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Public Auction #413

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 24, 2012 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated August 24, 2012 at 6:30pm (New York time)

COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — France
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
939*oFrance collection on Scott pages to 1967 with several hundred stamps. Overall better quality than usual. Starts with good Napoleon and Ceres including a used #37. Well filled, mostly mint from 1900 on including the semipostals. Needs to be viewed.Cat. Value: cat. 16,200.00
Price Realized: $1,700.00
940*oFrance ten page, 3 ring, black page stockbook of mainly classic material from the first issues of 1849 up through the “Liberty and Peace” issue of 1929. Hundreds of classic stamps with many premium cancels. Highlights include used #37 x5, a hundred or so “Peace and Commerce” basically sorted TI and TII includes used #96 x4, mint #82, 100, 101, etc., “Rights of Man” mint #116, 118, 119, 119a, 120, 133 gutter pair, 135, 136, 137, and back of the book with a bunch of classic postage dues. Huge catalog in mixed sometime obviously faulty condition with enough sound to make viewing worth the time. Old time assemblage awaiting rediscovery.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,700.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
941*France accumulation of mint entire booklets from an East Coast hoard of “investment grade” material accumulated during the height of speculation in the early 1970s through the mid 1980s. Fills a large carton with dozens of different some in large quantities. Outstanding quality with many never removed from their new issue dealer packaging. Worthwhile wholesale lot for dealer and collector alike.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $1,250.00
942*oFrance small but powerful country folder collection of mixed mint and used stamps from a heavy hitting classics section that continues with value to around 1940. Mixed condition in the classics with mint J25 and used #20, 21, 42, all included. Be sure to check this one out to determine its usefulness.Cat. Value: cat. 14,000.00
Price Realized: $850.00
943*oFrance collection to 1973 in a beat up mismatched Minkus album. The stamps are much better than the album with stronger sections highlighted by used #37, mixed mint and used early semipostals and mint B66-B67. Plenty more discoveries to be made as this one is offered intact as received. A good solid collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $800.00
944**oFrance collection from 1859 to 1998 very carefully mounted in two nearly new Scott Specialty albums. Many years are complete, while others show expansion opportunities. Also includes useful offices and 20th century mint and used singles plus sets to the 1950s on International pages. A good candidate for the collector or the dealer.Cat. Value: S.B. 850.00
Price Realized: $650.00
945*oFrance collection in two Scott Albums on pages to the 1970s holding several hundred stamps. Nice mint runs in 1950-1970s, semipostals and French Offices. Fresh material for restocking or continuation.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $350.00
946*oFrance stockbook accumulation of hundreds of mint and used stamps. Starting with the Classics through the 1940s. Appears multiples were saved for their cancels. For the French cancel specialist prospector, you might mine some gold here.Cat. Value: S.B. 650.00
Price Realized: $400.00
947*oFrance collection to 1976 in a clean Scott Specialty album. Generally basic used to WWII then nearly solid mint thereafter, including semipostals. A plus is about 18 semipostal booklets, but there is little BOB after a used C15. A good candidate for expansion.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $375.00
948*oFrance accumulation on older stockpages from 1850s to 1940s. A few hundred mint and used stamps with duplication. The first book begins with the classics and ends in the 1920s including a used #37. The second book consists of revenues on quadrille pages from 1860s to 1940s. For both books condition varies so closer inspection needed.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $750.00
949oCVFrance mounted collection of covers and stamps from the Empire era to WWII enhanced with extensive historical and philatelic information. Includes a variety of early frankings and a wide range of markings for many BOB uses and other usages such as pneumatic tube, naval, and new year. A fascinating read, plus the covers and stamps are neat too.Cat. Value: S.B. 500.00
Price Realized: $550.00
950*oFrance collection 1944-2001 on a mixture of four Lighthouse and Yvert albums. Mainly mint, many in complete sets. Would beef up any beginner collection with the possibility of continuation. Lots of value for stock or the area collector.Cat. Value: cat. 3,150.00
Price Realized: $325.00
951*oFrance mainly mint collection in a two volume Schaubek album. Good runs of mint throughout with basically the power missing. Plenty of mint intermediate sets with the random better one sometimes included. No early classics to cloud the substantial catalog value. Good for lists or red box stock.Cat. Value: cat. abt. 2,300.00
Price Realized: $325.00