted mint SG1802. ()
£25.00
 
 
1332
1968 Bicentenary of Union of Corsica & France three imperf printers single colour trials for 25c value in issued design unissued colours comprising ultramarine¬ deep turquoise-green and purple. ultramarine and deep turquoise-green (issued colours blue¬ emerald & black) unmounted mint SG1804. ()
£10.00
 
 
1333
1968 50th Anniversary of the Little White Beds Children's Hospital imperf printers vertical strip of 3 colour trials for 40c value in issued design unissued colours left hand stamp lake-brown middle stamp green and right hand stamp scarlet (issued colours brown-lake¬ orange-brown & light brown) unmounted mint SG1807. ()
£10.00
 
 
1334
1968 50th Anniversary of Armistice on Western Front imperf printers horizontal pair colour trials for 25c value in issued design unissued colours left hand stamp orange-red right hand stamp green (issued colours blue and deep carmine) unmounted mint SG1808. ()
£8.00
 
 
1335
1968 Red Cross Fund imperf top marginal vertical strip of 3 printers colour trials for 30c + 10c value in issued design Saint Pol Roux and' Evocation of Golgotha' top stamp carmine-rose middle stamp greenish-slate and bottom stamp red unmounted mint SG1783. ()
£12.00
 
 
1336
1968 French Polar Exploration 40c value printers imperf colour trail right marginal horizontal strip of 3 in issued design. Marginal stamp turquoise-blue¬ buff and ultramarine middle stamp turquoise-blue and left hand stamp deep ultramarine and ultramarine unmounted mint on sales card from unknown French auction house estimate €80 SG1806. ()
£10.00
 
 
1337
1968 Twenty two colour unused postcards used as maxi cards having single stamp relating to the postcard tied by first day of issue mainly pictorial handstamps. ()
£3.00
 
 
1338
1968 Eighteen colour unused postcards used as maxi cards having single stamp relating to the postcard tied by first day of issue mainly pictorial handstamps. ()
£2.00
 
 
1339
1969 Tourist Publicity Brou Church imperf printers colour trial 45c issued design unissued colour new blue (issued colours olive¬ chestnut and new blue) unmounted mint SG1814. ()
£3.00
 
 
1340
1969 Tourist Publicity Hautefort Chateau imperf printers colour trials vertical pair for 70c value in issued design unissued colours top stamp sage bottom stamp cerise (issued colours light brown¬ indigo and new blue) unmounted mint SG1815. ()
£7.00
 
 
1341
1969 Tourist Publicity Vouglans Dam¬ Jura imperf printers colour trials for 80c value in issued design unissued colours comprising myrtle green (next four marginal with lathe work in selvedge) ultramaine¬ chocolate (pencil BR9 in selvedge)¬ bright purple (pencil BR5 in selvedge) and olive-brown (pencil BR4 in selvedge) issued colours lake-brown¬ maroon & bistre all unmounted mint SG1816. ()
£20.00
 
 
1342
1969 Tourist Publicity La Trinite-sur-Mer imperf printers colour trial for 1f 15 value in issued design unissued colour emerald green left marginal showing lathe work and black T.D.3 in selvedge (issued colours light-brown¬ olive-brown and new blue) unmounted mint SG1818. ()
£4.00
 
 
1343
1969 Tourist Publicity La Trinite-sur-Mer imperf printers colour trials for 1f 15 value in issued design bottom marginal block of eight (2 x 4) unissued colours comprising top pair new blue next pair brown-olive next pair reddish brown with bottom marginal stamp issued colours bottom right stamp brown-olive and reddish-brown (issued colours light-brown¬ olive-brown and new blue) unmounted mint pencil notation 'III' in selvedge under left row and 'IV' in selvedge under right row SG1818. ()
£30.00
 
 
1344
1969 Red Cross Fund Celebrities imperf printers colour trials for 50c + 10c values set of 6 in issued designs each in different colour to issued stamps unmounted mint SG1825/30. ()
£25.00
 
 
1345
1969 Resistance and Liberation 25th Anniversary Battle of the Garigliano (Italy) imperf printers colour trials top right corner marginal block of 4 for 45c value in issued design unissued colours top left stamp chocolate bottom left dull violet and right side vertical pair chocolate and black (issued colours black & bluish violet) showing lathe work in top selvedge unmounted mint SG1834. ()
£15.00
 
 
1346
1969 Resistance and Liberation 25th Anniversarys Memorial and Resistance fighters (Battle of Mont Mouchet) imperf printers colour trials bottom left corner marginal dated (24.4.69) block of 4 for 45c value in issued design unissued colours top left stamp slate-blue top right stamp myrtle-green bottom left stamp slate-blue¬ myrtle-green and deep violet bottom right stamp slate-blue¬ myrtle-green and deep violet (issued colours slate¬ slate-blue and myrtle-green) showing lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1836. ()
£15.00
 
 
1347
1969 National Congress of Philatelic Societies Chalons-sur-Marne imperf printers colour trials for 45c value in issued design horizontal strip of 3 comprising first stamp green middle stamp chocolate brown and right hand stamp new blue (issued colours ochre¬ deep blue and green) unmounted mint SG1842. ()
£12.00
 
 
1348
1969 Nature Conservation Mouflon imperf printers colour trials for 45c value in issued design horizontal strip of 3 comprising first stamp bright green middle stamp reddish brown and right hand stamp black unmounted mint SG1847. ()
£12.00
 
 
1349
1969 College of Arts and Manufactures Chatenay-Malabry imperf printers colour trials for 45c value in issued design vertical left marginal pair having lathe work in selvedge top stamp yellow-green bottom stamp yellow-orange (issued colours yellow-green¬ yellow-orange and deep green) unmounted mint SG1848. ()
£9.00
 
 
1350
1969 College of Arts and Manufactures Chatenay-Malabry imperf printers colour trials for 45c value in issued design vertical pair top stamp yellow-green bottom stamp yellow-orange (issued colours yellow-green¬ yellow-orange and deep green) unmounted mint SG1848. ()
£8.00
 
 
1351
1970 Red Cross Fund L. Le Vau imperf printers colour trial of 40c + 10c value in issued design in olive-brown (issued stamp brown-lake) unmounted mint SG1857. ()
£4.00
 
 
1352
1970 Red Cross Fund Prosper Merimee and Philibert de l'Orme imperf printers colour trials of 40c + 10c values in issued designs Merimee in deep blue de l'Orme in cerise (issued stamps turquoise blue and slate-green) both unmounted mint SG1858/59. ()
£7.00
 
 
1353
1972 Twenty nine corner marginal blocks of 4 for different commemoratives issued in year all unmounted mint having a pictorial handstamp for date of issue in selvedge only not on stamps SG cat £160+ for unmounted SG1891 and between SG1948/1980. ()
£15.00
 
 
1354
1973-77 Seventy nine different commemorative stamps (inc four signs of the Zodiac) all unmounted mint (many marginal) SG cat £75+. ()
£7.00
 
 
1355
1974 Twenty nine corner marginal blocks of 4 for different commemoratives issued in year all unmounted mint having a pictorial handstamp for date of issue in selvedge only not on stamps SG cat £112 for unmounted SG2026/30 2032 & 2037/60. ()
£10.00
 
 
1356
1977-81 Sabine 80c olive yellow 1f emerald 1f 20 bright scarlet 1f 70 greenish blue and 2f 10 bright purple top or bottom corner marginal blocks of 10 (5 x 2) unmounted mint SG2220/32. ()
£6.00
 
 
1357
1978 Forty three corner marginal blocks of 4 for different commemoratives issued in year all unmounted mint having a pictorial handstamp for date of issue in selvedge only not on stamps SG cat £209 for unmounted between SG2241/88. ()
£20.00
 
 
1358
1978 Council of Europe 1f 20 & 1f 70 bottom left corner marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint with pictorial handstamp for date of issue in selvedge only not on stamps SGC25/C26. ()
£1.50
 
 
1359
1978 UNESCO leaf design 1f 20 & 1f 70 bottom left corner marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint with pictorial handstamp for date of issue in selvedge only not on stamps SGU18 & U20. ()
£1.50
 
 
1360
1978 Sabine (after Louise David) 1c slate-black to 3f reddish brown sixteen different values of the original eighteen values issued in 1978 each in bottom left or bottom right corner marginal blocks of 4 between SG2210/2233. ()
£7.00
 
 
1361
1981 Red Cross (Stained Glass) imperf printers proofs in issued designs and colours for 1f 40 + 30c and 1f 60 + 30c values on white shiny paper SG2441/43. ()
£7.00
 
 
1362
1982 Philexfrance 82 Stamp Exhibition miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS2539. ()
£4.00
 
 
1363
1984 Playing cards 1f 14 to 3f 95 set of 4 precancelled (as issued) unmounted SG2619/22. ()
£1.50
 
 
1364
1986-93 UNESCO complete for period unmounted mint SGU37/U46. ()
£5.00
 
 
1365
1992 SNCF illustrated presentation folder (number 746 of 1000 produced) for Les Cheminots Philatelistes 49th Exposition Paris 1992 at the Montparnasse Station having Birth Centenary of Genevoix 2f 30 SG3006 tied by special pictorial Exposition cds handstamp. Lot includes illustrated card or cover for 52 and 53rd Exposition bearing various stamps tied by appropriate pictorial Exposition cds handstamps. ()
£2.50
 
 
1366
1995-2003 UNESCO complete for period unmounted mint SGU47/U54. ()
£5.00
 
 
1367
1998 History of the Letter 3f set of 12 plus additional 3f Dove and 3f Knight 14 stamps all tied to piece of cover by Paris cds's dated 23 December 2013 SG3492/503. ()
£1.50
 
 
1368
2012 Greetings 'Language of Flowers' 60c self adhesive set of 12 usual wavy line used each on small piece SG5108/119. ()
£5.00
 
 
1369
2016 Thirty five different commemorative stamps values to €4.80 all unmounted mint SG cat £230+ face €42+ between SG5915/6078. ()
£25.00
 
 
FRANCE - BOOKLETS
Lots 1370-1379
 
1370
1924 5f blue on cream advertising booklet missing front pane with back pane mainly stuck to inside back cover having adverts for Brerrelle CH Guyot or Jif in selvedge. Part of slevedge at top right missing otherwise fine for age and rarely seen DBSB16 part. ()
£25.00
 
 
1371
1926 10f complete booklet of 20 50c stamps in two panes of 10 having advertisements in pane margins with both panes stuck to inside of booklet and all stamps affected by some form of smudging or smearing of colour¬ outer cover fine. Most unusual and an uncommon booklet in complete form¬ maybe a error with the ink whilst printing DSB5a. ()
£20.00
 
 
1372
1954 Red Cross Paintings by Greuze and Carriere complete booklet in fine condition XSB4. ()
£30.00
 
 
1373
1964 2f Philatec seven different colour covers complete booklets showing printing shop on reverse cover all in fine condition SBDSB37(e). ()
£7.00
 
 
1374
1979 22f Post Code green on cream complete unopened booklet containing 1f 10 emerald two panes of ten in fine condition SGDSB64. ()
£5.00
 
 
1375
1979 26f Post Code blue on cream complete unopened booklet containing 1f 30 bright scarlet two panes of ten in fine condition apart from small stain on front SGDSB71. ()
£4.00
 
 
1376
1982 32f Philexfrance 82 green on cream complete unopened booklet containing 1f 60 bright scarlet two panes of ten in fine condition SGDSB81. ()
£5.00
 
 
1377
1991-95 Nine complete 25f self adhesive booklets containing 'Marianne' 2f 50 two booklets in blocks of 10 plus NVI seven booklets in blocks of 10 or two strips of 5 all blue on yellow covers in fine condition SGDSB104a¬ DSB104c DSB108a/108b and DSB112a/112e. ()
£32.00
 
 
1378
1997-2000 Fourteen 'Marianne of 14 July' different self adhesive booklets blue on white or blue on yellow covers originally sold for 30f containing a pane of 10 NVI stamps SG3411all in fine condition SGDSB115a¬ c/d¬ g/h¬ l/n¬ and p/s ()
£35.00
 
 
1379
2008 Greetings complete €7.70 self adhesive booklet on original backing paper cancelled to order having four strikes of Yvelines cds dated 1 December 2008 CSB89. ()
£6.00
 
 
FRANCE - CINDERELLA ITEMS
Lots 1380-1395
 
1380
Black & white reproduction from a coloured aquatint by Basse after Garneray of Brest Harbour circa 1790s as displayed in the National Maritime Museum. ()
£3.00
 
 
1381
1898 Complete imperf sheet of 40 blue on white labels for Rochefort International and Colonial Exhibition unmounted having light soiling and creasing both sides unmounted mint with overall light gum tone. ()
£12.00
 
 
1382
1900 Black on white labels for 1900 Universal Exhibition Paris sheet of 36 (six different designs x six of each) split horizontally into two part sheets of 18 unmounted mint with a little perf seperation and slight gum creasing. ()
£10.00
 
 
1383
1910-11 Ten illustrated pages from French newspapers all on theme of flight and flight events all mounted on thin card with hand written details in Frence added for events between October 1910 to September 1911¬ good condition for age. ()
£7.50
 
 
1384
1920s Circa 25c black on orange top left corner imperf essay or proof for unadopted design showing coat of arms and ship at sea 25c value unmounted mint¬ origin unknown. ()
£2.00
 
 
1385
1924 Forgeries of Olympics issue in used designs various colours with some frames only comprising 10c value x six 25c value x five 30c x seven and 50c x four all imperf on pieces of cream or white ungummed card all nice and clean. ()
£7.50
 
 
1386
1925 Complete sheet of 25 purple & orange labels for the Lemaitre & Arrachard flight Dakar to Paris 7 February 1925 no gum (as issued) including two tete-beche pairs. Sheet has some creasing and damage to edges plus surface damage to a number of labels and has been strengthened by hinges on reverse. Ex Bournmouth Stamp Auctions sale 6 November 1964 lot 415 in original sales folder. ()
£20.00
 
 
1387
1930s-40s Thirty three coupons cut from documents from eleven different companies all relating to payment of dividends or interest. ()
£5.00
 
 
1388
1935 Opened out brown paper "sick bag" mounted on large thick over A4 size album page believed from Germany as label in German mounted on reverse having ink heading dated 22.9.35 with around twenty different signatures in pencil added. Pencil notation at right in French which I cannot make out. Unusual item maybe from flight event? ()
£7.50
 
 
1389
1938 Metz Philatelic Exhibition labels in four different colours (blue¬ green¬ purple or red) perforated sheets of 4 unmounted mint plus black imperf block of 4 on thick cream ungummed paper having black number number 120 printed in selvedge. ()
£8.00
 
 
1390
1941 Legion Des Volontaires Francis Contre Le Bolchevisme F value red and black plus F value + 10f carmine & blue mounted mint Y&T 2/3. ()
£5.00
 
 
1391
1942 Legion Des Volontaires Francis Contre Le Bolchevisme F value red and black plus F value + 10f carmine & blue mounted mint Y&T 4/5. ()
£5.00
 
 
1392
1942 Legion Des Volontaires Francis Contre Le Bolchevisme "Borodino" issue F value + 1f five different colours and designs mounted mint Y&T 6/10. ()
£5.00
 
 
1393
1958 G.P.D. Vessey Ltd auction number 715 catalogue dated 4 January 1958 containing many French items missing back cover. ()
£1.50
 
 
1394
1970s-80s circa range of 40 different fantasy issues for French stamps in designs 1880s to 1920s none of which appear to have been issued all imperf unmounted mint many on green peach or pink paper in various values. ()
£8.00
 
 
1395
1980s Folder containing correspondence¬ photographs¬ articles and photocopies of articles all relating to the infamous French forger Alfred Baguet ex estate of L N Williams. Mostly in chronological order witth very interesting correspondence from various eminate philatelists throughout the world. Photographs are colour and black and white showing various forgeries from Crete¬ France¬ Haiti and Newfoundland. Very interesting and unique lot which requires sorting and further study. ()
£30.00
 
 
FRANCE - POSTAL STATIONERY
Lots 1396-1402
 
1396
1881 H&G46 10c black on violet postal card and 1886 H&GA5 15c blue on buff letter card both fine unused. ()
£2.00
 
 
1397
1885 H&GL18 30c black addressed but unused Pneumatic Post Telegramme Card. ()
£1.50
 
 
1398
1890 French Colonies H&GA7 15c blue on grey unused letter card having part sealing strip missing on reverse having surface scratch on imprinted stamp. ()
£1.50
 
 
1399
1900 Sinais G21c Peace & Commerce 10c black postal card for Universal Exposition Paris 1900 having illustration of building titled 'Deucsches Haus' on picture side used to Germany having paris Exposition Rapp cds dated 15 April 1900 with German arrival cds dated 16 April. ()
£4.00
 
 
1400
1901 Y&T B1b 'Mouchon' type 15c orange fine unused lettercard. ()
£2.50
 
 
1401
1901 H&G60 'Mouchon' 10c carmine on green 1904 H&G64 'Sower' 10c carmine on greenish postal cards plus 1901 H&GA27 'Mouchon' 15c orange on grey letter card all unused having light soiling on both sides. ()
£2.00
 
 
1402
1904 Y&T B15 15c green on green hand addressed envelope useed within Loire having La Chapelle St Mesw cds dated April 1910 on front and Tours cds on reverse. ()
£1.50
 
 
FRANCE - LITERATURE
Lots 1403-1416
 
1403
La Poste Maritime Francaise volume II Paquebots of the Mediterranean 1837-1939 hard back published in 1992 by James Brandon reprint of 1962 R Salles book in as new condition. ()
£8.00
 
 
1404
Postage Stamps of France hard back illustrated auction catalogue held by Sothebys 12 February 1992 in fine condition original cost of £25. ()
£7.50
 
 
1405
1926 Philatelic Magazine Handbook No 10 The Postage Stamps of France 1840 to 1925 by W Ward 80 pages cover a little worn but contents fine. ()
£3.00
 
 
1406
1926 Philatelic Magazine Handbook No 10 The Postage Stamps of France 1840 to 1925 by W Ward 80 pages cover a little stained and worn but contents fine. ()
£2.50
 
 
1407
1946 Thirty page illustrated booklet titled Etude Sur Le Timbre Emis Par La Resistance Francaise providing detailed information of the 1f 50 brown Marshal Petain stamp. ()
£5.00
 
 
1408
1949 Eight page program for Regional Philatelic Exposition Orleans 14-16 May 1949 lightly soiled having horizontal crease. ()
£2.50
 
 
1409
1949 99 Page black and white A4 photocopy of Postal Marks and Cancels of Algeria 1830-76 inc maps and illustrations by de Beaufond & Halden in fine condition in French. ()
£7.00
 
 
1410
1950 France Maury softbound catalogue for stamps¬ revenues including telegraphs cover separate from contents which are a little aged but full of information. ()
£2.50
 
 
1411
1958-63 Le Monde Oblierations des Bureaux Temporaires et Premiers jours (Cancels for Temporary Offices and First Day of Issue) for 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 and 1963 (this soiled on cover) otherwise all in fine condition. 1961 1962 & 1963 include Andorra. ()
£3.00
 
 
1412
1960 French Maritime Mail including "Used Abroad" combination and campaign covers Robson Lowe illustrated auction catalogue 12 October 1960 with prices realised. ()
£3.00
 
 
1413
1971 Repertoir des Obiliterations Francaises A Sujet Ferroviaire by J C Guillon 19 A4 black and white pages with many illustrations all in French. ()
£3.00
 
 
1414
1973 Repertoir des Obiliterations Francaises A Sujet Ferroviaire by J C Guillon 1st update 34 A4 black and white pages plus 4 appendix with many illustrations all in French. ()
£4.00
 
 
1415
1974 Illustrated auction catalogue for collection of 1849 20c black (76 lots) formed by Mr E Antonini offered for sale at auction by J Ribault-Mennetiere & D. Marlio.March 1974. ()
£2.50
 
 
1416
1982 Black and white A4 photocopy of Postal Marks and Cancels of France Foreign Offices 1561-1948 plus Algeria including illustrations all in French fine condition. ()
£7.00
 
 
FRENCH COLONIES
Lots 1417-1502
 
1417
General Issues - 1859-70 Eagle 20c pale blue 3 good clear margins into and ragged at left with much gum loss SG4. ()
£3.00
 
 
1418
French Committee of National Liberation - 1943 Aid to Resistance Movement 50c + 4f 50 yellow-green to 9f + 41f purple set of 5 bottom right corner marginals having light toning mainly on rear unmounted mint dryish gum SG82/86. ()
£2.00
 
 
1419
French Committee of National Liberation - 1943 Aid to Resistance Movement 50c + 4f 50 yellow-green to 9f + 41f purple set of 5 and 1f 50 + 98f 50 deep blue & grey plus Solidarity Fund 10f + 40f blue all lightly mounted mint SG82/88. ()
£8.00
 
 
1420
French Committee of National Liberation - 1943 Aid to Resistance 1f 50 + 98f 50 deep blue and grey complete sheet number 004158 of 10 with selvedge on all sides having 11/43 and printers imprint in selvedge unmounted mint SG87. ()
£55.00
 
 
1421
French Committee of National Liberation - 1943 Aid to Resistance Movement 1f 50 + 98f 50 deep blue & grey bottom marginal with Cross of Lorraine label between stamp and selvedge unmounted mint SG87. ()
£6.00
 
 
1422
Algeria - 1863-65 Two commercial entires and one commercial cover (backflap missing) all addressed to France at 20c rate bearing Napoleon Head 20c blue number in dotted diamond cancels having Alger Algerie double ring cds on front with arrival cds's on reverse. ()
£3.00
 
 
1423
Algeria - 1878 hand addressed entire to Paris bearing Peace & Commerce 15c grey-lilac SG232 tied by Alger cds dated 13 May 1878 with additional strike alongside. Marseille Special cds dated 16 May on reverse along with Paris arrival cds dated 17 May. ()
£6.00
 
 
1424
Algeria - 1885 Slightly tatty and lightly soiled cover sent registered (Red boxed R mark applied) to Drome bearing Peace & Commerce 40c red/yellow (light tone around perfs) SG270 tied by Alger Place-Du-Couv cds 30 November 1885 additional strike alongside. Marseille transit cds 3 December and Nyons Drome arrival cds 4 December on reverse. ()
£3.00
 
 
1425
Algeria - 1894 Peace & Commerce 15c blue lettercard used within Algers having two strikes of Alger Algers cds dated 23 September 1894 on front with fine strike of L'Arbah Alger cds dated 24 September on reverse. ()
£4.00
 
 
1426
Algeria - 1900 Undivided back postcard (creased corner) showing Place Bresson Theatre Alger sent to Pris bearing Peace & Commerce 5c green on front tied by Alger Alger cds dated 3 November 1900. Triangular 'T' mark on reverse along with 10c postage due tied by Paris cds dated 6 November 1900. ()
£2.00
 
 
1427
Algeria - 1902 Black and white undivided back postcard (light creasing) of Tlemcen Boe-Medine Mosque to Belgium bearing 'Blanc' type 5c green pair tied by Tlemcen Oran cds dated 17 July 1902 with additional strike alongside plus Liege cds dated 16 July. ()
£3.00
 
 
1428
Algeria - 1902 Hand addressed cover (lightly soiled) sent registered (small framed R cachet applied) to Alger bearing Peace & Commerce 1f olive-green SG58 tied by Poor strike of Oran cds dated 4 January 1902 with additional strike underneath. Alger arrival cds on rear. ()
£5.00
 
 
1429
Algeria - 1905-08 H&GE4/E5 'Blanc' type 1c grey & 2c violet brown wrappers plus plain wrapper with 1c grey stamp affixed all used to Bougie in Algeria. ()
£1.50
 
 
1430
Algeria - 1924 French Post Office Offical black on manila printed form to recover postage due from sender where recipient refused delivery completed in ink providing details of three registered packages to addresses in Algeria dated 26 January 1924 having Postage Due 30c brown horizontal pair SGD351 tied by Algeria cds dated 1 February 1924 to collect fees. ()
£3.00
 
 
1431
Algeria - 1924 Rubber stamped Casablanca addressed plain cover (slight damage at top hinge marks on reverse) endorsed Par Avion Oran Casablanca bearing War Orphans Fund 10c on 50c + 50c brown SG393 tied by Alger Alger single ring cds dated 31 May 1924 with additional strike alongside. Casablance arrival cds date June (no day) 1924 on reverse along with small brown label and black dealers mark. ()
£10.00
 
 
1432
Algeria - 1958 Algiers Coat of Arms 6f right marginal unmounted mint SG382. ()
£6.00
 
 
1433
Algeria - 1958 Algiers Coat of Arms 6f right marginal block of 4 unmounted mint SG382. ()
£30.00
 
 
1434
Cameroun - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 25f top left corner marginal (lightly mounted in selvedge both sides) stamp unmounted mint SG254. ()
£1.50
 
 
1435
Cameroun - 1949 Illustrated typed address cover to France bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 25f issued stamp SG254 tied by Douala single ring cds dated 3 September 1949. ()
£7.00
 
 
1436
Cameroun - 1964 Hand addressed cover to France bearing 25f Buffalo SG321 tied by Okola single ring cds dated 8 July 1964 with additional strike alongside. ()
£3.00
 
 
1437
Cameroun - 1975 Hand addressed airmail cover sent registered (black on white label affixed) to Paris at 145f rate bearing 5f flower 40f Mosque and 100f UPU tied by Bertoua cds's dated 17 October 1975. ()
£5.00
 
 
1438
Cameroun - 1978 Salmon colour typed address stampless cover to England having fine strike of Yaounde Depart cds dated 12 June 1978 applied on front along with blue pictorial Direction Des Postes Du Cameroun circular cachet both sides. ()
£2.50
 
 
1439
Central African Republic - 1964 Olympics 25f to 200f set of 4 plus miniature sheet unmounted mint SG59/MS63. ()
£4.00
 
 
1440
Congo - 1972 Gorilla 5f value in issued design imperf horizontal printers progressive colour trials strip of 5 selvedge both sides with left hand stamp and second from right both buff next stamp lake-brown middle stamp sage-green and right hand stamp buff¬ chocolate-brown and sage unmounted mint SG337 colour trials. ()
£6.00
 
 
1441
Congo - 1972 Gorilla 5f value in issued design imperf horizontal printers progressive colour trials strip of 5 selvedge both sides (light crease in right selvedge) with left hand stamp and second from right both buff second from left stamp lake-brown middle stamp sage-green and right hand stamp buff¬ dark-brown and sage unmounted mint SG337 colour trials. ()
£6.00
 
 
1442
Congo - 1972 de Brazza's Monkey 30f value in issued design imperf vertical printers progressive colour trials strip of 5 selvedge top and bottom) with top stamp and second from bottom both bright green second from top chestnut middle stamp myrtle-grren and bottom stamp bright green & chesnut unmounted mint SG339 colour trials. ()
£6.00
 
 
1443
Dahomey - 1943 Hand addressed cover sent registered (black on red on white Cotonou label affixed) airmail to Alger bearing Mauritania Encampment 3f 50 on 65c myrtle-green to 10f on 65c mrytle-green set of 4 SG125/28 plus Sengal 1f 50 on 65 deep violet 5f 50 on 65 deep violet and 50f on 65c deep violet SG220¬ 223 & 225 tied by individual strikes of Cotonou Dahomey double ring cds dated 24 December 1943 with additional strike alongside and Alger Plateau Sauliere Alger single ring cds dated 8 January 1944 on reverse. Stanley Gibbons states date of issue of these stamps as 1944 and cover proves issued at least 7 days before. ()
£12.00
 
 
1444
Free French Forces in the Levant - 1942 50c on 4p orange plus 1f on 5p greenish blue and 2f 50 on 12½p ultramarine mounted mint SG1/3. ()
£4.00
 
 
1445
Free French Forces in the Levant - 1942 50c on 4p orange plus 1f on 5p greenish blue and 2f 50 on 12½p ultramarine fine part cds used probably cancelled to order SG1/3. ()
£8.00
 
 
1446
Free French Forces in the Levant - 1942 Air 4f black on 50p black to 10f on 100p magenta set of 4 mounted mint SG4/7. ()
£4.00
 
 
1447
Free French Forces in the Levant - 1942 Air 4f black on 50p black to 10f on 100p magenta set of 4 fine part cds used probably cancelled to order SG4/7. ()
£8.00
 
 
1448
French Equatorial Africa - 1937-42 Latecoere 300 Flying Boat over Pointe-Noire 1f 50 olive-black & lemon to 3f 75 chocolate & green 4 values top marginal block of 25 (5 x 5) selvedge on three sides a little perf separation on 2f 50 block plus Savoia Marchetti S-73 over Stanley Pool 4f 50 scarlet & pale blue to 10f 75 violet & pale green 4 values top or bottom marginal blook of 25 (5x 5) selvedge on three sides unmounted mint SG75/82. ()
£45.00
 
 
1449
French Equatorial Africa - 1937-42 Air Latecoere 300 Flying Boat over Pointe -Noire 1f 50 2f 2f 50 and 3f 75 plus Savoia Marchetti S-73 over Stanley Pool 4f 50 6f 50 8f 50 and 10f 75 each in part sheet of 25 (5 x 5) having selvedge on three sides couple blocks with slight perf separation all unmounted mint SG75/82. ()
£35.00
 
 
1450
French Equatorial Africa - 1943 Hand addressed cover sent registered (black on red on white Libreville label affixed) airmail to Alger bearing LIBRE overpint on Paul Crampel 1f 75 chocolate & yellow SG136B and Victor Liotard 2f 15 violet & yellow SG137B both in blocks of 4 tied by single central strikes of Libreville AEF double ring cds dated 8 December 1943 with additional strike alongside and Alger Plateau Sauliere Alger single ring cds dated 8 January 1944. Black French Equatorial Africa censor circular mark on reverse. ()
£10.00
 
 
1451
French Equatorial Africa - 1943 Hand addressed cover sent registered (black on red on white Libreville label affixed) airmail to Alger bearing Phoenix 5c brown to 20f green SG164/77 tied by five strikes of Libreville AEF double ring cds dated 8 December 1943 with additional strike alongside and Alger Plateau Sauliere Alger single ring cds dated 8 January 1944. Black French Equatorial Africa censor circular mark on reverse. ()
£12.00
 
 
1452
French Equatorial Africa - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 25f green top left corner marginal (lightly mounted in selvedge both sides) stamp unmounted mint SG267. ()
£4.00
 
 
1453
French Equatorial Africa - 1949 Typed address illustrated cover to France with 75th Anniv of UPU 25f blue-green SG267 tied by Brazzaville Philatelie A.E.F. cds 8 October 1949. ()
£12.00
 
 
1454
French Indian Settlements - 1948 Imperf printers sunken die proofs issued values and colours for Apsara¬ Dvarabalagar and Brahmin Idol pictorial issue 16 different values 1ca blackish olive to 1r 4a 12 grey-green on thick creamish ungummed paper SG259/79. ()
£60.00
 
 
1455
French Indian Settlements - 1948 Imperf printers sunken die proofs in issued values and colours for postage due issue 1ca violet to 1r slate-violet set of 10 on thick creamish ungummed paper between SGD280/D289. ()
£30.00
 
 
1456
French Indian Settlements - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 6fa red top left corner marginal (lightly mounted in selvedge both sides) stamp unmounted mint SG284. ()
£2.50
 
 
1457
French Guiana - 1942 Vichy issues Child Protection 1f 50 + 3f 50 & 2f + 6f and Imperial Fortnight 1f 20 + 1f 80 all mounted mint SGV7/V9. ()
£1.50
 
 
1458
French Polynesia - 1958-60 10c to 4f 7f 9f and 20f unmounted mint SG1/5 7/8 & 12. ()
£5.00
 
 
1459
French Polynesia - 1976 Illustrated unaddressed FDC bearing Ancient Pirogue 30f SG228 tied by Papette FDI cds dated 16 December 1976. ()
£1.50
 
 
1460
French Polynesia - 1977 Illustrated unaddressed FDC bearing Sailing Ship 20f SG262 tied by Papette FDI cds dated 22 December 1977. ()
£1.50
 
 
1461
French Post Offices in China - 1907 2c on 5c yellow-green 4c on 10c carmine 6c on 15c pale red and 8c on 20c purple-brown all mounted mint SG76/79. ()
£3.50
 
 
1462
French Post Offices in Crete - 1902-03 3c orange-red mounted mint off white gum SG3. ()
£1.00
 
 
1463
French Somali Coast (Djibouti) - 1893 DJ and bar overprint on 5c green/pale green thin at top mounted mint with hinge remains¬ offered as is SG83.. ()
£10.00
 
 
1464
French West Africa - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 25f top left corner marginal (lightly mounted in selvedge both sides) stamp unmounted mint SG69. ()
£2.00
 
 
1465
French West Africa - 1949 Typed address illustrated cover to France bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 25f blue¬ purple¬ grey-green and red SG69 tied by Dakar Principal Senegal single ring cds dated 27 September 1949. ()
£6.00
 
 
1466
Guadeloupe - 1928-40 20f rose & green vertical strip of 3 fine used SG146. ()
£3.00
 
 
1467
Guadeloupe - 1942 Vichy issues Child Protection 1f 50 + 3f 50 & 2f + 6f and Imperial Fortnight 1f 20 + 1f 80 all mounted mint SGV6/V8. ()
£2.00
 
 
1468
Indo-China - 1933 Typed address commercial cover to New York at 15c rate bearing Ruins at Angkor 3c brown x 5 tied by Saigon Messareries Maritimes single ring cds dated 20 July 1933¬ three hinge marks on reverse. ()
£3.00
 
 
1469
Indo-China - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 3p top left corner marginal (lightly mounted in selvedge both sides) stamp unmounted mint SG340. ()
£1.50
 
 
1470
Indo-Chinese Post Offices in China - 1908-41 Indo-China stamps overprinted Kouang Tcheou between 1908 1c sepia and 1941-42 70c light blue mounted mint SG18/137. ()
£3.00
 
 
1471
Ivory Coast - 1942 Vichy Issues 50c to 20f set of 7 mounted mint SGV4/V10 ()
£2.00
 
 
1472
Ivory Coast - 1947 Colour illustrated post card showing Louvois Superintendant of Post 1668-91 commemorating Stamp day 1947 bearing Ivory Coast Camoe Rapids 1f 75 blue SG147 tied by pictorial cds for Stamp Day dated 15 March 1947. ()
£2.50
 
 
1473
New Caladonia - 1978 Philately at Bourail 41c two different colour shades (neither which seem to match issued stamp) one has backgroud in bluish green instead of pale blue the other has ultramarine background with heads¬ Islands and conch in much darker shades¬ maybe colour trials both unmounted mint SG604. ()
£5.00
 
 
1474
Madagascar - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 25f bottom left corner marginal (mounted in selvedge both sides) stamp unmounted mint 88421 printed in side selvedge SG320. ()
£1.00
 
 
1475
Martinique - 1942 Vichy issues Child Protection 1f 50 + 3f 50 & 2f + 6f and Imperial Fortnight 1f 20 + 1f 80 all mounted mint SGV11/V13. ()
£1.00
 
 
1476
Martinique - 1970 French Post Office Parcel Fees to Collect form having Fort De France Martinique cds dated 27 February 1970 applied showing the location part (or date part which ever way you look at it) inverted. ()
£1.50
 
 
1477
New Caledonia - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 10f top left corner marginal (lightly mounted in selvedge both sides) stamp unmounted mint SG328. ()
£1.50
 
 
1478
New Caledonia - 1980s Twenty different commemoratives and eight (five different inc two pairs) bird definitives most cds used a few with part slogan cancels SG cat £100. ()
£6.00
 
 
1479
New Caledonia - 1985 Sea Shells 55f & 72f unmounted mint SG761/62. ()
£1.00
 
 
1480
New Caledonia - 1986 Landscapes (2nd series) South 76f top left corner marginal imperf printers proof in issued design and colours unmounted mint SG796. ()
£4.00
 
 
1481
New Caledonia - 1988 Writer Jean Mariotti 73f bottom marginal imperf printers proof in issued design and colours unmounted mint SG849. ()
£4.00
 
 
1482
New Caledonia - 1991 Fish 60f & 100f unmounted mint SG919/20. ()
£1.50
 
 
1483
New Caledonia - 1992 Shells 30f & 50f unmounted mint SG952/53. ()
£1.00
 
 
1484
New Caledonia - 1997-2002 30f yellow-orange unmounted mint SG1106. ()
£1.00
 
 
1485
New Hebrides - 1968-74 Illustrated unaddressed FDC's for 1968 10c¬ 20c and 3f definitives SGF112 F115 & F 124 and 1974 Royal Visit overprints on Birds 35c & 2f SGF203/04 tied by Port Villa cds's for date of issue plus 1970 folded unaddressed aerogramme having 35c on 20c SGF159 attached tied by Port Vila cds for date of issue. ()
£2.00
 
 
1486
New Hebrides - 1969 hand addressed airmail cover to Lesotho at 1f 25 bearing 25c Triggerfish SGF116 and Third South Pacific Games 1f SGF152 tied by Vila cds. ()
£4.00
 
 
1487
New Hebrides - 1977-78 Maps of the Islands 10c 35c 70c and 500c values all fine part cds used SGF257 F262 F265 and F268. ()
£4.50
 
 
1488
Reunion - 1891 1c black/azure 5c green/pale green 10c black/lilac and 15c blue/pale blue usual centring fine part cds used SG17A 20A 21A & 22A. ()
£5.00
 
 
1489
Reunion - 1892 1c black/azure 5c green/pale green 10c black/lilac 15c blue and 25c black/rose usual centring fine part cds used SG34¬ 36/39 & 41. ()
£3.00
 
 
1490
Reunion - 1900-05 5c bright yellow-green and 15c grey fine part cds used SG50 & 52. ()
£1.00
 
 
1491
Reunion - 1901 15c on 1f olive-green/toned block of 4 fine cds used SG59. ()
£12.00
 
 
1492
St.Pierre Et Miquelon - 1942 Vichy issues Child Protection 1f 50 + 3f 50 & 2f + 6f and Imperial Fortnight 1f 20 + 1f 80 all mounted mint SGV13/V15. ()
£4.00
 
 
1493
St.Pierre Et Miquelon - 1949 Illustrated typed address cover to France bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 25f issued stamp SG395 tied by St Pierre et Miquelon broken line single ring cds dated 1 October 1949. Soissons arrival cds dated 8 October 1949 on reverse. ()
£8.00
 
 
1494
St Pierre Et Miquelon - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 25f top left corner marginal (lightly mounted in selvedge both sides) stamp unmounted mint SG395. ()
£4.50
 
 
1495
St.Pierre Et Miquelon - 1962 Flowers imperf top marginal horizontal printers colour trial strip of 5 for 100f value comprising design in yellow then red then green then green again then all colours together making issued stamp with matching colour lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint with some paper adheshion on gum with dryish gum and light creasing SG419 colour trial/proof. ()
£12.00
 
 
1496
St.Pierre Et Miquelon - 1963 Bicentenary of Arrival of First Governor¬ Dangeac imperf horizontal printers colour trial strip of 5 for 200f value comprising design in ultramarine then deep bluish green then chocolate then chocolate again then all colours together making issued stamp unmounted mint with dryish gum and light creasing SG427 colour trial/proof. ()
£12.00
 
 
1497
Togo - 1949 Illustrated typed address cover to France bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 25f issued stamp SG185 tied by Lome Togo single ring cds dated 1 October 1949. ()
£6.00
 
 
1498
Togo - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 25f top left corner marginal (lightly mounted in selvedge both sides) stamp unmounted mint SG185. ()
£1.50
 
 
1499
Upper Volta - 1975 Churchill Birth Centenary 50f to 300f set of 5 imperf printers die proofs in issued designs and colours on soft white card SG listed in Appendix. ()
£8.00
 
 
1500
Wallis and Futuna Islands - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 10f top left corner marginal (lightly mounted in selvedge both sides) stamp unmounted mint SG156. ()
£2.50
 
 
1501
Wallis and Futuna Islands - 1950 Printed label address airmail cover sent registered (Mata - Utu label affixed) to New York bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 10f issued stamp SG156 tied by Mata-Utu Wallis et Futuna six sided cancel dated 1 April 1950. Noumea New Caledonia transit and three different US arrival cancels on reverse. ()
£5.00
 
 
1502
Wallis and Futuna Islands - 1950 Typed address airmail cover sent registered (red on white unamed label affixed) to New York bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 10f issued stamp SG156 block of 4 tied by Mata-Utu Wallis et Futuna six sided cancels dated 28 April 1950. Noumea New Caledonia transit and three different US arrival cancels on reverse. ()
£15.00
 
 
FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES
Lots 1503-1531
 
1503
1956-60 Printers imperf colour trial horizontal strip of 5 in issued design for Light-mantled Sooty Albatross 30c value having selvedge on both sides left hand stamp and forth stamp greenish black¬ second from left stamp black¬ middle stamp new blue and right hand stamp new blue & black unmounted mint SG2. ()
£15.00
 
 
1504
1956-60 Printers imperf colour trial vertical strip of 5 in issued design for Great Skuas 40c value having selvedge on top and bottom top stamp deep violet-blue¬ second from top stamp black¬ middle stamp chestnut¬ second from bottom stamp bright blue and bottom stamp black and bright blue unmounted mint SG3. ()
£15.00
 
 
1505
1956-60 Printers imperf colour trial strip of 5 in issued design for Wandering Albatross 200f value selvedge both sides left hand stamp greenish black¬ second from left stamp black¬ middle stamp myrtle-green¬ second from right light brown and right hand stamp light brown and myrtle-green unmounted mint SG18. ()
£15.00
 
 
1506
1961 Plain Scottish rubber stamped address cover with Keruelen Archpelego Discovery 25f SG23 tied by Terre Adelie TAAF single ring cds dated 1 January 1961. ()
£8.00
 
 
1507
1962-72 Elephant Seals in Combat 8f indigo¬ brown-purple and blue unmounted mint SG27. ()
£4.00
 
 
1508
1962-72 Black-browed Albatross 20f slate¬ orange & yellow-olive unmounted mint SG31. ()
£125.00
 
 
1509
1962-72 Adelie Penguins 50f black. brown-purple & blue lightly mounted mint SG34. ()
£15.00
 
 
1510
1964 Plain unaddressed cover 'On Board Thala Dan' cachet applied plus French XIII Antarctique Expedition cachet with signature of master of Thala Dan. 'France' 20c ultramarine horizontal pair SG1238b and Great Sku 40c SG3 tied by Le Harve Siene Maritime cds 26 March 1964. ()
£5.00
 
 
1511
1966 Plain typed German address cover bearing Elephant Seal 10f indigo SG10 and International Year of the Quiet Sun 20f SG36 tied by Terre Adelie TAAF single ring cds 31 December 1966. French XVI Antarctique Expedition 1965-67 cachet applied with signature added plus Correspondance Philatelique and Station Dumont d'Urville cachets. ()
£10.00
 
 
1512
1968 Plain typed German address cover bearing Elephant Seal 10f indigo SG10 and Territorial Arms 20f blue & yellow SG13 tied by Terre Adelie TAAF single ring cds dated 25 December 1968. French XVIII Antarctique Expedition 1967-69 cachet applied along with additional pictorial cachet for 20th Anniversary of French Polar Exhibitions. ()
£10.00
 
 
1513
1969 Fifth Antarctic Consultative Meeting 50f blue unmounted mint SG51. ()
£15.00
 
 
1514
1970 Plain typed German address cover bearing St Paul Island 40f deep slate & blue SG45 and 50th Anniversary of International Labour Organization 20f SG58 tied by Terre Adelie TAAF single ring cds dated 16 February 1970. French XX Antarctique Expedition 1970 cachet applied along with Station Dumont d'Urville circular cachet. ()
£6.00
 
 
1515
1970 Plain typed German address cover bearing 20th Anniversary of World Health Organisation 30f SG49 tied by Terre Adelie TAAF single ring cds 21 February 1970. French XX Antarctique Expedition 1970 plus French Polar Expeditions cachets applied. ()
£5.00
 
 
1516
1972 Plain typed address cover to Australia bearing 20th Anniversary of Port-aux-Francais 50f SG70 tied by Terre Adelie TAAF single ring cds dated 28 February 1972. ()
£5.00
 
 
1517
1976 Plain typed address cover sent registerd (Dum Durville black on white label affixed) airmail to England bearing Ships 1f 90 2f 70 and 4f SG104/106 tied by Dumont D'Urville T. Adelie TAAF single ring cds dated 16 December 1976. ()
£7.00
 
 
1518
1978 Typed address cover sent printed matter rate to Germany bearing Kerguelen Cormorant 1f 20 SG102 tied by Iles Kerguelen Terres Australes Et Antarctiques Francais Leopard de mer Port Aux Francais pictorial handstamp plus Port aux Francaise Kerguelen TAAF small single ring cds 4 January 1978. Port Aux Francais cachet also applied. ()
£5.00
 
 
1519
1978 Plain typed address cover (one light tone mark) sent airmail to England bearing Ships 1f 90 2f 70 and 4f SG104/106 tied by Port Aux Francais Kerguelen TAAF single ring cds dated 20 January 1978 with Port Aux Francais framed cachet applied. ()
£7.00
 
 
1520
1979 Plain typed Enland address cover bearing Fur Seal and Cub 4f blue & green SG131 tied by Dumont D'Urville T Adelie TAAF single ring cds dated 21 December 1979. French XXX Antarctique Expedition 1979-1981 green cachet applied along with blue French Polar Expeditions circular cachet. and red red DUMONT D'Urville Le Gerant Postal: N. Rousseau cachet with small signature underneath. ()
£5.00
 
 
1521
1980 Plain hand addressed cover to England having eleven signatures of the members of the Biomedical Expedition to the Antarctic bearing Destroyer Forbin 40c SG133 and Sebastian de El Cano 1f 40 SG141 tied by Dumont D'Urville T Adelie TAAF single ring cds dated 23 December 1980. Red circular pictorial cachet for expedition also applied. ()
£5.00
 
 
1522
1986 Plants 2f 30 and 6f 20 Scientific Research 14f plus SPOT Surveillance Satellite 8f all fine unmounted mint SG216/19. ()
£5.00
 
 
1523
1987 Starfish 50c Plants 1f 80 and 6f 50 Marret Base 2f Admiral Mouchez 2f 20 Reindeer 2f 50 Macaroni Penguins 4f 80 Eure sailing ship 3f 20 Schooner 14f 60 Scientific Research 16f plus Satellite 16f 80 all fine unmounted mint SG220/230. ()
£12.00
 
 
1524
1989 15th Atlantic Treaty Meeting 17f 70 unmounted mint SG258. ()
£2.00
 
 
1525
1992 Plant 1f Yacht 2f 20 Blenny Rockcod 2f 30 Paul Tchernia 2f 50 Pinntado Petrels 3f 40 and Marion- Dufresne 3f 70 plus 1992 Satellite 24f 50 all unmounted mint SG295/300 & 303. ()
£7.00
 
 
1526
1993 Voyage of L'Astrolobe 22f Animal Biology Base 25f 40 Antarctic Expedition Base 25f 70 plus Lockheed C-130 over Adelie Base 30f all unmounted mint SG317/20. ()
£12.00
 
 
1527
1994 Cordierite 1f to Lidar Research Station 27f 30 13 stamps unmounted mint SG321/33. ()
£20.00
 
 
1528
2003 Cabot (fish) €3.66 & Sper DARN €4.12 both unmounted mint SG511/12. ()
£8.00
 
 
1529
2004 Calcedone 15c Mario Marret 45c Alfred Faure Base 50c Robert Genty 50c Right Whale 75c plus de Havilland Twin Otter 90c all unmounted mint SG516/19 & 521/22. ()
£4.00
 
 
1530
2005 Agate 15c to Elephant Seal & Chart €4.90 11 stamps unmounted mint SG531/40. ()
£22.00
 
 
1531
2006 Rutile 15c Charles Velain 48c Albert Seyrolle 53c Jardin d'Amsterdam 53c Dumont D'Urville Base 90c plus Colin de Kerguelen (fish) €4.53 unmounted mint SG559//62 564/68. ()
£8.00
 
 
GERMANY STATES
Lots 1532-1536
 
1532
Baden - 1862-65 3k pale-rose fine used with complete concrentic circle cancel SG28. ()
£1.50
 
 
1533
Bavaria - 1849-62 3k blue (plate 5) 4 clear margins fine 180 in circle cancel used SG6. ()
£3.00
 
 
1534
Bavaria - 1862-63 3k crimson 4 clear margins fine 308 in circle cancel used SG24. ()
£4.50
 
 
1535
Hamburg - 1859 7s orange-yellow 1½ clear margins fine used SG8. ()
£15.00
 
 
1536
Württemberg - 1916 Municipal Service 2½pf to 50pf set of 7 mounted mint SGM202/08. ()
£2.50
 
 
GERMANY
Lots 1537-1578
 
1537
1852-68 Two slightly tatty and soiled unfranked wrappers used within Germany one registered Elze to Springe April 1868 other Coeln to unclear location April 1852. ()
£2.50
 
 
1538
1872 ¼g purple tiny thin mounted mint SG16. ()
£5.00
 
 
1539
1905 Officials 2pf grey to 20pf ultramarine 5 values fine part cds used SGO90/O94. ()
£35.00
 
 
1540
1926-31 50pf orange lightly mounted mint SG396. ()
£1.50
 
 
1541
1938 Correspondence card and commercial cover at 15pf or 40pf rate to England bearing single Hindenburg definitive tied by Berlin of Leipzig cancels. ()
£1.50
 
 
1542
1939 International Motor Show and Hitler's Culture Fund set of 3 SG674/76 displayed on Deutsche Bank advertising card tied by pictorial cancel for date of issue. ()
£8.00
 
 
1543
1949 Opening of West German Parliament 10pf blue-green fine used tied to piece SG1033. ()
£2.00
 
 
1544
1949 Refugees Relief Fund 8pf + 2pf to 30pf + 15pf set of 4 fine part cds used SG1039/42. ()
£25.00
 
 
1545
1949 75th Anniversary of UPU 30pf ultramarine fine part cds used SG1038. ()
£8.00
 
 
1546
1951-52 Numeral & Posthorn 70pf yellow fine part cds used SG1058. ()
£3.50
 
 
1547
1951-80s Bundle of seventy cards and covers bearing good range of stamps and postmarks including some Berlin and some registered items. ()
£8.00
 
 
1548
1952 Leonardo da Vinci 8pf x nine marginal examples unmounted mint SG1074. ()
£1.50
 
 
1549
1952 75th Anniversary of Telephone Service 30pf blue plus 1953 Nansen 30pf + 10pf deep blue both fine part cds used SG1087 & 1102. ()
£7.00
 
 
1550
1957 Youth Hostels Fund 7pf + 3pf and 10pf + 5pf both values unmounted mint SG1158/59. ()
£2.00
 
 
1551
1971 Winter Olympics miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS1593. ()
£1.50
 
 
1552
1972 Illustrated unaddressed First Day Cover bearing Olympic Games (7th series) miniature sheet SGMS1633 tied by Kiel pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()
£2.00
 
 
1553
Berlin - 1948 2pf brown-black 15pf chocolate 16pf blue-green and 20pf light blue all four values unmounted mint SGB1and B6/B8. ()
£6.00
 
 
1554
Berlin - 1948 15pf chocolate 24pf brown & 30pf rose unmounted mint SGB6¬ B9 & B11. ()
£5.50
 
 
1555
Berlin - 1948 40pf magenta 60pf red-brown 80pf grey-blue & 84pf emerald-green all four values unmounted mint SGB12 and B14/B16. ()
£11.00
 
 
1556
Berlin - 1948 1m olive-green unmounted mint SGB17. ()
£15.00
 
 
1557
Berlin - 1948 5m indigo unmounted mint SGB20. ()
£25.00
 
 
1558
Berlin - 1948 5m indigo mounted mint SGB20. ()
£17.00
 
 
1559
East Germany - 1949 Postal Workers Union 12pf & 30pf lightly mounted mint SGE2/E3. ()
£5.00
 
 
1560
East Germany - 1950 Winter Sports 12pf & 24pf lightly mounted mint SGE5/E6. ()
£5.00
 
 
1561
East Germany - 1950 Labour Day 30pf red small thin unmounted mint SGE9. ()
£4.50
 
 
1562
East Germany - 1950 Bach set of 4 light bends on 30pf + 18pf unmounted mint SGE15/8. ()
£12.00
 
 
1563
East Germany - 1951 Winter Sports 24pf carmine fine part cds used SGE38. ()
£1.50
 
 
1564
East Germany - 1955 Engels set of 6 lightly mounted mint SGE228/33.. ()
£5.00
 
 
1565
East Germany - 1955 Dresden Gallery set of 6 lightly mounted mint SGE241/46.. ()
£8.00
 
 
1566
German Occupation 1914-18 - 1917 Romania 10b on 10pf rose-carmine mounted mint and fine used 25b on 20pf blue mounted mint and 40b on 30pf black & orange/buff fine used on piece SG4 & 6/7. ()
£3.00
 
 
1567
German Occupation 1914-18 - 1918 Romania 5b on 5pf green rose-carmine mounted mint and fine used 10b on 10pf carmine mounted mint and fine used plus 20b on 20pf ultramarine fine cds used SG8/11. ()
£3.00
 
 
1568
Saar - 1921 30pf brown & blue-green plus 5m violet & yellow mounted mint SG57 & 66. ()
£3.00
 
 
1569
Saar - 1951 Stamp Day 15f brown-purple lightly mounted mint SG302. ()
£1.50
 
 
1570
Cameroun - 1900-11 1m carmine overprinted Specimen black unmounted mint SGK16s. ()
£20.00
 
 
1571
Cameroun - 1900-11 2m blue 3m violet Specimen overprint unmounted mint SGK17s/18s. ()
£12.00
 
 
1572
Cameroun - 1900-11 5m carmine & black overprinted Specimen unmounted mint SGK19s. ()
£40.00
 
 
1573
Cameroun - 1904 Undivided back colour post card sent to Dresden at 6c rate bearing two 3c brown tied by Kribi single ring cds's 30 April 1904. Dresden cds 26 May also on card. ()
£5.00
 
 
1574
German Post Officies in China - 1886-1901 20pf dull blue block of 12 (3 x 4) soiling mainly on reverse having mutiple strikes of Shanghai Deutsche Post cds 4 May 1901 SGZ11a. ()
£30.00
 
 
1575
German Post Offices in Morocco - 1911-18 6p 25 on 5m carmine & black Marokko overprint watermark Lozenges lightly mounted mint SG63. ()
£7.50
 
 
1576
South West Africa - 1901 3pf brown x two 5pf green 10pf carmine 20pf ultramarine and 40pf black & carmine fine used on part album page SG11/14 & 17. ()
£3.00
 
 
1577
South West Africa - 1901 5pf green 10pf carmine and 20pf ultramarine x two fine used on part album page SG12/14 ()
£1.50
 
 
1578
Togo - 1900 10pf carmine heavy diagonal crease mounted mint SGG9. ()
£2.50
 
 
GREENLAND
Lots 1579-1582
 
1579
1973-86 Sixteen illustrated printed address single stamp FDC's for various issues with some duplication three having light tone marks. ()
£5.00
 
 
1580
1996 Queen Margrethe and Arctic Orchids 58k complete booklet in fine condition SB4. ()
£7.00
 
 
1581
1997 Queen Margrethe and Butterflies 53k 50k complete booklet in fine condition SB7. ()
£5.00
 
 
1582
2001 First stamps essays miniature sheet unmounted mint in presentation folder SGMS403. ()
£4.00
 
 
GREECE
Lots 1583-1594
 
1583
1926 Aeroespresso Co issue 3d Acropolis vertical pair selvedge top and bottom with striaght edge at right from sheets of 15 plus one label not sheets of 25 unmounted mint SG407. ()
£10.00
 
 
1584
1926 Aeroespresso Co issue 3d Acropolis vertical pair (one with small light stain on gum) having selvedge top and bottom with striaght edge at right from sheets of 15 plus one label not from sheets of 25 unmounted mint SG407. ()
£5.00
 
 
1585
1932 Graf Zeppelin & Acropolis 30d carmine-red mounted mint SG458. ()
£7.00
 
 
1586
1939 Queens Olga & Sophia 10c carmine complete mint sheet of 25 mounted on two stamps rest unmounted SGC524. ()
£1.50
 
 
1587
1945 Roosevelt Mourning issue 30d brown-purple to 220d slate-violet set of 3 mint complete sheets of 50 mounted on two stamps in each sheet rest unmounted SG619/21. ()
£3.00
 
 
1588
1946 First Victory Issue 50d green to 5000d carmine set of 8 unmounted mint SG646/53. ()
£12.00
 
 
1589
1947-51 Restoration of Dodecanese Islands to Greece 30d flesh & brown-black complete sheet of 50 folded vertically three times through perfs unmounted mint SG660. ()
£3.50
 
 
1590
1951 Reconstruction Issue Woman & loom 2600d grey-violet mounted mint SG696. ()
£12.00
 
 
1591
1952 50th Birthday of King Paul 200d to 10¬0000d set of 5 fine part cds used SG702/05. ()
£2.00
 
 
1592
1954 Fifth Anniv of NATO 1200d to 4000d set of 3 fine part cds used SG725/27. ()
£1.50
 
 
1593
1954 Fifth Anniv of NATO 1200d orange to 4000d blue set of 3 unmounted mint SG725/27. ()
£25.00
 
 
1594
1958 Merchant Marine Commemoration 50L to 5d set of 6 unmounted mint SG778/83. ()
£2.00
 
 
HUNGARY
Lots 1595-1601
 
1595
1925 Sports Association Fund set of 8 in blocks of 4 unmounted mint SG452/59. ()
£15.00
 
 
1596
1939 Protestant Day miniature sheet very light soiling unmounted mint SGMS657. ()
£15.00
 
 
1597
1948 World Health Festival 20fi purple-brown to 1fi blue set unmounted mint SG1061/65. ()
£2.00
 
 
1598
1948 Re-Opening of Budapest Chain Bridge 3fo + 18fo miniature sheet light crease bottom right corner lightly mounted twice in selvedge stamp unmounted SGMS1036b. ()
£15.00
 
 
1599
1949 75th Anniv of UPU 60fi scarlet 1fo blue and 2fo brown imperf set of 3 from limited printings mounted mint SG1069/1071 imperfs. ()
£5.00
 
 
1600
1950 Death Centenary of General Jozef Bem miniature sheet mint having a little light soiling on front at top unmounted mint SGMS1156a. ()
£8.00
 
 
1601
1954 Pictorial hand addressed cover for Child Welfare issue sent registered airmail to USA bearing set of 6 SG1354/59 tied Szeged cds's 16 March 1954 with three additional stamps on reverse tied by same cds's. Two US transit cds's dated 20 & 22 March on reverse. ()
£3.00
 
 
ICELAND
Lots 1602-1610
 
1602
1920-37 King Christian X 15 used values to 1e to 1k (2 different) on stockcard. ()
£5.00
 
 
1603
1923 Officials 20 aur surcharge on 10a scarlet fine part cds used plus 1936 7a green mounted mint and 50a claret and grey very faint lightly used SGO153 O220 and O222. ()
£3.00
 
 
1604
1930 Parliamentary Millenary Celebrations 10k lake & claret mounted mint SG172. ()
£12.00
 
 
1605
1937 Silver Jubilee of King Christian X miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS223.g ()
£12.00
 
 
1606
1988-96 Miniature sheets comprising 1988 Stamp Day MS722 1990 Stamp Day MS760 1992 Europa MS787 1993 Transatlantic Flight MS810 1994 Stamp Day MS822 Presidents MS829 and 1996 Stamp Exhibition MS871 all unmounted mint. ()
£12.00
 
 
1607
1989-93 Miniature sheets comprising 1989 Stamp Day MS736 1990 Stamp Day MS760 1992 Europa MS787 and 1993 Transatlantic Flight MS810 all cancelled to order. ()
£6.00
 
 
1608
1995 40th Anniversary of Iceland - Luxembourg Air Link 35k Boeing 757 complete sheet of 16 as issued unmounted mint SG850. ()
£4.00
 
 
1609
1998 Europa National Flag 450k complete booklet in fine condition SB33. ()
£5.00
 
 
1610
1998 Europa National Flag 650k complete booklet in fine condition SB34. ()
£7.00
 
 
IRAN
Lots 1611-1627
 
1611
1876 1(sh) grey-black 2 large margins fine part red cds used SG15. ()
£7.50
 
 
1612
1902 Provisoire overprint on 1kr carmine-red closed tear light creasing fine used SG190. ()
£20.00
 
 
1613
1902 Provisoire overprint on 5ch red fine part cds used SG214. ()
£13.00
 
 
1614
1902 Provisoire overprint in blue on 1kr dull mauve fine part cds used SG244. ()
£9.00
 
 
1615
1902 Provisoire overprint on 4k orange-red fine part cds used SG193 ()
£10.00
 
 
1616
1902 Provisoire overprint on 5k dull brownlight tone spot on front fine part cds used SG194 ()
£9.00
 
 
1617
1902 5kr on 5kr yellow mounted mint SG210. ()
£25.00
 
 
1618
1902 Provisoire overprint on 1ch grey fine part cds used SG211 ()
£16.00
 
 
1619
1902 Provisoire overprint on 3ch deep green fine part cds used SG213 ()
£18.00
 
 
1620
1902 Provisoire overprint on 5ch red fine part cds used SG214 ()
£13.00
 
 
1621
1911-12 Relais overprint on 3ch maroon & yellow-green mounted mint SG383. ()
£9.00
 
 
1622
1911-12 Relais overprint on 3ch maroon and yellow-green fine part cds used SG383. ()
£8.00
 
 
1623
1911-12 Relais overprint on 13ch maroon and deep blue fine part cds used SG385. ()
£12.00
 
 
1624
1911-13 10k rose and bistre-brown mounted mint SG379. ()
£36.00
 
 
1625
1915 '1333' overprint in Arabic on 10ch maroon & magenta unused (no gum) SG424. ()
£4.50
 
 
1626
1919 Provisoire overprint 1ch pale yellow and 5ch claret mounted mint SG527 & 529. ()
£7.50
 
 
1627
1942-45 Mohammed Riza Pahlavi 100r black and carmine fine part cds used SG882. ()
£7.50
 
 
ITALY
Lots 1628-1675
 
1628
Modena - 1852-57 10c on rose 3 margins along frame line at right having a little damage top left corner fine used with part blue cancel SG11. ()
£20.00
 
 
1629
Modena - 1853 Newspaper 9c black on dull mauve 3 margins into on 4th good used SGN15. ()
£15.00
 
 
1630
Papal States - 1868-70 10c vermilion couple minor surface scuffs fine used SG47. ()
£3.00
 
 
1631
Colonies - 1903-38 Thirty eight different mint stamps from various Colonies including Eritrea¬ Italian East Africa¬ Libya inc Tripolitania and Somalia SG cat £120+. ()
£10.00
 
 
1632
1870-1925 Postage Due 5L brown & blue centred left & high fine part cds used SGD36. ()
£5.00
 
 
1633
1870-1925 Postage Due 2L brown & pale blue two short perfs fine cds used SGD34. ()
£3.00
 
 
1634
1870-1925 Postage Due 2c magenta & orange good used SGD23. ()
£2.00
 
 
1635
1870-1925 Postage Due 2c magenta & orange centred left & low fine part cds used SGD23. ()
£3.00
 
 
1636
1870-1925 Postage Due 5L brown & blue centred high & low fine part cds used SGD36. ()
£5.00
 
 
1637
1870-1925 Postage Due 10L brown & blue centred high & right fine part cds used SGD38. ()
£5.00
 
 
1638
1875 Official 1L claret good used SGO25. ()
£2.50
 
 
1639
1884-86 Parcel Post 50c rose 75c green and 1L 25 orange fine cds used SGP40/P42. ()
£10.00
 
 
1640
1884-86 Parcel Post 10c olive-grey fine part cds used SGP38. ()
£20.00
 
 
1641
1889-1906 Six page A4 excercise book containing 369 used stamps values to 1L with much duplication (only 27 different stamps) good lot for postmarks etc. ()
£10.00
 
 
1642
1890 Parcel Post 2c on 20c blue 2c on 75c green and 2c on 1f 75 orange all three large part cds used¬ couple minor perf flaws on blue and green stamps SG48 & 50/51. ()
£5.00
 
 
1643
1901 10c lake vertical strip of 3 centred right bottom stamp minor perf flaws at base unmounted mint usual slightly streaky gum for this issue SG65. ()
£25.00
 
 
1644
1901 10c lake vertical strip of 3 centred right top and middle stamps minor perf flaws unmounted mint usual slightly streaky gum for this issue with light tone marks on two SG65. ()
£15.00
 
 
1645
1901 10c lake centred very low & right mounted mint usual light off white gum SG65. ()
£9.00
 
 
1646
1901 45c olive-green centred left & low mounted mint usual off white gum SG69. ()
£1.50
 
 
1647
1901 50c mauve light soiling unused (no gum) light stains on reverse SG70. ()
£1.50
 
 
1648
1901 1L brown & green mounted mint usual off white gum SG71. ()
£1.50
 
 
1649
1903 Postage Due 100L blue fine part cds used SGD74. ()
£4.00
 
 
1650
1911 Real photograph black & white unused postcard showing crowds of people heading for entrance of Torino Espos (sic) 1911 in fine condition. ()
£3.00
 
 
1651
1912 Unstamped soiled hand addressed cover to Tripolitania having small red a.a.s.m. cachet top left corner with Military Post Zuara cds applied dated 29 September 1912. Red Tripolitania hooded miltary arrival cds on reverse along with small a.a.s. red cachet. ()
£3.00
 
 
1652
1920 Typed addressed cover (creased at left affecting one stamp and light soiling) to Hotel in Paris bearing 60c carmine-red SG108 and Express Letter 30c blue & rose x 4 SGE80 all tied by Frenze cds's dated 30 September 1920. Paris arrival cds dated 2 October on reverse. ()
£5.00
 
 
1653
1924-25 50c violet having blue De Montel advert attached (trimmed at base) centred very right wavy line used SG171L. ()
£3.00
 
 
1654
1924-25 50c violet having red Singer advert attached fine part cds used SG171o. ()
£2.00
 
 
1655
1927 Specially produced postal card for 14th Philatelic Congress in Fiume 14 to 22 June 1927 bearing 25c red tied by special Fiume Congress cds dated 18 June 1927. ()
£3.00
 
 
1656
1928 400th Birth Anniv of Filberto 20c blue & lake-brown fine part slogan used SG227. ()
£30.00
 
 
1657
1928 400th Birth Anniv of Filberto 30c lake-brown & bluish-green fine part cds used SG229. ()
£5.00
 
 
1658
1928 400th Birth Anniv of Filberto 1L 75 myrtle-green & light blue fine part cds used SG233. ()
£3.50
 
 
1659
1930s 5L grey Italian Colonies Revenue stamp fine fiscally used. ()
£2.50
 
 
1660
1947-58 Postage Due 20L bright purple unused (no gum) SGD699. ()
£5.00
 
 
1661
1948 600th Birth Anniversary of St Catherine of Siena 3L slate-blue & yellow-green to 200L blue & bistre set of 6 mounted mint 100L & 200L very lightly mounted SG698/703. ()
£30.00
 
 
1662
1949 75th Anniversary of UPU 50L ultramarine fine part cds used SG725. ()
£1.50
 
 
1663
1950 European Tobacco Conference 5L to 55L set of 3 lightly mounted mint SG755/57. ()
£18.00
 
 
1664
1951 50th Death Anniv of Verdi 60L deep blue & blue-green fine cds used SG805. ()
£4.00
 
 
1665
1951 50th Death Anniv of Verdi 60L deep blue & blue-green fine cds used SG805. ()
£4.00
 
 
1666
1951 29th Milan fair 20L yellow-brown & 55L blue mounted mint SG783/84. ()
£24.00
 
 
1667
1951 Restoration of Monte Cassino 20L violet & 55L blue lightly mounted mint SG790/91. ()
£20.00
 
 
1668
1952 Centenary of First Stamps of Modena and Parma 60L indigo & blue fine used on small piece having a few lightly toned perfs SG816. ()
£2.00
 
 
1669
1978 Special unused colour postcard fot 75th Anniv of Wright Brothers flight having 70L stamp attached tied by Milano special pictorial handstamp dated 4 Novemeber 1978. ()
£1.50
 
 
1670
2006 Four different unused illustrated postcards for opening of Postal Museum Loro Piceno each bearing 1L or 10L stamp tied by pictorial handstamp for event. ()
£3.00
 
 
1671
2016 Gabriele d'Annunzio & Aerial Propoganda and the post war years spiral bound published by the Italy and Colonies Study Circle. ()
£2.50
 
 
1672
2017 Four different unused illustrated postcards for 150th Anniv of Loro Piceno each bearing different stamp tied by pictorial handstamp with additional strike alongside. ()
£3.00
 
 
1673
Libya - 1909 40c brown mounted mint SG178. ()
£2.00
 
 
1674
Vatican - 1958 Brussels Exhibition miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS274a. ()
£10.00
 
 
1675
Venezia Giulia & Istria - 1945-47 100L carmine fine part cds used SG46. ()
£9.00
 
 
ITALY DODECANESE ISLANDS
Lots 1676-1677
 
1676
1912 15c slate overprinted Leros tied to small piece by Leros cds 1 July 1913 SG6E. ()
£2.50
 
 
1677
1930 Ferrucci issue 20c bright violet to 1L 25 blue four different values for 11 of 13 Islands (missing Rodi and Scarpanto) unmounted mint SG35/38 plus Castelrosso SG25/28. ()
£15.00
 
 
ITALIAN COLONY ERITREA
Lots 1678-1681
 
1678
1916 5c on 15c slate and 20c on 15c slate both fine part cds used SG51/52. ()
£3.00
 
 
1679
1927 Volta Commemoration set of 3 mounted mint SG120/22. ()
£5.00
 
 
1680
1928-29 7½c brown very lightly mounted mint SG123. ()
£6.00
 
 
1681
1934 Second International Colonial Exhibition 5c to 2L set of 12 mounted mint SG216/27. ()
£10.00
 
 
ITALIAN COLONY LIBYA
Lots 1682-1691
 
1682
1912 Black & white postcard of harbour at Derna unfranked used to Italy having large purple military cachet applied along with red Tripoli cds and hooded Derna cancel. ()
£4.00
 
 
1683
1912 Hand addressed lightly soiled cover to Livorno bearing 15c slate SG90 tied by Tripoli cds dated 14 December 1914 with green wax seal and Livorno arrival cds on reverse. ()
£3.00
 
 
1684
1915-61 Red Cross 10c + 5c carmine x two one with overprint misplaced at bottom plus 20c + 5c orange all mounted mint usual off white gum SG17 & 20. ()
£1.50
 
 
1685
1917 Typed address cover (a little soiling) with official cachets both sides to Ancona bearing 10c rose-red horizontal pair SG4 tied by Bengasi cds 4 May 1917. Blue postage due marks added and 20c postage due SGD26 affixed tied by Ancona cds 20 May ()
£3.50
 
 
1686
1933 Hand addressed cover sent Air Mail to Berlin bearing Roman Gallery leaving Tripoli 1l 25 ultramarine SG59 plus Cyrenaica Columns of Leptis 1L black SG99 tied by Air Mail Bengasi cds 7 May 1933 with red framed Mit Lufpost bo dert Poftamt Munchen 2 two line cachet on front. Ferrovia¬ Munich and Berlin transit marks 9 10 and 11 respectively on rear. ()
£3.00
 
 
1687
Cyrenaica - 1913 Sepia postcard view of Tobruk Cemetary on All Souls' Day with large number of soldiers present used to Rome having Tobruk cds dated 16 June 1913 plus blue and purple different military cachets applied. ()
£2.50
 
 
1688
Cyrenaica - 1914 Soiled illustrated unstamped cover showing a battleship¬ kissing couple and naval rating sent to Monza (including original contents- letter) having fine strike of Merg Cirenaica cds dated 8 July 1914. Monza arrival cds dated 17 July on reverse. ()
£3.50
 
 
1689
Tripolitania - 1912 Unstamped black & white postcard showing group of Tuaregs in market place sent to Genova with purple circular military cachet applied along with hooded Posta Militare Tripolitania cds dated 5 August 1912. ()
£3.00
 
 
1690
Tripolitania - 1913 Unstamped sepia postcard showing Orolgio del Pascia (Tower) Tripoli sent to Bologna with purple straight line military cachet applied along with Tripolitania cds dated 21 May 1913 plus off card part purple military circular cachet. ()
£3.00
 
 
1691
Tripolitania - 1927 First Tripoli Trade Fair 20c + 5c black & purple to 75c + 20c black & carmine-red 5 values lightly mounted or unmounted mint SG36/40. ()
£1.50
 
 
ITALIAN SOMALILAND
Lots 1692-1695
 
1692
1903 1b brown fine part cds used SG1. ()
£3.00
 
 
1693
1929 Black & white postcard showing local warriors performing some sort of 'Dance' sent to Asti bearing 20c purple SG91 tied by Somalia location unclear cds 19 December 1929. ()
£3.00
 
 
1694
1930 Third National Defense 50c + 10c purple & green very lightly mounted mint SG135. ()
£5.00
 
 
1695
1934 Second International Colonial Exhibition 5c to 2L set of 12 mounted mint SG187/98. ()
£10.00
 
 
JAPAN
Lots 1696-1702
 
1696
1884 Emperor's Silver Wedding 5s ultramarine fine part cds used SG127. ()
£3.00
 
 
1697
1899-1908 10s deep blue couple lightly toned perfs mounted mint SG144. ()
£4.00
 
 
1698
1900s-30s? Duplicated range of sixty one fiscal stamps plus four postal stationery cut squares having range of cancels displayed on two album pages. ()
£6.50
 
 
1699
1915 Coronation 4s carmine (two lightly toned perfs) 10s blue both fine cds used SG187/88. ()
£8.00
 
 
1700
1929-34 Air 18s bright ultramarine fine part cds used SG260. ()
£2.00
 
 
1701
1949 Boy Scouts 8y yellow-brown unmounted mint two light tone marks on gum only SG544. ()
£2.00
 
 
1702
1950-51 Air 103y yellow-orange fine part cds used SG578. ()
£4.50
 
 
LIECHTENSTEIN
Lots 1703-1709
 
1703
1912-16 5h green and 10h red thin unsurfaced paper fine used SG4/5. ()
£6.00
 
 
1704
1912-16 10h rose lightly mounted mint SG2. ()
£15.00
 
 
1705
1956 150th Anniversary of Sovereignty 10r & 1r 20 cancelled to order SG344/45. ()
£2.00
 
 
1706
1957 Christmas 1f 50 brown-purple fine part cds used SG362. ()
£2.00
 
 
1707
1960 30th Anniversary of First Air Stamps 30r to 75r set of 4 unmounted mint SG395/98. ()
£4.00
 
 
1708
1984 Illustrated unaddressed FDC for Occupations bearing twelve different issued stamps SG844/55 tied by four pictorial handstamps for date of issue. ()
£2.50
 
 
1709
2023 Anniversaries 1f 80 and 2f 30 left marginal examples unmounted mint. ()
£2.50
 
 
LUXEMBOURG
Lots 1710-1716
 
1710
1852-58 10c grey-black 4 margins small closed scissor cut bottom left fine used SG2. ()
£5.00
 
 
1711
1931-33 Air 3f grey-black complete sheet of 50 central horizontal fold having a little strengthening using hinges leaving 10 stamps mounted rest unmounted with a little perf seperation however scarce as a full sheet SG300a. ()
£7.00
 
 
1712
1938 Echternach Abbey Restoration Fund set of 6 mounted mint SG366/71. ()
£3.00
 
 
1713
1946 Air 50f blue-green & green unmounted mint SG487. ()
£1.50
 
 
1714
1949 75th Anniversary of UPU 80c to 8f set of 4 unmounted mint SG525/28. ()
£2.50
 
 
1715
1957 Europa 2f chocolate to 4f reddish purple set of 3 unmounted mint SG626/28. ()
£35.00
 
 
1716
1963 Illustrated softbound catalogue of the Melusina International Stamp Exhibition Luxembourg 13-21 April 1963 in fine condition. ()
£2.50
 
 
MONACO
Lots 1717-1726
 
1717
1885 25c blue-green lightly soiled both sides mounted mint SG6. ()
£15.00
 
 
1718
1885 75c black/rose centred high couple minor gum flaws mounted mint SG8. ()
£28.00
 
 
1719
1891-94 1f black/yellow mint block of 4 bottom pair unmounted top pair mounted SG20a. ()
£25.00
 
 
1720
1938-39 Prince Louis II 1f 75 bright blue fine part cds used SG170 . ()
£3.00
 
 
1721
1949 Birth Centenary of Prince Albert imperf sunken die proof for 12f value in magenta (issued colour) and design (Prince harpooning a whale) on soft white paper SG381. ()
£5.00
 
 
1722
1952 Illustrated unused postcard for Monaco International Philatelic Exhibition 26 April-4 May 1952 having seal of Prince Ranier III 8f claret SG455 affixed to picture side tied by Monte-Carlo Reinatex cds dated 26 April 1952. ()
£2.00
 
 
1723
1953 Printers imperf sunken die proof on soft white paper for Postage Due Trains 3f value issued design in black (not issued colour) Tete-beche pair SGD482a having pencil signature of Mazelin who engraved he stamps. ()
£7.50
 
 
1724
1961 Veteran Motor Cars 1c to 1f set of 14 SG704/17 on seven different illustrated unaddressed first day covers tied by pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()
£2.50
 
 
1725
1966 Printed cover to Lille bearing plants 2c and 18c SG676 & 678 tied by Centenary of Monte Carlo slogan cancel dated 1 October 1966 stated to have error on slogan cancel as horses pulling carriage have no reins. ()
£1.50
 
 
1726
1974-77 Europa miniature sheets for 1974 1975 1976 and 1977 each having light crease in top selvedge unmounted mint SGMS1125 1188 1253 & 1304. ()
£28.00
 
 
NETHERLANDS
Lots 1727-1736
 
1727
1867-1958 Mint and used collection of 110 different mostly used stamps values to 10g on illustrated album pages. ()
£3.00
 
 
1728
1908 Colour postcard view of Das Fahrlein sent to England bearing 5c rose SG127 tied by Venraij cds dated 12 October 1913 with Sutton arrival cds dated 13 October 1908 alongside. ()
£2.50
 
 
1729
1920s circa La Hague complete booklet of 30 different sepia unused post cards (a little damage to front cover) having printed foreword in English & French. ()
£8.00
 
 
1730
1969 Child Welfare set of 5 plus miniature sheet unmounted mint SG1097/MS1102. ()
£5.00
 
 
1731
1985 Child Welfare Road Safety set plus miniature sheet unmounted mint SG1472/MS76. ()
£3.00
 
 
1732
1994 Three different illustrated unaddressed first day covers for Local Post issues all featuring dinosaurs 50c to 250c four different on each cover having den Haag¬ nijmegen or Utrecht pictorial handstamps 15 September 1994 - date of issue. ()
£5.00
 
 
1733
2002 Greetings self adhesive mint set of 10 affixed to original booklet as issued SG2203/12. ()
£4.00
 
 
1734
Curacao - 1930s-Four small album pages containing 60 mint and mostly duplicated stamps with eight pairs and a block of 4 SG cat £90+. ()
£9.00
 
 
1735
Dutch East Indies - 1909 Black and white English postcard showing Cotton Cart used to Scotland bearing 5c scarlet tied by Cheribon cds dated 17 March 1909. ()
£3.00
 
 
1736
Netherland Indies - 1902-09 4c ultramarine 15c brown 20c olive and 25c deep violet all nice strong original colours mounted mint SG125 130 133 & 135. ()
£10.00
 
 
POLAND
Lots 1737-1744
 
1737
1933 250th Anniv of Relief of Vienna 1z 20 blue/cream fine used SG295. ()
£3.00
 
 
1738
1933 250th Anniv of Relief of Vienna 1z 20 blue/cream fine used SG295. ()
£3.00
 
 
1739
1948 Sagittarius 15z violet to 100z red-orange set of 6 unmounted mint SG604/09. ()
£3.50
 
 
1740
1948 Revolution Centenaries 30z sepia to 60z scarlet 3 values unmounted mint 30z sepia and 35z olive-green one tiny tone spot on gum SG611/13. ()
£2.50
 
 
1741
1949 75th Anniv of UPU set few light tone spots on gum of 6z unmounted mint SG652/54. ()
£1.50
 
 
1742
1950 Third Congress of Postal Workers 15z bright purple unmounted mint SG663. ()
£1.00
 
 
1743
1969 Softbound book 133 pages for Poznan 68 Thematic Philatelic Exhibition. ()
£2.50
 
 
1744
1978 Sixth World Ice Sailing Championships 2 stamps & label unmounted mint SG2528a. ()
£1.00
 
 
PORTUGAL
Lots 1745-1752
 
1745
1936-41 Air 50E maroon very fine used SG896a. ()
£25.00
 
 
1746
1977 Europa 4E & 8E 50 values plus miniature sheet all unmounted mint SG1653/MS1655. ()
£6.00
 
 
1747
1977-82 Fifteen different illustrated unaddressed lightly soiled large first day covers each bearing a miniature sheet tied by pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()
£7.00
 
 
1748
1990 Philips illustrated auction catalogue for Portugal and Colonies featuring the 'George Pearson' collection 22 March 1990 in fine condition. ()
£4.00
 
 
1749
2007 Europa Centenary of Scouting miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS3451. ()
£1.00
 
 
1750
Angola - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 4a blue-green unmounted mint off white gum SG452. ()
£2.50
 
 
1751
Madeira - 2007 Europa Centenary of Scouting miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS390. ()
£1.50
 
 
1752
St Thomas & Prince Islands - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 3E 50 black unmounted mint having off white gum with couple light tone marks SG412. ()
£1.50
 
 
ROMANIA
Lots 1753-1779
 
1753
1894 50b orange centred high three small blue ink marks top left part cds used SG307. ()
£3.50
 
 
1754
1903 Opening of New Post Office 40b dull green mounted mint SG470. ()
£6.00
 
 
1755
1906 Welfare Fund 10 (+10)b carmine mounted mint SG487. ()
£9.00
 
 
1756
1906 Welfare Fund 15 (+10)b lilac mounted mint SG488. ()
£5.00
 
 
1757
1906 Welfare Fund 15 (+10)b lilac heavy mounted mint SG488. ()
£4.00
 
 
1758
1906 Welfare Fund 3(+7)b red-brown mounted mint usual streaky gum SG489. ()
£2.00
 
 
1759
1906 Welfare Fund 10(+10)b carmine mounted mint couple lightly toned perfs SG491. ()
£3.00
 
 
1760
1906 25th Anniv of Kingdom 25b black & blue very fine part cds used SG498. ()
£1.50
 
 
1761
1906 Welfare Fund 15(+10)b violet¬ bistre & blue fine part cds used SG516. ()
£1.00
 
 
1762
1906 Jubilee Exhibition Bucharest 50b black & orange mounted mint SG523. ()
£2.00
 
 
1763
1906 Jubilee Exhibition Bucharest 75b sepia & light brown mounted mint SG524. ()
£2.00
 
 
1764
1906 Jubilee Exhibition Bucharest 1L 50 sepia & reddish mauve mounted mint SG525. ()
£25.00
 
 
1765
1906 Jubilee Exhibition Bucharest 2L 50 brown & yellow mounted mint SG526. ()
£8.00
 
 
1766
1906 Jubilee Exhibition Bucharest 3L brown & orangre-brown mounted mint SG527. ()
£6.00
 
 
1767
1913 Acquisition of Southern Doruja 1b grey-black 3b brown & grey 5b black & green 15b violet & bistre 25b brown & blue mounted mint SG626/28 & 630/31. ()
£2.00
 
 
1768
1927 50th Anniv of Geographical Survey set of 5 mounted mint SG1061/65. ()
£5.00
 
 
1769
1931 50th Anniv of Romanian Monarchy 20L orange mounted mint and fine part cds used examples SG1204. ()
£6.00
 
 
1770
1931 50th Anniv of Romanian Monarchy 20L orange mounted mint and fine part cds used examples SG1204. ()
£6.00
 
 
1771
1931 Boy Scouts Exhibition Fund 6L + 6l mounted mint few gum thins SG1225. ()
£2.50
 
 
1772
1931 Boy Scouts Exhibition Fund 6L + 6l mounted mint few gum thins SG1225. ()
£2.50
 
 
1773
1932 Postal Employeees Fund 10L + 1L blue fine part cds used SG1267. ()
£1.50
 
 
1774
1937 Eighth Balkan Games 1L + 1L 2L + 1L and 4L + 1L lightly mounted mint SG1362/64. ()
£1.50
 
 
1775
1937-88 Five cards and three covers including some postal stationery seven local use one to England bearing various stamps with range of cancels seven with 'T' marks although no postage dues applied.. ()
£6.00
 
 
1776
1938 New Constitution 3L carmine to 10L blue set of 3 lightly mounted mint SG1370/72. ()
£1.50
 
 
1777
1939 New York Worlds Fair 6L and 12L lightly mounted mint SG1407/08. ()
£1.00
 
 
1778
1939 50th Death Anniv of Eminescu 5L olive to 7L lake mounted mint SG1409/10. ()
£1.00
 
 
1779
1945-47 King Michael 50b slate to 200L fourteen different values each in block of 4 unmounted mint between SG1663/1689. ()
£2.00
 
 
RUSSIA
Lots 1780-1792
 
1780
Buriatia - 1996 Mushrooms two different sheetlets of six unmounted mint. ()
£1.00
 
 
1781
1902-05 3r 50 grey & black light staining top perfs 7r yellow & black both fine used SG79/80. ()
£2.50
 
 
1782
1931 Airship Construction Fund 15k & 20k perf 12½ mounted mint SG580b/81b. ()
£5.00
 
 
1783
1933 Ethnographical Issue 1k to 35k set of 21 cancelled to order (full gum) SG608/28. ()
£7.00
 
 
1784
1935 Anti War 5k black to 35k carmine set of 5 fine part cds used SG673/77. ()
£12.00
 
 
1785
1937 First Soviet Architectural Congress miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS741c. ()
£8.50
 
 
1786
1938 Moscow Underground Railway Extension set of 6 mounted mint SG819/24. ()
£4.00
 
 
1787
1940 All Union Agricultural Fair 10k to 60k set of 17 fine part cds used SG920/36. ()
£6.00
 
 
1788
1955 Air 2r blue top left corner marginal horizontal strip of 6 unmounted mint SG1894a ()
£3.00
 
 
1789
1956 Typed address cover sent registered Liepaja¬ RSS De Lettonie (red on white label affixed completed in blue ink) to England at 110k rate bearing 20k and 45k (two different) tied by Liepaja¬ RSS De Lettonie cds's dated 25 October 1956. ()
£5.00
 
 
1790
1961-65 Definitives 3k deep violet left marginal 6k claret block of 4 10k orange 16k ultramarine horizontal marginal pair and 12k bright purple vertical top right corner marginal pair all unmounted mint SG2525¬ 2528/30 & 2533. ()
£4.00
 
 
1791
1962 25th Anniversary of First Polar Drift Station miniature sheet full gum cancelled to order with pictorial cds for date of issue SGMS2693a. ()
£20.00
 
 
1792
1964 Winter Olympics Medal Winners set of seven unmounted mint SG2969/75. ()
£1.50
 
 
SAUDI ARABIA
Lots 1793-1796
 
1793
1965 Muslim League Conference 4p to 10p set of 3 unmounted mint SG611/13. ()
£5.50
 
 
1794
1965 Opening of Arafat-Taif Highway 2p to 8p set of 4 unmounted mint SG617/20. ()
£4.00
 
 
1795
1965 International Co-operation Year 1p to 10p set of 5 unmounted mint SG621/25. ()
£3.50
 
 
1796
1966 Scout Jamboree 4p to 10p set of 3 lightly mounted mint SG644/45. ()
£5.00
 
 
SWEDEN
Lots 1797-1811
 
1797
1858-72 5ö green fine part cds used SG6a. ()
£5.00
 
 
1798
1858-72 30ö red-brown centred low light soiling top right corner fine part cds used SG10. ()
£12.00
 
 
1799
1862-72 3ö brown centred low fine cds used SG12c. ()
£4.00
 
 
1800
1924 Congress of UPU 10ö green & 15ö violet fine used light soiling SG147/48. ()
£1.50
 
 
1801
1928 70th Birthday of King Gustav V set of 5 fine used SG175a/175e. ()
£3.00
 
 
1802
1936 Tercentenary of Post 50ö drab and 1k dull blue fine used SG197 & 199. ()
£2.50
 
 
1803
1942-53 Mute Swans 20k blue vertical pair from booklet imperf at top and bottom x perf 13 at sides from booklet SB100 unmounted mint SG257a. ()
£4.50
 
 
1804
1974 Four plain unaddressed covers bearing Stockholmia 74 20ö bluish-green 25ö blue 30ö blackish brown and 35ö red each in sheetlet of 4 stamps (SGMS783) all tied by Stockholmia 74 pictorial cds dated 21 September 1974. ()
£2.50
 
 
1805
1974 Stockholmia 74 set of 4 miniature sheets unmounted mint SGMS783. ()
£1.50
 
 
1806
1974 Stockholmia 74 Stamp Exhibition set of four miniature sheets in different colours to issued stamps all fine used with Stockholm pictorisl cds 21 September 1972 SGMS783. ()
£2.00
 
 
1807
1974 Two typed and four hand addressed plain covers bearing various stamps having Karesuando¬ Kiruna or Malmerget mainly pictorial cancels ¬ ()
£3.00
 
 
1808
1978 Edible Mushrooms 6k 90 black on buff complete booklet in fine condition SB330. ()
£1.50
 
 
1809
1980 Tourism Halsingland 11k 50 complete booklet in fine condition SB342. ()
£3.00
 
 
1810
1989 Rebate stamps Summer Activities 42k complete booklet in fine condition SB416. ()
£9.00
 
 
1811
1998 400th Anniversary of the Battle of Stangebro imperf printers proof of 7k issued stamp SG2005 in chocolate-brown issued design with no value shown with signature of engraver Slania shown underneath in same colour. light crease at left. ()
£4.00
 
 
SWITZERLAND
Lots 1812-1837
 
1812
1854-62 40r green (thick paper silk thread) four margins full bold strike of Basel Brief Expedition single ring cds dated 20 March (no year) SG51. ()
£12.00
 
 
1813
1862-64 40c green full slightly heavy strike of Geneve code A cds 20 December 1864 SG58. ()
£7.00
 
 
1814
1862-64 40c pale grey three short perfs part Geneve cds SG66a. ()
£10.00
 
 
1815
1905-07 3f bistre-brown fine part cds used SG224. ()
£8.00
 
 
1816
1914-33 William Tell 12c yellow-brown/buff block of 4 fine cds used SG283. ()
£5.00
 
 
1817
1915 Pro Juventute Girl from Lucerne 10c red fine part cds used SGJ2. ()
£15.00
 
 
1818
1918 Pro Juventute 10c & 15c both part slightly heavy cds used SGJ9/J10. ()
£5.00
 
 
1819
1921 Pro-Juventute 10c to 40c set of 3 fine used 40c value part slogan cancel SGJ17/J19. ()
£15.00
 
 
1820
1922 Pro-Juventute 10c to 40c set of 4 fine used 10c & 20c part slogan cancels SGJ20/J23. ()
£15.00
 
 
1821
1923 Pro-Juventute 10c to 40c set of 4 fine part cds used SGJ24/J27. ()
£12.00
 
 
1822
1923-40 Air 25c bluish grey & deep dull blue fine part cds used SG318. ()
£3.00
 
 
1823
1923-40 Air 40c blue & apple-green chalk surface paper grilled gum mounted mint SG322a. ()
£15.00
 
 
1824
1923-40 Pilot 35c cinnamon and light brown fine used having part purple framed Geneva International Aviation Meeting handstamp SG319. ()
£10.00
 
 
1825
1924-40 90c to 2f set of 4 fine part cds used 1f 50 slightly heavy cds SG329/30. ()
£5.00
 
 
1826
1928 Pro Juventute 5c to 30c set of 4 in marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint SGJ44/J47. ()
£2.00
 
 
1827
1932 International Disarmament Conference 90c light blue & blue fine part cds used SG346. ()
£12.00
 
 
1828
1932 International Disarmament Conference 1f olive-grey & blue fine part cds used SG343. ()
£3.00
 
 
1829
1935-37 Air 30c on 90c light blue and blue fine part cds used SG361. ()
£6.00
 
 
1830
1935-37 Air 40c on 20c flesh & scarlet fine part cds used SG362. ()
£6.00
 
 
1831
1935-37 Air 40c on 90c light blue and blue fine part cds used SG363. ()
£6.00
 
 
1832
1948 Winter Olympic Games 5c+ 5c to 30c + 10c set of 4 fine part cds used SG481/84. ()
£3.00
 
 
1833
1949 Zumstein softbound catalogue of Swiss postal stationery in good used condition. ()
£3.00
 
 
1834
1959 Pro Patria¬ For Swiss Citizens Abroad set of 5 fine part cds used SG601/05. ()
£3.00
 
 
1835
1960-76 Postal History 5c new blue and 10c bluish green Tete-beche pairs plus 5c new blue 10c bluish green and 20c cerise bottom marginal horizontal Tete-beche pairs having central gutter label between with number and wavy lines in same colour as stamps all unmounted mint SG614a 615a and 617a. ()
£5.00
 
 
1836
1981 Complete set of 19 different stamps issued in year unmounted mint SG1002/1020. ()
£7.00
 
 
1837
1982-86 Signs of the Zodiac & Landscapes 1f to 4f 50 set unmounted mint SG1034/45. ()
£12.00
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Lots 1838-1882
 
1838
1869 Franklin 1c deep yellow-brown centred left & high part cork cancel SG114a. ()
£30.00
 
 
1839
1869 Baldwin Steam Locomotive 3c deep ultramarine good used SG116. ()
£3.00
 
 
1840
1869 Paddle Steamer 12c blue-green good used one lightly toned perf SG119. ()
£35.00
 
 
1841
1879 Newspaper Periodicals "Justice" 48c scarlet (good colour well cenetred) mounted mint with heavyish hinge remains having good gum SGN237. ()
£75.00
 
 
1842
1893 Columbian Exposition Columbus in Sight of Land 1c blue well centered Post Office fresh unmounted mint SG235a. ()
£5.00
 
 
1843
1893 Columbus in Sight of Land 1c deep blue unmounted mint light gum bend SG235. ()
£2.50
 
 
1844
1893 Columbian Exposition Columbus Welcomed at Barcelona 6c violet two short perfs at top mounted mint part paper adhesion and remains of yellow hinge SG240. ()
£5.00
 
 
1845
1893 Columbian Exposition Columbus Restored to Favour 8c claret mounted mint gum thin and part black offset marks on gum SG241. ()
£5.00
 
 
1846
1893 Columbian Exposition Columbus Presenting Natives 10c brown-black light diagonal gum crease part paper adhesion and remains of yellow hinge SG242a. ()
£10.00
 
 
1847
1901 Pan -American Exposition Buffalo¬ City of Alpena (steamer) 1c black & deep green and Empire State Express 2c black & carmine-red mounted mint SG300/01. ()
£5.00
 
 
1848
1901 Pan -American Exposition Buffalo¬ Railway Bridge below Niagara Falls 5c black & ultramarine gum thin mounted mint SG303. ()
£6.00
 
 
1849
1901 Pan -American Exposition Buffalo¬ Saint Paul (liner) 10c black & yellow-brown couple shortish perfs at top gum thin bottom left corner mounted mint SG305. ()
£8.00
 
 
1850
1909 Colour postcard (creased bottom left corner) of Butler Public School New Jersey sent to England having 1c Washington stamp applied¬ New York 'Opera Glass' 10 centimes taxe mark applied along with 1d F.B. postage due applied. ()
£3.00
 
 
1851
1913-15 Panama-Pacific Exposition Balboa 1c green perf 10 mint vertical strip of 4 with straight edge at left from edge of sheet mounted on two stamps others unmounted SG428. ()
£8.00
 
 
1852
1913-69 Six covers (1913 (two one illustrated cover with 'Fee Claimed at St Louis Mo P.O.cachet)¬ 1924¬ 1947¬ 1948 & 1953) and three FDC's (1944¬ 1954 and 1969) for Special Delivery Service all bearing Special Delivery stamps with one having additional Postage Due 3c cachet added. Three correct single stamp use and three have printed write up. ()
£20.00
 
 
1853
1923 Sepia postcard of SS America at sea used to Germany at 2c rate bearing Washington 1c green x two tied by poor strike of United States Sea Post cancel dated 29 June 1923. ()
£2.00
 
 
1854
1923 25c orange on cream complete booklet 'Postrider' on front cover SB47. ()
£60.00
 
 
1855
1923 25c red on buff complete booklet 'Postrider' on front cover with Postal Savings System advertisment on back cover couple minor cover flaws SB47 variety. ()
£60.00
 
 
1856
1923 25c red on buff and 49c red on pink part booklets both containing one pane of six 2c Washington stamps only with 'Postrider' on front cover. Postal Savings System on 49c booklet Treasury Savings Certificate on 25c booklet back covers SB48/49 part. ()
£12.00
 
 
1857
1927 73c scarlet & cream complete booklet Washington PO on cover SB61 ()
£15.00
 
 
1858
1928 Grubby hand addressed cover carried on CAM-2 Saint Louis to Baltimore at 12c rate stamps tied by Saint Louis cancels dated 22 June 1928. Purple ' Too late for Air Despatch forward by train' 3 line cachet applied on front . ()
£3.00
 
 
1859
1929 Printed address Submarine Divisions Asiatic long Official Business cover (folded at left) Navy Department Washington DC having fine strike of USS Canopus Asiatic Station handstamp dated 12 January 1929. USS Canopus was the flagship of the station. ()
£3.00
 
 
1860
1929 Two clean identical special typed address covers for visit of USS Florida to Weymouth England bearing different 2c definitives tied by USS Florida slogan flag cancel or USS Florida Parcel Post cds both dated 27 July 1929. ()
£2.00
 
 
1861
1932 Plain cover hand addressed to Germany bearing 5c Olympus tied by US-Ger Sea Post SS Manhattan machine slogan cancel dated 10 August 1932. Large purple illustrated cachet added for SS Manhattan 'Largest Ship ever built in America'. ()
£3.00
 
 
1862
1934 National Parks 1c green to 10c grey set of 10 2c and 9c with light creases otherwise nice and clean mounted mint SG739/48. ()
£3.00
 
 
1863
1934 Black & white postcard 'Admiral Byrd in the door of his Plane' PHY7 pencil address to America bearing Byrd Antarctic Expedition 3c tied by Little America Antarctica machine cancel 31 January 1934. Purple framed illustrated cachet stating 'card was carried on the Ice Breaker SS Bear of Oakland'' with signature of ships captain added with San Francisco Calif Little America Mail Received machine slogan cancel 25 March 1935 applied. ()
£15.00
 
 
1864
1934 Black & white postcard 'Two Whales at sea' PA15 pencil address to America bearing Byrd Antarctic Expedition 3c tied by Little America Antarctica machine cancel dated 31 January 1934. Purple framed illustrated cachet stating 'card was carried on the Ice Breaker SS Bear of Oakland'' with signature of ships captain added with San Francisco Calif Little America Mail Received machine slogan cancel dated 25 March 1935 applied. ()
£15.00
 
 
1865
1935 Incoming unstamped hand addressed cover endorsed 'Via Normandie Harve' from Switzerland to Mr Franklin D Roosevelt White House Washington USA (President at the time) with Geneve 12 Champel cds dated 14 October 1935. The Swiss authorities applied Taxe mark and 50c in purple ink¬ on arrival in America a New York Due 10 cents undated 'Opera Glass' mark was applied but no indication if charge was ever paid. On reverse is a two line "From the Franklin D Roosevelt Collection Authenticated By H R Harmer Inc N.Y." cachet. ()
£90.00
 
 
1866
1939 25c green on light green complete booklet 'Postrider' on front cover with Postal Savings System advertisment on back cover SB66 variety. ()
£10.00
 
 
1867
1941 Typed address Patton State Hospital (PSH) 3c postal stationery envelope to female inmate in Italian Camp at Cucamonga California with Patton cds 5 April 1941. Six line purple instructional cachet applied on front with Cuamonga cancels 15 & 25 April on reverse. ()
£3.00
 
 
1868
1944 Probably philatelically inspired typed address cover to Oregon bearing 3c Hawaii tied by Kivalina Alaska cancel dated 17 May 1944. Opened and sealed at left by censor 20019 clear tape which ties Carried on Special Alaskan Emergency Mail Service by Plane illustrated cachet with Kivaline to Kotzebu. Kotzebue Alaska cancel dated 23 May on reverse. ()
£4.00
 
 
1869
1945-46 Five cards/covers from a German soldier taken prisoner of war at Mons Belgium in September 1944 all to his wife in Germany. Items have many different markings and cachets applied as prisoner made his way from Belgium to America due to illness. with typed write up of prisoner and his circumstances. ()
£15.00
 
 
1870
1947-83 Seventeen illustrated mix of hand and unaddressed covers most first day covers bearing range of stamps tied by various handstamps. ()
£3.00
 
 
1871
1954 73c purple & pink Statue of Liberty complete booklet SB78 ()
£3.00
 
 
1872
1954 25c blue on light green complete booklet "City Carrier" seal on front cover which has faded colour probably due to exposure to light SB40a. ()
£15.00
 
 
1873
1954 25c blue on light green complete booklet "City Carrier" seal on front cover with Postal Savings System advertisment on back cover which has a little damage SB40a variety. ()
£15.00
 
 
1874
1962 Illustrated unaddressed Seattle World Fair bearing Mexico 40c and US 4c Fair commemoratives tied by Space Needle single ring cds dated 17 September 1962. ()
£1.50
 
 
1875
1978 American Owls 15c se-tenant block of 4 x two unmounted mint plus same block on illustrated FDC and single stamp from issue again on FDC these tied by Fairbanks First Day of issue slogan cancels SG1731a & 1731/34. ()
£3.00
 
 
1876
1980 Stanley Gibbons illustrated auction catalogue for selected items from The Marc Heaas collection of classic Covers of the United States of America held 9 May 1980 with illustration of all 330 lots¬ cover a little creased and faded otherwise fine. ()
£4.00
 
 
1877
1980 Hand addressed cover to Hospital in Thailand at 15c rate with purple 'Postage Due' and 'T 5/20' mark applied along with Returned for additional Postage mark in purple which is lined through in red crayon. Four line 'Missent to Dead Letter Branceh¬ Inadvertantly opened by Cutting¬ Machine in Handling Dead Letters¬ At Boston USA MA 02295' cachet also applied. ()
£6.00
 
 
1878
1984 Unuaddressed long airmail cover solo transatlantic balloon crossing by Col Joe W Kittinger Jr bearing 40c Olympic swimming tied by Caribou machine cancel dated 14 September 1984. Colour 'Carried on Board' silk sticker (number 1134 of 2992) applied for Four World Records in Distance on helium balloon 'Rosie O'Grady's Ballon of Peace' with black cachet applied for flight signed by Kittinger. Lot includes certificate of authenticity and typed write up. ()
£7.50
 
 
1879
1986 Ameripex 86 International Stamp Exhibition special illustrated envelope containing four different miniature sheets for US Presidents issue SGMS2223a/d all unmounted mint. ()
£6.00
 
 
1880
1989 Hardback illustrated auction catalogue for the United States Postmasters' Provisionals from The Weill Brothers' Stock held 12 October 1989 in fine condition. ()
£4.00
 
 
1881
1990 American Indian Headdresses complete $5 booklet in fine condition SB144. ()
£3.00
 
 
1882
Hawaii - 1864-78 Kamehameha V 5c Prussian blue fine part cds used light soiling SG29. ()
£8.00