Lot No
5662 5663
5664 5665
5667 5668
5669 5670
Cat No
Description Fiume - continued E163-4 1920 Express overprint pair u.m. Cat. £195 PH Plate 13 ...................... £90
1921 Provisional Government opts on D’Annunzio 5c - 20c, 30c, 45c, 1L & 3L (last fresh unused, without gum) [SG 163-6, 168-9, 172, 175]- mainly fresh mm. (8) Cat. £270 US6 ..................................................... £41
D179 D200
1921 Surcharged postage due 4c on 10c carmine
v.fresh lmm (surcharge offset on gum) - attractive example of this very scarce value. Cat. £750 US6 ..................................................................................................... £104
1921 Surcharged postage due 60c on 45c pale olive -
v.fresh unused (no gum) example of this very elusive key value. Cat. £800 US6 .................. £84
5666 163-E179 1921 Provisional Government Set except the rare SG 172, fresh m.m. Cat. £328 .................................................................................................... £130
1921 Surcharged postage due issue SG D178, 181-187 (186 toned) odd tone spots o/w fu group. (8) Cat. £125 US6 .......................................... £17
31
1923 Registered cover franked with single 1919 45f on 20f red & green ‘Postage Due’ issue of Hungary with ‘FRANCO’ overprint (SG 31) tied by FIUME 1 cds with red, black & white printed registration label alongside. Addressed to VIENNA. Scarce issue on cover. US4 ................................. £26
201-212 1923 Pictorial issue 5c - 5L (less 15c) [SG 201-212 less 203] plus express values E213-4 - fresh mm. (13) Cat. £230 US6 ..................................... £37
24
1945 Venezia Guilia & Istria (Rijeke) 16L on 75c red Italian Social Republic. Very fine u.m. Cat. £200 PH Plate 13 .................................... £75
FRANCE
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5671
5672 5673
5674 5675 5676 5677
5678 5679 5680
(15) 6
Large Stockbook with a collection ofearly to modern with some better, many 100’s. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS .................................................................................. £100 1013 500f Air m.m. Cat. £95 ......................................................................... £40
France Art Thematics - A4 size packet with duplicated 1961 to 1990s Art issues with sets, blocks, singles, mainly mint or u.m. Few 100s with high cat value. US ........................................................................................ £62
Large A4 size packet with a duplicated u.m. and m.m. stock of Council Of Europe issues. Includes SG C12 cat £3.50 (40), C16-19 cat £14.50 (10) and many others. High cat lot, mostly u.m. (few 100s) US ..................... £67
Large A4 size packet with an accumulation of French Red Cross and Charity issues, mainly 1950s and 1960s u.m. many in sets in quantity. High Cat value. (Few 100s) US .............................................................. £67
1818 Entire letter in Spanish from the island of Oleron to Zaragoza, stamped ‘P.64.P./OLERON’ on front, shows scorching due to disinfection, still remarkably fresh for its age US5 ..................................................... £49
1826 FRANCE/GERMANY Entire 2-page Letter with ‘32/Bordeaux’ cachet on front, and ‘Hamburg ‘ half-circle and date tablet cachet on flap. Also m/s ‘60’ in red. Overall toning but nice condition. US6 (B) .................... £11
1848-52 Ceres 40c red-orange, a possible trial printing on thickish paper, with crisp forged “grille” cancel, very fine appearance. PH Plate 13 ..... £40
1849 20c black on yellowish paper ‘Ceres’ issue (paper coloured on surface only), a fine four margin copy lightly used. (SG 6) Cat. £65 US4 ............... £20
1849 to 1871 good selection on stockcard incl. 1849-52 10c to 40c red-orange, 1852-53 20c, 1853-61 1c, 5c, 10c (4), 20c (6), 40c (2) and 80c deep carmine, 1863-70 Laureated 1c, 2c, 10c (2), 30c, 40c and 80c, 1869 5fr (clipped perfs top and bottom, but no thins), 1870-71 Siege 20c and 40c, 1870-71 Bordeaux 2c, 4c (unused, ink spot), 10c, 30c and 80c, 1871-76 1c (2), 2c, 4c (2) and 5c (2), mixed condition but good decent copies included, used. (53) Cat. £5500 US ............................................ £534
5681 5682 5683
5684 5685 5686
5687
5688 5689 5690 5691
5692 5693 5694
5695 5696
37, 39 37 39 51
44 59 68
44 42-43
14 7
19
14 14 4
1849 Ceres 40c Orange fine used, almost 4 margins, just clipped at SW corner Cat. £550 US2 ........................................................................... £39
1849 Ceres 20c black on white paper with 4 good margins (tiny ink spot in top margin), fu with two grille cancellations. Cat. £80 US2 ................ £22
1849 Ceres 1F carmine with good to fair margins, filled thin spot and tiny marginal nick - fu, attractive example with fresh colour. Cat. £1100 US2 PH Plate 13 ........................................................................................ £274
1849-52 Ceres 40c orange, 3 margins, fine used on small piece. Cat. £600 US PH Plate 13 ......................................................................... £89
1850 Ceres 40c orange, margins wide to just clipped, cancelled by Paris roller grille and part USA cds. Cat. £600 US2 PH Plate 13 ................... £157
1850 Ceres 15c green on bluish-green - good-looking example with even margins and much original gum - large thin patch and tiny ink spot on face o/w exceptionally fresh example of this very scarce and valuable stamp. Cat. £29000 US2 PH Plate 13 ...............................................£3916
1850-53 Ceres 25c blue (different shades) on cover - mainly 3-4 margin examples, various origins, cancelled by grille (2) or PC numerals (2). Interesting group. (4) US7 .................................................................... £34
1852 Présidence 10c neat margins, small corner crease fu on small piece and 25c 3½ margins, thin spot, fu. (2) Cat. £898 US PH Plate 13 ........ £178
1852 Présidence 10c bistre 2½ margins fu spacefiller example. Cat. £850 US PH Plate 13 .................................................................................. £89
1852-53 25c pale blue, 4 small to huge margins, “441” in diamond of dots cancel, fine used. Cat. £48 ............................................................. £16
1853 Napoleon 20c Die I greyish-blue with four good margins - heavy hinge thin, light stain from mount o/w fresh mm with most gum. Cat. £400 US2 ............................................................................................ £78
1853 5c deep green on greenish ‘Napoleon’ issue, a fine four margin copy used with cds. (SG 44) Cat. £110 US4 .......................................... £44
1853 Napoleon 20c Die I dull blue, good to tight margins, light corner bend, fresh mm with good gum. Cat. £400 US2 PH Plate 13 .............. £102
1853 Napoleon 80c deep carmine with 4 even margins (possible small repair at top), fresh mm with good gum, tiny adhesion - strong, attractive shade of this scarce value. Cat. £6000 US2 PH Plate 13 ....................£1175
1853 Napoleon 5c pale green on bluish -
v.fresh, 4-margin mm example with much original gum: bright, attractive shade. Cat. £1400 US2 PH Plate 13 ........................................................................................ £352
1853 Napoleon 1c olive on bluish - three distinct shades fu with 3½ - 4 margins (one slightly cut-into). (3) Cat. £350 US8 ................................. £21
5719 5720
5721 5722 5723
5724 5725 5726 5727 5728 5729 5730 5731
5732
86 91
91 89 99
87 86 96 93 86 96
41 89
5705 5706
5707 5708 5709 5710 5711 5712 5713
5714
5702 5703
5704
69 73
Estimate
Lot No
5697
5698 5699 5700
5701
Cat No
47
37 61 72
72
Description France - continued
1853 Napoleon 10c Die I brown-ochre, 4 large to close margins, two light bends - fresh mm with most original gum. Cat. £900 US2 PH Plate 13 ...................................................................................... £219
1853 Presidence 10c deep bistre, 4 margins, tiny closed split, fu with numeral cancellation - attractive example. Cat. £800 US7 ..................... £70
1853 Napoleon 20c Die II bright blue with tight but clear margins, fresh mm with most original gum. Cat. £600 US2 PH Plate 13 .................... £157
1853 Napoléon imperf 1F carmine, slightly toned, hint of thin - neat margins with irregular corner vfu - better than average for this very scarce value. Cat. £3500 US PH Plate 13 ...................................................... £534
1853 Napoleon 1F carmine with good margins, slight overall toning, small edge thin, fu with Paris star cancellation. Cat. £4000 US2 PH Plate 13 ........................................................................................ £783
1853 80c carmine red on yellowish ‘Napoleon’ issue, a fine four margin copy lightly used. (SG 69) Cat. £90 US4 ................................................ £34
1853 Napoleon 1F deep carmine, 4 margins, pinhole and suspicion of thin spot - fu with Paris numeral cancellation - nice-looking example. Cat. £5500 US2 PH Plate 13 ...................................................................£1175
1853-61 Napoleon 1c essay in blue on transparent pelure paper, a vertical pair, natural printing flaws, unused. Unusual and scarce. US PH Plate 13 ........................................................................................ £89
42/42a 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 1c olive-green shades - fresh, attractive 4-margin examples fu with cds cancellations. (2) Cat. £230 US7 ........... £31
64-66 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 40c shades, all neat 4-margin examples fu with variety of cancellations inc scarce small- and large-point rollers. (8) Cat. £200 US7 ..................................................................................... £26
47-50c 1853-61 Napleon imperf 10c dies I & II (4 shades of each, one die I with thin), 4 margin fu examples. Useful group. (8) Cat. £280 US7 ................ £34
44 45
44 67-8
1853-61 Napoleon imperf 5c deep green, 4 margins, thinned; fu with late use of grille cancellation - good-looking example. Cat. £110 US7 (B) .... £11
1853-61 5c kight green with 4 good margins, small nick in bottom margin but very lightly used. Cat. £110 US2 ......................................... £19
1853-61 COLOUR TRIAL of 20c in chestnut (small thins) and brown, fresh unused. US ........................................................................................... £44
1853-61 5c green/bluish, 4 small margins, shallow hinge thin, light cancel, fresh, v.g.u. Cat. £120 US5 (B) .................................................. £12
1853-61 COLOUR TRIALS of 25c in grey, lilac (grease stain) and pale blue, light hinge creases, fresh unused. US ............................................ £62
1853-61 80c carmine (large margins, closed tear at upper left) and 80c deep carmine (shaved at bottom) on yellowish, fresh, v.g.u. Cat. £190 US5 ..................................................................................................... £17
1858-62 Imperforate issue on covers, mainly to Italy, with frankings of 40c (7), 60c (3) or 50c (front) - mixed condition, generally fine 4 margin examples with interest in shades and cancellations - one affected by filing crease. (10 & a front) US7 .................................................................... £41
5715 D87/D88 1859 10c black and 15c black ‘Postage Due’ issue (centres types B & C) both fine unused or mint four margin copies. (SG D87/D88) Cat. £102 US4 ..................................................................................................... £35
5716
1859-61 Paris covers: trio of letters with imperf Napoleon frankings inc 1859 to Leipzig with 20c (2) cancelled by DS2 lozenge with Paris DS2 cds & Aachen transit; 1861 to Amsterdam with 10c & 40c (latter light crease) cancelled by DS2 lozenge with Paris D2 cds (scarcer combination; also 1862 inland item with 20c blue and ‘D1’ cds. Interesting group. (3) US7 ..................................................................................................... £21
5717 5718 97 D87
1862 Napoleon 40c orange-yellow, trace of light horizontal bend, fresh lmm with most original gum. Attractive example of this elusive stamp. Cat. £2250 US2 PH Plate 13 .............................................................. £548
1862 Folded official printed form with ‘Departement de La Mayenne Direction de Laval’ heading franked with four margin 1859 10c black ‘Postage Due’ issue (SG D87) used illegally to frank an official letter tied by LAVAL cds with second strike alongside and large circular ‘ENREGMT ET DOMAINES DIRECTEUR MAYENNE’ official cachet also on front. Addressed to LOUVIGNE. A Rare and unusual postage due use. US4 ..... £102
1862 Napoleon 1c bronze-green on blue, centred L - fresh mm with hinge-thin; strong shade. Cat. £275 US2 ............................................... £55
1862 Napoleon 10c bistre, few nibbled perfs - fresh mm with little gum: good spacefiller example of this difficult stamp. Cat. £2250 US2 PH Plate 13 ........................................................................................ £195
1862 Napoleon 10c bistre [Yv 21d]
v.fresh mm, possibly re-gummed - most attractive. Cat. £2000 US7 ........................................................... £173
1862 Napoleon 5c yellow-green, centred a little high, fresh mm with good gum, slight hint of thin. Cat. £375 US2 PH Plate 13 ................... £94
1862 Napoleon 80c deep rose, well-centred with small paper inclusion - fresh mm example with most original gum. Attractive stamp. Cat. £2500 US2 PH Plate 13 ................................................................................ £548
1862 Napoleon 1c olive on greenish, well-centred fresh mm with heavy adhesion, few nibbled perfs - attractive shade. Cat. £250 US2 .............. £47
1862 Napoleon 1c deep bronze-green fresh mm but light vertical crease, toned gum - good spacefiller. Cat. £275 US2 ........................................ £39
1862 Napoleon 40c pale orange,
v.fresh unused example, without gum. Cat. £2500 US2 PH Plate 13 .............................................................. £195
1862 Napoleon 20c blue - well-centred, fresh mm example with small thin. Attractive. Cat. £350 US2 ............................................................. £78
1862 Napoleon 1c bronze on blue, light crease at foot,
v.fresh unused (no gum) example. Cat. £250 US8 .............................................................. £17
1862 Napoleon 40c orange with light bend & tiny thin spot - fresh mm. Cat. £2500 US2 PH Plate 13 .............................................................. £313
1862 Napoleon perf 10c (2), 20c, 40c (6) & 80c rose (4) fu - useful group of shades, possible cancellation interest. (14) Cat. £200 US7 ................ £17
1862 Presidence 25c bright blue - 1862 reprint SG 41 - small thin spot, light horizontal bend o/w
v.fresh, 4-margin mm example with most of original gum. Cat. £650 US2 PH Plate 13 ........................................... £172
1862 Napoleon 5c pale yellow-green, centred R, fresh mm with good gum - possibly regummed. Attractive. Cat. £375 US2 PH Plate 13 ....... £110
Estimate
88
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