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Cat No
Description France - continued
5898 288/289 & 32 1907 Cover franked with 1900 3 x 1c grey and 2c claret ‘Blanc’ issue plus 2 x 1906 10c red ‘Sower’ issue (SG 288/289 & 328) tied by PARIS XIV AV. D’ORLEANS cds’s. Addressed to SWITZERLAND with arrival cds on reverse. US4 ......................................................................................... £9
5899 5900 5901
357, 359 1907 Sower 5c (T.I) deep green & yellow-green plus examples on ‘G.C.’ paper inc pair on brown paper with marginal imprint plus two single stamps; also 15c on different shades of ‘G.C.’ paper inc marginal pair, all fresh mm. (9) Cat. £34 US2 .................................................................. £14
1909 5c green ‘Sower’ issue attached to larger label inscribed ‘Dieu Protégé La France’ with additional blue label depicting Philippe VIII inscribed ‘Tout ce qui est nacional est notre Philippe VIII’ both tied on large piece by PARIS cds’s. US4 ............................................................. £18
288/290 1911 Black & white PPC ‘Les Hautes-Pyrenees, 206 Bis Gavarnie - Interieur du Cirque et L’Hotel du Cirque’ franked on message side with 1900 3 x 1c grey, 2 x 2c claret and 3c orange red ‘Blanc’ issue (SG 288/290) tied by GAVARNIE cds’s. Addressed to UK. Attractive franking. US4 ..................................................................................................... £12
5902
5903 5904 5905 5906
5907 5908 5909
5910 5911
5912 5913
5914 5915 5916 5917
331
351-2 352
1912 Cover franked on reverse with an irregular block of five 1907 5c green ‘Sower’ issue (SG 331) comprising a part booklet pane of ten with booklet selvedge at top, right & bottom tied by multiple strikes of ST ETIENNE LOIRE cds’s dated 3.7.1912. Addressed to USA. US4 .............. £26
1914 Red Cross opt on Sower 10c plus redesigned 10c Red Cross stamp, fresh mm. (2) Cat. £53 US2 .................................................................. £16
1914 Red Cross 10s Sower stamp -
v.fresh unmounted mint example. Cat. £46 US2 ....................................................................................... £18
370-376 1917 War Orphans’ Fund 2c - 1 Fr, fresh mm, elusive values. (7) Cat. £1000 US2 PH Plate 14 ..................................................................... £267
370-377 1917 War Orphans’ Fund 2c - 5 Fr (last with very light gum bend at foot) - fresh mm set, most attractive and very scarce. (8) Cat. £3500 US2 PH Plate 14 ........................................................................................ £940
371 378
1917-19 War Orphans Fund 5c + 5c green, fine mint block of four. Cat. £65 US2 .............................................................................................. £19
1918 Red Cross 15c, faint corner creasing at SE, fresh l.m.m. Cat. £160 US5 ..................................................................................................... £23 378 1918 Red Cross 15c+5c very fine u.m. Cat. £150 US3 .......................... £48 378
1918 Red Cross Hospital Ship 15c value - fresh mm example of this uncommon stamp. Cat. £160 US2 ........................................................ £43 378 1918 Red Cross Fund 15c + 5c, fine mint. Cat. £110 US3 ..................... £30
1920 15c olive ‘Sower’ issue with ‘POSTES PARIS 1920’ precancel overprint in black (first type). A fine unused copy without gum. (Ceres #25) US4 ............................................................................................. £44
1920 5c green ‘Sower’ issue with ‘POSTES PARIS 1920’ precancel overprint in black (first type). A fine unused copy without gum. (Ceres #24) US4 ............................................................................................. £56
388-95 1922 War Orphans surcharge set(8) u.m., the 25c and 5Fr have toned gum Cat. £250 US2 ............................................................................. £62
1923 ‘ANNULE’ opts on Type Blanc 1c & 2c and Sower 5c, 10c, 15c, 30c & 35c prepared for PO training purposes, fresh mm. (7) Cat. £76 US ..... £22
1923 ‘ANNULE’ opts on Type Blanc 1c, 2c & 3c and Sower10c, 15c, 25c (2) & 30c all fu with PO training school cds. (8) Cat. £115 US ................ £36
400e
1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress opt on Merson 1 Fr, centred slightly to L -
v.fresh unmounted mint example of this scarce stamp. Cat. £650 US2 PH Plate 14 ........................................................................................ £235
5918 D300 & D309 1924 Incoming cover from Great Britain franked with 1924 1½d red brown GV issue (SG 420) tied by LONDON machine cancel. Addressed to MENTON, FRANCE, taxed on arrival with hexagonal ‘T 20/79’ marking and added 1906 20c olive green and 1fr lake brown on straw ‘Postage Due’ issue (SG D300 & D309) tied by MENTON ALPES MARITIMES cds’s. US4 ..................................................................................................... £18
5919 D298 & D301 1924 Incoming cover from Great Britain franked with 1924 1½d red brown GV issue (SG 420) tied by LONDON machine cancel. Addressed to AIX LES BAINS, FRANCE and taxed on arrival with hexagonal ‘T 35/89’ marking and added 1893 10c brown and pair 25c rosine ‘Postage Due’ issue (SG D298 & D301) tied by AIX LES BAINS cds’s. US4 .................... £18
5920
D305 1924 Cover from USA franked with 1922 2c carmine (SG 562) tied by NEW YORK machine cancel. Addressed to UK and forwarded to AIX LES BAINS, FRANCE with added Great Britain 1924 1d scarlet GV issue (SG 419) tied by LONDON machine cancel. The cover has been taxed on arrival in France with added 1924 45c pale green ‘Postage Due’ issue (SG D305) tied by AIX LES BAINS cds. US4 .................................................. £20
5921
5922 5923 5924 5925 5926 5927 5928 5929
5930 5931
5933 5934
409-410 1924 Art Deco Expo 75c [SG 410] mint marginal strip of 5 (4 are um) showing variety ‘missing finger’ also 25c [SG 409] um marginal block of four. (9) US ........................................................................................... £13
432
1925 20fr magenta & green ‘Merson’ issue, a superb cds used copy. (SG 432) Cat. £44 US4 ............................................................................... £18
1925-22 Merson 20fr (a couple of short perfs) and 1938 Ader 50fr (toned), used. SG 422, 612a. Cat. £143 US3 ......................................... £19
429-430 1925-27 Type Merson 3F both values fresh mm - SG 429 with couple of perfs thin. (2) Cat. £97 US7 (B) ............................................................ £12
429-430 1925-27 Type Merson 3 Fr deep violet & deep mauve -
v.fresh mm. (2) Cat. £105 US2 ..................................................................................... £27
1925-32 Sowers 10c - 2Fr between SG 413a-428a - basic set inc odd extra shade mainly um. Useful lot. (24) Cat. £180 US2 .......................... £59
1926 Type Merson 20 Fr magenta & green, centred low,
v.fresh lmm. Cat. £275 US2 ............................................................................................ £70 450-453 1926 War Orphans’ Fund 2c - 5Fr
v.fresh mm set. (4) Cat. £225 US2 ..... £59
431 432
431-432 1926 Type Merson 10F & 20F (latter with perfin) vfu examples. (2) Cat. £68 US ................................................................................................ £21
450-3
1926-27 War Orphans set mint, the 2c is in a millesime pair, 5Fr looks to be unmounted Cat. £200 US2 .............................................................. £55
5932 432, 474b 1926-31 Type Merson 20F magenta, wrinkled corner fu; La Rochelle 10F SG 474b fu, two different shades. (3) Cat. £66 US ................................ £18 460-2 1927 Sinking Fund set u.m., 50c slight gum disturbance Cat. £31 US2 .. £11 1927 Strasbourg mini sheet very fine unmounted mint Cat. £1400 US2 ... £548
454b 91
1926 Type Merson 10 Fr green & red, slight gum toning o/w
v.fresh mm example. Cat. £170 US2 ....................................................................... £43
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5935 5937
Cat No
456
Description France - continued
1927 Air ovpt on 5Fr blue and yellow fresh unmounted mint, centred right Cat. £275 US3 ............................................................................. £96
5936 460-2, 466-8 1927-28 Sinking Fund opts on Sower & Pasteur issues - both sets fresh mm. (6) Cat. £135 US2 ........................................................................ £35
D461 1927-31 P. Due 2fr bistre-brown, gum staining, part o.g. Cat. £200 US3 ..................................................................................................... £30
5938 385a, 400b & 1928 Cover franked on reverse with 1920 65c carmine ‘Sower’ issue, strip of three 1923 1fr blue ‘Pasteur’ issue plus 1925 2 x 15c lake brown ‘Sower’ issue (SG 385a, 400b & 414) all tied by PARIS 111 R. STE ANNE cds’s with red & white registration label on front. Addressed to GUATEMALA with arrival marks tying stamps on reverse. US4 ............... £12
5939
1928 Incoming postcard from Germany franked 1926 15pf scarlet (SG 406) tied by BERLIN machine cancel. Addressed to ‘Lady Elizabeth Lafone, S.S. Chambord, a l’envoie a Marseille le 9/8/28’ with large boxed ‘LETTRE RECUE AUX M.M. LE 6 AOU 1928 a 8 H’ Messageries Maritimes arrival marking in violet on front. US4 ............................................................. £9
5940 5941 5942
474a 475 470
1929 La Rochelle 10F blue T.II - um coin daté block of four (two slight marking to gum) - very fresh, attractive and uncommon. Cat. £800 US7 ... £139
1929 Pont du Gard 20Fr deep red-brown p.13½, slightly patchy gum - well-centred, fresh mm example of this scarce value. Cat. £400 US2 ..... £102
1929 Le Havre Exposition opt on Merson 2 Fr orange & green, centred to R - fresh mm example of this difficult stamp. Cat. £1000 US2 PH Plate 14 ........................................................................................ £267
5943 474-474a 1929 Pictorial issue 10F types I & II fresh mm examples of strong colour. (2) Cat. £490 US8 ................................................................................ £52
5944 474, 474b 1929-31 La Rochelle 10 Fr ultramarine & blue Types I & IIA,
v.fresh um - attractive. (2) Cat. £235 US2 ................................................................ £78
5945 5946 5947 5948 5949 5950
5951 5952
5953 5954 5955
5957 5958 5959 5960 5961
5962 5963
5964 5965
5966 5967
5968 5969
5970 5971
5972
5974 5975 5976
474/5b 1929-33 pictorials 10fr Type 1 and 20fr perf 13½ and perf 13 (short corner perf), v.g.u. Cat. £142 US3 ......................................................... £28
475 474
1929-33 Port de La Rochelle 10fr, Type 1, centred to right, h/r, fresh m.m. Cat. £140 US3 ..................................................................................... £31 472b 1929-33 Cathedral 3fr, Type 2A, fine used. Cat. £32 US5 (B) ................ £8 472b
474
1929-33 Reims Cathedral 3Fr slate blue Type IIA fine u.m. top marginal, very slight gum disturbance Cat. £475 US2 PH Plate 13 ..................... £141
1930 Booklets-Sourire de Reims booklet containing 1Fr50 + 3Fr50 pane of eight, stamps stuck to the covers otherwise fine and scarce Cat. £1000 US2 ..................................................................................................... £157
486-7
1930 (Oct) Sinking Fund 50c and 1fr50, each centred to NW, fine m.m. Cat. £140 US3 ..................................................................................... £31
485-487 1930 Sinking Fund opts on Sower issue 40c - 1f50c, two with thin spots o/w fresh mm. (3) Cat. £150 US ........................................................... £36
483-4 1930 AIRMAILS Farman F-190 1F.50c Red m.m. & 1F.50c Blue u.m.(2) Cat. £54 US4 ....................................................................................... £16
5956 472, 472c 1930 Reims Cathedral 3 Fr slate-blue Types I (gum slightly streaky) & III - fresh mm. (2) Cat. £180 US2 .......................................................... £51
488-492 1930 Colonial Exposition 15c - 1 Fr50c (both) inc both types of 50c carmine - fresh mm/um. (6) Cat. £70 US2 ............................................. £18
472b
1930 Reims Cathedral 3 Fr slate-blue Type IIA, slight wrinkle o/w
v.fresh um example of this scarce sub-type. Cat. £550 US2 PH Plate 13 ......... £157
488-92 1930-31 Colonial set(5) u.m., the 15c has slight gum disturbance Cat. £65 US2 .............................................................................................. £24
1930-85 Flora & Fauna - seln sets & singles - 114 stamps & 1m/s much u.m. Cat. £215 US4 ............................................................................. £58 492 1931 Colonial Exposition large-format 1F50c fresh mm. Cat. £55 US .... £16 493
1931 Sinking Fund ‘Provinces’ 1 Fr50c green -
v.fresh lmm. Cat. £200 US2 ..................................................................................................... £55 493 1931 Sinking Fund 1Fr50 + 3Fr50 green fine u.m. Cat. £180 US2 ......... £70
1931 Group of mainly fu stamps with marginal advertisements inc 1931 Expo 50c, Type Paix 50c & 90c etc. (13) US ........................................... £36 475b 1931 20f deep red brown, perf 13, with neat part cds. Cat. £30 US3 .... £10 511 1932 Type Paix 90c scarlet, centred L - fresh mm. Cat. £44 US .............. £13
497-515 1932-39 Sower & Peace types 1c - 1Fr 75c basic set inc 50c Types I & III, SG 515a & b, 524 & 524a - much um but SG 511 & 513 are mm. (33) Cat. £185 US2 ..................................................................................... £67 517 1933 Doumer 75c mauve m.m. Cat. £32 US5 (B) ................................. £8
1934 Cartier (some adherence), 1935 River Seine 2fr (gum thin) and Savings Bank, fresh m.m. (4) Cat. £166 US5 ......................................... £21 521-2 1934 Cartier set fine u.m. Cat. £87 US2 ............................................... £32
521/8
1934-35 Commemorative issues inc SG 523, 528, 530, 541a-542 all fresh mm. (5) Cat. £102 US2 ................................................................ £27
531
1935 Callot 75c vermillion um (one stamp mm) in coin daté block of four with two stamp-sized labels. Attractive. (4) Cat. £100 US ...................... £40
5973 526/526a 1935 ‘Maiden Voyage of Liner Normandie’ issue the pair fine cds used. (SG 526/526a) Cat. £24.5 US4 ............................................................. £10 1935 St. Trophime, 1936 Ampere and Unemployed
Intellectuals surcharge, fine m.m. Cat. £68 US5 ....................................................... £13
527, 544 1935 Commemorative issues 3Fr 50c St Trophime & 2Fr Daudet’s Mill - both
v.fresh mm. (2) Cat. £42 US2 ........................................................ £11
532-533 1935 Intellectuals’ Fund 50c blue & red - latter with
v.light corner bend -
v.fresh mm. (2) Cat. £78 US2 ............................................................. £19
5977 526-526a 1935-36 ‘Normandie’ 1Fr50c indigo & pale blue - both stamps
v.fresh lmm. (2) Cat. £97 US2 .......................................................................... £26
5978 5979 5980
553-4 1936 South America Flight set very fine unmounted mint Cat. £474 US3 PH Plate 14 ........................................................................................ £164
541
1936 Air 50f Banknote, fine used cds a bit smudged, but a very scarce stamp. Cat. £475 US3 PH Plate 14 ..................................................... £119
534-540 1936 Airmails set to 50f, sound used. The 50f SG 540 has a smudged cancel but has good perfs and is otherwise sound. Also a very bright green forgery of SG 540. Cat. £500 US3 ............................................... £96
1929-33 Pont du Gard 20Fr red brown perf 13½ well centred m.m. Cat. £375 US2 ............................................................................................ £78
1929-33 La Rochelle 10Fr pale ultramarine Type I fine unmounted mint Cat. £300 US2 PH Plate 14 ................................................................ £117
1929-33 Pont du Gard 20fr, perf 13, natural red-brown ink smudge in right margin, fine used. Cat. £60 US5 (B) ............................................. £12
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