Postal Auction April 2023 - 334

Bids to be received by Wednesday 19th of April 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (1553)

Lot 409
Fiji

1955 P.13 1/6 ultramarine in a fine used block of 9 with light NAUSORI CDS cancels, odd wrinkle otherwise scarce multiple, SG 263a b, Cat £162.

Estimate £ 48.00
Lot 410
France

1847 (4th Nov) Entire from Paris to Austria written up on album page (in Dutch) with Paris double ring postmark, cost mark '20 = 12' = '32' in manuscript, (kreuzers) and boxed 'WIEN/4/NOV./EXP' handstamp. Very fine cover with details of the route taken by the mails through Europe.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 411
France

1849-1876 Attractive mainly fine used collection for different printings on three Safe album leaves noted 1850 10c bistre (3 margins Cat £400), 20c black, 25c blue, 40c orange (4 margins with tear cat £600), 1fr forgery, 1852 Repub 25c blue Napoleon, 1852-70 10c brown (nice 4 margins), 5c green, 10c bistre yellow, 20c blue, 40c orange (2 shades), 80c & 1fr (taken as reprint looks nice f.u.), 1862 perf 'set' to 80c, 1863-70 perf Napoleon good run 1c to 80c (15 values), 1869 5fr lilac-grey fine used appearance (heavy thinning cat £1300), 1870-71 Ceres imperf 1c (unused), 2c (Cat £325, thinned), 5c, 10c (2 shades), 20c blue (2), 80c rose (4 margins), 1871-76 perf issues 'set' to 80c, attractive lot with high cat values. (53).

Estimate £ 700.00
Lot 412
France

1849-1984 An extensive mint and used collection in a well filled Scott printed album with better content throughout includes imperf Napoleon to 1fr and perforated issues to 80c, 1869 5fr grey (small faults, nice looker, cat £1100), 1870-73 to 80c used, 1876 to 2f, 1900 to 20f, 1924 Expo. set mint, 1925 5f red mint (Cat £180), 1930-31 5f brown both types mint, 20f brown used (3 types), 1938 50f Ader mint, defin long sets to 20f, 1945 Ceres to 100f, 1949 10f vermilion single, 1953 Sports set m, 1950s Fund sets, 1960s Art stamps, much complete to 1984, then 1918 Red X m, 1922 War Orphans set mint (toned gum), 1927 Sinking Fund set m, 1928 set m, 1930 1f50+3f50, 1937 Museum set 2 m, 1936 100th Flight 10f CDS used, 1947 Air to 500f, 1949 to 100f, 1950 to 1000f used, 1957 to 1000f mint, plus many more, enormous catalogue value and over. 100s.

Estimate £ 1800.00
Lot 413
France

1852 Repub Franc Napoleon 10c yellow-bistre decent spacefiller with one margin and two postal cancels, minor bend otherwise sound, SG 37 Cat £850.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 414
France

1860 Attractive small cover Paris to New York bearing Napoleon Empire 80c bright rose x 2 (small margins) tied dotted diamond cancels, and a variety of PD, Am Service boxed h/s in red on obverse, plus USA arrival PAID / NEW YORK, and manuscript 6 in red crayon, few minor faults and wrinkles but impressive 160c rate.

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 415
France

1860 Empire Franc Napoleon 1c deep bronze-green on bluish three large margins and neat dotted cancel, sound, SG 43.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 416
France

1860 Empire Franc Napoleon 1c olive-green on bluish four close to good margins and neat PARIS 1862 CDS cancel, sound, SG 42.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 417
France

1870 4c grey Ceres with four good margins and mint part original gum, heavy thinning otherwise fine. SG 154.

Estimate £ 85.00
Lot 418
France

1876-85 Complete set of 12 N under B printing all fine used CDS, mainly fine, SG 212/224 (12).

Estimate £ 160.00
Lot 419
France

1876-85 Complete set of 8 N under U printing all fine used CDS, odd perf fault but mainly fine, 1f has prefecture Cotes Du Rhone CDS left margin single, mainly fine, SG 225/242 (8).

Estimate £ 130.00
Lot 420
France

1877-1937 Collection of mint and used sets for different printings on plain Safe album leaves noted 1877-90 to 5f lilac (Cat £330+), 1918 Red Cross mint (Cat £160), 1928 Air Forgeries pair used (Cat £18,500 as genuine), Olivier & Merson to 20f, Precancels precancels 1922-47 mainly mint, 1927 Air set 2 mint (ovpts taken 'as is), Sinking Funds mint or used, 1929 Expo ovpt forged 2fr (Cat £1000 genuine), 1937 Museums set used (Cat £120), 1936 100th Flight 10f used (Cat £180), etc. Very attractive lot with high cat value. (c275).

Estimate £ 750.00

Lots (1553)