Lot No
5811 5812 5813 5814
5815 5816 5817 5818
5819 5820
5821 5822 5823 5824 5825 5826 5827 5828
5829
5830 5831 5832
5833 5834
5835 5836 5837
5838 5839 5840 5841
5842 5843 5844
5845 5846
5847 5848
5849 5850 5851
204
Cat No
D213 D217 196
Description France - continued
1871-78 Postage Due-30c black v.f.u., huge margins, tied to piece Cat. £180 US3 ............................................................................................ £41
1871-78 Postage Due-60c blue fine used, triangular pmk, large margins Cat. £170 US3 ..................................................................................... £34
1872 Ceres 15c yellow-bistre (thin figures), well-centred with light bend o/w
v.fresh mm. Attractive shade. Cat. £600 US2 PH Plate 13 ............. £141
1872 Mixed franking inland insured cover (small loss to top edge, part flap missing) with Napoleon laureated 30c brown, Siege issue 40c orange & Ceres 25c blue - three separate issues; red CHARGÉ and cachet descriptif on reverse. Most attractive and unusual. US7 ......................... £21
194 198 195
1872 Ceres 10c bistre on rose (thin figures), fresh mm with heavyish hinge, slight wrinkle. Cat. £450 US2 ..................................................... £110
1872 Ceres 25c blue T.I, light horizontal bend and thin spot o/w fresh mm. Cat. £200 US2 .............................................................................. £47
1872 Ceres 15c bistre (thin figures) very fresh mm with tiny thin spot. Attractive. Cat. £550 US2 PH Plate 13 ................................................ £141
1873-75 Postage due: pair of covers (pinhole/ tear) with Ceres 15c or 25c stamps, showing boxed or unboxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT INSUFFISANT marks and m/s charges of 25c or 35c postage due; also small piece with 25c stamp (‘chisel’ flaw) and UK MORE TO PAY h.s. (3) US7 .................. £24
1875 Incoming stampless folded letter from ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA with Russian ST. PETERSBURG cds on reverse. Addressed to LYON with fine strike of RUSSIE ERQUELINES-PARIS entry cds in blue and 18 decimes rate handstamp. US4 ............................................................................ £29
1875 15c black on white postal stationery formular card (H&G 10) with 1871 15c yellow bistre ‘Ceres’ issue attached (SG 204) tied by unclear Grande Chiffre cancel with FRESNES NORD cds alongside. Addressed to ROUEN with arrival cds on front. Couple of spike holes at base. US4 ..... £6
212-224 1876 Type Sage T.I 1c - 1F (1c thin, 4c corner fault) fu group with clear colours of the elusive T.I set. (13) Cat. £760 US8 ................................... £71
1876 Type Sage (T.II) fu range on leaves inc 2c (2), 5c (110, 15c (8), 25c (4), 30c (4) & 1F (11) - good range of shades. (40) Cat. £162 US7 ........ £22
238 225 212 214
219 223
221 224
1876 Type Sage 75c rose (T.II) fu with ondulé railway cds cancellation. Cat. £130 US7 ..................................................................................... £17
1876 Type Sage T.II 2c green fresh mm (slightly patchy gum). Cat. £170 US ....................................................................................................... £49
1876 Type Sage T.I 1c green, few pulled perfs, fresh unused example without gum - fine spacefiller example. Cat. £200 US2 ......................... £32
1876 Type Sage T.I 4c green, fresh unused without gum - attractive. Cat. £225 US2 ............................................................................................ £39
225, 228 1876 Type Sage T.II green 2c with light bend and 5c with small adhesion - fresh-looking mm. (2) Cat. £195 US ................................................... £36
1876 Type Sage T.I 20c brown on pale yellow - well-centred fresh unused example without gum of this elusive value. Cat. £850 US2 PH Plate 13 ...................................................................................... £157
1876 Type Sage T.I 75c carmine, centred L with one shorter perf -
v.fresh mm example of this difficult value - vibrant shade. Cat. £1500 US2 PH Plate 14 ........................................................................................ £392
1876 Type Sage T.I 30c cinnamon, centred R - fresh unused example without gum. Cat. £650 US2 PH Plate 14 ........................................... £117
1876 Type Sage T.I 1F olive-green, few pulled perfs -
v.fresh unused example without gum; strong colour. Cat. £1400 US2 PH Plate 14 ...... £235 214 1876 Type Sage T.I 4c green
v.fresh mm. Cat. £85 US ............................ £27 214
1876 Type Sage T.I 4c green centred slightly high, fresh mm example. Cat. £225 US2 ............................................................................................ £55 238 1876-85 Type 2 75c rose, fresh, fine used. Scarce. Cat. £140 US5 ......... £25 225
1876-85 2c green, Type 2, hinge thin and pinhole, fresh unused no gum. Cat. £170 US5 (B) ............................................................................... £8
256-257 1877 Type Sage 10c black on lilac & 15c blue (centred R) - fresh mm. (2) Cat. £135 US ....................................................................................... £36
234
249 241 272 234
1877 Type Sage T.II 25c pale ultramarine - nibbled perfs at top, fresh unused without gum - fine spacefiller example of this elusive stamp. Cat. £650 US2 ............................................................................................ £78
1877 Type Sage 3c pale ochre with soft bend and small adhesion - fresh- looking mm. Cat. £350 US ................................................................... £80
1877 Type Sage T.II 1F deep olive-green, fresh mm example with heavyish mount; strong colour. Cat. £225 US2 .................................................... £59
1877 Type Sage 50c deep rose (T.II), light bend - fresh mm example. Cat. £300 US7 ............................................................................................ £34
1877 Type Sage T.II 25c bright ultramarine - light horizontal bend o/w
v.fresh mm example of this elusive stamp - lovely shade. Cat. £650 US2 PH Plate 14 ........................................................................................ £157
225-226 1877 Type Sage T.II 2c & 5c green - both fresh, attractive examples, unused without gum; the 5c has a rounded corner. (2) Cat. £211 US2 ... £39
277
1877 Type Sage 5F lilac, small red chalk mark o/w vfu with good colour. Cat. £110 US ....................................................................................... £31 266 1877 Type Sage 25c black on rose, fresh mm. Cat. £140 US7 ................ £19 249
232 269 5886
1877 3c ochre on yellow ‘Peace & Commerce’ issue type 2, a fine cds used copy. (SG 249) Cat. £55 US4 ........................................................ £20
1877 Type Sage T.II 15c grey-lilac, 2 or 3 nibbled perfs, fresh unused example without gum - fine spacefiller for this elusive value. Cat. £900 US2 PH Plate 14 ................................................................................ £157
1877-90 Peace&Commerce 40c pale red/yellow fine m.m. Cat. £170 US3 ..................................................................................................... £34
1877-90 Type Sage 1c - 15c, 25c & 40c inc. SG 244, 248, 250, 252, 254, 255, 257, 264 & 269 - fresh unused examples without gum - the 25c has a thin, the 40c with faults; useful group of attractive and highly- catalogued stamps. (9) Cat. £930 US2 .................................................. £117
249 271 262
1878 Type Sage 3c ochre on yellow, centred low perfs at R a little ragged, fresh mm with patchy
gum.Bright shade. Cat. £350 US2 ....................... £70
1878 Type Sage 50c pale rose, centred low fresh mm with partial gum - fresh, attractive shade. Cat. £325 US2 .................................................. £78
1878 Type Sage 25c black on red centred R - fresh unused example without gum; lovely shade of this very elusive value. Cat. £1700 US2 PH Plate 14 ........................................................................................ £235
90
5888 5889 5890 5891 5892 5893
5894 5895 5896 5897
313
318 319
318
5869 5870 5871 5872 5873 5874
5875 5876
5877 5878 5879
5880 5881 5882 5883 5884 5885
305 307
305 5866
5867 5868
(6-9)
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Lot No
5852 5853 5854 5855 5856 5857 5858 5859 5860 5861 5862
Cat No
266 287
Description France - continued
1878 Type Sage 25c black on rose, soft corner bend o/w
v.fresh um example. Cat. £150 US2 ....................................................................... £51
1879 Type Sage 2F brown on pale blue, centred high - small adhesion o/w fresh mm example. Cat. £225 US2 ................................................. £55
D283 1881 Postage due: Duval 5c black (centred R) fresh mm - elusive value. Cat. £190 US7 ..................................................................................... £24
D292 1881 Postage Due 1F reddish-brown fu - 2 slightly-trimmed perfs. Cat. £120 US .............................................................................................. £31
D289 1881 Postage due: Duval 50c black, small thin spot o/w fine used. Cat. £275 US7 ............................................................................................ £26
D288
D292 D293
1881 40c black ‘Postage Due’ issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG D288) Cat. £75 US4 .............................................................................................. £26
D279-90 1881-92 Postage Due-Set to 60c(12) good to fine used, the 1c,60c have pen cancels Cat. £765 US3 .................................................................. £96
1881-92 Postage Due-1F reddish brown fine used, A in triangle cancel Cat. £120 US3 ..................................................................................... £28
1881-92 Postage Due-2F black v.f.u., signed in pencil on reverse Cat. £1000 US3 PH Plate 14 ..................................................................... £238
D295 1881-92 Postage Due-5F black well centred v.f.u. Cat. £2250 US3 PH Plate 14 ........................................................................................ £477
1881-92 Postage Due scarce 50c black [D289] fu but thinned/pulled perf; also 10c (2) & 30c (2) plus 60c spacefiller example with faults. (6) Cat. £450 US PH Plate 14 ......................................................................... £89
5863 D279-284 1882 Postage Due Type Duval 1c - 10c black (10c slight gum thin) - fresh mm. Elusive early dues. (6) Cat. £640 US8 ............................................ £69
5864 5865
212, 214 18876 Type Sage T.I 1c & 4c green both with heavy hinge, fresh mm. (2) Cat. £205 US ....................................................................................... £58
270
1888 Registered cover franked with 1877 40c red on yellow ‘Peace & Commerce’ issue, type 2 (SG 270) tied by fine PAU BASSES PYRENEES cds with small boxed ‘R’ registration marking in red. Addressed to PARIS and unclaimed with three line ‘RETOUR L’ENVOYEUR R ...C’ marking on front and various transit and arrival marks on reverse. Very attractive. US4 ..... £38
1890 DIEGO SUAREZ 1c (thinned), 5c, 15c (hinge thin) and 25c (pair)), all believed to be FORGERIES with faked cancels, attractive appearance. Cat. £805 as genuine. (5) US ....................................................................... £44
D289 1892 Postage Due - Type Duval 50c black (thin spot, rounded corner) vfu example of this elusive value. Cat. £275 US8 ........................................ £28
1897 Stampless printed ‘Chargement en France - VALEURS RECOUVREES’ envelope used with LA ROCHE SUR FORON HTE SAVOIE cds dated 21 APR 1897. Addressed to SWITZERLAND. US4 ....................................... £9
282-3 1898 Type Sage 5c yellow-green T.1 in millesime pair (dry gum at corner) um & t.II single & shade both fresh mm. (4) Cat. £148 US7 ................... £17
1900 Type Merson 50c deep bistre-brown & pale cinnamon - two very distinct printings,
v.fresh mm. (2) Cat. £260 US2 ................................... £67
1900 2fr deep lilac & buff ‘Merson’ issue, a superb cds used copy. (SG 307) Cat. £100 US4 ............................................................................. £44
296-297 1900 Type Mouchon 10c (slight gum toning) & 20c fresh mm. (2) Cat. £101 US2 ............................................................................................ £27
1900 Type Merson 50c brown & lavender - well-centred example, light gum bend o/w
v.fresh mm. Cat. £130 US2 ............................................ £35 298 1900 Type Mouchon 25c blue (centred L) fresh mm. Cat. £140 US7 ...... £17
303-306 1900 Type Merson 40c - 1Fr - mainly well-centred,
v.fresh mm examples. (4) Cat. £224 US2 ................................................................................ £59 308 1900 Type Merson 5 Fr deep blue & buff,
v.fresh mm. Cat. £120 US2 .... £32 307
1900 Type Merson 2F lilac, corner crease and slight thin - fu example. Cat. £100 US .............................................................................................. £31
307
1900 Type Merson 2F deep lilac shade, small faults inc thin spot & couple of pulled perfs, ‘C’ perfin - fu, fine spacefiller. Cat. £100 US ................... £27
1900-02 Type Mouchon 10c, 25c (2) & redrawn 10c value [SG 297, 298 (gum bend), 302 & 309] fresh mm, gum tending to dryish. (4) Cat. £420 US8 ..................................................................................................... £28
307 307
307
1900-06 Merson 2fr deep lilac and buff, centred to SE, fine used. Cat. £110 US5 ............................................................................................ £19
1900-06 Type Merson 2F lilac & buff (one short perf) vfu. Cat. £100 US8 (B) ....................................................................................................... £11
1900-06 Type Merson 40c (thin spot) - 5F (less 2F value) SG 303-306 & 308 (last no gum) fresh mm. (5) Cat. £317 US8 .................................... £18
1900-06 Merson 2fr deep lilac and buff, well centred, central cds, fine used. Cat. £110 US3 ............................................................................ £24
M309 1901 15c orange ‘Mouchon’ issue with ‘F.M.’ overprint in black for Military use. A fine cds used copy. (SG M309) Cat. £8.75 US4 ............... £4
1901 Postage due: Canada pictorial advertising envelope (piano dealer) ex St John’s NB sent unstamped to France with circular ‘tax’ cachet - Duval 50c due [D306] tied to cover by Paris triangle; most attractive item. US7 ..................................................................................................... £17
1902 Type Mouchon redrawn 30c mauve, centred slightly to R,
v.fresh mm example of this elusive value. Cat. £350 US2 PH Plate 14 ............ £94
5887 309, 311-12 1902 Type Mouchon redrawn 10c (marginal), 20c & 25c
v.fresh mm. (3) Cat. £290 US2 ..................................................................................... £75
1903 Lined Sower 25c deep blue, centred high,
v.fresh mm. Cat. £150 US2 ..................................................................................................... £39
1903 Lined sower 30c deep lilac - well-centred, fresh mm example of this most elusive value. Cat. £350 US7 ........................................................ £50
1903 Lined Sower 10c, 15, 25c & 30c (tiny corner fault) [SG 314, 316, 318-9] - attractive, bright group. (4) Cat. £521 US8 .............................. £43
1903 Sower 25c blue, fresh mint horizontal pair, hinge remainders. Cat. £320 US3 ............................................................................................ £75
314, 316 1903 Lined Sower 10c Types I & III and 15c Type III fresh mm. (3) Cat. £65 US2 ..................................................................................................... £18 317 1903 Sower 20c purple-brown, fine mint. Cat. £140 US3 ...................... £34 318 1903 Lined Sower 25c pale blue
v.fresh mm. Cat. £150 US2 ................. £39 317 1903 Lined Sower 20c pale purple-brown
v.fresh mm. Cat. £130 US2 ... £33 317 1903 Lined Sower 20c deep purple-brown,
v.fresh mm. Cat. £130 US2 . £33 331
1907 5c green ‘Sower’ issue a fine used irregular block of thirteen with millesime (central gutter) with printed ‘0’ tied on piece by CHATELAIN cds’s. (SG 331) US4 .............................................................................. £9
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