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  • Lot# : 1203 General Issues French Colonies

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    Colonies générales 1871/72: 40 c. orange (2), plus 1872 5 c. green and 15 c. brown, all tied by black lozenge SNG to outer letter sheet to London with cds "SENEGAL-ET-DEP St-LOUIS 23 MAI 76", framed black "P.D." and red London arrival mark (Jun 8) alongside. Small margin faults, but a very attractive three-colour presentation of the 1 fr. tariff one month before the French colonies joined the GPU. Cert. Behr (2010).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1204 General Issues French Colonies

    1859/1866: Collection 410 stamps used/unused, mainly selected items in deep fresh colour, incl. postage dues, colour shades, various cancellations, pairs, gutter paris, strips of three, blocks of four, in addition seven covers and two part-covers, carefully mounted for exhibition purposes on album pages and the whole nicely arranged in a Ferrari album.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1205 French Equatorial Africa

    Afrique Equatoriale 1936/46: Small collection total 125 stamps used/unused, incl. some better values with surcharge, in addition 12 covers, partly censored and six of them addressed to Switzerland, mounted on album pages and arranged in a Ferrari album.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1211 French Somalia

    Cote des Somalis 1902: Méhariste 75 c. red-orange & brown-lilac showing variety: inverted center, tied by "COTE FRANCAIS DES SOMALIS DJIBOUTI 7 MAI 07" to registered cover to Paris, reverse with arrival cds (17 5 07).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1212 Obock

    French Somali Coast 1903: 5 c. black & blue green (2) used with Obock 1895 20 c. orange & brown-violet imperf. (2), tied to reverse of registered 1907 cover to Caiffa by Djibouti cds's (June 4), thence via French Paquebot to Port Said (June 11) with 'Caiffa / Syrie' arrival alongside (June 12). A fine cover.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1213 French Somalia

    1893/1902: Collection 155 mainly fine used stamps from 5 c. up to 50 Fr., incl. some bisects, partly on a small piece, in addition 31 covers, cards and picture postcards showing various and partly better frankings incl. some bisects, those sent to local destinations as well as despatched to France, Germany and Switzerland, furthermore two wrappers with complete Newspaper DJIBOUTI and a few duplicats, mostly in good condition, nicely arranged on album pages and presented in a Ferrari album, a rare offer collected over years.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1219 French Indo China Local Issues

    Indochine 1909 (Oct. 19): Registered cover franked with a plethora of French Indochina definitive issues, cancelled by "BENTHUY 19 OCT 09 ANNAM" datestamps, with octagonal "R" registration handstamp and octagonal "YOKOHAMA à MARSEILLE L. No. 1" shipmail datestamp alongside, reverse with Haiphong Tonkin transit and Bern arrival (Sept. 24, 1909) cds's. In addition piece with French Indochina stamps tied by "SAIGON COMMERCE 26 II 28" datestamps.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1220 French Indo China Local Issues

    French Indo-China 1914/51: The selection of covers/cards (50+) with range of different frankings incl. small WWII correspondences from Dalat / Annam to Bangkok and a correpondence to Zurich, Cambodia usages, fine range of postcard usages, various rates and routes with many colourful frankings etc. Condition varies but many fine, a good lot.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1221 French Levant

    Levant 1813 (March 18): Printed entire letter from Constantinople to Florence, Italy, struck with framed "P. PAYÉ." and "CONSTANTINOPLE" despatch handstamps in black of the French Post Office, heavily vinegar splashed and slitted for disinfection against Cholera. Arrival handstamp (April 17) on reverse of an extremly rare entire in outstanding condition for such an early entire.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1222 French Levant

    1852 (April 27): Entire letter from Meteline to Lyon, sent from the Consulate of the French Republic in Metelin with corresponding cachet alongside, framed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANEE" in red and "SMYRNE 27 AVRIL 1852 (TURQUIE)" cds on front, reverse with Marseille transit and Lyon arrival cds's (May 8, 1852). Intersting item.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1223 French Levant

    1857 (June 13): Entire letter from Constantinople to Marseille struck with fine strike of Paquebot CAPITOLE datestamp in black (Salles fig. 763), with large cartridge 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranée' in red and rated '10' décimes due upon receipt (June 22). Scarce and fine, the "Capitole" only made three Levant Line voyages in her ten year, 106 voyage career.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1225 French Levant

    1865 (July 9): Entire letter from Aleppo to Marseille, struck on despatch with POSTE FRANCAISE / D'ALEP in blue, franked by France 1862 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange tied by "5079" gros chiffres of Alexandrette in transit. Small cartridge 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranée' in red and reverse with 'Beyrout / Syrie' transit and Marseille arrival cds (July 26). File fold well away from theadhesives, a fine entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1229 French Levant

    1860/1914: Collection 50 used stamps and pieces presenting the diff. postmarks of Jaffa, Haifa and Jerusalem, incl. Jaffa Petit chiffre '3678' on Napoleon imperf. 10 c. bistre, Gros chiffrs '5089' in black or blue on the consecutive classic issues, "JAFFA SYRIE" dotted cds used after 1876, also usages on later Sage stamps such as 5 fr. violet, Jerusalem cds usages on French stamps and Levant definitives, in addition ten stamps used/unused from the Italian PO in Jerusalem.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1230 French Levant

    1851/1935: Maritime Mail covers/cards (13), with 1851/55 stampless entires to Marseille (one disinfected in Malta), 1868 cover with France 1862 40 c. orange tied by Anchor lozenge on underpaid cover to Rome with octagonal "Alexandrie / Paq. Fr. V. No.2" alongside, 1865 cover franked by 1862 10 c. (2) and 40 c. tied by Anchor lozenge with SINAI datestamp alongside, 1871 cover at 1 fr. 20 c., rate to Cairo etc.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1249 French Somalia

    Obock 1892/94: Collection total 135 fine used stamps incl. some bisects from 1 c. up to 50 Fr., partly on small piece, in addition 20 covers, cards and picture postcards showing various frankings incl. biscets, those sent to local destinations as well as despatched to France, Switzerland and Brazil, the lot also includes a wrapper with complete newspaper DJIBOUTI (Journal Franco-Ethiopian) of Saturday November 16th 1901, mainly in good condition, nicely arranged on album pages and presented in a Ferrari album, a rare offer.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1252 Reunion

    Réunion 1846/68; Covers/entire letter (5) all addressed to France, with 1846 cover with fine PP in black and ST. PAUL / ILE BOURBON cds in red, 1847 entire with circular PP inblack and framed PF in red; 1862 mourning cover with ST. BENOIT / ILE DE REUNION cds in black, 1862 entire with ST. DENIS despatch cds in blue-green at double rate and an 1868 entire with pearled ST. DENIS despatch cds in blue.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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