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  • Lot# : 560 French Colonies

    Cote d'Ivoire. 1906: Pictorial set of 15 values mint, fresh and fine, also 1906 Postage Due set of eight; large part og. Yvert = € 470+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 561 French Colonies

    1977/81: Lot eight different souvenir sheets in mint condition, all imperf. and unissued, not listed in the Michel catalogue and very rare.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 593 French Colonies

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    Majunga (Madagascar). 1895: 0.15 handwritten in violet ink on each of a pair of 1 fr. French type Sage, tied with cds's "MAJUNGA MADAGASCAR 23 FEVR 95". Right stamp with few short perforations on the lower right side, not distracting from the exclusivity of this unique pair showing fresh colours on white paper. This is one of the exceptional rarities of the French colonies issues. Signed Brun; cert. Behr (2010) Cérès = € 15'000 for two single stamps. A single copy from the William H. Gross auction was sold for $ 2'700 in 2010 (Spink auction May 19, lot # 84).
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 623 French Colonies

    Île Rouad. 1916/20: Scarce part set in  full sheets of 150, 1 c. (both shades), 2 c., 3 c. (three panes of 50), 5 c., 10 c., 15 c., 20 c. (three panes of 50), 1 pi. on 25 c., 30 c., Merson 40 c., 2 pi. on 50 c., and 4 pi. on 1 fr. in sheet of 75 stamps. Some splitting but majority fresh and fine, seldom seen multiples Yv = € 4'800+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 639A French Colonies

    Various French Colonies - collections and lots. 1869/1923: Seven covers from different African colonies of France, containing very interesting items like 1869 letter from St. Louis Sénégal to France with 10 c. brown, 20 c. blue, and 40 c. orange of the General colony Eagle issue as well as cover with 1888/89 25 c. on 75 c. rose and 25 c. on 29 c. black Gabon overprint definitives; furthermore better covers from Grands Comore, Sénégal, Congo, and Cote-des-Somalis. A valuable lot with few imperfections. Certificates Behr, Scheller & Calves (2010) Cérès = € 4'500++.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 640 French Colonies

    1892/1949: Lot of essays and proofs, as well as unused/used varieties, perforation errors and specimen from ten different French colonies in Africa; a great lot of about 60 stamps for the specialist. Certificates Scheller & Guy du Vachat (2010).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 641A French Colonies

    1814/1925: Small selection French Colonies and Offices abroad, total 29 cards and covers incl. four stampless ones, furthermore two nice covers from Réunion to Bordeaux bearing two-colour and three-colour franking with General issue, New Caledonia surcharges, a fraudulent bisect of Diego Suarez etc., partly in mixed condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF
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