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  • Lot# : 1036 France

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    1870 (Dec. 12): Entire letter carried on Ballon Monté 'Ville de Paris'  addressed to Southampton England, franked with Napoléon Lauré 40 c. orange and tied by Paris star and Paris dispatch alongside, no backstamp or notations of delivery as the Ballon was captured on landing in Sim (Nassau) in Germany. Opinion Eichele (2013) Maury 42.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1037 France

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    1870 (Dec. 22): Entire letter carried on Ballon Monté 'Le Lavoisier' to Trouville (Calvados), franked with Cérès 20 c. blue and tied by Paris star and with Paris Rue St. Lazare cds. alongside and Trouville arrival on reverse Maury 47.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1038 France

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    1870 (Dec. 25/27): Entire lettersheets  (2) carried by Ballon Monté 'Le Tourville', one franked with Cérès 20 c. blue from "Paris Rue d'Enghien 25. Dec.70" to Dinan / Côte du Nord (Normandie), the other franked with Napoléon 20 c. blue from "Paris Rue de Louvre 25. Dec. 70" to Lusignan, both with arrival mark on reverse, fresh and fine Maury 50.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1039 France

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    1870 (Dec. 28): Entire letter carried on Ballon Monté 'Le Bayard' to Marseille, franked with Cérès 20 c. blue and tied by Paris star with Paris Ministere des Finances cds. alongside and Marseille arrival on reverse Maury 52.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1040 France

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    1871 (Jan. 9): Entire letter endorsed 'par Ballon monté' in manuscript and carried on board of Balloon 'Le Duquesque'  to Le Mans franked with Cérès 20 c. blue (min.defective perforation at right) tied by Paris star '6' with Paris-Montaigne cds. alongside Maury 55.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1041 France

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    1871 (Jan. 10): Envelope carried on  Ballon Monté 'Le Kepler' to Toulon franked with Cérès 20 c. blue tied by Paris star '6' with "TOULON-S- MER 15 JANV. 71"  arrival mark on reverse Maury 57.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1042A France

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    1871 (Jan 16): Entire letter to Geneva, Switzerland endorsed 'par Ballon Monté' bearing 1863/67 laureated 30 c. brown tied by Paris Star / 25 obliterator with 'R. Serpente' cds alongside. Flown on Ballon 'La Poste de Paris' with red P on front and reverse with Geneva arrival cds (Jan 30) in black. A fresh and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1042B France

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    1871 (Jan 25): Napoleon laureated 30 c. brown (def.), tied by mute star to Ballon monté cover with "PARIS 25 JANV 71" cds and framed PD in red alongside on small format entire to Manchester Great Britain, transported with the balloon "Richard Wallace". This balloon was the secondlast balloon which left Paris and the second balloon which shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean nearby Ile de Ré which explains the poor condition of the cover. Cert. Brun (1980) Lhéritier no. 66 = FF 18'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 720 CHF

    Lot# : 1042 France

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    1871 (Jan 14):  Entire letter carried on Ballon Monté 'Vaucanson'  to London, franked with Cérès 10 c. +  20 c. tied by Paris star '3' with Paris-Rue d'Enghien dispatch, small framed 'PD' at left and "London PAID JA 16 71" arrival mark on front Maury 60.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1043 Libanon

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    French P.O. in Beirut 1865: Cover franked by 1862 80 c. carmine (4, two singles and a horizontal pair) to pay the double rate to USA all tied by '5082' gros chiffres of Beirut in black. 'Beyrout / Syrie' cds below (Jan 13). Thence via Allan Line Steamer with framed 'Br. Service' in red and 'Portland-Me. / Paid' cds of entry in red (Feb 11). Small imperfections but a rare high rate and an attractive usage.
     
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1044 France

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    French P.O. in Constantinople 1869: Entire letter from Constantinople to Livorno franked by France 1863/70 20 c. blue in a fine horizontal strip of three, neatly tied by 'Anchor' lozenge of dots in black. Octagonal CONSTANTINOPLE / P. FR. U. No. 4 datestamp (Dec 4) below in black (Salles fig. 882) and carried on Steamer 'Amerique'. Reverse with Messina and Livorno (Dec 8) cds's in black. A charming and scarce entire. Signed A. Diena.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1045 France

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    Ile Rouad 1916/20: Cards (2) and a cover, the cards each bearing single overprinted 10 c. carmine (one is written from the 'S.S.Circassia'), and a cover to the USA franked by 1 pi. on 25 c. blue, all cancelled by 'Port Said / Egypte' cds's in transit. Minor scuffs but a scarce issue on cover or card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1046 France

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    French P.O. in Smyrne 1868 & 1871: Covers (2) with earlier cover with mixed issues franking of 1862 40 c. orange and 1863/70 20 c. blue tied '5098' gros chiffres (Jan 28) to Manchester, UK and 1871 entire letter with 1863/70 80 c. carmine tied '5098' gros chiffres (Sept 1), with Paris arrival cds on reverse in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1047 France

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    Montevideo Consular datestamp 1862: 80 c. carmine used on 1865 entire letter from Montevideo, Uruguay to Elbeuf, France neatly tied by bold strike of 'Anchor' lozenge of dots in black with MONTEVIDEO octagonal Consular datestamp (Nov 15) below in black (Salles fig. 1060). Manuscript '7½' (grams) denoting single weight at left and reverse with octagonal 'Paris A Havre' datestamp (Dec 19) and Elbeuf arrival cds of the same day. File fold well away from adhesive, a scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1048 France

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    1900/80: Lot several hundred stamps unused or mainly in mint condition, incl. single items, blocs of four and part sheets, inbetween also a bunch of modern FDC's, in good conditon and housed in three albums and in a small box.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1049A France

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    1849/1985: Collection hundreds primarily used stamps with better sets and singles such as 1849 Cérès 1 fr. carmine, 1853 Napoleon carmine, 1869 5 fr., Bordeaux, Sage, later commemorative and airmail issues, in addition postage due and official stamps as well as French Colonies starting with the Eagle issue, in five albums.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1049 France

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    1849/1930(ca): Collections hundreds used/unused stamps with Cérès, Napoleon, Bordeaux and Sage, also Postage due and semi-modern stamps such as Strike stamp Amiens and Philatec miniature sheet, in addition Colonies definitives.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1050 France

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    1849/1871: Classic used selection on cards with 1849/50 Cérès 10 c. bistre (3), 15 c. green, 20 c. black (5), 25 c. blue (8), 40 c. orange (4 incl. a pair), 1 fr. carmine (3, incl. a pair); 1852 'Repub.' 10 c. and 25 c. (2), 1853 with duplication to 80 c. (4), 1867 5 fr. grey, Bordeaux issue with 10 c. (3), 20 c. (5, incl. a Type 1), 30 c. (2), 40 c. (2) and 80 c. etc., condition varies but some choice stamps noted.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1051 France

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    1849/1936: Lot eleven unused stamps in mixed condition incl. 1849 1 f. carmine, Bordeaux 20 c. blue report I, 1914 Orphelins, compl. set and 1936 Airmail Vue de Paris 50 f. green, in addition four 1862 reprints and one cover. One certificate.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1052 France

    Catalogue# : 1-84
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    1949/99: Collection several hundred stamps used covering the classic period, incl. better values up to 5 Fr. , pairs, strips, stamps on piece, plenty of colour shades, different cancellations and a few covers, four items joined by certificats, average to good condition, partly with description and housed in two Leuchtturm albums.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1053 France

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    1870/75: Collection on leaves with Siège 10 c. bistre tête-bêche pair used on small piece, also a cover with 10 c. used within Paris during the Siege, 1872 1 c. and 2 c. values in imperforate Essay blocks of four in shades of blue (scarce), 5 c. value in imperforate Colour Trial examples (5) in grey, yellow and in green on rose; 1 c. green mint and used (7) plus usages on Newspaper, and on wrappers, 2 c. brown in mint blocks of four (2) and range of used and on Newspaper; 4 c. grey mint and used (12) and 4 c. grey Essay in pair and Colonial 4 c. grey imperf. mint, 4 c. on Newspaper, 5 c. green mint (4) and a used study (25) and covers; 10 c. bistre on rose with covers; 15 c. bistre (small figs) mint (2) and used with three 1 c. on periodical, 25 c. blue with plate flaw study and usages on covers etc., 30 c. brown with used study and interesting covers, 80 c. carmine with used study incl. strips of four and five and an 1873 cover with pair used from Port Said; a generally fine and most interesting collection.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1054 France

    Catalogue# : 10-84
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    1853/1900: Collection 98 unused stamps up to Allegory 5 Fr., mostly with full original gum, in addition five different proof as well as 22 interpanneau pairs (Millesimes), 13 better items joined by certificats, on seven album pages and on stockcards.
    Starting bid : 1,800 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1055 France

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    1849/1960: Important lot with some hundred mainly better single values, full sets and souvenir sheets, incl. classic issues, Orphelins, airmails (7x Burelage), Sourire de Reims, Strasbourg- and PEXIP-sheets and others, in mainly good to mixed condition, housed on stockcards owner's cat = EUR 23'000+.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1056 France

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    1966/2014: Very important collection of 'Modern France' material with thousands of stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. single items, blocks of four, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, booklets, plenty of special issues by the new issues department, partly with silver coins or silver plates, some issues with heavy duplication, inbetween also cards and covers from business- or daily mail can be found, a lot who needs time for careful inspection, housed in 19 Leuchtturm albums, the whole arrange in two large removal boxes.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1057 France

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    1849/1992: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps with many better sets and singles incl. 1850 Cérès 15 c. green (3) & 1 fr. carmine (3), Presidence 10 c. bistre, Napoleon imperf. 1 f. carmine, 1853 definitives perce en ligne and with piquage Susse, in addition a large variety of obliterations on the classical issues as well as dotted numerators and cds's of French P.O.'s abroad, Napoleon laurée 5 fr. grey (5), also with obliterations of Cairo and Beyrouth, Non emis blue ovpt. '10' on 10 c. bistre, Bordeaux, Siège, Cérès perf., Sage with Type I 2 c. green and 25 c. ultramarine, Type II with 1 c. black on Prussian Blue, 25 c. black on red (7) and 5 f. violet (4), 1914 Orphelins, 1923 Bordeaux, 1925 Paris miniature sheet, 1927 Strasbourg miniature sheet, 1928 Le Havre, Personnages Célébrés, Airmail with 1936 Vue de Paris and Burelage, booklets, postage due 1871 40 c. blue, 60 c. bistre and 60 c. blue (2), UNESCO, as well as Colonies General issues Eagle, Napoleon, Cérès, Sage & Alphée Dubois, and local issues of Vathy, Crete, Port Lagos, Levant, Dedeagh, Cavalla, and China, in addition few covers.
     
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1058 France

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    1900/2006: Very important collection with several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition, mostly collected used as well as unused, incl. many better single items, pairs, blocs of four, part sheets, full sets as war orphans, 'Caisse d'amortissement', Congrès Philatelique de Bordeaux 1927, sourire de Reims, conquète aérienne de l'Atlantique, Samothrace, souvenir sheets as Paris Exhibition 1925, Strasbourg 1927, PEXIP 1937 and others, miniature sheets, Red Cross booklets, airmails with all the high values (except Ile de France), varieties and specialities as 'coins datés', Pré cancels, officials as 'Conseil de l'Europe' and UNESCO, postage dues, a few Framas, small selection French Colonies and post offices abroad, regular issues with colour shades, perforation varieties, cancellations etc., inbetween also some cards and covers can be found, few better items joined by certificats, a tasty collection built up over decades, nicely arranged in seven Leuchttum-albums and in a large envelope, the whole placed in a removal box.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1059 France

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    1850/99: Lot 49 covers incl. stampless items, some from the Rothschild-correspondence as well as several T.P.O. cancellations, mainly in good condition, housed in a small box.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 90 CHF

    Lot# : 1060 France

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    1857/83: Lot twelve covers, primarily going abroad incl. 1857 to Italy with five copies of Napoleon imperf  20 c., 1860 to Uruguay, 1861 to Ticino Switzerland, 1863 to Austria, 1875 and 1877 to Portugal, 1877 to Spain as well as 1863 Alexandria Egypt to France.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1061 France

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    1762/1874: Lot nine covers, of which seven to Switzerland, including pre-stamp letter (1795) showing tringular 'P' handstamp in red to Bonn / Germany, early Paris city post usage (1762) with 'D/48' and 'A/21' in black (1762), as well as "Paris PL.du Theatre-Française 20  Fevr. 74" cds on cover to Geneva.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1062 France

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    1860/78: Lot 41 covers postmarked in the Departments Savoie and Haute-Savoie with incl. Petits chiffres and Grands chiffres, 17 covers with undulated datestamps of the courriers convoyeurs of the railway lines between Chambery, Modane and Culoz as well as four incoming covers from Italy and Switzerland.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1063 France

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    1920/60: Selection of 35 cards and covers covering the 'semi-modern period', incl. better frankings incl. War Orphans and 'caisse d'amortissement', also various usages, airmails and destinations, mainly in good condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 520 CHF

    Lot# : 1064 France

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    1855/1937: The balance of a collection with 1855 French Journal with circular french 6 c. tax handstamp and Austrian 2 kr. green Newspaper stamp, 1870's covers Besancon-Belfort TPO with covers carried in both directions, perf. Journal Stamp 2 c. violet on 'Sentinelle Toulonaise' (March 1870), 1894 Essay on board handpainted by Ernest Michel, 1936 Sinking Fund set opt. 'Specimen' on a Postal Notice (Yvert 330/333) and unused, 1936 Pasteur 1 fr. 50 + 50 c. Intellectuals in a small specialised collection with Pasteur Medals, 1937 Mermoz 3 fr. in two differing shades in blocks etc.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1065 France

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    1849/80: Interesting selection with 58 French covers (also a few fronts) covering the classic period mainly up to the Bordeaux issue, incl. better frankings, cancellations, rare destinations, French Post Offices abroad etc. in good to mixed condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1066 France

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    1880/1920: Selection with 65 cards, covers and postal stationery items, mainly franked by 'Allegory'-issues, showing various destinations incl. Switzerland, diff. usages, also a few from French Post offices abroad as well as from Monaco, the mayority being daily mail with philatelic frankings inbetween, mixed condition, in one album.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1067 France

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    1853/75c.: The Postal History collection with covers (54) and a piece, incl. 1860 cover to Brazil at 60 c. rate, 1862 combination cover from Cairo with 'Posta Europea' datestamp and thece franked at 50 c. rate via French P.O. in Alexandria, 1862 cover to Italy franked by 1853 40 c. tied solely by 'Paris / 60' datestamp,  1865 cover with 40 c. tied by Barcelona '2' numeral, 'Affranchisement composés' frankings from September 1871 onwards (two with 1863 4 c. grey), range of covers from Salonique with five covers incl. 1862 cover franked 1853 80 c., further covers at 60 c., 80 c. and 1 fr. 60 c. rates, three covers from Smyrne at 60 c., 80 c. and 90 c. rates, 1868 covers to Chile and Peru at 1 franc rates. Generally fair to very fine quality, a fine lot.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1068 France

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    1949: 'Centenaire du Timbre-Poste Francais', special issue for anniversary, with Essays and 'Projets' of issues from 1849 with 27 imperforaate 'stamps' affixed inside. Clean and fresh, numbered 2963 of just 3'000 printed; together with 1849 facsimiles prepared for the 1938 Lyon Exhibtion 'used' and a usage on card, the 'Citex' 1949 centenary sheet of 10 fr. values in vermilion (Yvert Bloc BF5), the 1949 Cérès / Gandon imperf./perf. sheet for the centenary (Yvert 833A) and the album page from the Fournier Forgery book with tête-bêche examples of the issue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1069 General Issues French Colonies

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    General issues/Colonies générales 1849: Eagle 10 c. bister and 40 c. orange (light oxyded), both fresh and well margined, tied by lozenge "CCH" to entire letter with "COCHINCHINE 7 JANV 69 SAIGON" cds and framed "PD" in red alongside, sent to Bordeaux with TPO and arrival cds's on reverse (8 FEVR.). Cert. Brun (2015).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1070 France

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    General Issues 1859/65: Eagle Issue, 1 c. olive on blued, 5 c. green, 20 c. blue all in fresh mint blocks of four, 40 c. vermilion (signed Holcombe) and 80 c. bright rose in mint blocks of nine, the 5 c. with slight stain on front, some gum creasing otherwise a generally fine group of multiples with good colour and large part og Yvert = EUR 1'750+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1071 General Issues French Colonies

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    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 : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1072 France

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    General Issues 1859/1881: Collection in a blue album with extensive Eagle 1859/65  issue mint incl. 20 c. double print pair, and used with 10 c. timbre couché variety in a strip of three and 20 c. single franking on Soldier's letter from Gorée, Senegal and exceptional cancellation study (Asinie etc.), 1871/72 laureated issue mint incl. multiples and cancellation study, 1871/76 Cérès imperforate issue for the Colonies with 10 c. bistre and 40 c. orange (shades) unused (2), 40 c. orange 'wide 4' variety fine used, 20 c. blue in horizontal tête-bêche pair (Yvert = € 46'000) used in Guadeloupe with good margins on three sides and just touched on right hand stamp at top (signed Brun, cert. Roumet); 40 c. used on covers from Guadeloupe, 1872/77 issue with mint and used blocks, 2 c. brown mint examples (2, both signed) with one marginal, 4 c. used (3), 25 c. mint (Types I and III) and used from Reunion on cover, 30 c. used in Mahé with red cds, 1877/78 Type Sage with mint compl. incl. rare 25 c. black on deep rose mint from top of sheet (signed Brun) and further multiples and cancellation study, 1881 Dubois issue similarly specialised, Postage Dues imperforate in blocks etc. Condition obviously varies but generally fair to fine, a splendid lot.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 14,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1073 France

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    French Indian Settlements 1859/65: Eagle 80 c. rose, narrow margins, used on 1870 entire letter from Pondichery to Bordeaux neatly tied by INDE lozenge of dots obliteratorwith INDE / PONDICHERY cds alongside (March 21). Marseille entry marking on front (April 24) in red and Bordeaux arrival cds on reverse. An attractive and scarce entire. Cert. Boule (1999).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1074 France

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    Indochine 1872/77 25 c. blue imperf., large margins all round, used on 1874 envelope from Saigon to Finistère tied by "CCH" lozenge of dots in black with octagonal CORR. D. ARMÉES / SAIGON datestamp (Nov 9) alongside. Framed red 'PD' alongside and reverse with Anchor cachet in blue and Marseille cds (Dec 10). A delightful and scarce cover. Signed A. Diena.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1075 France

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    Cameroun 1946/50: 'Native Head' Die Proofs (3) impressed with circular embossed seal of the Minister of the Colonies, 15 f. blue-green, 20 f. deep green and 25 f. grey-black, all inset on medium carton paper. A fine and scarce group.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1076 French Somalia

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    Côte des Somalis 1940 (Nov 29): Airmail cover franked by 1939/40 1 fr. black, some aging, tied by 'Djibouti' cds in black. Somali circular Censor cachet at left in black and reverse with 'Verifcato / Per Censura' Reseal label. Further Censored by French Military authorities with label at side tied in black and 'Hue / Annam' transit cds (22.3.41) on reverse with 'Linh Cam' arrival. A most unusual destination at this date.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 75 CHF

    Lot# : 1077 French Somalia

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    Côte des Somalis 1902: Postcard of Suez mailed to Frankfurt bearing Egypt 1893 3 m. yellow (Gi 61) used in combination with French Somali Coast 1894 20 c. orange & brown-violet vertically bisected for 10 c., each tied by DJIBOUTI cds (Jan 22) in blue. Frankfurt arrival cds below in black. A most unusual mixed franking. Signed Bloch.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1078 French Somalia

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    Côte des Somalis 1895/1905: Lot 16 cards and covers franked by commemorative stamps 'Views of Djibouti' with inscription 'Obock' or 'Djibouti', mainly commercial usages incl. a registered postcard to Chiasso, others adressed locally or going abroad to France, Switzerland and Italy, three items also showing bisects or combination with bisects, a rare offer in good to mixed condition and housed on album pages.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1079 Guadeloupe

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    Guadeloupe 1859/65: 'eagle' 10 c. yellow-bistre, a single example used with two horizontal pairs and a pair with 'timbre couché' variety all neatly cancelled by lozenge of dots to 1865 entire letter to Bordeaux, the stamps with just touched to large margins, with fine BASSE-TERRE / GUADELOUPE cds of despatch in black (March 12) and further struck with framed PD in red and 'Colonies Fra. Angl.' datestamp of entry (March 31) in red. Reverse with Bordeaux cds's in black. A splendid and rare franking of great visual appeal. Cert. Boule (1999) Yvert = € 1'700+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1080 Morocco

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    1897: Brudo Mazagan-Marakech Local Post 5 c. green tied by 'J. Brudo / Mazagan. Maroc' cds in black (June 4) to 5 centimos in red on France 5 c. green on buff postal stationery envelope, mailed to Bern, Switzerland and further cancelled by French P.O. cds at 'Mazagan' (June 6). Reverse with Tanger cds (June 9), Oran cds (June 11) and Bern cds (June 14). A charming and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1081 Syria

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    Syrie 1920 (Dec): Handstamped Airmail issue, 1 pi. on 5 c. blue-green (2), 5 pi. on 15 c. slate-green and 10 pi. on 40 c. red & pale blue all handstamped POSTE / PAR / AVION in violet, tied to 1921 cover to Alexandrette by 'Halep' cds's (30/5) in black with 'Controle' handstamp in red on reverse Gi = £ 250.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1082 Syria

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    Syrie 1921: Handstamped Airmail issue, 1 pi. on 20 c. brown-lake interpanneau pair, 5 pi. on 1 fr. lake & yellow and 10 pi. on 2 fr. orange & blue green all handstamped POSTE / PAR / AVION in violet, tied to 1921 cover by 'Halep' cds's (24/9) in black with Alexandrette cds in violet on reverse. Scarce. Signed Calves Gi = £ 425.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1083 French Colonies

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    1945/75: Lot 120 unused stamps French Colonies in Africa ovpt. with new nominal values in CFA francs as well as 15 stamps Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, tied by "ILES St PAUL et AMSTERDAM T.A.A.F. 1 JANV 1965" cds's to two sheets of paper.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1084 French Colonies

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    1890/1950: Lot several hundred stamps from various French Colonies all over the world, incl. some better singel values and full sets, in good conditon and mounted on a large numer of hand made album pages, all aranged in a box.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1085 French Colonies

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    1879/81: Lot two covers, incl. 1879 St. Pierre Martinique franked 25 c. Sage with red ship mail cds to Marseille and 1881 Sage 25 c. bistre with shipmail cds Pointe-à-Pitre Gouadeloupe à Calais, then sent to Bordeaux.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1086 Togo

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    1916/19: Covers/cards (12, bearing 88 stamps) with both British & French Occupation usages, incl. optd. Gold Coast ½ d. green stationery card sent up-rated from Lome to Switzerland, optd. Gold Coast 2 d. brown registration envelope up-rated from Lome to Switzerland, further fine covers with Dahomey issues overprinted cancelled at Anecho on covers to Switzerland, also a 1920 Dahomey cover from Grand-Popo.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF
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