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Public Auction #403

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 12, 2010 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated February 12, 2010 at 6:17pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — France
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
899oFrance outstanding collection of cancels on Ceres and Napoleon issues carefully arranged on black stockpages. This is the result of integrating and annotating thousands of stamps from over 70 auction lots purchased over a period of 12 years. A tremendous amount of information has been included here, with a few covers and seven #37’s included in the owner’s old catalog value of nearly $50,000.00. It will be a long time before you see such a labor of love again.Cat. Value: S.B. 3.750.00
Price Realized: $5,000.00
900*oFrance very extensive collection in an Yvert specialized album to 1970. Includes many early shades, papers, cancels, etc. Essentially complete mixed mint and used from the 1930’s through the 1960’s, and lots of unusual BOB on blank pages. The 19th century material contains additional annotated specialized material in the margins, making this a collection of rarely-seen depth and breadth that must be viewed if this is your area.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,800.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
901oFrance a collection of nearly two hundred up through the Ceres and Napoleons mounted on quadrille pages many years ago. Generally fresh material with duplication to accommodate cancels, types and reports. Also intermingled are multiples and some outstanding appearing copies plus over a dozen covers. Specialist take note.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,900.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
902*oFrance accumulation containing several thousand stamps in albums, stockbooks, red boxes, folders and loose material. Starts with hundreds of “Napoleon’s” abd runs into the 1970’s along with a nice group of older covers. It will take some time to go through this one.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,300.00
Price Realized: $2,700.00
903*oFrance well-filled collection in a pair of Scott binders. Begins with extensive used classics in the usual condition, becomes mixed mint and used in the middle period, and is mainly mint after 1960. Notables include 37 (used, with the usual thin), B11 (mint), and B27 (used). Most of the airs are here, as are dues, officials, and more. Well worth a look to see how much of it you can use.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,200.00
Price Realized: $900.00
904*oFrance collection of many hundreds in mounts on homemade pages piled randomly in a box. The collector curiously arranged some material by topic (e.g. sports, maritime, exhibitions) and mounted other issues by year. Most are mint and several have interesting covers to show usages. A quick review found the range to cover 1924-2003 and condition to be generally F-VF. Also includes an envelope of new issues from Netherlands and others. Would benefit from organization.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $900.00
905*oFrance collection of several hundred mostly different mounted in a clean Scott Specialty album with issues to the early 1970’s. The classics are in mixed condition but overall better than average. Starts out mostly used and progressively more mint until all mint. Many better values and complete sets throughout.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $700.00
906*oFrance collection in a Scott album, pages from 1849- 1974 with hundreds of stamps mainly mint from the 1930’ to mid 1970’s. Good semipostals and strong airs. Very clean lot. Also a cigar box with miscellaneous along with a file folder containing a mint PEXIP souvenir sheet. A very desirable holding.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $900.00
907*France mint accumulation of a couple thousand in a stockbook. Starts with Sowers and runs to the late 1950’s with many complete sets. Hinged early, many NH later, with manageable duplication and a high catalog value. Useful for stock or filling holes in your collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $650.00
908oFrance accumulation approaching 700 copies of early issues from Ceres to Liberty & Peace lined up on various pages. Organized by type and denomination, including on-piece and multiples, with many varieties annotated. Good for cancels, shades, and different printings of Liberty & Peace. You will tally lots of catalog value when you work this up.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $500.00
909*oFrance group of about 190 different better stamps worked up on stockcards. The 19th century singles are used, while most from the 1st half of the 20th century are mint, generally in sets and includes BOB. Nice stock for filling holes.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $290.00
910oFrance old-time collection of cancels from 1827 to 1882 on Scott Specialized pages. Includes over 50 covers and a couple hundred single stamps, each with a very carefully identified cancellation style and source typed in exhibit fashion. A relic from when people had time to prepare such detailed philatelic studies without regard to condition or rarity.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $950.00
911*oFrance accumulation of Ceres, Napoleon and Peace and Commerce issues neatly identified (old catalog prices) on stockpages. Good for cancels with some better but condition is mixed.Cat. Value: S.B. 300.00
Price Realized: $230.00