tradition and experience in classic philately since 1919

Lot# 1145 - 191-195 Auction

  • Lot# : 1145 France

    1 / 60
    Download main picture Share
    1849/: Collection in two volumes with 1849 10 c. bistre used (3), 15 c. green used (2), 20 c. black (8 incl. a cover), 20 c. blue (7 incl. a cover), 40 c. orange (2, incl. a superb example on cover), 1 fr. carmine used (5, incl. a strip of three), 1852 'Repub' 10 c. bistre used on piece (2), 1853/60 in the same depth of completion incl. 20 c. strips of five and six and superb 1 fr. carmine used; 'Piquages' covers with 10 c., 20 c. and 40 c.; 1862/67 issue with 1867 cover to Prague with three 20 c. used from 'Exposition Universelle', two fine 5 fr. grey (one used in Alexandria), fine Bordeaux issue section with 4 c. grey pair, Type Sage with splendid selection, Mouchon issue with mint blocks, 1900 Merson set mint with fine 2 fr., 1917/18 Orphans set mint, 1923 Philatelic Congress mint and on cover, 1925 Exhibition mini sheet with four 5 fr. mint, 1927 Airmails mint, 1927 Strasbourg sheets mint and used, 1928 1 fr. + 8 fr. 50 c. blue in mint marginal strip showing three types, 1929 Booklets (2), 1929 Exhibition 2 fr. mint and on cover, 1929/31 Monuments with all types mint, later commemoratives mint and used incl. 1930 EIPA perf. 1 fr. 50 c. blue marginal mint, 1936 Airmail issue with two shades of 50 fr. mint, 1936 50 fr. Burelage coin daté mint and used, 1937 Pexip sheets mint and used (2), 1947 500fr. sheet of five, Postage Dues, Alsace Lorraine with covers (2), Amiens Local 10 c. in mint tête-bêche block, Valenciennes 10 c. red on cover etc. The whole collection peppered with multiples either mint or used, the collection in fine to extremely fine condition throughout; a lovely lot and a pleasure to view.
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 14,500 CHF