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Lot# 468 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 468 General Issues French Colonies

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    1934/1944, African French colonies air mail collection of five covers, presented upon exhibition pages, with detailed write-up on routes, rates, franking, includes Regie Air Afrique, Air France, Sebena and Imperial Airways, mailings from Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Congo, all have French colonies frankings, noted 1944 registered censored cover from Madagascar addressed to an Officer in the Middle East Forces, franked to 18 fr. 50 c., has been opened and resealed by censor, transit "Beyrouth", also 1937 air mail cover from Diego Suarez to Aden, taxed underpaid, franked with Madagascar stamps to the value 5 f., and large size 1941 registered 'General Government of French Equatorial Africa' envelope, sent from Brazzaville to Lagos, Nigeria, with high value franking of 210 fr., tied by "Brazzaville / A.E.F." datestamp, a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold