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This auction took place on 24 March 2021. Estimates and realised prices are shown below for information only.
Sale 165 - French Colonies
Lot Thumbnail   Description of lot Estimate Realised
543
 M
 Used
COLLECTION M & U on printed leaves, ranges from Madagascar, Martinique, Mauritania, New Caledonia, Niger, Somali Coast, Reunion, Senegal, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Togo, Tunisia, Wallis & Futuna, also Monaco etc. (1753) £100 to 150 £130.00
544
 Forgery
GENERAL ISSUES FOURNIER FORGERIES three pages from the album of forgeries, incl. Eagle type 1c & 20c (3 of each), Commerce Type imperf panes of twelve of 15c, 20c, 25c & 1f vals, 75c - strip of four, perf types 4c single, 25c & 35c blocks of six, postage dues (6) different (16 items/77 stamps). £50 to 70 £62.00
  • FRENCH ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES
545
 UM
Used (on letter or envelope)
FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES 1965 Air 30f Syncom Satellite single used on an airmail envelope on the first day of issue + UM example. (2) Cat. £290 £50 to 60 £50.00
  • French Guinea
546
Used (on letter or envelope)
FRENCH GUINEA 1896 postal stationery envelope 15c blue upgraded with 10c black/lilac (Yv5), tied by Conakry Guinee Francaise double ring, addressed to Germany with Hannover arrival on reverse. £65 to 75 £70.00
  • French Post Offices in Zanzibar
547
 M
FRENCH PO's IN ZANZIBAR 1894-95 six values 10 annas on 1f M, 1896-1900 range of vals to 20a on 2f M, 1902-03 ½a, 1a, 2a, 3a, 10a & 20a - all M. Generally fine. Cat. £620. (24) £80 to 100 £105.00
  • French Southern & Antarctic Territories
548
 UM
 M
FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES 1956-60 Long Defin Pictorial set complete M (incl. several UM incl. 100f & 200f), SG.2/18. (17) Cat. £500 £100 to 120 £115.00
549
 UM
FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES 1963 20f Albatros UM (gum a little toned), SG.31, Cat. £450. £80 to 100 N/S
  • Guadeloupe
550
 Air Mail
Used (on letter or envelope)
GUADELOUPE 1935 April 27th P.A.A first flight cover Point A Pitre - Port of Spain & onto St. Lucia with cachet, 1936 Aug 4th Jegon flight Pointe A Pitre - Les Saints with cachet. Two scarce items. (2) £80 to 100 N/S
  • Indo-China
551
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1867 cover to Bordeaux franked general Colonies 10c bistre & 40c vermilion tied 'CCH' in lozenge with adjacent 'Cochinchine/Saigon' double ring 27th Aug 1867 c.d.s, boxed 'PD' in red, routed via Suez & Marseille with Bordeaux arrival for 8th Oct. £100 to 120 £150.00
552
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1891 envelope to 'French Residence. tied Touranne/Annam double ring c.d.s, Quinehone/Annam receiver 1897 10c black double reply card cancelled Thanh-Hoa/Annam double ring c.d.s addressed to France with Nam-Dinh/Tonkin and Hair-Phong transits on reverse with Mirebel arrival. (2) £80 to 100 £80.00
553
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1894 stampless envelopes (2) both addressed to Paris & endorsed 'Corps D'Occupation du Tonkin' cancelled by Tuyen-Quang/Tonkin double ring 1st 16th May, 2nd 4th Oct each with undated 'Corps Exped/Tonkin' and military cachet 'Poste de Ha-Giang' Commandant D'Armes' in blue routed via Ha-Noi and Haiphong. Two fine items from the military occupation of Tonkin. (2) £80 to 100 £82.00
554
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1897 Military mail envelope to Paris franked tablet type 15c blue tied by Octagonal 'Corr D'Armes Saigon' datestamp with military cachet 'Marine Francaise/service a la mer' and French entry cachet. £60 to 75 N/S
555
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1900 registered PPC of 'Ruines D'Angkov' addressed to France franked 10c & 25c Tablet types tied Saigon - central Cochinchina double ring with boxed 'R' h/stamp, French entry cachet in red & Yonne arrival. 1901 French Chine 5c peace & commerce addressed to Germany cancelled Pekin/Chine double ring routed via Paris & forwarded from Berlin to Neumark (nice use of French Chine stationery paying the unopened printed matter rate. (2) £80 to 100 N/S
556
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1902 stampless military mail envelope to France endorsed 'Corps D'Occupation du Tonkin' cancelled by 'Cao-Bang/Tonkin' double ring undated 'Tonkin/Corps Exped' & military cachet 'Poste de Dung-Van Tonkin/Le Commandant' in blue routed via Boa-Lac & Long-Son with 'Hanoi a Haiphong' ambulant & 'Corps Exp Tonkin/Ligne N.2' d/stamps with Drome receiver on reverse. 1904 red band envelope to Hanoi franked 15c Grasset Type brown/azure tied by 'Vinh a Hanoi/B' ambulant d/stamp with Hanoi arrival - fine (ex Desrousseaux) (2) £60 to 75 £64.00
557
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1904 PPC of 'Waterfall, Towana' to Paris franked 5c Tablet Type tied 'Hue-Mangea/Annam' double ring 3rd.Mar.04, a scarce Telegraphic cancel only in use a few years (see Desrousseaux Livre 3) £60 to 85 N/S
558
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1905 envelope to Saigon franked Postage Due 10 on 60c black tied by 'Saigon Central/Cochinchine double ring c.d.s, handstruck 'T' adjacent, rarely seen use of Indo-China tax stamp paying the domestic un-opened letter rate. £100 to 130 £100.00
559
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1906 & 1908 PPC's 'Tresor du Camboge, Phnom-Penh' and 'Temple of Grand-Lama, Peking, both addressed to France each franked 5c Grasset (single & pair) tied Sept-Pagoda/Tonkin double ring, one with Loire arrival. (2) £50 to 65 N/S
560
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1906 postcard of 'Baie d'Along, Tonkin' addressed to Lang-Son franked 5c Grasset tied 'Hanoi a Langson/C' ambulant datestamp in blue - fine (Ex. Desrousseaux), 1908 5c Grasset Postal Stationery envelope cancelled Vinh-Yen/Tonkin double ring, addressed to Hanoi, very fine paying the unopened printed matter rate. (2) £70 to 85 N/S
561
Used (on letter or envelope)
INDO-CHINA 1909 reg envelope addressed to Algeria, North Africa, franked 1c, 4c, 10c & 20c Grasset, each tied by Haiphong/Tonkin double ring with hand struck boxed 'R' sent on the paquebot 'Tourane' with Alger arrival. Attractive franking paying the 25c plus 15c registration. £60 to 85 N/S
  • Reunion
562
 M
 Used
REUNION 1885-1963 M & U duplicated ranges housed in a stock book. Mixed condition. (100's) £40 to 50 £82.00
  • Sudan
563
Used (on letter or envelope)
SUDAN 1926 Jan 21st De La Vaulx return flight cover Sudan - Morocco Jan - March 1926 Gao - Niamey leg. franked 35c tied Gao c.d.s, reverse bears Niamey receiving c.d.s. Rare. (1) £250 to 300 N/S
 
   
       
   
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