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  • Lot# : 1464 French Levant

    Ile Rouad 1916: Cover to Port Said franked by vertically overprinted set of three: 5 c. green, 10 c. rose-red and 1 pi. on 25 c. blue all tied by 'Ile Rouad' datestamps (April 6) in black. Reverse with Port Said / Egypte French P.O. cds and Egyptian Port Said cds. A scarce issue on letter.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1465 French Levant

    French P.O.'s in Levant 1868/1925c.: Collection with 1885 opts. on Type Sage incl. fine 20 pi. on 5 fr. lilac mint, 1902 set to 20 pi. on 5 fr. mint, Castellorizo 1915 1 c. to 10 c. mint, Crete, Ile Rouad set mint, Cavalla with 1893 high values mint, 1892 Dedeagh set to 8 pi. mint, France 1871/75 40 c. orange with Ordou 5097 gros chiffres in blue (rare), 1862 with 5085 gros chiffres of Galatz in blue, 1871/75 10 c. with 5084 gros chiffres in blue of Dardanelles, covers with 'Poste Aux Armées' cancels from Beirut (reg'd), Damascus (to Diego Suarez), Smirna (reg'd to London), 1868 cover to Genoa franked France 1865 30 c. pair from Alexandrette with POSTE FRANCAISE / D'ALEP in blue etc. A fine and most interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1467 French Equatorial Africa

    French Equatorial Africa 1937/58c.: Collection with 1937/40 Liotard values without value tablets imperforate (2), 1937 and 1940 'Libre' issues mint and on Censored Airmail covers, 90 c. and 1 fr. values with double 'Libre' opt. (one inverted), 1941 5 fr. in carmine Error of Colour mint (Yv. 154b, signed Roumet), 1945 Felix Eboué 2 fr. black Artist's Proof signed Munier, later issues and plentiful covers (68), also collections of Cameroun and Chad.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1522 General Issues French Colonies

    General issues/Colonies générales 1859/65: Proof in black of the 10 c. general colonies issue. Minute water staining. Cert. Behr (2010).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1524 General Issues French Colonies

    General issues/Colonies générales 1859/71: 10 c. brown Eagle (pair, touched at left), 1871 5 c. green Napoleon (2), and 1871 10 c. brown Cérès, all tied by black lozenge to cover from St. Denis / Réunion (cds of Dec 13, 1872 on reverse) to France, showing French transit railway marks and arrival mark of Bordeaux (Jan 11, 1873) on reverse. The 10 c. Cérès is touched and the address is partially rewritten. A unique combination of three issues in two colours to pay the 50 c. tariff towards France and a late use of the Eagle issue. Signed Calves; cert. Scheller (2010).
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1525 French Equatorial Africa

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    Afrique Equatoriale 1940: 2 fr. black & green of the 1937 definitive series (Paul Crampel), example from the lower right sheet corner with black overprint LIBRE, fixed to original paper; unissued stamp with a very small print run of 25. Cert. Guy de Vachat (2010) Not listed in Cérès or Yvert.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1526 French Somalia

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    Cote des Somalis 1945: 3 fr. overprint on 2 fr. brown of the 1943 London set (few stains on the back); rare overprint error as it was done regularly on the 0.25 fr. green; not listed in Cérès or Yvert. Cert. Guy du Vachat (2010).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1527 French Indo China Local Issues

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    Indochine 1892/96: Type Groupe 1 c. black on azure showing variety: double imprint INDO-CHINE, a fine example, unused og. A very rare stamp, cert. Calves (2002) Yvert & Tellier 2014 = EUR 6'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1531 French Levant

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    Consular Post Office in Jerusalem 1948:, consular stamp orange & green with ovpt. "JERUSALEM / Poste aérienne 10 fr." from the right sheet margin. Fresh and fine, unmounted with original gum. Signed A. Brun; cert. Roumet (2001) Cérès = EUR 4'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF
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