Lot No
6274 6275 6276 6277 6278
6279 6280 6281 6282
Cat No
Description France - Colonies - Indian Settlements - continued
158 var 1941 ‘France Libre’ opt on 1937 Expo 16ca in BLUE-BLACK ink showing further variety ‘inverted overprint’, fu on small piece. US4 ..................... £56
157 var 1941 ‘France Libre’ opt on 1937 Expo 12ca - unlisted BLUE overprint, fine used; most unusual. US4 ...................................................................... £71
157a
1941 ‘France Libre’ red opt on 1937 Expo 12ca with variety ‘inverted overprint’ [Yv.152a], fu on small piece. Cat. £200 US4 .......................... £52
157 var 1941 ‘France Libre’ red opt on 1937 Expo 12ca - variety ‘double overprint’ (toned) - fu on small piece. Behr cert. (2013). US4 ................................ £64
160 var 1941 ‘France Libre’ red opt on 1937 Expo 2fa12ca with variety ‘inverted overprint’ [Yv.155a] fu on piece; also two normal stamps, one with abnormally low/damaged opt. (3) Cat. £250 US4 .................................. £52
169 var 1942 ‘France Libre’ opt on 18ca - two strips of five, a pair and a single stamp showing ‘thin overprint’ variety [Yv.181a] x 4, in these positional pieces - fresh um/mm. (13) Cat. £150 US4 ............................................ £44
1943 ‘France Libre’ and Cross of Lorraine opts in irregular marginal panes of 21 showing ‘PRANCE’ & ‘FRANOE’ varieties inc SG 218, 220, 221, 224 plus a reconstructed pane of SG 226 fresh um/mm. Uncommon. (105) US4 ..................................................................................................... £96
1943 ‘France Libre’ with Cross of Lorraine opts with ‘PRANCE’ & ‘FRANOE’ varieties in positional marginal blocks of six um/mm inc SG 212, 214, 215, 217. 218. 220. 221. 223. 224. 225 & 226. Very uncommon. (66) US4 ..................................................................................................... £162
1943 ‘France Libre’ opts - test printings on 6fa6ca stamps in distinct pale violet-blue shades SG 204-10 (less 207), one with additional Cross of Lorraine - with postal cancellations. Unusual. (6) US4 ............................ £50
FRANCE - COLONIES - INDO-CHINA 6283 6284 57
1881 75c rose carmine on rose ‘Commerce’ general issue used with good central strike of LONGXUYEN COCHINCHINE cds dated 20 Aug. 1890. (SG 57) Cat. £70 US4 ........................................................................... £38
1892-1903 A small mint or unmounted range of Tablet types on stockcard. 1892 vals 20c, 25c, 30c, 75c, 1fr mint, & 5fr(this fresh but no gum), 1900-01 colour changes, 5c, 10c & 15c in u.m. blocks of 4, 1903 surcharges in u.m. blocks of 4 plus 3 single 15 on 25c - two with badly misplaced opt. mint. Odd minor fault, a very fresh lot. (29) Cat. £490 .... £120
6285 6286 34 124
1905 Black & white PPC ‘Dependences de l’Hotel MOTTET etc Cia Cap Saint Jacques’ franked on message side with 1904 10c rose (SG 34) tied by SAIGON-CENTRAL COCHINCHINE cds. Addressed to HANOI, TONKIN with arrival cds on reverse. US4 ............................................................ £9
1919 Cover franked with single 1922 6c black & red (SG 124) tied by SOAIRIENG CAMBODGE cds. Addressed to FRANCE with transit & arrival marks on reverse. US4 .......................................................................... £15
6287 170 & 186 1932 Registered cover franked with 1931 3c brown & 20c carmine (SG 170 & 186) tied by SAIGON CENTRAL COCHINCHINE cds with printed ‘SAIGON’ red on white registration label alongside. Addressed to INDIA with transit & arrival marks on reverse. US4 .......................................... £12
6288 6289
197-218 1933-49 Airs set m.m. (22) Cat. £80 ..................................................... £35 FRANCE - COLONIES - INDO-CHINA - HOIHOW
48
1906 10Fr red/green tied to Registered cover to Hanoi by 1907 Hoi Hao c.d.s., Haiphong and Hanoi backstamps, the stamp is cat £170, believed only 150 printed, very fine US6 ............................................................. £146
FRANCE - COLONIES - IVORY COAST 6290 6291 6292 4/17 46 51 1892-1900 5c(both colours), 15c(both), 25c black on rose, 40c,
50c(both), 75c & 1fr all mint, some hinge remains & 50c carmine has rounded corner perf, o/w very fine (11) Cat. £331 US3 .......................... £75
1948 Cover franked with 1947 3 x 4fr blue ‘French West Africa’ issue (SG 46) tied by three varied strikes of ABENGOUROUE cds in violet. Sent airmail to FRANCE. US4 ....................................................................... £9
1953 Registered cover franked with single 1947 20fr chocolate ‘French West Africa’ issue (SG 51) tied by ABIDJAN cds with ABIDJAN registration label alongside and circular ‘COLONIE DE LA COTE D’IVOIRE A.O.F. FINANCES’ money control cachet on front. Addressed to BOUAKE with arrival cds on reverse. US4 .................................................................... £6
6293
47 & 89 1958 Cover franked with 1947 5fr green & 1955 15fr blue & indigo ‘French West Africa’ issues (SG 47 & 89) tied by TREICHVILLE cds’s. Sent airmail to USA, taxed on arrival with small ‘T’ in triangle and ‘Postage Due 3 Cents Chicago Ill. For sec 2’ marking in black with blue crayon ‘1,85’ alongside and printed 1.85c red perforated ‘POSTAGE DUE’ label attached alongside. US4 ....................................................................... £6
6294 180
1959 Registered cover franked with 1956 15fr deep bluish green & deep turquoise and 3 x 1958 30fr multi-coloured ‘French West Africa’ issues (SG 93 & 120) plus 1959 10fr black & emerald ‘Ivory Coast’ issue (SG 180) all tied by TREICHVILLE cds’s with TREICHVILLE registration label alongside. Inspected by customs for money resealed at right with two strikes of large ‘COTE D’IVOIRE COLIS POSTAUX ABIDJAN DOUANES’ cachet in purple. Addressed to USA with arrival marks on reverse. US4 .. £9
6295 105
1959 Cover franked with 1958 20fr bright purple, deep bronze green & yellow olive ‘French West Africa’ issue (SG 105) tied by ABIDJAN cds. Sent airmail to USA, taxed on arrival with small ‘T’ in triangle and ‘Postage Due 24 Cents Chicago Ill. For sec 2’ marking in black and printed 24c red perforated ‘POSTAGE DUE’ label attached alongside. US4 ..................... £6
6296 203
1962 Airmail cover franked with 1961 25fr yellow, red & deep yellow green ‘Republic’ issue (SG 203) tied by BOUAKE cds. Addressed to USA, taxed on arrival with small ‘T’ in triangle and ‘Postage Due 5 Cents Chicago Ill. For sec 2’ marking in purple with manuscript ‘15’ added alongside and printed 15c red perforated ‘POSTAGE DUE’ label attached alongside. US4 ..................................................................................... £6
FRANCE - COLONIES - LEVANT 6297
1942-43 Free French Forces collection written up on pages virtually complete mint and used incl. 1942 miniature sheet perf and imperf unused, imperf used, 1943 Resistance set mint etc. (39 stamps and 4 m/s’s) Cat. £387 US2 ........................................................................... £141
6316 6317 6318 6319 6320 31 44 79 47 6308 6309
6310 6311
6312 6313
6314 6315
1888 5c on 20c red on green, a fine used copy with light blue cds dated 1889. (SG 13) Cat. £20 US4 ................................................................. £9 248-250 1947 Airs set including 200f Albatross m.m. (3) Cat. £56.75 .................. £25 250 1947 200fr bright violet air, supeb used Cat. £65 US ............................ £22
13
250 1947 Albatros 200f violet u.m. Cat. £20 US4 ........................................ £8 FRANCE - COLONIES - MOROCCO
1-9
1891-1900 Overprinted Type Sage issue fu group basic set 5c-50c plus surcharge shades inc SG 1a, 5a, 6a, 7b, 8a (crease) & 9a one or two faults inc split & crease, the 50c values (4) have heavy cancellations; also ‘broken O’ variety on 5c & 10c fu. (17) Cat. £570 US8 .......................... £34
1891-1955 a clean and extensive mint and used collection written up in an album, semi specialised with additional varieties and postmark interest, some attractively franked covers and cards etc throughout, incl. 1891-1900 to both 50c used, 1p on 1f mint and used, 1902-10 incl. 3c on 3c pair, one ‘F’ for ‘E’ mint, others to 1p on 1f and 2p on 2f mint, Pictorial issues, Airs incl. 1928 Flood set mint, Tangier issues etc. (approx 480 stamps and 17 covers or cards). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS US4 ........................................ £469
1920 Black & white PPC ‘TAZA - Camp Giradot - Casernemernts’ from the ‘Rif War’ (Second Moroccan War) franked on picture side with 1911 5c on 5c blue green (SG 31) tied by TRESOR ET POSTES 416 military cds. Addressed to USA. US4 ........................................................................ £9
1920 Sepia PPC ‘TAZA (Maroc) - Camp Giradot - Emplacements du Convoi du Train des Equipages’ from the ‘Rif War’ (Second Moroccan War) franked on picture side with 1914 10c on 10c carmine (SG 44) tied by CASABLANCA cds. Addressed to USA. US4 ...................................... £6
1920 Black & white PPC ‘TAZA - Ancien Pont sur l’Oued’ from the ‘Rif War’ (Second Moroccan War) franked on picture side with 1917 5c yellow green (SG 79) tied by TRESOR ET POSTES 416 military cds dated 30.4.1920. Addressed to USA. US4 ...................................................... £9
1921 Cover franked with 1914 3 x 25c on 25c blue ‘PROTECTORAT FRANCAIS’ overprint issue (SG 47) tied by MOHAMMED-DU-BERKANE cds’s. Addressed to SYRIA with small boxed ‘BM’ marking on front and OUDJDA transit cds and HALEP, SYRIA arrival cds on reverse. US4 ......... £20
1924 Stampless soldiers letter from the ‘Rif War’ (Second Moroccan War) with manuscript ‘F.M.’ sent from CASABLANCA with CASABLANCA POSTES cds on front dated 5-7 1924 and large ‘BATAILLON DE SAPEURS TELEGRAPHISTES LE VAGUEMESTRE S.H.R.’ regimental cachet in purple alongside. Addressed to ARCACHON, FRANCE with arrival cds on reverse. US4 ..................................................................................................... £20
6321 127 & 129 1926 Printed ‘Office des Postes, Telegraphes et des Telephones du Maroc’ VALEURS RECOUVREES envelope franked with 1923 10c green and 20c plum (SG 127 & 129) tied by BERKANE cds’s with straight line ‘BERKANE’ registration marking with manuscript ‘65’ added. Addressed to PARIS, FRANCE with OUDJDA transit cds on reverse. US4 ................................ £24
6322 126 & 128 1926 Cover franked with 1923 5c yellow pair on front & pair on reverse plus 2 x 15c black on front (SG 126 & 128) all tied by FOUCAULD cds’s. Addressed to PARIS, FRANCE. US4 ....................................................... £18
6323
1927 Stampless cover from the ‘Rif War’ (Second Moroccan War) with manuscript ‘F.M.’ sent from RABAT with RABAT R.P. cds on front dated 2-1 1927 and large ‘DIRECTION DES TRANSMISSIONS DU MAROC LE COLONEL DIRECTEUR’ military cachet in purple alongside. Addressed to RODEZ, FRANCE. US4 .......................................................................... £15
6324 141 & 176/17 1935 Cover franked with 1923 1fr brown and 1933 25c blue & 30c emerald green (SG 141 & 176/177) tied by light PORT LYANTEY cds’s with fine strike of ‘TROUPES D’OCCUPATION DU MAROC 31 BATALLION DU GENIE’ cachet on front. Addressed to AUSTRIA. US4 ....................... £15
96 314
6299 6300 6301 6302
6303
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Lot No
6298
Cat No
Description France - Colonies - Levant - continued
18-21 1943 Free French Forces ‘Resistance’ set on 23/12/43 censored cover to Damascus, tied by Army Post Office B.C.M. 1 cds’s, scarce on cover. Cat. £120 US2 ............................................................................................ £78
FRANCE - COLONIES - MADAGASCAR 22
1903 2fr slate ‘Zebu & Lemur’ issue, a fine cds used copy. (SG 51) Cat. £40 US4 .............................................................................................. £18 38-47 1903 Zebu & Lemur 9 vals to 40c (ex 15c) m.m. Cat. £205 US4 ............ £58
51
1912 Stampless cover with ‘Administration de la Justice’ handstamp at top left and TANANARIVE cds dated 17 JUN 1912. Addressed internally to ANDEVORANTE with large circular ‘PARQUET DU PROCUREUR GENERAL TANANARIVE ‘Liberty’ official cachet on front. Partial arrival cds on reverse. Cover has some creasing and is missing backflap. US4 ... £15
6304
1931 Gallienei 1c - 10F variety imperforate on thick wove paper without gum [Yv.183-187] - attractive set. (5) Cat. £176 US8 ............................ £20
6305 131 & 135 1937 Cover franked with 1930 2 x 25c chocolate & lilac and pair 50c red brown (SG 131 & 135) tied by MAJUNGA cds’s. Addressed to USA. US4 ..................................................................................................... £9
6306 6307
1937 50c green illustrated postal stationery envelope (H&G B15) used with two strikes of ANOSIBE cds. Addressed to a soldier on DIEGO SUAREZ with transit and arrival cds’s on reverse. Cover is a little worn around the edges. US4 ......................................................................... £15
1945 Stampless airmail cover from DIEGO SUAREZ with fair strike of straight line ‘MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDENCES POSTE AERIENNE - DIEGO SUAREZ TAXE PERCUE 11 Fr. d’ marking in purple with DIEGO- SUAREZ cds alongside. Censored by the British office in Madagascar with black & white ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER ZB/3’ censor strip with small ‘A2’ in circle censor mark. Addressed to FRANCE with TANANARIVE transit cds on reverse. US4 .............................................................................. £20
1951 Small business card envelope franked with 1946 25fr brown (SG 314) tied by ARIVONIMAMO cds with second strike alongside. Addressed to KENYA. US4 ..................................................................................... £9
1952 500f 1952 Air high value m.m. Cat. £35 ....................................... £15 FRANCE - COLONIES - MARTINIQUE
1895 Poste Francaise/Madagascar on 1fr olive green, fine mint, hinge remains. Cat. £130 US3 ........................................................................ £34
15-23 1895 Peace & Commerce set to 5fr (damages NW corner), the 10c is unused no gum, some short perfs, g.u. (9) Cat. £326 US4 ..................... £30
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