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French Guyana

Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
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  • Lot# : 379 French Guyana

    French Guiana Societe De Transports Aériens Guyanais / St. Laurent du Maroni issue 1921 (July 9): Typographed from Woodblock Plate, 75 c. dull violet on orange buff paper, rouletted on two sides, a fine unused example with large part oval Control cachet GUYANAIS SOC. in red. An extremely rare stamp with just 120 examples issued. Signed Brun, Calves, Roumet Gi 1 = £ 1'700/Scott CL2 = $ 2'600/Yvert = € 2'400.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 380 French Guyana

    1921 (July 9): Typographed from Woodblock Plate, 75 c. violet on orange buff paper, rouletted on two sides and imperforate at right and at base, an unused example with large part oval Control cachet 'TRANSPORT / ST. LAURENT' in red, without gum as issued. Small thin at left, a fine example of an extremely rare stamp with just 120 examples issued. Signed Brun Gi 1 = £ 1'700/Scott CL2 = $ 2'600/Maury 2 = € 2'600/Yvert = € 2'300.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 381 French Guyana

    1921 (July 9): Typographed from Woodblock Plate, 75 c. dull violet on buff paper, rouletted on four sides, a fine used example with part red Control handstamp tied to 1921 cover to the Poste Restante at Cayenne by partially framed large AVION handsatamp in black with 1908/25 25 c. blue tied by 'St. Laurent du Maroni' cds (Aug 1) above. Reverse with Cayenne arrival (Aug 5). Edge wear to envelope and file fold away from adhesive but a very scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,500 CHF

    Lot# : 382 French Guyana

    1921 (July 9): Typographed from Woodblock Plate, 75 c. red on bluish grey vertically laid paper, a used example with part oval GUYANAIS Control handstamp in red overstruck with complete AVION handstamp in black. A rare stamp with just 150 examples issued. Signed Calves Gi 2 = £ 1'300/Scott CL1 = $ 1'600/Yvert = € 2'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 383 French Guyana

    1921 (July 8): T.A.G. 75 c. black on salmon paper, a fine unused example with large margins all round, fresh colour, without gum as issued. Merest trace of hinge thin of no significance. An extremely fine example of a very rare stamp, just 500 issued of which most were used. Signed Brun, Kessler Yvert = € 1'600.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 384 French Guyana

    1921: T.A.G. 75 c. black on salmon, a fine used four margined example tied to 1921 cover endorsed 'Par Avion' to Cayenne tied by large partially framed AVION handstamp in black, with 1908/25 25 c. blue paying postage and tied by 'St. Laurent du Maroni' cds in black (Sept 8). Backstamped at Cayenne (Sept 9) in black. A fresh and very fine cover. Signed Calves.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 385 French Guyana

    1921 (July 8): T.A.G. 75 c. black on bluish (bleuté) paper, a fine used example cancelled by straight line AVION in black. Scarce so fine Yvert = € 900.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 386 French Guyana

    1921 (July 8): T.A.G. 75 c. black on bluish (bleuté) paper, a fine used example cancelled with large oval Control cachet (Societé Des Transports Aériens Guyanais) in reddish-brown and very rare thus. Signed Calves Yvert = € 900+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 387 French Guyana

    1921: T.A.G. 75 c. black on grey, a fine used four margined example tied to 1921 cover endorsed 'Par Avion' to Doctor Barbier in St. Laurent du Maroni cancelled by AVION handstamp in black and by Cayenne datestamp in black (Sept 2), with 1908/25 5 c. green and 20 c. brown adjacent paying the postage. Slight edge wear to envelope but very scarce. Signed Calves, Roumet.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 388 French Guyana

    1922: Front of Parcel envelope mailed to Paris containing 'Papillons seches' (see green Customs label at right) bearing 1921 TAG 0.75  c. black on grey cancelled by AVION straight line in black and 1904/07 30 c. black pair and 1 fr. rose tied by St. Laurent de Moroni datestamps (Dec 18) in black. Signed Pigeron.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 389 French Guyana

    1922: Front of Parcel envelope mailed to Paris containing 'Papillons seches' bearing 1921 TAG 0.75  c. black on grey cancelled by AVION straight line in black and 1904/07 45 c. olive-grey and 1 fr. rose tied by St. Laurent de Moroni datestamps in black. Part of label at upper right 'valeur totale / Poids du paquet' in black on blue. Signed Pigeron.
    Starting bid : 450 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 390 French Guyana

    1921: TAG 75 c. black on rose, a fine used example on 1923 cover endorsed 'Par Hydravion' to Cayenne, with 1908/25 10 c. rose and 15 c. violet paying the postage, all tied by 'St. Laurent du Maroni' datestamps (March 26) in black. Corner of envelope missing at upper left and file fold but an unusual late usage. Signed Calves.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 391 French Guyana

    1921 (Sept): TAG 75 c. black on grey (greenish shade), a clear margined example, used with large format AVION handstamp in black. Slightly aged but rare. Signed Brun, Calves Yvert = € 1'100.
    Starting bid : 550 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 392 French Guyana

    1921: TAG 75 c. black on greenish grey, a fine large margined used example on 1922 cover endorsed 'Par Avion' to St. Laurent du Maroni tied by straight line AVION handstamp in black and by Cayenne cds, with 1908/25 5 c. green and 20 c. brown adjacent paying the postage similarly tied (May 4). Tillet sender's handstamp in violet on reverse of a fine and rare cover. Signed Calves, Roumet.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,350 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,800 CHF

    Lot# : 393 French Guyana

    1921 (Sept): TAG 75 c. black on rose, a fine unused example with large margins all round, fresh and very fine, unused as issued. A truly exceptional example of this rare stamp. Signed Calves Gi 10 = £ 1'300/Scott CL13 = $ 1'800/Yvert = € 2'200.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 394 French Guyana

    1921: T.A.G. 75 c. black on rose, a used example affected by glueing stains (the stamps were issued without gum) tied to 1922 slightly trimmed cover endorsed 'Par Avion' to Cayenne cancelled by large AVION handstamp in black and by St. Laurent du Maroni datestamp in black (April 22), with 1908/25 10 c. rose and 15 c. violet adjacent paying the postage. File folds but very scarce. Signed Calves and others.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 395 French Guyana

    1921 (Sept): TAG 75 c. black on straw (paille), a fine unused example with large margins all round, fresh and very fine but for merest iron spot at upper right, unused as issued. A fine example of a very rare stamp. Signed Brun, Calves and others Yvert = € 2'200.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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