386th Auction

1923, Bordeaux Congress1 fr. claret and olive green, rich bright colors, unused, fine

1927, Strasbourg Philatelic Exhibition the miniature sheet, mint never hinged, unsigned, fine

1930, Sourire de Reims 1,50 fr., cpl. booklet with sheetlet of 8 stamps, unmounted mint

1954, air mail set of four value, mint never hinged

1870-80, 13 classic stamps, unused with minor faults, otherwise fine and good appearance, few signed Bühler

1871-78, 60 c. bistre-yellow, full to wide margins, cancelled AVIGNON 20.DEC 75, fine, signed Thier

1884, 5 fr. brown, unused, very fine and fresh, signed G. Bühler

1944, Local liberation issue 9 stamps Petain 60 c.- 4,50 fr., mint never hinged/unused with overprint RF, signed Brun a.o.

1944, Local liberation issue with overprint RF, 6 stamps Petain 1,20 fr.- 5,00 fr., mint never hinged, fine, signed

1944, Local liberation issue 9 stamps Petain 60 c.- 5,00 fr., mint never hinged with overprint RF, very fine, signed

1944, ANNEMASSE: Local liberation issue Petain 60 c.-4,50 fr., complete unused with overprint in type I, signed (Mayer N° 1-11)

1944, BAS RHIN: Hitler 8-80 Pfg. 5 blocks of four with overprint ‘Saverne libre’, mint never hinged, very fine, signed (Mayer N° 6, 8 u.a.)

1944, Hitler 1-80 Pfg. with overprint ‘Saverne libre’, unused, fine, signed

1944, BELLEGARDE 70 C.+1 Fr. to 50+10 Fr., complete set, unused, signed Scheller (Mayer N°  (O) 1-6)

1944, BOLOGNE: Local liberation issue, Petain 1,50 Fr., mint never hinged; very fine, sign. Calves, Cert. Gautre

1944, CHAMBERY: Savoie Local liberation issue up to 30 on 20 fr., complete unused with overprint in type I, fine, signed (Mayer N° 1-6)

1944, CURZAY: Local liberation issue 4 stamps overprinted “RF”, Petain 80 c. to 4,50 fr., mint never hinged, very fine. Cert. Behr (2022)

1944, MARSEILLE: 10 different stamps up to 1,50 fr. Marshall Petain with boxed overprint “RF / GOUVERNEMENT PROVISOIRE” and the Lorraine cross, unused, signed (Mayer N° 41-50)

1944, MONTREUIL BELLAY: Local liberation issue overprinted TRAFIC AERIEN CLANDESTIN, Petain 1,50 fr., mint never hinged, very fine. Cert. Behr (2022)

1944, NIORT: 4 pairs and 4 single up to Petain 4,00 fr., one single used all others mint never hinged, fine, signed (Mayer N° 2, 10 u.a.)

1944, POITIERS: Marshall Petain 5 different values with box-shaped handstamp and 8 stamps typo overprint “R. F.”, unused, signed (Mayer N° (O) 12 u.a.)

1944, POITIERS, type II overprints on 60 c. to 4,50 fr., set of 11 values, mint never hinged, very fine, signed Calves

1944, PONS: 7 stamps up to Petain 4,00 fr., one single used all others unused, fine, few signed (Mayer N° 4-8, 10 u.a.)

1944, PONTARLIER: Local liberation issue, Petain 1,20 and 1,50 fr., mint never hinged, very fine. Cert. Pieles (Mayer N° 1-2)

1863-70, Napoleon 5 fr. violet-grey cancelled GC 5104 (Shanghai) two tiny ink spots, otherwise fine

1921, Complete set of 14 stamps up to 60 mill. on 2 fr., unused/mint never hinged, fine (Yvert 49-60)

1848, Entire letter from Constantinople to Amsterdam, on reverse showing oval ”Swan & Rampacher / Constantinople / Ship Brokers” sender’s cachet in blue and ”CONSTANTINOPLE TURQUIE 27/MARS/1848" c.d.s. on front, PURUFIE AU LAZARET MALTE and cholera slits, red ETRANGER 10/AVRIL/48 c.d.s. and on arrival AMSTERDAM 12+, fine and scarce

1856, entire folded letter with commercial content written in SHEMLAN cancelled “BEYROUT 10 NOV SYRIE”, red PAQUEBOT DE LA MEDITERRANEE and taxe “10” alongside, on reverse Marseille transit and Lyon 27/11/56 arrival mark, usual file fold, fine

1921, Cayenne 'Winged Helmet' issue T.A.G. 75 c. black on grey, imperforate, a used example on piece with well margins all round, few tiny spots, cancelled by AVION handstamp struck in black. A scarce stamp, just 500 issued, fine, signed (Yvert 4)

1931, CAYENNE - PORTO RICO First Flight 7.1.31 cover bearing two 5 fr. violet yellowish-green and 50 c. blue olive, cancelled Cayenne 7.1.31 d.s., on reverse San Juan P.R. transit mark and forwarded to Chicago with arrival mark 27.1.31 fine (Muller no.21) (Yvert 120, 130)

1891, 5 c.- 5 fr. complete set of six, used with ample margins and neat cancels, five tied by "Tamatave / Madagascar", 5 fr. by “Majunga / Madagascar” circular datestamps, tiny thins, otherwise fine, 1 fr. and 5 fr. signed Calves (Yvert 8-13)

1941, New Caledonia 1 f. red carmine and PARIS-NOUMEA Air Mail issue 20 f. red sepia tied by "Noume / N´elle Caledonia 4/28/43" double ring to Air Mail envelope addressed to Geneve, ´Ouverl Par La Censure/Nouvelle Caledonie´ green/black censor label tied by circular ´Censure Alliee / 8 / Nouvelle Caledonie´ in violet, ms. “Via San Francisco”, ´Opened by Examiner P.C.90´ label. Superb item of Transpacific and Transatlantic mail, fine (Yvert 154A, PA28)

1885, 5 c. on 40 c. vermilion, unused, well to large margins, bright color, fine, signed Richter (Yvert 3)

1885-91, Eight unused imperf stamps with minor faults, Yv.11 no gum, otherwise fine and a nice group (Yvert 4, 6-12)

1840, Victoria One Penny black SJ and Two Penny blue SH, both good margins and clear MC cancelled, fine pair, both signed Gebr. Senf

1840, Victoria One Penny black AF plate 1a with large margins, a very fine ex. with a light strike of the Maltese cross in red, superb