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6132 6133
6134
6135 6136
6137
6138 6139
6140 6141
Cat No
Description
Estimate France - Colonies - French Indian Settlements - continued
203-209 1943 Provisional surcharges 1ca-3fa3ca on 6fa6ca stamps, fu - scarce limited printing of 5,000 sets. (7) Cat. £225 PH Plate 16 ..................... £100
206 var 1943 Provisional surcharge 15ca on 6fa6ca with constant variety ‘close setting’ (position 18) - 1mm spacing between ‘15’ and ‘caches’ - in vertical marginal strip of three with two normal stamps,
v.fresh um. (3) .. £65
210-228 1943 ‘France Libre’ opts on provisional surcharge set 1ca - 3fa3ca (SG 219 thin spot) fresh mm; SG 222 and 227-8 show the scarce ‘PRANCE’ variety (600 of each printed). (19) ......................................................... £85
219 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ opt on provisional 15ca on 6fa6ca with unlisted variety ‘missing 1 in 15’ fresh mm with RPSL cert (2006) ....................... £55
210 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ opt on provisional 1ca on 6fa6ca with unlisted variety ‘additional pair of bars’ which also shows a clear impression on the reverse, fu; expertised ........................................................................... £55
225 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ red opt on 1fa12ca with variety ‘broken cross’ in uncommon um block of four with three normal stamps. Attractive piece. (4) PH Plate 17 ................................................................................... £55
1943 ‘France Libre’ & cross opts SG 214, 217, 221, 223 & 228 all with variety ‘PRANCE for FRANCE’, fresh um/mm. (5) .................................... £35
G 82-6 1943 Aide aux Combattants general issue - on very scarce registered FDCs (2) cancelled at Pondichery on 22.1.1944 ; envelopes with odd tiny fault - important documentation of local release date. (2) ...................... £220
225 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ red opt on 1fa12ca on 5r with variety ‘IRANCE’, fresh mm ...................................................................................................... £50
215 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ red opts on 6ca on 2r, 10ca on 2r, 16ca on 3r and 1fa3ca on 3r [SG 215, 217, 221, 223] in horizontal mm pairs showing the left-hand stamps with ‘tilted cross’ varieties in pair with normal stamps. Most uncommon. (8) PH Plate 17 ....................................................... £120
6142 212,221,225 1943 ‘France Libre’ red opts on 2ca on 1r, 16ca on 3r, 1fa12ca on 5r and 1fa16ca on 5r [SG 212, 221, 225-6] all with ‘tilted cross’ variety, fresh mm. (4) ................................................................................................ £80
6143 217-218 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ red opts on 10ca on 2r and 12ca on 2r with variety ‘tilted cross’ in matching fresh um corner marginal positional blocks of four. Unusual. (8) .................................................................................. £80
6144 6145 6146 6147 6148
6149 6150
6151 6152 6153
6154 6155 6156
6157
6159 6160
6161
226 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ red opt on 1fa16ca on 5r with combined variety ‘damaged 6 in 16’ and ‘FRANOE’ - fresh mm. PH Plate 18 .................. £55
224 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ red opt on 1fa6ca on 5r - variety ‘overprint doubled’ in vertical strip of three,
v.fresh um/mm. (3) PH Plate 16 ...................... £85
203
1943 Provisional surcharge 1ca on 6fa6ca in very scarce fu block of eight. (8) Cat. £320 (image available online only) .................................... £165
225 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ red opt on 1fa12ca on 5r with ‘broken cross’ variety, fresh um ............................................................................................... £45
223 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ & cross opt on 3r - rare variety ‘missing opt’ (25 stamps only) [Yv.211a] - vfu on attractive registered Pondichery cover with normal stamp, unlisted thus ........................................................... £440
203-209 1943 Provisional surcharges 1ca - 3fa3ca on 6fa6ca values (4ca with thin spot) fresh mm - only 5,000 sets printed. (7) Cat. £225 PH Plate 17 .... £100
226 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ red opt on 1fa16ca on 5r with variety ‘damaged 6 in 16’ in pair with normal from centre of bottom margin with control punch & machine number - scarce positional piece, fresh mm. (2) (image available online only) ....................................................................... £85
210-228 1943 ‘France Libre’ opts on provisional surcharge set 1ca - 3fa3ca vfu. (19) Cat. £180 ...................................................................................... £85
225 var 1943 ‘France Libre’ red opt on 1fa12ca on 5r - fresh um vertical pair, the upper example with ‘broken cross’ variety. (2) ....................................... £50
V126-7 1944 ‘Oeuvres Coloniales’ opts on Pétain issue - very scarce pair of épreuves de luxe with embossed seals of the Vichy government plus the two mm stamps. (4) .............................................................................. £275
249
1944 Mutual Aid issue fine epreuves de luxe (2) with and without the Ministry’s embossed seal, also m & u stamps. (4) ................................... £110
249 var 1944 Mutual Aid issue imperforate [Yv.233a] in um TLHC marginal pair - fresh and attractive. (2) Cat. £360 PH Plate 17 .................................... £220
249 var 1944 Mutual Aid issue with unissued error of value - 5f + 20f instead of 3fa + 1r4fa [Yv.233A] - in issued colour, fresh um. A rare and spectacular variety with Vincennes cert (2001). Cat. £480 PH Plate 17 ................... £320
250-51 1945 Éboue issue - pair of scarce épreuves de luxe with Ministry seals plus souvenir stamped PPC, m & u stamps etc. (9) ................................. £110
6158 250-51 var 1945 Eboué issue in matching imperforate bottom marginal pairs, fresh um. (4) ................................................................................................. £85
253-258 1946 ‘From Chad to the Rhine’ airmail issue - set of scarce épreuves de luxe with seals along with mm set of stamps. (12) ................................. £150
253-258 1946 ‘From Chad to the Rhine’ airmail issue set on cover to USA ex Pondichery, fu set of stampswith Yanaon cds and interesting commercial registered airmail cover to France with 5fa value alongside SG 236. (6 stamps, 2 covers) .................................................................................. £110
252
1946 Victory issue - scarce épreuve de luxe with seal, m&u stamps, imperforate variety um plus two further examples with minor plate varieties. (6) .......................................................................................... £140
6162 253-8 var 1946 Chad - Rhine airmail issue - variety ‘imperforate’ - fresh mm, attractive set. (6) ................................................................................... £50
6163 D280-89 var 1948 Postage Due set variety ‘imperforate’ in corner marginal pairs, um. Attractive. (20) PH Plate 18 ................................................................. £85
6164 259-79 var 1948 Temple gods issue variety ‘imperforate’ - mainly in matching corner marginal pairs,
v.fresh mm in margins: the three 1952 values are single marginal stamps (18ca, 1fa15ca, 4fa); most attractive. (39) ................... £95
6165 D280-289 1948 Postage due issue fresh & attractive set of very scarce épreuves de luxe with Ministry seals plus a set of the stamps mm. (20) ..................... £180
6166 6167
6168 6169 6170
6171
280 1948-52 Chindambaram Temple - unissued 3r air value : very scarce pair of fine épreuves de luxe, with & without the Ministry seals, an example of the mm stamp plus imperforate variety and a PPC of the Temple. (5) ...... £140
259
1948-52 ‘Gods’ issue 1ca, 2ca, 4ca & 8ca each in complete um sheet of 50 withsome light original folding - very fresh and unusual. (4 sheets) Cat. £50 ............................................................................................... £30
259-279 1948-52 ‘Gods’ issue fu set of 21 values plus 6ca um/mm pane of 25 stamps. (46) Cat. £112 ......................................................................... £50
259-279 1948-52 ‘Gods’ issue set of 21
v.fine and scarce proofs, each with two embossed seals plus mm set of stamps; most attractive group. (42) ....... £275 267 var 1948-53 ‘Gods’ issue 18ca lake variety ‘imperforate’
v.fresh um ............ £30 284
1949 U.P.U. 6fa airmail stamp - scarce épreuve de luxe with Ministry seal plus mm & fu stamps. (3) ...................................................................... £60
75 6225
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6173
6174 6175 6176
6177 6178 6179
6180 6181
6182 6183
6184 6185 6186 6187 6188
6189 6190 6191 6192 6193 6194 6195 6196 6197 6198 6199 6200 6201 6202 6203 6204 6205 6206 6207
Cat No
Description
Estimate France - Colonies - French Indian Settlements - continued
6172 281-283 var 1949 Airmail set variety ‘imperforate’ in um corner marginal blocks of four - very scarce thus. Most attractive. (12) (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £440
281-283 1949 Airmail issue - epreuves deluxe : each value printed separately on thin card with embossed seal of the Colonial Ministry, very fresh and attractive. (3) (image available online only) ..................................... £140
281-283 1949 Airmail issue set fresh mm & fu plus 3 additional examples of the 5r value showing startling variations of colour. (9) Cat. £133 ..................... £60
281-283 1949 Airmail - large-format designs in
v.fresh mm imperforate marginal pairs; attractive and scarce. (6) .............................................................. £400
285 285 286 287
1950 Colonial Welfare issue - scarce épreuve de luxe in small format with security punch and seals plus mm & fu stamps and two examples of the uncommon imperforate stamps. (6) ....................................................... £65
1950 Colonial Welfare issue - extremely scarce colour die proof in sepia with pencilled Lorilleux ink reference number and security punch. These were produced in very tiny quantities .................................................... £175
1952 Medaille Militaire 1fa - scarce épreuve de luxe in small format with security punch and embossed seal plus 3 stamps mm (inc unusual ‘joined Fa’ variety), fu, imperforate & maxi-card. (7) .......................................... £80
1954 Liberation 1fa mm & fu plus um corner block of four: variety ‘imperforate’ with guillochis. (6) Cat. £134 ............................................ £65
FRANCE - COLONIES - FRENCH POLYNESIA
1948-2010 Flora & Fauna - seln sets & singles - 152 stamps & 4 m/s all u.m. Cat. £531 ..................................................................................... £250
1968 Discovery of Tahiti m/sheet u.m. Cat. £160 US (image available online only) ....................................................................................... £85 81-3 1968 Discovery of Tahiti set of 3 u.m. Cat. £33 US ................................ £18 101 1969 Napoleon 100f u.m. Cat. £60 US ................................................. £31 104-8 1969 Buildings set of 5 u.m. Cat. £30 US ............................................. £16 116-20 1970 Pearl Diving set of 5 u.m. Cat. £29 US ......................................... £16 141
1958-60 4fr and 200fr (small perf thin at bottom) plus 200fr used (slight hinge stain), 1964 Landscapes 4fr (used) and 23fr plus 1967 Festival 21fr, the mint with glassine adherence from hingeless mounts. Cat. £102 US ... £18 73-80 1967 Ancient Art set of 8 u.m. Cat. £34 US ........................................... £18 84
5/72
1971 South Pacific Games m/sheet u.m. Cat. £200 US (image available online only) ....................................................................................... £98 159 1972 Monument for de Gaulle u.m. Cat. £55 US .................................. £28 153 1972 10th Anniv of Port u.m. Cat. £18 US ............................................ £10 170 1973 Pierre Loti 60f u.m. Cat. £60 US .................................................. £31 167 1973 Air France 80f u.m. Cat. £30 US ................................................... £16 189-93 1974 Paintings set of 5 u.m. Cat. £180 US ........................................... £98 177-8 1974 Golf Course set of 2 u.m. Cat. £18 US ......................................... £10 180-5 1974 Landscapes set of 6 u.m. Cat. £31 US .......................................... £16 198 1975 Tahiti Lions Club 26f u.m. Cat. £25 US ......................................... £13 195-6 1975 AIRMAILS. 75F & 100F, superb u.m.(2) Cat. £57 ........................... £34 218 1976 50th Anniv 90f u.m. Cat. £16 US ................................................. £9 227-30 1976 Ancient Pirogues, u.m. (4) Cat. £32 US ......................................... £11 212-3 1976 American Bicentenary set of 2 u.m. Cat. £21 US ........................... £11 210 1976 First Concorde Flight 100f u.m. Cat. £55 US ................................ £28 219-20 1976 Ecology Day set of 2 u.m. Cat. £22 US ......................................... £11 227-30 1976 Ancient Pirogues set of 4 u.m. Cat. £32 US .................................. £16 226 1976 Ta Dream by Gauguin 50f u.m. Cat. £22 US ................................. £11 224 1976 Olympic Games m/sheet u.m. Cat. £95 US ................................... £49 262-5 1977 Sailing Ships set of 4 u.m. Cat. £22 US ........................................ £11 231-9 1977 Shells & Corals sets u.m. Cat. £22 US .......................................... £11
6208 O240-54 1977 Official - Native Fruits set of 15 u.m. Cat. £100 ............................ £60 6209
284-7 1978 Ships set of 4 u.m. Cat. £16 US ................................................... £9
6211 6212 6213 6214
6215 6216
6217 6218
6219 15
6210 312-6,335-8 1979,1980 AIRMAILS. 1979 & 1980 Aircraft sets complete. Superb u.m.(9) Cat. £54 ................................................................................... £32 1980 Tehamana’s Ancestors by Gauguin 500f u.m. Cat. £26 US ............ £13 1984 Ausipex 200f m/sheet u.m. Cat. £25 US ....................................... £13 1127-38 2009 Fish set of 12 self adhesive u.m. Cat. £44 ..................................... £26
329 432
2010 Birds set of 12 self adhesive u.m. Cat. £36 ................................... £22 FRANCE - COLONIES - FRENCH WEST AFRICA
1945-58 Fine used collection on leaves & cards between SG 2-125 (not complete) with odd officials, dues inc SG D66, shades, few blocks etc. Substantial lot. (177) Cat. £345 US4 .................................................... £77
1955 Three covers to USA inc airmail (2) & registered at three different rates/origins; also mixed franking front and (36) stamps with postmark interest. (41 items) US4 ........................................................................ £26
FRANCE - COLONIES - GABON
1889 Provisional issue 25c black on green with wide margins, possible repair - fu example of this scarce stamp. Cat. £650 US5 ........................ £100
1904-12 A small m & u range on card with odd tablet types used to 10c, 1912 surcharges set mint (narrow spacing) & a few 1910 pictorials m or u to 1fr. Fine lot (31) Cat. £43 US ......................................................... £11
6220 6221
6222 6223 6224
1904-63 A mint & fine used collection on old printed leaves, a few early vals from 1904, then 1924-31 vals to 5fr, mainly mint, 1932-33 pictorials vals to 1fr & 10fr fine used & mint vals to 5fr, a few later issues incl, early Independent Gabon values. Mainkly fine & very good fresh colours. (67) Cat. £305 ............................................................................................. £90 33-41 1910 Pictorials 1c to 35c - 10 values m.m. Cat. £55 US ........................ £22 34-43
1910 Pictorials 2c to 45c (ex 10c 20c & 40c) 7 values m.m. Cat. £81 US ....................................................................................................... £28 46 1910 Pictorials 1f m.m. Cat. £100 US ................................................... £40 44 1910 Pictorials 50c m.m. large h.r. Cat. £65 US .................................... £25
1962-1984 AIRMAILS Collection, inc. 1962 500 Fr Airliners, & Air Transport Evolution set to 85Fr, 1966 Airport 200Fr, 1967 ICAO 100Fr, later inc. 1975 Steam Locos drawings, 1981 Stephenson set + Min. sheet, Speed Record overprinted
Min.sheet, etc. All u.m.(26 + 2MS) Cat. £75.45 ................................................................................................. £25
FRANCE - COLONIES - GENERAL
1872-77 Ceres issue 10c brown on rose pair (one with thin) and two single stamps - differing shades, also 30c drab & grey-brown SG 22/22a fu, generally good margins. (6) Cat. £111 US4 ...................................... £24
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