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NON COMMONWEALTH
Lots 867-929
 
867
Arctic - 1960s-80s Bundle of 50 mostly illustrated mix of typed or hand addressed covers (slight duplication with a little light soiling on some) all relating to anniversaries and events in the Arctic including some first flights and first day covers and a couple signed with good range of stamps applied tied by appropriate nearly all pictorial handstamps. Includes Germany¬ Greenland¬ Japan¬ Sweden and USA. ()
£25.00
 
 
868
Argentina - 1910s circa Four large identical Sunken Die Proofs for 5c value inscribed "Peace & Work" showing allegorical figures plus crests of Argentina and Chile in brown¬ green¬ orange or red colours on thick white card with light soiling and mount marks on reverse. ()
£7.00
 
 
869
Argentina - 1944 National Anthem miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS740a. ()
£4.00
 
 
870
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
871
Burundi - 1968 Butterflies Air issue 6f to 130f nine values unmounted mint SG378/96. ()
£8.00
 
 
872
Cameroun - 1953-88 Three hand addressed and two typed address covers to Europe or USA bearing various stamps tied by different cancels. ()
£5.00
 
 
873
Cameroun - 1971 Philatecam 71 Stamp Exhibition 250f unmounted mint SG620. ()
£1.50
 
 
874
Cameroun - 1980s Royal Mail unused printed postal bag label for mail between Birmingham Z (Foreign Section) and Douala (United Republic of Cameroun). ()
£2.00
 
 
875
Central African Republic - 1971 Primates 30f to 200f set of 5 unmounted mint SG252/56. ()
£3.50
 
 
876
Costa Rica - 1924 Central American Olympic Games 5c (+10c) green to 20c (+10c) indigo imperf set of 3 each value in block of 4 unmounted mint SG156A/158A. ()
£9.00
 
 
877
Cuba - 1870s-90s Thirty four different mounted mint imperf revenue stamps for various taxes plus twenty one used mostly telegraph stamps displayed on two album pages. ()
£7.50
 
 
878
Cuba - 1960 Stamp Day & National Philatelic Exhibition Havana miniature sheet cancelled to order (having full gum) with pictorial handstamp for date of issue SGMS953.. ()
£4.00
 
 
879
Czechoslovakia - 1959 Birds 20h to 1k 20 set of 7 unmounted mint SG1120/26. ()
£6.50
 
 
880
Czechoslovakia - 1965 Mountain Birds 30h to 2k set of 6 unmounted mint SG1519/24. ()
£6.50
 
 
881
El Salvador - 1946 Fourth Centenary of Salvador's City Charter imperf and perf miniature sheets both unmounted mint SGMS949a x 2 ()
£2.50
 
 
882
Finland - 1998 World Dog Show complete 22m 40 booklet in fine condition SB59. ()
£3.00
 
 
883
Greece - 1960s-90s Ninety used commemorative stamps in small packet all appear different. ()
£5.00
 
 
884
Greenland - 1987-2006 Sixteen different miniature sheets all fine used (seven with FDI handstamps) comprising SGMS193¬ 284 (set of 3)¬ 286¬ 305¬ 351¬ 450¬ 453¬ 473¬ 492¬ 497a¬ 500¬ 518a¬ 525 and 555a. ()
£20.00
 
 
885
Greenland - 2007 Centenary of Parcel Post miniature sheet fine used SGMS531. ()
£10.00
 
 
886
Guinea - 1969 First Man on the Moon 25f to 200f set of 7 in horizontal pairs one with English overprint other with French overprint unmounted mint SG700/06. ()
£2.50
 
 
887
Haiti - 1942 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour mint miniature sheets both imperf (refer note under SG356) one containing 10f olive and 50c blue-green unmounted plus other containing 25c ultramarine and 60c carmine heavy mounted in two corners SGMS357(a) & (b). ()
£3.00
 
 
888
Haiti - 1958 Red Cross set of 3 corner marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint SG576/78. ()
£4.50
 
 
889
Japan - 1900s-30s? Duplicated range of sixty one fiscal stamps plus four postal stationery cut squares having range of cancels displayed on two album pages. ()
£7.50
 
 
890
Korea (North) - 2001 Endangered Species Plants complete 4w 60 booklet SGN4149a. ()
£1.50
 
 
891
Korea (South) - 1963 Nubian Monuments miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS486. ()
£2.00
 
 
892
Korea (South) - 1964-66 Bell of King Kyongdok 100w deep green right marginal block of 4 very lightly mounted mint SG552. ()
£32.00
 
 
893
Korea (South) - 1974 Musical Instruments 2 miniature sheets unmounted mint SGMS1091. ()
£2.00
 
 
894
Lithuania - 1939 Basketball Championships set of 3 mounted mint SG432/34. ()
£3.00
 
 
895
Macau - 1953 Indigenous Flowers 1a to 5p set of 10 unmounted mint SG458/67. ()
£12.00
 
 
896
Macau - 1953 Indigenous Flowers 1a to 5p set of 10 unmounted mint SG458/67. ()
£12.00
 
 
897
Macau - 1990 Year of the Horse complete 20p booklet in fine condition SB7. ()
£4.00
 
 
898
Nagorno-Karabakh - 1996 Independence miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS12. ()
£1.50
 
 
899
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
900
Paraguay - 1961 150th Anniv of Independence 15c to 36g set mounted mint SG930/36. ()
£3.00
 
 
901
Philippines - 1940 circa A little soiled hand addressed cover from Maila to Amsterdam Netherlands bearing 12c violet SG562 (issued 4 February 1940) tied by date and location unclear cancellation. Opened and sealed at left by scarcer Opened By Censor Hong Kong blue on white tape with German censor tape applied on reverse tying Hong Kong label. ()
£30.00
 
 
902
Poland - 1960 Birds 10g to 6z 50 set of 12 unmounted mint SG1201/12. ()
£8.00
 
 
903
Poland - 1969 Softbound book 133 pages for Poznan 68 Thematic Philatelic Exhibition. ()
£3.00
 
 
904
Romania - 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.. ()
£7.00
 
 
905
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
 
 
906
Somalia - 1960 Somaliland Independence Commemoration 10c¬ 50c and 1s 20 values all mounted mint light gum crease on 1s 20 value SG353/55. ()
£15.00
 
 
907
Spain - 1938 Submarine Service imperf vertical colour trial for 2p value in green (issued colour red-brown) unmounted mint SG857b. ()
£10.00
 
 
908
Spain - 1955 Fortuny (Painter) 25p greenish black unmounted mint SG1229. ()
£5.00
 
 
909
Spain - 1958 Madrid Philatelic Exhibition 80c (sold at 2p) lightly mounted mint and 3p (sold at 5p) unmounted mint miniature sheets SGMS1285/MS1286. ()
£18.00
 
 
910
Spain - 1962 Stamp Day 25c to 10p set of 10 lightly mounted mint SG1479/88. ()
£3.50
 
 
911
Taiwan - 1978 Death Anniv of Chiang Kai-shek $2 to $10 set unmounted mint SG1194/97. ()
£2.00
 
 
912
Taiwan - 1978 Postage Stamp Centenary $2 to $10 set of 3 unmounted mint SG1188/89. ()
£1.50
 
 
913
Taiwan - 1998 Jade Carvings $5 to $26 set of 4 unmounted mint SG2520/23. ()
£1.50
 
 
914
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. ()
£15.00
 
 
915
Turkey - 1982 Europa miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS2779. ()
£1.50
 
 
916
Turkey - 2008 World Enviroment Day miniature sheet unsed (no gum) SGMS3863. ()
£1.00
 
 
917
United Nations - 1960s/70s Fifty different stamps plus a miniature sheet all mint plus 1980 eleven unused postal cards each having different 'Exhibition' cancel applied. ()
£3.00
 
 
918
United Nations (Geneva Headquaters) - 1976 20th Anniversary of UN Postal Administration 80c and 1f 10 both values in complete sheets of 20 unmounted mint SGG61/2. ()
£7.50
 
 
919
United Nations (Geneva Headquaters) - 1986 40th Anniversary of World Federation of UN Associations miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMSG150. ()
£2.00
 
 
920
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. ()
£7.50
 
 
921
World - 1900s-1990s Bundle of one hundred and fifty covers from many different countries (condition a little mixed but most fine) with some better seen. ()
£20.00
 
 
922
World - 1974-2003 Forty eight mostly hand addressed covers from range of countries (Algeria¬ Australia¬ Belgium¬ Canada¬ Christmas Islands¬ Germany (25 covers some duplication)¬ Gibraltar¬ Indonesia¬ Italy¬ Japan¬ South Korea¬ Marshall Islands¬ NetherlandsSweden and UN Vienna) addressed to same person in England each bearing a miniature sheet (some with additional values) tied by appropriate cancels. ()
£15.00
 
 
923
World - 1995 Beijing 95 gold on blue Exhibition stamp 'passport' containing sixty three stamps from different countries all tied by appropriate countries Exhibition handstamps. ()
£5.00
 
 
924
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
 
 
925
Yemen - 1962 Maternity and Child Centre 2b to 10b set of 4 each value in complete sheet of 50 full gum cancelled to order with multiple strikes of Sana'a bilingual cds dated 31 May 1962 (SG states date of issue 20 June 1962) SG163/66. ()
£20.00
 
 
926
Yemen - 1989 WWF Endangered Animals Desert Carnivores 20f to 75f set of 4 displayed on three colour illustrated pages unmounted mint SG412/415. ()
£3.00
 
 
927
Yemen - 1989 Endangered Animals Desert Carnivores 20f to 75f set of 4 SG412/15 each on separate illustrated unaddressed official WWF first day covers with pictorial handstamp. ()
£1.50
 
 
928
Yemen - 1989 Endangered Animals Desert Carnivores 20f to 75f set of 4 SG412/15 each on separate illustrated unaddressed official WWF maxi card with pictorial handstamp. ()
£1.50
 
 
929
Yugoslovia - 1956 Art set of 12 unmounted mint SG805/16. ()
£12.00
 
 
ALBANIA
Lots 930-935
 
930
1917 1c brown & green to 50c purple & black set of 8 all fine part cds used SG67/74. ()
£12.00
 
 
931
1925 Return of Government to Capital in 1924 1q surcharge on 2q orange to 1f deep reddish lilac set of 7 mounted mint SG164a/70. ()
£9.00
 
 
932
1925 1q surcharge on 2q orange to 2f olive-green set of 8 all mounted mint SG178/85. ()
£6.50
 
 
933
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. ()
£22.00
 
 
934
1938 Royal Wedding miniature sheet tiny part corner missing unmounted mint SGMS328a. ()
£4.00
 
 
935
1938 Tenth Anniversary of Accession miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS336a. ()
£4.00
 
 
ANDORRA (FRENCH POST OFFICES)
Lots 936-937
 
936
1970 Europa 40c and 80c (tiny gum flaw) lightly mounted mint SGF222/F223. ()
£4.00
 
 
937
1971 Europa 50c and 80c lightly mounted mint SGF231/F232. ()
£6.00
 
 
AUSTRIA
Lots 938-958
 
938
1908-50s Duplicated range of 475+ mostly mint stamps including newspaper stamps and postage dues displayed on stockcards SG cat £200+. ()
£15.00
 
 
939
1918 Air 1.50k on 2k mauve 2.50k on 3k ochre and 4k grey perf 12½ on greyish paper all unmounted mint SG296A/98A. ()
£4.50
 
 
940
1919-21 2k black & vermilion to 50k deep violet/yellow set of 9 fine cds used SG356/64. ()
£2.00
 
 
941
1920 Issues for Carinthian Plebiscite 5h (+10h) slate/yellow plus 15h (+30h) ochre/yellow to 20k (+40k) chestnut &deep lilac 18 different values all fine cds used SG411 & 413/29. ()
£8.00
 
 
942
1920-21 Postage Dues 1k ultramarine to 20k ultramarine 9 values fine used SGD393A/401A. ()
£3.00
 
 
943
1922 Postage Due 1200k purple fine part cds used SGD539. ()
£2.50
 
 
944
1922-24 800k purple to 4¬000k blue/azure seven different value fine part cds used SG491/98. ()
£5.00
 
 
945
1922-24 20k sepia to 10000k chestnut set of 11 fine cds used SG499/509. ()
£8.00
 
 
946
1926 Child Welfare set of 6 fine part cds used SG636/41. ()
£3.00
 
 
947
1935 Postage Due 1g scarlet to 10s green set of 16 fine part cds used SGD746/761. ()
£3.50
 
 
948
1937 Centenary of Regular Danube Services 12g to 64g set fine part cds used SG805/07. ()
£1.50
 
 
949
1937 Winter Relief Fund 5g + 2g to 1s + 1s fine used 1s + 1s slogan cancel SG808/11. ()
£4.50
 
 
950
1937 Railway Centenary 12g to 35g set of 3 fine cds used SG812/14. ()
£2.00
 
 
951
1947 Vienna Fair Fund set of 8 mounted mint SG1009/1016. ()
£1.50
 
 
952
1947 Air Views 50g brown to 10s blue set of 7 lightly mounted mint SG1017/23. ()
£3.00
 
 
953
1949 Postage Due 1g carmine to 10s violet set of 28 fine part cds used SGD1178/1205. ()
£4.00
 
 
954
1949 Airmail Printed Matter Austria to the United States souvenir sheet featuring imperf designs of 75th Anniv of UPU 40g green 60g brown-lake and 1s deep blue SG1175/77 issue on yellow paper unmounted mint privately produced. ()
£5.00
 
 
955
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
956
1968 Baroque Frescoes 2s six different designs each in complete folded sheet of 50 all unmounted mint SG1537/42. ()
£12.00
 
 
957
1971 Bicentennary of Vienna Stock Exchange 4s red-brown complete folded once through perfs sheet of 50 unmounted mint SG1617. ()
£7.00
 
 
958
1972 400th Anniv of Spanish Riding School miniature sheet fine used SGMS1645. ()
£1.50
 
 
BELGIUM
Lots 959-982
 
959
1861 10c brown 20c blue & 40c red all poor margins good to average used plus 1c green (faults) 10c brown and 20c blue perf issue all used SG12/14 & between 16/26. ()
£6.50
 
 
960
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
961
1905-08 35c brown-purple 'Bandalette' attached mounted mint with gum creases SG102. ()
£4.00
 
 
962
1910 Brussels Exhibition 1c + 1c olive-green (tiny gum thin) to 10c + 5c carmine 4 different values each having bandalette attached mounted mint SG113/16. ()
£4.50
 
 
963
1912-14 Albert I Large Head without designer's name imperf colour trials for 25c value in green (light stain)I¬ 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. ()
£18.00
 
 
964
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. ()
£68.00
 
 
965
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. ()
£20.00
 
 
966
1930 International Philatelic Exhibition Antwerp 4f + 6f myrtle stamp from issued miniature sheet mounted mint SGMS568 (stamp only). ()
£30.00
 
 
967
1934 Anti-tuberculosis Fund 10c + 5c grey to 1f + 25c carmine five different values lightly mounted mint with dryish gum SG670/74. ()
£3.50
 
 
968
1937 Special A4 printed presentation sheet for Queen Astrid Public Utility Fund issue bearing set of 8 SG787/94 tied by individual strike of special cds for date of issue. ()
£3.00
 
 
969
1938 Aeronautical Propoganda set of 5 mounted mint SG810/14. ()
£2.00
 
 
970
1939 Small presentation folder for Brussels International Railway Congress 6 July 1939 having Railway Parcels 20c reddish brown to 10f purple imperf and perf mint sets of 5 SGP856/60 affixed by hinges inside. All stamp light tone around perfs and gum. ()
£5.00
 
 
971
1940 Winter Relief Fund miniature sheet unmounted mint couple light gum bends SGMS910. ()
£3.00
 
 
972
1941 Orval Abbey Restoration Fund set of 12 mounted mint SG935/46. ()
£1.50
 
 
973
1941 Orval Abbey Relief Fund miniature sheet unmounted mint having a couple of light gum bends SGMS947. ()
£2.00
 
 
974
1948 Achel & Chevremont Abbeys 65c + 65c to 10f + 10f sets of 4 fine used SG1232/39. ()
£4.00
 
 
975
1948 Inaguration of Edward Anseele set of 4 mounted mint SG1245/48. ()
£3.00
 
 
976
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
 
 
977
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
978
1952 25th Anniv of Cardinalate of Primate of Belgium set of 3 mounted mint SG1389/91. ()
£8.00
 
 
979
1955 Ghent Flower Show 80c to 4f lake set of 3 unmounted mint SG1549/51. ()
£3.50
 
 
980
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
981
1980 Anniv Independence set and miniature sheet unmounted mint SG2597/MS2602. ()
£3.50
 
 
982
Belgium Congo - 1939 Zoological Gardens Fund set of 5 mounted mint SG226/30. ()
£7.00
 
 
CAMBODIA
Lots 983-991
 
983
1970 World Telecommunications Day 4r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG264. ()
£3.00
 
 
984
1970 Opening of New UPU Headquarters 3r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG267. ()
£3.00
 
 
985
1970 Aquatic Plants 3r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG270. ()
£4.00
 
 
986
1970 25th Anniv of United Nations 3r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG276. ()
£2.00
 
 
987
1970 International Education Year 1r blue x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG279. ()
£2.00
 
 
988
1971 Racial Equality Year 3r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG288. ()
£3.00
 
 
989
1971 Wild Flowers 2r Indian Coral Bean and 3r Orchid Tree x 100 of each unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG298/99. ()
£8.00
 
 
990
1972 Second Anniversary of Republic 3r x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG350. ()
£2.00
 
 
991
1973 Air Garuda 3r red x 100 unmounted mint in 4 blocks of 25 SG358. ()
£3.00
 
 
CHINA
Lots 992-1017
 
992
North West China People's Post - 1950 Foundation of People's Republic $5¬000 $10¬000 and $20¬000 fine used reprints SGNE286/NE288. ()
£6.00
 
 
993
North West China People's Post - 1950 First Anniv of People's Republic Flag $5¬000 green and $10¬000 olive no gum (as issued) reprints SGNE295/NE296. ()
£5.00
 
 
994
North West China People's Post - 1950 First Anniv of People's Republic Flag $1¬000 violet $2¬500 orange-brown and $5¬000 green fine used reprints SGNE293/NE295. ()
£3.00
 
 
995
North West China People's Post - 1950 Sino-Soviet Treaty $2¬500 red & $5¬000 green fine part cds used believed reprints SG1NE312/NE313. ()
£1.50
 
 
996
1910s-60s Mostly used range of 260 stamps (some duplication) plus 1934 postcard Shanghai to England and 1995-99 17 covers to England good range of stamps and cancels. ()
£15.00
 
 
997
1949 British Goverment manila envelope (crest on backflap roughly opened) hand addressed to London with black framed two charecter mark top left corner at 100¬000 rate bearing on reverse Junkers over Great Wall $20¬000 on 25c orange and $30¬000 on 90c olive SG1023/24 plus Dr Sun Yat-sen & Plum Blossoms $50¬000 slate-blue SG1035 tied by Tientsin bilingual cds dated 19 August 1948 - early use of $50¬000 as issued 23 July 1948. ()
£5.00
 
 
998
1950 Foundation of People's Republic $800 $1¬000 & $2¬000 fine used reprints SG1432/34. ()
£4.00
 
 
999
1950 Foundation of People's Republic $1¬000 mint no gum (as issued) reprint SG1433. ()
£1.50
 
 
1000
1950 First Anniv of People's Republic Flag $100 violet $800 green & $2¬000 light blue mint no gum (as issued) reprints SG1464¬ 1466 & 1468. ()
£5.00
 
 
1001
1950 First Anniv of People's Republic Flag $400 orange-brown fine used reprint SG1465. ()
£1.00
 
 
1002
1950 Sino-Soviet Treaty $400 red & $800 green fine part cds used SG1471/72. ()
£2.50
 
 
1003
1950 Sino-Soviet Treaty $2¬000 blue few minor faults mint no gum (as issued) SG1473. ()
£2.00
 
 
1004
1951 30th Anniv of Chinese Communist Party $400 brown & $800 carmine-red mint no gum (as issued) believed reprints SG1507 & 1509. ()
£2.50
 
 
1005
1957 30th Anniv of People's Liberation Army set of 4 fine used SG1714/17. ()
£1.00
 
 
1006
1976 Completion of Fourth Five-year Plan 8f Harvest scene unmounted mint SG2637. ()
£2.00
 
 
1007
1976 Completion of Fourth Five-year Plan 8f Fertiliser plant unmounted mint SG2639. ()
£2.00
 
 
1008
1977 Commemorative colour folder bearing First Death Anniv of Mao Tse-tung 8f (six different designs) SG2739/44 four stamps tied by two illustrated red handstamps ()
£4.00
 
 
1009
1977 Commemorative colour folder bearing Completion of Mao Memorial Hall 8f (two different designs) SG2745/45 tied by red illustrated handstamp. ()
£2.00
 
 
1010
1978 Illustrated unaddressed China Stamp Export Company first day cover bearing Fifth National Peoples Congress 8f set of three different stamps SG2755/57 tied by red pictorial shandstamp for date of issue. ()
£2.50
 
 
1011
1981-89 Twenty seven different illustrated unaddressed FDC's for various commemorative issues in sets tied by pictorial handstamps for date of issue. ()
£25.00
 
 
1012
1982 Medicinal Plants 4f to 70f plus miniature sheet unmounted mint SG3176/MS3182. ()
£4.00
 
 
1013
1983 Commemorative colour folder bearing 90th Birth Anniv of Mao Tse-tung 8f to 20f set of 4 SG3293/96 tied by black illustrated handstamp. ()
£1.50
 
 
1014
1986 Landscapes of Mount Huangshan set of ten different airmail 90f unused postal cards in orginal presentation packet as issued YP10-1/10 in fine condition. ()
£7.50
 
 
1015
1993 Commemorative colour folder containing Birth Cenntenary of Mao Tse-tung 20f and 1y plus 5y miniature sheet SG3876/MS3878 unmounted mint. Includes 20f and 1y SG3876/77 on illustrated unaddressed FDC tied by pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()
£5.00
 
 
1016
1997 Return of Hong Kong to China Deng Xiaoping 800f and 50y miniature sheets both unmounted mint SGMS4203/MS4204. ()
£20.00
 
 
1017
1997 Return of Macau to China Deng Xiaoping 800f and 50y miniature sheets both unmounted mint SGMS4454/MS4455. ()
£15.00
 
 
CUBA
Lots 1018-1021
 
1018
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. ()
£2.00
 
 
1019
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1020
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
 
 
1021
1944-48 Commemoratives in 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. ()
£9.00
 
 
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Lots 1022-1024
 
1022
1920 President Masaryk 500f black/bluish and 1000f brown/buff mounted mint SG186/87. ()
£4.00
 
 
1023
1930 Piece of white paper having President Masaryk 50h green to 1k carmine set of 3 SG302/04 and 80th Birthday of President 2k blue-green to 10k slate-black set of 4 SG305/08 each tied by individual strike of special red cds cancel dated 7 March 1930. ()
£3.50
 
 
1024
1978 Praga 10k & 20k miniature sheets unmounted mint SGMS2418 & MS2424. ()
£4.00
 
 
DENMARK
Lots 1025-1028
 
1025
1870-74 2sk dull ultramarine & grey centred low fine used SG39. ()
£5.00
 
 
1026
1875-1903 3ö grey & blue frame inverted couple shortish perfs fine part cds used SG51a. ()
£2.50
 
 
1027
1875-1903 20ö grey & rose fine part cds used SG72. ()
£5.00
 
 
1028
2014 Five different panes from 'Danish Furniture Designers' booklet all unmounted mint in fine condition SG1743/44. ()
£6.00
 
 
ETHIOPIA
Lots 1029-1032
 
1029
1938 Sepia real photograph unused post card showing Axum Airport in fine condition. ()
£5.00
 
 
1030
1942-61 Fifty one different unmounted mint stamps laid out on two Hagners SG cat £300+. ()
£24.00
 
 
1031
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. ()
£5.00
 
 
1032
1993-97 Twelve mostly airmail hand addressed covers to BBC Somalia London bearing various stamps tied by good range of cancels. ()
£7.50
 
 
FRANCE
Lots 1033-1317
 
1033
1746 Unfolded entire (a duplicate letter) Bordeaux to Marseille March 1746 having fine strike of Crowned B in circle handstamp. ()
£8.00
 
 
1034
1768 Unfolded entire (part of contents appear to be missing) originating in Paris having a fine strike of Crowned P handstamp used in Paris. ()
£6.00
 
 
1035
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1036
1837-76 Written up display titled "Mail in the Med" 1837-76 French Maritime Mail on SG Senator album leaves each with plastic protective cover comprising 32 unstamped covers on seperate pages each having very detailed manuscript write up of routes (including some to or via Malta) and postal marking with additional information regarding ships with same having small hand drawn map showing route. Very detailed accumulation which would a wonderful addition to an existing collection or for display. ()
£150.00
 
 
1037
1839 Unfranked printed Private Friends report being a life proposal for assurance purposes in respect of a lady completed and signed by a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy printed address to London having Coutances¬ Carn¬ Rouen¬ Calais and London marks dated 6. 7¬ 8¬ 9 and 10th October 1839. ()
£4.00
 
 
1038
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1039
1843 Wrapper to Argentina and 1847 entire to Peru both having different red Bureau Maritime (Havre) cds's dated 16 October 1843 or 14 April 1847 plus red boxed PP marks. ()
£4.00
 
 
1040
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1041
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 . ()
£50.00
 
 
1042
1849-1925 Used collection of 145 stamps displayed on 4 album pages comprising Ceres Head imperfs 20c black and 25c blue 4 margins 30c brown 3½ margins 40c orange top left corner damaged and 1f carmine 2 margins slight damage bottom left corner plus 26 perf issues to 40c orange. Napoleon Head 8 imperf to 80c (40c & 80c 4 margins) and 20 perf to 80c (4) Peace and Commerce various printings to 1f green (2) 'Blanc' type values to 5c inc 1c & 2c imperfs¬ 'Mouchon' type to 30c and 'Oliver Merson' type to 5f. ()
£40.00
 
 
1043
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1044
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. ()
£125.00
 
 
1045
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. ()
£150.00
 
 
1046
1853-61 Napoleon Head 20c bright blue/bluish vertical pair large margins fine used SG57. ()
£1.50
 
 
1047
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. ()
£22.00
 
 
1048
1853-61 G P D Vessey Ltd sales folder circa 1960's for sale 698 lot 209 realised £2 4s containing Napoleon head 10c ortange-bistre/cream and 25c dull blue/greyish horizontal pair all items with 4 nice clear even margins having dotted cancels SG47 & 63. ()
£36.00
 
 
1049
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. ()
£27.00
 
 
1050
1853-61 Napoleon Head 5c green/bluish 3€ good margins (just along frame line top right plus small nick top right) fine used SG44. ()
£7.50
 
 
1051
1853-80 Thirteen covers and two large pieces condition a little mixed¬ three used to London rest within France mostly 20c rate bearing Ceres Head 20c or Napoleon Head 40c but includes 1853 unfranked wrapper with Paris (25c) cds applied¬ 1855 entire to London bearing Napoleon Head 40c orange 4 large margins fine used¬ 1860 unfranked cover to Paris with red curved 'PAID over 30' mark applied and 1880 cover to London with 25c bistre/yellow Peace & Commerce applied. ()
£15.00
 
 
1052
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'. ()
£15.00
 
 
1053
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1054
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1055
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1056
1859 Commercial unstamped entire having two disinfectant slits Constantinople to Livorno rated 11 on front having Gange ships double ring cancel dated 21 September 1859 with Livorno arrival cds dated 27 September 1859 on reverse. ()
£7.00
 
 
1057
1859-60 One entire and two covers all to London one at 80c rate other two at 40c rate all bearing Napoleon head 40c orange with usual markings with one having M/C/A/W in circle black undated mark on front. ()
£4.00
 
 
1058
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. ()
£7.50
 
 
1059
1859-94 Large printed album page containing range of forgeries all with small 'FAUX' added in black comprising 1868 Newspaper 2c mauve and 2c blue SGJ131/J132 1859-94 Postage Dues 10c black 'used' SGD86 60c ochre 'mint' SGD216 50c black imperf pair 'mint' 1f reddish-brown¬ 1f black¬ 2f black and 5f reddish brown all 4 'used' SGD289/D296. Telgraph stamps 1868 25c rose and 2f lilac imperf horizontal pairs pair plus 2f lilac perf 'used' Barefoot 1¬ 4 and 8. ()
£20.00
 
 
1060
1860 Part entire bearing Napoleon head 10c brownish bistre/cream 4 margin SG50a tied by 269 in dotted diamond cancel having Avigmon cds dated 21 April 1860 alongside. ()
£2.00
 
 
1061
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
 
 
1062
1861 Napoleon Head 80c orange unofficial perf 7 two different shades fine used SG85. ()
£36.00
 
 
1063
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. ()
£45.00
 
 
1064
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. ()
£50.00
 
 
1065
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. ()
£40.00
 
 
1066
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1067
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. ()
£15.00
 
 
1068
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. ()
£45.00
 
 
1069
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. ()
£5.00
 
 
1070
1863-70 Napoleon Head 1c olive-green/bluish fine part cds used SG102. ()
£4.00
 
 
1071
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1072
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. ()
£27.00
 
 
1073
1863-70 1c olive-green/bluish centred right fine part cds used one slightly short perf SG102. ()
£2.50
 
 
1074
1863-70 Napoleon Head 30c brown centred left fine part 3 in dotted star cancel used SG116. ()
£5.00
 
 
1075
1863-1924 Written up detailed display of French Post Officies in Levant on SG Senator album leaves each with plastic protective cover comprising seventy six cards or covers bearing various stamps including many 40c and 80c values on pages each having very detailed manuscript write up of routes and postal marking with additional information regarding ships and paquebot markings. ()
£225.00
 
 
1076
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. ()
£6.50
 
 
1077
1865 Wrapper to Belgium at 40c rate bearing Napoleon Head 20c blue x 2 SG93 tied by 4042 small numeral in dotted diamond cancel having Jeumont cds dated 12 December 1865 alongside. On reverse two strikes of Erquelinnes a Paris¬ Ambulant de nuit and France Par Charleroy cds's all dated 12 December 1865. ()
£4.00
 
 
1078
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. ()
£10.00
 
 
1079
1869 Lightly soiled wrapper to Yverdon Switzerland at 30c rate bearing Napoleon Head 10c bistre and 20c blue SG91 & 93 tied by individual strikes of 3568 in dotted diamond cancel with St Denis-S-Seine cds dated 15 February 1869 alongside with usual red PD mark and Yverdon arrival mark on reverse. ()
£4.00
 
 
1080
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. ()
£35.00
 
 
1081
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. ()
£125.00
 
 
1082
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. ()
£75.00
 
 
1083
1870-71 Ceres Head 30c brown x 9 used examples two 4 margins and six 3 margins displayed on an album page SG175 ()
£33.00
 
 
1084
1870-77 Cerees Head 40c orange have full bold strike of A25 duplex of Malta SG177 plus 1876-85 Peace & Commerce 30c cinnamon/tinted paper type I tied to small piece by Malta A25 duplex dated 19 October 1877 SG222. ()
£13.00
 
 
1085
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1086
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. ()
£40.00
 
 
1087
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. ()
£60.00
 
 
1088
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. ()
£75.00
 
 
1089
1871-76 Laureated type Ceres Head 5c green/blue 5c pale green/greenish or 5c deep green/greenish one mounted mint and sixty one used examples displayed on four faced album pages. Includes one with broken frame flaw two pairs a horizontal strip of three one with part Trebizond and one with part Yokohama cds's plus four with red postmarks. Five are also identified as 'paper' varieties SG191/93. ()
£60.00
 
 
1090
1871-76 Ceres Head 10c bistre/rose thin or thick figures of value three mounted mint (one some gum loss) and two hundred and five used examples displayed on thirteen faced album pages. Includes nine identified as 'paper' varieties sixteen identfied as having printing flaws nine identified as blurred/defective impressions one pair plus twenty three with red postmarks SG194 or 203. ()
£100.00
 
 
1091
1871-76 Ceres Head 15c bistre 15c yellow-bistre or 15c orange-bistre Thin or thick figures of value two mounted mint and three hundred and twenty four used (sixteen on piece) examples displayed on seventeen faced album pages. Includes many identified postmarks plus twelve identified as 'paper' varieties twenty seven identfied as having printing flaws twenty four identified as blurred/defective impressions twenty six pairs and nine with red postmarks SG195/97 or 204. ()
£125.00
 
 
1092
1871-76 Ceres head 1c olive-green/bluish horizontal pair with 3938 in dots cancel SG185. ()
£4.00
 
 
1093
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1094
1871-76 Ceres Head 1c olive-green/bluish one rounded corner good used SG185. ()
£2.50
 
 
1095
1871-76 Ceres Head 4c grey fine used part dotted cancel SG189. ()
£9.00
 
 
1096
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. ()
£20.00
 
 
1097
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. ()
£20.00
 
 
1098
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1099
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. ()
£60.00
 
 
1100
1876-85 Peace & Commerce 1c and 10c type II values SG243 & 255 printers colour trial proofs in imperf horizontal strips of 3 both in black on thick white ungummed paper in Nutmeg Stamp Sales 2005 auction card lot 8376 est $240. ()
£18.00
 
 
1101
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. ()
£32.00
 
 
1102
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
 
 
1103
1877-90 Peace & Commerce type II 40c pale-red/yellow centred left and high largish thin mounted mint SG269. ()
£7.50
 
 
1104
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. ()
£40.00
 
 
1105
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1106
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. ()
£5.00
 
 
1107
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. ()
£22.00
 
 
1108
1900 Five black and white postcards (undivided backs) four different views from 1900 Paris Exhibition other artilitary deployment postally used to England of France bearing Peace & Commerce 5c green or 10c black/red stamps (one no stamps applied and one stamp on picture side) one iwth no postal markings others having Exhibition Iena¬ Presse or Rapp cds's with one having additional Swiss Village Paris red cds between June and October 1900. ()
£7.50
 
 
1109
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. ()
£15.00
 
 
1110
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
1111
1900-06 'Oliver Merson' 45c deep green & blue small mark on gum unmounted mint SG304. ()
£4.00
 
 
1112
1900-06 'Oliver Merson' type 1f lake & yellow-green mounted mint SG306. ()
£7.00
 
 
1113
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. ()
£10.00
 
 
1114
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1115
1900-59 Ninety six mint (including some unmounted and a few no gum) precancels between 1900 'Blanc' type 3c orange to 1959 Gallic Cock¬ slight duplication including 'Oliver Merson' type 45c deep green & blue full gum and 1954-59 4f to 55f thirteen different values. ()
£75.00
 
 
1116
1903 Sower 25c blue off centre mounted mint tiny piece of paper stuck to gum SG319. ()
£11.00
 
 
1117
1903 Sower 25c blue off centre part gum missing top right corner mounted mint SG319. ()
£11.00
 
 
1118
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1119
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1120
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1121
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1122
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. ()
£7.50
 
 
1123
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1124
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1125
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
1126
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1127
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
 
 
1128
1915 Unstamped blue lettercard military use within France to Paris having good strike of purple 131 Infanterie Depot undated cachet on front. ()
£2.00
 
 
1129
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. ()
£180.00
 
 
1130
1918 Part printed album page having Postes Serbes (Serbian Posts) handstamp applied on French stamps by Serbian postal clerks along with cyrillic double ring Ministarska cds comprising 'Blanc' type 1c grey¬ 2c claret & 3c orange-red horizontal pairs SG288/290 Sower 5c green 10c red 15c grey-green 20c purple-brown 25c deep blue 30c orange and 35c violet horizontal pairs SG316/345 plus 'Oliver Merson' type 40c red and pale blue and 45c deep green & blue 50c cinnamon & lavender and 1f lake & yellow-green SG303/06 last three without cds cancel. Housed in GPD Vessay circa 1960s auction 939 lot 293 folder. ()
£20.00
 
 
1131
1920-26 'Oliver Merson' type 2f orange & blue-green gum creases unmounted mint SG387. ()
£7.00
 
 
1132
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. ()
£7.50
 
 
1133
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
 
 
1134
1922 War Orphans Fund 2½c on 5c + 5c green 5c on 15c +10c grey-green and 5c on 25c + 15c pale blue all three unmounted mint SG389/91. ()
£1.50
 
 
1135
1922 Postes Paris 1922 black precancel on Sower 5c orange no gum Yv33 1944 Liberation Period Gironde (Bordeaux) R.F. overpint on Marshal Petain 60c violet to 4f 50 yellow-green eleven values Yv1/11 and Indre-et-Loire (Loches) Mercury 10c blue 30c red 40c violet and 50c greenish blue YV1/4 plus 1946 General Supplies Prepaid label right marginal Yv15a these all unmounted mint. ()
£50.00
 
 
1136
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. ()
£90.00
 
 
1137
1923-26 Pasteur 1f blue lightly mounted mint light vertical gum bend SG400b. ()
£4.00
 
 
1138
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 issue 10c to 75c SG406/411 all tied by Exposition Arts Decoraties Paris single ring cds's 12 September 1925. ()
£4.00
 
 
1139
1925 One typed address and one hand addressed cover sent airmail to Lieutenant Arrachart or Lieutenant Le Maitre Daker Senegal carried on world record flight each wth Arts Exhibition 25c brown lake & purple SG408 tied by Etampes single ring cds dated 3 February 1925 with Dakar Senegal cds dated 5 February on reverse. Both covers have semi official vignette for flight affixed tied by blue oval cachet. ()
£6.00
 
 
1140
1925 Typed address cover sent airmail to Mission Arrachart and Le Maitre Daker Senegal carried on world record flight Arts Exhibition 25c brown lake & purple SG408 tied by Etampes single ring cds dated 3 February 1925 with Dakar Senegal cds dated 5 February on reverse. Imperf corner marginal semi official vignette for flight affixed tied by blue oval cachet¬ stated to be one of only eleven covers with imperf label affixed. ()
£10.00
 
 
1141
1925 Semi official label for Arrachart and Le Maitre world record long distance flight Paris to Dakar Senegal and return right marginal perf 11 single¬ imperf single plus very rare right marginal essay (identified by printing differences) all mounted mint. ()
£10.00
 
 
1142
1925 Hand addressed plain cover sent registered from Paris International Exhibition of Modern Deocrative Arts (Exhibition registered label affixed) to Austria bearing set of six issued stamps 10c yellow & deep green to 75c blue & deep blue on front SG406/11 plus 15c green & deep green pair SG407 on reverse along with Olympic Games 25c deep & dull carmine SG402 on front and 'Blanc' type 5c deep green SG295 on rear all tied by single ring Exhibition cds's dated 15 October 1925. ()
£12.00
 
 
1143
1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 5f deep mauve & carmine unmounted mint SG430. ()
£9.00
 
 
1144
1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 10f sage-green & red unmounted mint SG431. ()
£22.00
 
 
1145
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. ()
£40.00
 
 
1146
1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 20f magenta & green lightly mounted mint SG432. ()
£30.00
 
 
1147
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. ()
£27.00
 
 
1148
1926-27 War Orphans Fund 50c + 10c brown 1f + 25f carmine and 5f + 1f blue & black all three unmounted mint SG451/53. ()
£33.00
 
 
1149
1926-65 Bundle of fifty five cards and covers most addressed to USA mainly 1940s with many censored covers having good range of stamps and cancels. ()
£18.00
 
 
1150
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. ()
£7.50
 
 
1151
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1152
1929-33 Pont Du Gard 20f deep red-brown perf 13½ fine part cds used SG475. ()
£6.00
 
 
1153
1929-33 Pont du Gard 20f bright red-brown perf 11 centred left mounted mint SG475a. ()
£175.00
 
 
1154
1929-33 Pont du Gard 20f deep red-brown perf 13 block of 4 fine cds used SG475b. ()
£18.00
 
 
1155
1930-32 GPD Vessey circa 1960s auction 730 lot 19 folder containing Air 1f 50 blue three used examples different shades each having 'EIPA 30' perfin SG484. ()
£5.00
 
 
1156
1932-39 Peace 50c rose-red type I¬ II¬ III & IV each displayed on small piece with illustration of type and details of issue date etc along with additional example all used SG508/08c. ()
£1.50
 
 
1157
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1158
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
 
 
1159
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
 
 
1160
1934 25th Anniv of Bleriot's Channel Flight 2f 25 violet mounted mint SG523. ()
£3.00
 
 
1161
1934 Centenary of Cartiers Discovery of Canada 75c & 1f 50 mounted mint SG521/22. ()
£12.00
 
 
1162
1935-36 Maiden Voyage of Liner Normandie 1f 50 indigo part slogan cancel used and 1f 50 light blue fine cds used SG536/526a. ()
£4.00
 
 
1163
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1164
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
 
 
1165
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. ()
£12.00
 
 
1166
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. ()
£22.00
 
 
1167
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. ()
£35.00
 
 
1168
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1169
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. ()
£12.00
 
 
1170
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
1171
1937 National Museums 30c green and 55c scarlet lightly mounted mint SG586/87. ()
£30.00
 
 
1172
1937-60 Twenty nine different special illustrated postcards¬ exhibtion cards or souvenir cards all bearing range of stamps (most on front) tied by special exhibition pictorial cancels. ()
£30.00
 
 
1173
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. ()
£5.00
 
 
1174
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
 
 
1175
1938 French National Music Festivals 1f 75 + 75c deep blue mounted mint SG608. ()
£5.00
 
 
1176
1938 Military Medical Corps Monument Fund 55c + 45c red lightly mounted mint SG611. ()
£3.00
 
 
1177
1938-42 Mercury 75c red-brown bottom right corner marginal dated block of 4 having 29.3.39 printed in black in bottom selvedge unmounted mint SG629a. ()
£3.00
 
 
1178
1938-60 Eight (four illustrated) covers for first flight within France plus 1945 Pornichet to Iceland 1953 Helicoptor flight to Antwerp 1960 Paris to Germany and 1960 Paris to Denmark bearing various mostly commemoratives tied by appropriate cancels some being illustrated. ()
£8.00
 
 
1179
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. ()
£3.50
 
 
1180
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1181
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1182
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1183
1939 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proof for Boulogne Monument Fund 70c + 30c plum (issued colour) on soft white paper SG656. ()
£12.00
 
 
1184
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1185
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1186
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1187
1939 International Water Exhibition 2f 25 ultramarine unmounted mint SG644. ()
£3.50
 
 
1188
1939 Boulogne Monument Fund 70c + 30c plum fine part cds used SG656. ()
£3.00
 
 
1189
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1190
1939-40 New York World's Fair 2f 25 & 2f 50 ultramarine mounted mint SG638/38a. ()
£4.50
 
 
1191
1940 Soldiers Comfort Fund 40c + 60c issued design in sepia photographic proof showing reversed image believed from printers proof book SG659. ()
£10.00
 
 
1192
1940 War Charities set of 4 lightly mounted mint SG662/65. ()
£5.00
 
 
1193
1940-44 Thirty four mostly hand addressed covers including a number of registered items all used within France bearing mostly Vichy period stamps (few earlier) tied by good range of postmarks including many Vichy Allier¬ machine and cds. ()
£20.00
 
 
1194
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1195
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1196
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1197
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
 
 
1198
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1199
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1200
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1201
1944 GPD Vessey circa 1960s auction 704 lot 317 folder containing De La Rue essays for 2nd "Marianne" issue in similar design to SG type 211 25c green 1f scaret and 2f 50 blue each left marginal example affixed to folder by hinge in selvedge¬ essays unmounted. ()
£10.00
 
 
1202
1944 Mercury 10c ultramarine 30c scarlet 40c bright violet and 50c blue plus Marshal Petain 1f 50 red-brown all mint having green lithograph watermark on back (essays or trials?) each overprinted R.F. NICE 28 Aout 1944 Front National in black SG621¬ 625/26/27a & 721. ()
£5.00
 
 
1203
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1204
1944 Gallic Cock bottom marginal imperf printers proof horizontal pair for 2f grey-blue in issued design on white ungummed papert SG842. ()
£7.00
 
 
1205
1944 Gallic Cock 30c purple showing clear double printing unused (no gum) SG833 variety. ()
£7.00
 
 
1206
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 dated 23 June 1944. Six imperf labels for Exhibition (2 blue¬ 2 green and 2 orange) each showing bust of Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon (son of Napoleon III) applied but not tied. ()
£4.00
 
 
1207
1945 Red overprint for dependants of aviators who lost their lives 1925-45 on semi official label for 1925 Arrachart and Le Maitre world record long distance flight Paris to Dakar Senegal and return bottom right corner marginal imperf block of 4 one inverted mounted mint. ()
£10.00
 
 
1208
1945 Devastated Towns 1f 50 + 1f 50c red to 4f + 4f black set of 4 SG956/59 each affixed to front of matching postcard tied by place name cds for dates in March or April 1946. ()
£4.00
 
 
1209
1945 Postal Employees War Victims Fund 4f + 6f purple-brown right marginal imperf printers proof in issued design lightly mounted mint SG949. ()
£4.00
 
 
1210
1945-46 'Marianne' 15f bright purple top right corner marginal imperf printers proof in issued design unmounted mint SG926. ()
£6.00
 
 
1211
1946 Inauguration of Genissiat Barrage 12f carmine left marginal imperf printers proof in issued design unmounted mint SG1039. ()
£4.00
 
 
1212
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1213
1946-47 Air 40f blue-green to 200f red set of 4 mounted mint SG967/70. ()
£2.00
 
 
1214
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1215
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. ()
£6.00
 
 
1216
1947 12th Universal Postal Union Congress Herring Gull over Ile de la Cite 500f slate-grey very lightly mounted mint SG1013. ()
£12.00
 
 
1217
1947 12th Universal Postal Union Congress Herring Gull over Ile de la Cite 500f slate-green unmounted mint SG1013. ()
£12.00
 
 
1218
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
 
 
1219
1948 National Relief Fund 1f + 1f green to 20f + 8f violet set of 8 mounted mint SG1028/35. ()
£3.00
 
 
1220
1949 French Stamp Centenary (CITEX) two printers imperf sunken die proofs in issued design 10f + 100f orange-red (152 x 125mm) on thick white soft paper other chestnut (130 x 158mm) on thick white soft card dated pencil signature of engraver SG1071a. ()
£20.00
 
 
1221
1949 International Telephone & Telegraph Congress 100f brown-red mounted mint SG1076. ()
£2.00
 
 
1222
1949 French Stamp Centenary 10f (+100f) orange-red unmounted mint SG1071a. ()
£12.00
 
 
1223
1949 National Relief Fund set of 6 unmounted mint SG1081/86. ()
£4.50
 
 
1224
1949-50 Imperf sunken die proof colour trial in issued design for 1000f Paris in black (issued colours slate-purple and black/blue) on soft white paper having pencil signature of Decaris designer and engraver of stamp SG1059. ()
£15.00
 
 
1225
1949-50 Air 100f brown-purple to 1000f slate-purple & black/blue set of 5 fine part cds used 1000f value light stain top right corner SG1055/59. ()
£6.00
 
 
1226
1949-50 Air Bordeaux 200f green unmounted mint SG1056. ()
£4.50
 
 
1227
1949-50 Air Lyon 300f violet unmounted mint SG1057. ()
£5.00
 
 
1228
1950 National Relief Fund printers sunken die proof colour trial in black issued design for Robespierre 15f + 6f value (issued colour green) on soft white serrated paper having pencil signature of Mazelin¬ designer & engraver SG1099 proof. ()
£7.50
 
 
1229
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? ()
£10.00
 
 
1230
1952 National Relief Fund 8f + 2f to 30f + 7f set of 6 fine part cds used SG1151/56. ()
£14.00
 
 
1231
1953 Red Cross Fund 12f + 3f purple-brown and 15f + 5f indigo unmounted mint SG1191/92. ()
£3.00
 
 
1232
1953 Sports 20f to 75f set of 6 mounted mint SG1185/90. ()
£15.00
 
 
1233
1953-55 National Industries imperf bottom marginal colour trial for Tapestry 25f value in issued design in black (issued colours deep bright blue & brown-black) block of 4 showing lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1166a. ()
£15.00
 
 
1234
1953-55 National Industries imperf bottom marginal colour trial for Rare books and bookbinding 30f value in issued design in blackish violet (issued colours indigo and deep bluish green) block of 4 showing lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1167a. ()
£15.00
 
 
1235
1953-55 National Industries imperf bottom marginal colour trial for Porcelain and cut glass 40f value in issued design in orange vermilion (issued colours brown and chocolate) block of 4 showing lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1168. ()
£15.00
 
 
1236
1953-55 National Industries imperf bottom marginal colour trial for Jewellary and gold plate 50f value in issued design in agate (issued colours brown¬ deep blue-green and deep bright blue) block of 4 showing lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1169. ()
£15.00
 
 
1237
1953-55 National Industries imperf bottom marginal colour trial for Flowers and perfumes 70f value in issued design in chocolate brown (issued colours lake & carmine) block of 4 showing lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1170. ()
£15.00
 
 
1238
1953-55 Flowers and perfumes 75f lake & carmine unmounted mint tiny gum thin SG1170. ()
£3.00
 
 
1239
1954 National Relief Fund printers sunken die proof colour trial in black issued design for St Louis 12f + 4f value (issued colour blue) on soft white serrated paper having pencil signature of Lemagny designer SG1215 proof. ()
£7.50
 
 
1240
1954 Air 100f to 1000f set of 4 mounted mint 1000f value light gum bend SG1194/97. ()
£45.00
 
 
1241
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1242
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1243
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1244
1954 Air 500f scarlet & yellow-orange fine part cds used SG1196. ()
£3.50
 
 
1245
1954 Air 1000f indigo¬ maroon & turquoise-blue fine part cds used SG1197. ()
£4.00
 
 
1246
1954-56 Fifty typed address illustrated FDC's for different issues bearing issued single stamp tied by Premier Jour cds cancels (some pictorial) all very light overall soiling some with additional stamps on reverse comprising 1954 six 1955 thirty one and 1956 thirteen. ()
£18.00
 
 
1247
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1248
1954-58 Views Sienne Valley imperf top right corner marginal printers colour trial block of 4 for 8f value in issued design in grey-blue unissued colour (issued colours deep blue-green & blue) having lathe work in side selvedge unmounted mint SG1206. ()
£18.00
 
 
1249
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1250
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. ()
£7.50
 
 
1251
1955 Television Development 15f imperf printers proof in block of 4 in issued colours unmounted mint SG1247. ()
£18.00
 
 
1252
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. ()
£22.00
 
 
1253
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
1254
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1255
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1256
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1257
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1258
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1259
1955 National Relief Fund 50f + 15f Renoir fine part cds used SG1258. ()
£7.50
 
 
1260
1955-57 Valentre Bridge 70f black & grey-green unmounted mint SG1268b. ()
£6.50
 
 
1261
1956 Imperf sunken die proofs colour trials all in issued design for Basketball 30f sepia¬ Pelote 40f black Rugby 50f sepia and Alpine Climbing 75f purple on soft white paper each having signatures of both designer and engraver applied SG1297/1300. ()
£40.00
 
 
1262
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1263
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. ()
£27.00
 
 
1264
1957 National Relief Fund 12f + 3f to 18f + 7f set of 6 lightly mounted mint SG1337/42. ()
£6.50
 
 
1265
1957 National Relief Fund 12f + 3f to 18f + 7f set of 6 mounted mint SG1337/42. ()
£5.00
 
 
1266
1957 Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II helicopter 1000f fine part faint cds used SG1320. ()
£6.00
 
 
1267
1957 National Relief Fund 12f + 3f to 18f + 7f set of 6 unmounted mint SG1337/42. ()
£7.50
 
 
1268
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1269
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1270
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1271
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1272
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1273
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1274
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1275
1959 Illustrated Robson Lowe auction catalogue 22 April 1959 for sale of The Dwight Collection of Postal History of France complete with prices realised. ()
£3.00
 
 
1276
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1277
1963 Tourist Publicity Church and cloisters¬ Moissac imperf top left corner marginal printers colour trial 95c value in issued design red-brown unissued colour (issued colour black) having lathe work in top selvedge unmounted mint SG1623. ()
£5.00
 
 
1278
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
 
 
1279
1964 PHILATIC International Stamp Exhibition 1f label attached unmounted mint SG1651. ()
£8.00
 
 
1280
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. ()
£35.00
 
 
1281
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1282
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. ()
£27.00
 
 
1283
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1284
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1285
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1286
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1287
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1288
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1289
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1290
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1291
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
1292
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. ()
£22.00
 
 
1293
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
 
 
1294
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. ()
£35.00
 
 
1295
1969 Stamp Day Postal Horse bus of 1890 imperf printers left marginal vertical strip of 3 colour trials for 30c + 10c value in issued design showing lathe work and T.D.3-16 in selvedge comprising top stamp black middle stamp purple-brown and bottom stamp myrtle-green (issued colours black¬ myrtle-gren and purple-brown) unmounted mint SG1824. ()
£13.00
 
 
1296
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. ()
£27.00
 
 
1297
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1298
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1299
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1300
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1301
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. ()
£10.00
 
 
1302
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1303
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
 
 
1304
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
1305
1971-76 'Marianne' 60c emerald one phosphor band and 80c carmine three phosphor bands bottom right corner marginal dated blocks of 4 unmounted mint SG1904ap & 1905bp. ()
£1.50
 
 
1306
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1307
1973-77 Seventy nine different commemorative stamps (inc four signs of the Zodiac) all unmounted mint (many marginal) SG cat £75+. ()
£8.00
 
 
1308
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. ()
£12.00
 
 
1309
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. ()
£7.50
 
 
1310
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. ()
£22.00
 
 
1311
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
 
 
1312
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
 
 
1313
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
1314
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
1315
1984 Playing cards 1f 14 to 3f 95 set of 4 precancelled (as issued) unmounted SG2619/22. ()
£1.50
 
 
1316
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1317
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. ()
£2.00
 
 
FRANCE - BOOKLETS
Lots 1318-1323
 
1318
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. ()
£30.00
 
 
1319
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. ()
£25.00
 
 
1320
1954 Red Cross Paintings by Greuze and Carriere complete booklet in fine condition XSB4. ()
£35.00
 
 
1321
1955 Red Cross Child and Goose complete booklet minor flaw on one stamp and selvedge attaching pane to booklet otherwise fine XSB5. ()
£35.00
 
 
1322
1964 2f Philatec seven different colour covers complete booklets showing printing shop on reverse cover all in fine condition SBDSB37(e). ()
£8.00
 
 
1323
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
FRANCE - CINDERELLA ITEMS
Lots 1324-1336
 
1324
Black & white reproduction from a coloured aquatint by Basse after Garneray of Brest harbour circa 1790s as displayed in the National Maritime Museum. ()
£4.00
 
 
1325
1870s-1940s Twenty four different revenue & charity stamps including some Colonies. ()
£7.50
 
 
1326
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. ()
£15.00
 
 
1327
1900 Labels in blue¬ brown¬ green and red for Paris 1900 Universal Exhibition with different se-tenant designs in sheets comprising red 100 labels much perf seperation and eleven scissor damage¬ brown complete sheet of 110 some perf separation and few bits of selvedge missing¬ green sheet of 110 split into block of 30 and block of 80 few damaged and some perf separation and blue sheet of 110 some perf separation all unmounted mint. Overall condition not perfect however rarly seen in full sheets or large multiples. ()
£35.00
 
 
1328
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. ()
£12.00
 
 
1329
1913 Identical 10c labels in chestnut¬ green and orange corner marginal horizontal pairs on ungummed paper for 1913 Paris International Philatelic Expoisition ()
£5.00
 
 
1330
1922 La Brule Air Show 2 September 1922 sixty six imperf labels including 15 blocks of 4 in different colours these printed from defaced plates plus six single with value added 1 to 15 all on different colour ungummed thin paper. ()
£10.00
 
 
1331
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. ()
£22.00
 
 
1332
1949 Centenary of First French Postage Stamp presentation folder number 1914 containing twenty four stamps and three miniature sheets all unissued designs. ()
£5.00
 
 
1333
1958 G.P.D. Vessey Ltd auction number 715 catalogue dated 4 January 1958 containing many French items missing back cover. ()
£1.50
 
 
1334
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1335
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. ()
£40.00
 
 
1336
1992 Three different 20gm boxes of soap from Disneyland Paris unopened in their original box with different designs both sides. ()
£4.00
 
 
FRANCE - POSTAL STATIONERY
Lots 1337-1343
 
1337
1881 H&G46 10c black on violet postal card and 1886 H&GA5 15c blue on buff letter card both fine unused. ()
£2.00
 
 
1338
1885 H&GL18 30c black addressed but unused Pneumatic Post Telegramme Card. ()
£2.00
 
 
1339
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. ()
£2.00
 
 
1340
1900-12 Nine Pneumatic Post used postal stationery items including cards¬ envelopes and lettercards with various postmarks and additional crayon/manuscript markings. ()
£10.00
 
 
1341
1901 Y&T B1b 'Mouchon' type 15c orange fine unused lettercard. ()
£3.00
 
 
1342
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
 
 
1343
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 1344-1359
 
1344
Cachets d'Entree sixty single sided A4 black and white illustrated pages in English each having one or two covers (dates between 1831-77) with full typed write up of markings plus other marks on the covers along with part map showing location. ()
£7.50
 
 
1345
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. ()
£10.00
 
 
1346
Postage Stamps of France hard back illustrated auction catalogue held by Sothebys 12 February 1992 in fine condition original cost of £25. ()
£10.00
 
 
1347
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1348
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1349
1938 Stamps of France (1900-1938) 53 pages softbound by Baon de Vinck de Winnezeele published by Yvert & Tellier in good used condition. ()
£2.00
 
 
1350
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. ()
£7.50
 
 
1351
1949 Suarnet Specialised catalogue Varities of Stamps of France 1849-1948 336 pages ncluding 800 illustrations some ageing but good condition. ()
£4.00
 
 
1352
1950 France Maury softbound catalogue for stamps¬ revenues including telegraphs cover separate from contents which are a little aged but full of information. ()
£3.00
 
 
1353
1956 Berck Specialist Catalogue of France & Colonies 1849-1956 13th edition fine condition. ()
£4.00
 
 
1354
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1355
1960 French Maritime Mail including "Used Abroad" combination and campaign covers Robson Lowe illustrated auction catalogue 12 October 1960 with prices realised. ()
£4.00
 
 
1356
1971 Repertoir des Obiliterations Francaises A Sujet Ferroviaire by J C Guillon 19 A4 black and white pages with many illustrations all in French. ()
£4.00
 
 
1357
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. ()
£5.00
 
 
1358
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1359
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. ()
£7.50
 
 
FRENCH COLONIES
Lots 1360-1430
 
1360
1892-1900 Stock card containing Peace and Commerce design Fournier forgeries comprising French Guinea SG10 French Indian Settlements SG9 and Ivory Coast SG9 'fine used' plus French Guinea SG12 French Guyana SG54 French Oceanic Settlements SG8 Nossi-Be SG48 plus Ivory Coast SG8 SG10 & SG15 all 'mounted mint' in fine condition. ()
£40.00
 
 
1361
General Colonies - 1859-70 40c orange 3 margins good used 1878-80 Commerce 5c green fine used plus 2c brown/buff and 25c black/rose both mounted mint SG5¬ 46¬ 48 & 53. Lot includes France Peace & Commerce 25c bistre/yellow SG263 with full Constantine cds dated 7 March 1883¬ Sower 25c blue SG363 with black 'Levante' overprint fine used and Peace & Commerce 1c black postal stationery cut out fine used. ()
£7.50
 
 
1362
French Colonies - 1938-59 Seven covers (three typed address) to France¬ Scotland or USA from Dahomy¬ Guinee¬ Morocco¬ Tchad or Togo bearing various stamps tied by appropriate handstamps. two covers censored and one with three 'Return to Sender' marks. ()
£6.00
 
 
1363
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. ()
£60.00
 
 
1364
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1365
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1366
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1367
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1368
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. ()
£5.00
 
 
1369
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
 
 
1370
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. ()
£3.50
 
 
1371
Algeria - 1902-04 Twenty French 'Mouchon' type 10c red postal stationery cards all used to Paris with good range of cancels including Ammi-Moussa¬ Blidah¬ Bone¬ Constantine¬ Eatna¬ Mostaganem¬ Oran and Philippenville. ()
£10.00
 
 
1372
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
 
 
1373
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. ()
£2.00
 
 
1374
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1375
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1376
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
1377
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1378
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1379
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1380
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1381
Dahomey - 1967 Parcel Postage Stamps Air 200f on 200f to 1000f on 500f four different values all lightly mounted mint SGP278/P281. ()
£9.00
 
 
1382
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. ()
£4.50
 
 
1383
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. ()
£10.00
 
 
1384
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. ()
£5.00
 
 
1385
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. ()
£5.00
 
 
1386
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. ()
£10.00
 
 
1387
Free French Forces in the Levant - 1942 1f lake to 10f purple & blue set of 9 lightly mounted mint plus perf miniature sheet this unmounted mint SG8/MS16a. ()
£9.00
 
 
1388
Free French Forces in the Levant - 1942 16f 50 miniature sheet no gum SGMS16a. ()
£7.50
 
 
1389
Free French Forces in the Levant - 1943 Hand addressed airmail cover to Algeria at 2f rate bearing 1f lake x 2 SG8 (one damaged) tied by unclear cancel. Opened and sealed at left with Free French black on white label tied on front with purple circular censor cachet. Postes Aux Armees F.F.L. - B.C.M.1 cds dated 30 September 1943 on reverse. ()
£7.50
 
 
1390
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. ()
£36.00
 
 
1391
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1392
French Guiana (Inini) - 1939 150th Anniversary of French Revolution 45c + 25c green & black to 2f 25 + 2f blue & black set of 5 mounted mint heavyish hinge remains SG53/57. ()
£10.00
 
 
1393
French Indian Settlements - 1948 Imperf printers sunken die proofs in issued values and colours for Apsara¬ Dvarabalagar and Brahmin Idol pictorial issue for sixteen different values between 1ca blackish olive to 1r 4a 12 grey-green on thick creamish ungummed paper between SG259/79. ()
£68.00
 
 
1394
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. ()
£36.00
 
 
1395
French Indian Settlements - 1949 Typed address illustrated cover sent registered (unnamed red on white label affixed) to France with 75th Anniv of UPU 6fa carmine SG284 tied Pondichery Indie Fse single ring cds 1 October 1949. Soissons arrival cds on rear. ()
£7.00
 
 
1396
French Morocco - 1891-1900 2p on Peace & Commerce 2f brown/pale blue missing top right corner perf mounted mint small experts pencil signature on gum SG11. ()
£20.00
 
 
1397
French Polynesia - 1953 deluxe imperf printers die proof for 50th Death Anniversary of Gauguin 14f sepia¬ red and deep bluish green in issued design on thin soft white ungummed card having albino embossed Republique Francaise Ministere De La France Cutre Mer seal applied SG213. ()
£12.00
 
 
1398
French Polynesia - 1964 Landscapes issue printers imperf sunken die proof for each value 2f to 23f in issued colours and designs on white thin card 23f light brown stain SG38/42. ()
£10.00
 
 
1399
French Polynesia - 1976 Illustrated unaddressed FDC bearing Ancient Pirogue 30f SG228 tied by Papette FDI cds dated 16 December 1976. ()
£2.00
 
 
1400
French Polynesia - 1977 Illustrated unaddressed FDC bearing Sailing Ship 20f SG262 tied by Papette FDI cds dated 22 December 1977. ()
£1.50
 
 
1401
French Post Officies in China - 1901 Hand addressed unstamped nice clean cover from member of French Expeditionary Force to Paris having fine strike of Haiphong Tonkin double ring cds dated 3 April 1901 on front along with French naval cachet and dumb Corps Expred Tonkin circular mark. Paris arrival cds on reverse ()
£30.00
 
 
1402
French Occupation of Castelrosso - 1920 'Blanc' type 5c yellow-green having thin from hinge removal mounted mint SGF17. ()
£5.00
 
 
1403
French Southern and Antarctic Territories - 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
 
 
1404
French Southern and Antarctic Territories - 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
 
 
1405
French Southern and Antarctic Territories - 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
 
 
1406
French Southern and Antarctic Territories - 1956-60 8f Fur Seal unmounted mint SG9. ()
£5.00
 
 
1407
French Southern and Antarctic Territories - 1981 25th Anniv of Charcot Antarctic Station 5f complete sheet of 25 folded once through perfs unmounted mint SG165. ()
£15.00
 
 
1408
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1409
Guadeloupe - 1928-40 20f rose & green vertical strip of 3 fine used SG146. ()
£4.00
 
 
1410
Indo-China - 1892-96 1f olive-green/toned centred left and low fine part cds used SG18. ()
£8.00
 
 
1411
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1412
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1413
Madagascar - 1949 Illustrated typed address cover (Par Avion purple cachet applied) to France bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 25f issued stamp SG320 tied by Tananarive RP six sided broken line cancel dated 17 November 1949. ()
£4.00
 
 
1414
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
 
 
1415
New Caledonia - 1949 Typed address airmail cover sent registered (Noumea (N-C) black on white label affixed) to New York bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 25f issued stamp SG328 block of 4 tied by Noumea Philatelie New Caledonie single ring cds dated 21 November 1949. Three different US transit cancels on reverse. ()
£14.00
 
 
1416
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1417
New Caledonia - 1986 Protection of Heritage 230f imperf printers proof in issued design and colours unmounted mint SG787. ()
£5.00
 
 
1418
New Caledonia - 1986 Landscapes (2nd series) South 76f top left corner marginal imperf printers proof in issued design and colours unmounted mint SG796. ()
£5.00
 
 
1419
New Caledonia - 1988 Writer Jean Mariotti 73f bottom marginal imperf printers proof in issued design and colours unmounted mint SG849. ()
£5.00
 
 
1420
St.Pierre Et Miquelon - 1926 One typed and one hand addressed covers (central vertical folds) both with Saint-Pierre Miquelon Government PP applied sent to France having fine strikes of St Pierre Et Miquelon cds dated 12 May 1926 on front. ()
£4.00
 
 
1421
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1422
St.Pierre Et Miquelon - 1950 Typed address airmail cover sent registered (St Pierre black on buff label affixed) to New York bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 25f issued stamp SG395 block of 4 tied by St Pierre et Miquelon broken line single ring cds dated 5 January 1950. Two different US transit cancels on reverse. ()
£32.00
 
 
1423
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1424
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1425
Syria - 1880 Soiled and creased wrapper (green marks from mounting on reverse) to Lyon bearing Peace & Commerce 25c bistre/yellow SG263 tied by Beyrouth Syrie cds dated 21 October 1880 with additional strike underneath. Alexandria and Pris transit marks dated 24 October and 2 November on reverse. ()
£4.00
 
 
1426
Syria - 1924 Olympic Games set of 4 mounted mint with a little paper adhesion SG139/42. ()
£15.00
 
 
1427
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1428
Togo - 1949 Typed address airmail cover sent registered (Lome red on white label affixed) to New York bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 25f issued stamp SG185 block of 4 tied by Lomo Togo single ring cds dated 15 October 1949 with Senegal transit cds dated 19 October also on front. Two different US transit cancels on reverse. ()
£28.00
 
 
1429
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. ()
£6.00
 
 
1430
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
GERMANY STATES
Lots 1431-1433
 
1431
Baden - 1865-65 18k green perf 10 light soiling both sides couple of shortish perfs fine used with heavyish strike of number in concentric cancel SG36. ()
£15.00
 
 
1432
Bavaria - 1876-1919 8 mint and 142 duplicated used stamps (including 5 perfins) in packet. ()
£4.00
 
 
1433
Württemberg - 1916 Municipal Service 2½pf to 50pf set of 7 mounted mint SGM202/08. ()
£3.00
 
 
GERMANY
Lots 1434-1485
 
1434
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1435
1872 10g grey handwritten cancel and 30g blue unused (no gum) multiple faults SG14/5. ()
£4.00
 
 
1436
1872 ¼g purple tiny thin mounted mint SG16. ()
£6.00
 
 
1437
1897 Undivided back colour postcard for Hamburg 1897 address via Railway Station in Germany bearing 5pf green tied by Hamburg cds dated 4 July 1897. ()
£4.00
 
 
1438
1900s-50s Packet containing 800+ mostly used off paper duplicated stamps. ()
£7.50
 
 
1439
1903-57 Small packet containing 87 unmounted mint stamps 4 including some Allied Occupation having some duplication and some mutiples. ()
£4.50
 
 
1440
1923 Home made album page containing 39 inflation provisionals various values all appear genuine postal use identified by SG number (which seem correct) including 250T on 300m green block of 4 SG cat £500+ between SG274/311. ()
£22.00
 
 
1441
1923 Typed address commercial cover Hersfeld to London (opened out for display) sent at 4000m rate bearing 200m yellow-brown x 20 (inc block of 10 and 4) SG325 cat £2.50 each all tied by Hersfeld cds's dated 5 November 1923. ()
£9.00
 
 
1442
1926-31 50pf orange lightly mounted mint SG396. ()
£2.00
 
 
1443
1937 Hitler's Culture Fund 6pf + 19pf x 4 miniature sheet having light soiling both sides and part gum missing and minor gum flaws mounted mint SGMS635. ()
£2.50
 
 
1444
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
 
 
1445
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1446
1939 International Motor Show 6pf + 4pf to 25pf + 10pf set of 3 fine part cds used SG674/76. ()
£3.00
 
 
1447
1949 Opening of West German Parliament 10pf blue-green fine used tied to piece SG1033. ()
£2.00
 
 
1448
1949 Refugees Relief Fund 8pf + 2pf to 30pf + 15pf set of 4 fine part cds used SG1039/42. ()
£25.00
 
 
1449
1951-52 Numeral & Posthorn 2pf to 90pf set of 16 fine part cds used SG1045/60. ()
£7.00
 
 
1450
1951-80s Bundle of seventy cards and covers bearing good range of stamps and postmarks including some Berlin and some registered items. ()
£9.00
 
 
1451
1952 Leonardo da Vinci 8pf x nine marginal examples unmounted mint SG1074. ()
£2.00
 
 
1452
1952 75th Anniversary of Telephone Service 30pf blue plus 1953 Nansen 30pf + 10pf deep blue both fine part cds used SG1087 & 1102. ()
£8.00
 
 
1453
1952-55 Six different unmounted mint and fourteen different commemoratives between 1952 Leonardo da Vinci to 1955 150 Birth Anniv of Stifter SG1074/1146 SG cat £135+. ()
£8.00
 
 
1454
1953 Transport Exhibition 30pf deep blue fine part cds used SG1096. ()
£4.00
 
 
1455
1955 150th Death Anniv of Schiller 40pf blue very lightly mounted mint SG1136. ()
£4.50
 
 
1456
1959 President Heuss 7pf blue-green to 70f violet set of 5 unmounted mint SG1219/23. ()
£4.00
 
 
1457
1960-80 Range of ten postal history covers including illustrated cover for Lufthansa non stop Boeing 707 flight Frankfurt -Chicago¬ illustrated unaddressed souvenir cover for visit of J F Kennedy. 1978 four hand addressed covers having 1971-74 Accident Prevention issue SGB396/B406 plus 1979-80 two plain hand addressed covers bearing Aviation History series two and three sets of 4 SG1886/89 & 1918/21. ()
£7.00
 
 
1458
1964-64 Famous Germans 5pf to 25pf set of 7 plus set of 6 different papers 30pf black-brown 40pf blue (both papers) 50pf brown 60pf claret and 1Dm bluish violet plus 11 duplicates all unmounted mint between SG1261/1275. ()
£2.00
 
 
1459
1964-69 12 Centuries of German Architecture 5pf to 2Dm set unmounted mint SG1367/81. ()
£4.50
 
 
1460
1971 Winter Olympics miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS1593. ()
£1.50
 
 
1461
1977-90 German Castles 10pf 20pf 25pf 30pf 40pf 50pf (both printings) 60pf x 3 70pf 80pf 90pf 120pf 210pf 280pf and 300pf unmounted mint between SG1805/1812d. ()
£5.00
 
 
1462
1980-93 Eight illustrated unaddressed first day covers for various issues each having 1DM 2DM 5DM or commemorative crown encapsulated along with issued stamp tied by appropriate pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()
£10.00
 
 
1463
1990s-2000s One hundred good to fine used different commemoratives (list included) between SG1939/3870 SG cat £350+.. ()
£25.00
 
 
1464
1996-2007 Twelve different cds or wavy line used commemoratives SG catalogue £63+ including SG2987 3138 3396 & 3423 between SG2734/3481. ()
£4.00
 
 
1465
American¬ British & Soviet Zones - 1945-49 Mint and used range of 200 stamps including mint 8 blocks of 4 block of 6 and block of 10 for various zones. ()
£7.50
 
 
1466
Allied Occupation Russian Zone Saxony (OPD Halle) - 1946 Small printed label address cover sent registered to Hamburg bearing 1946 Reconstruction Fund 6pf + 4pf green to 42pf + 28pf violet set of 3 SGRC26/28 plus Stadt Storkow Post 3pf yellow to 12pf black set of 6 all tied by three strikes of Storkow (Mark) special handstamp dated 16 March 1946. ()
£20.00
 
 
1467
Berlin - 1951-52 Freedom Bell 30pf deep blue fine part cds used SGB85. ()
£10.00
 
 
1468
Berlin - 1953 East German Uprising 30pf deep carmine-red fine cds used SGB111. ()
£7.50
 
 
1469
Berlin - 1954 Grunewald Hunting Lodge 70pf yellow-olive fine used SGB119. ()
£5.50
 
 
1470
East Germany - 1949 75th Anniv of UPU 50pf fine part cds used SGE1. ()
£2.50
 
 
1471
East Germany - 1951 Winter Sports 24pf carmine fine part cds used SGE38. ()
£1.50
 
 
1472
East Germany - 1951 Friendship with China 50pf blue fine part cds used SGE45. ()
£7.00
 
 
1473
East Germany - 1951 Visit of Polish President 24pf cds & 50pf wavy line used SGE41/E42. ()
£7.00
 
 
1474
East Germany - 1960 Five Year Plan 2m black on cream booklet in fine condition SB3. ()
£3.00
 
 
1475
East Germany - 1960 Five Year Plan 2m black on cream booklet in fine condition SB3. ()
£3.00
 
 
1476
East Germany - 1972 German Roses booklet stamps 10pf pane of 4 and 25pf & 35f pane of 4 (2 of each) unmounted mint SGE1497 & E1498. ()
£2.00
 
 
1477
Danzig - 1939 Anti-Cancer Campaign 10pf to 25pf set of 3 SG285/87 on large piece of cover each tied by individual strike of Danzig Deutschen Volke pictorial cds 5 May 1939. ()
£2.00
 
 
1478
Saar - 1947-57 Duplicated range of 80 used stamps in small packet. ()
£2.50
 
 
1479
Saar - 1951 Stamp Day 15f brown-purple lightly mounted mint SG302. ()
£2.00
 
 
1480
Saar - 1957 President Heuss 1f emerald to 200f lilac set of 20 unmounted mint SG377/96. ()
£6.50
 
 
1481
Cameroun - 1900-11 1m carmine overprinted Specimen black unmounted mint SGK16s. ()
£25.00
 
 
1482
Cameroun - 1900-11 2m blue 3m violet Specimen overprint unmounted mint SGK17s/18s. ()
£15.00
 
 
1483
Cameroun - 1900-11 5m carmine & black overprinted Specimen unmounted mint SGK19s. ()
£50.00
 
 
1484
German Post Officies in China - 1886-1901 20pf dull blue vertical pair having parts of Shanghai Deutsche Post cds cancel dated 10 May 1901 SGZ11a. ()
£7.50
 
 
1485
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. ()
£35.00
 
 
GREECE
Lots 1486-1496
 
1486
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
 
 
1487
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. ()
£7.00
 
 
1488
1939 Queens Olga & Sophia 10c carmine complete mint sheet of 25 mounted on two stamps rest unmounted SGC524. ()
£1.50
 
 
1489
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1490
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1491
1952 Air Anti-Communist Campaign 7000d green fine part cds used SG701. ()
£2.00
 
 
1492
1952 50th Birthday of King Paul 200d to 10¬0000d set of 5 fine part cds used SG702/05. ()
£2.00
 
 
1493
1954 Fifth Anniv of NATO 1200d to 4000d set of 3 fine part cds used SG725/27. ()
£1.50
 
 
1494
1958 Merchant Marine Commemoration 50L to 5d set of 6 unmounted mint SG778/83. ()
£2.00
 
 
1495
1960-69 Range of 47 different illustrated unaddressed first day covers bearing issued stamps tied by pictorial handstamps for date of issue comprising 1960 (1) 1961 (1) 1962 (4) 1963 (5) 1964 (3) 1965 (2) 1966 (5) 1967 (7) 1968 (11) and 1969 (9). ()
£8.00
 
 
1496
1998 Castles 30d to 600d set of 10 unmounted mint SG2069/78. ()
£4.00
 
 
HUNGARY
Lots 1497-1504
 
1497
1925 Sports Association Fund set of 8 in blocks of 4 unmounted mint SG452/59. ()
£18.00
 
 
1498
1948 Re-Opening of Budapest Chain Bridge 3fo + 18fo miniature sheet light crease bottom right corner lightly mounted twice in selvedge stamp unmounted SGMS1036b. ()
£16.00
 
 
1499
1948 World Health Festival 20fi purple-brown to 1fi blue set unmounted mint SG1061/65. ()
£2.00
 
 
1500
1949 75th Anniversary of UPU 21fo 60 complete booklet containing 60fi scarlet 1fo blue and 2fo brown SG1069/71 each in pane of 6 with imperf margins at sides in fine condition. Stanley Gibbons does not list any booklets for Hungary before 1969. ()
£6.00
 
 
1501
1949 75th Anniversary of UPU complete 21fo 60 brown on white booklet containing pane of 6 of 60fi scarlet¬ 1fo blue and 2fo brown SG1069/71 in fine condition. Unlisted as complete booklet by Stanley Gibbons but listed by Michel¬ refer note under SGMS1072. ()
£12.00
 
 
1502
1950 Death Centenary of General Jozef Bem miniature sheet mint having a little light soiling on front at top unmounted mint SGMS1156a. ()
£10.00
 
 
1503
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1504
1964 Illustrated typed address cover sent registered airmail to USA for Eleanor Roosevelt commemoration bearing issued miniature sheet SGMS1998a tied by two strikes of pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()
£8.00
 
 
ICELAND
Lots 1505-1507
 
1505
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
 
 
1506
1931 Zeppelin 1931 on 30a yellow-green & scarlet lightly mounted mint light creasing SG179. ()
£3.00
 
 
1507
1997 Mail Planes 35k se-tenant block of 4 different designs having selvedge on three sides (right side¬ top and bottom) unmounted mint SG879a. ()
£2.50
 
 
ITALY
Lots 1508-1525
 
1508
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. ()
£30.00
 
 
1509
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1510
1901 10c lake centred very low & right mounted mint usual light off white gum SG65. ()
£10.00
 
 
1511
1901 45c olive-green centred left & low mounted mint usual off white gum SG69. ()
£1.50
 
 
1512
1901 50c mauve light soiling unused (no gum) light stains on reverse SG70. ()
£1.50
 
 
1513
1901 1L brown & green mounted mint usual off white gum SG71. ()
£1.50
 
 
1514
1901 5L blue & rose centred left & low mounted mint usual off white gum SG72. ()
£4.00
 
 
1515
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1516
1922-36 Two typed address advertising envelopes comprising 1922 Sun Type writers Rome to USA at 25c rate and 1936 Radiators Milan to Germany at 1L 25 rate. ()
£2.00
 
 
1517
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1518
1932 Tenth Anniversary of Facist March on Rome 2L 55 slate green fine used SG363. ()
£7.00
 
 
1519
1932 Tenth Anniversary of Facist March on Rome 2L 75 deep green fine used SG364. ()
£7.00
 
 
1520
1949 75th Anniversary of UPU 50L ultramarine fine part cds used SG725. ()
£1.50
 
 
1521
2016 Gabriele d'Annunzio & Aerial Propoganda and the post war years spiral bound published by the Italy and Colonies Study Circle. ()
£3.00
 
 
1522
Colonies - 1903-38 Thirty eight different mint stamps from various Colonies including Eritrea¬ Italian East Africa¬ Libya inc Tripolitania and Somalia SG cat £120+. ()
£13.00
 
 
1523
Fiume - 1918-19 3k grey & dull violet lightly mounted mint SG18. ()
£10.00
 
 
1524
Trieste - 1947-48 Air Clasped Hands and Caproni Campini 1L slate AMG.F.T.T. overprint inverted not listed by Stanley Gibbons lightly mounted mint SG18 variety. ()
£7.50
 
 
1525
Trieste - 1947-48 Air Barn Swallows 5L deep green AMG.F.T.T. overprint inverted which is not listed by Stanley Gibbons lightly mounted mint SG20 variety. ()
£7.50
 
 
VATICAN CITY
Lots 1526-1528
 
1526
1965 Five different illustrated printed address airmail covers (numbers 134 to 138) relating to Pope's visit to UN each bearing four different stamps tied by different US cancels. ()
£2.00
 
 
1527
2008 Apostolic Journeys of Pope Benedict 65c & 85c both unmounted mint SG1543/44. ()
£2.00
 
 
1528
2010 Birth Bicentennary of Pope Leo XIII 65c bottom marginal unmounted mint SG1595. ()
£1.00
 
 
ITALY DODECANESE ISLANDS
Lots 1529-1530
 
1529
1912 15c slate overprinted Leros tied to small piece by Leros cds 1 July 1913 SG6E. ()
£3.00
 
 
1530
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
ITALIAN COLONY ERITREA
Lots 1531-1534
 
1531
1895-99 1c brown 2c red-brown & 5c green usual centring & gum mounted mint SG12/14. ()
£3.00
 
 
1532
1916 5c on 15c slate and 20c on 15c slate both fine part cds used SG51/52. ()
£3.50
 
 
1533
1927 Volta Commemoration set of 3 mounted mint SG120/22. ()
£6.00
 
 
1534
1934 Second International Colonial Exhibition 5c to 2L set of 12 mounted mint SG216/27. ()
£12.00
 
 
ITALIAN COLONY LIBYA
Lots 1535-1542
 
1535
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. ()
£5.00
 
 
1536
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1537
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. ()
£2.00
 
 
1538
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1539
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1540
Cyrenaica - 1934 Second International Colonial Exhibition 5c sepia & green to 2L sepia & blue set of 12 mounted mint SG114/25. ()
£10.00
 
 
1541
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. ()
£2.00
 
 
1542
Tripolitania - 1934 Second International Colonial Exhibition 5c sepia & green to 2L sepia & blue set of 12 mounted mint SG204/15. ()
£12.00
 
 
ITALIAN SOMALILAND
Lots 1543-1545
 
1543
1903 1b brown fine part cds used SG1. ()
£4.00
 
 
1544
1925-58 Eighteen mint and twelve used different stamps on Hagner SG cat £115+. ()
£10.00
 
 
1545
1934 Second International Colonial Exhibition 5c to 2L set of 12 mounted mint SG187/98. ()
£12.00
 
 
LIECHTENSTEIN
Lots 1546-1549
 
1546
1955 10th Anniv of Red Cross 10r to 60r set of 4 fine part cds used SG336/39. ()
£4.00
 
 
1547
1957 Christmas 1f 50 brown-purple fine part cds used SG362. ()
£2.00
 
 
1548
1960 30th Anniversary of First Air Stamps 30r to 75r set of 4 unmounted mint SG395/98. ()
£5.00
 
 
1549
2024 Miniature sheet inscribed 'Danke' showing three separate stamps including Vaduz Castle and surrounding area unmounted mint. ()
£1.50
 
 
LUXEMBOURG
Lots 1550-1555
 
1550
1852-58 10r grey-black 3 clear to close margins unused (no gum) SG2. ()
£8.00
 
 
1551
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 full sheet SG300a. ()
£8.00
 
 
1552
1938 Echternach Abbey Restoration Fund set of 6 mounted mint SG366/71. ()
£4.00
 
 
1553
1949 75th Anniversary of UPU 80c to 8f set of 4 unmounted mint SG525/28. ()
£3.00
 
 
1554
1956 European Coal & Steel Community 3f deep blue fine part cds used SG607. ()
£8.00
 
 
1555
1963 Illustrated softbound catalogue of the Melusina International Stamp Exhibition Luxembourg 13-21 April 1963 in fine condition. ()
£3.00
 
 
MONACO
Lots 1556-1561
 
1556
1862 France Napoleon Head 1c olive-green SG42 horizontal pair left hand stamp 4 large margins right hand stamp 3€ margins just along frame line top right corner having fine strike of SG type Z3 Monaco (87) doble ring cds dated 24 April 1865 SGZ16. ()
£65.00
 
 
1557
1885 25c blue-green lightly soiled both sides mounted mint SG6. ()
£18.00
 
 
1558
1885 75c black/rose centred high couple minor gum flaws mounted mint SG8. ()
£32.00
 
 
1559
1891-94 1f black/yellow mint block of 4 bottom pair unmounted top pair mounted SG20a. ()
£27.00
 
 
1560
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1561
1974-77 Europa miniature sheets for 1974 1975 1976 and 1977 each having light crease in top selvedge unmounted mint SGMS1125 1188 1253 & 1304. ()
£32.00
 
 
NETHERLANDS
Lots 1562-1567
 
1562
1852-63 5c blue 4 margin small surface scuff plus 1864 5c blue centred left both fine used having framed Franco cancel plus 1867-69 10c carmine fine used SG1 8 & 18. ()
£6.00
 
 
1563
1867-1958 Mint and used collection of 110 different mostly used stamps values to 10g on illustrated album pages. ()
£4.00
 
 
1564
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1565
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1566
Netherlands Indies - 1941 Indigent Mohammedans' 15c blue fine part cds used SG460. ()
£4.50
 
 
1567
Netherlands Indies - 1941 Indigent Mohammedans' 15c blue fine part cds used SG460. ()
£4.50
 
 
PORTUGAL
Lots 1568-1583
 
1568
1870-87 Nine different used stamps values to 150r mixed condition. ()
£2.00
 
 
1569
1917-26 Ceres 2E deep grey-green lightly mounted mint SG564. ()
£15.00
 
 
1570
1925 Birth Centenary of Camilo Castelo Branco 10E brown/buff unmounted mint SG660. ()
£4.50
 
 
1571
1927 Second Independence Issue 4E 50 ochre fine used paper adhesion on gum SG740. ()
£4.50
 
 
1572
1940 Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps 15c brown-purple to 1E 75 deep blue set of 8 mounted mint light crease on 1E value SG920/27. ()
£25.00
 
 
1573
1945 Navigators 10c chocolate to 3E 50 carmine set of 8 unmounted mint SG969/76. ()
£8.00
 
 
1574
1960 Fifth Centenary of Death of Prince Henry the Navigator 1E to 10E mint set of 6 SG1178/83 in small blue presentation folder produced by Portugese Postal Authorities. ()
£13.00
 
 
1575
1977 Europa 4E & 8E 50 values plus miniature sheet all unmounted mint SG1653/MS1655. ()
£7.00
 
 
1576
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. ()
£8.00
 
 
1577
1990 Philips illustrated auction catalogue for Portugal and Colonies featuring the 'George Pearson' collection 22 March 1990 in fine condition. ()
£5.00
 
 
1578
2002 50th Anniv of Air Force 28c to €1.75 set of 6 unmounted mint SG2952/57. ()
£2.50
 
 
1579
Azores - 1981 Europa Folklore miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS426. ()
£2.00
 
 
1580
Azores - 1982 Europa miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS446. ()
£3.00
 
 
1581
Azores - 1986 Northern Bullfinch miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS469. ()
£3.50
 
 
1582
Madeira - 1929 Museum Fund 3c violet to 7E indigo set of 21 unmounted mint SG148/68. ()
£6.00
 
 
1583
Mozambique Company - 1935 Inaguration of Air Route 5c black & blue to 80c black & carmine-red set of 10 mounted mint SG261/70. ()
£3.50
 
 
ROMANIA
Lots 1584-1586
 
1584
1850s-80s Twelve different used stamps values 1½b to 30b mixed condition. ()
£5.00
 
 
1585
1865-70s Four unused (no gum) and two used different imperf stamps belived to be reprints. ()
£4.00
 
 
1586
1945-47 King Michael 50b slate to 200L fourteen different values each in block of 4 unmounted mint between SG1663/1689. ()
£2.50
 
 
RUSSIA
Lots 1587-1593
 
1587
1902-05 3r 50 grey & black light staining top perfs 7r yellow & black both fine used SG79/80. ()
£3.00
 
 
1588
1931 Airship Construction Fund 15k & 20k perf 12½ mounted mint SG580b/81b. ()
£6.00
 
 
1589
1933 Ethnographical Issue 1k to 35k set of 21 cancelled to order (full gum) SG608/28. ()
£8.00
 
 
1590
1935 Anti War 5k black to 35k carmine set of 5 fine part cds used SG673/77. ()
£13.00
 
 
1591
1938 Moscow Underground Railway Extension set of 6 mounted mint SG819/24. ()
£5.00
 
 
1592
1940 All Union Agricultural Fair 10k to 60k set of 17 fine part cds used SG920/36. ()
£7.00
 
 
1593
1964 Winter Olympics Medal Winners set of seven unmounted mint SG2969/75. ()
£1.50
 
 
SWEDEN
Lots 1594-1599
 
1594
1855-58 4s pale blue one pulled perf lightly soiled on front part oblong cancel used SG2. ()
£5.00
 
 
1595
1858-89 One unused (no gum) and twenty one used stamps most with part to full readable cancels SG cat £475+ . 5ö SG6a not counted in cat value as this has closed tear. ()
£20.00
 
 
1596
1928 70th Birthday of King Gustav V set of 5 fine used SG175a/175e. ()
£4.00
 
 
1597
1947-61 Thirty one Hotel Regina typed address covers used as first day covers sent registered to same person and address in London with all stamps tied by Stockholm pictorial or FDI handstamps between 8 December 1947 and 9 December 1961. Lot includes 1953 colour postcard of Hotel Regina typed poste restante address to New York having Swedish American Line M/S Kungsholm Maiden Voyage framed cachet applied. ()
£30.00
 
 
1598
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. ()
£3.00
 
 
1599
1974 Stockholmia 74 set of 4 miniature sheets unmounted mint SGMS783. ()
£1.50
 
 
SWITZERLAND
Lots 1600-1608
 
1600
1862-64 40c green full slightly heavy strike of Geneve code A cds 20 December 1864 SG58. ()
£8.00
 
 
1601
1862-64 40c pale grey three short perfs part Geneve cds SG66a. ()
£12.00
 
 
1602
1905-07 3f bistre-brown fine part cds used SG224. ()
£9.00
 
 
1603
1914-33 William Tell 12c yellow-brown/buff block of 4 fine cds used SG283. ()
£6.00
 
 
1604
1923-40 Air 25c bluish grey & deep dull blue fine part cds used SG318. ()
£4.00
 
 
1605
1949 Zumstein softbound catalogue of Swiss postal stationery in good used condition. ()
£4.00
 
 
1606
1950 National Fete set of 5 mounted mint top value having light creasing SG522/26. ()
£4.00
 
 
1607
1918 Pro Juventute 10c & 15c both part slightly heavy cds used SGJ9/J10. ()
£6.00
 
 
1608
1928 Pro Juventute 5c to 30c set of 4 in marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint SGJ44/J47. ()
£2.00
 
 
THAILAND
Lots 1609-1615
 
1609
1883-85 1s brown-orange two missing perfs mounted mint usual off white gum SG5a. ()
£4.00
 
 
1610
1894 2a on 64a purple & brown small closed tear top left lightly mounted mint SG40. ()
£2.50
 
 
1611
1908 40th Anniv 8a olive-bistre & dull black lightly mounted mint usual off white gum SG116. ()
£4.00
 
 
1612
1909 New Currency 6s on 4a pale red & sepia mounted mint usual off white gum SG131. ()
£5.00
 
 
1613
1909 New Currency 14s on 12a blue lightly mounted mint slightly off white gum SG137. ()
£2.00
 
 
1614
1951-60 3b grey mounted mint some gum loss SG346. ()
£3.00
 
 
1615
1961-68 5b green & blue mounted mint little light creasing SG435. ()
£4.00
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Lots 1616-1639
 
1616
1867 Illustrated share certificate ( 3 vertical folds) for 8 shares in the Eagle Gold & Silver Mining Co bearing Internal Revenue 25c brown stamp having manuscript dated cancel. ()
£2.00
 
 
1617
1893 Columbus in Sight of Land 1c deep blue unmounted mint light gum bend SG235. ()
£3.00
 
 
1618
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. ()
£9.00
 
 
1619
1913-15 Panama Canal 2c carmine perf 12 mounted mint SG424. ()
£4.00
 
 
1620
1923 25c orange on cream complete booklet 'Postrider' on front cover SB47. ()
£65.00
 
 
1621
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. ()
£65.00
 
 
1622
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. ()
£13.00
 
 
1623
1927 73c scarlet & cream complete booklet Washington PO on cover SB61 ()
£18.00
 
 
1624
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. ()
£4.00
 
 
1625
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
 
 
1626
1934 Real photograph postcard of Diamond Head Honolulu postally used to England bearing 3c Washington tied by Honolulu machine cancel dated 6 July 1934. ()
£2.00
 
 
1627
1939 25c green on light green complete booklet 'Postrider' on front cover with Postal Savings System advertisment on back cover SB66 variety. ()
£13.00
 
 
1628
1940-43 Air Mail Route No 49 ten airmail covers (one hand addressed rest typed address) each mounted on separate album page with typed write up of date and route along with number of pieces of mail carried along with pilot details and plane used. Five have additional pictorial cachets applied with all having stamps tied by appropriate postmark and arrival handstamp on reverse. Lot includes hand drawn map showing stops on route. ()
£15.00
 
 
1629
1943 Colour postcard hand addressed to England bearing 2c and 6c tied by Hollywood slogan cancel 6 July 1943 plus US Censorship Examined by 6922 circular mark. ()
£2.00
 
 
1630
1947-83 Seventeen illustrated mix of hand and unaddressed covers most first day covers bearing range of stamps tied by various handstamps. ()
£4.00
 
 
1631
1954 73c purple & pink Statue of Liberty complete booklet SB78 ()
£4.00
 
 
1632
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1633
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. ()
£18.00
 
 
1634
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. ()
£2.00
 
 
1635
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. ()
£5.00
 
 
1636
1986 Ameripex 86 International Stamp Exhibition special illustrated envelope containing four different miniature sheets for US Presidents issue SGMS2223a/d all unmounted mint. ()
£7.00
 
 
1637
1989 Hardback illustrated auction catalogue for the United States Postmasters' Provisionals from The Weill Brothers' Stock held 12 October 1989 in fine condition. ()
£5.00
 
 
1638
1990 American Indian Headdresses complete $5 booklet in fine condition SB144. ()
£4.00
 
 
1639
1996 Tenth Death Anniv of Georgia O'Keeffe 32c Red Poppy complete sheetlet of 15 with illustrated selvedge unmounted mint SG3204 sheetlet. ()
£4.00