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1955-60 QEII 2m - £1 Set of fifteen in unmounted mint upper right corner marginal pairs all with sheet number "0001", one 25m stamp with a few perf faults, otherwise superb and a unique set from the first sheets printed. S.G. 173/87, £220++. (30). Photo on Page 258. £280-350
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1928-80 Covers including 1964 philatelic covers with Turkish postal administration cancels (33), 1972 cover from Nicosia with Turkish Cypriot "Social Aid" stamps, etc. (59). £100-120
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1918-88 Extensive mint and used collection on pages including "Posta Ceskoslovenska 1919" overprints, Bohemia & Moravia, East Silesia and Slovakia including 1939 first overprint set mint. (100s). £100-120
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1939 (Aug 18) 10pf Postal stationery card (written by a tourist enjoying a short cruise to Danzig on S.S "Lwow", just two weeks before WW2!) bearing 25pf stamp, posted at Gdynia, the stamps disallowed and ringed, handstamped "T" with a 3d postage due stamp applied upon arrival in South Africa. Small corner fault and closed tear at right, still attractive and very unusual. £80-100
| DENMARK | |
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1852-2004 Mint and used collection on pages including 1852 2R.B.S blue (3 margins), 1854-59 2sk - 16sk (the 16sk poor), rouletted 1863 16sk, 1864-70 perf 13x12 1/2 set and perf 12 1/2 3sk (reperforated at right), 1870-74 48sk all used, 1919-41 Parcel Post set with both 50ore stamps mint, 1k yellow-brown and 10k used, newspaper stamps with 1907 and 1914-15 sets (including 38ore) and 1918 perf 12 1/2 27ore on 1ore, 5ore and 7ore stamps all used, Officials with 1871-73 perf 14x13 1/2 2sk - 16sk used, 1925-29 air set used, etc. Also mint Faroe Islands S.G. £7,500 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 232. £300-350
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Danish West Indies. 1855-1916 Mint and used selection on pages with 1855 3c deep carmine used, 1872 perf 3c and 4c (perf faults) used, 1873-1902 12c used and 50c mint, 1887 1c on 7c mint, etc. S.G. £2,200+. (60). £120-150
| EGYPT
(Also See Lots 119, 510, 588/90, 1017, 1064, 1095/6, 1101, 1104/5, 1119, 1952/84) | |
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1882 British Occupation. 1882 Cover to England with G.B 1/2d + 1d pair tied by London numeral cancels, reverse inscribed "written August 3rd Alexandria", from Lt. Howard Hay R.N on H.M.S "Northumberland" (see "Naval Offices Letters" by G. Osborn, page 55, for a similar cover from Hay); Sep 13 cover (large closed tear) from Lt. V.H Caillard R.E with G.B 2 1/2d blue plate 22 tied "BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE / EGYPT" c.d.s; and a piece with two 2 1/2d plate 22 stamps each tied by the British Army Post Office Egypt c.d.s (Sep 19). (3). £100-120
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1918-1940 Mint and used issues on pages including 1923 Air 10m on 5m and 20m on 5m perforated pairs mint (not guaranteed, offered as-is), 1924 Charity overprint pair both perf and imperf used, miniature sheets, etc., also a few 1991-93 issues. S.G. £2,000 (excluding 1923 Air pairs). (231). £120-150
| ETHIOPIA
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1895-1997 Mint and used collection on pages including most surcharge and overprint issues, officials and postage dues, an interesting lot. (100s). £200-250
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1984-85 Famine Relief in Ethiopia, covers sent through British F.P.O 143 (29, some illustrated flown covers with R.A.F cachets or signatures), printed covers or cachets of the German Air Force (8) or Red Cross ship "Flora", French Air Force, printed cover and cachets (2) of the U.N Emergency Operations in Ethiopia, Polish Air Force cover and notepaper, also associated letters, photos, etc., all philatelic but an unusual lot. (43+). £120-150
The following eleven lots illustrate the routes and rates of the Ethiopian postal system from its restoration in March 1942, following the defeat of the Italian forces in Ethiopia, until the 1950s. All are well written up on pages; most are originally from the Roberto Sciaky Collection.
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1942 (March 23) Covers posted on the first day of the reopened Ethiopian Post Office using Ethiopian stamps issued on this day, with a philatelic cover locally addressed to an army Officer franked 4c, 10c, 20c; and cover to USA with 10c pair, censored in South Africa, differing Addis Ababa datestamps. (2). £80-100
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1943 (Sep 14) Air Mail cover from Canada franked 30c, addressed to Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, with Addis Ababa arrival backstamp (Dec 3) and red oval framed "O.A.T". An unusual cover. £80-100
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1944-53 Covers sent internally within Ethiopia including covers from Gore to Addis Ababa franked 10c or registered franked 32c both with scarce Italian origin "GORE" c.d.s; covers from Addis Ababa to Dire Daoua registered franked 50c or registered and express franked 30c; two other covers franked 10c. (6). £140-160
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1947 (Mar 20) Air Resumption surcharge set of three on unaddressed First Day Cover; and October 13th registered Air Mail cover from Addis-Ababa to Gander bearing Roosevelt 65c marginal strip of four, presumably sent on a military or testing flight as internal Ethiopian Airlines flights did not resume until 1948. Scarce stamps on cover, fewer than 5,000 sets of the Air Resumption surcharges printed, whilst the Roosevelt stamps were largely sold to stamp dealers and were demonetised in late 1947 due to heavy speculation. (2). £100-120
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1943 Air Mail cover to Brazil franked 142c, censor seals and cachets applied in Eritrea and Nigeria, with blue Par Avion etiquette and arrival c.d.s. Also 1954 cover from Asmara (sent after the Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea) franked 150c to Venezuela. Two very scarce Latin American destinations, the 1943 cover with small corner faults, but the only recorded WW2 cover to Brazil. (2). £100-120
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1942-48 Covers addressed abroad, sent by surface mail, including unusual 1942 (May 18) O.A.S cover to England franked 32c with "E.A / A.P.O 2" transit c.d.s of Nairobi; wrapper to G.B, postcard to Palestine and printed matter covers to Czechoslovakia or Portugal franked 4c; covers franked 20c to USA, Djibouti, Italy, India or Kenya, 32c to Egypt or Djibouti, 36c to Lebanon; registered covers franked 50c to Switzerland or 52c to British Somaliland (with eleven 4c stamps + 8c). An interesting lot, four with WW2 censorship, three with 1948 Egypt censors. (15). £250-300
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1943-45 World War Two period air mail covers addressed abroad including cover to USA franked 50c strip of eight; registered cover to South West Africa franked 100c censored in Sudan; cover to USA franked 200c (including Emperor Menelik II birth centenary set) with early Ethiopia Par Avion etiquette; other covers franked 60c to Uganda (underpaid by 10c), 70c to Kenya, Egypt, G.B, Aden or Palestine, 130c to Palestine or 150c to Libya. An interesting group, some very scarce destinations, six censored. (11). £260-300
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1945-59 Air Mail covers and cards addressed abroad with postcards franked 60c to Sweden or Switzerland; 1948 cover franked 50c to G.B handstamped "T" and bearing a G.B 3d postage due stamp; other covers franked 50c to Italy, 60c to Switzerland, 70c to Algeria, Zanzibar, Belgium or Switzerland, 80c to Czechoslovakia (3, one bearing Express stamps), 110c to Italy, Australia (15 Dec. 1946 first flight envelope, crumpled, with red boxed "RECEIVED IN WORN / CONDITION / G.P.O, SYDNEY"), Switzerland or France, 112c to Italy, 120c to Sweden (2), Austria or Denmark, 130c to Sweden, 170c to Sweden, 200c to USA (2), 220c to Canada or 560c to G.B. An excellent range of rates and destinations, some very scarce, one 1946 cover bearing scarce Ethiopian censor seal, other covers censored in Austria in 1949 or Egypt in 1948. (27). £550-650
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1945-49 Registered air mail covers addressed abroad including 1945 censored cover franked 230c to USA sent via Port Sudan, other covers franked 85c to Palestine, 100c to Cyprus, 140c to Greece or Czechoslovakia, 150c to Austria (censored in Egypt and Austria), 162c to Djibouti or 190c to Libya, the covers bearing four differing types of Addis Ababa registration labels. (8). £160-200
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1945-54 Air Mail covers and cards addressed abroad, all posted at smaller offices, sent by air from Addis Ababa, with 1947 cover franked 70c to G.B cancelled by scarce violet "DJIMMA" datestamps; registered 1946 cover from Harar to France franked 110c; and 1945-47 items from Dire Daoua (5) comprising postcard franked 70c to France, covers franked 108c to Holland, 110c to Greece censored in Egypt and Greece or 120c to French India, and a registered cover franked 100c to G.B. Also 1953 cover from Asmara (sent after the Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea) registered to Germany franked 60c (with two 30c Express stamps but apparently sent by surface mail). (8). £220-260
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1948-50 Registered air mail covers franked 50c to New Zealand or 280c to Indonesia both handstamped "A.V.2", the first therefore at least partly carried by air despite only being paid at the surface rate, this cover with Egypt censor cachet. (2). £100-120
| FALKLAND ISLANDS
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1885-1995 Mainly mint collection on pages including 1904 set, 1938-50 set with additional 1/- shade, also 1912 6d used at South Georgia, and mainly mint issues for Falkland Island Dependencies including 1954 set, South Georgia including 1963-69 set and British Antarctic Territory including 1963-69 set, all fine, lightly mounted. S.G. £2,000+. (100s). £250-300
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1847 10k Black postal stationery envelope, watermark "LJA&A", used to Koivicko with boxed Helsingfors datestamp, enclosed piece of paper with Emilio Diena guarantee handstamp, fine and scarce. Michel U1a, Ä1,750. Photo on Page 216. £250-300
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1860 5k Blue postal stationery envelope without watermark posted from Abo to Helsinki, cancelled by circle of bars, an "ABO" c.d.s and boxed "ANK" handstamp on the front, minor central surface rub, otherwise largely fine. Michel U11 (II), €900. £150-180
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1860-2004 Mint and used collection on pages including 1891 1r and 7r used (also 3.50r used, creased), 1901-15 10m mint and used, 1925-29 watermark crosses 25m mint and 1927-29 watermark Posthorn 25m used, 1930 Zeppelin 10m mint, all Red Cross sets, Parcel Post, also Aunus and North Ingerman, Eastern Karelia and Karelia with 1922 set mint, and mint Aland Islands. S.G. £2,500+. (100s). Photo on Page 240. £140-180
| FRANCE & COLONIES
(Also See Lots 18, 251/3, 417/20, 425/34, 538/99, 754, 869, 887/933, 1495/6) | |
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Louis XIII. 1612 (July 31) Warrant on vellum granting Sieur Desloges, Gentleman in Ordinary of His Majesty's Chamber, a gift of the seignorial rights and feudal dues resulting from the sale of the land and lordship of La Poupardiere, signed by the eleven year old "Louis", and by "Potier". £250-300
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Louis XIV. 1676 (Dec 12) Letter addressed to "Mons de Randilhon, commandain pour mon service a Charlesville", ordering two companies of the Infantry Regiment of Bourgongui to proceed to Charlesville, signed "Louis". At this time the French were laying waste to the Rhineland between the Meuse and Moselle to prevent it supporting an invading army. £200-250
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Louis XV. 1749 (July 10) Letter addressed to "Mons de Launey, Gouverneur dumoy Chateau de la Bastille", ordering him to receive Abbé Bossincourt and to hold him until further notice, signed "Louis". £200-250
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Louis XVI. 1789 (Jan 30) Warrant on vellum with large wax seals and attached "Extrait de Registrar due Conseil d'Etat du Roy", signed "Louis", very fine. £200-250
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Louis XVIII - Latvia. 1805 (August) Note written at Mittau approving the financial report of the Bishop of Nancy, signed "Louis". £150-200
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Napoleon III. 1860 (Aug 10) Printed document appointing Francois Noel Paulin, Secretary General of the Bank of France, an Officer in the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour, signed by Palissier Duc de Malakoff, General Eynard, and Napoleon III. £100-120
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Empress Eugenie. 1873 (June 4) Two page letter written and signed by the Empress, wife of Napoleon III, to the Begum of Bhopal, written in French on mourning notepaper of Camden Place, Chislehurst. The Empress thanks the Begum for his sentiments of condolence on the death of the Emperor. Also an English translation of the letter on Government of India notepaper and two letters in Urdu each bearing the official seal handstamp of the Begum of Bhopal, all bound in a folio folder. (4). £300-350
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1849-2000 Mint and used collection in an album including 1849-52 10c - 1f, 1852-53 10c, 1853-61 1c - 1f all used (some faults), 1869 5f used (small thin), 1917 War Orphans Fund set (2c - 15c mint, 25c - 5f used), 1922 and 1926-27 War Orphans Fund sets mint, 1928 and 1930 Sinking Fund sets used, 1927-30 Sinking Fund surcharge sets mint and 1931 surcharge set used, also 1931 Sinking Fund 1f.50 + 3f.50 mint, 1929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhibition 2f mint, 1925 Paris Exhibition 5f used, 1927 Strasbourg Exhibition 5f and 10f mint (with central label, removed from miniature sheet), Air stamps with 1927 2f and 5f mint, 1936 set including both 50f stamps used, 1949-50 and 1954 air sets mint, precancels, postage dues with 1881-92 1c - 60c used, 1f black unused without gum, 1f - 5f reddish brown used, 1896 1f rose on straw used, telegraph and telephone stamps, etc. S.G. £10,000++. (100s). Photo on Page 232. £500-600
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1702-1903 Entire letters and covers including 1702 entire letter to London with manuscript "de Morlaix", 1849 letter from Mauritius with boxed "M&I" and Nantes arrival c.d.s, 1818 entire letter from Mauritius with "COLONIES PAR / BREST", 1825 entire letter from Rio de Janeiro with red "COLONIES PAR / LE HAVRE", etc. (43). £150-180
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Entry Handstamps. 1749-1856 Entire letters and entires all to or via France, with handstamps applied upon entry into France to show the origin of the letter; the written up collection on 16 pages with various straight line, boxed or c.d.s handstamps on mail received from Austrian Italy, Belgium, Etruria, Germany, G.B, Italy, Netherlands, Prussia, Sardinia, Spain or Switzerland. A fine lot, most very good strikes, including "ETRURIE", "ETRURIE ET LUCQUES / PAR GENES", handstamps applied at St. Louis, Valenciennes, Lille, Givet, Strasbourg, Pont de Beauvoisin, Erquelines, Oleron, Perpignon, Le Berthuis, St. Jean de Luz, Ferney, Belfort, etc. (31). £300-400
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French Islands. c.1902-30 Covers and picture postcards with WW1 P.O.W mail from Iles Chausey (2) or Belle-Ile-en-Mer, or to Ile d'Oberon (8); picture postcards (120) from Ile de Brehat (36, three WWI cards with army cachets), Iles Chausey (11), Ile D'Yeu (18), Ile d'Ouessant (5), Belle-Ile-en-Mer (17), Ile de Batz (5), Ile de Porquerolles (5), Ile de Noirmoutier (6), etc; 1955-56 covers with Iles Chausey cachets (2), and some more modern covers and cards, many cards with island cancels or cachets. (130+). £150-180
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Picture Postcards. c.1900-1930s Cards of Mont-St-Michel (171, many with Mont-St-Michel cancels or cachets), St. Malo (54) or other places (70) including Granville, Bordeaux, Le Havre, etc. Also a few St. Malo covers and some more recent cards. (300+). £120-150
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1870 (Oct 8) Small entire letter to St. Malo, franked 20c tied by numeral "7" with Paris Rue D'Enghinen c.d.s alongside, flown out of Paris on the balloon "Washington" or "Louis Blanc", backstamped Paris to Rennes T.P.O (Oct 17) and St. Malo (Oct 18), a fine Ballon Monte. £80-100
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1870 (Oct 9) Postcard to Cowes, Isle of Wight, endorsed "Par Ballon libre", franked 10c + 20c tied by "6" star cancels with Paris R. Montaigne c.d.s and red boxed "PD", flown on the "Washington" or "Louis Blanc". A fine and unusual flown postcard to the Isle of Wight. Photo on Page 216. £150-180
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1870 (Nov 2) Printed "Gazette des Absents" No 4 dated 1st Nov with the enclosed supplement, franked 20c (small corner fault), addressed to Gournay-en-Bray, arrival and transit datestamps, flown on the "Ferdinand Flocon"; Dec 5 "Par Ballon Monte" lettersheet franked 20c to Grand Hotel, Arcachon and redirected to Montpellier, transit and arrival backstamps and "ARCACHON / GRAND-HOTEL" cachet, flown on "Armee de Bretagne"; and 1871 (Jan 12) cover to England franked 10c + 20c (corner fault), Margate arrival backstamp, flown on the "General Faidherbe". The last cover with small piece torn away at upper left corner, otherwise fine. (3). £250-300
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French Post Offices Abroad. 1885-1930 Mint and used collection on pages, issues for Egypt including Alexandria with 1899 set mint or used, 1921 surcharges to 60m mint, Port Said with 1899 red "25" and "VINGT-/CINQ" overprints on 25c used, 1921 3m on 50c local surcharge mint, etc.; Crete with 1903 2pi - 20pi surcharges used; Levant with 1905 1p on 15c Beyrout provisional surcharge used, and issues for Kavalla, Dedeagatz, Port Lagos or Vathy virtually complete mint or used; and Occupation of Castellorizo (6); a good collection. S.G. £7,000. (100s). Photo on Page 232. £350-400
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French Antarctica. 1955-2005 Mint collection on pages, apparently complete, most lightly mounted. S.G. £3,500 (approx). (100s). £120-150
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French India. 1892-1954 Mint and used collection on pages including 1903 10c and 15c surcharges on 25c used, WW2 "France Libre" issues with 1942 (Dec.) surcharge set of seven mint, etc. S.G. £2,000 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 232. £120-150
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Indian Ocean. 1889-1997 Mint and used collection on pages comprising Comoro Islands issues for Anjouan, Great Comoro, Mayotte and Moheli virtually complete mint or used, issues from 1950 including 1975 folk dances pair and post independence issues; Madagascar with French P.O issues including 1889 "05" on 25c used, 1891 surcharges used, 1891 5c - 1f used, Diego Suarez with 1890 15c surcharge set used, 1890 1c - 5c used, 1892 35c mint and postage dues to 30c mint or used, Nossi Be with 1889 large blue "25" on 30c used, 1890 type 4 25c on 75c used, 1891 15c on 10c postage due used (S.G. D31), Ste. Marie set mint or used; Reunion with 1915 Red Cross 10c + 5c in black used, 1922-33 50c on 45c red and mauve mint, 1937 Roland Garros flight 50c mint, CFA surcharges with 1951 500f on 1000f mint; Zanzibar French PO issues. A good lot with many scarcer stamps. S.G. £16,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 238. £700-1,000
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Indo-China. 1886-1949 Mint and used collection on pages including 1886 Cochin China surcharges set mint, Annam and Tongking surcharges, Indo-China issues from 1889 with 1904-06 2f - 10f mint, 1919 2p and 5p mint, Officials, charity issues including 1918 War Orphans Fund set mint, postage dues, parcel post stamps including scarce 1891 10c with type P5 handstamp used on piece at Tourane, etc. S.G. £4,800 (approx). Photo on Page 252. £250-300
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North Africa. 1888-1958 Mint and used collection on pages comprising Tunisia with 1916 and 1918 Prisoner of War Fund sets mint; Algeria with extensive railway parcel stamps; Morocco with 1891-1900 2p on 2f used, and local post issues; French Post Office in Tangier; Fezzan and Ghadames. S.G. £4,600+. (100s). Photo on Page 232. £200-250
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Pacific Islands. 1881-1990 Mint and used collection on pages with New Caledonia including 1881 surcharges (faults), 1892 perf and imperf 1f overprints unused (no gum), subsequent issues virtually complete (mainly mint) including 1932 Paris-Noumea flight pair, etc.; Wallis & Futuna complete virtually all mint, including postage and postage due sets with "France Libre" overprints; Tahiti overprints (16) with 1884 5c on 20c used on piece; French Oceanic Settlements apparently complete mint with scarce 1903 50c, etc.; and French Polynesia. A fine collection. S.G. £7,400 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 232. £350-450
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St. Pierre et Miquelon. 1885-1970 Mint and used collection on pages including 1942 postage due 3f with "FRANCE / LIBRE / F.N.F.L" overprint mint, etc. S.G. £3,800 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 232. £180-220
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Syria & Lebanon area. 1916-96 Mint and used collection on pages including Cilicia; Alexandretta, Alaouites and Latakia issues complete, virtually all mint; Ile Rouad; Syria with 1919 (Dec.) sets mint, 1920 (Feb.) set with thick "O.M.F" mint, 1920 and 1921 Air sets of three used, 1923 Air set mint, 1934 sets mint; Free French Forces in Levant complete; Lebanon; also post independence issues of Lebanon and Syria. S.G. £8,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 232. £400-500
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West Africa. 1887 -1977 Mint and used collection in an album with many scarce stamps and complete sets, comprising Cameroun with 1915 and 1916 overprint sets mint; Chad complete mint; Congo with 1891-92 surcharges used (8, S.G. 2, 3, 4b, 5, 6a, 7, 9, 14), 1903 5c on 30c used; Benin with handstamped overprints (11) including 1f used, and Dahomey with 1899 and 1906-07 sets; French Equatorial Africa including all World War Two overprint sets; French Guinea with 1892, 1900, 1904 sets; Obock with first overprint issue (8) including 75c, 1f unused no gum, second overprint issue (8) and surcharges (9), Djibouti with 1893 5c "DJ" overprint used, 1902 "0.75" on 5f mint, Afars and Issas; French West Africa; French Sudan including Sennegambia & Niger and Upper Senegal & Niger complete; Gabon with 15c on 5c used, 1910 set mint or used; Ivory Coast with 1903-05 parcel post surcharges (9); Mauritania; Niger; Senegal with 1887-92 surcharges used (6, S.G. 2a, 3a, 5f, 6, 7x2); Togo with 1915 5pf used; Ubangi-Shari; Upper Volta. A fine collection, many countries complete or virtually so (mainly mint but many sets with the occasional used stamp), careful viewing recommended. S.G. £37,000++. (100s). Photo on Page 240. £2,000-2,500
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