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Public Auction #412

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 18, 2012 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated May 18, 2012 at 6:12pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — French Colonies
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
Lots 875 to 890 contains one man’s extensive and powerful French colonies collection on clean Scott Specialty pages broken down into reasonable groups by colony. Each is strong throughout with many complete sets especially in the 1900-1940 time period. Condition varies but in general much better than usually found. The merits of each are easily seen during viewing or observing the extensive web photos.
875*oAfrican Colonies grouping of 18 different country units on around 125 pages containing good runs of all. Best are Senegal, Benin, Cameroun, Congo, Equatorial Africa and Guinea.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,200.00
Price Realized: $4,250.00
876*oCaribbean area colonies group of Guadeloupe, Inini, Martinique, Guiana on 43 pages containing good runs of each country.Cat. Value: S.B. 950.00
Price Realized: $950.00
877*oFrench India and French Colonies group (17 pages) containing French India mint #1-19, 25-48, 54-79, 209A-209G and 55 French Colonies mixed mint and used stamps #1//59 highlighted by #7 mint with a cert.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $900.00
878*oGabon (8 pages) containing mint #33-48, 49-71 and 124-147.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $1,000.00
879*oIndian Ocean colonies group (9 pages) containing mint #34-48, 49-63a, 64-79 plus used #33, 33E, 33F, and stamps from Diego Suarez, Anjouan (best), Mayotte, Grand Comoro Islands, Moheli, St. Marie De Madagascar and Nossi Be with quite a few obscure sets.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $1,800.00
880*oIndo China (11 pages) containing mint #3-21, 41-58, 81, used #39 and many others.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $475.00
881*oIvory Coast (11 pages) containing mint #1-17, 21-36 and 112-151.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $450.00
882*oMadagascar (19 pages) containing mint #28-47, C27-C36 and used #8, 9-11, 14-22, 63-77.Cat. Value: S.B. 400.00
Price Realized: $600.00
883*oMiddle East grouping containing good runs of Rouad, Lattakia, Lebanon, Alaouites, Alexandretta, Annon and Tonkin, plus Cilicia (19 pages). All are strong and useful but Cilicia and Lebanon are best.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $1,350.00
884*oNew Caledonia (15 pages) containing mint #6a, 24, 40-58, 66-80, 182-207 and 217-251.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $550.00
885*oNorth African Colonies grouping of 5 different country units on over fifty pages containing good runs of all. Best are Morocco, Fezzan, and Tunisia.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
886*oPacific Area (24 pages) containing Wallis and Futuna, New Hebrides, Tahiti, and Polynesia. Includes many mint high catalog sets in each country group with Polynesia the best.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $850.00
887*oReunion (17 pages) containing used #4, 12, 25-26, C1 plus mint #29-33, 116-121, 178-180, 181-222 and 249-267 .Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $650.00
888*oSt. Pierre and Miquelon (16 pages) containing mint #36-45, 46-51, 79-109, and 139-159 plus used #1-3, 4, 6, 11,15, and 18.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $750.00
889*oSomali Coast (18 pages) containing mint #34-48, 49-63a, 64-79, and 194-222 plus used #33, 33E, and 33F.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $850.00
890*oSyria (12 pages) containing mint #31-53, 92-97, 116-120, 166-169 and C10-C17.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $850.00