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1928 Sinking Fund 1f50 "le Travail" colour essay in red, on thick paper, without gum, perf marg block of 6. (Yv 252) (See photo) (S) £200
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1929 Arc de Triomphe 2f imperf colour trials, in red on card (tiny tone spots) without gum and in slate purple on gummed wove paper M. Unusual. (Yv 258) (S) £100
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1929-31 20f Pont du Gard, P.13½ UM. (Yv 262A) Cat €575 (See photo) (S) £80
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1929-31 20f Pont du Gard, P.13½ UM block of 4. (Yv 262A) Cat €2300 (See photo) (S) £350
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1930 Marseille air two artist epreuves in a design similar to the issued stamp but with minor differences, one in slate, the other in deep blue and bright blue, with Albert Laurens Del and H. Cortot SC. Imprint. On very thin paper, with pencil and ink annotations, slight creases but unusual. (See photo) (R) £200
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1930 Marseille air pair in coins datés blocks of 4, 1f50 in carmine 1930 and in blue 1932, M/UM (mtd on one stamp only). Fine. (Yv 5-6) Cat €450 (S) £50
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1930 air 1f50 rare "Outremer vif" bt ultramarine shade, UM, expertised twice on reverse. (Yv 6b) Cat €800 (See photo) (S) £150
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1936 SS Normandie pair, top marg imperf UM. Calves cert (1999), each signed on reverse. Very scarce. (Yv 299-300 var) (See photos) (S) £3,000
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1936 SS Normandie, the very rare "Bleu-vert" blue-green shade, FU with neat cds, Calves cert (1999) and expertised on reverse. Key stamp. (Yv 300A) Cat €26,500. (See photo) (S) £10,000
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1935 2f Breton River full sheet of 50 with margins all round, UM. Slight perf separation where folded, but a scarce item. (Yv 301) Cat €4250 (R) £500
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1935 Breton River 2f slate "Ardoise" shade, fine M with Calves cert (1981) and signed on reverse. Very rare. (Yv 301A) Cat €8,000 (SG £9,000) (See photo) (S) £2,000
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1936 Views of Paris 50f emerald epreuves de luxe, with backing paper. Rare. (Yv 15) Cat €2750 (See photo) (S) £400
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1936 50f Banknote "vues de Paris" rare épreuve de luxe, 150 x 193mm in good condition. (Yv 15) Cat €3250 (See photo) (R) £600
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Fantastic collection of Epreuves de Luxe, without duplication, 1938-1980, early issues in stockbook, later in plastic wallets, some with pencil number on reverse, the wallets need replacing as some have "leached" colour into the plastic, but the Epreuves appear mainly fine, many better noted incl defins, Celebs, RX issues etc, from 1938 Ader 50f, 1940 "For our Soldiers", War Charities, RX, 1940-41 surch set to 20f on Ader 50f, 1941-2 Petain set, 1941 and 1942 Arms, 1943 Relief set of 5, 1945 Marianne vals to 100f, 1946 Postal Museum on blued paper, 1947 UPU both large and small format, 1949 Citex, UPU set, 1952 Council of Europe, 1955 Arms with elements broken down and signed, 1956 Europa, 1961 Art, 1964 Philatec, 1978 Sabine set, p.dues from 1943-6 set, Service from 1958 35f, 1958-9 to 50f, 1963-71 set, precancels from 1953-9 set, airs from 1930 Marseille pair, 1936 Views of Paris vale to 3f50, 1946 Mythology, 1947 UPU both large and small format, 1949 Cities, 1954 to 1000f, some épreuve collective incl 1947 Fournier, 1951 Arms, 1955 Inventors, 1956 Sports, 1957 Views, 1958 Europa, 1962 Telecom, RX, service 1958, Unesco 1960-65 and 1963-71, with gum 1946 Peace and 1948 Chaillot, etc. Cat value €113,000+ (See photos) (2 x ½B) £10,000
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Very impressive duplicated accum of imperf colour trials in single sets, blocks and some strips, some with various colours, progressive proofs etc, most are UM on gummed paper, from 1938 to 1978, in 4 large binders (similar to lot 935), with 1939 Birth Rate (3), then with Celebs, RX sets, Europa issues, defins, airs, service and pre-cancels. Needs viewing to fully appreciate. (See photos) (B) £6,000
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Truly remarkable accum of imperf issues in 6 large stockbinders, well sorted, many issues in blocks and multiples, a few early issues M but strength in UM with both commems, defins, charity sets etc, most are full sets and with quantities ranging from less than 5 in some cases and then 30 to 50 sets in others, better Relief sets, Heroes of Resistance, Europa issues, RX sets, Marianne and Arms sets, etc, with issues from 1939 Postal Museum (5), 1940 War Victims (19), 1944 to 20f Cock (50), 1945 Marianne 2f40 (15), later for example 1961 Art (24), 1962 Roses (40), Europa (16), 1962-3 Telecoms (31), Art (21), RX (24), then with similar quantities to 1980, airs from 1946 Mythology (3), 1954 to 1000f (17), 1960-64 set (15), 1969 Concorde (30), precancels from 1953 set (3), Service 1960 Unesco (8), 1958 set (8) and much more. A magnificent accum, perfect to split into smaller ranges for resale. Cat value €1,097,000+ (See photos) (2B) £25,000
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1939 Cézanne 2f25 épreuve imperf on card in deep blue, being the unissued artist proof for type II, signed by Ouvre and with m/s in pencil "Épreuve du poinçon original". (Yv 421A) (See photo) (R) £200
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1941 Marshal Pétain set of colour trial Epreuves, two for each value in a range of colours and some on coloured paper. (Qty 8 epreuves) (Yv 470-3) (See photo) (R) £200
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Very unusual 1950 presentation épreuve in black and pencil, for the sheetlet with 8f Chateaudun and 12f Fontainbleau, on gummed paper, perforated, UM. Very rare, being one of up to 5 done. Calves cert (1981) (Yv 873 + 878) (See photo) (R) £300
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Very scarce 1950 presentation épreuve in black and pencil, for the sheetlet with the Red Cross pair, on gummed paper, perforated, UM. Very rare, being one of up to 5 produced. Calves cert (1981) (Yv 876-7) (See photo) (R) £300
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Imperfs in binder (with slipcase), M/UM, 1950-57, with duplication, some having up to 10 or more sets, but most with 3 to 6 sets, some earlier are M but majority UM, with 1950 Celebs (3), RX (4), 1951 Celebs (2), RX (3), 1952 Council of Europe, Celebs (3), RX (2), 1953 Celebs (8), Olympics (9), RX (5), 1954 Celebs (13), Arms (8), 1955-9 Marianne with 6f and 12f, 1955 Celebs (3), Views (4), 1956 Celebs (5), Europa, etc to 1957 Celebs (3). Cat €44,00+ (V) £1,500
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1957 "L'Alouette" 1000f colour trial épreuve in blue, on card and signed by Gandon. (Yv 37) (See photo) (R) £50
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1957 "L'Alouette" 1000f perforated proof/colour trial in black, on gummed wove paper, UM. (Yv 37) (See photo) (S) £50
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1960 Marianne de Decaris marginal block of 6 with dramatic miss-perf. (Yv 1263 var) (F) £30
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1970-73 Air Pioneers 5f, 10f, 15f and 20f each x 5 in full sheets of 25 (125 sets), some on white paper with white gum, some are cream, also additional 20f in sheetlets of 10 with central gutter (5 sheets, 50 stamps). (Yv 44/c, 46-48) Cat €3812.50 (R) £300
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French Colonies. Misc range on cards, with General Issues from 1859-65 Eagle vals to 15c unused/o.g and vals to 80c (2) FU, 1871-2 5c green with 3 marg U, 1877-78 vals incl 15c FU, 25c blue plus shade FU, 1f unused, 1878-80 vals to 25c unused/FU incl 10c black/lilac o.g., 1881-86 vals to 1f unused/FU, p.dues incl 1893-1906 vals to 1f rose o.g., 1f red unused and FU, then better stamps from various cols, most expertised incl New Caledonia 1892 1f imperf unused and1932 Paris-Noumea air ovpt pair M, Cameroun 1915 1c and 2c FU, 4c and 75c M, Fr Guiana 1892 40c imperf M, Indian Settlements 1903 0,40 on 50c FU, Gabon 1889 25c FU, Nossi Be 1891 15c on 10c o.g., Alexandria 1921 60m on 2f o.g. St Pierre 1892 1f o.g, Benin 1892 75 on 15c FU, etc. Needs checking. (R) £250
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