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Public Auction #415

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COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS — France
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
967oCVFrance incredible collection of cancellations on imperf and perf Ceres and Napoleon issues. Includes two homemade specialist albums showing towns and types in great detail plus four stockbooks with several thousand lozenge cancels in numerical order and around 140 large stockcards with perhaps duplicates basically in order. There must be at least 12,000 mounted identified/identifiable cancels, plus thousands more unsorted in envelopes, and over 120 covers. We noted large and small numerals, high numbers, anchors, main and spur railroads, foreign usages, etc. Expanding the collection are about 400 cds cancels on Sage issues mounted in town order. Using the two specialist obliterations catalogs, many enjoyable years can be spent developing this collection or merging it with your own.Cat. Value: S.B. 5,500.00
Price Realized: $5,000.00
968*oFrance collection in three super clean Scott Specialty albums to 2010. Mainly mint and used as expected to 1945, but picks up value in the many mint apparently NH sets from 1940-2007 almost complete for that period. The bulk of the catalog value is in these that populate that run. Useful modern upgrade for a stock or collection. A sheer pleasure to view.Cat. Value: 2011 cat. 26,000.00
Price Realized: $3,000.00
969**France still attractive collection from 1900 to 1940 with some earlier dues on Lindner T pages. Almost all are mint NH F-VF or better, and include some varieties. You will note that many of the best stamps have been removed, but the catalog value hasn’t been changed so L’acheteur se méfier.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,700.00
Price Realized: $2,300.00
970*oFrance two collections, the best in three Lighthouse albums with pages to 1976. Starts with a few classics, including better along the way like (246, C17 OG and 329 NH), mostly mint after 1936. Second collection is a rendered Minkus album. Lots of power in the first unit. Certainly worth a very serious and careful view.Cat. Value: S.B. 2,100.00
Price Realized: $2,000.00
971*oFrance collection in a clean Lighthouse album to 1960. Collector focus was on mint with many heavy hitters in the lineup including mint #121-132, 138-154, 225, 246, 348, B12-B19, B27, B31-B33, B34, B38, B66-B67, C1-C2, C8-C14, C15, and used #1, 6, 12, 17, 37, etc. Plus many other mint sets after 1940 that are so useful for lists and stock. A wonderful opportunity to upgrade.Cat. Value: Owner’s cat.15,950.00
Price Realized: $3,250.00
972**France accumulation of all NH stamps in two large stockbooks. Ranging from late 1930s to 1980s with regular, commemoratives and BOB issues in sets. Several thousands stamps with duplication. Neatly organized and ready for resale either on the internet or dealer red box stock. S.B. 1,250.00Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $900.00
973*oFrance advanced collector duplicates in dealer salesbook form. Includes two books, over 130 pages almost all different. Highlights include mint B20-B23, B54-B59, B267-B272, C16-C17, and used #21, 126, 246, B19, plus many used sets and singles with each page catalog over $1.00. Useful for stock or bolstering a collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,250.00
Price Realized: $900.00
974*oFrance collection/stock from first issues through modern with BOB sections, all neatly lined up in order in a large stockbook. A rather extensive variety and generally light duplication throughout. Substantial value can be easily extracted.Cat. Value: cat. 16,550.00
Price Realized: $900.00
975*oFrance attractive table lot selections of mostly used early to modern stamps in four stockbooks and three short stacks of remaindered pages. We noted huge catalog value, partly due to various duplication within and between the seven lots, some mint NH, and much material to mine advantageously.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,000.00
Price Realized: $550.00
976*oFrance collection to 2010 on clean computer generated pages filling five medium sized 3 ring binders. Missing only the better values for completion, this collection tries to focus on mint but often fills a space when necessary with a used example. Well beyond beginner with hundreds of stamps. Includes an extensive inventory/want list. Easily continuable with albums in exemplary condition. Demands inspection.Cat. Value: 2004 cat. 7,000.00
Price Realized: $750.00
977*France collection in two pleasant Lighthouse hingeless albums with slipcases. Stretching 1849 to 1979 with stamps beginning in 1900 and sparsely populated until the mid 1930s. From late 1950s onward fairly complete. Always a prevalent country for collecting, these albums just need a caring new home for completion.Cat. Value: S.B. 800.00
Price Realized: $600.00
978*oFrance collection through 2009 in five luxurious Ceres albums. Clean and ready for continuation the album is packed with color reproductions of the stamps making even the sparsest section seem finished. Good runs 1945-1988 with other eras sparse. Light in classics while packed with modern mint sets. Occasionally proofs, imperfs and corner blocks are featured. Lots of value in beautiful albums makes this one classy collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 750.00
Price Realized: $850.00
979*oFrance accumulation in three stockbooks in a medium carton. Starting with the classics and running through the mid 20th century, cataloged by a veteran Midwest collector using a several year old Scott catalog. Duplication abounds and condition varies for the classics. Look and inspect carefully as a variety you may have been searching might appear here.Cat. Value: S.B. 600.00
Price Realized: $375.00
980*oFrance collection on overflowing, somewhat battered Scott International pages to the 1980s. Most pages are full, and for the first century are supplemented with blank pages. As always it can be difficult to determine completeness in a collection of this type, but we noted many better issues to locate and extract so it is worth a look.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $600.00
981**France attractive collection in like new Davo albums IV, V, and VI with dustcases. Includes more than half of the stamps, souvenir sheets and booklets issued from 1984 to 2003. A wonderful home in which to collect the rest.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $325.00
982*France stockbook containing mint from 1930s to 1960s. Commemoratives, semipostals, and airmail in singles, sets and blocks of four are available in this selection. Several hundred stamps waiting to travel to their new home. Useful and ready for your inspection.Cat. Value: cat. 2,750.00
Price Realized: $350.00
983oFrance used collection to 2002 in four expensive Ceres albums. Sparse in places with good runs 1960-1982. Missing higher values and a few incomplete sets which hold down the value. Well worth our suggested bid.Cat. Value: S.B. 375.00
Price Realized: $210.00