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Public Auction #424

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended May 15, 2015 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated May 16, 2015 at 11:37am (New York time)

COLLECTIONS, ACCUMULATIONS & STOCKS — France
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
244*oFrance dealer’s stock of about 650 “102” size salescards. Everything is in sets or key values with no short sets. Catalog values range from $3.00-$40.00 with a few higher and lower. Limited duplication. Great condition especially in the 19th century classics many of which are four margins. Also has bunches of modern imperfs. An extraordinary France stock offered in its entirety.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,200.00
245*France new issue selection. Comprises year sets from 2005-2009 having hundreds of singles, full sets, and souvenir sheets for 2005-2009. Each year set exists from 2 to 4 times. Ready to use French stock.Cat. Value: S.B. 1,500.00
Price Realized: $1,150.00
246*oCVFrance specialized accumulation/collection of “Sage issue” stamps and covers. Hundreds and hundreds grouped according to theme on homemade pages extensively described and catalogued in French. Huge aggregate catalog value. Generally sorted by type and identified by Yvert. Cancels including some offices, CDS, colored, newspaper, circled numeral, “gros chiffres”, and foreign usages are plentiful. Stamps are categorized by types, shades, varieties, multiples, gutter pairs, perfins, flyspecks, etc. An interesting array of covers and a couple of mourning covers are highlights. An expert’s look at a complex subject.Cat. Value: S.B. 900.00
Price Realized: $600.00
247*France mint accumulation of a couple hundred glassines each containing a block of four in single or sets. Mainly mid 20th century with enough premium to give this small pizza size box a look. Includes blocks of #700-705, C34-C36, and many more. Appears to be all MNH multiples. Great for lists.Cat. Value: S.B. 700.00
Price Realized: $450.00
248*oFrance used collection in three sections on Scott pages having hundreds of stamps. Encompasses classic from 1849 to 1940s, semipostals from 1914 to 1978 having some better sets, and airmails, postage dues and occupations etc. from 1882 to 1971. A magnifique beginning to a French collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 550.00
Price Realized: $375.00
249*oFrance collection from 1850s to 1930s. Hundreds of mostly used stamps on messy album pages having years of catalog numbers written in pen. A little reorganization will do this selection justice. Suggested viewing required as the condition of the classics vary.Cat. Value: Owner’s cat. 6,900.00
Price Realized: $300.00
250*France new issue year sets from 2003 and 2005 including the souvenir sheets. Great for filling in those holes in your contemporary French collection.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $400.00
251*oCVFrance “Sage” issue specialized collection from 1884 to 1890. Hundreds of mostly used stamps, covers, and postal stationery on homemade pages. Consists mainly of the 25 centimes issue having a wide variety of shades, cancels, multiples etc. Condition varies so inspection is recommended of this extraordinary holding.Cat. Value: S.B. 425.00
Price Realized: $450.00
252*oCVFrance “Blanc” issue specialized collection from 1900 to 1929. Contains hundreds of mainly used stamps, covers, postcards, and postal stationery on homemade pages. Involves an extensive array of cancels, shades, paper varieties and specimen overprints. Also includes multiples including millesimes pairs one to three centimes, “annule” overprints one, three, and five centimes and precancels. Look closely as you will not see a comprehensive offering of this issue in a long time.Cat. Value: S.B. 350.00
Price Realized: $240.00
253*oCVFrance specialized accumulation/collection of “Sowers issue” stamps and covers. Hundreds and hundreds grouped according to theme on homemade pages extensively described and catalogued in French. Cancels including some offices, shades, varieties, multiples, gutter pairs, advertising labels, precancels, perfins, covers and ornate picture postcards, flyspecks, etc. are all featured. Best is #152 mint with a “specimen” overprint with plenty of others for the France specialist to rediscover.Cat. Value: S.B. 325.00
Price Realized: $325.00