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  • Lot# : 1123 France

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    Algeria 1850: Envelope without stamps, despatched at Bouffarich / Algerie, postmarked with corresponding two-line postmark of the bureau de distribution and three-line datestamp "30 Mars 1850", sent to Paris with arrival cds (19 Avril 50) on reverse and taxe sign "2" (Décimes) on front.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1124 France

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    1849: 20 c. black on yellowish and 1 fr. carmine, used on 1849 cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, the 20 c. just shaved at top and the 1 fr. similarly just touched at right, each tied by manuscript pen strokes and grill obliterators in black and further cancelled by 'Paris' despatch datestamp (Nov 8). Red framed 'PD' at left, although actually overpaid 10 centimes as this value of the first issue had yet to be issued. Manuscript at left 'frco. 9' marked at Hamburg in schillings (equivalent to 29 skilling). Two vertical file folds away from the adhesives, reverse with Thurn & Taxis and Danish Post Office in Hamburg datestamps (Nov 10) in black. A remarkable and extremely rare franking - the earliest recorded stamped letter from France to Denmark. Signed Roumet; certificates Roumet (1999), RPS (2002).
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1125 France

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    1860 Entire letter from Paris to Guayaquil/Ecuador at triple rate, franked by 1853/54 40 C. and strip of four 80 C. (one stamps with trivial corner tear), via London with red 'Paid' cds, thence by PSNC ship to Panama with British PO cds (Aug 6), address with some acid ink faults but still of fine appearance and showing a rare franking.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1126 France

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    1862: Napoleon perforated, 10 c. bistre in block of four, unused with full original gum, hinge remnants on all four stamps. Cert. E. Diena (1991) Cérès 2008 = EUR 8'500.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1127 France

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    Catalogue# : 22+67/I
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    1862: Napoleon perforated, 20 c. blue in hor. pair (one value with irregular perforation), in mixed franking with type Sage 1 fr. olive, tied by «LYON 18.8.80» cds»s to small value letter with red value cachet alongside, sent to Cauterets Dept. Hautes-Pyrenées with several transit cds»s on reverse. A very late non-philatelic use of the 20 c. Napoleon 18 years after its issue, in addition together with a type Sage. Very rare.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1128 France

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    1875: Cérès 10 c. brown, tied by MORTEAU 14 MAI 76 cds to precursor postcard with triangular "T"  mark and handwritten "5" (décimes) taxation alongside, sent to Chaux de Fonds Switzerland with arrival on May 19, 1876. The taxation of 50 c. is the double deficiency of the letter rate without taking into account the 10 c. stamp. Less than five taxed precursor cards abroad are known.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1129 France

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    1878: Sage 10 c. black, tied by PARIS QUAI-DES-ORFEVRES 15 FEVR 78 cds to precursor postcard with triangular "T"  mark alongside, sent to Lausanne Switzerland with arrival cds on reverse (Feb 16, 1878). In spite of the taxation mark the adressee did not pay the tax. Less than five taxed precursor cards abroad are known which were replaced in 1878 by stationery postcards.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1130 France

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    1930 (12. Mai): Jean Mermoz First Flight to South America, airmail envelope  from Paris (10.V.) franked with 5 Fr. brown and 'Congrès du B.I.T.'  overprinted Semeuse 50 c. red + Pasteur Fr. 1.50 blue, each in an horizontal pair, sent via Toulouse (11.5) to Natal with "Rio Grande Norte 13.V.30" arrival mark on front, signed by Mermoz, fine and scarce.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1131 France

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    Catalogue# : 321+326+327
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    1936: 50 Fr. Caudron aircraft over Paris and commemorativ issue regarding the 100th flight between France and South America 1.50 Fr. blue and 10 Fr. dark green, booth in blocs of four Cérès = EUR 5'510/MI = EUR 3'700.

    10 Fr. Atlantic-Sud with hinge remainder between the two stamps on top row. New Cat. value: Ceres = € 4'430
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1132 France

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    1849/1950: Lot with some hundred stamps usesd/unused, incl. a few better items but mainly small values and incompl. sets as well as duplicates, in good condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1133 France

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    1849/1980: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition as supplied by the new issues department, incl. some better values and full sets. PEXIP-sheet, postage dues, some French Colonies as well as stamps of French Andorre, mainly in good condition and housed in total seven albums and stockbooks as well as on album pages, the whole arranged in a box.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1134 France

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    1950/2000: Small dealer's stock with several hundred booklets used or in mint condition, incl. plenty Red Cross issues, partly heavy duplication, in good condition and housed in three albums and in a box.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1135 France

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    1970/2000: Dealer's stock several hundred modern booklets used or in mint condition, mostly heavy duplication, in good condition and housed in a box.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1136 France

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    1890/1990: Dealer's stock with several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. single values, full sets, blocks of four, souvenir sheets with PEXIP 1937 (3)., miniature sheets, partly heavy duplication, also few booklets and some cards and covers, in addition some stamps from other countries,  in good condition and housed in total seven stockbooks and in a large envelope.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1137 France

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    1925/2003: Very fine Collection of dozens of souvernir and miniature sheets incl. 1925 Paris Philatelic Exposition unused mint and unused with special cds on the margin, 1927 Strasbourg Philatelic Exposition unused hinged with special cds on the margin and center piece unused, 1937 PEXIP unused mint and unused unhinged with special cds's on the margin, and 2003 Bloc souvernir "Meilleurs Voeux" unused mint (2).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 860 CHF

    Lot# : 1138 France

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    1849/1980: Collection with several hundred stamps used/unused incl. plenty of better items and full sets, the classic part with colour shades and div. cancellations, fine range of Napoleon III issues, furthermore Paris and Strasbourg souvenir sheets (partly stuck down), war orphans, airmails etc., also a few stamps from Algeria, Marocco and Tunesia, mainly in good conditon and housed in one album, in additon one stockbook with modern mint material. Inspection recommended.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1139 France

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    1920/90: Dealer's stock with several thousand stamps und/unused or mainly in mint condition, incl. blocs of four, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, full and part sheets, booklets, some cards and covers etc., the major part still valid for postage, in good condition, housed in five large stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,150 CHF

    Lot# : 1140 France

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    1849/2000: Collection with several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. many better single values and full sets, souvenir sheets as Paris exhibition (3), PEXIP 1937 (4), CITEX 1949 (2), Liberation issues WW 2( partly in blocs of four), plenty of modern booklets, advertising labels, a few cards and covers etc., the classic part in mixed and the rest in good condition and housed in five LINDNER albums.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1141 France

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    1960/90: Dealer's stock with several thousand stamps, mainly in full original mint sheets (few are used) creating hundreds of compl. sets, incl. postage dues, officials for the European council and for the UNESCO, good condition and housed in five large albums, in two binders and in a small box, the whole arranged in a large removal box.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1142 France

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    1888/2002: Important dealer's stock with several thousand stamps unsed/unused or in mint condition, incl. full sets, blocs of four, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets and booklets, partly heavy duplication, probably some thousands of Euros still valid for postage, in good condition, nicely arranged in nine large stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,900 CHF

    Lot# : 1143 France

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    1960/90: Important dealer's stock with ten thousands of stamps, mainly in full original mint sheets (few are used) creating hundreds of compl. sets, incl. paintings, Red Cross, pre cancels, airmails, souvenir sheets etc., in perfect condition and housed in 27 mint sheet folders, the whole arranged in a large removal box.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 19,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1144 France

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    1849/80: Fine Collection hundreds used stamps with many rare issues and sets such as 1849 10c. bister (2), 15 c. green, 40 c. orange, 1 f. carmine, 1 f. vermillon terne with small nicks, Presidence 10 c.  bister and margined 25 c. blue on outer letter sheet, 1853 Napoleon imperf. 1 f. carmine foncé on piece, 1869 Napoleon laureated 5 f. violet (2), Bordeaux 2 c. brown on piece, 40 c. orange (2) and 80 c. rose, Sage 10 c. green, type N/B (3) as well as 35 covers incl. a small Ballon Monteé cover, eight certs. and opinions.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1145 France

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    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

    Lot# : 1146 France

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    1850/70: Lot 32 covers from the Rothschild correspondance, few are stampless and the main part bearing single franking, good condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1147 France

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    1860/80: Lot with 28 classic cards and covers. partly addressed abroad as there are Italy, Malta, Switzerland, Chile, USA and others, in mixed condition.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1148 France

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    1872/199: Lot 17 selected cards and covers, all bearing single franking and showing wavy strikes by various T.P.O's, rare offer in good condition, each item on stockcard with description.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1149 France

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    1853/75: Group of covers (15) all addressed to Italy with 1853 franking at 1 franc, 1862/67 with 40 c. frankings, 1871/75 issue 40 c. and 80 c. frankings.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1150 France

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    1903/09: Group three picture postcards and one envelope, all dispatched in Switzerland to France, all franked with definitives from other countries including Bavaria, German Empire (2), and Italy, therefore taxed with type Duval taxation stamps. Interesting and attractive lot.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1151 France

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    1825/1967: Lot 33 covers, incl. four entires to Switzerland and Austria, 1849 Cérès 20 c. black, 1871 cover with mixed franking 20 c. Cérès and 20 C. Napoleon laureated Toulouse to Messina, 1872 Cérès 15 c. in two diff. colours Ganges to Lausanne, 1900 Sage 50 c. tied by special meter mark to cover of the Exposition Universelle organization.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1152 France

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    1860/70: Small lot 22 selected covers, mainly single frankings, all cancelled by various Post offices inside Paris (étoiles),  some of them quite rare, housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1153 France

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    1903/14: Collection eleven underpaid items sent in a reduced rate from France to Switzerland or vice versa, incl. wrappers, printed matter envelopes, greeting postcards and visiting cards, all taxed with type Duval postage due.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1154 France

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    1879/1920: Lot 30 unpaid or underpaid stationery and picture postcards from Switzerland to France, most of them showing Duval type postage due, incl. use of 1919 Swiss Propeller airmail issue, Bundesfeier postcard as well as use of Duval multiples and gutter pair.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1155 France

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    1822/58: Forwarding Agents Group of eight entire letters/covers, incl. 1823 entire from La Rochelle to St. Pierre, Martinique (opinion v.d.Linden), 1827 entire from Philadelphia to Schiedam with manuscript 'Recue et acheminée Reilly & Fils', 1829 entire from Guadeloupe to France with oval Forwarding Agent's cachet 'F. F. & C' (Founat Frères & Co.) applied in Bordeaux as well as 1854/55 Crimean War Stampless covers (2) ex Crimea , one with superb strike of ARMÉE D'ORIENT / BAU. D cds (Dec 2) and charged 6 décimes, other with fine ARMÉE D'ORIENT / BAU. C datestamp (April 21), charged 3 décimes due. Further 1851 entire from London to Spain with 'A. D. Cie' cachet in red, 1858 cover from London to Bilbao with oval BOUFARD FERRIER & Co. / PARIS cachet in blue, 1858 cover from Agents 'Claude Clerc & Cie' of Marseille with blue cachet and mailed to Cöln.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 270 CHF

    Lot# : 1156 France

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    1871/6: Cérès 25 c. blue, the specialised collection with many hundreds of stamps, including multiples and covers, covering the 7 plates used for this popular stamp, showing the re-cut framelines, doubling of the outer framelines, position 146 with North West corner blank in a mint pair, seven used examples and a cover, also 1863/67 issue cover with 20 c. blue with 'Corne sur la Nez' variety etc. A fine and most interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1157 France

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    1882/1915: Lot 35 unpaid or underpaid covers from Switzerland to France, most of them showing Duval type postage due, incl. unfranked covers from French embassies and consulates in Switzerland from which the postage due was not collected in France (4), border rate taxation, and multicoloured frankings.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF
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