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France, Offices & Colonies

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1578		/o/ France, 1847-1880 Collection, wonderful collection, neatly mounted on album pages in two albums, meticulously annotated, many early stampless covers, Ceres issue with covers along with the Bonaparte issue as well, of note, a single and pair of Scott #21, cancellation interest throughout the collection, many multiples incl., sage issue is mostly mint, inspection should prove rewarding, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $8,000-10,000. View details and photo	Realized $8,050
Lot 1579		/ France, 1900-1940 Regular Issues, cleanly mounted on album pages, incl. are Scott #119, 226, and 241, a nice starter set to expand upon, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 1580		France, Commemoratives 1924-1943, selection of blocks, pairs and singles, n.h., mounted on stockbook pages, incl. are semi-postals as well, light dupl., cat. value in excess of $12,000 (owner's), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1581		France, Almost 600 Commercial Covers, Sleeved and priced (old pricing), sorted by stampless, 19th Century, and 20th Century, mostly classic through 1940's period, priced mostly between $10 to $50, total retail $12,917, Fine overall. Ex. Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $1,400-1,600. View details	Unsold
Lot 1582		France, Collection in 2 Yvert Albums, Few thousand from 1850 to 1997 mostly mint o.g. with later n.h. and few early used, better items incl. mint #108, 131-132, 329, 348, B11-B23, B34-B38, B66-B67, C16-C17, C18-C40, plus extensive modern issues and some Back of Book, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1583		/o France, Collection and Accumulation, Classic to modern mint, used, covers, souvenir sheets, booklets, etc. in glassines, stockbooks sorted, mint modern collection with Semis from beginning to 1992, Airs mostly used, high cat. value, noted #329 n.h., better Semis Air sets, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1584		/o France, Mint or Used Collection in Albums, in 4 Yvert & Tellier albums running from 1852 to 2012, mostly used incl. Back of Book, many better to be found in these nice albums, also incl. 4 stockbooks of dupl., great collection to expand upon, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1585		/o France, Collection in Stockbook, hundreds of mint and used, early used through #244 then mostly mint plus a very few used to 1968 incl. Airmails, other n.h. incl. 247, 249, 254A, 256-57, 263, 291-93, B66-67, C17, C29-31 (cat. $1, 500), better n.h. throughout, solid in later years, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1586		/o France, Two Volume Collection 1849 to 2000, mint and used in two Minkus albums, earlies mostly used, Post-war mainly mint, incl. semi-postals, Airmail, etc., worthwhile general collection, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2018 Scott $10,000+ (Owner's). Estimate $500-750. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1587		/o France, Accumulation of Better, accumulation on stockpages of mostly better items noted #197 used, 246 mint, B9-B10 mint, B11 used, B19 mint, C15-17 used and many other useful items, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 1588		France, Airmail Semi-Official Labels, Several hundred on stockpages and described on pages, incl. nice selection of the 1922 Rouen Aviation Meeting values incl. trial color sheets, value omitted, surcharges incl. inverted, 1925 Lemaitre-Arrachard Paris-Dakar Flight labels, Alsace-Lorraine labels Aero Philatelique Association of Alsace- Lorraine imperf and perf blocks of 4, etc., interesting group. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1589		France, Sinking Fund Issues, #B24-B41, o.g. to h.r., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $938. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1590		French Offices and Colonies, Offices in Egypt Intact Collection, O.g. to unused on Scott pages, mostly complete for the cities, incl. vars., blocks of 4, "millésimes", Alexandria #9a pair, Port Said #10a, 12a, 12b (certs), 51-51a pair, Ceres # 67A (cert), clean collection for this popular area, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,634 + unlisted. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,070
Lot 1591		French Offices and Colonies, Offices in Zanzibar Intact Collection, On Scott pages, mostly o.g., complete 1st three issues, #15 used (cert-thin), and with few dupl. used, 2 of #11 with certs, other certs also, 1902-03 issue complete, Due 1897 issue complete mint with dupl. used, occasional fault, fresh throughout, difficult area, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott $5,481. Estimate $1,800-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 1592		French Offices and Colonies, 696 Mostly Commercial Colony Covers, Sleeved and priced (old pricing), sorted by Colony, incl. Indochina (retail $1,652), Madagascar (retail $1,836), Algeria (retail $1,064), etc., mostly classic through 1940's period, total retail $12,835. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1593		French Offices and Colonies, Offices in China Collection, Mounted on pages, most cities represented, also incl. Paris Branch PO, few precancels, few extra Offices on Scott pages mostly used not catalogued, fakes identified, Fine to Very Fine overall. 2016 Scott $4,878 ++. Estimate $900-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,093
Lot 1594		/ French Offices and Colonies, Colonies Mint Collection, Couple thousand mostly o.g. in 5 Scott albums pages to 1960, with lots of mint sets, strength in Africa and Oceania, well worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $5,750
Lot 1595		French Offices and Colonies, Balance of Africa Mint Collection, on Scott pages to 1940's, o.g., countries (mostly complete) consist of Middle Congo virtually complete, Moheli, Niger complete, Afars & Issas (1960's period), Senegambia & Niger complete, St. Marie de Madagascar complete, Ubangi mostly complete, Upper Volta complete, Chad complete, Comoro, French West Africa complete, clean collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1596		French Offices and Colonies, Colonies Cover Stock, 184 sleeved and priced, mostly 1900 to 1940's commercial, mostly Africa, scattered Peace & Commerce usages, retail $3,168, Fine lot. Ex Friedman "Cover Corner" Stock. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1597		/ French Offices and Colonies, Colonies Early Mint Stationery, 408, many Peace & Commerce, virtually all diff., many countries identified by H&G numbers, few loose, incl. diff. sizes, incl. Benin with surcharges, Middle Congo, Gabon, Grand Comoro, Madagascar, Obock, Offices in Zanzibar, Reunion, Mayotte, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Togo with 3 postally canc'd., etc., very clean throughout. In separate country lots bought from Kenedi auctions circa mid to late 1970's. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1598		P French Offices and Colonies, Africa Proof or Imperf Group, 57 imperfs or trial colors, n.h. to l.h., few with missing country and/or value tablets, countries incl. Middle Congo, Togo, Tunisia, Morocco, Comores incl. 2 Deluxe proofs, clean. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 1599		French Offices and Colonies, Africa Collector's Cover Group, Approx. 186, circa Peace & Commerce usages to 1950's better FDC's, countries incl. Algeria with stampless, Algeria (around 30 with many FDC), West Africa commercial, Madagascar with Peace & Commerce usages, 52 1935-1970 commercial and 47 Algeria mostly censored or reg. (ex Kenedi lots), Fine overall. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1600		/o French Offices and Colonies, 1940's Algeria, Morocco Issues Study, oldtime study consisting of Algeria Morocco 1943 Tower of Hassan issue, showing the various design types, pl. positions, with mint blocks, pl. blocks, sheets, used incl. separate binders, with reference literature, photos, etc., also 1920's Tower of Hassan and 1940's Victory mint values for Algeria and Morocco, etc., clean, almost Very Fine, excellent plate study of the issues showing all of the minor vars., tremendous amount of time put into this collection . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1601		French Offices and Colonies, Offices in China Collection, in 2 albums, few hundred mostly o.g. from 1903 to 1960 incl. mint Canton #65-81, Kwangchowan 54-98, Tchongking 1-16, also some Indochina and Laos, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 1602		/o French Offices and Colonies, Offices Collection on Pages, mint on used classics mounted on pages running from 1885-1917, no Offices in China but many better items to be found, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 1603		/o French Offices and Colonies, Colonies Collection, Many hundreds in 3 Minkus albums, majority o.g. with some used, few better from Tunisia, mint #27, 122-142, and some French Africa, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $374
Lot 1604		French Offices and Colonies, Offices in China 1907 Covers, 15c strip of 10 with gutter and margin copy on oversized registered cover to Pakhoi tied by Pakhoi 30 OCT 07 cds; and 35c strip of 10 with gutter on oversized registered cover to Pakhoi tied by Pakhoi 30 OCT 07 cds, both without receiving marks. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1605		o French Offices and Colonies, Sudan and Niger Collection of 85 Fiscals, all identified and undupl., 18 Niger, balance Sudan and identified, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 1606		French Congo, Intact Mint Collection, On Scott pages, mostly complete mostly o.g. and incl. vars. with a few used, certs for #3, 8a, Peace & Commerce complete, some dupl. copies used, #35a used, 36f mint, also 30 diff. mint Postal Stationery items, clean throughout, Fine to Very Fine lot. Scott $2,673+. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 1607		French Equatorial Africa, Intact Collection, On Scott pages, complete o.g. except #90, incl. overprint vars., Airs complete incl. #C9, C10a, C11 with certs, Dues complete, few dupl. used, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott $2,600. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1608		P French Equatorial Africa, Proofs and Trial Colors, consisting of 46 items, proof singles, trial color sheets, Deluxe proofs, etc., incl. Ceres #218 Deluxe proof in black, 242-245 imperfs in trial or printed colors, 246 trial color sheet, 1937 Air issue with value tablets missing, 1943 values in Deluxe proofs, 50-52 imperfs, Airs 18-24 complete set Deluxe proofs, 58-60 imperf pairs (cat. €200), 44-49 imperf singles (cat. €120), etc., clean lot, immaculate and Very Fine. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 1609		French Guinea, Intact Mint Collection, on Scott pages, o.g., virtually complete with few dupl. used, incl. Semi-postals with #B1 inverted overprint (unlisted), Airs, Dues complete, clean fresh collection. Scott $1,844+. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1610		/o French India, Interesting Collection, Few hundred on hand-made pages majority o.g. with some used, better items incl. used #184-190, mint 54-79, 209A-209G, Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1611		French Morocco, Intact Mint Collection, On Scott pages to 1955, mostly o.g., starting #1 with few pre-1900 used or dupl. used, incl. cert #8, 22, 1902 issue on complete except #24-25 with dupl. used throughout, also incl. "Chérifiennes" Maury #27-32 (cat. €170), vars. incl. 43a (cert), Maury #43e in pair (cert-cat. €165+), also Offices in Morocco, 1952-55 full sheets, also Semis mostly complete incl. J5 (cert), few sheets, Airs complete incl. Semis, Dues complete, etc., clean throughout, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $6,455 + (Scott listed only). Estimate $2,400-2,800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1612		French Morocco, Mint Collection, On Yvert pages to 1955, starting with 1891-1900 issue, 1902-03 and later virtually complete, Dues and Postal Tax complete. Scott $4,776. Estimate $900-1,100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1613		French Polynesia, 1958 to 1998 Never Hinged Collection, complete in Lighthouse album, missing couple late booklets, no Officials, clean, Fine to Very Fine. 2016 Scott $4,951. Estimate $1,200-1,400. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 1614		French Southern & Antarctic Territories, Mint Sets, #105/234a, C59/C135, n.h., all in quantities of 10 in singles, part or full sheets, inventory incl., Very Fine. 2013 Scott $1,526. Estimate $250-300. View details	Unsold
Lot 1615		/ French Southern & Antarctic Territories, Mint Sets, 23 n.h. to o.g. incl. #16-19, 23-34, C1-2 (2), C14 imperf (n.h.) and C26-27 (n.h.), Fine to Very Fine. 2015 Scott $1,059+. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1616		French Sudan, Intact Mint Collection, Mostly o.g. on Scott pages to 1941, complete starting with 1894-1900 Peace & Commerce except #60, Semis, Airs, Dues also complete, also dupl. group of 30 mint stationery items, clean throughout, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $720. Estimate $240-280. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 1617		P French West Africa, Group of 16 Imperfs, Proof, 15 imperfs, n.h., consisting of Ceres #48 block of 4 in gray, 53 in issued color and red, 74 Deluxe proof signed and imperf in brown, Airs #11-14, 17 singles, 22-27 in pairs, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 1618		Gabon, Mint Intact Collection, On Scott pages to 1933 mostly o.g., #6, 9, 10 used, certs and some additional signatures for #2, 6, 9, 10, 14, 15 (some condition issues), 1904-07 Peace & Commerce and later complete, Semis, Dues to 1930 issue complete, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century fine to very fine. Scott $11,573. Estimate $3,750-4,500. View details and photo	Unsold

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