Postal Auction August 2024 - 347

Bids to be received by Monday 19th of August 2024 1:00 PM

Lots (1171)

Lot 481
FRANCE - COLONIES

Morocco: Attractive collection on Yvert printed leaves mint and used with nice earlier material including French Morocco 1891 1891 5c on 5c green mint (2 shades), 10c on 10c f.u. (2), 20c on 20c f.u., 50c on 50c red (2), 1p on 1f f.u. (Cat £95), 1902 vals to 1p on 1f used, Tangier 1918 1f mint, 2f used, 1922-27 Airs m & u, few back of the book, . Mainly clean lot. (Approx 300).

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 482
FRANCE - COLONIES

New Caledonia: 1877 (Mar 22) Stamp shortages cover roughly opened at the top with triangular cancel 'P.D. / AFFRANCHI / EN NUMERAIRE / FAUTE DE / TIMBRES COLONIAUX / SCE POSTES NELLE CALEDIE' on the front plus normal pmks and recieiving marks. Apparent late usage of the triangular marking showing mail travelling the Pacific Route with previous only known use was 25th March to 15th July 1875. Very scarce cover that needs further research.

Estimate £ 200.00
Lot 483
FRANCE - COLONIES

New Caledonia: 1892 40c red on straw Type 2 overprint imperf with four very good to very large margins cds used. Only 100 of the type 2 overprint stated to exist. Choice stamp. Yvert 19a Cat 3700 Euros.

Estimate £ 600.00
Lot 484
FRANCE - COLONIES

Reunion: 1866 (19 Nov) Slightly wrinkled cover from REUNION ST DENIS unstamped soldier's letter to France with CORR. D. ARMEES ST DENIS octagonal cancel blue alongside, 6 charge mark (9 h/s applied upside down to make 6), red similar d/s and transit and arrival backstamps, wrinkled but nice early army envelope.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 485
FRANCE - COLONIES

Reunion: 1927 Cover sent from Mr. E DuPont (Expedition) in Hellbourg to Finland bearing 1F25c ovpt on 1F blue (x2) and 50c yellow and lilac tied with Hellbourg cds's with Registered 'R' HELLBOURG REUNION H/S in black alongside. Mr DuPont was a famous Conchologist studying the shells and Molluscs on the Aldabra Islands. Very interesting cover.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 486
FRANCE - COLONIES

Somalia Protectorate & Djibouti: Attractive collection on Yvert printed leaves mint and used with nice earlier material including Djibouti 1894 to 30c m & u, 50c red & blue ovpt Specimen mint, 1899 0.05 on 75c f.u. (Cat £60), 1902 ovptd DJIBOUTI 10c on 10f mint (SG 119 cat £49), French Somali Coast 1902 long set to 1f & 5f (31 vals with very high cat), 1909 14 vals to 2f m & u, 1915 Drummer long many vals to 5f mint, 1946 set m etc, mainly clean lot. (c125).

Estimate £ 280.00
Lot 487
FRANCE - COLONIES

Tahiti: 1903 10c Centimes on 15c blue and red mint showing surcharge inverted variety, SG 57a.

Estimate £ 32.00
Lot 488
FRANCE - COLONIES

Upper Volta: 1920 4c blue and black unmounted mint showing HAUTE VOLTA inverted overprint variety. SG 3c.

Estimate £ 85.00
Lot 489
Gambia

1880-81 Watermark Inverted 6d blue superb CDS GAMBIA PAID FE 16 / 90 cancel, superb showing watermark inverted variety, SG 18 Bw.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 490
Gambia

1887 6d olive-green (2nd comb) Wmk Crown CA sideways P.14, complete sheet of 15 showing sloping label (Position 5) unused with full original gum, complete with Brandon 2008 certificate. SG 32d (14), 32da. Cat £1370.

Estimate £ 650.00
Lot 491
Gambia

1902-05 ½d to 1/6d 8 values mounted mint with large hinge remains, nice looking set, SG 45/53. Cat £190.

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 492
Gambia

1922 4s black and red hinged mint with few toned perfs otherwise fresh, SG 117 Cat £100.

Estimate £ 36.00

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