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Worldwide Auction During APS Ameristamp Expo

Foreign Country Collections - France & Colonies to F.S.A.T.

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3709		//o France, Comprehensive Collection, 1849-1998, well filled general mint and used collection in a Scott Hingeless album, worthwhile 19th Century, regular issues and commemoratives mostly complete, nice showing of Semi Postals and Airpost, Alsace & Lorraine Occupation complete and a section of modern booklet panes, mint issues are o.g. or n.h., also incl. an album with modern issues, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-3,000. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 3710		/ France, Mint Collection to 2002, Mounted in 3 albums, etc., very few 19th Century with mostly mint, 1924 to 1932 reasonably complete, 1932 on virtually complete to 2002 with later souvenir sheets, missing mostly the higher cat pieces otherwise very thorough, Semis complete from 1936 on, Airs complete from 1936 on (C15 n.h.-spot on gum, C17 n.h.), others mostly n.h., also Dues, Officials, scattering of Offices, early period n.h. to o.g., later n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 3711		/o France, Mint and Used Collection, hundreds of mint and used mounted in MOC album and on homemade pages to 1982, classics to about 1920 mostly used, balance virtually all mint and fairly complete, missing only key values for completion, noted used #1, 37 (faults), 254, mint 38, 253 (small fault), 329 o.g., Semi-postals incl. #B7 mint, B8-B9 used, B39-41 mint, B66-B67 mint, Airs incl. C1-C2 on lovely cover front, C14 used, C17 used, C23-C27 mint, plus interesting back of the book incl. precancels, Telegraph and Railway issues, 19th Century usual mixed condition, balance generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 3712		B France, 1952 to 1970 Red Cross Booklets, #B347a//B444, Quantities of 2 to 34, incl. Dallay #2 (2 at €385 each), Scott #B347a//B444, Very Fine. Dallay €6,600+. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $840
Lot 3713		o France, 1849 to 1928 Mostly Used Collection, On Scott pages, incl. additional classic values on pages with cancels, shades, etc., with #37 (2 - one lilac shade), few Peace & Commerce, and Ceres mint, 1877 on complete except #87, 197, and few other minor values, also Semis mint with #B27, Dues mostly used, Colonies consist of the General issues mostly complete used, and approx. 40+ Offices in Morocco, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century Fine or better. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $834
Lot 3714		/o France, Collection in Minkus Albums, few thousand to 1998 in 2 volumes, classics generally used incl. #21, 37, early 20th Century mix of mint and used, later mostly mint incl. modern n.h., Semi-postals, Airs, Dues, Offices Abroad, Colonies general issues, etc., 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 3715		France, Late Pre-UPU and Early UPU Covers, lovely group written up on homemade pages, 5 covers and 6 postal cards from France, 2 into France from England and 2 into France from Switzerland, inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-700. View details	Unsold
Lot 3716		France, Small Cover Group, incl. used postal stationery, a group of railroad cancellation, and normally used material, 300+ items with owners retail of $2876, generally Fine. Estimate $575-725. View details	Realized $546
Lot 3717		/o France, & Colonies Mint and Used Collection, In Scott album to 1960's, sparse 19th Century mostly used, 20th mint or used with some complete sets, also Semis, Airs, decent Offices, Colonies mostly mint with majority pre-independence, only goes to Indochina with some early overprints and Peace & Commerce, very fresh appearing throughout, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $600-800. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 3718		o France, 19th Century Revenue Lot, about 450 pieces on pages in binder, good variety with plenty of duplication for usages, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Unsold
Lot 3719		France, Mostly 20th Century Mint, To 1980's on stock sheets, some better 1920's period o.g., majority in 1940's and later n.h., mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $450-550. View details	Realized $518
Lot 3720		P France, Modern Trial Color Proofs, 82 different in mono color on small card stock, Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 3721		P France, Modern Trial Color Proofs, 100 different in mono color on small card stock, majority with issued stamp affixed by First Day cancel, unusual lot, Very Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $431
Lot 3722		o France, Classic Revenue Lot, 450+ pieces on stockpages, good variety with duplication, mostly early issues, inspect, generally Fine. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $420
Lot 3723		o France, Revenue Lot, several hundred on pages in binder, good variety with minor duplication, 19th to mid 20th Century, worth a look, generally Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $345
Lot 3724		/ France, Mint Collections in 2 Albums, N.h. to o.g. (mostly) in 2 Borek albums with mint mostly late 1800's to 1940, no stamps after that but pages to 1968, incl. Pexip sheet, few used, mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $748
Lot 3725		P France, Modern Trial Color Proofs, 60 different in mono color on small card stock, Very Fine. Estimate $350-400. View details	Realized $288
Lot 3726		o France, 2 Old File Boxes Filled With 350+ Envelopes and Glassines, 1850's to 1960's used, with most after 1920, above average quality, incl. #128 (5), 130 (45), 153 (24), 224 (11), 252 (35), 294 (10), 297 (16), 344 (34), 347 (6); Offices in Canton 55 (17), 60 (5), 78 (68), a few mint, plus some French Colonies, not checked for die varieties, cancels, etc., cat. $2,200+ (high cat. 19th Century NOT counted), generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3727		o France, 1849 to 1970's Mostly Used Collection, In Scott album with pages to 1982, strength in classics with 1853 to 1940 reasonably complete incl. #37, few shades, occasional 20th Century mint, few Semis, back of the book, mostly fresh copies, mixed condition. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $322
Lot 3728		/ France, 1939-45 Liberation Collection, Mint n.h. to o.g. group of 126, some listed as sets only, also 1 cover, mounted on pages, incl. Aigurande, Lyon, Bordeaux, Measnes, Poiters, Nice, Cannes, Nevers almost complete, few dupl., Fine to Very Fine rarely seen. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $546
Lot 3729		France, 1980 to 1984 Imperforate Singles, N.h. virtually complete for period incl. Semis, Airs, Dues, Officials, some marginal, a Very Fine set. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $604
Lot 3730		/o France, Accumulation 1900 to 1975, mint and used, in glassines and 8½" x 5½" display pages, identified by Scott # and 2001 cat. val., 100+ different sets/singles, many stamps/sets with 2-10 each - some higher; quite a few $10-$35 cat.val. items, overall clean lot with little faulty, generally Fine to Very Fine. 2001 Scott $2,100 (Owner's). Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $288
Lot 3731		P France, 1980's to 1990's Proof Cards, 268 different, on card, unusual group, Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $253
Lot 3732		o France, 1853-1900 Newspaper Cancel Collection, On pages, 77 copies cancelled with newspaper c.d.s. or printed style, also 3 pieces cancelled "½/centime/en plus" in circle, also 22 misc. cancels of Sage type, few Colonies in blocks, good colors, generally Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 3733		France, 1983 to 1999 New Issues, On Scott pages in 3 ring binder, incl. booklets, Semis, few sheetlets, Dues and Officials goes back to earlier period, clean, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $276
Lot 3734		o France, Small Classic Group, used in small stockbook, noted #3a, 11, 22 (2), 30, 36, 39, 42, 46, 37, few Offices, mixed condition, Fine appearance. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $69
Lot 3735		/o French Colonies, Extensive Collection, few thousand in Scott specialty albums, all pre-independence, highlights incl. French India #1-19, 20-22 mint, French Guiana 10 used, Martinique with numerous overprints incl. #56-61, New Caledonia #182-207 mint, French Africa with many long sets, some faults on 19th Century, worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details	Realized $4,025
Lot 3736		French Colonies, Imperforate Group, n.h. margin singles, pairs or blocks, plus a few deluxe sheets and proofs, good variety of issues and Colonies, Very Fine Owners retail $4900+. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 3737		P French Colonies, 1942 Series of 72 Die Proofs, Complete series of 1942 "Avion" consisting of Togo, Soudan, Ivory Coast, Niger, Reunion, Guinee, Dahomey, Senegal, and Mauritania, some still with original tissue overlay, immaculate and Very Fine. Estimate $750-1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3738		/ French Colonies, Mostly 20th Century Stock, In 3 small #2 glassines, and 1 stockbook, incl. some Peace & Commerce, Airs, some complete sets, minor dupl., the 1 stockbook represents 1 #2 glassine box where the stamps were removed from the glassines, the quantity of material in the small boxes is very misleading, Fine to Very Fine selection of this popular area. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 3739		French Colonies, North Africa Mint Collection, several hundred o.g. on pages in MOC album to 1951, consists of Algeria, Fezzan, Morocco and Tunisia, all countries regular issues virtually complete (early Tunisia used), most back of the book represented incl. some precancels and Telegraph issues, lovely collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 3740		/o French Colonies, Oldtime Offices Mint or Used Sets, 6 sets on old Shanghai "Wha Yang Stamp Co." priced sheets, consists of Offices #75-85, J33-36 mint, used 65-73, Canton used 48-64, 65-81, Tchongking mint 1-16 (30c used), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,070. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 3741		French Colonies, Four Large Stockbooks of Imperforates, containing modern mint imperforate sets and singles of present and former French Colonies, incl. Wallis & Futuna, New Caledonia, Camerouns, Dahomey, Djibouti, Mali, Mauritania, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Benin, etc., also a few imperforates from France, incl. some deluxe proofs, card proofs, etc., Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $978
Lot 3742		/ French Colonies, W.W.II Era Group, n.h. or l.h. in small stockbook, several "Vichy" issues, also noted Madagascar #C1-C24 l.h., 1941-1945 omnibus Airpost set complete n.h. and 1946 Victory omnibus set complete n.h., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $184
Lot 3743		F French Colonies, Commerce Mint and Used Forgery Group, 163 from various Colonies, minor duplication, great reference group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $127
Lot 3744		/ French Polynesia, Mostly Mint Collection, hundreds of o.g. and n.h. in Scott specialty album to 2002, some early and duplicate used, noted #72-75, 126-135, 505-506, modern n.h., Semi-postals, Airs incl. #C21, C24-C27, C63-C67, C77a, C136a, Dues, Officials, plus book of First Day's between 1976 and 1992, clean collection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 3745		French Polynesia, Postal History Group, 11 used postcards and 46 covers, early 1900's to early 1970's, good variety of issues, noted registered, censored, destinations, worth a look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $546
Lot 3746		/ F.S.A.T., Complete to 2001, On pages, n.h. to o.g., n.h. incl. #16-19, 25-28, 32, Airs complete except #C149, n.h. with #C7-8, 19-23, 26-27, missing #230-32, 292, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 3747		F.S.A.T., Mint Collection to 2000, n.h. (few l.h. scattered in early issues incl. #28 and a few early Airs), regular issues complete for period, Airs complete to 1997, few color trials and imperforates incl., nice collection, Very Fine. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 3748		F.S.A.T., Better Group, consists of #1-22 and C1-C5 l.h., Very Fine. Scott #1-22, C1-C5. Scott $500 approx. Estimate $110-130. View details	Realized $127

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