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  • Lot# : 400 Martinique

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    Martinique 1859: General issues, Eagle 10 c. bistre, 20 c. blue and 40 c. orange, fair to good margins all round, fresh colours, tied by 'MQE' lozenge to entire letter to Marseille, obverse with "MARTINIQUE St PIERRE 26 JANV 71" cds in black, framed PD in red and French entry mark "COLONIES FRA. ANGL. 18 FEVR. 71" in blue, reverse with Marseille arrival cds (Feb 21). An attractive cover depicting the 1865 letter rate to France.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 401 Martinique

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    Martinique 1871/72: Laureated 30 c. brown and 1871 Cérès 40 c. pale orange, each with large margins all round, used on 1872 cover to Le Havre tied by MQE lozenge of dots in black. St. Pierre despatch cds at right (April 11) and circular 'Col. Fr. / Angl. Amb. Calais' cds (April 29). Paid for single rate only and found to be double ('2' at upper left in manuscript), struck with AFFRANCHISEMENT / INSUFFISANT in red and charged '7' décimes due upon receipt. A fine and scarce cover. Signed Goebel.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 402 France

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    Military Airmail 1943: Mauretania 1938 Couple Maure definitive 3 f. green (Yvert & Tellier 91), a copy showing the framed Airmail ovpt. "PAR AVION / BATIMENT DE LIGNE / RICHELIEU" in black, tied by hexagonal "BATIMENT DE LIGNE RICHELIEU 10 10 42" to Pétain stationary postal card 1.20 fr. brown with violet censorship 'Richelieu' handstamp alongside. Cert. Roumet (2017) Yvert & Tellier 5.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 403 General Issues French Colonies

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    Nouvelle Caledonie 1879: General colonial issue Sage 25 c. black on red brown with good to huge margins all round and fresh colour, tied by "NLLE-CALEDONIE NOUMEA 3 OCT 79" to small envelope with "COL. FR. 24. NOV. 79" alongside, sent to Toulon with arrival cds on reverse. Signed Calves Yvert & Tellier = € 1'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 404 Obock

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    Obock 1910: Registered cover to Dire-Daoua franked by 1892 75 c. violet on yellow tied by 'Djibouti / Cote Francaises des Somalis' cds (May 28) and reverse with 'Dire-Daoua' arrival cds (May 31) in black. Cover bend away from the adhesive but a scarce correctly rated commercial usage.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 405 Reunion

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    Réunion 1871/77: Cérès 5 c. green on greenish in a vertical pair with single 40 c. pale orange, all with four margins but trivial ageing, tied by Anchor lozenge of dots to 1875 cover to Bordeaux. 'Reunion / St. Denis' cds at left (Nov 13) and octagonal COL. FR. / PAQ. FR. T No. 2 datestamp in red below (Salles fig. 2147). Reverse with further Paquebot datestamp and Bordeaux arrival cds (Dec 10). An attractive cover. Signed Baudot.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 406 Syria

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    Syria 1918/30c.: The cover collection (94 items) with French P.O. / OMF usages from Alexandrette, Baalbek, Damas, Halep, Homs, Lattaquie and Tripoli, incl. 'Alaouites' covers from Banias, Djeble and Lattaquie, Syria usages incl. covers from Bloudane, 'Damas-Bab-Touma'; range of Lebanon covers with Obligatory Tax usages, multi-franked cover to 'Luder & Co.' in Zurich; a generally fine and interesting lot with many different rates and routes noted.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 407 French Polynesia

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    1851 (Oct 6): Entire letter from TAHITI to the Missionary Society, London with fine 'PAID SHIP LETTER / Crown / SYDNEY in red on front (Dec 17), and reverse with London arrival cds and docketing of receipt (April 5, 1852) and charged '8' pence due for Ship Fee on arrival. Rare entire.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 408 Tunisia

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    Tunisie 1841: Entire letter from Tunis to Basel, Switzerland with reverse showing manuscript Forwarding Agent 'Malta 26 March 1841' and double arc MALTA cds in black (March 27) and red wax seal of disinfection Lazaret. Obverse with small cartridge 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranee' in red. Thence via Marseille with Huningue transit in black and 'Basel' arrival cds in red (April 9). A fine entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 409 Tunisia

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    1917: French Military Flights, picture postcard (Gabès - Marché Arabe de Djara) as well as small sized envelope bearing violet special  cachet 'Aviation Militaire - Service postal - Sud Tunisien' both addressed to Paris, in addition another picture postcard 'Gabès - Vol d'Aéroplane' (written up but no postal despatch) Saulgrain 1917-05.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 410 Zanzibar

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    Zanzibar 1890: Cover from Zanzibar to Cambridge franked by France Type Sage 25 c. black on rose tied by bold ZANZIBAR cds (Sept 16) in black with repeated strike at left, front with 'Modane A Paris' cds in red (Oct 4) and reverse with Cambridge arrival cds (Oct 6). Attractive and scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 411 French Levant

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    1862: France 10 c. bistre brown (2) and 40 c. orange (2) used on 1864 cover from Beirut to Lyon, tied by '5082' gros chiffres in black, 'Beyrout / Syrie' cds (Nov 13) and framed 'PD' alongside in black and small cartridge 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranee' in red. Reverse with Lyon arrival cds (Nov 25).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 412 French Levant

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    1867: France Laureated 80 c. carmine (3) used on 1872 cover from Alexandrette to Marseille, all tied by '5079' gros chiffres in black. Pearled ALEXANDRETTE / SYRIE cds at right (Oct 30), thence via Beyrout with transit cds on reverse (Nov 1).  Small cartridge 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranee' in red and framed PD in black on front. Some removed ageing but scarce.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 413 French Levant

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    1863/71: Napoleon lauré 5 fr. grey-blue, cancelled by '5032' gros chiffre of Beyrouth. Corner bend, still a far over average example of this difficult stamp. Signed A. Brun and Roumet Maury = € 1'000/Yvert = € 1'000.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 414 French Levant

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 415 French Levant

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    1871/75: Cérès 80 c. carmine, a fine horizontal pair used on 1875 entire letter to Paris tied by '5084' gros chiffres with LES DARDANELLES / TURQUIE datestamp below (Feb 11). Oval 'BM' (Boîte Mobile) alongside and framed PD in black and erroneous 'Affranchisement / Insuffisant' in black crossed by bars to delete the charge due. Paris arrival (Feb 19) on reverse. Addressee's name excised from cover but scarce and not unattractive. Signed Brun.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 416 Monaco

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    1790 (April 12): Printed entire letter from Norwich, UK to Porto Maurizio, France endorsed on front "Par Monaco" in manuscript, struck with INGLATERRA straight line handstamp in black and rated '30' to collect in manuscript on front (altered from '20'). A fine and early entire through Monaco.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 417 Monaco

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    1796 (Oct 5): Receipt for registered letters to go by courier, with manuscript 'Monaco le 5.8.1796'' at top, with attached printed CHARGEMENT strip attached at left and dated in Revolutionary Calendar 'Monaco le 30 Vendemaire l'an 5' in manuscript. Spike hole not affecting the appearance of a rare and most unusual document.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 418 Monaco

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    1971: Dürer 2 fr. black & brown, a fine unused example with variety ALBERT DÜRER for ALBRECHT DÜRER in right panel, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 419 Monaco

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    1885/1990: Lot several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. some blocs of our from the early years. full sets, souvenir sheets and FDC's, mainly supplies from the new issues department of Monaco, in addition some stamps and covers from Romania and Ireland, good condition and housed in total 16 albums and stockbooks, the whole arranged in a big removal box.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 420 Monaco

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    1891/1960ca: Collection hundreds primarily unused imperf. stamps incl. 1891 definitives, 1946 Poste Aerienne, 1947 New York stamp show strip of three, 1948 Olympic Games, 1949 UPU, 1950 Coronation, in addition 1955 Birds as monochrome essais and perf. 13 instead of 11, special souvernir sheets such as 1949 UPU with and without perf., 1956 unissued miniature sheets Mariage perf. and imperf., 1964 Tokyo Olympics, as well as épreuves de luxe. An interesting and valuable group.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 421 Monaco

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    1924/84: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. single values, full sets, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, postage dues, few modern stationery items etc., nicely arranged in one stockbook owner's cat. = € 3'400.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 422 Monaco

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    1771/1885: Lot six covers from Monaco incl. 1771/83 two entires to Marseille with handwritten 'De Monaco' and 'Monaco' despatch marks, precursor covers with French definitives 1873 cover with GC '2387' to France and to Switzerland with Cérès 30 c. brown, 1882 Sage 25 c. bistre to Italy, and Monaco 1885 definitive 1 fr. black on yellow, a rare franking on a third weight rate registered cover to Germany. A fine group, all items signed A. Brun or Roumet, four certs. Maury = € 8'800+.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF
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