The Rolfe E. Wyer Collection Of French Colonies

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STAMPS BANKNOTES MEDALS COINS BOOKS

Col l ect ion of French Colon i e s

The Rolfe E. Wyer

Coins, Stamps, Banknotes, Medals,Bonds & Shares, Autographs & Books

AUCTION CALENDAR

2011

The above sale dates are subject to change

Spink offers the following servicesValuations for insurance and probate for individual items or whole collections.

Sales on a commission basis either of individual pieces or whole collections.

Stamps24/25 March Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale New York12 April Civil War Sesquicentennial Sale Dallas5 May Spring Collector’s Series Sale London 1101824/25 September Fine Stamps & Covers of South East Asia Singapore 11016

Banknotes12 April The Laurence Pope Collection of World Banknotes London 1101512 April Civil War Sesquicentennial Sale Dallas13 April (am) The Peter Griffiths Collection of World Banknotes London 1101413 (pm)/14 April World Banknotes London 1100420/21 May Texas Numismatic Association Sale Fort Worth24/25 September Banknotes & Bonds of South East Asia Singapore 1101727/28/29 September World Banknotes London 110198 December World Banknotes London 11020

Bonds and Shares12 April Civil War Sesquicentennial Sale Dallas20/21 May Texas Numismatic Association Sale Fort Worth20 May Bonds & Share Certificates of the World London 1100621 October Bonds & Share Certificates of the World London 11022

Medals21 April Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1100721 July Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1101024 November Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 11011

Coins24 March Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 1100812 April Civil War Sesquicentennial Sale Dallas20/21 May Texas Numismatic Association Sale Fort Worth23 June Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 110096 October Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 110231 December Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 11024

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SPECIALISTSBanknotes

Barnaby Faull Matthew Orsini Jim Fitzgerald Francesca GirelliStamps

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CoinsRichard Bishop Paul Dawson John Pett William MacKay Julie-Morgane Lecoindre Jim Fitzgerald

Arthur Bryant Matthew Orsini Thomas Tesoriero Normand PepinBonds & Shares

Mike VeissidAutographs

Robert LitzenbergerOrders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria

Mark Quayle Oliver PepysBooks

Philip Skingley Rebecca Mason

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Auctioneer: Tracy L. Shreve, New York City, Dept. of Consumer Affairs, License #914454/914455

Public Auction

Viewing of Lots

Sale Location

Sale Offered By

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Session 1 Lots 1 - 185Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Session 2 Lots 186 - 706Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Session 3 Lots 707 - 906Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Session 4 Lots 907 - 1252

Please note for the convenience of those attending the auction, we will be serving a light lunch and refreshments between morning and afternoon sessions.

DALLASPlease call for an appointment at our headquarters

May 2-6, 2011LONDON

Special Viewing at the Spink London Gallery69 Southampton Row,

Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ETFriday, May 13, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

PARISMillennium Hotel Paris Opera

12 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, FranceMonday, May 16, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

NEW YORK CITYSpink Shreves Galleries, New York

Monday, May 23, 2011 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Tuesday, May 24, 2011 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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2. The highest bidder acknowledged by SPINK shall be thebuyer. In the event of any dispute between bidders,SPINK may, at its sole discretion, immediately put the lotup for sale again. SPINK’S decision shall be final andbinding upon all bidders. A buyer’s premium equal to 20%of the successful bid price of each lot up to and including$2,000.00 and 15% of the excess bid price will be addedto each invoice and is payable by the buyer as part of thetotal purchase price.

3. All bids are to be per lot as numbered in this catalog.SPINK reserves the right to group two or more lotstogether and to withdraw, prior to call for bids, any lot(s)from the sale. Bids will be accepted in whole dollaramounts only, and SPINK reserves the right to reject anybid or advance the bidding at its discretion.

4. SPINK may not withdraw any lot after a call for bids hasbeen made with respect to that lot, however, the consign-or of the property included in the lot (or any other lot)may bid on and purchase the lot for his/her own account.If he/she does so, he/she must pay both the seller’s com-mission and buyer’s premium.

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6. All sales are strictly for cash, check and/or credit cards inUnited States dollars; provided, however, SPINK may notaccept any cash payment in excess of $10,000.00.Payment is due and payable immediately upon receipt ofthe auction invoice or, if payment is to be made at the auc-tion site, simultaneously with receipt of the purchaseditems. SPINK reserves the right to void a sale if paymentin full of the invoice is not received by SPINK within fif-teen (15) days after the date of the invoice. A late chargein the amount of the lesser of 18% per annum and themaximum lawful rate will be charged on the invoice totalif payment is not received within thirty (30) days of thedate of the invoice. All lots are subject to applicable stateand local taxes, unless appropriate resale certificates are onfile with SPINK.

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10. SPINK reserves the right to refuse to honor or reject anybid which, in its opinion, is not submitted in good faith,or, as the case dictates, is not supported by satisfactory ref-erences, as SPINK in its sole discretion shall determine.SPINK further reserves the right to ban any bidder fromparticipation in its sales for any reason deemed appropri-ate in its sole discretion.

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the next highest bid in competition with floor and/orinternet bidders, until the maximum bid is executed forthe mail bidder, or until the lot is sold. No buy or unlim-ited bids will be accepted. No additional commission(except for the buyer’s premium) is charged for executingmail bids. SPINK cannot and does not assume anyresponsibility for errors made in the amount bid or lotnumbers listed, so check your bid sheet and online sub-mission carefully. When identical mail bids are submitted,preference is given to the first received.

13. SPINK may reopen the bidding on a lot under the follow-ing circumstances: (a) SPINK has failed to executecorrectly a mail bid; (b) A party purchasing the lot on thefloor has done so in error; (c) Where a protest is madeafter the hammer has fallen but before bidding has commenced on the next lot; (d) Where the auctioneer has determined that he/she has overlooked a party stillbidding on the lot but before the calling of the next lot;

Terms and Conditions of SaleThis is a public auction and mail-bid sale held by SPINK, whose officers are licensed and bonded auctioneers. SPINK may not withdraw any lot after a call for bids has been made with respect to that lot, however, the consignor of the property included in the lot (or any other lot) may bid on and purchase the lot for his/her own account. If he/she does so, he/she must pay both the seller’s commission and buyer’s premium.

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and (e) At the discretion of the auctioneer. In the event ofa dispute, the auctioneer’s decision shall be final.

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16. The descriptions provided in the catalog are intendedsolely for the use of those bidders who do not have theopportunity to view the lots prior to bidding. All photo-graphs in the catalog are as accurate as can be reproducedwith today’s technology; however, they cannot be reliedupon for exact reproduction of color. All bidders whohave inspected the lots prior to the auction will not begranted any return privileges, except for reasons of gen-uineness. It is presumed that all floor bidders haveinspected the lots prior to bidding. Therefore, lots pur-chased by floor bidders are sold “AS IS” and may not bereturned. Floor Bidders include those bidders acting asagents for others. Additionally, SPINK reserves the rightto describe items differently than the descriptions shownin the catalog should such items be consigned to anyfuture auction.

17. All the lots are sold as genuine. For the purpose of thissale, “genuine” is defined as not faked or forged andSPINK will not knowingly sell any item that has been“repaired’, “restored”, “processed”, “cleaned”, “pressed”or “conserved” in any way without disclosure of such factsto the potential buyer.

18. The following conditions apply to requests for expertiza-tion of philatelic items: (a) Mail bidders are asked toadvise SPINK of any extension requests at the time ofplacing their bids; (b) Floor bidders must advise SPINK ofany extensions in writing at the time of lot settlement; (c)SPINK will submit all items so requested by successfulbidders to the reputable authority of their choice; For thissale, the authority must be recognized by the A.I.E.P. asan expert in the area. (d) Purchasers of items submittedfor expertization must pay as part of the purchase price allcharges for expertization, including postage and handling;(e) Purchasers of items to be expertized must make pay-ment in full immediately upon purchase prior to expertiz-ing; Refunds will be made promptly for all sums if in theunlikely event an item is returned with a negative opinion;(f) Requests for expertization of stamps with certificatesdated within the last five (5) years of the sale date will notbe granted; (g) No lot may be returned due to a certifica-tion service grading a stamp differently than the gradestated in the auction description; (h) No lot will beaccepted as a return from expertization if the item isindelibly marked as being altered or fraudulent by theexpertizing authority; and (i) No lot will be accepted as areturn, for any reason whatsoever, including extensionreturns, after four (4) months from the sale date. Anyexceptions to this time limitation must be agreed to inwriting at SPINK sole discretion.

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notification of the buyer’s intent within three (3) days ofthe buyer’s receipt of the lot. The following lots may notbe returned for any reason whatsoever: (a) lots containingten or more items; (b) lots described as having faults ordefects because of the faults described or any others,including lots described as “repaired”, “corroded”,“holed”, “whizzed”, or similar damage, except for non-authenticity; (c) illustrated lots because of centering, mar-gins, etc. or other factors shown in the illustrations; (d)lots described “AS IS”, including third party graded coinsor banknotes (i.e. PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG); (e) lotsvalued primarily for the bullion content; (f) lots examinedby postal viewers; and (g) any philatelic extension lotunless the conditions set forth in Item 18 above is com-plied with fully. Except for lots placed on extension, as perthe conditions of Item 18 above, no lots may be returnedfor any reason whatsoever after thirty (30) days from saledate. Late payment for purchase may, at SPINK option,be considered just cause to revoke all return privileges. Ifany disputes arise regarding payment, authenticity, ordescription between the bidder and SPINK, SPINK at itssole discretion, may submit the disputed matter to bind-ing arbitration in Dallas, Texas, to which the bidder, byplacing a bid and hereby accepting these Terms andConditions of Sale, agrees to be bound.

20. United States coins and currency will not, in conformitywith the law, be opened at less than face value.

21. The auctioneer reserves the right to postpone the sale byauction for a reasonable period of time as a result of anysignificant event which, in the sole discretion of the auc-tioneer, makes it advisable to postpone the event. Noprospective bidder or prospective buyer shall haverecourse as a result of any postponement

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CATALOG KEY

SYMBOLS

ABBREVIATIONS

CONDITION

EXTREMELY FINE - OUTSTANDING, THE HIGHEST QUALITY POSSIBLE.VERY FINE - CHOICE CONDITION, WELL CENTERED; IF IMPERFORATE

WITH FOUR WELL CLEAR MARGINS.FINE - SOUND IN ALL RESPECTS, PERFORATIONS CLEAR DESIGN; IF IMPERFORATE

MARGINS MAY BE CLOSE OR TOUCHING, BUT WILL NOT CUT DESIGN.VERY GOOD - STAMPS ARE SO GRADED EITHER BY REASON OF GENERAL APPEARANCE OF

IMPERFECT CENTERING OR A FAULT.At all times any faults such as a crease, tear, thin spot, etc. will be specifically described. In collection lots and balances thecondition described is meant to indicate the overall average to be found. Examples above and below the condition listed can be expected. Typically we do not describe minor perforation separations on blocks or sheets as these are quite normal and are not grounds for their return. In regard to covers, torn or partially missing black flaps, light filing folds and small edge tears, unless they affect the adhesive or markings, are not justification for the return of a lot.

CATALOGS USED

The catalog numbers and catalog values of the contents of the lots, given in their descriptions, are from the Yvert & Tellier(“Yvert”) Timbres Des Colonies Francaises 2011 edition for the main catalog listings and identifications. Prices are ineuros (€) We have also cross referenced all stamp listings to the Scott 2011 Postage Stamp Catalogues. In some instances we have used the 2010-11 Arthur Maury catalogs. For German issues, we have used the 2009 Michel catalog. For Britishissues, we have used the 2011 Stanley Gibbons catalogs.

ESTIMATES

If an Estimated cash value is given, it is shown in the descriptions with the abbreviation “Est.” Estimates, which are inUnited States dollars, are used when a lot is large or when it is not listed in the standard catalogs. Our estimates are typically conservative and the lots invariably realize in the estimate ranges or higher.

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Lot # Bid Amt. $ Lot # Bid Amt. $ Lot # Bid Amt. $

BIDDING INCREMENTSThe auctioneer generally advances the bidding in the following incremental amounts:Up to $100........................................by $5 $7,500 to $15,000.....................by $500$100 to $300 ....................................by $10 $15,000 to $30,000...................by $1,000$300 to $750 ....................................by $25 $30,000 to $75,000...................by $2,500$750 to $1,500..................................by $50 $75,000 to $150,000.................by $5,000$1,500 to $3,000 ..............................by $100 $150,000 to $300,000...............by $10,000$3,000 to $7,500 ..............................by $250 $300,000+..........at auctioneer’s discretion

Please note, however, that the auctioneer may, in his or her sole discretion, vary the bidding increments during the course of the auction to expedite the bidding.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLFE E. WYER COLLECTION

As one peruses the pages of this catalog, one thing becomes very apparent – this is not your typical collection of FrenchColonies and French Offices Abroad. In fact, it’s not your “typical” collection of any philatelic area. The Wyer collection,quite simply, is a magnificent collection in every sense of the word. It is a collection that was built with exceptional taste,attention to quality and a passion for completeness.

There has not been a French Colonies collection of this size and value to be offered in the philatelic market in many, many years and certainly none that has been offered at unreserved public auction. The collection is filled with hundreds ofincredibly scarce stamps, varieties, errors – and even some select covers – many of which will not be seen again for years tocome. One will be further impressed by some of the auxiliary areas that Mr. Wyer also collected – French Colonies thatwere once occupied by the British or Germans (i.e Cameroun and Togo).

Mr. Wyer comes from an impressive family lineage of serious philatelists, so his philatelic tastes are literally part of his genes.His grandfather, J.I. Wyer III, who was the State Librarian of New York, collected 19th Century United States stamps. His father, William Wyer, is a well known philatelist of the 20th Century. He built a large and important collection of BritishCommonwealth that was sold by Harmer Rooke in 1978. But, it was his collection of U.S. Railroad covers that WilliamWyer is most noted for – being the finest collection of its kind ever formed. In fact, many of his most valuable covers nowgrace great collections of today. Not to mention he, along with his close friend Charles Remele, authored a USA railroadcover catalog that is still in use today. The Wyer Railroad collection was sold by Daniel F. Kelleher & Co. in 1977.

Considering the areas already covered by thefamily, William Wyer suggested to his son Rolfe(who was about nine or ten years old at thetime), that he collect France and Colonies. Atthe age of 12 he went to boarding school andafterwards to Williams College, graduating in1944. He did not collect again until 1975when he was working for Teledyne, Inc. as aGroup Executive. His job included a lot oftravel both in the United States and abroad –including attending the Paris Air Show whichoccurred every two years. It was during theseyears that his interest in his stamp collectionwas rekindled. After a few years, it was obviousto him that trying to collect both France andColonies was too much to accomplish, so hesold off his France and some of his colonieswhose condition was not satisfactory.

Rolfe Wyer has concentrated solely on his French Colonies collection since he retired from Teledyne in 1990. His effortshave resulted in the exciting collection that is now being offered here by Spink Shreves Galleries. There is no doubt thatthe Rolfe E. Wyer Collection of French Colonies and French Offices Abroad is one of the finest ever formed. We are pleasedand privileged to have been selected by Mr. Wyer to present it to our clientele.

Charles F. ShrevePresidentSpink USA Inc.

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OFFICES IN CHINA

1 � 1870 Cover from Shanghai to Paris franked by horizontal pair 30c Pale orange on yel-lowish (Yvert #31) tied by two clear strikes of “5104” in lozenge, perfectly struck“Shang-hai/Bau Francais/28 Nov 70” datestamp alongside, red boxed “PD” and“Marseille A Lyon/Special/18 Janv 71” transit backstamp, fresh and extremely fine.(photo - page 18) Maury €550

2 � 1900 Registered combination cover from Shanghai to France, franked with China 2c,4c pair and 10c CIP Coiling Dragons (Scott #100, 101, 103) tied by two strikes ofShanghai 12 Feb. 1900 bisected bilingual dater and large “I R” chop to registered coverto Bordeaux, entered the French mails with horizontal pair 25c Black on rose (Yvert #8)tied by light datestamp which is repeated at top right, boxed “R” handstamp and red Paristransit additionally tying the 10c Coiling Dragon, cover with handsome Chinese seal orreverse, light vertical pocket fold slightly affecting on 25c stamp, otherwise a very fine andattractive usage; signed J-F Brun and Calves. (photo - page 18) Est. 750-1,000

3 � 1901 Combination cover from Shanghai to Germany, franked by China 10c CIPCoiling Dragon (Scott #103) tied by bisected bilingual dater to cover to Munich, enteredthe French mails with 25c Black on rose cancelled by partial “Shang-hai, Chine/14 Dec01” datestamp which is repeated tying the 10c Coiling Dragon, Munich arrival back-stamp, very fine. (photo - page 18) Est. 200-300

4 � 1907 Cover from Hankow to France, franked by 25c Black on rose (Yvert #8) tied by“Han-keou Chine/Poste Francaise/19 Fevr 07” postmark, which is repeated stronglyalongside, to folded letter with large handsome partially hand tinted multicolored draw-ing of a reclining Japanese beauty with fan, with inset of Japanese war ships under wayand flags of Japan, U.K. and U.S.A., Eaubonne arrival backstamp, extremely fine. (photo- page 18) Est. 150-200

5 � 1908 Cover to the German post office in Tsingtau franked by three stamps from eachforeign post office comprised of French Offices in China, German Offices in China,Japanese Offices in China, Russian Offices in China and United States, plus Hong Kongand China CIP Coiling Dragons, all tied by their appropriate Shanghai post office post-marks, cover with harmless vertical fold, very fine; a colorful seven country souvenir frank-ing. (photo - page 18) Est. 150-200


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FIRST SESSION

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 10:00 a.m.

Lots 1-185

Spink Shreves Galleries, New York, NY

FRENCH OFFICES ABROAD

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6 � Yvert #8c, 1894 “Chine” Overprint on 25c Black on rose, double overprint, rarehorizontal gutter pair of this error, both stamps with a light and a strong overprintimpression, plus there is an additional overprint in the gutter, o.g., h.r. and hinge rein-forced perforation separations, very fine; both signed Calves twice (Scott #6a; $450.00for singles). (photo - page viii) for singles €600+

7 � Yvert #12a, 16a, 1894 “Chine” Overprint on 50c Carmine on rose Ty. I and 5Fr.Red lilac on lavender, carmine overprints, o.g., h.r., fine and scarce; former signed A.Brun and Roumet, latter signed A. Brun, Marquelet and Roumet (Scott #9a, 12Ab;$587.50). (photo - page viii) €670

8 � Yvert #14a, 1894 “Chine” Overprint on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, double over-print, o.g., h.r., very fine; signed Calves and Marquelet (Scott #11a; $425.00). (photo -page viii) €440

9 � Yvert #20, 1901 “4 Cents” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, scarce mint example,nicely centered, o.g. with a small bit of gum loss from hinge removal, very fine; signedRoumet (Scott #15; $1,350.00). (photo - page viii) €1,150

10 � Yvert #20, 1901 “4 Cents” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, well centered, tied topiece by 21 April 1901 Peking datestamp, very fine; signed Miro twice (Scott #15;$450.00). (photo - page viii) €370

11 � Yvert #21, 1901 “6 Cents” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, tied to small piece by 21April 1901 Peking datestamp, fine (Scott #16; $375.00). (photo - page viii) €420

1901 Black “16 Cents” Surcharge on Twenty Five Cent Black on Rose

One of Only 50 Stamps Surcharged in Black

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12 � Yvert #22A, 1901 “16 Cents” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, black surcharge, avery pleasing example of this Offices in China rarity, being tied to piece by clear 21 April1901 Peking datestamp, fresh and very fine; one of a mere 50 stamps to have receivedthe surcharge in black instead of red; signed Calves, Champion and Roumet (Scott#17a; $7,250.00). (photo) €8,000

13 � Yvert #35-48, 1902 “CHINE” Bilingual overprints on 1c-5Fr. Peace andCommerce cplt., with the 5Fr. being a horizontal pair, o.g., h.r., 5Fr. very lightly hinged,fine-very fine set (Scott #18-33; $544.25). (photo - page viii) €635




14 � Yvert #64A, 1904 “CHINE” Bilingual overprint on 4c Claret on bluish, fresh andwell centered, o.g., l.h., very fine and scarce; only 300 stamps were overprinted; signed A.Brun, Calves and Miro (Scott #47A; $975.00). (photo - page viii) €1,000

Postage Dues

15 � Yvert #TT1a, 5a, 6a, 1901 “Chine” Overprint on 5c Light blue, 30c Carmine and50c Lilac Postage dues, double or triple overprints, o.g., l.h., 30c h.r., fine-very fine;5c and 50c signed Roumet and 30c signed A. Brun (Scott #J1a, J5a, J6a; $435.00).(photo - page viii) €600

1903 Ten Cent Black on Lavender Postage Due

One of Only a Few Known Mint Examples

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16 � Yvert #TT7, 1903 “A/PERCEVOIR” Handstamp in carmine on 10c Black onlavender, an especially desirable mint example of this rarity, wonderfully fresh, o.g., verylightly hinged, fine; one of only a few surviving mint copies of this postage due;signed Roumet (Scott #J8; unpriced). (photo) €9,500

17 � Yvert #TT8a, 1903 “A/PERCEVOIR” Handstamp in violet on 15c Blue, nicelycentered and tied to piece by 2 Oct. 1903 Tientsin datestamp, very fine and scarce; signedCalves and Roumet (Scott #J9a; unpriced). (photo - page viii) €1,050

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18 � Yvert #TT13, 1903 “A/PERCEVOIR” Handstamp in carmine on 5c Green ongreenish, wonderfully fresh left sheet-margin single, o.g., trivial h.r., fine and rare; signedA. Brun and Calves (Scott #J20b; unpriced). (photo) €2,300

19 � Yvert #TT13, 1903 “A/PERCEVOIR” Handstamp in carmine on 5c Green ongreenish, well centered, tied to piece by 23 Oct. 1903 Tientsin postmark which is repeat-ed at right, fresh and very fine (Scott #J20b; unpriced). (photo - page viii) €370

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20 � Yvert #TT16a, 1903 “A/PERCEVOIR” Handstamp in purple on 30c Brown onbister, scarce mint single, o.g., light h.r., fresh and very fine; signed Behr and Calves(Scott #J23a; unpriced). (photo - page viii) €660

21 � Yvert #TT17a var., “A/PERCEVOIR” Handstamp in purple on 5c Green, invert-ed handstamp, tied to piece by 13 Oct. 1903 Tientsin datestamp with additional “T” intriangle postage due handstamp, fresh and very fine; signed Calves (Scott #J27a var.;unpriced as normal handstamp). (photo - page viii) €1,000

22 � Yvert #TT24-27, 1922 1c on 5c to 10c on 50c Bilingual surcharges on Francepostage dues cplt., each tied to separate piece by clear “Shang-hai, Chine/31-12, 22”postmarks, very fine set (Scott #J37-40; $610.00). (photo - page viii) €425

Canton

23 � Yvert #4, 1901 “CANTON” Bilingual overprint on 5c Green on greenish, uncom-monly fresh mint single, o.g., l.h., very fine; only 450 stamps were overprinted; signedCalves (Scott #2A; $600.00). (photo - page viii) €650

24 � Yvert #79a, 1919 “30 CENTS” Surcharge on 75c Vermilion and black, double sur-charge, beautifully centered, o.g, l.h., extremely fine and rare; signed Calves twice (Scott#77 var.). (photo - page viii) €950

Hoi Hao

25 � Yvert #1-15, 1901 “HOI HAO” Bilingual overprints on 1c-5Fr. Peace andCommerce cplt., including the rare 15c blue, all mint except 15c gray and 25c used, o.g.,l.h. or h.r., fine-very fine set; only 450 of the 15c blue were overprinted, most of whichwere used; 15c signed A. Brun and Roumet and 1Fr. signed Calves (Scott #1-15;$3,984.00). (photo - page viii) €4,413

26 � Yvert #11, 1901 “HOI HAO” Bilingual overprint on 40c Red on straw, horizontalgutter pair with millesimes “3”, fresh and well centered, o.g., a few perf. separations rein-forced with small h.r., very fine and rare; only 78 examples are possible (Scott #11).(photo - page viii) Maury €550

27 � Yvert #14, 1901 “HOI HAO” Bilingual overprint on 1Fr. Bronze green and straw,scarce used example, neat 1 March 1902 Hoi Hao datestamp, very fine; only 600 stampswere overprinted; signed A. Brun (Scott #14; $740.00). (photo - page viii) €870



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28 �� Yvert #44, 1906 “HOI-HAO” Bilingual overprint on 75c Deep violet on orange,block of four with vertical gutter, top pair with millesimes “3” and bottom pair blank,fresh and intact, o.g., top pair h.r., fine-very fine and rare; only 69 examples are possible(Scott #44 var.). (photo) Maury €1,270+

29 � Yvert #49-60, 1908 “HOI-HAO” Bilingual overprints on 1c-15c Annamite girlcplt., 1c-5c blocks of four with vertical gutter and 10c-50c horizontal pairs with verticalgutter, each with millesimes “7”, o.g., h.r., bottom stamps in blocks n.h., 40c small thin,otherwise fine-very fine (Scott #49-61 vars.). (photo - page viii) Maury €652+

30 �� Yvert #49-65 vars., 1908 “Hoi-Hao” Bilingual overprint on 1c-10Fr. definitives,perforated 11, rare complete set of these trial perforations, o.g., n.h., 2c torn, otherwisefine-very fine; unlisted in Yvert and only the 1Fr., 2Fr. and 5Fr. values are listed in Mauryat €200 or €225 apiece; 10Fr. accompanied by 2000 Behr certificate (Scott #49-66 vars.).(photo - page viii) Est. 500-750

31 �� Yvert #66-77, 1919 2/5c to 20c Surcharges on 1c-50c Annamite girl cplt., blocks offour (9) with vertical gutters or horizontal pairs (5) with vertical gutters, each with milles-imes “7”, except 2/5c blank, 2c with “7” and “8” and 4c with “7” and “0”, o.g., except6c no gum, fine-very fine and scarce (Scott #67-79 vars.). (photo - page viii) Maury €658+

32 � Yvert #81a, 1919 “2 PIASTRES” Surcharge on 5Fr. Blue and black, triple sur-charge, o.g., l.h., fresh and nearly very fine; signed Champion (Scott #83a; $750.00).(photo - page viii) €770

Kwangchowan

33 �� Yvert #18-34 vars., 1908 “KOUANG-TCHEOU” Bilingual overprints on 1c-10Fr.definitives, perforated 11, rare complete set of these trial perforations, o.g., n.h., 5c,35c and 75c torn, which is not noted on the certificate, otherwise fresh and fine-very fine;unlisted in either Yvert or Maury; 2004 Roumet certificate (Scott #18-35 vars.). (photo- page viii) Est. 500-750

34 � 1928 Picture post card to Hong Kong, real photo of street scene post card franked by1/5c and two different 2/5c (Yvert #74-75, 54), plus diagonally bisected Indochina 2cYellow brown and black (#98) tied by two strikes of “Tchekam/Kouangtcheowan/26-5,28” datestamps, Hong Kong arrival backstamp, very fine and unusual usage; signedRoumet. (photo - page 18) Est. 150-200

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35 �� Yvert #96a, 1927 “Kouang-Tcheou” Overprint on 2pi Red and deep blue, doubleoverprint, post office fresh top sheet-margin single, o.g., n.h., very fine; signed A. Bruntwice and Roumet (Scott 98a; $160.00 for hinged). (photo - page 8) Maury €275

36 �� Yvert #99 var., 1937 “KOUANG-TCHEOU” Overprint on 2/5c Orange red, omit-ted overprint, mint block of four, the top left stamp the error, pristine o.g., n.h.,extremely fine and rare; not listed in either Yvert or Maury (Scott #101 var.). (photo -page 8) Est. 300-400

37 � Yvert #103b, 1937 “KOUANG-TCHEOU” Overprint on 2c Dark green, invertedsurcharge, the left stamp in a horizontal pair with vertical gutter, the right stamp withsurcharge omitted, o.g., h.r., a couple reinforced perforation separations at upper right,very fine and rare (Scott #105a var.). (photo - page 8) €440

38 �� Yvert #140a, 141a, 143a, 147a, 148a, 149a, 1942 “KOUANG-TCHEOU”Overprints on 2/5c Orange red, ½c Red brown, 2c Dark green, 9c Black on yellow,10c Ultramarine on pink and 22c Green, omitted overprints, the 2/5c possibly pri-vately perforated, 2c imperforate and 10c a top left corner margin copy, pristine o.g., n.h.,22c natural inclusion, very fine group (Scott #137-38, 140, 144-45, 147 vars.). (photo -page 8) Maury €1,260

Mongtseu

39 �� Yvert #1-16, 1903-04 “MONGTZE” Bilingual overprint on 1c-5Fr. Peace andCommerce, complete mint set, except the 1c, 15c and 25c blue used, o.g., l.h. or h.r.,25c blue thin, otherwise fine-very fine; 25c black on rose signed Calves and 50c carmineon rose signed A. Brun and Miro (Scott #1-15; $1,814.00). (photo - page 8) €2,010

40 � Yvert #9, 1903 “MONGTZE” Bilingual overprint on 25c Black on rose, right gut-ter margin single with millesimes “5” which is not listed by Maury, o.g., h.r., small thinin the gutter only, very fine and rare (Scott #7C; $725.00+). (photo - page 8) €840+

41 � Yvert #17-33, 1906 “Mong-Tseu” Bilingual overprint on 1c-10Fr. France cplt., freshmint set, o.g., l.h. or h.r., 5c with some trimmed perfs., otherwise fine-very fine; 5Fr.signed A. Brun (Scott #16-32; $606.50). (photo - page 8) €475

42 �� Yvert #31, 1908 “Mong-Tseu” Overprint on 2Fr. Brown on orange, block of fourwith vertical gutter, the top pair with millesimes “4”, strong and intact, o.g., fine-veryfine; signed Carion (Scott #30 var.). (photo - page 8) Maury €1,000+

43 �� Yvert #33, 1906 “Mong-Tseu” Bilingual overprint on 10Fr. Orange brown ongreen, fresh mint block of four, pristine o.g., n.h., fine and scarce (Scott #32; $600.00for hinged). (photo - page 8) for hinged €560

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44 � Yvert #34, 1906 “Mong-Tseu” Bilingual overprint on 10Fr. Orange brown andgreen, Chinese overprint inverted, from the first printing of 150 stamps, o.g., very fine;signed A. Brun twice and Calves (Scott #32a; $1,750.00). (photo) €1,900




45 � Yvert #65a, 1919 “80 CENTS” Surcharge on 2Fr. Green and black, triple sur-charge, one inverted, well centered, disturbed o.g., very fine (Scott #66a; $550.00).(photo - page 8) €600

46 � Yvert #66a, 1919 “2 PIASTRES” Surcharge on 5Fr. Blue and black, double sur-charge, fresh and well centered, small gummed over thinned spot, very fine appearance;signed Calves twice (Scott $67b; $925.00). (photo - page 8) €900

47 �� Yvert #66b, 1919 “2 PIASTRES” Surcharge on 5Fr. Blue and black, triple sur-charge, one inverted, choice right gutter-margin single, very fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine;signed Calves three times and accompanied by his 2001 certificate (Scott #67a; $625.00for hinged). (photo - page 8) for hinged €550

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48 �� Yvert #66b, 1919 “2 PIASTRES” Surcharge on 5Fr. Blue and black, triple sur-charge, one inverted, striking bottom right corner gutter margin mint horizontal pair,also showing a fourth inverted surcharge in the bottom margin below each stamp, postoffice fresh, o.g., n.h., fine; signed Calves twice and accompanied by 2000 J-F Brun cer-tificate (Scott #67a; $1,250.00 for hinged). (photo) €1,100

Pakhoi

49 � Yvert #1-16, 1903-04 “PACKHOI” Bilingual overprint on 1c-5Fr. Peace andCommerce cplt., o.g., except 4c no gum, h.r. or l.h., fine-very fine set; 50c Carmine onrose signed A. Brun and Miro twice (Scott #1-16; $785.75). (photo - page 8) €860

50 �� Yvert #29, 1906 “PAK-HOI” Bilingual overprint on 75c Deep violet and orange,horizontal gutter pair with millesimes “3”, post office fresh and intact, o.g., n.h., fine-veryfine and scarce; only 77 examples possible; the catalog value is for hinged (Scott #29 var.).(photo - page 8) Maury €1,150

51 � Yvert #31, 1906 “PAK-HOI” Bilingual overprint on 2Fr. Brown on orange, hori-zontal gutter pair with millesimes “4”, strong and intact, o.g., l.h., fresh and fine-very fine;only 94 examples are possible (Scott #31 var.). (photo - page 8) Maury €1,000

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52 � Yvert #33, 1906 “PAK-HOI” Bilingual overprint on 10Fr. Orange brown on green,horizontal gutter pair with millesimes “4”, fresh and intact, o.g., very lightly hinged, fineand rare; only 91 examples are possible (Scott #33 var.). (photo) Maury €1,750

Yunnan Fou

53 � Yvert #1-15, 1903-04 “YUNNANSEN” Bilingual overprint on 1c-5Fr. Peace andCommerce cplt., o.g., h.r. or l.h., fine-very fine set; both 50c signed A. Brun (Scott #1-15; $940.25). (photo - page 8) €1,050

54 � Yvert #11, 1903 “YUNNANSEN” Bilingual overprint on 50c Carmine on rose,right gutter-margin single showing millesimes “3”, o.g., h.r. reinforcement of perf. sepa-rations, fine (Scott #11; $350.00). (photo - page 8) €400+

55 � Yvert #28, 1906 “Yunnan-Fou” Bilingual overprint on 75c Deep violet on orange,horizontal gutter pair with millesimes “3”, fresh and intact, o.g., small h.r., right stampwith a pulled perforation, otherwise fine-very fine; rare as only 77 examples are possible(Scott #29 var.). (photo - page 8) Maury €1,150

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56 � Yvert #47a, 1919 “YUNANNFOU” Misspelled bilingual overprint on 2Fr. Greenand black, an attractive mint example of this very rare error, nicely centered and fresh,o.g., small h.r., trivial perf. tip thin at upper right, otherwise very fine; a mere 30 exam-ples were printed; signed Calves and Roumet (Scott #48a; $2,500.00). (photo) €2,800

57 � Yvert #48a, 1919 “YUNANNFOU” Misspelled bilingual overprint on 5Fr. Blueand black, a desirable mint example of this rare error, beautifully centered and fresh, o.g.,l.h., extremely fine; a mere 30 examples were printed; signed Behr, Calves and Roumet(Scott #49a; $2,500.00). (photo) €2,800

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58 � Yvert #49a, 1919 “YUNANNFOU” Misspelled bilingual overprint on 10Fr. Purpleand black, horizontal pair, the left stamp the error, nicely centered, o.g., the error withsome light paper adhesions on gum, very fine and very rare; a mere 30 copies wereprinted; signed Champion and Calves (Scott #50, 50a; $2,620.00). (photo) €2,930+

59 �� Yvert #50a, 53a, 1919 “2/5 CENT” Surcharge on 1c Olive brown and black, dou-ble surcharge and “2 CENTS” Surcharge on 5c Green and black, triple surcharge,top gutter-margin singles, post office fresh, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine (Scott #51a, 54a;$350.00 for hinged). (photo - page 14) Maury €675

60 � Yvert #64a, 1919 “80 CENTS” Surcharge on 2Fr. Green and black, triple sur-charge, one inverted, fresh and well centered, o.g., extremely fine; signed Roumet (Scott#65a; $250.00). (photo - page 14) €300



C A T A L O G I D E N T I F I C A T I O N S A N D VA L U E S

The Yvert & Tellier (“Yvert”) Timbres Des Colonies Francaises 2011 edition has been used for the main catalog listings and identifications. The catalog numbers quoted are from thiscatalog and the corresponding Scott catalog number (where applicable) is at the end of each

description in parentheses. Unless otherwise noted, all catalog values quoted in the right handcolumn are Yvert prices in euros (€), which at the time of going to press with this catalog theexchange rate per euro was approximately $1.44. In some instances we have used the 2010-11Arthur Maury catalog. For German issues we have used the 2009 Michel catalog. For British

issues we have used the 2011 Stanley Gibbons catalog. When we have estimated the actualvalue of a lot, we have done so in U.S. dollars with the use of the abbreviation “Est.” followed

by the auctioneer’s opinion of value, e.g. “Est. $750-1,000”.


OFFICES IN CRETE

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61 � S.G. #B2, 1898 10pa Blue, well centered, cancelled by straightline Herakleon hand-stamp and tied by “La Canee, Crete/22 FEVR, 99” dotted c.d.s. to registered merchant’scorner card cover to Berlin, entered the French mails with horizontal pair French Officesin Levant 25c Black on rose surcharged “1 PIASTRE 1” (Yvert #4) tied by matching “LaCanee, Crete/22 FEVR, 99” dotted c.d.s., which is repeated at bottom right, boxed “R”handstamp and German arrival backstamp, cover with sealed tear at bottom, otherwisevery fine; a very rare overseas usage outside the Austrian mails; 2002 Roumet certificate(Scott Crete #2 and Offices in Turkey #2). (photo) Est. 750-1,000

62 � Yvert #16-20, 1902 “1 PIASTRE 1” to “20/PIASTRES” Surcharges on 25c-5Fr.Definitives cplt, fresh and well centered mint set, o.g., light h.r., very fine; 4Pi signedCalves and 8Pi signed Thier (Scott #16-20; $597.50). (photo - page 14) €630

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OFFICES IN EGYPT

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63 � 1872 Mixed franking folded cover, sent from Alep to Marseilles, with France 1872 80cCarmine tied by “5079” in diamond grid postmark of Alexandretta, with blue Alep mer-chant’s oval handstamp, “Alexandrette Syrie 26 JUIN 72” c.d.s., sent via Beirut, withTurkey 1870 20pa Gray green and 1pi Yellow pin perf. tied by boxed handstamps andwith “Beyrouth Syrie 28 JUIN 72” c.d.s. alongside, red Paquetbot handstamp, cover withtear at top and a couple light file folds, none of which affect the adhesives, fine and veryscarce; 1987 Calves and 2003 J-F Brun certificates. (photo) Est. 500-750

Alexandria

64 �� Yvert #7a, 1899 10c Black on rose, Type I-II se-tenant, cross gutter block of six withmillesimes “9” in bottom gutter, the top stamps being Type I and the bottom four stampsType II, strong color and impression, o.g., a couple small h.r.’s, horizontal crease in gut-ter, top stamps with natural gum crease, fine; especially desirable as a cross gutter milles-ime block (Scott #6, 6a var.). (photo - page 76) €1,242+




65 � Yvert #48a, 1921 “60 Mill.” large surcharge on 2Fr. Violet and yellow, quite fresh,o.g., lightly hinged, a fine example of this scarce stamp; signed Calves (Scott #44a;$1,050.00). (photo - page 14) €800

66 �� Yvert #47A-49A, 1921 30m on 1Fr. to 150m on 5Fr. King Fouad special printingcplt., each with light crown handstamp on back, bright and fresh, o.g., never hinged, 5Fr.with light natural gum bends, fine; 5Fr. signed Roumet (Scott #43-45 var.). (photo - page14) for hinged €1,575

67 � Yvert #48Aa, 1921 “60 Mill.” surcharge on 2Fr. Violet and yellow, King Fouad spe-cial printing, se-tenant pair with both types, each with crown handstamp on back,deep intense color and impression on fresh paper, o.g., very lightly hinged, fine-very fine;a rare se-tenant pair of the special printing; signed A. Brun (Scott #44, 44a var.). (photo- page 14) for singles €2,075+

68 � Yvert #50, 1921 “30 Mill.” on 15 Mill on 1Fr. Red and olive, warm attractive color,o.g., just faintly hinged (if at all), very fine; a rather elusive stamp; signed Calves (Scott#46A; $1,200.00). (photo - page 14) €1,300

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69 � Yvert #59, 1921 “60 MILLIEMES” surcharge on 2Fr. Violet and yellow, richvibrant colors on pristine white paper, o.g., mild h.r., an exceptionally fresh and fineexample of this scarce key stamp of the colony; signed Champion, Calves (Scott #59;$2,250.00). (photo) €2,600

70 �� Yvert #63a, 1923 “60 MILLIEMES” surcharge on 2Fr. Orange and green, errorsurcharge omitted, top sheet-margin single, exceptionally well centered, brilliantly freshcolors, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine (Scott #60 var.). (photo - page 14) for hinged €770

Port Said

71 � Yvert #15a, 1899 50c Rose, with double “PORT-SAID” overprint, rich vibrantcolor, o.g., h.r., very fine; signed Roumet (Scott #12b; $425.00). (photo - page 14) €500

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72 � Yvert #44aB-48aB, 1921 15m on 40c to 150m on 5Fr. Surcharges, with“MILLtEMES” error cplt., each in a bottom interpanneau margin horizontal pair, withthe right stamp being the error overprint and the left stamp being the normal (#44-48),well centered and exceedingly fresh throughout, o.g., each with a small h.r., very fine; aparticularly handsome and well matched set of these elusive errors; 1995 Behr certificate(Scott #51a-55a; $4,555.00+). (photo) €3,517+

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73 � Yvert #44aC-48aC, 1921 15m on 40c to 150m on 5Fr. Surcharges, with “1” for“I” in “MILLIEMES” cplt., singles of each except 15m on 50c is a bottom sheet-mar-gin horizontal pair (one stamp being the error), fresh and bright, o.g., h.r., very fine set;30m signed Calves, 60m signed A. Brun and Calves; ex-Gibralter, Gross (Scott #51 var.-55 var.). (photo) €2,315

74 �� Yvert #48aC, 1921 150m on 5Fr. Blue and yellow, “1” for “I” in “MILLIEMES”,deep rich colors, o.g., n.h., very fine; signed several times including Calves (Scott #55var.). (photo - page 14) for hinged €770

75 � Yvert #59a, 1921 60m on 2Fr. Orange and pale green, surcharge omitted, brightcolors, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; signed Calves (Scott #54 var.). (photo - page 14) €700

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76 �/�� Yvert #61f, 1921 “5/Milliemes” surcharge on 1c Light gray, “5” inverted, hori-zontal pair, the left stamp being the error, fresh color, o.g., the error stamp is neverhinged, normal stamp with h.r., fine and rare (Scott #50a; mistakenly priced at$7,250.00). (photo) for hinged €1,400

Postage Dues

77 � Yvert #TT3a, 1921 “30/MILLIEMES” surcharge on 20c Olive, inverted sur-charge, fresh color, o.g., mild h.r., fine; a most elusive error; signed Roumet, Calves(Scott #J3a; $1,100.00). (photo - page 14) €875

78 � Yvert #TT5cE-8cE, 1921 2m on 5c to 15m on 50c postage dues, with inverted sec-ond “M” in “MILLIEMES” cplt., each in a horizontal pair, the left stamp being the“MILLIEWES” error, the right stamps are normal, strong colors, o.g., h.r., fine; eachsigned Calves (Scott #J5-8 var.). (photo - page 14) €1,070+

79 � Yvert #TT6a, 1921 “15/MILLIEMES” surcharge on 10c Brown in error, an excep-tionally fresh mint example of this scarce error, bright color and paper, o.g., lightlyhinged, very fine; only 50 were printed; signed Calves (Scott #J6a; $725.00). (photo -page 14) €750

80 �� Yvert #TT8a var., 1921 “15/MILLIEMES” surcharge on 50c Violet brown, invert-ed surcharge and “S” omitted, horizontal pair, both with the inverted surcharge, theleft stamp also with omitted “S”, rich color, o.g., n.h., fine; a scarce error combinationthat is not listed in Yvert or Maury (Scott #J8a var.). (photo - page 14) Est. 300-400

81 �� Yvert #TT8a var., 1921 “15/MILLIEMES” surcharge on 50c Violet brown, invert-ed surcharge and accent over “E” omitted, horizontal strip of three, all with the invert-ed surcharge, the left stamp also has the accent omitted over “E”, deep color, o.g., n.h.,left stamp with small natural inclusion, fine; a rare combination of errors (Scott #J8a var.,Maury #TT7f). (photo - page 14) Maury €1,070+

OFFICES IN JAPAN

82 � 1872 Cover from France to Yokohama, Japan, folded cover franked by two France1867 30c Brown on Yellowish and 1870 40c Orange on yellowish (Yvert #30, 38) tiedby three strikes of “2145” in lozenge, matching bold “Lyon, Les Terreaux/27 Avril 72”datestamp and red boxed “PD”, “Voie Marseille” directive and “Yokohama, BauFrancaise/18 Juin 72” backstamp, very fine. (photo - page 18) Est. 200-300




OFFICES IN JERUSALEM

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83 � Yvert #1, 1948 6Fr. Orange and red, attractive color, o.g., lightly hinged, a fine exam-ple of this scarce stamp; signed A. Brun, Calves, and accompanied by a 1989 Diena cer-tificate. (photo) €3,300

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84 � Yvert #1-PA1, 1948 6Fr. and 10Fr. Air post orange and green, se-tenant pair, rightsheet-margin vertical pair, the top stamp the 10Fr., the bottom stamp the 6Fr., freshcolor, o.g., lightly hinged, fine-very fine; an exceedingly rare and handsome se-tenantpair; signed A. Brun, Calves, and accompanied by a 2003 J-F Brun certificate. (photo) €9,150

OFFICES IN TURKEY (LEVANT)

85 � Yvert #1a, 1885 “1 PIASTRE 1” surcharge on 25c Yellow, inverted surcharge, nice-ly centered, fresh color, o.g., h.r., small spot at bottom, otherwise very fine; a rarely seenerror; clear 2010 Roumet certificate (Scott #1a; $2,500.00). (photo - page 14) €2,800

86 �� Yvert #17c, 1902 “1 PIASTRE 1” surcharge on 25c Blue, inverted surcharge andsurcharge omitted, bottom margin strip of five the right two stamps with the surchargeinverted (and shifted), while the left three stamps have the surcharge omitted, rich color,o.g., stamps are never hinged, some hinge reinforcements in the selvage only, a few perf.separations, fine; a scarce and striking error (Scott #34 var.). (photo - page 14) €700+

87 � Yvert #24a-26a, 1906 25c-1Fr. Definitives, imperforate cplt., without gum as issued,each with large margins, the 25c being a top right sheet-margin single, bright colors, veryfine; 50c and 1Fr. signed Calves (Scott #29a, 32a, 33a). (photo - page 20) €1,210

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88 � Yvert #26, 1906 1Fr. Red and olive, exceedingly well centered, bright colors on freshpaper, o.g., mild h.r., very fine; signed Calves (Scott #33; $425.00). (photo - page 20) €450

89 FDC Yvert #27, 1905 “1 Piastre/Beyrouth” surcharge on 15c Vermilion, single tied by“BEYROUTH, SYRIE/17 JANV 05” first day cancel on cover to Alexandrette (19 Jan.backstamp), stamp has a few slightly toned perf. tips at top, cover opened at bottom, fine;signed Calves (Scott #39). (photo - page 18) Est. 300-400

90 � Yvert #27, 27a, 1905 “1 Piastre/Beyrouth” surcharge on 15c Vermilion, “Piastte”error, vertical pair, the bottom stamp being the error, tied by crisp “BEYROUTH,SYRIE/17 JANV 05” c.d.s. on registered cover to Mersina (18 Jan. backstamp), coverwith file folds not affecting the important stamps, the stamps with strong color and fine;a rare error, especially on cover; signed Calves; cataloged simply as two used stamps (Scott#39, 39a; $1,775.00+). (photo - page 18) €1,750+

91 � Yvert #39c, 1923 “3 PIASTRES/30 PARAS” surcharge on 15c Green, “3” omit-ted and inserted by hand, horizontal pair, the right stamp being the variety, sweatedo.g., fine and rarely seen; signed A. Brun, Calves (Scott #54 var.). (photo - page 20) €1,400

92 � Yvert #40a, 1923 “1 PIASTRE/20 PARAS” error surcharge on 35c Violet, richcolor, o.g., h.r., fine; a very scarce error; 2004 Roumet certificate (Scott #55a;$1,400.00). (photo - page 20) €950

93 � Yvert #41a, 1942 50c on 4pi Orange, inverted surcharge, with shifted surcharge aswell, bright color and well centered, very fine; an eye-catching and scarce error; signed A.Brun, Calves. (photo - page 20) €950

Air Posts

94 �(�) Sanabria #2a, 2b, 1918 2Fr. Brequet semi-official air post imperforate, blue omit-ted, blue and brown omitted, single of each error, large margins, bright colors, formerwith disturbed o.g., latter no gum and a pinpoint thin speck, very fine; these semi-officialstamps are rarely offered; latter signed Kessler. (photo - page 20) Est. 300-400

Cavalle

95 � Yvert #3, 5a, 6, 1893 “Cavalle” Overprint on 10c Black on lavender, in carmine on15c Blue and on “1 Piastre 1” on 25c Black on rose, tied by separate strikes of“Cavalle, Turquie/8 OCT, 00” serrated datestamp to registered cover to Le Kreider,postmark repeated at left and matching boxed “R” handstamp, Salonique, Marseille andLe Kreider backstamps, fresh and extremely fine (Scott #3-5). (photo - page 18) Est. 150-200

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96 � Yvert #11, 1900 “Vathy” Overprint and “20 Piastres” Surcharge on 5Fr. Lilac onlavender, horizontal pair with millesimes “9”, fresh and intact, o.g., h.r., very fine; a rarehigh value millesimes pair; signed Calves (Scott #9). (photo) Maury €2,000

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OFFICES IN ZANZIBAR

97 P Yvert #1-11P, 1894-96 ½a on 5c to 50a on 5Fr. Peace and Commerce, plate proofson Bristol cplt., fresh and very fine set (Scott #1-11P). (photo - page 20) €420

98 � Yvert #1, 1894 “½/ANNA” Surcharge on 5c Green on greenish, horizontal gutterpair with millesimes “3”, beautifully cancelled by 8 September 1894 datestamp, fresh andintact, very fine; very rare used; Maury cat. €385 for mint (Scott #1 var.). (photo - page20) Est. 100-150

99 � Yvert #1a, 4-5, 1894-96 Red “½/ANNA” Surcharge on 5c Green on greenish,“2/ANNAS” Surcharge on 20c Red on green and “2½/ANNAS” Surcharge on 25cBlack on rose, horizontal gutter pairs with millesimes, except the 2½a a block of four,½a with millesimes “6” which is not listed in Maury with a red surcharge, 2a with milles-imes “0”, which is only listed in Maury as “5” or “6” and 2½a “5” as the bottom pair inthe block, o.g., last with small h.r. reinforcements, fresh and fine-very fine (Scott #1, 4-5vars.). (photo - page 20) Est. 400-500

100 � Yvert #9, 1896 “7½/ANNAS” Surcharge on 75c Violet on orange, select mintexample of this very scarce stamp, wonderfully fresh, o.g., l.h., very fine; only 150 stampsare believed to have been surcharged; signed Miro twice; ex-Gibralter, Neal Allen (Scott#9; $500.00). (photo - page 20) €550

101 � Yvert #13b, 1894 “10” Surcharge on 3c Grey on greyish, Ty III surcharge, o.g., h.r.,very fine; only 48 stamps received the Ty. III surcharge (Scott #13 var.). (photo - page20) €530

102 � Yvert #14b, 1894 “25” Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, Ty. III surcharge, usedwith neat 30 March 1894 postmark, very fine; only 192 stamps received the Ty. III sur-charge; signed A. Brun, Calves and Roumet (Scott #14 var.). (photo - page 20) €450

103 � Yvert #15b, 1894 “50” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, Ty. III surcharge, o.g., l.h.,fresh and fine; only 210 stamps received the Ty. III surcharge; signed Miro and Roumet(Scott #15 var.). (photo - page 20) €460

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104 � Yvert #16, 16b, 1894 “1Fr.” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw, Ty. I and Ty. III sur-charges, horizontal combination pair, the left stamp Ty. III and the right stamp Ty. I,strong and intact, o.g., h.r., fine; with only 456 Ty. I and 48 Ty. III surcharges producedsuch combination pairs are very rare; signed Miro twice and Roumet; ex-Gibralter, NealAllen (Scott #16 var.). (photo) €1,560

105 � Yvert #16, 1894 “1Fr.” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw, Ty. I surcharge, used, excel-lent centering, lightly cancelled, extremely fine (Scott #16; $525.00). (photo - page 20) €580

106 � Yvert #16, 1894 “1Fr.” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw, Ty. I surcharge, tied to smallpiece by 31 March 1894 datestamp, fine; only 456 Ty. I stamps were produced; signedA. Brun and Calves (Scott #16; $525.00). (photo - page 20) €580

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107 � Yvert #17-31, 1896-1900 “ZANZIBAR” and “½/ANNA” to “50/ANNAS”Surcharges on 5c-5Fr. Peace and Commerce cplt., most nicely centered, o.g., h.r.,except #19 no gum, 2a small toned spot, otherwise fine-very fine set (Scott #17-28, 18a,19a, 25a; $416.75). (photo - page 20) €500

108 � Yvert #17a, 18, 24-25, 37, 30, 1896-1900 Surcharges on Peace and Commerce,group of horizontal gutter pairs with millesimes, comprised of red ½a Ty. II “7” as a toppair in a block of four, ½a Ty. I “0” as the bottom pair in a block of four, 2½a and 3a“9” and 5a and 20a “0”, remarkably fresh and intact, o.g., l.h. or small h.r., fine-very fine;a difficult group to assemble (Scott #17a, 18, 22-23, 25, 27 vars.). (photo - page 20) Maury €2,042

109 � Yvert #20, 22-24, 1896-1900 Surcharges, registered cover to Germany franked byfour different surcharged values tied by separate strikes of “Zanzibar/23 Dec 97” date-stamps, postmark repeated at right, octagonal “La Reunion a Marseille L.U.No. 2/27Dec 97” transit and Dresden arrival backstamp, fresh and extremely fine; signed Calves(Scott #19-22). (photo - page 18) Est. 150-200

110 � Yvert #30b, 1896 “20/ANNAS/ZANZIBAS” Error surcharge on 2Fr. Brown onazure, rich color, o.g., very fine and scarce (Scott #27a; $675.00). (photo - page 20) €770

111 �� Yvert #32, 32d, 32h, 1897 “2½” Surcharge Ty. V, IV and IX on “25c.” on “½/ANNA”on 5c Green on greenish, used examples of each, first two tied to small piece by July 1897postmarks, nicely centered, very fine; only 288, 64 and 96 examples produced respec-tively; Ty. IV signed Kohler twice and Ty. IX signed Champion (Scott #29, 29 vars.;$720.00+). (photo - page 20) €710

112 � Yvert #33, 1897 “2½” Surcharge Ty. V on “25c.” on “1/ANNA” on 10c Black onlavender, tied to small piece by neat c.d.s., fresh and well centered, very fine; of the 190stamps surcharged only 54 are Ty. V; signed Champion (Scott #30; $1,100.00).(photo - page 20) €1,100

113 � Yvert #34, 1897 “2½” Surcharge Ty. V on “25c.” on “1½/ANNA” on 15c Blue,used with neat c.d.s. cancel, fresh and very fine; of the 260 stamps surcharged only 72are type V (Scott #31; $950.00). (photo - page 20) €1,000

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114 � Yvert #34i, 1897 “2½” Surcharge Ty. X on “25c.” on “1½/ANNA” on 15c Blue,used with neat c.d.s. cancel, strong color on fresh paper, very fine and rare; of the 260stamps surcharged a mere 24 are Ty. X; signed Calves (Scott #31 var.; $950.00+).(photo) €1,100

115 � Yvert #35, 1897 “5” Surcharge Ty. I on “50c.” on “3/ANNAS” on 30c Brown onbister, tied to small piece by clear 28 July 1897 postmark, nicely centered, fresh and veryfine; of the 380 stamps surcharged only 96 are Ty. I; signed Bernichon, Calves twiceand Champion and accompanied by 1993 Calves certificate (Scott #32; $950.00). (photo- page 20) €850




116 � Yvert #35a, 1897 “5” Surcharge Ty. II on “50c.” on “3/ANNAS” on 30c Brownon bister, tied to small piece by clear 28 July 1897 postmark, strong color, very fine; ofthe 380 stamps surcharged only 48 are Ty. II; signed A. Brun and Calves (Scott #32var.; $950.00+). (photo - page 20) €1,000

117 � Yvert #35, 1897 “5” Surcharge Ty. VI on “50c.” on “3/ANNAS” on 30c Brownon bister, tied to small piece by clear 25 July 1897 c.d.s., fresh and very fine; of the 380stamps surcharged only 48 are Ty. VI; signed Bernichon; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #32 var.;$950.00+). (photo - page 20) €1,000

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118 � Yvert #36, 1897 “5” Surcharge Ty. I on “50c.” on “4/ANNAS” on 40c Red onstraw, tied to small piece by neat 26 July 1897 datestamp, bright and fresh, very fine; ofthe 195 stamps surcharged only 48 are Ty. I; signed A. Brun and Champion (Scott#33; $1,300.00). (photo) €1,200

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119 � Yvert #36b, 1897 “5” Surcharge Ty. III on “50c.” on “4/ANNAS” on 40c Red onstraw, used with neat 26 July 1897 datestamp, excellent centering, bright and fresh,extremely fine; a great rarity of the 1897 provisional surcharges, with only six Ty. IIIsurcharge stamps produced; signed signed Bloch and A. Brun (Scott #33 var.;$1,300.00+). (photo) €1,600

120 � Yvert #42, 1897 “2½” and “25c.” Ty. I Surcharge on Pale green sheet-margin, per-forated on all four sides, used as are all known examples, clear 26 July 1897 datestamp,fresh and very fine; only 50 copies were made; signed Calves; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #34;$1,300.00). (photo) €1,500

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121 � Yvert #42, 1897 “2½” and “25c.” Ty. I Surcharge on Pale green sheet-margin, per-forated on all four sides, used as are all known examples, tied to piece by clear 28 July1897 c.d.s., very fine and rare; only 50 stamps were issued; signed Kohler twice (Scott#34; $1,300.00). (photo) €1,500

122 � Yvert #42, 1897 “2½” and “25c.” Ty. I Surcharge on Pale green sheet-margin, per-forated on all four sides, used as are all known examples, tied to small piece by 25 July1897 postmark, very fine and rare; only 50 examples were printed; signed Calves andLemarie (Scott #34; $1,300.00). (photo - page 20) €1,500

123 � Yvert #42b, 1897 “2½” and “25c.” Ty. III Surcharge on Pale green sheet-margin,perforated on all four sides, used as are all known examples, tied to piece by neat 26July 1897 postmark, very fine; a very rare stamp, with only 20 examples printed;signed A. Brun, Calves and Roumet and accompanied by 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott#34 var.; $1,300.00+). (photo) €2,100

124 � Yvert #44, 1897 “2½” and “25c.” Ty. I Surcharge on Pale blue sheet-margin, per-forated on all four sides, used as are all known examples, tied to small piece by clear 26July 1897 postmark, very fine and exceedingly rare; with only 10 copies printed; signedA. Brun and Roumet and accompanied by 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott #36;$3,000.00). (photo) €3,700

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125 � Yvert #44a, 1897 “2½” and “25c.” Ty. II Surcharge on Pale blue sheet-margin, per-forated on all four sides, used as are all known examples, neat 27 July 1897 c.d.s., freshand very fine; an exceedingly rare stamp, with only 12 examples produced; signedBernichon, A. Brun and Calves; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #36; $3,000.00). (photo) €4,400




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126 � Yvert #45, 1897 “5” and “50c.” Ty. IV Surcharge on Brown sheet-margin, perfo-rated on all four sides, used as are all known examples, neat 28 July 1897 postmark, veryfine and rare; a mere 20 examples were printed; signed Calves, Champion twice, J-FBrun and others (Scott #37; $2,900.00). (photo) €3,700

127 � Yvert #46, 1897 “5” and “50c.” Ty. IV Surcharge on Bister sheet-margin, perforat-ed on all four sides, used as are all known examples, tied to piece by clear 28 July 1897c.d.s., very fine and very rare, as only 20 copies were printed; signed Behr and Kosack(Scott #38; $4,000.00). (photo) €4,700

128 �/�� Yvert #47-52, 1902-03 “½/ANNA” to “3 ANNAS” Surcharges on 5c-30cDefinitives horizontal gutter pairs with millesimes, except 10c a block of four, fresh andintact, o.g., 1a and 3a n.h., fine-very fine set (Scott #39-44 vars.). (photo - page 20) Maury €1,375

129 �/�� Yvert #52a, 1903 “5 ANNAS” Error surcharge on 30c Lilac, fresh mint block of four,the top right stamp the error and the other three normal, o.g., light h.r., bottom stampsn.h., fine and scarce (Scott #44a; $364.00 for singles). (photo - page 28) Maury €600

130 � Yvert #58, 1904 “25c” and “2” Surcharge on 4a on 40c Red on straw, used as areall known examples, neat c.d.s. cancel, fine and scarce; only 150 stamps were surcharged;signed Calves (Scott #50; $1,000.00). (photo - page 28) €1,200

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131 � Yvert #59, 1904 “50” and “5” Surcharge on 3a on 30c Brown on bister, used as areall known examples, tied to piece by neat 22 July 1904 postmark, very fine and rare, only100 stamps were surcharged; signed Calves and Roumet (Scott #51; $1,200.00).(photo) €1,400

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132 � Yvert #60, 1904 “50” and “5” Surcharge on 4a on 40c Red on straw, used as are allbut one known example, tied to small piece by 22 July 1904 datestamp, fresh and veryfine; rare, with only 100 stamps surcharged; signed Champion and Miro twice (Scott#52; $1,200.00). (photo) €1,400

133 � Yvert #61, 1904 “1fr” and “10” Surcharge on 3a on 30c Brown on bister, used asare all known examples, tied to piece by clear 22 July 1904 postmark, very fine for thisrare stamp; only 50 stamps were surcharged; signed Calves; ex-Gibralter (Scott #53;$2,000.00). (photo) €2,300

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134 � Yvert #62, 1904 “1fr” and “10” Surcharge on 4a on 40c Red on straw, used as areall known examples, tied to piece by neat 22 July 1904 c.d.s., very fine and rare; only 50examples were produced; signed Calves and accompanied by 2002 Roumet certificate(Scott #54; $2,000.00). (photo) €2,300

135 � Yvert #64a, 1904 “25c” and “2” Surcharge on 1a on 10c Rose red, inverted sur-charge, used as are all known examples, tied to piece by 22 July 1904 datestamp, fine andrare; signed Bernichon, Calves twice and Gilbert (Scott #56a; $1,500.00). (photo) €1,500




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136 � Yvert #65, 1904 “25c” and “2½” Surcharge on 3a on 30c Lilac, used as are all knownexamples, single with right gutter margin containing millesimes “3”, tied to piece by clear22 July 1904 datestamp, fine; with only 50 stamps having been surcharged this is theonly millesimes example possible; signed Champion, Gilbert and Roumet and accom-panied by 2010 Roumet certificate (Scott #57; $2,400.00). (photo) €2,600+

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137 � Yvert #66, 1904 “50c” and “cinq” Surcharge on 3a on 30c Lilac, used as are allknown examples, tied to piece by light 22 July 1904 postmark, very fine and rare; only100 stamps were surcharged; signed Roumet (Scott #58; $1,250.00). (photo) €1,600

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138 � Yvert #67, 1904 “1fr.” and “dix” Surcharge on 3a on 30c Lilac, used as are all knownexamples, single with right gutter margin containing millesimes “3”, tied to piece by clear22 July 1904 postmarks, fine; with only 50 stamps having been surcharged this is theonly millesimes example possible; signed A. Brun and Roumet and accompanied by2010 Roumet certificate (Scott #59; $2,000.00+). (photo) €2,300+

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139 � Yvert #68, 1904 “Timbre” Overprint on ½a on 5c Blue postage due, used as are allknown examples, cancelled by neat 22 July 1904 postmark, fine and scarce; only 300stamps were overprinted (Scott #60; $450.00). (photo - page 28) €530

140 � Yvert #68, 1904 “Timbre” Overprint on ½a on 5c Blue postage due, used as are allknown examples, tied to piece by neat 22 July 1904 postmark, very fine and scarce; only300 stamps were overprinted; signed Calves and Gilbert (Scott #60; $450.00). (photo -page 28) €530

141 � Yvert #69, 1904 “Affrancht.” Overprint on 1a on 10c Brown postage due, used asare all known examples, tied to piece by clear 22 July 1904 c.d.s., very well centered,extremely fine; only 300 stamps were overprinted; signed A. Brun (Scott #61; $450.00).(photo - page 28) €530

142 � Yvert #69, 1904 “Affrancht.” Overprint on 1a on 10c Brown postage due, used asare all known examples, single with right gutter margin containing millesimes “2”, tied topiece by 22 July 1904 datestamp, excellent centering, extremely fine; with only 300stamps having been overprinted this is one of only six millesimes possible; signedChampion twice and Roumet (Scott #61; $450.00). (photo - page 28) €530+

143 � Yvert #70, 1904 Red bars overprint on 1½a on 15c Yellow green postage due, usedas are all known examples, tied to piece by clear 22 July 1904 datestamp, fresh and veryfine; only 150 stamps were overprinted (Scott #62; $1,000.00). (photo - page 28) €1,100

144 � Yvert #70, 1904 Red bars overprint on 1½a on 15c Yellow green postage due, usedas are all known examples, single with right gutter margin containing millesimes “2”, tiedto piece by clear 22 July 1904 postmark, small facial scuff at top, still fine; with only 150stamps having been overprinted a mere three millesimes are possible; signed Roumetand accompanied by his 2010 certificate (Scott #62; $1,000.00). (photo - page 28) €1,100+

ZANZIBAR (BRITISH ISSUES)

145 � S.G. #8k, 1895 2½a Yellow green, “Zanibar” error, lovely mint example of this scarcevariety, well struck overprint, bright color and very well centered, o.g., very fine andchoice; 1991 BPA certificate; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #7b; $700.00). (photo - page 28) £700

146 � S.G. #11, 1895 4a Olive green, varieties small second “z” and Arabic “2” for “r’”, tiedby squared Zanzibar 3 Nov 98 postmark on India 2/6 Orange stamped envelope toGermany, Ulm receiver of Nov. 24, cover with small edge faults at right, fine and scarce;signed Holcombe and accompanied by his 1995 certificate (Scott #9). (photo - page 18) Est. 150-200

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147 � S.G. #19k, 1895 2R Carmine and yellow brown, inverted “r” of “Zanzibar” ovpt.,well centered and fresh, o.g., mild h.r., very fine; this error is especially rare and seldomfinds its way to the auction block; signed Holcombe (Scott #14b; $4,250.00). (photo) £3,750

148 � S.G. #29k, 1896 “2½” Surcharge in red on 1½a Sepia, Roman “1” in “½”, withsmall second “z”, rich color, o.g., h.r., fine; an elusive variety; 1969 BPA certificate as theold S.G. #135b (Scott #26 var.). (photo - page 28) £900

149 � S.G. #33, 1898 “2½” Red surcharge on 1a Plum, with small second “z”, tied to pieceby Zanzibar c.d.s., well centered, rich color, very fine and scarce (Scott #22; $1,000.00).(photo - page 28) £950

150 � S.G. #175-176, 1897 “2½” Surcharge on 4a Myrtle green, se-tenant pair with Type3 and 4 surcharges, right margin vertical pair, the top stamp with Type 3 and the bot-tom stamp with Type 4 surcharge, quite fresh, o.g., very fine (Scott #53-54). (photo -page 28) £330+

151 S S.G. #239s-45s, 1908 10R-200R Palace, with “SPECIMEN” overprints vertically,unusually bright and fresh set, o.g., never hinged (particularly scarce thus), very fine(Scott #113S-19S). (photo - page 28) for hinged £830

152 �� S.G. #240, 1908 20R Black and yellow green, deep vibrant colors on fresh whitepaper, o.g., never hinged, very fine (Scott #114; for hinged $425.00). (photo - page 28) for hinged £450

153 � S.G. #242, 1908 40R Black and orange brown, bright colors, o.g., very fine; 1961 A.Diena certificate (Scott #116; $650.00). (photo - page 28) £700

154 � S.G. #243, 1908 50R Black and mauve, well centered, fresh colors, o.g., very fine;signed A. Diena and accompanied by a 1957 BPA certificate (Scott #117; $600.00).(photo - page 28) £600

155 � S.G. #244, 1908 100R Black and steel blue, a highly select mint example, with intenseprooflike colors and impressions on pristine white paper, nicely centered, o.g., lightlyhinged, very fine (Scott #118; $800.00). (photo - page 28) £850

156 � S.G. #245, 1908 200R Brown and greenish black, well centered, attractive rich col-ors, o.g., some small black offset on gum, very fine (Scott #119; $1,300.00). (photo -page 28) £1,300

157 � S.G. #260d, 1913 40R Black and vermilion Dhow, bright fresh colors, o.g., lightlyhinged, very fine; signed Raybaudi (Scott #137; $450.00). (photo - page 28) £475




158 � S.G. #260e, 1913 50R Black and purple Dhow, pristine mint single with impeccablecentering, lovely fresh colors and impressions, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; ex-Neal Allen(Scott #138; for hinged $425.00). (photo - page 28) for hinged £450

159 � S.G. #260g, 1913 200R Brown and black Dhow, exceptionally well centered, bril-liantly fresh colors, o.g, lightly hinged, choice very fine; a handsome example of this highvalue; signed Raybaudi (Scott #140; $1,000.00). (photo - page 28) £900

Postage Dues

160 � S.G. #D3, 1931 3c Black on orange postage due, used on 1931 cover from Kenya toZanzibar, with Kenya and Uganda 1c and 5c King George V tied by light Nairobi c.d.s.postmarks, the postage due stamp cancelled by Zanzibar May 6, 1931 c.d.s., Zanzibarreceiving backstamp, “T” handstamp, fine; a scarce commercial usage (Scott #J3). (photo- page 42) Scott $$600.00

161 � S.G. #D7, 1926 12c Black on green postage due, without gum as issued, slightlyrounded corner at bottom left, fine and scarce (Scott #J4B; $1,600.00). (photo - page28) £1,500

162 � S.G. #D12, 1931 21c Black on orange postage due, bottom left corner margin singletied by Zanzibar NO 17 30 c.d.s. on incoming cover from Uganda, with three Kenya andUganda 1c King George V tied by Entebbe Sep 24 c.d.s. postmarks, “T” handstamp andZanzibar receiving backstamp, 1c stamps with some gum staining, otherwise fine (Scott#J8). (photo - page 42) Scott $500.00

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163 � S.G. #D13, 1926-30 25c Black on magenta, a used single of his very rare value, fromthe bottom right corner of the sheet with sheet s.e. on those sides and rouletted 10 onthe other sides, portion of November 1929 Zanzibar c.d.s., brownish gum from postoffice glue pot remains on the reverse as these stamps were issued without gum, very fine;an extremely rare stamp mint or used and, despite the difference in catalog values, it isprobably rarer; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #J8b; $1,500.00). (photo) £1,300

Zanzibar Collection

164 � S.G. #3/297, D1/17a, Zanzibar collection balance, with the first overprints to 5Rincluding a couple varieties, several of the “2½” Surcharges including some of the elusivestamps, some of the later complete sets, 1908 Issue includes the 30R, 1913 Issue includesthe 100R, 1914-22 Issue with Specimen overprints, the 1926 Postage dues are lackingonly the rarities, and include the additional ten values with “cent.s” variety, a few faultsbut largely fine or better. Est. 750-1,000

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165 �/�� Yvert #1-6, 1859-65 1c-80c Eagle and crown cplt., wonderfully fresh and handsomeset of sheet-margin mint blocks of four, all with large even margins on the other threesides, o.g., top stamps l.h. or h.r. and the bottom pairs all n.h., extremely fine; a very desir-able set of blocks (Scott #1-6; $1,275.00 for hinged). (photo) for hinged €1,355

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166 ��/� Yvert #3a, 1859 10c Bister on yellowish, one sideways, incredibly fresh bottom sheet-margin mint strip of three, the center stamp sideways, large to very large margins, strongcolor on crisp clean paper, o.g., right stamp very lightly hinged and with a natural translu-cent spot, the left se-tenant pair never hinged, extremely fine; signed Pavoille (Scott #3a;$1,032.50 for hinged). (photo) for hinged €1,135

167 � Yvert #8, 1872 5c Yellow green on yellowish, select mint example, large margins allaround, uncommonly bright and fresh, o.g., trivial h.r., very fine and choice; signedCalves and accompanied by his 1993 certificate (Scott #8; $1,000.00). (photo - page 28) €1,100

168 � Yvert #10, 1871 80c Rose on pinkish, ample to mostly large margins, bright and fresh,o.g., h.r., very fine; signed Roumet (Scott #15; $1,100.00). (photo - page 28) €1,200

169 � Yvert #11-13, 1871 10c Bister on yellowish, 20c Blue on bluish and 40c Orange onyellowish, fresh and attractive mint singles of each, all with large even margin all around,strong colors, o.g., l.h., very fine; 20c signed Roumet and Behr and accompanied by 1970Behr certificate and 40c signed Behr and Calves (Scott #9, 11, 14; $1,150.00). (photo -page 34) €1,350




170 � Yvert #13a, 17, 1871-72, 40c Orange on yellowish, Ty. II and 5c Green on paleblue, single of former and horizontal pair of latter, both with ample to huge margins allaround, tied to piece by blue “SNG” in lozenge cancel of Senegal, very fine; signed Calvesand accompanied by 2002 Behr certificate; ex-Gilbert (Scott #14a, 19; $659.50). (photo- page 34) €722

171 � Yvert #15, 1876 2c Red brown on yellowish, exceptionally fresh mint single, four largemargins, good color, o.g., l.h., very fine; signed Calves (Scott #17; $475.00). (photo -page 34) €550

172 � Yvert #15, 1876 2c Red brown on yellowish, scarce used example of this low value,ample to mostly large margins, bright and fresh, 1876 Saigon cancel, very fine; signedRoumet (Scott #17; $750.00). (photo - page 34) €900

1876 Four Centimes Grey

The Rarest Stamp of the French Colonies General Issues

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173 � Yvert #16, 1876 4c Grey, an outstanding mint example of this classic rarity, with largeeven margins all around, fresh color on crisp clean paper, o.g., very lightly hinged, veryfine; an especially difficult stamp to find mint, and it is almost never encounteredin this superior quality; signed Behr, A. Brun, Calves and others and accompanied by1997 Behr certificate; ex-Gibralter (Scott #18; $11,000.00). (photo) €12,500

174 �/�� Yvert #23, 1872 25c Blue on bluish, Ty. I, handsome top left corner margin mint blockof four, with ample to mostly large margins on the other sides, luxuriant rich color onfresh paper, o.g., l.h., the bottom pair n.h., very fine; signed Calves (Scott #12; $900.00for hinged). (photo - page 34) for hinged €900

175 �/�� Yvert #28, 1878 75c Rose on rose, Ty. I, bottom right corner margin mint block of six(3x2), with large margins on the other sides, bright and fresh, o.g., h.r. or l.h., bottomcenter stamp n.h., very fine (Scott #28; $450.00 for singles). (photo - page 34) €610

176 �/�� Yvert #28-29, 1877-78 75c Rose on rose, Ty. I and 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, TyI, mint blocks of four, both with large even margins all around, including 1Fr. with asheet-margin at right, remarkably fresh, o.g., l.h., the bottom pairs n.h., extremely fine;75c signed Calves on each (Scott #28-29; $540.00 for hinged singles). (photo - page 34) for hinged €730

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177 � Yvert #35, 1878 25c Blue on bluish, Ty. II, the superb example offered here mustsurely be one of the finest mint singles extant of this rarity, as it possesses impressive-ly large margins all around, including a sheet-margin at bottom, plus its color is a strik-ingly rich and distinctive blue, while its reverse reveals full clean o.g. which has only beenlightly hinged, an extremely fine gem; signed Buhler, Calves and Kohler and accompaniedby 1998 Behr certificate; ex-Gibralter (Scott #35a; $4,250.00). (photo) €5,000

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178 � Yvert #35, 1878 25c Blue on bluish, Ty. II, remarkably, the Wyer collection containsa second choice mint example of this rare general issue, possessing uniformly large mar-gins all around, rich distinctive blue color and a fine impression, full clean o.g. which hasonly been very lightly hinged, extremely fine; signed Calves and Roumet and accompa-nied by 1997 Behr certificate (Scott #35a; $4,250.00). (photo) €5,000

179 �� Yvert #36, 1877 25c Ultramarine on bluish, Ty. II, handsome top right corner mar-gin mint block of four, with large margins on the other sides, remarkably fresh, o.g., n.h.,extremely fine; each signed A. Brun (Scott #35; $420.00 for singles). (photo - page 34) for hinged €300

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180 � Yvert #36A, 1877 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, Ty. II, a pleasing mint example of thisscarce type, uncommonly large margins, rich color, o.g., h.r., extremely fine; signedCalves (Scott unlisted). (photo) €2,200

181 �/�� Yvert #39, 40, 42, 45, 1878-79 4c Claret on lavender, 10c Black on lavender, 20cRed on green and 35c Black on orange, Types II, wonderfully fresh sheet-margin mintblocks of four, the 35c a bottom right corner sheet-margin example, each with large evenmargins on the other sides, o.g., 10c and 20c light h.r. at top, 35c l.h. at top, the bottompairs and all the 4c stamps n.h., except the 20c only one n.h., extremely fine and attrac-tive group (Scott #40, 41, 43, 36; $1,715.00). (photo - page 34) for hinged €1,680

182 � Yvert #43, 1879 25c Black on red, Ty. II, gorgeous top right corner margin single,with generous margins on the other two sides, intense color on fresh paper, o.g., extreme-ly fine; signed A. Brun and Roumet (Scott #44; $600.00). (photo - page 34) €700

183 � Yvert #44, 1880 25c Yellow on straw, large margins all around, bright fresh color, o.g.,h.r., very fine; signed Calves (Scott #45; $725.00). (photo - page 34) €800

Postage Dues

184 � Yvert #TT1-17, 1884 1c-5Fr. Black and 1Fr.-5Fr. Brown postage dues cplt., gener-ally fresh, ample to mostly large margins, o.g., h.r. or l.h., very fine set; 1Fr. and 2Fr.signed Lemarie (Scott #J1-14, J12a-14a; $1,332.00). (photo - page 34) €1,577

185 �� Yvert #TT14, 1884 5Fr. Black postage due, seldom seen post office fresh mint exam-ple, four large margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #J14a; $425.00 forhinged). (photo - page 34) for hinged €500

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ALGERIA

186 � France #6, 1849 25c Blue, four margin single tied by “3733” in dots, with matching“Orleans-Ville Algerie 22 Fevr. 52” c.d.s. on folded letter to Paris, with receiving back-stamp, cover is fresh, very fine (Scott #A6S). (photo - page 42) Scott $700.00

187 �� Yvert #25 var., 1924 65c Rose, with “ALGERIE” misplaced,mint block of ten, beingthe bottom two rows with selvage on three sides, the overprint shifted to the left (intothe next stamp), bright and fresh, o.g., stamps all n.h. (hinged in the selvage only), veryfine and a handsome showpiece; this value is not listed in Maury with the shifted over-print (Scott #24 var.). (photo - page 76) Est. 200-300

188 �� Yvert #84c, 1927 10Fr. Brown and red, short tree variety, bottom right corner mar-gin vertical pair, the top stamp being the variety, bright colors, o.g., n.h., fine; signedRoumet (Scott #66 var.). (photo - page 34) for hinged €855+

189 �� Yvert #85a, 1927 20Fr. Violet and green, five trees variety, top margin block of four,the top right stamp being the variety, bright colors, o.g., n.h., fine (Scott #67d;$925.00+). (photo - page 38) for hinged €795+

190 �/�� Yvert #87-99 var., 1930 5c+5c to 5Fr.+5Fr. Semi-postals, imperforate cplt., thelower values in right sheet-margin singles, the 50c and higher values in bottom sheet-mar-gin singles with partial imprint, large margins, bright colors, o.g., never hinged except the3Fr. and 5Fr. are lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1982 Friedl certificate for the three highvalues (Scott #B14-26 var.; $675.00). (photo - page 38 475.00

191 �� Yvert #99a, 1930 5Fr. + 5Fr. Green and red carmine, inverted center, a choice exam-ple of this scarce and attractive inverted center, well centered, brilliantly rich color, o.g.,n.h., very fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #B26a; $875.00). (photo - page 38) for hinged €825

192 �� Yvert #137A, 1938 90c Red, unissued value, bright fresh color, o.g., n.h., fine andscarce (Scott #67 footnote; for hinged $1,000.00). (photo - page 38) for hinged €1,375.00

193 � Yvert #137Aa, 1938 90c Red, unissued value, with advertising band, bottom leftcorner margin single with advertising band at bottom, exceptionally fresh, o.g., lightlyhinged, fine (Scott #67 footnote; $1,000.00+). (photo - page 38) €1,550


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194 �� Yvert #158c, 1939 “1F” surcharge on 90c Red, pair, one without surcharge, top leftcorner margin horizontal pair, the left stamp missing the surcharge, lovely bright color,o.g., n.h., very fine; a rarely offered error; signed A. Brun (Scott #131d; $2,050.00).(photo) for hinged €1,900

195 �� Yvert #158Aa, 158Ad, 1940 “1F” Type II surcharge on 90c Red, inverted sur-charge, top right corner margin block of four, the top two stamps with advertisingbands, well centered, bright color, o.g., very fine; each stamp signed A. Brun (Scott#131f, 131f var.). (photo - page 38) for singles €480+

196 �� Yvert #167b, 1941 “+60c” on 90c Red, pair, one without surcharge, left sheet-mar-gin horizontal pair, the left stamp missing the surcharge, exceedingly well centered, richvibrant color, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a superb example of this rare error; signedA. Brun, Roumet (Scott #B27b; $1,400.00). (photo - page 38) for hinged €1,100

197 �� Yvert #196B, 1942 5Fr. Green, unissued value, left sheet-margin single, well centeredand fresh, o.g., stamp is n.h., thinned in the selvage only, very fine; signed Roumet (Scott#137 footnote; $875.00). (photo - page 38) €1,150

198 �� Yvert #196D, 1942 20Fr. Gray black, unissued value, well centered, exceptionallyfresh, o.g., n.h., very fine (Scott #137 footnote; $600.00). (photo - page 38) €525

199 � Yvert #245b, 1945 1.50Fr.+3.50Fr Blue, “RF” omitted, fresh color and paper, o.g.,n.h., very fine; signed A. Brun, Calves (Scott #B43 var.). (photo - page 38) €715

200 �� 1965 Unissued 30c and 60c Afro-Asian Conference cplt., o.g., n.h., very fine; 1993Calves certificate. (photo - page 38) Est. 150-200

Air Posts

201 � 1936 Tour of Africa flight cover, originating in Algeria and ending in French Sudan,with ten stamps from nine different colonies affixed and tied by c.d.s. on arrival, withAlgeria and Sudan backstamps, with proper cachet and signed by the pilot, very fine; only110 covers were carried. (photo - page 42) Est. 150-200

Parcel Posts

202 � Yvert #CP7A, 1921 60c Blue, with “CONTROLE/REPARTITEUR” overprint,bottom margin single, bright color, o.g., just a faint suggestion of hinging, fine; signedA. Brun. (photo - page 38) €630

203 �� Yvert #CP7Ab, 1921 60c Blue, overprint omitted, unusually well centered, freshcolor, o.g., n.h., very fine; signed Calves. (photo - page 38) for hinged €630

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204 �� Yvert #CP51b, CP54b, 1938 60c-1.80Fr. and 2.40Fr.-3Fr. Black, imperforate, se-tenant gutter pairs, the two pairs representing the only combination values in the series,large margins, o.g., n.h., latter with a couple tiny spots of gum flaking mentioned forstrict accuracy, both with horizontal crease in the gutter as always, very fine. (photo - page38) for hinged €1,660

205 � Yvert #CP94A, 1941 16.55Fr. Black, bright and fresh, o.g., trivial h.r., fine; a scarceand key stamp; only 100 were overprinted on the black stamp in error; signed A. Brun,Roumet. (photo - page 44) €1,200

ANDORRA

206 �� Yvert #1-23, 1931 “ANDORRE” Overprint on ½c-20Fr. Definitives cplt., a pristinemint set, generally well centered for these, immaculate o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; an unusu-ally nice set (Scott #1-22, P1; $2,083.15). (photo - page 44) €2,700

207 � Yvert #1-23, 1931 “ANDORRE” Overprint on ½c-20Fr. Definitives cplt., generallyfresh and well centered, o.g., h.r. or l.h., fine-very fine set (Scott #1-22, P1; $1,252.25).(photo - page 44) €1,375

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208 �� Yvert #1a, 1931 “ANDORRE” Overprint and “½/centime” surcharge on 1c Grey,double overprint, attractive top right corner margin single, wonderfully fresh, pristineo.g., n.h., fine and rare; signed Calves twice and Roumet and accompanied by 2010Roumet certificate (Scott #P1a; $4,000.00). (photo) €4,500

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209 �� Yvert #2a, 1931 “ANDORRE” Overprint on 1c Grey, double overprint, top sheet-margin mint single, strong color, unblemished o.g., n.h., fresh and fine; only 100 errorswere printed; signed Calves twice and Champion twice (Scott #1a; $2,750.00). (photo) €2,600




1931 One Cent Grey Block of Four With Double Overprint

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210 �� Yvert #2a, 1931 “ANDORRE” Overprint on 1c Grey, double overprint, post officefresh mint block of four, particularly well centered, good color, strong and intact, o.g.,never hinged, extremely fine; blocks of four are exceedingly rare as only a single sheetof 100 stamps was discovered; each signed Calves twice and Roumet and accompaniedby 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott #1a; $11,000.00+). (photo) for singles €10,400

211 �� Maury #24A-27A & var., 1933 “ELECTIONS/SEPTEMBRE/1933” Overprintson 1c-5c and 20c pictorials, group of nine items comprised of normal overprints on 1cand 3c, inverted overprints on 2c, 3c and 5c, double overprint without “1933” on 1c,double overprint, one inverted on 1c, a vertical pair of 2c with inverted overprints, thebottom stamp without “ELECTIONS” and 20c with double overprint, one inverted, thisbeing a value which is not listed by Maury (cataloged as listed value), all o.g., n.h., veryfine (Scott unlisted). (photo - page 44) €3,120

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212 �� Maury #85 var., 1942 50c Prussian green, imperforate error, right sheet-margin sin-gle, with large even margins on the other three sides, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and veryrare; this imperforate was an error, as opposed to most French area imperforates whichwere produced for sale to collectors, and a mere five examples are known; signed Calvesand accompanied by his 1994 certificate (Scott #75 var.). (photo) €2,850

213 �� Yvert #93-118 var., 1944-46 10c-50Fr. Definitives, imperforate, complete set of all27 values in matched left sheet-margin horizontal pairs, large margins, o.g., n.h., fresh andextremely fine (Scott #78-104 var.). (photo - page 44) €1,422

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214 S Yvert #TT1-3, 5-15s, 1931-32 “ANDORRE” Overprint on 5c-30c, 60c-3Fr. and1c-5Fr. Postage dues, handstamped “Especimen” in blue-black by a PortugueseAfrican postal administration, some with some gum, 5c, 30c, 2Fr. and 3Fr. with small sur-face rubs, otherwise fine-very fine; 1989 Holcombe certificate (Scott #J1-3, 5-15).(photo - page 44) Est. 200-300

Spanish Andorra Collection

215 �� Spanish Andorra mostly mint collection to 1982, includes the first overprint set, plusadditional stamps in different perforations, as well as six blocks, the 1929 set is completein both Perf. 14 and Perf. 11½, plus additional used Peseta values, as well as mint blocks,the 1936 Issue includes the scarce 40c Dark blue stamp, plus a run of more modernissues, also includes the unissued 1875 set and both 1932 Air post sets, there are also sixcovers present (including two with the first issue), o.g., some n.h., generally fine-very fine. Est. 750-1,000

ANJOUAN

216 � Yvert #1-4, 6, 11-13, 16-19, 1892-1907 1c-5, 15c, 50c-1Fr. and 25c-50c Peace andCommerce, horizontal gutter pairs with millesimes, fresh and intact, o.g., l.h. or h.r.,fine-very fine; a difficult group to assemble (Scott #1-4, 7, 11, 13, 15-19 vars.). (photo -page 44) €3,470

217 �� Maury #19a, 1907 45c Black on grey green, perforated 11, fresh mint example of thisscarce stamp, o.g., n.h., fine (Scott #15a; $575.00). (photo - page 44) €650

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218 � Maury #21d, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, omitted surcharge,horizontal strip of three, the left stamp without surcharge, o.g., light h.r., very fine andrare; signed Champion twice (Scott #21a; $1,100.00). (photo) €1,350

219 � Yvert #22, 22A, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 15c Blue, block of seven, the right stampshowing the surcharge with wide spacing, tied to reverse of registered cover to Tamataveby “Diego-Suarez, Madagascar/4 Aout 13” datestamps, with the postmark repeated onfront, Tamatave arrival backstamp, very fine (Scott #22, 22b). (photo - page 42) Est. 150-200

220 � Maury #22d, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 15c Blue, omitted surcharge, bottom sheet-margin horizontal pair, surcharge omitted on the left stamp, strong and intact, o.g., h.r.,very fine and rare (Scott #22a; $1,000.00). (photo - page 44) €1,200

221 � Yvert #29-30, 1912 “10” Surcharges on 75c Violet on orange and 1Fr. Bronzegreen on straw, horizontal pairs of each, tied to cover to Paris along with Mayotte #26and Madagascar #97 (on reverse) by “Tananarive, Pl. Colbert/25 Oct, 17” datestamps,“La Reunion a Marseille/No 6” transit and Paris arrival backstamps, fresh and very finethree country franking (Scott #29-30). (photo - page 42) Est. 200-300




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222 � Yvert #2, 2c, 1888 “A & T/1” Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, sideways sur-charge, the left stamp in a horizontal pair with normal surcharge, excellent centering andvery fresh, o.g., h.r., extremely fine (Scott #2, 2c; $192.50 for singles). (photo - page 44) for singles €220+

1888 Five Cent Surcharge on Two Cent Brown on Buff

A Magnificent Example of this French Indo-China Rarity

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223 � Yvert #3, 1888 “A & T/5” Surcharge on 2c Brown on buff, without gum as pre-pared, an especially choice example of this rare stamp, incredibly well centered amid bal-anced margins, rich fresh colors on crisp white paper, bold surcharge impression, extreme-ly fine; signed Calves and accompanied by 1998 Behr certificate (Scott #3 var. listed as afootnote after #9; $7,500.00). (photo) €8,700

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224 � Yvert #4a, 1887 “5” Ty. c Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, double surcharge, anincredibly fresh mint single that is also well centered, strong colors, bold surchargeimpressions, o.g., l.h., choice very fine; signed Calves twice and accompanied by his 2001certificate (Scott #4d; $2,250.00). (photo) €3,200

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1888 Two Types of One Cent Surcharge on Two Cent Brown and Buff

The Unique Se-tenant Pair

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225 � Yvert #5b 1888 “A & T/1” and “A - T/1” Surcharges on 2c Brown on buff, with-out gum as issued, an impressive left sheet-margin horizontal combination pair, the leftstamp with “&” between “A” and “T” and the right stamp with “-” between “A” and“T”, wonderfully fresh, with strong and intact perforations, rich color on crisp cleanpaper, very fine for this; the only known combination pair of these two surchargetypes; signed Calves and Marquelet and accompanied by 2001 Behr certificate; ex-Gilbert(Scott #7c; $7,500.00). (photo) €9,200

226 � Yvert #6, 1888 “A - T/1” Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, particularly well cen-tered and fresh, o.g., extremely fine; signed Calves (Scott #8; $500.00). (photo - page44) €550

BENIN

227 � Yvert #1-13, 1892 “BENIN” Overprint on 1c-1Fr. Commerce, complete set of allthirteen values, most with overprint without the accent on the “E”, generally fresh andwell centered, o.g., some h.r., 20c with a foxed perf., fine-very fine; rarely offered as acomplete set; most signed by noted French experts (Scott #1-13; $2,478.50). (photo -page 44) €2,659

228 � Yvert #4a, 1892 “BENIN” Overprint on 5c Green on greenish, pair, one withoutoverprint, horizontal pair, the right stamp with overprint omitted, tied to small piece by1893 datestamps, deep rich color, fresh and very fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #4a;$550.00). (photo - page 44) €680

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229 (�) Yvert #4A, 1892 Blue “BENIN” Overprint on 5c Green on greenish, unused withtraces of gum, rich color, very fine and rare; signed A. Brun and Miro twice; ex-Gibralter,Neal Allen (Scott #15, $2,500.00). (photo) €3,000




230 � Yvert #12 var., 1892 “BENIN” Overprint on 75c Carmine on rose, omitted “B” of“BENIN” on overprint with accent over the “E”, bright and fresh, o.g., minor h.r., fine;signed Behr and Calves (Scott #12 var; $500.00 for normal). (photo - page 44) for normal €475

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231 � Yvert #14-17, 1892 “01” Surcharge on 5c Green on greenish and “40” to “75”Surcharges on 15c Blue cplt., nicely centered and quite fresh, o.g., very fine; only 100of the black “75” surcharge were issued; #15 signed A. Brun twice, #16 signed A. Brunand Calves and accompanied by 1993 Calves certificate and the rare #17 signed A. Bruntwice, Calves, Gilbert and Thier (Scott #16-19; $4,920.00). (photo) €5,700

232 � Yvert #14 var., 1892 “01” Surcharge and “BENIN” overprint on 5c Green ongreenish, double “BENIN” overprint, well centered, intense color, part o.g., very fineand rare; signed Calves twice (Scott #16 var.; $350.00 for normal). (photo - page 44) for normal €400

233 �� Yvert #33-45, 1894 1c-1Fr. Navigation and Commerce cplt., wonderfully fresh mintset, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine (Scott #33-45; $248.00). (photo - page 44) Maury €360

Postage Dues

234 �(�) Yvert #TT1-4, 1894 “BENIN” Overprint on 1c-30c Postage dues cplt, each withmostly large margins all around, 5c and 30c no gum, the other two o.g., small h.r., veryfine set; 5c signed Bloch, 10c and 20c signed A. Brun and 30c signed Bloch andBernichon (Scott #J1-4; $700.00). (photo - page 44) €750

CAMEROUN

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235 �� Michel #IIP, 1900 2pf Gray blue proof of the unissued value, exceedingly fresh, o.g.,never hinged, small owner’s handstamp on gum, very fine and extraordinarily rare; 2001Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel certificate. (photo) €7,000

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236 � Michel #4H, 1897 20pf Violet ultramarine, half used as 10pf, tied by Kamerun3.10.98 c.d.s. on picture postcard to Mannheim, bisect with bright color, very fine; thisbisect usage was authorized for a short time in 1898, a major German Colonies postalhistory rarity of only a tiny number of covers or cards are known today, all of whichbear this cancel dated 3.10.98; signed Pfenninger, Bothe and accompanied by a 1998Eibenstein certificate (Scott #4a; $18,750.00). (photo) €20,000

237 � Michel #10H, 1911 20pf Violet ultramarine, half used as 10pf, vertical bisect tied byLongji 19.5.11 c.d.s., with negative handstamp alongside, on cover to Hamburg, theoriginal contents also included, overall fresh and a very fine example of this rare bisect,which was used only from Longji on May 19; signed Pfenninger and accompanied by a2003 Steuer certificate (Scott #10a; $7,500.00). (photo) €9,000

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238 � Michel #25, 1913 5M Greenish black and red, watermarked lozenges, well centeredexample tied to piece by 1914 c.d.s. postmarks, very fine; scant few of this high value wereused; signed Kohler, Richter (Scott #25; $4,250.00). (photo) €5,000

German Cameroun Collection

239 �� German Cameroun balance, with 30 forerunners used or on piece, the 1887-89 Issuesinclude both shades of the 2M, two shades of the 10pf, various 50pf including two sin-gles (one Michel #44d; Steuer cert.), one pair and one block of four, plus several fromthe 1890-1900 Issues including shades and a 50pf strip of three, the issues stamps arecomplete mint, plus another nearly complete used group, some shade varieties of the1897 3pf, also one booklet, a few covers or cards including one cover with corner mar-gin singles of the 1900 3M and 5M, a few minor faults but mainly fine-very fine. Est. 1,500-2,000

British Issues

240 � S.G. #B1-13, 1915 ½p to 5/- “C.E.F.” surcharges cplt., each with a readable c.d.s.cancel, fresh colors, a couple values with minor adherence of the envelope on back, fine-very fine; a scarce set to find used; Shilling values each signed A. Brun, and the whole setwith a clear 1998 Brandon certificate (Scott #53-65; $4,057.00). (photo - page 44) £3,634

241 � S.G. #B1/9, Six registered covers to Switzerland, all with one to three of the “C.E.F.”overprints, along with stamps of Northern Nigeria (two), Nigeria (one), Lagos (one) orFrench Cameroun (two), all addressed to the same correspondence in Berne, with prop-er backstamps, originating cities are Buea (three), Victoria (two) and Tinto (one), fine-very fine; three are ex-Dale-Lichtenstein (Scott #53/61). (photo - page 42) Est. 500-750

242 � S.G. #B3, 1915 “C.E.F./1d.” Surcharge on 10pf Carmine, single tied by Duala23.8.15 c.d.s. on cover to Siene et Bise and forwarded to Bordeaux, French transit andreceiving backstamps, cover with a tiny tear at top and a few trivial age spots, fine; a scarcecommercial usage (Scott #55). (photo - page 42) Est. 150-200

243 � S.G. #B3b, 1915 “C.E.F/1d.” surcharge on 10pf Carmine, double overprint, wellcentered and fresh, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1968 RPS certificate (Scott #55b;$375.00). (photo - page 44) £375

244 �� S.G. #B3e, 1915 “C.E.F./1d.” Black surcharge, top right corner margin block of six,well centered, remarkably bright and fresh, o.g., never hinged, very fine and handsome(Scott #55c). (photo - page 76) Est. 150-200

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245 �� S.G. #B3e var., 1915 “C.E.F./1d.” Black surcharge on 10pf Carmine, misplacedsurcharge, left sheet margin block of eight, with the top left stamp (position 41 on thesheet) having the “1” with thin serifs variety, well centered, bright color, o.g., n.h.,there is some very faint toning affecting the middle of the block (not the key variety), veryfine; only the top nine rows of one sheet (90 stamps) exist with this misplaced surcharge,and the “1” with thin serifs variety is unique; a striking and rare showpiece; signedHolcombe and accompanied by his 1990 certificate (Gibbs #3Ae, 3Aea; Scott #55c var.).(photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

246 �� S.G. #B3e var., 1915 “C.E.F./1d.” Black surcharge on 10pf Carmine, misplacedsurcharge, right sheet-margin block of six, the bottom right stamp (position 50 on thesheet) being the “1” with rounded corner variety, well centered, bright color, o.g., n.h.,sealed tear in the selvage only, very fine; only 90 stamps were made with the misplacedsurcharge and the “1’ with rounded corner variety is unique; another impressiveshowpiece; signed Holcombe and accompanied by his 1990 certificate (Gibbs #3Ae,3Aeb; Scott #55c var.). (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

247 �� S.G. #B3e var., 1915 “C.E.F./1d.” Black surcharge on 10pf Carmine, misplacedsurcharge, mint block of eight, with the bottom right stamp (position 85 on the sheet)showing the thin “F” variety, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; only 90 of the mis-placed surcharge stamp were printed, with only two of the thin “F” varieties produced;signed Holcombe and accompanied by his 1990 certificate (Gibbs #3Ae, 3Aef; Scott#55c var.). (photo - page 44) Est. 1,000-1,500

248 � S.G. #B3ea, 1915 “C.E.F./1d.” Black surcharge on 10pf Carmine, “1” with thinserifs, exceptionally fresh, o.g., lightly hinged, fine; an elusive variety (Scott #55d;$275.00). (photo - page 52) £250




249 � S.G. #B4a, 1915 “C.E.F./2d.” Surcharge on 20pf Ultramarine, double overprint,one albino, fresh mint single with a clear second albino overprint, o.g., lightly hinged,fine; only 50 were produced; 1982 BPA certificate (Scott #56a; $225.00). (photo - page52) £300

250 � S.G. #B7a, 1915 “C.E.F./4d.” Surcharge on 40pf Black and carmine, short “4”,bright fresh colors, o.g., lightly hinged, a fine example of this scarce variety; signed KilianBPP (Scott #59a; $740.00). (photo - page 52) £850

251 �� S.G. #B7b, 1915 “C.E.F./4d.” Surcharge on 40pf Black and carmine, triple sur-charge, two albino, horizontal pair, each with two clear albino overprints, well centered,bright colors, o.g., never hinged, very fine; only 47 examples were made; photocopy of a1980 BPA certificate for the block of eight from which this came (Scott #59b; for hinged$520.00+). (photo - page 52) for hinged £650+

252 � S.G. #B11a, 1915 “C.E.F./2s.” Surcharge on 2M Blue, inverted “S”, position 12 onthe sheet, right margin single, fresh color, o.g., shallow thin spot and faint bit of toningon reverse only, very fine appearance; only 100 were printed (Scott #63a; $1,000.00).(photo - page 52) £900

253 � S.G. #B12, 1915 “C.E.F./3s.” Surcharge on 3M violet black, handsome used singlewith central “Duala/Kamerun/26.7.16” c.d.s., intense deep color being virtually black,wonderfully well centered, extremely fine; a difficult value used; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #64;$900.00). (photo - page 52) £800

254 � S.G. #B12a, 1915 “C.E.F./3s.” Surcharge on 3M Violet black, inverted “S”, wellcentered, strong rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, a few perf. tips at top with just the slight-est suggestion of toning, still very fine; only 100 were made; signed H. Bloch, Championand Bothe, as well as accompanied by a 1978 BPA certificate (Scott #64a; $1,000.00).(photo - page 52) £900

Postal Stationery

255 � Gibbs #PS2, 1915 “C.E.F./1d.” Surcharge on 10pf Carmine postal card, frankedalong with French Cameroun 10c Red and rose lake (Yvert #42; Scott #101), the stamptied by violet “Tresor et Poste aux Armees” c.d.s., paying the 10c postcard rate to Dakar(backstamped), very fine; a scarce military cancel; 1993 Holcombe certificate. (photo -page 42) Est. 150-200

French Issues

256 � Yvert #38-52, 1915 “Corps Expeditionnaire/Franco-Anglais/CAMEROUN”Overprints on 1c-2Fr. Gabon pictorials, complete mint set without the 10c rarity,except the 10c used on piece and the 40c used, fresh and well centered, colonial gum asalways, very fine; all but the 10c signed Calves, A. Brun et al (Scott #101-15; $2,406.00).(photo - page 52) €2,789

257 � Yvert #38-52, 1915 “Corps Expeditionnaire/Franco-Anglais/CAMEROUN”Overprints on 1c-2Fr. Gabon pictorials, complete used set with matching “Duala,Cameroun/6.4.16” German datestamps, except the 10c rarity, generally fresh and wellcentered, very fine; all signed Miro twice (Scott #101-15; $2,094.00). (photo - page 52) €2,400

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258 � Yvert #42A, 1915 “Corps Expeditionnaire/Franco-Anglais/CAMEROUN”Overprint on 10c Gabon red and carmine, a lovely mint example of this rarity, beauti-fully centered and quite fresh, vivid rich colors, colonial gum as always, extremely fine; achoice example of this sought-after rarity, of which are mere 25 copies were issued;signed A. Brun, J-F Brun, Calves and Roumet, as well as being accompanied by 1998Behr and 2004 Calves certificates; ex-Gilbert (Scott #105A; $22,500.00). (photo) €25,000

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259 � Yvert #46a, 1915 “Corps Expeditionnaire/Franco-Anglais/CAMEROUN”Overprint on 35c Dark violet and green, double overprint, fresh colors, colonial gumas always with interleaving adhering, very fine and rare; signed A. Brun, J-F Brun andCalves twice; ex-Gilbert (Scott #109a; $1,750.00). (photo) €2,050

260 �� Yvert #58a-66a, 1916 “Occupation/Francaise/du Cameroun” Overprints onCongo 20c-2Fr., overprints reading up cplt., 20c, 30c and 50c used with Duala date-stamps and the others all mint, o.g., h.r., fine-very fine set; each signed A. Brun or Calves(Scott #123-29; $710.00). (photo - page 52) €732

261 � Yvert #75a, 1916 “CAMEROUN/Occupation/Francaise” Overprint on 30cScarlet and green, double overprint, bottom sheet-margin single, beautifully centered,o.g., choice very fine (Scott #138a; $400.00). (photo - page 52) €500

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262 �� Yvert #86a, 96a, 1921 “CAMEROUN” Overprint on 4c Grey and light green and50c Blue and ultramarine; omitted overprints, top left corner margin single and leftsheet-margin single respectively, well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine; 4c signed Calves(Scott #149b, 159b; $850.00). (photo - page 52) Maury €1,080

263 �/�� Yvert #129a, 129b, 131a, 1925-27 2Fr. Dull green and brown orange, omittedvalue and double value and 10Fr. Orange and violet, omitted value, o.g., 2Fr. dou-ble value n.h., 2Fr. omitted value l.h., and 10Fr. omitted value with slightly colonial gum,fine-very fine; #129a signed Roumet and #131a signed A. Brun (Scott #207 var., 210var.). (photo - page 52) Maury €1,100

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264 �� Yvert #129d, 1925 5Fr. Brown and black on bluish, cliche of 2Fr. in plate of 5Fr.,handsome top left corner margin block of four, the bottom right stamp the cliche error,attractively centered and quite fresh, with strong and intact perforations, o.g., the errorl.h. and the others n.h., very fine; a striking multiple, of which only 52 copies wereprinted; signed Varinois (Scott #209a; $1,400.00+). (photo) €2,000+

265 ��/� Yvert #147a, 148a, 1927-33 1.75Fr. Dark blue and light blue and 3Fr. Olive brownand red violet, double values, o.g., first n.h. and second very lightly hinged, fine (Scott#206 var., 208 var.). (photo - page 52) Maury €525

266 � Yvert #161, 1939 2.25Fr. New York World’s Fair, value and inscription printed onthe gummed side, right sheet-margin single, o.g., l.h., faint stain at top center, otherwisevery fine and scarce; signed A. Brun, Calves and Roumet (Scott #224 var.). (photo - page52) €880




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267 � Maury #190b, 1940 “CAMEROUN/FRANCAIS/27-8-40” Overprint on 20Fr.Dark green, closed “4” in “40”, very rare mint example of this variety, usual colonialgum, very fine; only listed in Maury as used; signed A. Brun and Calves (Scott #279A).(photo) for used €2,250

268 � Yvert #202a, 215a, 217a, 1940 “CAMEROUN/FRANCAIS/27-8-40” Overprinton 50c Light green and carmine, 25c Black brown and 1.75Fr. Dark blue, invertedoverprints, well centered, o.g., extremely fine; 50c signed Calves and 25c signed A.Diena (Scott #264a, 261a, 273 var.). (photo - page 56) €850

269 �� Yvert #208-32 vars., 1940 “CAMEROUN/FRANCAIS/27-8-40” Overprints on2c-20Fr. Pictorials, an remarkable set of 25 corner margin blocks of four, each cancelledat center of block and tied to piece by clear “Duala, Cameroun/27 Oct 1940” datestamp,#208-14 and 223-27 with one stamp in each block showing the closed “4” in “40” vari-ety, #215-20 and 231-32 with two stamps in each block showing the large “8” varietyand #215-20 and 230-32 with one stamp in each block also showing the large “0” in“40” variety, extremely fine and probably unique as a set of used blocks of four; catalogedas normal used singles with no premium for the varieties which are not listed in eitherYvert or Maury (Scott #255/279A; $1,286.80 for normal used singles). (photo - page76) €1,359+

270 � Yvert #208a, 1940 Black “CAMEROUN/FRANCAIS/27-8-40” Overprint on 2cBlack brown, tropical o.g. as always on this rare error, very fine; signed Calves (Scott#255 var.). (photo - page 56) €1,500

271 � Yvert #210a, 1940 Black “CAMEROUN/FRANCAIS/27-8-40” Overprint on 4cDeep ultramarine, browned tropicalized o.g. as always on this rare overprint error, veryfine (Scott #257 var.). (photo - page 56) €1,500

272 � Yvert #236-39, 1940 “+5 Frs./SPITFIRE” Surcharges on 25c-70c Falls on M’bamRiver cplt., usual colonial o.g., very fine set; each signed A. Brun (Scott #B10-13;$500.00). (photo - page 56) €530

273 � Yvert #236-39, 1940 “+5 Frs./SPITFIRE” Surcharges on 25c-70c Falls on M’bamRiver cplt., used on piece with 7 December 1940 Bangangte datestamps, very fine;signed Bloch (Scott #B10-13; $425.00). (photo - page 56) €430

274 � Yvert #236-39, 1940 “+5 Frs./SPITFIRE” Surcharges on 25c-70c Falls on M’bamRiver cplt., each tied by 8 December 1940 Douala postmark to locally addressed cen-sored cover with Spitfire cachet and military censor’s handstamps, very fine (Scott #B10-13; $425.00 for used). (photo - page 60) for used €430

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275 �� Yvert #245a-46a, 1941 “SPITFIRE 10 fr./General de GAULLE” Surcharges on1.25Fr. and 2.25Fr. New York World’s Fair, inverted “a” in “General”, left sheet-margin horizontal se-tenant pairs, the right stamps the errors, the left stamps with lightFebruary 1941 datestamps, usual colonial gum, the used 2.25Fr. with a water stain, oth-erwise very fine and scarce (Scott #B14-15 var.). (photo - page 56) €930

276 � Yvert #245b-46b, 1941 “SPITFIRE 10 fr./General de GAULLE” Surcharges on1.25Fr. and 2.25Fr. New York World’s Fair, inverted “e” in “de”, bottom sheet-mar-gin se-tenant vertical pairs, the top stamps the errors, usual colonial o.g., extremely fine;each signed A. Brun and J-F Brun (Scott #B14-15 var.). (photo - page 56) €960

277 �/�� Yvert #257a, 260a, 262a, 262c, 1941 2Fr. Dark green, 5Fr. Carmine, 20Fr. Blueand 20Fr. Orange, errors of color, o.g., l.h., 5Fr. n.h., fine-very fine; 2Fr. signed Calves,5Fr. signed Bloch and 20Fr. orange signed A. Brun (Scott #290, 293, 295 var.). (photo- page 56) Maury €1,485

Air Posts

278 � Yvert #PA17a, 1942 50Fr. Dark green, omitted value, o.g., small h.r., fine (Scott #C6var.). (photo - page 56) €670

279 �� Maury #BS1, 1953 500Fr. Rhumsiki Peak special souvenir sheet, o.g., n.h., extreme-ly fine (Scott #C30 var.). (photo - page 76) €600

CASTELLORIZO

280 � “Castelorizo/Occupation Francaise/1e Armee Navale/3e Escadre” and anchorcachet tying Greece 1911 10l Carmine rose and 1912 3l Orange (Scott #202, N153) tocover addressed to a medic on board the cruiser Jeanne D’Arc, “Corr. D’Armees/Port-Said/16 FEVR, 16” backstamp, cover with harmless vertical pocket fold, very fine andscarce. (photo - page 60) Maury €1,150

281 � “Castellorizo/*Corps Doccupation*” and anchor cachet tying French Levant 1902-205c, 15c, 20c and 25c (#13, 15-16, 24) and Alexandria 10c+5c (#34) to 1917 registeredcover to Vanves, France, Marseille military control cachet and Port Said, Marseille andVanves backstamps, fresh and very fine; signed Calves. (photo - page 60) Maury €1,000+

282 � Yvert #1-13, 1920 “B.N.F./CASTELLORIZO” Overprint on 1c to 20Pi on 5Fr.Definitives cplt., o.g., l.h. or h.r., fine-very fine; only 120 each of the top three valueswere issued; 10c, 25c, 40c, 2Pi and 20Pi signed A. Brun, Calves and/or Champion (Scott#1-13; $2,348.00). (photo - page 56) €2,230

283 � Yvert #2aA-5aA, 7aA, 11aA-13aA, 1920 “B.N.F./CASTELLORISO” Misspelledoverprint with “S” instead of “Z” on 2c-10c, 20c and 2Pi on 50c-20Pi on 5Fr.Definitives, fresh and attractive mint examples of each of these rare errors, o.g., l.h. orh.r., fine-very fine; 5c and 20c signed Calves and 4Pi signed A. Brun (Scott #2c-5c, 7c,11c-13c; $4,965.00). (photo - page 56) €3,155

284 � Maury #8c var., 1920 “B.N.F./CASTELLORISO” Misspelled overprint with “S”instead of “Z” and “1 PIASTRE” Surcharge on 25c Blue, pair, one with overprintomitted, vertical pair, the bottom stamp with overprint omitted and the top stamp thespelling error, fresh and intact, o.g., h.r. at top, very fine; an extremely rare double errorse-tenant pair; signed Calves (Scott #8c, 8a). (photo - page 56) Est. 500-750

285 � Yvert #10aC, 1920 “B.N F./CASTELLERIZO” Overprint without period after“N” on 40c Red and pale blue, incredibly well centered and wonderfully fresh, o.g.,very lightly hinged, extremely fine and rare, as only 150 stamps were overprinted, includ-ing all the errors; signed Roumet (Scott #10e; $640.00). (photo - page 58) €380

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286 � Yvert #10b-12c, 1920 “B.N.F./CASTELLORIZO” Overprints on 40c-4Pi on 1Fr.Merson, inverted overprints reading up, attractive mint singles of each, o.g., 40c h.r.,very fine; 40c signed A. Brun and 4Pi signed A. Brun and Calves (Scott #10a-12b;$2,950.00). (photo - page 58) €2,300

287 � Yvert #12b, 1920 “B.N.F./CASTELLORIZO” Overprint on “4/PIASTRES” on1Fr. Claret and olive green, double overprint, one diagonal as always, incredibly freshand well centered, o.g., faint trace of hinging, very fine and rare; only 120 stamps wereoverprinted, including the errors (Scott #12a; $1,350.00). (photo - page 58) €880

288 � Yvert #14-26, 1920 “O.N.F./Castellorizo” Overprints on 1c-20Pi on 5Fr.Definitives cplt., including the rare 8Pi on 2Fr. Violet and yellow, o.g., h.r. or l.h., except4Pi no gum, 30c and 40c thinned, otherwise fine-very fine; 10c, 20c, 30c and 2Pi signedA. Brun and 8Pi signed Behr, A. Brun and Roumet (Scott #14-28 and footnote;$2,468.00). (photo - page 58) €2,670

289 � Yvert #23, 1920 “O.N.F./Castellorizo” Overprint on 40c Red and pale blue, tiedby blue “Castellorizo/*Corps Doccupation*” and anchor cachet and Mersina bilingualdatestamp to fresh locally addressed cover, stamp with a couple toned perfs., otherwisefresh and extremely fine; signed Calves (Scott #24; $1,100.00). (photo - page 60) Maury €900

290 � Yvert #35, 1920 “O.N.F./Castellorizo” Overprint on 1Fr. Claret on olive green,attractively centered, o.g., small h.r., very fine and scarce; signed Roumet (Scott #23dfootnote; $1,350.00). (photo - page 58) €1,500

291 � Yvert #37-40, 1920 “O F/CASTELLORIZO” Handstamped overprints on 5c-25cSower, tied to two pieces by violet “Castellorizo/*Corps Doccupation” and anchorcachets, fresh and very fine (Scott #33-36; $760.00). (photo - page 58) €800

292 � Yvert #41, 1920 “O F/CASTELLORISO” Handstamped overprint on 50c Bisterbrown and lavender nicely centered and quite fresh, o.g., very fine and scarce; signedCalves (Scott #37; $1,000.00). (photo - page 58) €1,050

293 � Yvert #41, 1920 “O F/CASTELLORISO” Handstamped overprint on 50c Bisterbrown and lavender o.g., small h.r., fresh and fine; signed Calves and Roumet (Scott#37; $1,000.00). (photo - page 58) €1,050

294 � Yvert #42, 1920 “O F/CASTELLORISO” Handstamped overprint on 1Fr. Claretand olive green, beautifully centered, slightly brownish o.g., very fine and scarce; signedCalves and accompanied by 1950 PF certificate (Scott #38; $1,000.00). (photo - page58) €1,050

295 � Maury #51A, 1920 Violet “OCCUPATION/FRANCAISE/CASTELLORIZO”Handstamped overprints on 1c-40c Definitives, eight different values (the 1c onreverse) tied by violet “Castelorizo/Occupation Francaise” and anchor cachets to regis-tered cover to Smyrna, Castellorizo registry ettiquette, “Tresor et Postes/3-9, 20” back-stamp, vertical pocket fold affecting the 1c stamp, otherwise fine; these overprints weredone locally be officers in charge of the French Naval postal facilities, but were not offi-cially issued (Scott #38 footnote; $10,400.00 for off cover singles). (photo - page 60) Maury €3,000

CHAD

296 �/�� Yvert #1a-2a, 1922 “TCHAD” Overprint on 1c Red and violet and 2c Olive brownand salmon, omitted overprints, fresh mint singles of each, o.g., 1c l.h. and 2c n.h.,very fine; 1c signed Champion (Scott #1a-2a; $600.00). (photo - page 58) Maury €775

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297 � Yvert #19a, 20a, 22a, 1924 “TCHAD” and “AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE/FRAN-CAISE” Overprints on 1c Red and violet, 2c Olive brown and salmon and 5cChocolate and green, omitted “TCHAD”, fresh and well centered, o.g., l.h., very fine;signed Vacher, Champion and A. Brun respectively (Scott #19a, 20a, 22a; $610.00).(photo - page 58) €600

298 � Yvert #19b, 1924 “TCHAD” and “AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE/FRANCAISE”Overprints on 1c Red and violet, double “TCHAD”, o.g., l.h., fresh and very fine(Scott #19b; $300.00). (photo - page 58) €350

299 � Yvert #20b, 26a, 29a, 30a, 1924 “TCHAD” and “AFRIQUE EQUATORI-ALE/FRANCAISE” Overprints on 2c, 25c, 40c and 45c Pictorials, double“AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE/FRANCAISE”, fresh and well centered mint examplesof each, o.g., l.h., very fine; 25c signed Champion (Scott #20b, 29a, 34a, 35a; $925.00).(photo - page 58) €1,050

300 �� Yvert #37b, 1925 “TCHAD” and “AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE/FRANCAISE”Overprints on 10c Red orange and black, omitted “TCHAD”, remarkably fresh, o.g.,n.h., very fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #26b; $350.00). (photo - page 58) Maury €465

301 �� Yvert #41a, 1928 “TCHAD” and “AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE/FRANCAISE”Overprints on 65c Orange brown and blue, omitted “AFRIQUE EQUATORI-ALE/FRANCAISE”, beautifully centered and post office fresh, o.g., n.h., extremelyfine (Scott #38a; $375.00). (photo - page 58) Maury €500

302 � Yvert #51a, 1927 “10F” Surcharge on 5Fr. Olive green and cerise, omitted sur-charge, fresh and well centered, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #58a;$400.00). (photo - page 58) €450

CILICIA

303 � Yvert #1/20, 5pa-50pi First overprints, fourteen different values tied by Mersine12.4.19 c.d.s. postmarks to the front and the back of a cover to Beirut, Syria, with violetoval “PASSE A LA CENSURE” handstamp, cover has trivial crease at left not affectingany of the stamps, fine; while overfranked, it is still a most unusual usage that did postalduty. (photo - page 60) Est. 200-300

304 � Yvert #5, 1919 20pa Rose with “CILICIE” overprint, tied by c.d.s. handstamp onunoverprinted Turkey 20pa postal card, cancelled by Adana c.d.s. dated 24.3.19, sentto Galata (arrival hanstamp also ties the adhesive), double ring “POSTAL CONTROLE”double-ring postmark at left, card with vertical fold in the middle not affecting stamp ormarkings, fine; this is the only recorded mixed franking of Turkey and Cilicia. (photo- page 60) Est. 500-750

305 � Yvert #7, 1919 1Pi Ultramarine twice overprinted stamp of Turkey, handstamped“CILICIE”, used, with light cancel at the bottom right corner, bright color, very fineand scarce (Scott #22C; $1,200.00). (photo - page 58) €1,350

306 � Yvert #7, 1919 1Pi Ultramarine twice overprinted stamp of Turkey, handstamped“CILICIE”, another used example of this rarely offered stamp, exceptionally well cen-tered, fresh color, faint corner crease at top left, still very fine; signed Roumet (Scott#22C; $1,200.00). (photo - page 58) €1,350

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307 � Yvert #7a, 1919 1Pi Ultramarine once overprinted stamp of Turkey, handstamped“CILICIE”, nicely centered, strong color, full original gum, trivial h.r., very fine; an espe-cially rare stamp, being one of the keys to completing the country (Scott #22B;$2,250.00) (photo) €2,850

308 � Yvert #14, 1919 5pa Green with “CILICIE” handstamp, tied along with 1¾ (Yvert#13) on overprinted Turkey 1pi registry envelope by Adana 12.6.19 c.d.s., sent toTarsous with arrival pmk. on back, very fine; the 5pa stamp is scarce, especially on cover(Scott #9A, 5). (photo - page 60) Est. 200-300

309 � Yvert #41, 1919 20pa Carmine rose overprinted stamp of Turkey, with cursive“Cilicie” handstamp, attractive color, o.g., a fine example of this rare stamp; signed A.Brun, Roumet (Scott #65A; $1,200.00). (photo - page 58) €1,400

310 � Yvert #44 var., 1919 20pa Rose with cursive “Cilicie”, overprint omitted, block offour, the bottom left stamp missing the overprint, tied by Tarsous 19.5.9 c.d.s. postmarkson similarly overprint 1pa registry envelope, sent to Adana, light oval merchant’s hand-stamp at top left, the block with a small toned spot at bottom left, otherwise quite freshand very fine; a scarce error on cover (Scott #56, 56c). (photo - page 60) Est. 150-200

311 � Yvert #45, 1919 1pi Blue with cursive “Cilicie” overprint, two examples, one with-out the overprint tied along with five other stamps by Deurt-Yol 26.5.19 c.d.s. post-marks on cover to Conseil d’Administration Central de L’Union Generale Armenienne LeCaire (Egypt), backflap missing, fine; it is particularly interesting to have one with andone without overprint on the same cover; at this time Deurt-Yol was occupied by Frenchtroops supported by Armenian collaborators. (photo - page 60) Est. 200-300

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312 � Yvert #PA1-2, 1920 2pi on 15c and 5pi on 40c with “POSTE PAR AVION” hand-stamp, each with strong color on slightly toned paper as always, o.g., lightly hinged, fine-very fine; not only is this the key rarity of Cilicia, it is also one of the rarest air post setsof the world, with only a tiny number of genuine examples known; each stamp is signedH. Bloch, A. Brun and Calves (Scott #C1-2; $18,750.00). (photo) €23,000




DAHOMEY

313 �� Yvert #19a, 23a, 31a, 1906 2c Chocolate, 20c Black on azure and 2Fr. Blue onpink, imperforate cplt., without gum as issued, matched top right corner margin blocksof four, with large margins on the other sides, fresh and extremely fine (Scott #18, 22, 30vars.). (photo - page 76) €1,660+

314 �� Yvert #31a, 1906 2Fr. Blue on pink, imperforate, without gum as issued, top left cor-ner margin block of four, large margins, fresh and extremely fine (Scott # 30 var.). (photo- page 76) €960

315 � Yvert #34a, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, double surcharge, strik-ing left sheet-margin vertical pair, the top stamp the error, wonderfully fresh and well cen-tered, o.g., very lightly hinged, very fine; rare as a se-tenant pair with normal (Scott #33a;$260.00+). (photo - page 58) for single €300+

316 � Yvert #37a, 39a, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 25c Blue and “10” surcharge on 40c Redon straw, inverted surcharges, o.g., l.h., fresh and fine (Scott #36a, 38a; $520.00).(photo - page 64) €610

317 � Yvert #55 var., 1913 50c Chocolate and brown, bisect, the right vertical half tied tocover to Porto Novo by clear “Abomey, Dahomey et Depses/24 Sept, 20” postmarkacross the cut, datestamp repeated at bottom right, Porto Novo backstamp, cover rough-ly opened at top and a portion of the back missing at top, very fine usage (Scott #64a).(photo - page 78) Scott $500.00

318 � Yvert #83b, 1927 “10F” Surcharge on 5Fr. Blue violet and red brown; omitted sur-charge, perfectly centered and fresh, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine (Scott #95var.). (photo - page 64) €630

Air Posts

319 �� Yvert #PA15a, PA16a, 1942 10Fr. Ultramarine, indigo and orange and 20Fr. Rosecarmine, magenta and grey black, double impression of center, left sheet-margin sin-gles, o.g., n.h., fresh and very fine (Scott #C11-12 vars.). (photo - page 64) Maury €1,500

DIEGO-SUAREZ

320 � Yvert #1a, 1890 “15” Surcharge on 1c Black on blue, inverted surcharge, fresh mintexample showing a strong surcharge, o.g., small h.r., very fine and scarce; signed A. Brunand Calves (Scott #1a; $475.00). (photo - page 64) €600

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321 �� Yvert #3a, 1890 “15” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, inverted surcharge, postoffice fresh left gutter margin single, immaculate o.g., n.h., fine and rare; signed A. Brunand Roumet (Scott #3a; $1,200.00 for hinged). (photo) for hinged €1,400

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322 � Yvert #5b, 1890 “15” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, double surcharge, nicely cen-tered and fresh, o.g., h.r., very fine; signed Bernichon (Scott #5b; $475.00). (photo -page 64) €620

323 ��(�) Yvert #6-9, 1890 1c-25c Lithographed issue cplt., fresh mint set, each with large mar-gins, including 25c a top left corner margin example, o.g., except 1c no gum, 5c, 15c and25c n.h., very fine; 1c signed Calves and the others signed Roumet (Scott #6-9;$2,675.00 for hinged). (photo - page 64) for hinged €2,905

324 �� Yvert #7-9, 1890 5c-25c Lithographed issue, scarce sheet-margin used blocks of four,each with September 1890 postmarks, each with large margins all around, extremely fine;15c signed Calves and Bernichon, 25c signed Bloch and Calves (Scott #7-9; $1,520.00for singles). (photo - page 64) for singles €1,784

325 �� Yvert #10, 1891 5c Black lithographed, four huge equal margins, bright and fresh,o.g., n.h., extremely fine and choice; signed A. Brun, Calves, Champion and Farroud(Scott #10; $325.00 for hinged). (photo - page 64) for hinged €370

326 � Yvert #11a, 1891 “1891/DIEGO-SUAREZ/5c.” Surcharge on 10c Black on laven-der, inverted surcharge, o.g., h.r., a few lightly foxed perfs not visible on face, otherwisevery fine; signed Thiaude (Scott #11a; $450.00). (photo - page 64) €550

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327 � Yvert #21, 1892 “DIEGO-SUAREZ” Overprint on 30c Brown on bister, an espe-cially choice mint example of this rare stamp, very well centered and remarkably fresh,o.g., extremely fine; only 150 stamps were overprinted; signed A. Brun, Champion twiceand Roumet and accompanied by 1996 Robineau certificate (Scott #21; $1,200.00).(photo) €1,350

328 � Yvert #21, 1892 “DIEGO-SUAREZ” Overprint on 30c Brown on bister, fresh mintsingle, o.g., several nibbed perfs at upper left, otherwise fine and rare; only 150 stampswere overprinted; signed Behr and Calves (Scott #21; $1,200.00). (photo - page 64) €1,350

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329 � Yvert #21a, 1892 “DIEGO-SUAREZ” Overprint on 30c Brown on bister, invert-ed overprint, seldom seen used example, beautifully cancelled by 30 September 1892datestamp, strong color on fresh paper, very fine; only 150 stamps were overprinted andof these few received an inverted overprint, all of which were used; signed Calves andRoumet (Scott #22a; $1,600.00). (photo) €1,800

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330 � Yvert #22, 1892 “DIEGO-SUAREZ” Overprint on 35c Black on yellow, scarce usedsingle, cancelled by neat 27 September 1892 postmark, bright and fresh, very fine; only250 stamps were overprinted; signed A. Brun, Calves and Gilbert (Scott #22; $925.00).(photo - page 64) €1,000

331 � Yvert #24a, 1892 “DIEGO-SUAREZ” Overprint on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw,double overprint, tied to registered cover to Paris by “Diego-Suarez, Madagascar/28Dec 94” c.d.s. which is repeated alongside, octangular “La Reunion a Marseille” transitand Paris arrival backstamp, very fine and rare on cover usage; signed Calves twice (Scott#24a). (photo - page 78) Est. 400-500

332 �� Yvert #38-50, 1893 1c-1Fr. Peace and Commerce, fresh mint set, o.g., n.h., fine-veryfine (Scott #38-50; $260.00). (photo - page 64) Maury €375

333 � Yvert #39-40, 1892 2c Brown on buff and 4c Claret on lavender, single of formerand single and vertical right gutter margin pair with millesimes “3” of latter, tied alongwith Madagascar #28 to locally addressed cover by “Diego-Suarez/4 Juil, 92” date-stamps, postmark repeated at top right, very fine and colorful (Scott #26-27). (photo -page 78) Est. 150-200

Postage Dues

334 � Yvert #TT12, 1892 “DIEGO-SUAREZ” Overprint on 60c Black, uncommonlyfresh mint single, large margins, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; only 150 stamps were over-printed; signed A. Brun, Calves and Roumet and accompanied by 1988 Soluphil certifi-cate (Scott #J12; $1,100.00). (photo - page 64) €1,250

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335 � Yvert #TT13, 1892 “DIEGO-SUAREZ” Overprint on 1Fr. Brown, desirable mintexample of this rare postage due, four large margins, deep rich color on fresh paper, o.g.,small h.r., extremely fine; only 150 stamps were overprinted; signed Calves and Richterand accompanied by 1999 Calves certificate (Scott #J13; $2,600.00). (photo) €3,250




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336 � Yvert #TT13, 1892 “DIEGO-SUAREZ” Overprint on 1Fr. Brown, tied to smallpiece by neat 1892 Diego-Suarez postmark, large margins all around, extremely fine andscarce; only 150 stamps were overprinted; signed Calves (Scott #J13; $1,500.00).(photo) €1,650

FEZZAN

337 � Yvert #1, 5, 7, 19, PA1, PA2, Six different values of the 1943 French occupation,tied by large circular “MOURZOUK, R.F. FEZZAN” c.d.s. with 19 May 1943 dateinserted by hand on large cover to Fort Foureau, Cameroun, with arrival backstamp of22 Sept., cover with edge wear, stamps with some gum staining, fine; a rare commercialusage; signed Calves four times. (photo - page 78) Est. 400-500

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338 �� Yvert #10, 1943 75c Violet and red, with “FEZZAN/Occupation/Francaise/50frs” surcharge, a most desirable mint example of this rare stamp, lovely bright colors,o.g., never hinged, very fine; only 79 were issued, with fewer than that in existence today,and even fewer are in this never hinged condition; signed A. Brun, Roumet. (photo) for hinged €6,850

339 � Yvert #18, 1943 50c Violet, with “FEZZAN R.F. 0.50” circular overprint, brightsingle tied to piece by Fezzan c.d.s., fine and scarce; signed Calves. (photo - page 64) €550

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340 � Yvert #19, 1943 25c Blue and Ultramarine, with “R.F. 1 Fr/FEZZAN” hand-stamp, rich colors, o.g., very lightly hinged, light horizontal crease, fine appearance; arare stamp, especially mint; signed Roumet and accompanied by a clear 1995 Calves cer-tificate. (photo) €5,500

341 � Yvert #23, 1943 50c Orange parcel post, with “R.F. 1Fr/FEZZAN” handstamp,used pair, bright color on fresh paper, fine; only 90 pairs were issued; signed Fulpius,Roumet. (photo - page 64) €1,100

342 � Yvert #27, 1943 4l Gray green parcel post, with “R.F. 1Fr/FEZZAN” handstamp,complete right stamp and half of the left stamp tied by “R.F. SEBHA FEZZAN 18 JUIL1943” c.d.s. pmks. on registered cover to Alger, with arrival backstamp, cover opened attop and right, fine; a very rare stamp on cover; signed Calves. (photo - page 78) Est. 1,000-1,500

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343 �� Yvert #PA1 var., 1943 50c Brown air post, with “FEZZAN/Occupation/Francaise” triple overprint, top left corner sheet-margin single, well centered, o.g.,stamp n.h. (hinged in the margin only), just a faint trace of gum toning, otherwise veryfine; a rare air post error; 2007 Roumet certificate; the catalog value is for hinged (Maury#1b). (photo) Maury €2,250

344 � Yvert #PA1a, 1943 50c Brown, with “FEZZAN/Occupation/Francaise” doubleoverprint, rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and scarce; signed H. Bloch andaccompanied by a 1983 E. Diena certificate. (photo - page 64) €1,200.00




345 � Yvert #7, PA2, 1943 5Fr. on 50c Black and olive, 7.50Fr. on 50c Rose air post, twosingles of the former and a horizontal pair of the latter, tied by “SEBHA FEZZAN 6JUIL 1943” c.d.s. postmarks on registered airmail cover to Fort Lamy, Chad, withreceiving backstamps of 10 July, also a backstamp “CONTROLE POSTAL CommissionG/ AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANCAISE” handstamp, cover with small scuff in theaddress portion, some mild toning, fine. (photo - page 78) Est. 200-300

346 �� Yvert #PA2a, 1943 7.50Fr. on 50c Rose air post, two bars instead of three, hori-zontal pair, the left stamp being normal, the right stamp having only two bars at the right,bright color, o.g., n.h., very fine; signed A. Brun. (photo - page 64) Maury €915+

347 � Yvert #PA3, 1943 50c Brown air post, with “FEZZAN R.F. 0.50” circular hand-stamp, used as virtually always, with light cancel, deep color, very fine; only 352 wereissued; signed Kessler. (photo - page 64) €1,400

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348 � Yvert #18, 19, PA3, 1943 50c Violet, 1Fr. Blue and ultramarine, and 50c Brownair post surcharges, the first and third being the rare circular surcharges, tied by “R.F.SEBHA FEZZAN 15 JUIN 1943” rimless c.d.s. pmks. on cover to Zouar, with receivingbackstamp of 30 June, handstamped “PAR AVION” also ties the 1Fr on 25c stamp, somemild toning, fine; the airpost stamp is particularly rare on cover, Maury lists the value ofthat stamp at €4,000; signed C. Isaac, J-F Brun. (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500

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349 � Yvert #TT1, 1943 5c Brown postage due, with “FEZZAN/Occupation/Francaise/TAXE 0 fr. 50” surcharge, used, with light cancels, still with original gum,quite fresh, fine; only 98 were printed; signed A. Brun, Roumet. (photo) €1,700

350 � Yvert #TT2, 1943 10c Blue postage due, with “FEZZAN/Occupation/Francaise/TAXE 1 fr.” surcharge, bright color on fresh paper, o.g., lightly hinged, fine;only 95 were printed; signed A. Brun, Roumet. (photo) €1,800

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351 �� Yvert #TT2a, 2b, 1943 10c Blue postage due, with “FEZZAN/Occupation/Francaise/TAXE 1 fr.” double surcharge in black and red, top right corner marginvertical strip of three, the top two stamps with the double surcharge, while the bottomstamp is the normal black overprint, o.g., n.h., light horizontal crease in top stamp, oth-erwise very fine; a spectacular and exceedingly rare showpiece; signed several times includ-ing Calves, and accompanied by a 1989 E. Diena certificate. (photo) €11,400+




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352 � Yvert #TT2a, 1942 10c Blue postage due, with “FEZZAN/Occupation/Francaise/TAXE 1fr.” double surcharge in red and black, well centered and fresh sin-gle tied “R.F. POSTES FEZZAN” c.d.s. with 10.6.43 date inserted by hand, along withYvert #7 pair and PA2 tied by same cancels on cover to Sebha, the rare postage due stampalso tied by boxed “LE ACCEVEUR P.T.T.” handstamp, overall very fine; only 95 of the10c postage due were made, with only a tiny percentage of those possessing the doubleoverprint, in addition the certificate states this is the unique example on cover; signedA. Diena and Bolaffi and accompanied by a 1988 Bolaffi certificate; catalogs €4,400 justas a used stamp. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

353 �� Yvert #TT3, 1943 25c Green postage due, with “FEZZAN/Occupation/Francaise/TAXE 2 frs.” surcharge, bright color, well centered, o.g., n.h., small creaseat top left, very fine appearance; only 93 printed; signed A. Brun. (photo - page 64) €1,700

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354 �� Yvert #TT4, 1943 50c Violet postage due, with “FEZZAN/Occupation/Francaise/TAXE 3 frs.” surcharge, brilliantly fresh mint single, o.g., n.h., very fine;only 93 printed; signed A. Brun and accompanied by a 1993 Calves certificate. (photo) for hinged €1,800

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355 � Yvert #1A, 1891 Red “Congo francais/5 C.” Surcharge on 1c Black on lavender, apleasing mint example of this rarity, rich fresh color and bold surcharge impression, o.g.,a fine example of this challenging and elusive issue; only 100 stamps were surchargedin red,many of which were used; signed Bernichon and Calves and accompanied by 2000Behr certificate (Scott #1; $6,250.00). (photo) €8,000

356 � Yvert #3, 6, 1891-92 “COngo Francais/5 C.” Surcharge on 20c Red on green and“COngo Francais/10 C.” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw, both tied to a piece by 22October 1892 Libreville datestamps, fresh and very fine; only 1,200 and 1,000 stampswere surcharged; signed J-F Brun and Roumet (Scott #6, 9; $775.00). (photo - page 64) €980

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357 � Yvert #6, 1891-92 “COngo Francais/10 C.” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw, freshcolor, disturbed o.g., h.r., fine and rare; while 1,000 stamps were surcharged most wereused as postage; signed A. Brun, Calves and Senf (Scott #9; $2,400.00). (photo) €3,200

358 � Yvert #6a, 1891-92 “COngo Francais/10 C.” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw, dou-ble surcharge, attractive example of this rare error which is only known used, cancelledby a socked-on-the-nose 8 June 1892 Libreville c.d.s., well centered, strong color on freshwhite paper, single nibbed perf. at left, otherwise very fine; signed A. Brun and Roumetand accompanied by 2010 Roumet certificate (Scott #9 var.). (photo) €2,650

359 � Yvert #8-11, 1892 Vertical “Congo francais/Timbres poste” and “5 c” and “10 c”Surcharges on 5c-1Fr. Postage dues cplt., fresh mint singles of each, all well margined,o.g., h.r., very fine set, last two signed Bloch (Scott #14-17; $705.00). (photo - page 64) €895




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360 � Yvert #11a, 1892 Horizontal “Congo francais/Timbres poste/10c” Surcharge on1Fr. Brown, choice example of this rare variety which is only known used, four uncom-monly large even margins, neat c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine; certainly among the nicestexamples available; signed A. Brun, Calves and Richard and accompanied by 1998 Behrcertificate; ex-Gilbert (Scott #17b; $2,250.00). (photo) €2,750

361 �(�) Yvert #14a, 16a, 1892 4c Claret on lavender and 10c Black on lavender, doubleinscriptions, the 4c in black and blue, 10c unusually well centered, 4c o.g., l.h., 10c with-out gum and natural inclusion, fine-very fine (Scott #20a, 22a; $975.00). (photo - page64) €1,275

362 �� Yvert #13a, 1892 2c Brown on bluff, double inscription in black and blue, rightsheet-margin used block of four, light central 16 May 1894 Libreville c.d.s., fine; signedA. Brun twice and Kohler twice (Scott #19a; $700.00 for singles). (photo - page 74) for singles €800

363 � Yvert #16, 19, 1892 10c Black on lavender and 25c Black on rose, horizontal gutterpairs with millesimes “2”, fresh and intact, o.g., 10c h.r. and 25c barest trace of hinging,very fine (Scott #22, 27). (photo - page 74) Maury €750

364 � “A defaut de timbres Coloniaux/Pays de la Mission” two-line straightline handstamptying France 25c Black on rose (#97) to cover to Paris with “Syndicat Francais du Bassindu Tchad, Mission Francaise dans le Haut-Oubangui, Terribas de Rafai, Semio, Ali-Djaba,Tambura” corner card, “Abiras, Congo Francaise/? Dec 97” postmark also ties the stamp,cover with a vertical fold through the adhesive and tape stains on reverse, not noted onthe certificate, very fine usage; only a few examples of this handstamp are known; signedRoumet and accompanied by his 2007 certificate. (photo - page 78) Est. 500-750

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365 � Yvert #25, 1900 “Valeur/5” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, a desirable used exam-ple of this rare provisional surcharge which was only in use for four days, tied to piece by9 July 1900 Brazzaville first day of issue postmark, rich colors on fresh paper, very fine;only 300 stamps were surcharged, however most were burned when withdrawn on 12July; signed A. Brun, Calves and Roumet, as well as being accompanied by 2002 Roumetcertificate (Scott #50; $6,000.00). (photo) €7,500

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366 � Yvert #26, 1900 “Valeur/15” Surcharge on 30c Brown on bister, a choice usedexample of this rare provisional surcharge which was only in use for four days, tied topiece by 10 July 1900 Brazzaville second day of use postmark, fresh and well centered,very fine; while 900 stamps were surcharged most were burned upon being withdrawn on12 July; signed A. Brun, Calves, Champion and Roumet and accompanied by 2010Roumet certificate (Scott #51; $2,600.00). (photo) €3,200

367 � Yvert #45a, 1900 50c Brown on azure, double inscription, remarkably fresh, o.g.,l.h., fine; signed A. Brun twice and Champion (Scott #32a; $750.00). (photo - page 74) €935

368 �� Maury #27h, 1900 1c Brown violet and grey lilac, double impression, one invert-ed, striking bottom sheet-margin vertical pair, showing the second impression split hori-zontally and guide lines in the selvage, excellent centering, o.g., n.h., extremely fine;signed Roumet (Scott #35 var.). (photo - page 74) €1,200

369 �/�� Yvert #27a, 29b, 36b, 1900 1c Brown violet and grey lilac, 4c Scarlet and grey blueand 40c Orange brown and bright green, inverted background, mint singles of each,except the 1c a right sheet-margin horizontal pair, o.g., 4c h.r. and 40c n.h., 1c centeredto right, others fine (Scott #35a, 37a, 44b; $417.50 for hinged). (photo - page 74) for hinged €470

370 �/�� Yvert #28b, 29a, 1900 2c and 4c Dark red and red, errors of color, mint singles ofeach, o.g., 2c n.h. and 4c h.r., fine-very fine; 4c signed A. Brun and Roumet (Scott #36f,37e; $860.00 for hinged). (photo - page 74) for hinged €1,025

371 �/�� Maury #39ba, 41ba, 1900 1Fr. Grey lilac and olive and 5Fr. Brown orange andgrey, inverted centers, values and watermarks, fresh mint singles of each, the 5Fr.unusually well centered, o.g., 1Fr. h.r. and 5Fr. n.h., fine-very fine and scarce; 5Fr. signedA. Brun and Roumet (Scott #47a, 49b var.; $700.00 for hinged with upright water-marks). (photo - page 74) for hinged €1,700

372 � Yvert #41a, 1900 5Fr. Ocher and grey, well centered for this, rich distinctive color onfresh paper, o.g., h.r., very fine; only a single sheet of 50 of this color error was print-ed; signed Bloch and A. Brun (Scott #49a; $750.00). (photo - page 74) €1,000

373 � Yvert #41a, 1900 5Fr. Ocher and grey, attractively centered, rich distinctive color onfresh white paper, o.g., l.h., very fine for this; only a single sheet of 50 of this colorerror was printed (Scott #49a; $750.00). (photo - page 74) €1,000

374 � Yvert #41d, 1900 5Fr. Brown orange and grey, watermarked rose branch in error,remarkably well centered, bright and fresh, o.g., l.h., very fine and choice (Scott #49c;$500.00). (photo - page 74) €600

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375 E 1900 Bakalois woman and coconut grove “jumbo” bi-colored essays, three different31x48 essays, first of 20c Bakalois woman issued design in carmine and ocher, second ofnon-denominated Bakalois woman in dark blue and vermilion and third a non-denomi-nated coconut grove design in grey and ultramarine, very fine and attractive trio. (photo- page 74) Est. 200-300

376 TC� 1900 Bakalois woman bi-colored trial color proofs, six different miniature sheets oftwelve, each with background in black, comprised of frames in violet, green, blue, red,ochre and brown, first with a horizontal crease between two rows, otherwise extremelyfine and attractive. (photo - page 76) Est. 500-750

377 �(�) Yvert #46-47, 1903 “5c” Surcharge on 30c Carmine rose and orange and “0,10”Surcharge on 2Fr. Carmine and brown, former o.g., h.r., latter without gum, very fine,5c signed Bloch and 10c signed Champion (Scott #52-53; $650.00). (photo - page 74) €745

Parcel Posts

378 � Yvert #CP1-2, 1891-93 10c Black on blue typeset issue and “CongoFrancaise/COLIS POSTAUX” Overprint on 10c Grey revenue, former without gumas issued, large margins all around, fresh and extremely fine, latter o.g., h.r., fine andscarce; former signed Calves and Ferroud (Scott unlisted). (photo - page 74) €600

FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA

379 � Yvert #BF1a, 1937 3Fr. Colonial Arts Exhibition souvenir sheet, inverted inscrip-tions at top and bottom as well as the colony name, o.g., light h.r.’s, corner crease at bot-tom left, otherwise very fine (Scott #73 var.). (photo - page 76) €1,350

380 �� Yvert #76a, 1939 2.25Fr.+2Fr French Revolution, omitted name of colony, pristineo.g., n.h., extremely fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #B8 var.). (photo - page 82) Maury €550

381 �� Yvert #191a, 1943 10c Magenta and blue, omitted blue frame, left sheet-margin sin-gle, o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #38 var.). (photo - page 82) for hinged €400

Air Posts

382 � Yvert #PA15a, 1940 “Afrique Francaise/Libre” overprint on 2.50Fr. Green andbuff, inverted overprint, error single tied along with 1.50Fr. Olive black and yellow(#14) to registered unaddressed cover by “Brazzaville, Congo/2 JUIL 42” datestamps,extremely fine (Scott #C9, C10b; $480.00 for used). (photo - page 78) for used €595

383 � Yvert #PA15a, 1940 “Afrique Francaise/Libre” overprint on 2.50Fr. Green andbuff, inverted overprint, error single tied along with a normal stamp to registered coverto Douala, Cameroun by “Port-Gentil, A.E.F./13 MARS, 41” datestamp, military cen-sor tape at left tied by two censor handstamps on front and back, Douala backstamp, veryfine (Scott #C10b; $240.00 for used). (photo - page 78) for used €330

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384 � Yvert #PA20 var., 1941 “10F” Surcharge and “Afrique Francaise/Libre” overprinton 2.50Fr. Green and buff, omitted surcharge and overprint in pair with normal,horizontal pair, the left stamp the error, o.g., h.r., very fine; a very rare error as only tensuch pairs were discovered; signed A. Diena, Roumet and others (Scott #C16 var.).(photo) Est. 750-1,000

FRENCH GUIANA

385 � French Colonies Yvert #3, 5, 1859 10c Bister on yellowish and 40c Orange on yel-lowish, former a horizontal strip of three, with mostly large margins to just touching attop left and a single of latter with large margins all around, all tied by lozenge cancels tofresh 1864 folded letter to Nantes, France, clear “Cayenne, Guyane Francaise/30 AVRIL1864” double circle datestamp, “Voie Anglaise” directive, orange “Colonies Fra. V.Angl./20 MAI, 64” entry postmark and red boxed “PD”, Paris and Nantes backstamps,very fine and rare usage from this colony; signed Calves and Jamet (Scott #3, 5). (photo- page 78) Est. 400-500

386 (�) Yvert #1, 1886 “Dec. 1886./GUY FRANC./0f05” Ty. Ia Surcharge on 2c Greenon greenish, without gum as usual, choice unused single, uncommonly large margins allaround, rich color on fresh white paper, extremely fine; only 900 stamps received a 5c sur-charge; signed A. Brun and Roumet (Scott #1; $675.00). (photo - page 82) €840

387 (�) Yvert #1, 1886 “Dec. 1886./GUY FRANC./0f05” Ty. Ia Surcharge on 2c Greenon greenish, without gum as usual, four large to very large margins, rich color on freshwhite paper, extremely fine; only 900 stamps received a 5c surcharge; signed Bernichon,A. Brun and Marquelet (Scott #1; $675.00). (photo - page 82) €840

388 � Yvert #1, 1886 “Dec. 1886./GUY FRANC./0f05” Ty. Ia Surcharge on 2c Greenon greenish, scarce used single, large even margins all around, strong color, partialCayenne datestamp, extremely fine; only 900 stamps received a 5c surcharge; signed A.Brun (Scott #1; $600.00). (photo - page 82) €740

389 � Yvert #1, 1886 “Dec. 1886./GUY FRANC./0f05” Ty. Ia Surcharge on 2c Greenon greenish, used with 1887 Cayenne postmark, generous margins all around, fresh andvery fine; only 900 stamps received a 5c surcharge; signed A. Brun, Calves and Richter(Scott #1; $600.00). (photo - page 82) €740

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390 � Yvert #1b, 1886 “Dec. 1886./GUY FRANC./0 05” Ty. Ib Surcharge without “f”after “0” on 2c Green on greenish, choice used single, large to mostly huge margins allaround, strong color on crisp white paper, neat c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine; few of the900 stamps issued received the Ty. 1b surcharge; signed Behr, A. Brun and Calves (Scott#1c; $675.00). (photo) €1,000

391 (�) Yvert #2a, 1886 “Dec. 1886./GUY. FRANC./0f05” Ty. Ia Surcharge on 2c Brownon buff, without gum as usual, strong color on fresh white paper, very fine; only 900stamps were surcharged; signed Behr and Thiaude (Scott #2; $560.00). (photo - page 82) €680

392 (�) Yvert #3a, 1887 “Avril 1887./GUY. FRANC./0f05” Surcharge on 2c Green ongreenish, double surcharge, without gum as usual, four large to very large margins, richcolor on fresh white paper, extremely fine; signed Bernichon and O. Roumet (Scott #5a;$750.00). (photo - page 82) €950

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393 (�) Yvert #4b, 1887 “Avril 1887./GUY. FRANC./0f20” Surcharge on 35c Black onorange, double surcharge, without gum as usual, an especially choice mint single, show-ing both surcharges bold, large margins all around, rich color on fresh white paper,extremely fine; signed A. Brun twice (Scott #6a; $1,050.00). (photo) €1,300

394 (�) Yvert #5a, 1887 “Avril 1887./GUY. FRANC./0f25” Surcharge on 30c Brown onyellowish, double surcharge, without gum as usual, both surcharges bold, four clear tohuge margins, fresh and nearly very fine; signed Calves twice and Richter (Scott #7a;$750.00). (photo - page 82) €950

395 (�) Yvert #6b, 1888 “Dec. 1888./GUY. FRANC./5c” Surcharge on 30c Brown on yel-lowish, double surcharge, without gum as usual, four ample to clear margins, rich coloron fresh paper, very fine; signed Behr (Scott #8a; $725.00). (photo - page 82) €900




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396 (�) Yvert #6c, 1887 “Dec. 1887./GUY. FRANC./5c” Surcharge on 30c Brown on yel-lowish, pair, one without surcharge, without gum as usual, horizontal pair, the rightstamp with surcharge omitted, wonderfully fresh, large margins all around, very fine andchoice; a rare and striking error; signed Calves and accompanied by 2001 Calves and2000 Behr certificates (Scott #8c; $1,600.00). (photo) €1,800

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397 � Yvert #7, 1887 “Dec. 1887./GUY. FRANC./5c” Surcharge on 30c Brown on yel-lowish, an exceptional quality mint example of this very scarce stamp, large to very largemargins all around, good color, surprisingly fresh, o.g., h.r., choice very fine; virtuallynever found with original gum; only about 300 stamps were surcharged; signed Calvesand accompanied by 1998 Behr certificate; ex-Gilbert (Scott #9; $1,450.00 for no gum).(photo) for no gum €1,700

398 (�) Yvert #7, 1887 “Dec. 1887./GUY. FRANC./5c” Surcharge on 30c Brown on yel-lowish, without gum as usual, handsome unused example of this scarce stamp, four largeto huge margins, strong color on fresh white paper, extremely fine; only about 300 stampswere surcharged; signed A. Brun (Scott #9; $1,450.00). (photo) €1,700

399 � Yvert #7, 1887 “Dec. 1887./GUY. FRANC./5c” Surcharge on 30c Brown on yel-lowish, an incredibly fresh mint single, ample margins all around, strong color on crispclean paper, o.g., l.h., nearly very fine; rarely encountered with original gum; only about300 stamps were surcharged; signed Bloch and accompanied by 1978 Friedl certificate(Scott #9; $1,450.00 for no gum). (photo - page 82) for no gum €1,700

400 � Yvert #7, 1887 “Dec. 1887./GUY. FRANC./5c” Surcharge on 30c Brown on yel-lowish, an elusive used example of this scarce stamp, generous margins all around, neatCayenne postmark, couple small creases, otherwise very fine; only about 300 stamps weresurcharged; signed Marquelet (Scott #9; $1,450.00). (photo - page 82) €1,700

401 (�) Maury #8a, 1888 “Fevrier 1888./GUY. FRANC./5” Surcharge on 30c Brown onyellowish, omitted “1888”, without gum as usual, horizontal pair, the left stamp theerror, four mostly large margins, strong color on fresh white paper, very fine (Scott #10,10 var.). (photo - page 82) €560+

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402 (�) Maury #8d, 1888 “Fevrier 1888./GUY. FRANC./5” Surcharge on 30c Brown onyellowish, double surcharge, without gum as usual, four ample equal margins, fresh andvery fine; signed Calves twice and Richter (Scott #10b; $450.00). (photo - page 82) €600

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403 � Yvert #9, 9b, 1888 “Fevrier 1888./GUY. FRANC./10” Surcharge on 75c Carmineon rose, double surcharge, right sheet margin horizontal pair, with large even marginson the other three sides, the left stamp the error, vivid rich color on fresh paper, used withneat Cayenne datestamp, extremely fine; signed Miro twice and Roumet (Scott #11, 11a;$1,290.00+). (photo) €1,520+

404 (�) Yvert #11, 1892 “GUYANE.” Overprint on 2c Green on greenish, without gum asusual, choice unused example, large to very large margins all around, luxuriant rich coloron fresh white paper, extremely fine; signed Calves and Richter (Scott #12; $750.00).(photo - page 82) €950

405 (�) Yvert #11, 1892 “GUYANE.” Overprint on 2c Green on greenish, without gum asusual, uniformly large margins, rich color on fresh paper, very fine; signed Bernichon andBloch (Scott #12; $750.00). (photo - page 82) €950

406 � Maury #11 II, 1892 “GUYANE” Ty. II Overprint without period on 2c Green ongreenish, premium quality mint example, four large margins, rich color and wonderfullyfresh, o.g., h.r., very fine; seldom found with original gum; signed Calves (Scott #12 var.;$750.00 for normal without gum). (photo - page 82) for no gum €1,200

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407 � Yvert #12, 1892 “GUYANE.” Overprint on 35c Black on orange, an incrediblychoice and handsome right sheet-margin mint example of this rare stamp, possessing amarvelous overall freshness lacking on most, large margins, vivid rich colors, o.g., l.h.,extremely fine; seldom encountered with original gum (Scott #14; $2,500.00). (photo) for no gum €3,200

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408 � Yvert #15b, 15c, 1892 “GUYANE.” Overprint on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, dou-ble and triple overprints, an exceedingly rare used error combination pair, the left stampwith triple overprint and the right stamp double overprint, four uniformly large margins,neat central strike of 5 October 1894 Cayenne datestamp, very fine; singed A. Brun twiceand Isaac twice and accompanied by 2004 Roumet certificate (Scott #17b, 17c;$2,275.00 for singles). (photo) for singles €2,900

409 � Yvert #16-28, 1892 “GUYANE.” Overprint on 1c-1Fr. Commerce cplt., generallyfresh and well centered for these, o.g. or part o.g., some h.r., 35c nibbed perf., fine-veryfine set; 1c signed A. Brun and 40c signed Marquelet (Scott #18-30; $1,308.00). (photo- page 82) €1,351

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410 E 1904 Great anteater, washing gold and palm grove at Cayenne non-denominateddesigns, collective proofs in four different colors, blue, brown, orange and violet, eachannotated and dated 7 October 1904, with the colors not used for the issued stampscrossed out, extremely fine and rare. (photo) Maury €5,400

411 �/�� Yvert #66A-72A, 1912 “05” and “10” Surcharges on 2c-50c Navigation andCommerce, wide and narrow settings cplt., horizontal se-tenant pairs, the “10” on 50cwith vertical gutter, uncommonly fresh, strong and intact, o.g., l.h. or minor h.r., twon.h., fine-very fine; #71A signed A. Brun (Scott #87a-93b; $610.00). (photo - page 82) Maury €815




412 � Yvert #73a, 73b, 1915 “+5” Surcharge on 10c Rose, inverted and double sur-charges, fresh mint singles of each, o.g., l.h., fine-very fine (Scott #B1a, B1b; $480.00).(photo - page 82) €560

413 �� Yvert #73b, 1915 “+5” Surcharge on 10c Rose, double surcharge, post office freshvertical pair, the top stamp the error and the bottom stamp normal, pristine o.g., n.h.,very fine; not listed as a se-tenant pair with normal (Scott #B1b; $240.00 for hinged).(photo - page 82) for hinged €240+

414 �� Yvert #169b, 1941 1Fr.+1Fr. Blue error of color instead of red, left sheet-margin sin-gle, o.g., n.h., fresh and extremely fine (Scott #B9 var.). (photo - page 82) Maury €500

SOCIETE DE TRANSPORTS AERIENS GUYANNAIS

During 1920-22 this pioneering airline maintained a service between Cayenne, St. Laurent du Maroni and Inini and also less regular service to Paramaribo in Surinam. During July to October 1921 T.A.G. produced 75c stamps to pay the internal rate under contract with the postal authorities. These were engraved by hand onto a wooden block and were ungummed. All are rare. After October 1921, regular postage stamps were used.

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415 � Yvert #PA1, 1921 75c Red violet on orange brown, pin perforated, an especiallychoice mint example, overprinted with a portion of the red violet double oval companycachet as always, wonderfully fresh, extremely fine and rare; only 120 stamps wereprinted; signed Champion and Calves and accompanied by 1991 Calves certificate asused, which it is not (Scott #CL2; $2,600.00). (photo) €2,400

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416

416 � Yvert #PA1, 1921 75c Red violet on orange brown, pin perforated, and overprintedwith a portion of the red violet double oval company cachet as always, tied by “Avion”woodblock company cancel to cover to Cayenne, additionally franked with 1905 25c Blue(#56) tied by bold “St. LAURENT DU MARONI, GUYANE FRANse/21 JUIL, 21”datestamp, postmark repeated at bottom right, “por avion” directive and backstamped atCayenne the next day, trivial opening tear at top left, very fine and rare; only 120 stampswere printed and very few on cover examples have survived; signed Calves andaccompanied by his 1993 certificate (Scott #CL2; $5,000.00). (photo) Maury €6,000

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417 � Yvert #PA2, 1921 75c Red violet on bluish, a remarkably fresh mint single, overprint-ed with a portion of the red violet double oval company cachet as always, large margins,very fine; only 150 stamps were printed; signed A. Brun (Scott #CL1; $1,600.00).(photo) €2,400




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418 � Yvert #PA2, 1921 75c Red violet on bluish, single tied by “Avion” woodblock com-pany cancel to cover to Cayenne, additionally franked by 1905 25c Blue (#56) tied by“St. LAURENT DU MARONI, GUYANE FRANse/22 Aout, 21” datestamp, postmarkrepeated to left, “Par Avion” directive, backstamped Cayenne two days later, cover withharmless horizontal and vertical folds, otherwise very fine and rare; only 150 stampswere printed and very few on cover examples have survived; signed Calves andaccompanied by his 1993 certificate (Scott #CL1; $3,750.00). (photo) Maury €4,750

419 � Yvert #PA3, 1921 75c Black on salmon, an attractive mint single, clear margins allaround, strong impression on fresh paper, fine; only 500 stamps were printed; signedSanabria (Scott #CL5; $1,350.00). (photo - page 82) €1,600

420 � Yvert #PA3, 1921 75c Black on salmon, handsome used single, cancelled by doubleoval company cachet, large even margins all around, fresh and very fine; only 500 stampswere printed; signed Behr and A. Brun (Scott #CL5; $850.00). (photo - page 82) €1,100

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421 � Yvert #PA3, 4A, 1921 75c Black on salmon and 75c Black on greyish, single of for-mer and two singles of latter, all with ample margins all around and cancelled by straight-line “AVION” company handstamp on large portion of parcel wrapper to St. Laurent duMaroni, additionally franked by 1905 50c violet and 1Fr. Rose (#61, 63) tied by indis-tinct postmarks probably from Cayenne, additional “AVION” and “P P” in oval hand-stamps at lower right, front with horizontal and vertical folds reinforced with tape leav-ing staining, the tape having been removed and replaced with hinges, the staining notaffecting the T.A.G. adhesives, otherwise very fine; a spectacular and likely unique highvalue parcel post franking by three T.A.G. stamps; signed Calves and accompanied byhis 1993 certificate; cataloged simply as three used singles (Scott #CL3, CL5; $2,350.00for used singles). (photo) €2,900

422 � Yvert #PA4, 1921 75c Black on bluish, unused, margins clear to just touching, strongimpression, fine and scarce; only 500 stamps were printed; signed Calves and Championand accompanied by 1985 Soluphil certificate (Scott #CL4; $1,250.00). (photo - page82) €1,400

423 � Yvert #PA4, 1921 75c Black on bluish, used with “AVION” woodblock company can-cel, ample to mostly large margins all around, strong impression on fresh paper, very fineand choice; only 500 stamps were printed; signed Rendon and by Octave Bellevue, anofficial with Comptoirs Hesse et Cie of Cayenne (Scott #CL4; $800.00). (photo - page82) €900




424 � Yvert #PA4, 1921 75c Black on bluish, used with “Avion” woodblock company can-cel, margins clear to touching at bottom, fine and scarce; only 500 stamps were printed;signed Calves and by Octave Bellevue, an official with Comptoirs Hesse et Cie of Cayenne(Scott #CL4; $800.00). (photo - page 94) €900

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425 � Yvert #PA4A, 1921 75c Black on greyish, cancelled by “AVION” woodblock compa-ny cancel on cover to St. Laurent du Maroni, additionally franked with 1905 25c Blue(#56) tied by faint Cayenne datestamp which is repeated to left, “por Orion” directive,very fine and scarce; signed Calves and on reverse by Octave Bellevue, an official withComptoirs Hesse et Cie of Cayenne and by F. Rambaud, a director of T.A.G. and accom-panied by 1991 Calves certificate (Scott #CL3; $1,500.00). (photo) Maury €1,850

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1921 Seventy Five Cent Black on Greyish Tete-beche Pair

An Important Air Post Rarity

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426 � Yvert #PA4Aa, 1921 75c Black on greyish, tete-beche, an incredibly rare vertical pair,cancelled by a complete strike of “Avion” woodblock company cancel, mostly large mar-gins to well clear at upper left, strong impression, reverse with some staining from adhe-sive not noted on the certificate, very fine; a great rarity of the T.A.G. issues; signedBehr and A. Brun and accompanied by clear 2006 Roumet certificate (Scott #CL3;$12,000.00). (photo) €14,000



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427 � Yvert #PA5, 1921 75c Black on rose, a superb mint single, boasting huge margins allaround, wonderfully fresh, extremely fine; an exceptionally handsome example of this rarestamp; signed A. Brun and Calves (Scott #CL9; $1,700.00). (photo) €1,900

428 � Yvert #PA6, 1921 75c Black on bluish, attractive used example neatly cancelled by“AVION” straightline company handstamp, large even margins all around, fresh and veryfine; signed Calves (Scott #CL7; $1,050.00). (photo - page 94) €1,200

429 � Yvert #PA6, 1921 75c Black on bluish, large even margins all around, cancelled by“AVION” straightline company handstamp and tied to cover to St. Laurent du Maronialong with 1905 5c Green and 20c Red brown (#52, 55) by faint Cayenne postmarks,cover with top flap missing, otherwise very fine; a very scarce and attractive usage (Scott#CL7; $2,100.00). (photo - page 78) Maury €2,400

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1921 Seventy Five Cent Black on Bluish Tete-beche Pair

A Superb Example of This Air Post Rarity

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430 � Yvert #PA6a, 1921 75c Black on bluish, tete-beche, a visually stunning mint horizon-tal pair, featuring lavishly large margins all around, wonderfully fresh, extremely fine; asuperb example of this great T.A.G. rarity and certainly one of the finest among thevery few copies which exist; signed A. Brun, Calves and Roumet and accompanied by2006 Roumet certificate (Scott #CL7; $12,000.00). (photo) €14,000

431 � Yvert #PA6A, 1921 75c Black on greyish, attractive unused single, four large even mar-gins, strong impression on remarkably fresh paper, very fine; signed A. Brun and Calvesand accompanied by 2004 Roumet certificate (Scott #CL6; $1,350.00). (photo - page94) €1,500

432 � Yvert #PA6A, 1921 75c Black on greyish, large margins all around, tied by “AVION”straightline company handstamp to cover to St. Laurent du Maroni, additionally frankedby 1905 5c Green and 20c Red brown (#52, 55) tied by two strikes of light Cayenne dat-estamp, one of which additionally tied the 75c stamp, “par avion” directive, fresh andextremely fine; a choice usage of this scarce stamp; signed Calves and accompanied by his1991 certificate (Scott #CL6; $2,100.00). (photo - page 104) Maury €2,400

433 � Yvert #PA8, 1921 75c Black on salmon, used with “Avion” woodcut company hand-stamp, margins clear to touching, fine and scarce; signed Calves and by Octave Bellevue,an official with Comptoirs Hesse et Cie of Cayenne (Scott #CL12; $1,200.00). (photo -page 94) €1,400




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434 � Yvert #PA9, 1921 75c Black on rose, an especially choice mint example, uncharacter-istically wide margins all around, detailed impression on wonderfully fresh paper,extremely fine; signed Calves and Roumet and accompanied by 2010 Roumet certificate(Scott #CL13; $1,800.00). (photo) €2,100

435 � Yvert #PA9, 1921 75c Black on rose, unused, margins clear to barely touching, strongimpression on fresh paper, fine and scarce (Scott #CL13; $1,800.00). (photo - page 94) €2,100

436 � Yvert #PA10, 1921 75c Black on straw, unused, margins clear to slightly touching atright, bright and fresh, fine and scarce; signed Bloch and by Octave Bellevue, an officialwith Comptoirs Hesse et Cie of Cayenne (Scott #CL15; $1,900.00). (photo - page 94) €2,100

437 � Yvert #PA10, 1921 75c Black on straw, margins all around, tied to piece of 25c Blueentire by “AVION” company handstamp, 9 December 1921 Cayenne datestamp, fine andattractive; signed Calves (Scott #CL15; $1,800.00). (photo - page 94) €2,100

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438 � Yvert #PA10C, 1921 75c Black on grey, a premium quality mint example of this rarestamp, lavishly large margins, detailed impression on fresh paper, extremely fine; signedBehr and A. Brun (Scott #CL10; $2,900.00). (photo) €3,500

439 � Yvert #PA11-18, 1933 50c-20Fr. View of Cayenne cplt., tied to large registered airmail cover to New York by separate strikes of “Cayenne France Libre/24-8, 44” date-stamps, postmark repeated at upper left, registry etiquette, Miami transit backstamps andcensor’s handstamp, New York registry arrival backstamps, very fine and rare; Maury cat-alogs used off cover singles with the France Libre postmark for €30 each and a single oncover for €200 (Scott #C1-8). (photo - page 104) Est. 150-200

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440 � Sanabria #28a, 1943 “France Libre” Overprint on 1.50Fr. Dark blue, invertedoverprint, fresh and well centered, o.g., l.h., extremely fine and rare; only 25 errorswere discovered; signed Kessler and Sanabria; ex-Matthews (Scott #C3 var.). (photo -page 94) Est. 300-400

441 � Sanabria #28b, 1943 “France Libre” Overprint on 1.50Fr. Dark blue, invertedoverprint, vertical pair with horizontal gutter, the overprints tete-beche, with the topoverprint upright and the bottom inverted, o.g., n.h., top stamp with the top right cor-ner missing, otherwise very fine; only five such pairs were produced; signed Sanabria;ex-Matthews (Scott #C3 var.). (photo - page 94) Est. 750-1,000

FRENCH GUINEA

442 � Yvert #10a, 1892 40c Red on straw, double inscription, well centered and fresh, o.g.,small h.r., extremely fine; signed Roumet (Scott #13 var.). (photo - page 94) €500

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443 � Yvert #18-31, 1904 1c-2Fr. Fulah shepherd, horizontal gutter pairs with millesimes“4”, the 1c-20c in top gutter margin blocks of four and the 25c-2Fr. in pairs, all won-derfully fresh, with strong and intact perforations, o.g., 1c-20c l.h., others light h.r., 15cand 40c with stained spots, otherwise fine-very fine; very scarce and seldom offered (Scott#18-31). (photo) Maury €5,359

444 � Yvert #52, 52A, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 30c Brown on bister, wide and narrowsettings, horizontal pair with vertical gutter, the left stamp with wide spacing and theright stamp with narrow spacing, fresh and intact, o.g., very lightly hinged in the gutteronly, the stamps n.h., very fine and scarce; signed Calves (Scott #52, 52a; $629.75 forhinged). (photo - page 94) for hinged €776+

445 � Yvert #55-62, 55A-62A, 1912 “05” and “10” Surcharges on 2c-50c Fulah shep-herd, wide and narrow settings cplt., horizontal combination pairs or gutter pairs, freshand intact, o.g., h.r., fine-very fine, the last three each signed Cividini (Scott #55-62, 55c-62a; $591.90). (photo - page 94) Maury €785

446 �� Maury #PA15b-16b, 1942 10Fr. Violet and ultramarine and 20Fr. Carmine andgrey blue, double impression of centers, right sheet-margin singles, pristine o.g., n.h.,very fine (Scott #C11-12 vars.). (photo - page 94) €1,100

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FRENCH INDIA

Rare Usage of Colonial 1859 Ten Cent Pair With One Stamp Sideways From India

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447 � 1864 Cover from Pondichery to Marseille, fresh folded letter franked by FrenchColonies 1859 10c Bister on yellowish horizontal pair, with one stamp sideways(Yvert #3a), mostly large margins to close at top left, plus two single 10c stamps and a40c Orange on yellowish (Yvert #3, 5), all tied to each other and to cover by four strikesof mute lozenge, bold “Pondichery, Inde/11 Nov. 64” postmark alongside, “pr Steamervia Suez” directive, red “Colonies Francaise, 1/11 Dec 64” entry postmark and redboxed “PD”, Marseille backstamp, extremely fine and handsome; a spectacular frankingfrom India with the 10c “timbre couche”, signed Calves (Scott #3, 3a, 5). (photo) Est. 1,000-1,500

448 � 1878 Cover from Pondichery to Bordeaux, fresh folded letter franked by FrenchColonies 1873 25c Blue on bluish and 1876 10c Bister on rose (Yvert #23, 18), bothwith ample to mostly large margins all around, tied by two strikes of “Pondichery,Inde/10 Oct. 78” datestamp, “Via Brindisi” directive, red “Col. Fr. V. Brindsi/A.Mod/31 Oct 78” postmark also tying the stamps, Bordeaux backstamp, extremely fine(Scott #12, 20). (photo - page 104) Est. 200-300

449 � 1880 Cover from Pondichery to Bordeaux folded cover franked by French Colonies1872 25c Blue on bluish (Yvert #23), large to huge margins all around, tied by“Pondichery, Inde/18 Aou 80” datestamp which is repeated alongside, “Via Brindisi”directive and red transit, Bordeaux backstamp, very fine (Scott #12). (photo - page 104) Est. 100-150

450 P Yvert #1-13P, 1892 1c-1Fr. Peace and Commerce, plate proofs on Bristol cplt., rightsheet-margin singles, fresh and very fine (Scott #1/19P). (photo - page 94) €400

451 �� Yvert #12-13, 1892 75c Deep violet on orange and 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, hor-izontal gutter pairs with millesimes “3”, fresh and intact, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine (Scott#18-19 vars.). (photo - page 94) Maury €425




452 � Yvert #21, 1903 “0,10” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, fresh right gutter-marginsingle, o.g., very fine; signed Roumet (Scott #21; $350.00). (photo - page 94) €400

453 �� Yvert #22, 1903 “0,15” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, impressive right gutter-mar-gin block of eight (4x2) with millesimes “2”, exceptionally fresh, unblemished o.g., n.h.,some perf. separations, fine (Scott #22; $1,800.00). (photo - page 94) Maury €2,200

454 � Yvert #23, 1903 “0,40” Surcharge on 50c Carmine on rose, nicely centered andfresh, o.g., l.h., very fine; signed Marquelet and Miro and accompanied by 1995 APS cer-tificate (Scott #23; $475.00). (photo - page 94) €580

455 � Yvert #23, 1903 “0,40” Surcharge on 50c Carmine on rose, scarce used example can-celled by “INDE” in box of dashes postmark, well centered, very fine; signed Calves(Scott #23; $400.00). (photo - page 94) €470

456 � Yvert #43a, 45a, 45b, 1915-16 “+5c.” and “+5” Surcharges on 10c Rose and black,inverted and double surcharges, mint singles of each, o.g., l.h., #45a with faint tonespot on gum, fine-very fine; first signed Calves (Scott #B1b, B2a, B2b; $600.00). (photo- page 98) €720

457 � Maury #45C, 1916 Unissued red “+5” Surcharge on 5c Blue green and black, usualslightly tropical o.g., very fine (Scott unlisted). (photo - page 98) €485

458 � Maury #45D-45Dc, 1916 Unissued black “+5” Surcharge on 5c Blue green andblack, normal, double, inverted and double inverted surcharges, tropical o.g. asusual, fine-very fine and scarce (Scott unlisted). (photo - page 98) €1,580

459 �(�) Yvert #128-31, 130a, 1941 “FRANCE LIBRE” Overprints on 15ca to 2fa, 9ca sur-charges cplt., including 1fa, 3ca with horizontal surcharge, fresh and mostly well cen-tered, o.g., l.h. or n.h., very fine set; the key value signed Calves (Scott #113-16, 115a;$1,745.00). (photo - page 98) €2,064

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460 � Yvert #131a, 1941 Carmine “FRANCE/LIBRE” two-line surcharge on “2FANONS/9 CACHES” on 25c Ultramarine and fawn, choice mint example of thiselusive stamp, near perfect centering and remarkably fresh, o.g., very lightly hinged,extremely fine; signed Calves and Roumet (Scott #116b; $2,000.00). (photo) €2,400

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461 �� Yvert #131b, 1941 Diagonal “FRANCE LIBRE” surcharge on “2 FANONS/9CACHES” on 25c Ultramarine and fawn, inverted surcharge as often, select mintexample, fresh colors, slightly brownish o.g., n.h., very fine and scarce; signed A. Brunand Calves (Scott #116a; $1,300.00 for hinged). (photo) for hinged €1,500

462 � Yvert #131b, 1941 Diagonal “FRANCE LIBRE” surcharge on “2 FANONS/9CACHES” on 25c Ultramarine and fawn, inverted surcharge as often, seldom seenused example, neat 1942 double circle datestamp, excellent centering, extremely fine;signed A. Brun and accompanied by 2008 Calves certificate (Scott #116a; $1,000.00).(photo) €1,320

463 � Yvert #131b, 1941 Diagonal “FRANCE LIBRE” surcharge on “2 FANONS/9CACHES” on 25c Ultramarine and fawn, scarce used example, light double circle dat-estamp at bottom, very fine; signed Behr and accompanied by his 1988 certificate (Scott#116a; $1,000.00). (photo - page 98) €1,320

464 �/�� Yvert #132-150, 1941 “FRANCE LIBRE” Overprint on 2ca-5R Pictorials, com-plete set of nineteen values, o.g., l.h. or n.h., 3ca tear and 1R thin, otherwise fresh andfine-very fine; the key 18ca value signed Calves (Scott #117-34; $712.50). (photo - page98) €855

465 � Maury #128a, 129a, 134a, 1941 “FRANCE LIBRE” Overprints on 2ca Violetbrown and black, 3ca Brown and black and 15ca on 20ca Orange and black, invert-ed overprints, the first two tied to large piece by 1944 Pondichery postmarks and lasttied to small piece; the 15ca on 20ca is only priced mint by Maury so cataloged as such;first two signed Calves and the other signed Roumet (Scott #113, 117-18 vars.). (photo- page 98) €610

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466 ��/� Maury #129a-133a, 135a, 137a-139a, 141a-143a, 145a-150a, 1941 “FRANCELIBRE” Overprints on 3ca-5R Pictorials, inverted overprints, group of eighteen val-ues, all wonderfully fresh, o.g., n.h., except the rare 18ca l.h., fine-very fine; a difficultgroup to assemble; each signed Behr and Calves, except the key 18ca signed Roumet(Scott #118-34 vars.). (photo) €5,440

467 �� Yvert #151-156, 151a-156a, 1941 “FRANCE LIBRE” Overprints on 8ca-2fa12caParis Exhibition, normal and inverted overprints and red and blue overprints, allmint except 2fa12ca inverted overprint tied to piece, o.g., l.h., fresh and very fine; mostsigned Calves et al (Scott #135-39 and vars.). (photo - page 98) €1,907

468 �/�� Yvert #156 var., 1941 “FRANCE/LIBRE” Carmine overprint on 8ca ParisExhibition, overprints double, one albino and inverted overprints, vertical tete-beche pair, the top stamp with inverted overprint and albino upright overprint and thebottom stamp with normal overprint and inverted albino overprint, o.g., small h.r., bot-tom stamp n.h., very fine and quite unusual; both signed Calves (Scott #135 var.). (photo- page 98) Est. 300-400

469 � Yvert #156a, 171-76, 1941 “FRANCE LIBRE” Overprint in blue on 8ca Violetand on 12ca-2fa12ca Paris Exhibition and 1fa12ca-2fa12ca New York World’s Fair,all tied to unaddressed cover by three strikes of 1943 Pondichery datestamp, extremelyfine and rare (Scott #135A, 177-183; $1,583.50 for used). (photo - page 104) for used €1,823

470 � Yvert #156b, 1941 “FRANCE/LIBRE” Black overprint on 8ca Paris Exhibition,fresh and well centered, o.g., very lightly hinged, very fine and quite scarce; signed A.Brun and Roumet (Scott #135 var.). (photo - page 98) €1,000

471 �� Yvert #BF2, 1941 “FRANCE LIBRE” Large overprint on 5fa Colonial ArtsExhibition souvenir sheet, select mint example, o.g., n.h., very fine; seldom offerednever hinged; only 775 examples were overprinted (Scott #140; $725.00 for hinged).(photo - page 76) for hinged €900

472 � Yvert #BF3, 1943 “FRANCE LIBRE” Ty. “e” overprint on 5fa Colonial ArtsExhibition souvenir sheet, exceptionally fresh, o.g., tiny trace of hinging, very fine; only495 copies were overprinted (Scott #140a; $875.00). (photo - page 76) €1,000

473 FDC Yvert #159, 162a, 1942 “FRANCE/LIBRE” Overprint on 18ca on 30ca Rose andblack and blue overprint on 1fa6ca Orange on black, both used along with five othervalues (#161, 177-78, 179b, 180) on printed first day cover cancelled by 23.6.1942Pondichery datestamp, addressed on reverse to Bombay, fresh and extremely fine (Scott#156a, 166 var.). (photo - page 104) for used €519




474 � Yvert #162a, 165a, 169a, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE” Blue overprints on 1fa6ca,2fa12ca and 3R Pictorials, o.g., light h.r., fresh and fine-very fine; 3R signed Isaac(Scott #166 var., 169, 175). (photo - page 98) €640

475 � Yvert #171-74, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE” Overprints on 12ca-2fa12ca ParisExposition, fresh and well centered, o.g., l.h., very fine; key 16ca value signed A. Brunand Calves (Scott #178-81; $1,321.75). (photo - page 98) €1,514

476 � Yvert #177b, 1942 “FRANCE/LIBRE” Black overprint on 2c Violet brown andblack, tied to small piece by neat Pondichery c.d.s., extremely fine (Scott #157a;$175.00). (photo - page 98) €410

477 � Yvert #183a, 1942 “FRANCE/LIBRE” Carmine overprint on 8ca ParisExhibition, used with neat Pondichery datestamp, extremely fine and scarce; signedCalves (Scott #177 var.). (photo - page 98) €770

478 �/�� Yvert #184-90, 1942 “FRANCE/LIBRE” Overprint on 1ca on 16ca to 3fa3ca on16ca Bright blue and black cplt., fresh and well centered, o.g., n.h. or l.h., very fine set(Scott #184-90; $455.00 for hinged). (photo - page 98) Maury €800

479 P Yvert #217P-30P, 1942 2ca-5Fr Free French Lotus Flower, plate proofs on stamppaper cplt., horizontal pairs, the 3R value without denomination, o.g., n.h., usualWaterlow archival creases, otherwise very fine; only 25 sets of pairs exist; ex-WaterlowArchives (Scott #143P-56P). (photo - page 98) Est. 300-400

480 �� Yvert #225a, 229a, 1942 1fa18ca Black, double value and 3R Brown, omittedvalue, post office fresh, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; first signed Calves and latter signed A.Brun (Scott #151 var., 155 var.). (photo - page 98) Maury €650

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481 � Yvert #230B, 1943 “France Toujours” Overprint on 18ca on 30ca Rose and black,excellent centering, o.g., small h.r., extremely fine and scarce; only 200 stamps were over-printed; signed Calves and Roumet (Scott #209 Footnote). (photo) €1,700

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482 � Yvert #230D, 230L, 230N, 230Q, 230R, 230S, 230T, 230V, 230W, 1943 “FranceToujours” Overprint on 3c, 20c, 1fa6ca, 1fa16ca, 2fa12ca, 6fa6ca, 1r, 3r and 5rPictorials, group of nine mint values, o.g. which is tropically browned on some, espe-cially the 6fa6ca value, as is generally the case with these, fine-very fine and scarce; only200 of each were overprinted; all signed Calves and many additionally signed Roumet orBloch (Scott #209 Footnote). (photo) €10,100

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483 � Yvert #230CC, 230DD, 1943 “France Toujours” Overprint on 1fa12ca-2fa12caNew York World’s Fair, usual tropicalized o.g., very fine and scarce; only 200 each wereoverprinted; each signed Bloch, Calves and Roumet (Scott #209 Footnote). (photo) €2,200

FRENCH MOROCCO

Local Issues

484 �� Yvert #91 var., 1892 “10/centimos” surcharge on 1P Red brown Mogador &Marrakech local, double surcharge, two distinct surcharges, fresh color, well centered,usual irregular perforations, o.g., n.h., fine; the basic stamp is quite scarce, with this dou-ble surcharge being rare and unlisted; signed Cotter; cataloged as the normal stamp.(photo - page 98) €1,000+

485 � Yvert #147 var., 1897 10c Orange Tetouan & Chechouan local, horizontal pair,imperforate between, bright color, usual irregular perforations, o.g., small h.r. on onestamp, fine; unlisted as the imperforate between variety, cataloged as two normal singles.(photo - page 98) €1,000+

486 �/��Yvert #148, 151, 1897 20c Rose and 75c Blue Tetouan & Chechouan locals, eachin a block of four, strong colors, o.g., top stamps h.r., bottom stamps n.h., one 20c stampwith small thin, owner’s handstamp on 75c, fine; any value from this series is rarely seenin blocks. (photo - page 102) €3,200+

487 � Yvert #150, 1897 50c Carmine Tetouan & Chechouan local, with imperforate sheet-margin at left, o.g., fine; signed A. Brun. (photo - page 102) €900

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488 �� Maury #1/26, Postes Cherifiennes collection of 44 items, eleven covers, 31 on piece,plus two not cataloged, showing the different city’s handstamps in various colors, partialcovers or fronts were cataloged as on piece, catalog values to €700, very little duplication,usual mixed condition but the strikes are generally crisp and fine-very fine. Maury €10,000

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489 �(�) Yvert #7-8, 1912 “05” and “0.10” surcharges on 50c Violet gray Tetouan & ElKsar el Kebir local, the former handstamped and the latter ms. surcharged, strong color,5c unused, 10c with part o.g., fine; these surcharged stamps are exceedingly rare; eachsigned Cotter(Scott #A13-14; $3,500.00). (photo) €3,800

490 � Yvert #12, 13, 1913 10c Vermilion, 25c Blue Tetouan & El Ksar el Kebir locals, theformer with missing corner perfs., tied to 1913 registered cover sent from Sefrou to Lyonby light Sefrou c.d.s. postmark, on the reverse are French Morocco five 5c on 5c (#28)and one 10c on 10c (#29) tied by Tanger c.d.s. postmarks, with Tanger registry label,Lyon receiver, light vertical file fold not affecting stamps, fine; a scarce commercial usage;signed Calves (Scott #A10-11). (photo - page 104) Est. 200-300

General Issues

491 � Yvert #1b, 5c, 1891 5c on 5c Green and 25c on 25c Black, imperforate, each in amillesimes “2” pair, large margins, o.g., h.r., 5c with tiny crease and a light surface rub attop, 25c faint thin speck, very fine appearance and quite rare (Scott #1a, 5b). (photo -page 102) Est. 400-500

492 �� Yvert #2a, 1899 “5/CENTIMOS” surcharge on 5c Green, Types I-II, vertical gut-ter pair with both types of the stamp, bright color, o.g., n.h., fine; signed A. Brun (Scott#2 var.). (photo - page 102) for hinged €425

493 � Yvert #4 var., 1891 “20/CENTIMOS” surcharge on 20c Red on green, half usedas 10c, tied by blue “SAFI MAROC/10 AVRIL 95” c.d.s. on cover to Gibraltar, withTanger transit and Gibraltar receiving backstamp of April 18, red merchants handstampat bottom left, cover with trivial corner scuffs from mounting (not affecting stamps ormarkings), otherwise very fine; a most unusual usage; signed Calves (Scott #4 var.).(photo - page 104) Est. 300-400

494 � Yvert #5, 6, 1891 25c on 25c Black on rose, 50c on 50c Carmine, singles of each tiedby “FEZ MAROC/11 OCT 98” c.d.s. pmks. on registered cover to St. Louis, Senegal,with receiving backstamp of 29 Oct., Tanger transit pmk., light vertical file fold, coveropened a little roughly at top, fine; a scarce destination (Scott #5, 6). (photo - page 104) Est. 150-200

495 � Yvert #5 var., 1891 “5/CENTIMOS” surcharge on 25c instead of 25c, well cen-tered, fresh, o.g., light natural gum crease, very fine; a rare error that is not listed in Yvert;signed Calves (Scott #5 var.). (photo - page 102) Est. 300-400

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496 �� Yvert #6A, 1899 “50/CENTIMOS” surcharge on 50c Carmine, Type I, millesimes“0” pair in a block of four, strong color, o.g., h.r.’s, fine and very scarce; Maury does notlist this number for the millesimes pair; signed Roumet. (photo - page 102) Est. 500-750

497 � Yvert #7, 1891 “1/PESETA” surcharge on 1Fr. Olive, millesimes “6” pair, o.g., h.r.,fine (Scott #7, Maury #6). (photo - page 102) Maury €900

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498 � Yvert #9, 1893 5c Black postage due with “TIMBRE/POSTE” overprint, a selectused example of this scarce stamp, wonderfully fresh, nicely centered, light c.d.s. cancel,very fine; signed A. Brun, Roumet (Scott #9; $1,100.00). (photo) €1,300

499 � Yvert #18, 1903 5c on 5c Blue postage due, with boxed “P.P.” vertically, mint withpart original gum, well centered, some faint perf. tip staining at left, otherwise very fine;signed Roumet, Calves (Scott #24; $1,400.00). (photo - page 102) €1,600

500 � Yvert #18, 1903 5c on 5c Blue postage due, with boxed “P.P.” vertically, on piecewith the proper Tanger Oct 10, 1903 c.d.s. (the only day this stamp was used), stampwith bright color, fine; signed Roumet (Scott #24; $1,400.00). (photo - page 102) €1,300

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501 � Yvert #18 var., 1903 5c on 5c Blue postage due, with boxed “P.P.” vertically, dou-ble overprint, used (without gum), strong color, barest trace of perf. tip toning, other-wise a fine example of this rare error; signed A. Brun, Calves and accompanied by a clear2004 Roumet certificate (Scott #18 var., Maury #21b). (photo) Maury €2,850

502 � Yvert #18a, 1903 5c on 5c Blue postage due, with boxed “P.P.” horizontally, used(without gum), nicely centered and with fresh color, very fine; signed Marquelet, A. Brun(Scott #24 var.). (photo - page 102) €1,700

503 �/��Yvert #45c, 1914 25c on 25c Violet brown, with “PROTECTORAT/FRANCAIS”double overprint in red and black, top margin gutter block of four, with the bottompair being a “2” millesimes, deep intense color, o.g., top pair with h.r., minor thin and asmall stain, however the important millesimes pair is never hinged and fine; a rare milles-imes pair; signed Champion (Scott #46c). (photo - page 102) Est. 500-750




504 �� Yvert #52c, 1916 2pi on 2Fr. Violet and yellow, with double “PROTEC-TORAT/FRANCAIS” overprint, left margin block of four, fresh attractive color, o.g.,n.h., very fine; signed A. Brun twice (Scott #53 var., Maury #56f). (photo - page 102) Maury €1,600

505 � Yvert #56, 1914 “+5c” handstamp surcharge on 10c on 10c Rose, bright color, o.g.,a fine example of this elusive stamp; signed Gilbert twice, Thiaude twice (Scott #B3;$1,500.00). (photo - page 102) €1,750

Air Posts

506 P Yvert #PA89-92P, 1952 6Fr.+5Fr. to 11Fr.+30Fr. Air post, deluxe proofs cplt.,exceptionally bright and fresh, extremely fine. (photo - page 76) €1,100

507 P Yvert #PA89-92P, 1952 6Fr.+5Fr. to 11Fr.+30Fr. Air post, collective deluxe proof,an immaculate example of this key deluxe proof, brilliantly fresh, extremely fine andchoice. (photo - page 76) €1,300

Postage Dues

508 �� Yvert #TT35 var., 1918 1c Black postage due, with “TANGER” omitted, right mar-gin horizontal pair, the right stamp lacking the overprint, quite fresh, o.g., n.h., fine; thiserror was caused by the overprint being shifted to the left on the sheet, with it missingcompletely on the right column, Maury lists the shifted surcharge but not the omittederror; signed Calves (Scott #J35 var.). (photo - page 108) Est. 200-300

FRENCH OCEANIA

509 � Yvert #40a, 1915 “+ 5c” Surcharge without bar under “c” on 10c Rose and orange,inverted surcharge, fresh and well centered, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; singed A. Brun(Scott #B3 var.). (photo - page 108) €375

510 � Yvert #40a, 40c var., 1915 “+ 5c” Surcharge without bar under “c” on 10c Roseand orange, inverted surcharge, horizontal pair, the right stamp with “e” instead of“c” after “5”, o.g., light h.r., very fine and rare combination error pair (Scott #B3b, B3avar.). (photo - page 108) Est. 200-300

511 �� Yvert #84a-114a, 1939-49 1c-2Fr. Pictorials imperforate, nearly complete set of 20of the 21 values, lacking only the 2.25Fr., all fresh right sheet-margin singles, o.g., n.h.,15c with a light tone spot, very fine; only 75 sets were issued (Scott #80/110 var.).(photo - page 108) Maury €2,255

512 � Yvert #144a, 1941 “FRANCE LIBRE” overprint on 1Fr. Red brown, invertedoverprint, top sheet-margin single, usual slightly disturbed o.g., very fine (Scott #126var.). (photo - page 108) €1,400

513 � Yvert #160a, 1942 80c Red brown, value omitted, o.g., light h.r., very fine and scarce(Scott #141 var.). (photo - page 108) €450

514 � Yvert #BF1a, 1968 Bicentennial of Discovery of Tahiti souvenir sheet, error “Bi-centenaire” hyphenated, cancelled by two strikes of “Papeete/Ile Tahiti/9-5, 1968”postmarks, folded along the perforations at the sides, otherwise very fine and rare (Scott#C47a var.). (photo - page 122) €1,300

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515 P�� French Southern & Antarctic Territories extensive and comprehensive collectionformed by Rolfe Wyer, many hundreds of items up to 1981 in mounts on Yvert albumpages, the collection starts with three forerunner covers with stamps of Madagascar, thencontinues with issued stamps apparently complete, plus many also represented by mintblocks of four, there are a plethora of imperforates in singles, pairs and/or blocks of fourthroughout, as well as deluxe proofs, collective proofs, die proofs, some signed by thedesigner, some trial colors, the 1956 set of three special souvenir sheets, some covers andmore, this being Mr. Wyer’s intact collection except for the 87Fr. Concorde stamp, mintand imperfs. apparently all o.g., n.h., except a couple early air mail imperforates with gumproblems, virtually all very fine; the nicest F.S.A.T. collection we have had the pleasure ofoffering in out auctions. Est. 5,000-7,500

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516 �� Yvert #PA19a, 1969 87Fr. Concorde, the rare and sought-after unissued value, o.g.,n.h., extremely fine; only a single pane of 50 was released (Scott #C18 Footnote;$6,000.00). (photo) €7,000

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517 � Yvert #1, 1894 “SOUDAN Fais/0,15” Surcharge on 75c Carmine on rose, a pre-mium quality mint example of this terribly difficult and rare stamp, possessing a mar-velous overall freshness which is quite uncharacteristic of this, plus its centering is far bet-ter than usually found, strong color, o.g. with only a tiny trace of hinging, very fine; while1,000 stamps were surcharged most were used for postage and the small number of mintexamples that remain are most often faulty and/or quite off center, which makes this oneof the finest mint singles available; signed A. Brun and Calves and accompanied by2001 Calves certificate (Scott #1; $4,500.00). (photo) €4,700

518 � Yvert #1, 1894 “SOUDAN Fais/0,15” Surcharge on 75c Carmine on rose, tied tosmall piece by light 1894 c.d.s., deep rich color, fine and rare; signed Halgatte (Scott #1;$2,250.00). (photo - page 108) €2,400

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519 � Yvert #2, 1894 “SOUDAN Fais/0,25” Surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, ahighly desirable example of this often faulty mint stamp, well centered, especially whencompared to the others, as these typically come quite off center, unusually fresh with lux-uriant color, o.g., l.h., very fine; while 950 stamps were surcharged most were used andlost to philately, leaving scant few mint examples available, of which the example offeredhere is among the finest; signed Champion (Scott #2; $4,750.00). (photo) €5,300

520 P Yvert #3-15P, 1894 1c-1Fr. Navigation and Commerce, plate proofs on Bristolcplt., matched set of right sheet-margin singles, fresh and clean, very fine (Scott #3/19P).(photo - page 108) €850

Postage Dues

521 � 1894 “0.15” and “0.25” Manuscript rate and “TAXE PERCUE:/Manque deTimbres dans/la Colonie” cachet on separate pieces with August 1894 Kayes date-stamps, very fine and scarce; this provisional cachet was only used for a brief period dur-ing a shortage of postage stamps; each signed Bernichon and Roumet and accompaniedby 2007 Roumet certificate. (photo - page 108) Est. 200-300

FRENCH WEST AFRICA

522 �� Yvert #24-42, 1947 10c-25Fr. Pictorials, imperforate cplt., sheet-margin horizontalor vertical pairs, o.g., n.h., a few with slightly disturbed gum from interleaving, extreme-ly fine (Scott #36-54 var.). (photo - page 108) Maury €1,700

GABON

523 � French Colonies #53, 1881 25c Yellow on straw, tied to cover to Ann Arbor, Michiganby large double circle “Etablisshments du Gabon, Gabon/12 MAI, 1884” datestamp,postmark repeated at left, red “Liverpool/Ship/JU 5, 84” transit and “New York/JUN15/Paid All” transit backstamp, cover with slight aging, otherwise a very fine and scarceusage using British mails; signed Roumet (Scott #53). (photo - page 104) Est. 300-400

524 � Yvert #1, 1886 “GAB/5” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, rich colors on fresh paper,o.g., h.r., very fine; only 900 stamps were surcharged; signed Calves (Scott #1; $525.00).(photo - page 108) €630




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525 � Yvert #3A, 1886 “GAB/25” Surcharge with 56-dot diamond grid around “GAB”on 20c Red on green, incredibly well centered example of this rare stamp, tied to pieceby two strikes of “Libreville, Gabon/17 SEPT, 86” datestamps, rich colors on freshpaper, extremely fine; only 50 stamps received this surcharge; signed Bernichon andRoumet and accompanied by 2002 Roumet certificate (Scott #3e; $1,900.00). (photo) €2,100

1886 “GAB/25” Surcharge With 56-dot Diamond Grid

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526 � Yvert #3A, 1886 “GAB/25” Surcharge with 56-dot diamond grid around “GAB”on 20c Red on green, single with strong fresh colors tied by “Libreville, Gabon/2 OCT86” datestamp to cover to Goree, Senegal, postmark repeated to right, “Pour aviso leGourvoyeur” directive, Dakar and Senegal backstamps, cover with vertical pocket fold atcenter, very fine; a great rarity, especially used on cover, as only 50 stamps were sur-charged; signed Behr and Roumet and accompanied by 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott#3e; $10,000.00). (photo) Maury €8,250

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527 � Yvert #4, 1886 “GAB/50” Surcharge on 15c Blue, select mint example of this scarcestamp, wonderfully fresh, nicely centered, o.g., trivial h.r., very fine; only 300 stamps weresurcharged; signed A. Brun and Calves and accompanied by 1987 J. Robineau certificate(Scott #4; $1,450.00). (photo) €1,700

528 � Yvert #4, 1886 “GAB/50” Surcharge on 15c Blue, strong color, part o.g., very fine;only 300 stamps were surcharged; signed A. Brun and Roumet and accompanied by 1999Behr certificate; ex-Gibralter (Scott #4; $1,450.00). (photo) €1,700

529 �� Yvert #5, 1886 “GAB/75” Surcharge on 15c Blue, an incredibly choice mint single,being in a quality that we would not have thought possible on a 19th century stamp ofwhich only 300 were issued, post office fresh and excellent centering, immaculate o.g.,never hinged, an extremely fine gem; a true condition rarity; signed A. Brun and Calves(Scott #5; $1,800.00 for hinged). (photo) for hinged €2,000

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530 � Yvert #5a, 1886 “GAB/75” Surcharge on 15c Blue, double “75” surcharge, a pleas-ing mint example of this very rare error, exceptionally fresh, bright color, o.g., l.h., veryfine and quite choice; signed A. Brun twice, Calves twice and Roumet and accompaniedby 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott #5a; $5,000.00). (photo) €6,000

531 � Yvert #6, 1888-89 “15” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, a particularly fresh andchoice example of this surprisingly rare mint stamp, rich colors and crisp impression, nice-ly centered, o.g., small h.r., very fine; while 800 stamps were surcharged nearly all wereused as postage; signed A. Brun, Calves and Roumet and accompanied by 1999 Roumetcertificate; ex-Gilbert (Scott #6; $5,600.00). (photo) €6,850

532 � Yvert #7, 1888-89 “15” Surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, attractive exam-ple of this elusive mint stamp, quite fresh, o.g., light h.r., very fine; 1,200 stamps weresurcharged, however the vast majority were used; signed Bernichon, Calves and Roumetand accompanied by 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott #7; $2,250.00). (photo) €2,730

533 � Yvert #7, 1888-89 “15” Surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, used with clear1889 Libreville postmark, fresh and well centered, very fine; only 1,200 stamps were sur-charged; signed Champion and Roumet (Scott #7; $1,100.00). (photo - page 108) €1,250




534 (�) Yvert #8, 1888-89 “25” Surcharge on 5c Green on greenish, strong fresh color, skill-fully regummed, very fine; signed Calves (Scott #8; $1,500.00). (photo - page 108) €1,700

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535 � Yvert #9, 1888-89 “25” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, select used single,bright and fresh, neat 1889 Libreville cancel, very fine and quite scarce; only 400 stampswere surcharged; signed Bernichon and Roumet (Scott #9; $1,800.00). (photo) €2,100

536 � Yvert #10, 1888-89 “25” Surcharge on 75c Carmine on rose, used with bold 1889Libreville postmark, deep rich color on fresh white paper, well centered, very fine; only1,000 stamps were surcharged; signed J-F Brun and Calves (Scott #10; $1,800.00).(photo) €2,300

537 � Maury #11c, 1889 “GABON” and “TIMBRE” Overprints and “15” surcharge on5c Black postage due, double “GABON”, top left corner margin single, with large mar-gins on the other sides, o.g., small h.r., extremely fine; signed Roumet. (photo - page108) €1,000

538 � Yvert #12, 1889 “GABON” and “TIMBRE” Overprints and “15” surcharge on30c Black postage due, an especially choice used example of this rare stamp, featuringuncommonly large margins all around, rich color on fresh white paper, lightly cancelled,extremely fine; only 250 stamps were surcharged; signed Calves and Miro twice (Scott#12; $3,700.00). (photo) €4,400

539

539 �� Yvert #14, 1889 15c Black on rose, a premium quality top sheet-margin mint exampleof this difficult typeset issue, large margins, exceptionally fresh, o.g., hinged in the selvageonly, the stamp never hinged, an extremely fine gem; with only 1,000 stamps havingbeen printed, this is clearly among the finest surviving mint singles; signed Bernichon, A.Brun and Roumet (Scott #14; $1,800.00 for hinged). (photo) for hinged €2,100

540 (�) Yvert #14, 1889 15c Black on rose, unused, thinned as often, very fine appearance;signed Calves (Scott #14; $1,800.00). (photo - page 108) €2,100

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541 � Yvert #15, 1889 25c Black on green, choice top sheet-margin mint single, large mar-gins, exceptionally fresh, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine; only 1,500 stamps wereprinted; signed Lemarie, Miro and Roumet (Scott #15; $1,200.00). (photo) €1,350

542

542 � Yvert #15, 1889 25c Black on green, ample to large margins all around, tied by bold“Libreville, Gabon/21 MAI 89” datestamp to cover to Dunkirk, postmark repeated atright, Dunkirk arrival backstamp, cover with vertical pocket fold at center, very fine fourthday of use; this typeset issue is seldom found on cover; signed Calves (Scott #15;$2,750.00). (photo) €3,000




543 E 1910 Original artwork for two of the pictorial issues, both approximately83x112mm, the first an unadopted design for a 25c Fang warrior, the second an adopt-ed design for a 10c Fang woman, both multicolored in pencil, ink and wash, very fine andhandsome duo. (photo - page 122) Est. 200-300

544 � Yvert #33-48, 1910 1c-5Fr. Pictorials cplt., o.g., h.r., 2c, 10c and 25c thinned spot,otherwise a fine-very fine set; 2Fr. and 5Fr. signed Calves (Scott #33-48; $1,132.00).(photo - page 108) €1,130

545

545 � Yvert #72a, 1912 “10” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw, double surcharge, top rightcorner margin vertical strip of three, the center stamp the error, strong and intact, o.g.,h.r., small thinned spot in the selvage only, very fine; a rare and striking error multiple;signed Calves twice and Roumet (Scott #78 var.). (photo) €2,750+

546 � Yvert #77a, 1912 “10” Surcharge on 2Fr. Violet on rose, inverted surcharge, richcolors on fresh paper, o.g., h.r., fine; signed Calves, Marquelet and Miro (Scott #83a;$325.00). (photo - page 108) €385

547 � Yvert #93a, 1926 “AFRIQUE/EQUATORIALE/FRANCAISE” Overprint on 10cDark blue and brown, omitted overprint, scarce used example, lightly cancelled, choicevery fine; signed Roumet (Scott #90a; $340.00). (photo - page 108) €400

548 � Yvert #116a, 119a, 1930-31 “AFRIQUE/EQUATORIALE/FRANCAISE”Overprint on 15c Rose and brown violet and 1.50Fr. Pale blue and dark blue, omit-ted overprints, fresh mint singles of each, the 15c a top right corner sheet-margin exam-ple, o.g., l.h., very fine; 15c signed Calves (Scott #92a, 108a; $515.00). (photo - page108) €605

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GRAND COMORO

549 P Yvert #1-13P, 1897 1c-1Fr. Peace and Commerce, plate proofs on Bristol cplt., freshand very fine (Scott #1/19P). (photo - page 124) €370

550 � Maury #20a-29a, 1912 “05” and “10” Surcharges on 2c-75c Peace and Commerce,wide and narrow surcharge spacing cplt., horizontal combination pairs, fresh andintact, o.g., l.h., last with a pulled perf., otherwise fine-very fine; last four signed Cividini(Scott #20d-29b; $526.50). (photo - page 124) €776

GUADELOUPE

Stampless Covers

551 � 1851 Petit Bourg unpaid stampless entire letter to France, exceedingly rare “Petit-Bourg/Guadeloupe/28 MARS 1851” double-circle c.d.s. on entire folded letter withsimilar Basse Terre transit c.d.s. on the reverse, carried per British packet via England withLondon transit on the reverse and red Calais entry transit plus boxed Article 13 hand-stamp, “15” handstamp for 15 decimes (1Fr50c) due for a single rate letter, backstampedDelle, very fine and handsome; this letter was posted in the same year, but just prior, toissuance of French stamps in the colony; an amazingly rare posting from the small villageof Petit Bourg on the east coast of Basse Terre and not listed in Jamet; ex-Grabowski.(photo - page 104) Est. 400-500

552 � 1853 Grand Bourg unpaid stampless entire letter to France, light but discernible strikeof black “Grand-Bourg (Mie. Gte.)/Guadeloupe/25 JUIL 1853” double-circle c.d.s.and similarly light strike of a Basse Terre transit c.d.s. on entire folded letter from theMayor of Grand Bourg with attractive large double-circle cachet of the Mayor’s office, viaBritish packet with London crown transits on the reverse, red Calais entry transit andboxed Article 13 handstamp, bold “15” handstamp for 15 decimes due, backstamped,very fine single rate letter; very rare from the small town of Grand-Bourg on the smallisland of Marie Galante; rated scarcity 5 by Jamet with only a few examples known; ex-Grabowski. (photo - page 104) Est. 200-300

553 � 1854 Grand Bourg paid stampless cover to France, black “Grand-Bourg (Mie.Gte.)/Guadeloupe/9 MARS 1854” double-circle c.d.s. on folded cover to Marseilles,similar Basse Terre transit c.d.s. over the letter seal on the reverse, this single-rate coverwas paid in cash with boxed “PD” handstamp on the front and the black “12” rate hand-stamp on the reverse, via British packet with red entry transit, backstamped, very fine;though stamps were no longer available this cover establishes that letters could be pre-paid by the sender in this period; this large format postmark of Grand Bourg on the smallisland of Marie Galante is quite rare; rated scarcity 5 in Jamet with only a few examplesrecorded; ex-Grabowski. (photo - page 134) Est. 200-300

554 � POINTE-A-PITRE, GUADELOUPE rimless circular datestamps on 1859, 1861 and1862 folded letters to France carried by British packets, charged 12, 6 and 18 decimespostage due respectively, fresh and very fine. (photo - page 134) Est. 200-300




French Colonies Stamps Used in Guadeloupe

The Only Recorded Correctly Franked Printed Matter Cover

555

555 � French Colonies Yvert #1, 1862 1c Olive green on pale blue, two horizontal pairs,both very attractive with just clear to large margins all around, in sole franking on 1871entire prices current to Demerara (British Guiana) paying the local printed matterrate, “Price Currt.” in manuscript above the stamps which are just tied by black lozengecancel with black “Guadeloupe/Pointe-a-Pitre/16 MAI 71” double-circle c.d.s. below,given to the British Agency for transmission to this British Colony but not marked paidas there was no agreement with the British Agency to pre-pay printed matter, small redBritish “Guadaloupe/MY 17 71” c.d.s. on the reverse and similar Demerara backstamp,large “1” handstamp applied on arrival for 1p due, exceptionally fresh and attractive,choice very fine; printed matter mail is among the rarest type of mail to acquire becauseit was usually thrown away, this example is amazingly rare not only because there was solittle of it saved, but because there was no agreement between the French and the BritishAgency for sending such mail so prepayment was not possible; only three such printedmatter covers are known sent through the British Agency, the other two are eachfranked with an incorrect 5c Green; this is the only recorded example correctly frankedwith the proper 4c rate for the local postage and a great rarity in this remarkablyselect quality; ex-Grabowski. (photo) Est. 5,000-7,500

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British Agency Guadeloupe Crowned Circle Handstamp

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556 � French Colonies Yvert #2, 3, 4, 1859-65, 5c Yellow green on greenish, 10c Bisteron yellowish and 20c Blue on bluish, singles of each including two examples of the 5c,large margins to just in on one side of the 10c and 20c, an exceptionally attractive three-color franking paying the reduced rate to New Orleans, tied to folded cover by black 7x7point lozenge cancels, with a black “Guadeloupe/Pointe-a-Pitre/12 MARS 67” double-circle c.d.s., light, but clear, strike of the very rare “Paid/at/Guadaloupe” Crowned-cir-cle handstamp of the British Agency, “4” pence British rate marking in red crayon, redBritish “Guadaloupe/MR 13 1867” double-arc c.d.s. and small black St. Thomas transitc.d.s. on the reverse, small black “Steamship/10” circular entry handstamp on arrival inthe United States for 10c ship fee due, light vertical file folds affecting the two 5c valuesbut not affecting the very fine appearance of this cover; a lovely cover with considerableeye appeal as well as an extremely rare Crowned-circle paid cover to the United States viathe British Agency; ex-Grabowski. (photo) Est. 4,000-5,000




The Only Recorded British Agency Double-rate Cover to the United States

557

557 � French Colonies Yvert #3, 5, 1859 10c Bister on yellowish and 40c Orange on yel-lowish, single of former and horizontal pair and strip of four of latter, being an impres-sive franking on 1865 double-rate cover to Philadelphia, the pair and the strip have fulllarge margins all around, the stamps are cancelled by black lozenge cancels with a black“Pointe-a-Pitre/Guadeloupe/10 AVR 1865” rimless c.d.s. tying the strip, fairly wellstruck “Paid/at/Guadaloupe” Crowned-circle handstamp of the British Agency, “2/-”British rate marking in red crayon, portions of red British “Guadaloupe/AP 11 1865”double-arc c.d.s. and small black St. Thomas c.d.s. on the reverse, black “Steamship/20”entry handstamp on arrival in the United States, red “PD” boxed handstamp obliteratedby black lozenge cancel as the cover was not completely pre-paid, the 20c ship fee beingdue in the United States, light vertical file fold affecting one stamp each from the pair andthe strip, not affecting the exceptional and very fine appearance of this cover; a rare mul-tiple rate cover and possibly the only recorded double-rate cover to the United Statesvia the British Agency; ex-Grabowski. (photo) Est. 3,000-4,000

558 � French Colonies Yvert #5, 1859 40c Orange on yellowish, block of twenty being afull two horizontal rows of the sheet with large sheet margins at each side (affixed overedge of cover at one end), plus a strip of four and one stamp lost en route, a most amaz-ing franking being the largest recorded multiple of the 40c on a cover fromGuadeloupe, its usage is equally amazing starting out as a 20 times the 50c rate to Pariswith stamps tied by lozenge cancels, black “Pointe-a-Pitre/Guadeloupe/28 AOUT1862” rimless c.d.s., carried via British packet with black Calais entry transit, red boxed“PD” handstamp, backstamped Paris and then forwarded back across the Atlantic toMexico, in addition to the largely missing stamp there is a piece missing to one stamp anda few other faults in the bottom row of the block, edge wear to cover, not surprising whenone considers the size and travels of this envelope, fine; a rare and important postal his-tory rarity of the Eagle issue used in Guadeloupe; ex-Grabowski. (photo - page 134) Est. 750-1,000

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Special Twenty Five Cent Domestic Rate by Sailing Ship

559

559 � French Colonies Yvert #14, 18, 1872-76 1c Olive green on pale blue and 10c Bisteron rose, horizontal strip of four and single of former and two singles of latter, the 1c sin-gle into the frame in one corner, all the rest with full large even margins, an amazingfranking paying a very rare 25c internal rate on 1877 cover to Basse Terre, stamps are tiedby five strikes of black “Guadeloupe/Pointe-a-Pitre/25 FEVR. 77” double-circle c.d.s.,backstamped Basse Terre the next day, very fine and exceedingly choice; the normal ratefor internal mail was 20c but a special rate of 25c existed for a service by sailing shipbetween the major islands connecting Pointe-a-Pitre, Basse Terre and Grand Bourg onMarie Galante, no special markings exist for this service and it is only recognizable by therate and the dates of the postmarks; covers exhibiting this rate are extremely rare and thecover offered here is the most spectacular example with this colorful and rare frank-ing; ex-Grabowski. (photo) Est. 3,000-4,000



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560 � 1883 Grand Bourg unpaid postage due folded letter to France, posted from the small-er Island of Marie Galante with a very rare use of the larger size “Guadeloupe/GrandBourg (Mie. Gte.)/9 FEVR. 83” double-circle c.d.s. on entire folded letter, a confirmingPointe-a-Pitre transit of the same date on the reverse, 10c Black and 40c Black Frenchpostage dues (Yvert #15, 19) tied on arrival in Paris by triangular due handstamp payingdouble the 25c U.P.U. rate, soiling to the back of the cover, very fine; Dubus records thatthis rare postmark was used from January 1888 to 1892, this cover establishes that it wasused far earlier than that; ex-Grabowski. (photo) Est. 1,500-2,000

561 � French Colonies Yvert #22, 1872 15c Bister, single franking with virtually clear tolarge margins all around, tied to entire folded letter from Petit Bourg to Pointe-a-Pitreby black 7x7 lozenge cancel, black “Guadeloupe/Petit-Bourg/7 OCT. (73)” double-cir-cle c.d.s. at right, matching boxed “P.P”, blue Pointe-a-Pitre backstamp the next day, veryfine; an unusual single franking, while Petit Bourg on the east coast of Basse Terre is onlya short distance from Pointe-a-Pitre it would not be considered a local posting and thenormal domestic rate was 20c; a rare cover from this small town; ex-Grabowski. (photo -page 134) Est. 500-750

562 � French Colonies Yvert #44, 1880 25c Yellow on straw, Ty. II, attractive single withclear to large margins in single franking, tied to 1881 folded cover to St. Pierre andMiquelon by “Paq. Fr./Pointe-a-Pitre Guade/9 NOV. 81” double-circle sorting c.d.s.with an additional strike at right, Basse Terre and St. Thomas transits on the reverse, thiscover routed through the United States with New York transit on the reverse and“Boston/Paid/Dec 1” c.d.s. on the front as well as the St. Pierre And Miquelon receiv-ing c.d.s., horizontal file fold through the adhesive, otherwise a fresh and very fine cover;a rare destination; ex-Grabowski. (photo - page 134) Est. 300-400

Issued Stamps

563 � Yvert #1, 1a, 1884 “G.P.E./20” Surcharge on 30c Brown on bister, large and small“2” in “20”, horizontal se-tenant pair, uncommonly large margins all around, very lighttown cancels, extremely fine and choice; signed Calves (Scott #1b; $375.00). (photo -page 124) Maury €475

564 �/��Yvert #2, 1884 “G.P.E./25” Surcharge on 35c Black on orange, handsome andchoice top left corner margin mint block of eight (4x2), with ample to large margins onthe other two sides, incredibly fresh, o.g., two paper h.r.’s mainly in the selvage, six stampn.h., extremely fine (Scott #2; $840.00). (photo - page 122) Maury €1,050

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565 � Yvert #2e, 1884 “G.P.E./5” Essay surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, wonderfullyfresh and well centered, vivid rich color, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; only 50 stamps weresurcharged but never issued; signed A. Brun (Scott #2 footnote; $1,000.00). (photo -page 124) €1,000

566 (�)� Yvert #7, 1889 “GUADELOUPE/10/centimes” Surcharge Ty. I-XI on 40c Red onstraw, complete unused pane of 25, showing the eleven different surcharge types listedby Maury, fresh and intact, fine-very fine; quite scarce as a full pane (Scott #7; $800.00for common type singles). (photo - page 122) Maury €2,410+

567

567 � Yvert #12aA, 1891 “GNADELOUPE” Misspelled overprint on 30c Brown on yel-lowish, highly select se-tenant horizontal pair, the left stamp the error, uncommonlylarge even margins all around, rich color on remarkably fresh white paper, o.g., h.r.,extremely fine and rare; fewer than 25 examples were printed; both signed Calves(Scott #12, 12c; $1,400.00 for singles). (photo) for singles €1,575

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568 � Yvert #12aC, 1891 “GUADELONPE” Misspelled overprint on 30c Brown on yel-lowish, mostly large margins to just clear at top right, strong color on fresh white paper,o.g., small h.r., nearly very fine and rare; fewer than 32 examples were printed; signedCalves and Roumet (Scott #12e; $2,500.00). (photo) €3,000

569 � Yvert #12aD, 1891 “GUADELOUEP” Misspelled overprint on 30c Brown on yel-lowish, generous margins all around, remarkably fresh, o.g., h.r., very fine and quite rare;a mere eleven examples of this error were printed; signed J-F Brun (Scott #12f;$3,000). (photo) €3,000

570 � Yvert #13, 1891 “GUADELOUPE” Overprint on 80c Carmine on pinkish, scarcemint single, ample to huge margins all around, including the frame line from the adjacentstamp at top, remarkably fresh, o.g., l.h., trivial tiny inclusion, very fine; only 900 stampswere surcharged, most of which were used; signed Bloch (Scott #13; $1,100.00). (photo- page 124) €1,200

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571 � Yvert #13, 1891 “GUADELOUPE” Overprint on 80c Carmine on pinkish, seldomseen horizontal pair, used with neat double circle “Guadeloupe, Basse Terre/19 JANV,92” postmark, generous even margins all around, bleached to remove staining affectingthe color, otherwise very fine; only 900 stamps were overprinted (Scott #13; $2,600.00for singles). (photo) for singles €3,000

572 � Yvert #14aA, 17aA, 19aA, 21aA, 25aA, 1891 “GNADELOUPE” Misspelled over-print on 1c, 5c, 15c, 25c and 75c Commerce, horizontal se-tenant pairs, the leftstamps the errors, fresh and intact, o.g., l.h. or small h.r., fine-very fine (Scott #14c, 17c,19c, 21c, 25c; $909.00 for singles). (photo - page 124) for singles €1,087

573 (�)� Yvert #22, 22aC, 22aD, 1891 “GUADELOUPE” Overprint on 30c Brown on bis-ter, complete unused pane of 25, pos. 5 with “GUADELOUEP” spelling error (#22aD)and pos. 16 showing the “GUADELONPE” spelling error (#22aC), fresh color, manyreinforced perforation separations mainly at right, otherwise fine-very fine; quite scarce asa full pane (Scott #22, 22e, 22f; $1,395.00 for singles). (photo - page 122) for singles €1,511

574 �/��Yvert #26, 26aC, 1891 “GUADELOUPE” Overprint on 1Fr. Bronze green onstraw, a spectacular bottom right corner margin mint block of twelve with a vertical gut-ter block at left, pos 35-40, 45-50, the top right stamp in the gutter block showing the“GUADELONPE” spelling error (#26aC), fresh and intact, o.g., five stamps small h.r.,the error and six normal stamps n.h., two hinged stamps with a light toned spot, other-wise fine-very fine; a rare and attractive error multiple; Maury does not price the errornever hinged (Scott #26, 26e; $2,012.50+ for singles with the error counted as hinged).(photo - page 122) Maury €2,555+

575 � Yvert #26aD, 1891 “GUADELOUEP” Misspelled overprint on 1Fr. Bronze greenon straw, nicely centered, o.g., very fine; signed Calves and Roumet (Scott #25f;$775.00). (photo - page 124) €550

576 �/��Yvert #41a, 1900 10c Red, imperforate error, the bottom pair in a bottom sheet-mar-gin gutter block of four, the top pair perforated at top and with blind vertical perfora-tions, o.g., l.h. at top, the error pair n.h., very fine; a handsome and scarce multiple (Scott#33a; 240.00 for hinged). (photo - page 124) for hinged €280

577 � Yvert #45f-49e, 1903 “G & D/5” to “G & D/1 fr.” Surcharges on 30c-75cNavigation and Commerce, inverted surcharges cplt., o.g., small h.r. or l.h., fine (Scott#45b-49d; $445.00). (photo - page 124) €495

578 � Yvert #45h, 47j, 48e, 1903 “G & D/5” Surcharge on 30c Brown on yellowish, “G& D/15” Surcharge on 50c Carmine on rose and “G et D/40” Surcharge on 1Fr.Bronze green on straw, double surcharges, nicely centered, o.g., h.r., very fine (Scott#45c, 47 var., 48d; $380.00 for the two listed). (photo - page 124) €700

579 � Yvert #47g, 49f, 1903 “G & D/15” Surcharge on 50c Carmine on rose and “G &D/1 fr.” Surcharge on 75c Deep violet on orange, inverted values, well centered,o.g., 15c small h.r. and 1Fr. l.h., very fine; latter signed Carion (Scott #47c, 49b;$535.00). (photo - page 124) €580

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580 � Yvert #48e, 1903 “G et D/40” Surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, doublesurcharge, horizontal gutter pair, fresh and well centered, o.g., trivial h.r., very fine;signed Roumet (Scott #48d; $480.00 for singles). (photo - page 124) for singles €560+

581 �/��Yvert #49b, 49c, 49e, 1903 “G & D/1 fr.” Ty. q and r Surcharges on 75c Deep vio-let on orange, wonderfully fresh top right corner margin mint block of ten (5x2), thebottom right stamp with Ty. r surcharge with numeral “1” inverted, the other nine allTy. q, the center vertical pair also showing inverted numerals, fresh and intact, o.g., l.h.,top left and bottom stamps all n.h., very fine and striking (Scott #49, 49b, 49b var.;$1,157.50+). (photo - page 122) Maury €1,381+

582 � Yvert #49g var., 1903 “1 fr./G & D” Surcharge with value above “G & D” on 75cDeep violet on orange, “1” inverted, quite fresh, o.g., l.h., fine; this combination oferrors is not listed in Yvert; cataloged as the normal #49g (Scott #49c; $300.00+). (photo- page 124) €350+

583 �/��Yvert #50g, 50h, 50i, 1904 “G et D/40” Ty. m and n surcharges and blue framed“1903” Ty. aa, bb and cc overprints on 1Fr. Bronze green and straw, complete paneof 50, with vertical gutter containing millesimes “3”, the six lower right stamps with Ty.n surcharge and the rest Ty. m, while the “1903” overprint shows fourteen Ty. aa, 35 Ty.bb and one Ty. cc at top left, o.g., most n.h., some perf. separations and hinge rein-forcements, very fine; a rare and desirable multiple for the specialist (Scott #52 var.).(photo - page 122) for hinged €4,335+

584 �/��Yvert #52h, 52n, 1904 “G et D/40” Surcharge and red framed “1903” Ty. ee andll overprints on 1Fr. Bronze green and straw, gutter block of six (3x2), the top rightstamp with Ty. ll overprint and the other five Ty. ee, nicely centered, o.g., h.r., the rightpair n.h., rejoined perf. separated at the left side of the gutter, fine-very fine (Scott #50vars.). (photo - page 122) for hinged €880

585

585 � Yvert #52t, 1903 “G et D/40” Surcharge and red framed “1903” overprint on 1Fr.Bronze green and straw, omitted overprint, top sheet-margin vertical pair, the topstamp with the red “1903” overprint omitted, excellent centering, strong and intact per-forations, o.g., l.h., extremely fine and very rare; only ten such error pairs are possible;signed Roumet and accompanied by his 2006 certificate (Scott #50 var.). (photo) €2,200




586 �� Maury #52 IG, 1904 “G et D/40” Surcharge and black framed “1903” overprinton 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, select mint example of the scarce black overprint, postoffice fresh, deep rich color, o.g., n.h., very fine; formerly listed in Yvert as #54 (Scott #53footnote; $500.00 for hinged). (photo - page 124) for hinged €630

587 � Maury #52 IG, 1904 “G et D/40” Surcharge and black framed “1903” overprinton 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, nicely centered and fresh, deep rich color, o.g., smallh.r., very fine and scarce; formerly listed in Yvert as #54 (Scott #53 footnote; $500.00).(photo - page 124) €630

588

588 � Maury #52 IIB, 1904 “G et D/40” Surcharge and black framed “1903” Ty. t over-print on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, rich color on fresh paper, o.g., trivial h.r., fine andrare; formerly listed as Yvert #54a; signed Roumet and accompanied by 1997 Behr cer-tificate (Scott #53 footnote var.). (photo) €1,700

589 � Yvert #72A-74A, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender and 30c Brown onbister and “10” surcharge on 40c Red on straw; wide setting surcharges cplt., the10c se-tenant with normal, o.g., h.r., fine; second signed J-F Brun and last signed Cividini(Scott #83a, 84a, 85b; $585.00). (photo - page 124) €660

590 �� Yvert #72A-73A, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender and 30c Brown onbister, wide setting surcharges, fresh mint gutter blocks of four, the latter with a sheet-margin at top, both with millesimes “3” in the bottom gutter, the left stamps all withwide setting surcharges and the right stamps normal, o.g., n.h., former with a few perf.separations in the top gutter only, fine-very fine (Scott #83b-84b; $1,200.00 for pairswithout millesimes). (photo - page 124) Maury €1,255

591 �� Maury #74b, 1912 “10” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw, split surcharge reading “01”, remarkably fresh, good color, o.g., n.h., fine; signed Roumet (Scott #85 var.). (photo- page 124) for hinged €900

592 � Maury #76c, 76e, 1915-17 “+5c” Surcharge on 15c Violet, double and invertedsurcharges, o.g., h.r., fresh and fine (Scott #B2a, B2c; $465.00). (photo - page 124) €575

Postage Dues

593 � Yvert #TT1, 1876 25c Black, select used example, large margins all around, tied tosmall piece by grid cancel, very fine; signed Gilbert (Scott #J1; $925.00). (photo - page124) €1,100

594 (�) Yvert #TT3, 1876 40c Black, unused as most often, four large to very large margins,strong color on fresh paper, very fine and choice; signed Bloch (Scott #J3; $1,500.00).(photo - page 124) €1,800

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595 � Yvert #TT3, 1876 40c Black, attractive used single, tied to piece by full strike of 27 July1878 Pointe a Pitre postmark, generous margins all around, stamp lifted and hinged backin place, very fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #J3; $1,200.00). (photo - page 124) €1,400

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596 � Yvert #TT3a, 1876 40c Black, large “0” in “40”, a particularly fresh mint example,ample to large margins, full original gum, nearly very fine; rarely found with o.g.; signedBloch and Calves and accompanied by 1995 Calves certificate (Scott #J3 var.). (photo) €2,400

597 �� Yvert #TT4a, 4b, 1879 15c Black on dark blue, a remarkable full mint pane of twen-ty from the third setting (fourth printing), pos. 3 with no period after “c” (#TT4b) andpos. 20 with “i” missing in “percevoir” (Maury #TT4c) large even margins all around,deep rich color, vertical stitch watermark, original gum, small natural paper flaw and acouple minor faults in the selvage only, extremely fine appearance; 2004 Roumet certifi-cate (Scott #J4, J4a, J4c; $1,365.00 for singles). (photo - page 122) for singles €1,930+

598 (�) Yvert #TT9a, 1884 20c Black on rose, italic “2” in “20”, unused, large even marginsall around, strong color on fresh paper, very fine; signed Calves (Scott #J9a; $1,000.00).(photo - page 124) €1,100

599 � Yvert #TT11, 11a, 1884 35c Black on grey, “G” missing in “GUADELOUPE”,horizontal strip of three, the center stamp the error, huge margins all around, originalgum, extremely fine; only 400 copies of this error were printed; signed E. Diena (Scott#J11 var.). (photo - page 124) for singles €450

600 � Yvert #TT12a, 1884 50c Black on blue-green, an especially choice mint example ofthis rare paper color, huge margins all around, full o.g., l.h., an extremely fine gem; only108 stamps were printed on this paper (Scott #J12 var.). (photo - page 124) €1,100



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1884 Fifty Cent Black on Blue-green Postage Due

One of Only Two Known Panes of Ten

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601 �/��Yvert #TT12a, 1884 50c Black on blue-green, a spectacular mint full pane of ten fromthe second setting, remarkably fresh, wide sheet-selvages, full original gum, most stampsnever hinged, extremely fine; only 108 stamps were printed on this paper, with thisbeing one of only two surviving panes of ten; signed Calves and accompanied by 2004Roumet certificate; cataloged simply as hinged singles (Scott #J12 var.). (photo) €11,000+

602 � Yvert #TT13-14, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. a surcharge on 60c Brown on cream and1Fr. Rose on cream, select mint singles of each, first with large even margins, latter withfour mostly huge margins, o.g., h.r., extremely fine; latter signed Champion twice andMiro twice (Scott #J13-14; $725.00). (photo - page 132) €810

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603 � Yvert #TT13, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. a surcharge on 60c Brown on cream, hori-zontal gutter pair with millesimes “3”, generous margins all around, uncommonly fresh,o.g., l.h., very fine and rare; only 33 millesimes pairs are possible (Scott #J13 var.).(photo) Maury €2,750

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604 � Yvert #TT13, 13d, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. a surcharge on 60c Brown on cream,omitted “G” , top right corner margin horizontal strip of three, with large margins onthe other two sides, the center stamp the variety, strong color on fresh paper, o.g., h.r.,the left stamp n.h., extremely fine; only 33 examples were printed; each signed A. Brunand Calves (Scott #J13, J13d; $1,450.00 for hinged singles). (photo) for singles €1,400+

605 � Yvert #TT13b, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. a surcharge on 60c Brown on cream, invert-ed surcharge, choice mint example, four large to huge margins, deep rich color on freshpaper, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #J13a; $1,100.00). (photo - page132) €1,100

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606 � Yvert #TT13c, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. b surcharge on 60c Brown on cream, invert-ed surcharge, bottom sheet-margin single, with large margins on the other three sides,good color on fresh paper, o.g., h.r., extremely fine; a rare stamp as only 30 copiesreceived the Ty. b surcharge; signed Miro twice and Roumet (Scott #J13Aa;$1,100.00). (photo) €1,900

607 � Maury #TT13 Ia, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. a surcharge on 60c Brown on cream, beecorner ornament turned at bottom left, ample to large margins all around, good coloron fresh paper, o.g., l.h., very fine and scarce; only 99 copies were printed; signedCalves (Scott #J13b; $1,150.00). (photo - page 132) €1,450




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608 � Yvert #TT14, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. a surcharge on 1Fr. Rose on cream, horizon-tal gutter pair with millesimes “3”, mostly large margins all around, strong color on freshpaper, o.g., h.r., very fine and rare; only 23 millesimes pairs are possible (Scott #J14var.). (photo) Maury €3,500

609 � Yvert #TT14, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. a surcharge on 1Fr. Rose on cream, anotherhorizontal gutter pair with millesimes “3”, large even margins all around, strong color onfresh paper, o.g., h.r., very fine and rare; only 23 millesimes pairs are possible; signedCalves and Roumet (Scott #J14 var.). (photo) Maury €3,500

610 � Yvert #TT14a, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. b surcharge on 1Fr. Rose on cream, bottomsheet-margin mint example, with mostly large margins on the other sides, good color onfresh paper, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; a rare stamp as only 21 copies received the Ty. bsurcharge; signed A. Brun and Calves and accompanied by 1998 Behr certificate; ex-Gilbert (Scott #J14A; $400.00). (photo - page 132) €950

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611 � Maury #TT14 Ia, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. a surcharge on 1Fr. Rose on cream, beecorner ornament turned at bottom left, bottom sheet-margin single, with large marginson the other sides, good color on fresh paper, o.g., h.r., extremely fine and rare; only 69copies were printed (Scott #J14 var.). (photo) €2,000

612 � Yvert #TT14b, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. a surcharge on 1Fr. Rose on cream, invert-ed surcharge, attractive mint example with oversized margins, good color on fresh paper,o.g., h.r., natural paper inclusion not noted on the certificate, otherwise extremely fine;signed Roumet and accompanied by 1997 Behr certificate (Scott #J14a; $1,200.00).(photo - page 132) €1,100

613 � Yvert #TT14c, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. b surcharge on 1Fr. Rose on cream, invert-ed surcharge, choice top left corner margin single, with large margins on the other sides,strong color on fresh paper, o.g., h.r., extremely fine and quite rare; signed A. Brun,Calves and Marquelet and accompanied by 2001 Behr certificate (Scott #J14Aa;$1,200.00). (photo) €2,200

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614 � Yvert #TT14d, 1903 “G & D/30” Ty. a surcharge on 1Fr. Rose on cream, omitted“G”, bottom sheet-margin single, with large margins on the other sides, o.g., h.r.,extremely fine and rare; only 23 such errors were printed (Scott #J14 var.). (photo -page 132) €770

INDO-CHINA

615 � Yvert #1, 1a, 1889 “INDO-CHINE/1889/5/R-D” Red surcharge on 35c Deepviolet on orange, large and small “1889”, without gum as issued, se-tenant horizontalpair, crisp and intact, very fine and scarce (Scott #2, 2a; $300.00 for singles). (photo -page 132) €600

616 � French Colonies 5c entire to Tayninh, Cochin China uprated with French Colonies 5cGreen (Yvert #49) and Indochina 1889 red 5c surcharge on 35c Deep violet on orange(Yvert #1), tied by two strikes of “Mytho, Cochinchine/11 Juin, 92” datestamps, post-mark repeated at left, Saigon and Tayninh backstamps, fresh and extremely fine; scarcemixed franking and a rare usage of the first Indochina issue (Scott #2; $1,200.00). (photo- page 134) Est. 150-200

617 � Yvert #2a, 1889 “INDO-CHINE 89/5/R D” Black surcharge on 35c Deep violeton orange, “89” omitted, bottom right corner margin mint single, remarkably fresh,o.g., l.h., very fine; signed Miro (Scott #1 var.). (photo - page 132) €310

618 � Yvert #2a, 1889 “INDO-CHINE 89/5/R D” Black surcharge on 35c Deep violeton orange, “89” omitted, se-tenant horizontal pair, the right stamp the error, plus itshows a strong upward shift of the overprint, with “INDO-CHINE” at bottom, o.g., h.r.,fresh and very fine (Scott #1 var.). (photo - page 132) €440

1889 Black “5” Surcharge on Thirty Five Cent with Inverted “9” in “89”

Believed to be Unique

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619 � Maury #2b, 1889 “INDO-CHINE 89/5/R D” Black surcharge on 35c Deep vio-let on orange, “9” in “89” inverted to read “86”, an irreplaceable mint example, wellcentered, vivid rich colors, o.g., paper h.r., very fine; the only known copy of this error;signed Behr and Roumet and accompanied by the latter’s 1977 certificate (Scott #1 var.).(photo) €25,000

620 � Yvert #3-15, 1892-96 1c-1Fr. Peace and Commerce, nearly complete millesimes gut-ter pairs comprised of 1c #1 (in a block of four), 2, 3 and 9, 2c 2 and 3, 4c 2 and 3, 5c2 (in a block of four), 5 and 8, 10c 2 and 3, 15c 5, 20c 2 and 3, 25c 2 and 5, 30c 2 and3, 40c 2 (in a block of four) and 3, 50c 2 and 3, 75c 2 and 3 and 1Fr. 2 and 3, general-ly fresh and intact, o.g., l.h. or h.r., a few n.h., occasional perforation separations, mostlyfine-very fine; a difficult group to assemble (Scott #3/20 vars.). (photo - page 132) Maury €4,310

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621 �/��Yvert #10, 1892 25c Black on rose, top sheet-margin block of four with vertical gutterwithout millesimes, fresh and intact, o.g., h.r. at bottom, the top pair n.h., fine-very fine(Scott #13 var.). (photo - page 122) Maury €570+

622 P� Yvert #12-16P, 1892-1900 40c-5Fr. Peace and Commerce, plate proofs on Bristol,top left corner margin blocks of four, except 1Fr. top right corner margin, fresh andextremely fine; 5Fr. signed Roumet (Scott #16-17, 19-21P). (photo - page 122) Est. 400-500

623

623 � Yvert #14a, 1892 75c Deep violet on orange, inverted “INDO-CHINE”, se-tenanthorizontal pair, the right stamp the error, strong fresh colors, o.g., with h.r.’s reinforcingsome separated perfs., very fine; a striking example of this rare and popular error, beingespecially desirable in this se-tenant format; signed Marquelet and accompanied by a 2001Calves certificate (Scott #19a; $7,223.00). (photo) €9,526

624

624 � Yvert #15a, 1892 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, double “INDO-CHINE”, an incred-ibly fresh mint example, o.g., n.h., fine and scarce; signed Champion twice (Scott #20a;$1,100.00 for hinged). (photo) for hinged €1,300

625 �� Yvert #16, 1896 5Fr. Red lilac on lavender, horizontal strip of five, remarkably fresh,unblemished o.g., n.h., very fine; seldom found never hinged (Scott #21; $1,250.00).(photo - page 132) Maury €1,500

626 � Place de Tuyen-Quang/CommanT/D’Armes, large blue military cachet and datelessdouble circle “Corps Exped Tonkin” postmark on cover to Bordeaux, “Tuyen Quang/5Mai, 98” and bold “Corps Exp Tonking/Ligne T. 1/2 Juin, 98” transit postmarks,Tonking departure and Bordeaux arrival backstamps, very fine and scarce soldier’s letter.(photo - page 134) Est. 300-400

627 � Place de Dong-Dang/Le/Commandant/D’Armes, large blue military cachet signedby an officer and three other military chops on picture post card to Le Havre, “Dong-Dang, Tonkin/1 Janv, 03” datestamp, card with tape repaired corner crease at bottomleft, otherwise very fine and rare. (photo - page 134) Est. 400-500

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628 � French Colonies 3c Red wrapper to Spain, used with clear “Saigon Central,Cochinchine/23 Juil, 90” datestamp, mounting adhesion on reverse, very fine; a veryscarce foreign rate. (photo - page 134) Est. 100-150

629 � Yvert #29a, 32a, 39a, 40a, 1904 15c Orange brown on blue, 30c Pale brown onstraw, 5Fr. Deep violet on lilac and 10Fr Orange brown on green, imperforate, 30c,5Fr. and 10Fr. without gum as issued, 15c a single with a partial sheet-margin at top anda horizontal pair, 5Fr. and 10Fr. top right corner margin singles, 15c o.g., n.h., one 15cnatural inclusion, very fine; also includes 15c Yellow and 40c Pale brown on straw imper-forate trial color proofs; 5Fr. and 10Fr. signed Champion and Calves (Scott #29, 32, 39-40 vars.). (photo - page 132) €1,070+

630 � Yvert #38-39, 1904 2Fr. Brown on orange and 5Fr. Deep violet on lilac, gutter pairswith millesimes “4”, strong and intact, o.g., 2Fr. l.h. and 5Fr. h.r., fine-very fine andscarce (Scott #38-39 vars.). (photo - page 132) Maury €2,625

631 � Yvert #59-64, 59A-64A, 1912 “05” and “10” Surcharges on 4c-75c France, wideand narrow surcharge spacing cplt., se-tenant horizontal pairs, including “05” on 15cwith vertical gutter between, o.g., h.r. or l.h., fine-very fine set; the scarce “05” on 4csigned A. Brun, Champion twice and accompanied by 1991 PF certificate; ex-Gilbert(Scott #59b-64b; $1,495.00). (photo - page 132) €1,503+

632 � Yvert #66a, 68a, 68b, 1917 “+5” Surcharge on 5c Green and black or 15c Violetand black, double, triple and quadruple surcharges respectively, o.g., fine; first twosigned Herman and last signed Calves and #68a accompanied by 1991 PF certificate(Scott #B2a, B4a, B4b; $590.00). (photo - page 132) €680

633 � Yvert #75a, 76c, 77a, 1919 “2 CENTS” on 5c, “4 CENTS” on 10c and “6CENTS” on 15c, inverted or double surcharges, o.g., h.r., 6c on 15c small thin, oth-erwise fine; 4c on 10c signed Brun twice (Scott #68a, 69b, 70a; $395.00). (photo - page132) €450

634 �� Yvert #75a, 1919 “2 CENTS” Surcharge on 5c Green and black, inverted sur-charge, an exceedingly rare top gutter margin mint gutter block of four, the bottom pairwith millesimes “6”, incredibly fresh, strong and intact perforations, pristine o.g., n.h.,fine-very fine; this error is not listed in Maury as a millesimes pair so cataloged only asfour singles (Scott #68a; $800.00 for singles). (photo - page 136) Maury €1,000+

635 �� Yvert #76c, 1919 “4 CENTS” Surcharge on 10c Red and black, double surcharge,top gutter margin gutter block of four, bottom pair with millesimes “7”, bright and fresh,o.g., n.h., some crimped or separated perforations, otherwise fine; this error is not listedin Maury as a millesimes pair so cataloged only as four singles (Scott #69b; $800.00 forsingles). (photo - page 136) Maury €1,000+

636 �/��Yvert #77a, 1919 “6 CENTS” Surcharge on 15c Violet and black, inverted sur-charge, top gutter margin gutter block of four, the bottom pair with millesimes “7”, freshand intact, o.g., top stamps h.r. and the millesimes pair n.h., fine-very fine; this error isnot listed in Maury as a millesimes pair so cataloged only as four singles (Scott #70a;$660.00 for singles). (photo - page 136) Maury €820+

637 � Yvert #87a, 1919 “80 CENTS” Surcharge on 2Fr. Green and black, double sur-charge, o.g., h.r., fine; signed A. Brun and Gilbert (Scott #80a; $350.00). (photo - page132) €410

638 � Yvert #90-95, 1919 “10 CENTS” on 15c+10c to “4 PIASTRES” on 5Fr.+5Fr.Orphans, complete set tied by clear “Giadinh, Cochinchine/22-10, 25” datestamps tofresh unaddressed cover, extremely fine (Scott #B8-13; $272.10 for used). (photo - page134) for used €326

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639 � Yvert #90a, 1919 “10 CENTS” Surcharge on 15c+10c Orphans, double surcharge,o.g., l.h., fine and scarce; signed Behr (Scott #B8a; $525.00). (photo - page 132) €600

640 (�) Yvert #92a, 1919 “24 CENTS” Surcharge on 35c+25c Orphans, double “INDO-CHINE”, unused, very fine and scarce; signed Roumet (Scott #B10b; $875.00). (photo- page 136) €1,100

641 �/��Yvert #98a, 1922 2/5c Olive brown and black, double head and value, top sheet-margin gutter block of four, the bottom pair with millesimes “3”, crisp and intact, o.g.,top pair l.h. and the millesimes pair n.h., fine-very fine and rare; this error is not listed inMaury as a millesimes pair so cataloged only as four singles; signed Roumet (Scott #96a;$1,320.00 for singles). (photo - page 136) €1,650+

642 �/�� Yvert #103a, 104a, 1922 4c Orange and black and 5c Carmine and black, doublehead and value, former a bottom sheet-margin single, o.g., n.h., latter tropicalized o.g.,5c signed Roumet (Scott #101b, 102b; $540.00). (photo - page 136) Maury €685

643 � Yvert #117A-22A, 1922 5c-60c Annamite and Cambodian Girls, without sur-charges cplt., o.g., h.r. or l.h., fine-very fine set (Scott #93 Footnote; $860.00). (photo- page 136) €1,040

644 �/��Yvert #118a, 1922 “2/CENTS” Surcharge on 10c Grey green and black, doublesurcharge, top sheet-margin gutter block of four, the bottom pair with millesimes “1”,incredibly well centered, fresh and intact, o.g., top pair h.r. and the millesimes pair n.h.,very fine and choice; this error is not listed in Maury as a millesimes pair so cataloged onlyas four singles (Scott #89 var.). (photo - page 136) Maury €750+

645 � Yvert #155, 1931 1c Black brown, tied by “Thotnot, Cochinchine/29-9, 32” date-stamp to short paid cover to New Hebrides, arriving with “T” in triangle and rectangu-lar boxed “Trouye a la Boite” handstamp, vertical strip of three 30c Carmine postage duesapplied and tied by “New Hebrides/Vila/25 No 32” datestamps, Saigon and NewCaledonia transit backstamps, extremely fine and unusual; signed Calves. (photo - page134) Est. 150-200

646 �� Yvert #155a, 157Aa, 158a, 160a, 162a, 162Aa, 167a, 1931-34 1c/50c Pictorials,imperforate, seven horizontal or vertical sheet-margin pairs, o.g, n.h., extremely fine(Scott #148, 150, 152, 155, 159, 160, 167 vars.). (photo - page 136) Maury €1,210

647 �� Yvert #157b, 1931 3c Deep brown on yellow, handsome bottom left corner marginsingle, o.g., n.h., very fine and scarce (Scott #150 var.). (photo - page 136) Maury €1,200

Air Posts

648 �� Yvert #PA1-14, 1933 1c-10Pi Airplane, imperforate, complete set of fourteen valuesin pristine horizontal pairs, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and choice (Scott #C1/17 vars.).(photo - page 140) for hinged €1,200

Postage Dues

649 �/�� Yvert #TT30a, 1919 “2 PIASTRES” Surcharge on 5Fr. Red, double surcharge, hor-izontal gutter pair with millesimes “8”, fresh and intact, o.g., small h.r. in the gutter, leftstamp l.h. and right stamp n.h., fine-very fine; a very rare millesimes pair, of which only afew can exist; unlisted in Maury (Scott #J30a var.). (photo - page 140) Est. 400-500

650 � Yvert #TT36a, TT36b, 1919 4c Orange, double and omitted “4/Cents”, latter cen-tered to left as always, o.g., l.h., fine-very fine; both signed A. Brun (Scott #J36a, J36b;$780.00). (photo - page 140) €910




651 �� Yvert #TT67 var., 1931 “10/CENTS” Surcharge on Red on orange, imperforate,omitted surcharge, handsome bottom left corner margin block of four, the top pairwithout surcharge, large margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and rare (Scott #J67 var.).(photo - page 140) Est. 200-300

Parcel Posts

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652 �� Yvert #CP2, CP2 var., 1891 “INDO-CHINE/TIMBRE/COLIS POSTAUX”Vermilion overprint with “INDO-CHINE” 12mm long on 10c Black on lavender,overprint omitted, a visually striking bottom right corner margin mint block of nine, thecenter stamp without overprint and the surrounding stamps normal, o.g., sensible lighth.r. reinforcements, fine; an extremely rare and highly exhibitable error multiple which isnot listed in either Maury or Yvert, the eight normal stamps alone catalog €7,200; signedA. Brun and all stamps signed Calves, and accompanied by 2004 Roumet certificate(Scott unlisted). (photo) Est. 4,000-5,000

653 (�) Yvert #CP2, 1891 “INDO-CHINE/TIMBRE/COLIS POSTAUX” Vermilionoverprint with “INDO-CHINE” 12mm long on 10c Black on lavender, unused,handsome bottom left corner margin mint single, fresh color, hinged reinforced perf. sep-arations, fine and scarce; signed Behr and others (Scott unlisted). (photo - page 140) €900

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654 � Yvert #22a, 26a, 34a, 1906 2c Chocolate, 20c Black on azure and 2Fr. Blue onPink, imperforate, without gum as issued, sheet-margin singles with large margins onthe other sides, fresh and extremely fine; each signed A. Brun (Scott #22, 27, 35 vars.).(photo - page 140) €530

655 �� Maury #29b, 1906 35c Black on yellow, imperforate, double inscription, attractivetop right corner margin horizontal pair, large margins, o.g., l.h. in the selvage only, thestamps n.h., fresh and extremely fine (Scott #30 var.). (photo - page 140) for hinged €650

656 � Yvert #36A-40A, 1912 “05” and “10” Surcharges on 15c-75c Navigation andCommerce, wide spacing surcharges cplt., the first three in horizontal pairs with nor-mal spacing and the last two singles, o.g., most l.h., fine-very fine (Scott #37a-41a;$364.65). (photo - page 140) €494

657 �� Yvert #58a, 1915 “+5” Surcharge on 10c Red orange and rose, double surcharge,post office fresh left sheet-margin block of four, o.g., n.h., fine; each signed Herman(Scott #B1a; $480.00). (photo - page 122) Maury €660

658 � Yvert #88b, 90a, 96a, 100a, 101a, 1933 “Cote d’Ivoire” Overprints on 2c, 5c, 45c,1Fr. and 1.50Fr. Upper Volta pictorials, inverted overprints, five of the six possiblevalues, o.g., l.h., 45c n.h., fresh and fine-very fine; 5c and 45c signed Behr (Scott #96a,98a, 104a, 108a, 109a; $440.00). (photo - page 140) €442

659 �/�� Yvert #88c, 90b-95b, 97b-103b, 1933 “Cote d’Ivoire” Overprints on 2c, 5c-30c,65c-1.75Fr. Upper Volta pictorials, double overprints, nine out of the eleven possi-ble values, generally well centered and fresh, o.g., 2c, 15c, 1.25Fr. and 1.50 Fr. l.h., theothers n.h., fine-very fine group; 5c and 75c signed Roumet, 30c signed Behr and 1.25Fr.and 1.75Fr. signed Levy (Scott #96b, 98b, 100 var., 103a, 105a, 106a, 109a-111a;$787.50 for those listed). (photo - page 140) Maury €1,245

Air Posts

660 � Yvert #PA1a-5a, 1940 1.90Fr.-6.90Fr. Air mails, omitted inscriptions cplt., matchedset of left sheet-margin singles, o.g., l.h., very fine (Scott #C1-5 var.). (photo - page 140) €500

661 �� Yvert #PA15a-16a, 1942 10c Fr. Ultramarine and violet and 20Fr. Carmine andgrey blue, double centers, o.g., n.h., fresh and fine-very fine (Scott #C11-12 var.).(photo - page 140) €770

Parcel Posts

662 � Yvert #CP3c, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/Colis Postaux” Overprint on 50c Lilac postagedue, inverted overprint, without accent over “o” of “Cote”, left sheet margin single,with large to very large margins on the other sides, o.g., slight h.r., extremely fine andrare; signed Calves (Scott #Q5a var.; $400.00 with accent). (photo - page 140) €1,300

663 � Yvert #CP4a, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/Colis Postaux” Overprint on 1Fr. Rose on buffpostage due, inverted overprint, used with neat c.d.s. confined to the bottom, fourlarge margins, extremely fine (Scott #Q6a; $350.00). (photo - page 140) €400

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664 � Yvert #CP4A, 1903 “Colis/Postaux” Overprint on 50c Lilac postage due, a desir-able mint example of this rare stamp, generous margin all around, remarkably fresh, o.g.,trivial h.r., very fine; a mere 75 stamps were overprinted; signed Calves and accompa-nied by 1996 Roumet certificate (Scott #Q3; $3,100.00). (photo) €4,250

665 � Yvert #CP4B, 1903 “Colis/Postaux” Overprint on 1Fr. Rose on buff postage due,seldom seen used example of this rarity, neatly cancelled by 28 January c.d.s., four gener-ous equal margins, strong color on fresh paper, very fine and choice; a mere 75 stampswere overprinted; signed A. Brun, Calves and Miro twice (Scott #Q4; $3,200.00).(photo) €4,250

666 � Yvert #CP5b, 8d, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/50c/Colis Postaux” Surcharge on 15c Palegreen and “Cote d’Ivoire/fr 1 fr/Colis Postaux” Ty. I Surcharge on 10c Greybrown, inverted surcharges, select used examples of each, first with large even marginsand the other with oversized margins, light c.d.s. cancels confined to a corner, fresh andextremely fine; 50c signed Roumet (Scott #Q7a, Q17a; $525.00). (photo - page 140) €800

667 � Yvert #CP6, 6a, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/50c/Colis Postaux” Surcharge on 60c Brownon buff postage due, large “0” in “50”, right sheet-margin horizontal pair, the rightstamp the variety, large even margins all around, wonderfully fresh, o.g., minor h.r.,extremely fine; both signed Calves (Scott #Q8, Q8 var.). (photo - page 144) for singles €405

668

668 � Yvert #CP7b, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/fr 1 fr/Colis Postaux” Ty. III Surcharge on 5cBlue postage due, handsome mint example of this terribly rare stamp, large even mar-gins all around, rich fresh color, colonial o.g. as always, extremely fine; one of the rarestof all the Ivory Coast parcel post stamps with a mere seventeen examples sur-charged; 1995 APS certificate; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #Q13; $4,300.00). (photo) €6,000




1903 “1Fr.” Ty. IV Surcharge on Five Cent Blue Postage Due

A Great Rarity of French Colonies with a Mere Four Examples Surcharged

669

669 � Yvert #CP7c, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/fr 1 fr/Colis Postaux” Ty. IV Surcharge on 5cBlue postage due, a premium quality mint example of this great rarity, with oversizedmargins all around, rich color and remarkably fresh, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine;a stamp which is missing from even the most advanced collections of FrenchColonies as a mere four examples received the Ty. IV surcharge; signed A. Brun,Calves and Isaac twice, as well as being accompanied by 1998 Behr certificate; ex-Gilbert(Scott #Q14; $10,750.00). (photo) €15,500

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670 � Yvert #CP7d, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/XX 1 FR/Colis Postaux” Ty. V Surcharge on5c Blue postage due, a very elusive used example of this parcel post rarity, four large evenmargins, rich color on fresh white paper, neatly cancelled by 29 June 1903 postmark,choice very fine; signed Pavoille (Scott #Q9; $3,250.00). (photo) €4,500

671 � Yvert #CP7e, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/ 1 FR/Colis Postaux” Ty. VI Surcharge on 5cBlue postage due, used with neat c.d.s. confined to the bottom right corner, four most-ly large margins, rich color on fresh paper, very fine and quite scarce; signed Behr, A.Brun, Calves, Champion twice and O. Roumet (Scott #Q10; $2,700.00). (photo) €3,500

672 � Yvert #CP7g, 7w, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/UN FR/Colis Postaux” Ty. VII Surchargeon 5c Blue postage due, without accent on “o” of “Cote”, bottom sheet-margin hor-izontal pair, with large even margins on the other sides, the right stamp the variety,incredibly fresh, o.g., barest trace of hinging, extremely fine; both signed Calves (Scott#Q15, Q15 var.; $200.00 for normal). (photo - page 144) €375

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673 � Yvert #CP7h, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/UN FR/Colis Postaux” Ty. IX Surcharge on 5cBlue postage due, bottom right corner margin single, with other margins large, richcolor on fresh paper, o.g., small thinned spot not noted on the certificate, extremely fineappearance; signed Behr and Gilbert and accompanied by clear 2000 Behr certificate; ex-Gibralter, Neal Allen (Scott #Q16; $3,500.00). (photo) €4,600

674

674 � Yvert #CP8b, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/UN FR/Colis Postaux” Ty. VIII Surcharge on10c Grey brown postage due, an attractive mint example of this very rare parcel postsurcharge, large to very large margins all around, good color, o.g., h.r., very fine; a meretwenty stamps received the Ty. VIII surcharge; signed A. Brun, Gilbert and Roumetand accompanied by 2000 Roumet certificate (Scott #Q19; $3,700.00). (photo) €5,000

675 � Yvert #CP9a-10a, 1903 “Colis Postaux/* 4 Francs */Cote d’Ivoire” Surchargewith two large stars on 15c Pale green and 30c Rose postage dues, fresh used singles,mostly large margins including latter with a partial sheet margin at top, neatly cancelled,latter with a shallow thinned spot, otherwise very fine; former signed Champion (Scott#Q24b-25b; $600.00). (photo - page 144) €620

676 � Yvert #CP9b-10b, 1903 “Colis Postaux/* 4 Francs */Cote d’Ivoire” Surchargewith one large star and one small star on 15c Pale green and 30c Rose postage dues,choice mint examples of each, large to huge margins, strong colors, o.g., l.h., extremelyfine; former signed Marquelet (Scott #Q24a-25a; $1,000.00). (photo - page 144) €1,100

677 � Yvert #CP9c, 9d, 1903 “Colis Postaux/* 4 Francs */Cote d’Ivoire” Surcharge withlarge and small stars on 15c Pale green postage due, without accent over “o” of“Cote”, fresh used singles of each, both with large margins and neat c.d.s. cancels,extremely fine (Scott #Q24 var., Q24b var.; $410.00 for normal). (photo - page 144) €840

678 � Yvert #CP10d, 1903 “Colis Postaux/* 4 Francs */Cote d’Ivoire” Surcharge withtwo large stars on 30c Rose postage due, without accent over “o” of “Cote”, choicemint example, four mostly oversized margins, fresh color on clean paper, o.g., extremelyfine (Scott #Q25b var.; $300.00 for normal). (photo - page 144) €530

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679 � Yvert #CP11a, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/fr 4 fr/Colis Postaux” Ty. III Surcharge on60c Brown on buff postage due, large even margins all around, lightly cancelled, freshand very fine; only 216 stamps received the Ty. III surcharge (Scott #Q22; $325.00).(photo - page 144) €510

680 � Yvert #CP11b, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/fr 4 fr/Colis Postaux” Ty. IV Surcharge on60c Brown on buff postage due, attractive mint example of this rare stamp, generousequal margins, o.g., very fine; only 72 stamps received the Ty. IV surcharge; signedCividini (Scott #Q23; $1,200.00). (photo - page 144) €1,300

681 � Yvert #CP11h, 11j, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/fr 4 fr/Colis Postaux” Ty. II and Ty. IIISurcharges on 60c Brown on buff postage due, without accent over “o” of “Cote”,fresh used singles of each, ample to large margins, very lightly cancelled, very fine; only228 and 72 of each respectively were produced (Scott #Q21-22 vars.; $445.00 for nor-mal). (photo - page 144) €1,400

682 � Yvert #CP16-17, 1903 “Colis Postaux/Cote d’Ivoire” and “4 Francs” Surcharge on5c Blue and “8 Francs” surcharge on 15c Pale green postage due, fresh mint singles,generous margins all around, bright colors, o.g., h.r., very fine; only 1,000 of each wereissued; first signed Richter (Scott #Q30-31; $480.00). (photo - page 144) €630

683 � Yvert #CP17, 1903 “Colis Postaux/8 Francs/Cote d’Ivoire” Surcharge on 15c Palegreen postage due, horizontal gutter pair with millesimes “3”, ample to large margins allaround, very fresh, o.g., l.h., very fine; only 20 millesimes pairs are possible (Scott#Q31; $480.00 for singles). (photo - page 144) Maury €750

684 �/�� Yvert #CP18-22, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/C.P.” Overprints and “2 Francs” to “8Francs” surcharges on 50c Lilac or 1Fr. Rose on buff postage dues, all with ample tolarge margins, including 4Fr. with sheet-margin at top, quite fresh, o.g., #CP19 and 21n.h., very fine; only 500 of the 8Fr. were issued; 2Fr. signed A. Brun and 8Fr. signedCalves and Matthey (Scott #Q32-36; $1,430.00). (photo - page 144) Maury €1,880

685

685 � Yvert #CP21a, 1903 “Cote d’Ivoire/4 Francs/C. P.” Ty. II Surcharge on 1Fr. Roseon buff postage due, a handsome mint example of this very rare stamp, large margins allaround, strong color on fresh paper, o.g., h.r., very fine and choice; a mere 40 stampsreceived the surcharge with the slanting “4” (Scott #Q35a; $2,200.00). (photo) €2,400

LATAKIA

686 �� Yvert #14a, 1931 7.50pi Blue, inverted overprint, rich color, o.g., n.h., fine; only onesheet was printed with the inverted overprint (Scott #17a; $650.00). (photo - page 144) for hinged €750

687 �� Yvert #15a, 1931 10pi Brown, inverted overprint, well centered, strong rich color,o.g., n.h., very fine; only one sheet was printed (Scott #18a; for hinged $650.00). (photo- page 144) for hinged €750




Air Posts

688

688 �� Yvert #PA1a, 1931 50c Yellow brown air post, inverted overprint, well centered, richbright color, o.g., n.h., very fine; a rare error, with only one sheet printed (Scott #C1a;for hinged $1,200.00). (photo) for hinged €1,300

LEBANON

689 �/�� Yvert #18 var.-21 var., 1924 50c on 10c to 2.50P on 50c Olympic Games, invert-ed surcharges, bright fresh colors, o.g., 2.50P on 50c with disturbed o.g., other threevalues never hinged, fine-very fine; each signed Calves (Scott #18a-21a; for hinged$1,400.00). (photo - page 144) €1,840

690 �� 1925 Undenominated Djebel-Druze commemoratives cplt. set of three in blocks offour (two are margin blocks), bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo - page 122) Est. 300-400

691 �� Yvert #85-87 var., 97 var., 1927 50c, 1pi, 1.50pi and 25pi “Republique Libanaise”overprints, with thin bars at top, each in a corner sheet-margin block of four except50c is a left margin block, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo - page 122) Est. 400-500

692 �� Yvert #119b, 1928 4pi on 25c Olive black, inverted “4p.”, top margin horizontal pair,the right stamp being the error, while the left stamp is normal, strong color, o.g., n.h.,very fine and quite scarce (Scott #104 var.). (photo - page 144) for hinged €460

693 �� Yvert #120b, 1928 7.50pi on 2.50pi Blue, error “5p.70”, in horizontal pair with thenormal stamp, the error being on the left, bright color, o.g., n.h., there is just a faint hintof gum foxing, otherwise very fine; a rarely offered error (Scott #105 var.). (photo - page144) for hinged €990

694 � Maury #149A-D, PA56A, 1936 50c-10pi Franco-Lebanon Treaty, unissued set cplt.including the 10pi Air post, brilliant colors, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine. (photo - page144) €1,250

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695 � Yvert #156A, 1937 7.50pi Blue, Unissued value, imperforate, horizontal pair withlarge margins all around, strong color on fresh paper, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; ahandsome pair of one of the key rarities of Lebanon; signed Calves. (photo) €3,200+

696 � Yvert #BF2-7, 1942 50c-50pi Independence, “Blocs et Feuillets” cplt., without gumas issued, marvelously bright and fresh, very fine; a choice set of these scarce sheets; eachsigned Calves (Scott #156-59, C80-81 vars.). (photo - page 122) €3,120

697 �� Yvert #180, b, c, d, 1943 2pi on 4pi Brown, block of four with the surcharge in fourdifferent colors, blue, black, red and green, well centered, rich color, o.g., n.h., very fine;a most unusual and desirable block (Scott #160 var.). (photo - page 122) for hinged €492+

698 �� Yvert #183a, 183b, 183 var., 1943 6pi on 7.50pi Carmine, group of error blocks,five items, including the two listed errors of inverted surcharge and black surcharge, plusdouble surcharge, double surcharge one inverted, and surcharge printed on front andback, all are in fresh mint blocks of four, o.g., n.h., very fine (Scott #161 var.). (photo -page 122) Est. 500-750

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699 �� Yvert #187-88 var., PA82-84 var. 1944 10pi-100pi Arab Medical Conference,imperforate and without surcharge cplt., each in a left sheet-margin block of four, largemargins, bright colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; each signed Calves (Scott #167-68 var.,C88-90 var.). (photo) for hinged €10,000+

700 �� Yvert #197, 1945 5pi on 30c Brown postal tax stamp, rich color, o.g., n.h., fine; ascarce and undervalued stamp; 1993 Calves certificate (Scott #RA1; for hinged $350.00).(photo - page 148) for hinged €570

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Air Posts

701 �� Maury #PA9A-12A, 1926 2P-10P, Red airplane overprint on green “AVION” over-print cplt., each in a margin block of four, o.g., n.h., very fine; these were never issuedand may be essays. (photo - page 122) €2,200

702 �� Yvert #PA36 var., 1928 15pi on 25pi Dark blue, surcharged on Yvert #97 in error,surcharged on the stamp with black “Republique Libanaise” (Sanabria #52), excellentcentering, o.g., n.h., very fine; signed J-F Brun (Scott #C36 var.). (photo - page 148) Est. 300-400

703 � Yvert #PA36a var., 1929 15pi on 25pi Dark blue, surcharge in black Ty. I, red air-plane overprint inverted, well centered, o.g., faintly hinged, very fine; a rare error com-bination, not listed with the black surcharge; signed Calves (Scott #C36 var.). (photo -page 148) Est. 300-400

704 � Yvert #PA36A, 1928 15pi on 25pi Blue, Type II surcharge, deep color, o.g., faintlyhinged, fine; only 100 were printed; signed Calves (Scott #C36a; $600.00). (photo - page148) €1,300

705 �� Yvert #PA49-56 var., 1936 50c-25pi Tourist Publicity, imperforate cplt., each in atop left corner sheet-margin single except the 5pi is a left margin single, bright and fresh,o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a particularly choice set (Scott #C49-56 var.). (photo - page148) for hinged €770

706 �� Yvert #PA79b, 1938 10pi Brown lilac, imperforate, block of ten with full selvage onthree sides, the top stamps are perforate, while the bottom eight stamps are imperforate,fresh color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a handsome showpiece; cataloged as eight imperfo-rate hinged singles (Scott #C79 var; $2,000.00+). (photo - page 162) €2,240+

End of Second Session




MADAGASCAR BRITISH CONSULAR MAIL

Due to the large size and fragile paper, these stamps invariably have faults, specifically thins due to hinging. These stamps were gummed in one corner only. Scott notes their price is for examples without gum,

with “examples having the original corner gum will command higher prices”.

707 � S.G. #1a, 1884 6p Magenta, violet seal handstamp, exceptionally fresh mint exampleof this rare stamp, o.g., two small thin spots as usual (every example of this stamp we havehandled has had thins to some degree), very fine; 1971 RPS certificate (Scott #13;$2,400.00). (photo - page 152) £2,250

708 � S.G. #8ab, 1884 4p Magenta, violet seal handstamp, quite fresh, o.g., small paperwrinkle at bottom left, otherwise a sound very fine example of this scarce stamp (Scott#12; $1,350.00). (photo - page 152) £1,500

709 � S.G. #11, 1886 6p Rose red, used, with red diagonal c.t.o. cancel, bright color, o.g.,shallow hinge thin, otherwise very fine (Scott #11; $800.00). (photo - page 152) £800

710 � S.G. #12, 1886 4p Magenta, “British Consular Mail” handstamp, o.g., with a largepaper hinge at top, shallow thin spot and a tiny pinhole, very fine appearance; a ratherscarce stamp (Scott #14; $1,850.00). (photo - page 152) £1,600


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711 � S.G. #20a, 1886 9p Rose, Ty. I, “British Vice-Consulate” handstamp in violet, avery rare strip of four, which represents the complete sheet, completely intact, eachstamp with o.g. in two corners, right stamp with a thin, a couple other tiny thin specks,small closed tear at top of third stamp, a few minor toned spots, overall of very fineappearance; any Madagascar Consular stamp in an intact strip of four is difficult to find,but to encounter one of the scarcer stamps such as this is nearly impossible, this particu-lar sheet is believed to be unique (Scott #24; $4,000.00+). (photo) £4,800+

712 � S.G. #28, 1886 1p Rose, with Vice-Consulate handstamp in violet, no stop afterPostage, scarce mint example with part o.g., tiny thin spot, light horizontal crease and avery faint toned spot at top, very fine appearance (Scott #16a; $1,050.00). (photo - page152) £1,100

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E X T E N S I O N R E Q U E S T S

Buyers placing lots on extension are requested to review item 17 of our Terms and Conditions of Sale. All lots to be placed on extension will be submitted by the auction house to the appropriate expertizing authority. The buyer may request a particular

expertizing service, however the auction house retains the right to the final decision on the choice of the expert. For this sale, the authority must be recognized by the A.I.E.P. as an

expert in the area. Also, all extension lots must be paid for at the time of invoicing. Any extension lots not conforming to the above will not be accepted as returns

in the event of a negative opinion. Requests for expertization of stamps with certificates dated within the last five years of the sale date will not be granted.


713

713 � S.G. #33a, 1886 1p Rose, Type II, without handstamp seal, mint with o.g., a fewsmall thin spots, very fine appearance; the seal omitted varieties are exceedingly rare;signed Holcombe (Scott #45b; $3,000.00). (photo) £3,750

714 � S.G. #46b, 1886 1/6 Rose, Ty. III, with “British Consular Mail” handstamp in vio-let, attractive mint example of this scarce value, strong deep colors and sharp well struckseal, corner o.g., hinge thin at top as is typically found, very fine appearance (Scott #43;$1,500.00). (photo - page 152) £1,500

Madagascar Consular Mail Collection

715 �� S.G. #1/47, The substantial balance of British Consular Mail stamps, 43 stamps, 41of which are different, includes three that catalog in excess of £1,000 (S.G. #20a, 26a and32), many in the £300-500 range, three from the first issue have red diagonal lines andhave been cataloged as used, there are the usual faults present, generally consisting ofsmall hinge thins, most have o.g. in the corner, vast majority with very fine appearance,in addition there are some 1895 British Inland Mail stamps, including one imperforatebetween pair. £16,000

716 � “BRITISH CONSULAR MAIL ANTANANARIVO” circular handstamp in violet,on 1887 cover from Madagascar to St. Helens, England, France 25c Black on red tied byTamatave 17 Oct. 87 c.d.s., Paris and Liverpool transit backstamps, St. Helens receiver ofNov. 14, cover with light vertical filed fold not affecting stamp or markings, stamp withtrivial toned spot, fine. (photo - page 134) Est. 400-500

717 �� S.G. #60a, 1895 1/- Slate blue British Inland Mail, horizontal pair, imperforatebetween, strong rich color on bright fresh paper, o.g., never hinged, fine. (photo - page148) for hinged £475




MADAGASCAR (FRENCH ISSUES)

718 � Yvert #1, 1889 “05” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, scarce mint single, o.g.,fine; only 1,200 stamps were surcharged (Scott #1; $650.00). (photo - page 148) €1,000

719

719 � Maury #1d, 1889 “05” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, one without surcharge,a very rare used horizontal pair, the right stamp the error, choice centering and very fresh,with strong and intact perforations, neat 24 September 1889 postmarks, extremely fine;very few such error pairs exist; signed Behr, A. Brun and Calves (Scott #1d;$2,000.00). (photo) €3,750

720 � Yvert #2, 1889 “05” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, fresh mint single, o.g., very fine;only 2,000 stamps were surcharged (Scott #2; $650.00). (photo - page 148) €1,000

721 � Yvert #3, 1889 “25” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw, rich color on fresh paper, o.g.,small h.r., fine; only 1,200 stamps were surcharged; signed Pantell and Schlessinger (Scott#3; $575.00). (photo - page 148) €800

722

722 � Yvert #3a, 1889 “25” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw, inverted surcharge, choicemint single also showing a partial double surcharge which is also inverted, with large por-tion of “5” of “25” beneath the first, particularly well centered and very fresh, o.g., smallh.r., extremely fine and rare; signed A. Brun and Calves and accompanied by 2002Roumet certificate; ex-Gilbert (Scott #3a; $1,200.00+). (photo) €1,900+

723 � Yvert #6a, 1891 “5” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, double surcharge, freshmint example showing both surcharges boldly, o.g., l.h., very fine; signed J-F Brun (Scott#6a; $750.00). (photo - page 148) €1,100

724 � Yvert #8-13, 1891 5c-5Fr. Typeset issue cplt., without gum as issued, each with ampleto large margins, some small thins as usual not affecting the rare 5Fr. value, otherwise veryfine; 1Fr. signed Bloch and Calves and 5Fr. signed A. Brun and Miro and accompaniedby 1975 Miro certificate (Scott #8-13; $3,371.00). (photo - page 148) €4,963

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725 � Yvert #8-10, 12-13, 1891 5c-15c, 1Fr. and 5Fr. Typeset issue, complete but for thecommon 25c value, each with neat 1891 postmark, ample to large margins, 5Fr. usualshallow thinned spots, otherwise very fine; 5Fr. signed Calves and Pantell (Scott #8-10,12-13; $1,367.50). (photo - page 148) €2,062

726

726 �� Yvert #8a-12a, 1891 5c-1Fr. Typeset issue, without gum as issued, a stunning groupof full panes of ten showing all ten types, the 5c-25c values each with full-sized sheetselvages, the 1Fr. cut close but well clear of designs, 5c-15c with a couple trivial faults inthe selvage only, the 1Fr. with shallow thin affecting the top left pair and tiny thins on thetop right stamp, otherwise very fine; first three signed Champion and 1Fr. signed Miro(Scott #8-12; $13,710.00 for singles). (photo) for singles €28,050

727 � Yvert #11, 1891 25c Brown on buff, bottom margin single tied along with FrenchColonies 1c Black on lilac blue and 4c Claret on lavender (#46, 48) tied by 31 October1894 datestamps to registered cover to Paris, octagonal “Australie/Paq.Fr.T No. 6/16Nov 94” transit and Paris backstamp, last name of recipient expunged and cover withmounting adhesions and tear on reverse, fine and rare usage; signed J-F Brun (Scott #11).(photo - page 164) Est. 500-750

728

728 � Yvert #13, 1891 5Fr. Violet and black on lilac, without gum as issued, a very raresound mint horizontal pair, the left stamp showing deformed “FR” in “5FR”, being com-pletely free of the myriad faults that plague this fragile paper, ample large margins, won-derfully fresh, very fine; signed J-F Brun and Maury (Scott #13; $4,000.00 for singles).(photo) for singles €5,800




729 � Yvert #13, 1891 5Fr. Violet and black on lilac, used with socked-on-the-nose 27February 1892 datestamp, ample to large margins, natural paper inclusion and a coupletiny thin specks as usual, otherwise very fine; signed Calves and Kohler (Scott #13;$1,000.00). (photo - page 148) €1,500

730

730 � Yvert #13, 1891 5Fr. Violet and black on lilac, seldom seen used horizontal strip ofthree, each stamp cancelled by neatly struck 31 August 1891 postmark, ample to largemargins, the right stamp with a pressed-out vertical crease at left, the left pair complete-ly sound, very fine; a rare multiple as only 1,000 stamps were printed; each signed Calves(Scott #13; $3,000.00 for singles). (photo) for singles €4,500

731 � Yvert #14-22, 1895 “POSTES/FRANCAISE/Madagascar” Overprints on 5c-5Fr.Peace and commerce cplt., attractive mint set, generally well centered, o.g., some h.r.,1Fr. with a few blunt perfs. at top, otherwise fine-very fine; 5Fr. signed Miro (Scott #14-22; $827.50). (photo - page 148) €1,170

732 � 1901 Cover from Majunga to Italy franked by horizontal pair 1895 5c Green and sin-gle 40c Red on straw (#14, 18), plus Diego-Suarez 1893 50c Carmine on rose (#48) andNossi-Be 1894 10c Black on lilac (#31), all tied by four strikes of blue “Majunga,Madagascar/24 MARS, 01” datestamps to registered cover to Catana, Italy, arrival back-stamp, very fine; a very colorful mixed franking usage from Majunga. (photo - page 164) Est. 200-300

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733 � Yvert #23, 1896 “5c” in oval surcharge on 1c Black on blue, tied to small piece by13 March 1896 postmark, lightly rubbed at top, otherwise fine and rare; while 500stamps were overprinted most were used and lost to philately; signed A. Brun and Thier(Scott #23; $2,100.00). (photo) €3,200

734 � Yvert #24, 1896 “15c” in oval surcharge on 2c Brown on buff, a select example ofthis elusive mint stamp, uncommonly fresh with strong color, o.g., l.h., very fine; only900 stamps were surcharged most of which were used; signed A. Brun (Scott #24;$2,100.00). (photo) €3,400

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735 � Yvert #24, 1896 “15c” in oval surcharge on 2c Brown on buff, used with clear 18April 1896 datestamp, fresh color on crisp clean paper, fine and scarce; only 900 stampswere overprinted; signed A. Brun and Calves (Scott #24; $875.00). (photo - page 148) €1,300

736

736 � Yvert #25, 1896 “25c” in oval surcharge on 3c Grey on greenish, premium qualityused single, very well centered, clear 26 March 1896 datestamp, fresh and very fine; only900 stamps were surcharged; signed Calves (Scott #25; $950.00). (photo) €1,400

737

737 � Yvert #25, 1896 “25c” in oval surcharge on 3c Grey on greenish, two singles withhorizontal pre-affixing creases tied by separate strikes of “Tor et Pes AuxArmees/Madagascar/26 MARS, 96” c.d.s. to cover to Philippeville, Algeria redirected toFeurs, France, postmark repeated at left, Philippeville and Feurs backstamp, very fine andrare usage; signed Calves (Scott #25; $3,250.00). (photo) Est. 750-1,000




738 � Yvert #27, 1896 “25c” in oval surcharge on 40c Red on straw, attractive left guttermargin single, tied to piece by 26 March 1896 c.d.s., good color on fresh paper, fine andscarce; only 1,000 stamps were surcharged; signed Calves twice and Gilbert (Scott #27;$700.00). (photo - page 148) €1,100

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739 �/��Yvert #28-40, 1896-99 1c-1Fr. Peace and Commerce, seldom seen “set” of matchedtop margin gutter blocks of four, except the 4c in a block of twelve, all without the milles-imes in the gutter, o.g., except 15c no gum, h.r., a few pairs n.h., 1Fr. with lightly dis-turbed gum from interleaving, 1c and 2c thin in the top selvage and a couple with perf.separations, otherwise fine-very fine (Scott #28/46 var.). (photo) Maury €4,577

740 � Yvert #48a-50a, 1902 “05” to “15” Surcharges on 50c-5Fr. Peace and Commerce,inverted surcharges cplt., o.g., h.r., fresh and fine set (Scott #48a-50a; $297.50). (photo- page 148) €460

741 �� Yvert #49a, 1902 “10” Surcharge on 5Fr. Red lilac on lavender, inverted surcharge,fresh mint block of four, o.g., l.h., fine; each signed Calves and Pantell (Scott #49a;$440.00 for singles). (photo - page 148) for singles €680

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742 �� Maury #52 Id, 1902 “0,05” Surcharge on 30c Brown on bister, large and small “0”,inverted surcharge, comma misplaced reading “00,5”, a most remarkable mint com-bination block of four with inverted surcharges, the top pair with large “0” and the bot-tom four stamps with small “0”, plus the center right stamp shows a misplaced comma,which is one of only 3 examples possible with an inverted surcharge with both thesmall “0” and a misplaced comma, particularly well centered, strong and intact perfora-tions, o.g., h.r., extremely fine; a showpiece double error multiple; each stamp signedCalves and Pantell (Scott #52a, 52b, 60a). (photo) for singles €4,000+

743 � Maury #54f, 1902 “0,15” Surcharge on 75c Violet on orange, inverted surchargeand omitted comma, right gutter margin single, rich color, o.g., l.h., trivial light tonedspots on gum only, fine and rare (Scott #54c; $550.00). (photo - page 148) €1,000

744 � Yvert #59c, 1902 “0,05” Surcharge on Diego-Suarez 30c Brown on bister, small“0”, misplaced comma, rare left gutter margin millesimes “3” vertical pair, the top stampnormal and the bottom stamp showing misplace comma, o.g., l.h., fine; only 49 exam-ples of the misplaced comma are possible and se-tenant pairs with millesimes are rareindeed; both signed Calves (Scott #56, 56a; $907.50 for singles). (photo - page 148) for singles €1,400+




745

745 � Yvert #59c, 1902 “0,05” Surcharge on Diego-Suarez 30c Brown on bister, small“0”, misplaced comma, a very rare combination left gutter margin vertical strip of threewith millesimes “3”, the top pair with small “0” and the bottom stamp large “0”, plus thecenter stamp shows the misplaced comma error, of which only 49 examples are possi-ble, nicely centered for this, o.g., some hinge reinforced perf. separations between the topand center stamps, very fine; a very desirable combination error multiple; signed Roumetand accompanied by 1989 PF certificate; ex-Gilbert (Scott #56, 56a, 61; $1,017.50 forsingles). (photo) for singles €1,580+

746

746 � Yvert #60 I, 1902 “0,10” Ty. I Surcharge with small zeros on Diego Suarez 50cCarmine on rose, a desirable mint example of this rare stamp as only 75 examples wereprinted, well centered for this, rich color, o.g., h.r., very fine; signed A. Brun and accom-panied by 1998 Behr certificate; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #57; $4,100.00). (photo) €6,400

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747 � Yvert #60 II, 1902 “0,10” Ty. II Surcharge with large zeros on Diego Suarez 50cCarmine on rose, select mint example of this rare stamp as only 75 were created, partic-ularly well centered when compared to the others, fresh color, o.g., very fine; signed Behrand A. Brun (Scott #62; $4,100.00). (photo) €6,400

748 E 1903 Non-denominated large die essay in rose on proof paper die sunk on thin83x135mm card, being an early version of the final design engraved by Ben Dammanwith cricket in the margin at bottom center and floral sides like Chassepot, fresh andextremely fine. (photo - page 162) Est. 200-300

749 E 1903 0Fr. Essays by Chassepot in vermilion, rose, violet, blue and yellow, with designslarger than issued stamps, top or bottom sheet-margin singles of each, without gum asproduced, very fine. (photo - page 170) Est. 300-400

750 E� 1903 0Fr. Essay in vermilion by Chassepot,miniature sheet of ten in design larger thanissued stamps, without gum as produced, piece of top left corner selvage missing, other-wise fresh and very fine. (photo - page 162) Est. 500-750

751 E� 1903 0Fr. Essay in rose by Chassepot, miniature sheet of ten in design larger thanissued stamps, without gum as produced, fresh and extremely fine. (photo - page 162) Est. 500-750

752 P 1903 10c Rose large die proof sunk on thin 105x138mm proof paper, the issued designengraved by Ben Damman with flower in the margin at bottom center, extremely fine.(photo - page 162) Est. 150-200

753 � Yvert #63-77, 68a, 1903 1c-5Fr. Zebu, Traveler’s Tree and Lemur cplt., includingthe scarce 15c on blue paper, generally well centered, o.g., l.h. or h.r., fine-very fine set(Scott #63-77, 68a; $561.10). (photo - page 170) €860

754 � Yvert #68 var., 1903 15c Rose bisect, the left vertical half tied by blue “Ste. Marie,Madagascar/30 AOUT, 04” datestamp to cover to Cassel, Germany and forwarded toStrassburg, France, postmark repeated to left and two matching blue “T” in trianglepostage due handstamps applied, blue Diego-Suarez transit backstamp, octagonal “LaReunion a Marseille, Lv No. 4” transit, violet boxed “Entlastet./Postamt/Cassel” hand-stamp, magenta Cassel backstamp and Strassburg arrival backstamp, very fine and unusu-al bisect usage (Scott #68 var.). (photo - page 164) Est. 150-200

755 � Yvert #78, 1904 “Affranchissement/exceptionnel/(faute de Timbres.)” cachet onDiego-Suarez 10c Black on lavender bisect, the left vertical half also tied by blue 7March 1904 Diego-Suarez c.d.s., which is repeated to right, on cover to Vohemar, coverwith harmless vertical pocket fold, very fine and scarce. (photo - page 164) €800

756 � Yvert #78A-82, 1904 “Affranchissement/exceptionnel/(faute de Timbres.)” cacheton 10c-50c bisects, six different tied to separate pieces by full strikes of the cachet andmatching March 1904 Diego-Suarez datestamp, 10c rose light toning, otherwise a veryfine group. (photo - page 170) €593

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757 � Yvert #80 var., 1904 30c Brown on bister bisect, tied by blue 1 September 1904Diego-Suarez datestamp to small local cover with military address, postmark repeated toright, very fine; unusual late usage without the cachet. (photo - page 164) Est. 150-200

758 � Yvert #81, 1904 “Affranchissement/exceptionnel/(faute de Timbres.)” cachet onDiego-Suarez 30c Brown on bister bisect, the right vertical half tied by 8 March 1904Diego-Suarez c.d.s. to cover to Morondava, postmark repeated to left, Morondava back-stamp, fresh and extremely fine. (photo - page 164) €315

759 � Yvert #82, 1904 “Affranchissement/exceptionnel/(faute de Timbres.)” cachet on50c Carmine on rose bisect, the right vertical half tied to picture post card to Vohemarby blue 8 March 1904 datestamp, c.d.s. repeated at right and Vohemar arrival postmark,addressee’s name erased, very fine. (photo - page 164) €420

760 � Yvert #83-84, 86-88, 1904 “Affranchissement/special/(faute de figurines.-” cacheton 10c-50c bisects, seven different tied to separate pieces by complete cachet and blueAugust 1904 Diego-Suarez datestamps, fine-very fine. (photo - page 170) €1,034

761 � Yvert #83, 1904 “Affranchissement/special/(faute de figurines.-” cachet on 10cBlack on lavender bisect, the right vertical half tied by blue 20 August 1904 datestampto small cover to Antalaha, c.d.s. repeated to right and Antalaha arrival backstamp, coverwith three h.r.’s on face, very fine. (photo - page 164) €525

762 � Yvert #85, 1904 “Affranchissement/special/(faute de figurines.-” cachet on Diego-Suarez 20c Red on green bisect, the right vertical half tied by blue 23 August 1904 dat-estamp to small cover to Vohemar, c.d.s. repeated at top right and Vohemar arrival back-stamp, cover slightly reduced at right, very fine. (photo - page 164) €580

763 � Yvert #87, 1904 “Affranchissement/special/(faute de figurines.-” cachet on Diego-Suarez 30c Brown on bister bisect, the right vertical half tied by blue 22 August 1904Diego-Suarez datestamp to local cover, c.d.s. repeated to left, fresh and extremely fine.(photo - page 164) €420

764 � Yvert #88, 1904 “Affranchissement/special/(faute de figurines.-” cachet on 50cCarmine on rose bisect, the left vertical half tied along with right gutter margin hori-zontal strip of five 1c Black on lilac blue (#28) by three strikes of blue 21 August 1904Diego-Suarez postmarks to cover to Vohemar, arrival backstamp, cover slightly reducedirregularly at top, very fine. (photo - page 164) €370+

765 � Yvert #88, 1904 “Affranchissement/special/(faute de figurines.-” cachet on 50cCarmine on rose bisect, the right vertical half tied by blue 23 August 1904 Diego-Suarez datestamp to small cover to Vohemar, c.d.s. repeated to left, Vohemar backstamp,fresh and extremely fine. (photo - page 164) €370

766 � Yvert #88A, 1904 “Affranchissement/special/(faute de figurines.-” cachet onDiego-Suarez 50c Carmine on rose bisect, the left vertical half tied by blue 22 August1904 datestamp to cover to Vohemar, c.d.s. repeated at right, backstamped on arrival thenext day, cover reduced at right, otherwise very fine and scarce. (photo - page 164) €840

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767 � Yvert #89, 1904 “Affranchi ainsi/Faute figurine” Antalaha cachet on Diego-Suarez30c Brown on bister bisect, the left vertical half tied by 10 February 1904 Antalahapostmark to cover to Tamatave, postmark repeated to left, blue 20 February 1904Tamatave arrival backstamp, cover with a few light age spots not noted on the certificate,very fine and rare early usage; signed A. Brun, Marquelet and Roumet and accompaniedby 2002 Roumet certificate. (photo) €6,800

768 � Yvert #90, 1904 “Affranchi ainsi/faute figurine” Vohemar cachet on 30c Brown onbister bisect, the right vertical half tied by clear 27 February 1904 Vohemar postmark tocover to Diego-Suarez, c.d.s. repeated at left, 5 March 1904 Diego-Suarez backstamp,cover with harmless vertical pocket fold, very fine and scarce usage. (photo - page 164) €1,050

769 � Yvert #91, 1904 “Affranchi ainsi/faute figurine” Vohemar cachet on Diego-Suarez30c Brown on bister bisect, the right vertical half tied by light clear 26 February 1904datestamp to merchant’s corner card cover to Diego-Suarez, postmark repeated at topright, blue 15 March 1904 Diego-Suarez backstamp, cover with harmless light horizon-tal and vertical pocket folds, very fine and scarce. (photo - page 164) €1,160

770 � Yvert #91, 1904 “Affranchi ainsi/faute figurine” Vohemar cachet on Diego-Suarez30c Brown on bister bisect, the right vertical half tied by light Vohemar c.d.s. to coverto Haute Savoie, postmark repeated at right and Haute Savoie arrival backstamp, fine andscarce; signed Roumet. (photo - page 164) €1,160




771

771 � Yvert #91B, 1904 “Affranchi ainsi/faute figurine” Vohemar cachet on Diego-Suarez 50c Carmine on rose bisect, the right vertical half tied by 26 February 1904Vohemar datestamp to picture post card to Diego-Suarez, c.d.s. repeated to right andblue 8 March 1904 Diego-Suarez arrival postmark, extremely fine and rare; signed Calves.(photo) €3,700

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1905 Ambohibe Provisional Bisect

One of the Rarest of all the 1904-05 Madagascar Bisects

772

772 � Yvert #92C, 1905 Manuscript “affranchi/ainsi faute/de figurines” Ambohibecachet with postmaster’s endorsement on 30c Brown on bister bisect, the left verti-cal half tied by bold blue 28 August 1905 Ambohibe datestamp to piece large enough toencompass the entire cachet, very fine and extremely rare; signed J-F Brun and accompa-nied by his 2009 certificate. (photo) €8,500

773

773 �/��Maury #119d, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, wide and narrow sur-charge spacing, inverted surcharges, a rare top left corner margin block of four, withthe top left stamp showing the wide spacing surcharge and the other three stamps show-ing narrow spacing surcharge, wonderfully fresh and intact, o.g., l.h., top se-tenant pairn.h., fine; very few such inverted surcharge combination pairs exist; each stamp signedCalves and top pair signed Champion twice (Scott #116a, 116c; $2,250.00 for hinged).(photo) for hinged €3,980+




774 �� Yvert #122a, 122a var., 1921 “0,60” Surcharge on 75c Deep violet on orange,inverted surcharge and inverted comma, block of four, all stamps with inverted sur-charge, plus the bottom right stamp additionally shows an inverted comma, o.g., smallh.r., bottom pair including the variety very lightly hinged, top right stamp trivial inclu-sion, fine; a rare combination error multiple, the inverted surcharge with inverted commais not listed in Maury; signed Gilbert (Scott #127a, 127a var.). (photo - page 170) for normal €1,000

775 P 1930 Non-denominated Hova with oxen compound die proofs of the frame andvignette with uncleared surrounds on 110x140mm proof paper, signed by the designerA. Mignon, fresh and extremely fine; this design was used on many values of the 1930-44 pictorials. (photo - page 162) Est. 200-300

776 P Non-denominated Sakalava chief and Hova woman compound die proofs of theframe and vignette of both with uncleared surrounds on 110x140mm proof paper, signedby the designer G. Hourriez, fresh and extremely fine; these designs were used on manyvalues of the 1930-44 pictorials. (photo - page 162) Est. 200-300

777 E 1930 15c Black Hova Woman die essay, unadopted engraved essay by H. Cayon andL. Ruffe in stamp sized on 53x50mm proof paper, very fine. (photo - page 170) Est. 150-200

778 � Yvert #184 var., 1931 50c General Gallieni, double impression, used with unobtru-sive c.d.s. cancel confined to the left edge, showing a clear doubling of the entire design,extremely fine; the discovery copy which remains the only example recorded; signedCalves (Scott #174 var.). (photo - page 170) Est. 400-500

779

779 �� Yvert #BF1 var., 1937 3Fr. Colonial Arts Exhibition souvenir sheet, omittedinscription, sheet showing not only the “Madagascar” inscription omitted from thestamp, but also most of the top and a portion of the bottom inscriptions as well, the miss-ing top inscriptions having been caused in part by a foldover, with “OSITIO” of “EXPO-SITION” printed on the gummed side, o.g., n.h., small natural paper inclusion, milddiagonal crease at upper left as expected due to the foldover, very fine; in all probabili-ty unique; 2004 Roumet certificate (Scott #197 var.). (photo) Est. 750-1,000

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780 �� Yvert #231b, 1942 1.50Fr. Centenary of French colonies of Mayotte and Nossi-Be,blue background inverted, fresh mint example, o.g., n.h., very fine; 2007 Roumet cer-tificate (Scott #211A var.). (photo) for hinged €2,200

781

781 �� Yvert #231c, 1942 1.50Fr. Centenary of French colonies of Mayotte and Nossi-Be,blue background omitted, left sheet margin single, well centered, o.g., n.h., extremelyfine; 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott #211A var.). (photo) for hinged €2,200

782 �� Yvert #255A, 1942 “FRANCE/LIBRE” Overprint on 20Fr. Yellow brown anddark blue, wonderfully fresh mint example of this elusive value, pristine o.g., n.h., veryfine; signed A. Brun, Calves and Isaac (Scott #228; $675.00 for hinged). (photo - page170) Maury €1,600

783 � Yvert #278a, 1943 20Fr. Dull violet and brown, double value, one inverted, o.g.,very lightly hinged, fine and scarce; signed A. Brun and Isaac twice (Scott #254 var.).(photo - page 170) €450

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784 �� Maury #281-94 var., 1943 5c-20Fr. Traveler’s Tree imperforate cplt., horizontalpairs, except 80c two singles, each with large margins, o.g., n.h., most with usual lightarchival creases, otherwise a very fine set; also includes 25c imperforate single with valueomitted (Maury #283b var.); only 25 sets of pairs exist; ex-Waterlow Archives (Scott#241-54 var.). (photo) €4,850

785 �� Yvert #286a, 1944 “1f.50” Surcharge on 5c Olive grey, inverted surcharge, postoffice fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #255 var.). (photo - page 170) Maury €425

786 �� Yvert #287b, 1944 “1f.50” Surcharge on 10c Pale rose violet, double surcharge,o.g., n.h., fresh and fine; signed A. Brun twice (Scott #256 var.). (photo - page 170) Maury €425

Air Posts

787 � August 1934 Ananarive to Salisbury, Rhodesia first flight cover, 50c Sage-greenentire uprated with 2Fr. General Gallieni and 5Fr. Violet and dark brown (#177, 185)tied by Ananarive datestamps to registered cover to Nyasaland, Salisbury, Rhodesia 15Aug. and Limbe, Nyasaland 16 Aug. 1934 backstamps, signed by the pilot, very fine andrare; only six covers were flown. (photo - page 164) Est. 400-500

788 E� Yvert #PA1E, 1935 O.50 Yellow green essays perforate and imperforate, without thered map of Madagascar at center, bottom sheet-margin block of four and top right cor-ner margin block of four respectively, the perforated block showing a stroke at top cen-ter below the inscription of the top left stamp, this being one of only two possible exam-ples, o.g., n.h., one stamp in the imperforate block with a translucent spot, otherwiseextremely fine (Scott #C1E). (photo - page 162) Est. 400-500

789 � Yvert #45-54, 1942 “FRANCE/LIBRE” Overprint on 1.50Fr. to 8Fr. on 8.50Fr.Airpost cplt., tied by “Tananarive RP, Madagascar/27.10, 43” postmarks to large regis-tered cover to New York, carried by the British mails with their censor tape seals andKhartoum (Sudan) registry transit backstamp, Miami entry backstamp and New Yorkarrival backstamps, 12Fr. with censor tape stain, very fine and rare complete set cover(Scott #C27-36). (photo - page 188) Est. 200-300

790 E Drawing for proposed 150Fr.+150Fr. Winged victory air post semi-postal, hand-some 160x295mm pencil and charcoal drawing probably done after the war, unsigned,mounted and framed on thin card, very fine and unique. (photo - page 162) Est. 300-400




The 1895 Majunga Provisionals

Some of the Rarest Stamps of French Africa

791 792

791 � Yvert #1, 1895 “0.15” Red manuscript surcharge on 25c Black on rose, Majungaprovisional, choice appearing example of this rare stamp, used as are all known copies,incredibly well centered, light 25 February 1895 first day of issue postmark, expertlyrepaired, which is not noted on the certificate, extremely fine appearance; fewer thantwenty genuine examples have been recorded and this is one of the most attractiveexamples available; signed Bernichon and Calves and accompanied by 2008 Calves cer-tificate (Scott #22A; $6,500.00). (photo) €9,700

792 � Yvert #2, 1895 “0.15” Red manuscript surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw,Majunga provisional, attractive right sheet-margin example of this provisional rarity,used as are all known copies, cancelled by clear 25 February 1895 first day of issue post-mark, particularly well centered when compared to the others, strong color on freshpaper, very fine; one of the nicest examples among the scant few extant; signedBernichon and Calves; ex-Gibralter (Scott #22B; $5,250.00). (photo) €7,700

793

793 � Yvert #4, 1895 “15” Sideways handstamped surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green onstraw, Majunga provisional, a striking top sheet-margin single with an especially boldsurcharge, still showing portions of the red manuscript surcharge as often, used as are allknown examples, cancelled by 30 February 1895 postmark, deep rich color on crisp cleanpaper, centered better than most, very fine; a stamp that is usually missing from eventhe most advanced French Colonies collections; signed A. Brun, Gilbert and others(Scott #22D; $5,500.00). (photo) €8,200

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794 � Yvert #5, 1895 Large “15” Sideways handstamped surcharge on 25c Black on rose,Majunga provisional, a gorgeous example of this rarity, having been surcharged on astamp that did not have a manuscript surcharge washed off prior to surcharging, with lux-uriant rich color and a sharp impression on fresh paper, lightly cancelled, very fine; onlya tiny number of this rare provisional have survived, all of which are used; signedBernichon, Calves and Roumet and accompanied by 2000 Roumet certificate (Scott#22C var.; $6,000.00+). (photo) €10,000

795

795 � Yvert #5, 1895 Large “15” Sideways handstamped surcharge on 25c Black on rose,Majunga provisional, most remarkably the Wyer collection contains a second exampleof this provisional rarity that also shows no trace of a previous manuscript surcharge, withrich luxuriant color and a sharp impression on fresh paper, neat 1895 cancellation, veryfine; only a tiny number of this rare provisional have survived, all of which are used;signed Bernichon and Calves (Scott #22C var.; $6,000.00+). (photo) €10,000

796

796 � Yvert #6, 1895 “15” Upright handstamped surcharge on 25c Black on rose,Majunga provisional, bold surcharge on a stamp that did not receive a prior manuscriptsurcharge, used as are all known examples, cancelled by well struck 28 February 1895 dat-estamp, very well centered, fresh and very fine; clearly one of the nicest examples ofthis rarity among the scant few to have survived; signed Bernichon, A. Brun, Calvesand Champion (Scott #22C var.; $6,000.00+). (photo) €10,300




Madagascar Norwegian Missionary Issues

797 �� Facit #MI1, 1894 5v Missionary stamp, lot consisting of one unused single, two usedsingles and one used vertical pair, cancelled by ms. as always, all but one single have fulllarge margins all around, the pair has some faint toning, one used single with a tiny pin-hole, otherwise fine-very fine; an attractive lot of these seldom seen Missionary stamps.(photo - page 170) Facit SK14,000

798

798 � 1892 cover from the Norwegian Missionary in Madagascar, two French Colonies 25cstamps tied by Tananarive 1.3.92 c.d.s. on cover to Lisbon, Illinois, with blue handstampof Rev. A. Walen of the Norwegian Missionary on the backflap, Paris and New York tran-sits, cover opened for display, fine; a very rare early cover of the Norwegian Missionary inMadagascar. (photo) Est. 500-750

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799 � Yvert #1, 1886 “MARTINIQUE/5” Narrow surcharge on 20c Red on green,incredibly well centered horizontal strip of five, tied by “Saint-Pierre, Martinique/22NOV 86” postmark to small piece, fresh and extremely fine; scarce and attractive firstissue multiple (Scott #1; $262.50 for singles). (photo - page 170) for singles €325

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800 � Yvert #1A, 1886 “MARTINIQUE/5” Wide surcharge on 20c Red on green, anextraordinarily fresh mint example of this rare stamp, with vivid rich colors on crisp cleanpaper, o.g., very lightly hinged, fine; a stamp which is missing from many advanced col-lections; signed A. Brun and Calves (Scott #1 var.). (photo) €4,400

801 � Yvert #2d, 1886 “MQE/15c.” Large and small surcharges on 20c Red on green,right sheet-margin se-tenant horizontal pair, the left stamp large surcharge and the rightstamp small surcharge, fresh and intact, neatly cancelled, fine (Scott #4b; $400.00).(photo - page 170) €500

802 � Yvert #3a, 1888 “MARTINIQUE/01” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, invertedsurcharge, incredibly fresh, nicely centered, o.g., very lightly hinged, very fine; signedCalves (Scott #5a; $325.00). (photo - page 178) €420

803

803 � Yvert #9, 1888 “MARTINIQUE/05c.” Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, choicemint example of this very scarce stamp, fresh and well centered, o.g., very fine; only 368stamps were issued; signed A. Diena and accompanied by 1984 Friedl certificate (Scott#11; $1,375.00). (photo) €1,700

804 � Yvert #10a, 12a, 16b, 1888 “MARTINIQUE/05c.” Surcharge on 10c Black onlavender and 30c Brown on bister and “15c.” surcharge on 20c Red on green, slant-ing “5”, fresh mint examples of each, o.g., l.h., very fine; last signed J-F Brun (Scott#12a, 14a, 18a; $900.00). (photo - page 178) €1,150




1888 15c Surcharge on Four Cent Claret on Lavender

One of Only 50 Stamps Issued

805

805 � Yvert #15, 1888 “MARTINIQUE/15c.” Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, a par-ticularly fresh mint example of this rarity, centered a bit to lower left as all are, vivid richcolor, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine for this; only 50 stamps were overprinted; signedCalves and Maury, as well as being accompanied by 1998 Behr certificate; ex-Gibralter,Gross (Scott #17; $11,000.00). (photo) €13,000

806 � Yvert #22a, 1891 “TIMBRE-POSTE/15c./MARTINIQUE” Surcharge on 30cBlack postage due, inverted surcharge, four large margins, o.g., very fine; signed Calves(Scott #25a; $275.00). (photo - page 178) €350

807 � Yvert #28a, 29a, 1892 “1892/MARTINIQUE/15c.” Surcharge on 25c Black onrose and “1892/05c./MARTINIQUE” surcharge on 25c Black on rose, slanting“5”, horizontal se-tenant pairs of each, the left stamps the varieties, fresh and intact, o.g.,first minor h.r. and the other l.h., fine-very fine; latter signed A. Brun (Scott #30, 30a,31, 31c; $617.50 for singles). (photo - page 178) Maury €1,000

808 �� Yvert #29b, 1892 “1892/95c./MARTINIQUE” Surcharge error on 25c Black onrose, block of four, the top left stamp with “95c” surcharge error and the others normal,o.g., sensible h.r. reinforcements, bottom left stamp with corner missing, otherwise fineand scarce; this error was discovered early and corrected in the course of surcharging; eachsigned Calves and accompanied by 1988 PF certificate (Scott #31, 31b; $980.00). (photo- page 178) Maury €2,260

809 � Yvert #29c, 1892 “1882/05c./MARTINIQUE” Date error surcharge on 25cBlack on rose, horizontal se-tenant pair, the left stamp the error, o.g., h.r., right stampsmall thinned spot, otherwise fine (Scott #31, 31a; $700.00 for singles). (photo - page178) Maury €1,250

810 � Yvert #30b, 1892 “1882/15c./MARTINIQUE” Date error surcharge on 25cBlack on rose, o.g., fine and scarce (Scott #32a; $550.00). (photo - page 178) €700

811 � Yvert #30b, 1892 “1882/15c./MARTINIQUE” Date error surcharge on 25cBlack on rose, horizontal se-tenant pair, the left stamp the error, o.g., h.r., fine and scarce(Scott #32, 32a; $580.00 for singles). (photo - page 178) for singles €737

812 � Yvert #31a, 1899 1c Black on lilac blue, “MARTINIQUE” inscription in blueinstead of carmine, o.g., l.h., fine and quite scarce; signed A. Brun (Scott #33a;$925.00). (photo - page 178) €1,200

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813 � Yvert #50a, 51a, 1903-04 2Fr. Violet on rose and 5Fr. Lilac on lavender, imperfo-rate, without gum as issued, former a right sheet-margin copy and latter a bottom leftcorner margin single, other margins ample to large, fresh and very fine; both signedChampion (Scott #53-53 var.). (photo - page 178) €620

814 �� Yvert #52b, 1904 “10c” Surcharge on 30c Brown on bister, “c” in a different font,handsome and choice top right corner margin mint block of fourteen, including a verti-cal gutter at left with millesimes “3”, pos. 5 in the multiple the variety, beautifully cen-tered, wonderfully fresh and intact, o.g., hinged in the selvage only, the stamps all n.h.,very fine (Scott #56 var.). (photo - page 162) Maury €810+

815 � Yvert #60a, 1903 “TIMBRE-POSTE/5F./MARTINIQUE/COLIS POSTAUX”Surcharge on 60c Brown on buff postage due, inverted surcharge, choice mint exam-ple of this rare stamp, four large margins, good color on fresh paper, o.g., l.h., extreme-ly fine; only 25 errors are known; signed Calves, Miro and Reine (Scott #Q1a;$825.00). (photo - page 178) €900

816 � Yvert #60a, 1903 “TIMBRE-POSTE/5F./MARTINIQUE/COLIS POSTAUX”Surcharge on 60c Brown on buff postage due, inverted surcharge, rare used exam-ple, large even margins all around, strong color on fresh paper, c.d.s. cancel, pinholecaused by the surcharge impression of the stop after “5F” as often, otherwise very fine; amere 25 surcharge errors were printed (Scott #Q1a; $900.00). (photo - page 178) €1,000

817 �/�� Yvert #78A-81A, 1912 “05” and “10” Surcharges on 15c-5Fr. Navigation andCommerce, wide spacing surcharges cplt., the “05” on 25c a se-tenant horizontal pairand “10” on 40c a se-tenant bottom left corner margin vertical pair, o.g., singles h.r. orl.h. and the pairs n.h., fine-very fine; last signed A. Brun (Scott #101a-04a; $556.00).(photo - page 178) Maury €925

818 � Yvert #105b, 1924 “0,01” Surcharge on 2c Olive green and brown, double sur-charge, very fresh, o.g., l.h., fine and rare; only 25 examples are known; signed Blochand Calves (Scott #114a; $525.00). (photo - page 178) €410

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819 �� Yvert #133/154 var., 1933-38 1c-20Fr. Pictorials, imperforate, an impressive com-plete matched set of 24 bottom right corner margin blocks of four (15c bottom left cor-ner), except for the 35c, 55c, 80c and 1Fr. rose red which were not issued imperforate,all with large margins on the other two sides, o.g., n.h., one 1c with small gum adhesionand one 1Fr. and one 20Fr. with light gum stain, otherwise extremely fine and rare (Scott#133/72 var.). (photo) Maury €5,940+

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820 �� Yvert #159a, 1935 5Fr. Tercentenary of French Possession in the West Indies,Ultramarine error of color, choice right sheet-margin single, printed in ultramarineintended for the 1.50Fr. value instead of brown, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott#177 var.). (photo - page 178) for hinged €1,100

821

821 �� Yvert #BF1a, 1937 3Fr. Colonial Arts Exhibition souvenir sheet, inverted inscrip-tions, a choice mint example of this rare error, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2000Roumet certificate (Scott #179b; $3,000.00). (photo) Maury €4,000

Postage Dues

822 �� Yvert #TT12-22, 1933 5c-3Fr. Postage dues, imperforate and without value, a rarecomplete set of all eleven values, each a top or mostly bottom sheet-margin singles withlarge margins on the other sides, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; only five values are listed inYvert as such with a catalog value of €100 each, so we have cataloged them all the same(Scott #J26-36 var.). (photo - page 178) for hinged €1,100

MAURITANIA

823 �� Yvert #95a var., 1939 90c Caillie, large legend and imperforate, horizontal gutterpair, large margins, bright color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; especially scarce and desirableas a gutter pair (Scott #109 var., Maury #99a var.). (photo - page 178) Maury €1,200+




Air Posts

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824 � Yvert #PA15a, 1942 10Fr. Ultramarine and carmine air post, center inverted, hand-some example of this rare error, bright colors, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; only onesheet of 50 was printed; signed Champion (Scott #C11a; $750.00). (photo) €1,200

825 �� Yvert #PA15b, 1942 10Fr. Ultramarine and carmine air post, double impression ofthe center, right sheet-margin single, well centered, brilliant color, o.g., n.h., very fine(Scott #C11 var., Maury #PA15b). (photo - page 184) Maury €900

826 �� Yvert #PA16 var., 1942 20Fr. Carmine and brown air post, double impression ofcenter, right sheet-margin single, vibrant colors, o.g., n.h., very fine (Scott #C12 var.).(photo - page 184) Est. 300-400

Postage Dues

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827 � Yvert #TT6, 1906 30c Red and blue, with “T” in triangle, tied by “KAEDI MAU-RITANIE/9 OCT. 06” c.d.s., along with 1c Green and red (#1) on local cover, Kaedibackstamp of the same day, very fine; the 40c is the key value of the postage due series,and is especially difficult to find on cover; signed Roumet (Maury #TT9). (photo) Maury €1,900

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828 � Maury #(5), French Colonies 1859 40c Orange on yellowish, single with large tohuge margins all around, tied by perfectly struck “Mayotte et Dep., Mayotte/10 Sept.77” datestamp to folded cover to France, postmark repeated at left, “via Brindisi” direc-tive and red transit postmark, cover with bottom portion of address panel missing, veryfine and rare usage (Scott French Colonies #5). (photo) €4,250

829 �� Maury #(33), French Colonies 1878 30c Brown on yellowish, block of four cancelledby several strikes of “D’Zaoudzi, Mayotte/1 Juin 90” postmarks, large to huge marginsall around, fresh and extremely fine (Scott French Colonies #26). (photo - page 184) for singles €1,800

830 �� Maury #(34), French Colonies 1877 40c Vermilion on straw, handsome bottom rightcorner margin block of four, beautifully cancelled by four strong strikes of “D’Zaoudzi,Mayotte/1 Mai, 81” datestamps, large margins, wonderfully fresh, extremely fine (ScottFrench Colonies #27). (photo - page 184) for singles €600

831 � Yvert #25a, 27a, 28a, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, “10” Surchargeon 40c Red on straw and “10” Surcharge on 45c Black on green, double sur-charges, o.g., l.h. or small h.r., fine (Scott #26a, 28a, 29a; $825.00). (photo - page 184) €1,050




832

832 �� Yvert #25a, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, fresh mint block of four,intense colors, o.g., l.h., very fine; each signed Calves twice; ex-”Derby”, Gross (Scott #26a;$1,100.00 for singles). (photo) for singles €1,400

MEMEL

833 �� Michel #I, 1923 500M on 5Fr Blue and yellow, unissued value, top sheet-margin sin-gle, remarkably bright and fresh, pristine o.g., never hinged, fine; only 150 were printed;signed Calves (Scott footnote after #92; $2,400.00). (photo - page 184) €3,000

834 � Michel #79, 1922 3M on 60c Dark gray violet, Plate III, tied to a large registeredcover to Germany along with Michel #71 and 93 by Memel 8.11.22 c.d.s. postmarks,Military Postal Control handstmap, Frankfurt backstamp, stamps with fresh color, fine-very fine; a particularly rare stamp on cover; signed several times and accompanied by a1997 Petersen certificate (Scott #C14 var.). (photo - page 188) €3,000

835 �� Michel #134DD, 134IVDD, 1923 500M on 1L Brown, double surcharge, mintblock of four, pos. 56-57/66-67, very well centered, fresh with rich colors, top left stamphas the overprint variety of twice strongly broken lower bar, which is exceptionally rarein combination with being a double surcharge, o.g., never hinged, couple of typical blunt-ed perf. tips, very fine-extremely fine; 2000 Erdwien BPP certificate; ex-Lewis (Scott #N6var.). (photo - page 184) €520+

836 �� Michel #192DD, 1923 “1 LITAS” surcharge on 1,000M Green blue, double sur-charge, bottom left corner margin block of four, each stamp with two strong and distinctsurcharges, o.g., n.h., top stamps with minor black offset on gum, very fine (Scott #N69a;for singles $1,200.00). (photo - page 184) for singles €1,000

837 � Michel #213, 1923 “15 Centy” on 1,000M Green blue, tied to piece by clear 9.1.24c.d.s., fresh color on bright paper, very fine; signed Dr. Petersen BPP (Scott #N108;$375.00). (photo - page 184) €420

838 � Michel #221, 1923 “25 Centai” on 1,000M Green blue, tied to piece by clear Silute20.X.24 c.d.s., rich bright color, well centered, very fine; signed Dr. Petersen BPP (Scott#N111; $375.00). (photo - page 184) €440

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839 � Michel #230III, 231III, 1923 10c on 25M on 5c and 15c on 100M on 25cSurcharges, Type III, tied to a single piece by an unusual oval “INSTERBURG-MEMEL BAHNPOST Z. 108 15.12.23” handstamp, bright fresh colors, very fine; 1977Dr. Petersen certificate (Scott #N87, N88 vars.). (photo - page 190) €600

840 �/�� Michel #233 var., 1923 60c on 50M on 25c Dark cinnamon red, major printingvariety of the 60c green surcharge, left margin horiz. strip of three, the right two stampshave a normal strong green surcharge, but the left stamp has no green surcharge fromthat press pass, producing the variety with and without surcharge, however there is a lightsecond green surcharge misplaced and at an angle that is found in the left and centerstamp with just traces of it in the right stamp, this produces the variety of double over-print on center stamp, o.g., hinged in the center stamp only, this variety was probably pro-duced by a malfunction of the press as evidenced by a light printing crease in the leftstamp and an extensive smudge of the green overprint ink on the gum side, a most inter-esting variety for the specialist with neither variety listed by Michel; 2000 Erdwien BPPcertificate; ex-Lewis (Scott #N90 var.). (photo - page 190) Est. 400-500

841 � Michel #233III, 1923 “60 Centy” surcharge on 50M on 25c Dark orange red, TypeIII, tied to piece by 11.XII.23 c.d.s., well centered and with deep vibrant color, very fineand choice; 1979 Dr. Petersen certificate (Scott #N90 var.). (photo - page 184) €400

842 � Michel #234IV, 1923 “15 Cent” surcharge on 50M Dark ocher brown, Ty. I sur-charge but the variety without bars, mint single, attractive colors, o.g., lightly hinged,very fine; a scarce variety of an already scarce stamp; 2000 Erdwien BPP certificate; ex-Lewis (Scott #N83 var.). (photo - page 184) €700

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843 �/�� Michel #234W2-237W1, 1923 15c on 50M to 60c on 500M Surcharges, se-tenantpairs with both types, a matched set of bottom margin pairs with “90” and “100” inmargin, being positions 99 and 100 from the sheet, position 100 being the scarce TypeII (the only position on which this occurs), in addition the position 99 on the 15c is the“1” in type II variety, o.g., in each case position 99 is never hinged, while position 100 islightly hinged (all cataloged as hinged pairs), very fine; a rare and particularly handsomeset; each accompanied by a 1999 Erdwien certificate (Scott #N83/a-N87/a). (photo) €8,200

844 � Michel #235I, 1923 “25 CENT.” surcharge on 100M Red, scarce used example, withneat 27.XII.23 c.d.s., bright color, very fine; signed Richter and accompanied by a 1991PF certificate; ex-Gibert (Scott #N84; $1,200.00). (photo - page 190) €1,500

845 � Michel #237I, 1923 “60 CENT.” surcharge on 500M orange, used, with light c.d.s.,brilliant color, still with part original gum, very fine; quite scarce used; signed MatheisonBPP (Scott #N86; $1,200.00). (photo - page 190) €1,500




Memel Collection

846 �� Balance of the specialized Memel collection, a few hundred stamps, plus some blocksand eight covers, the basic stamps appear to be complete mint or used (sometimes both)for both the French overprinted stamps and the Lithuanian occupation, but much of thevalue is in the numerous varieties, including the various Michel-listed types, plus platevarieties and errors, of particular note is the 1930 twice surcharged set (Michel #230-33)in vertical pairs showing Types II-III (these have mount-glazed gum), many are signedby Dr. Petersen, mint stamps are o.g. with some never hinged, overall fine-very fine anda highly saleable lot of this popular area. Est. 1,000-1,500

MIDDLE CONGO

847 �/�� Yvert #72a, 77a, 82a, 85b, 86a, 1924 “AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE/FRAN-CAISE” Overprints on 1c, 15c, 40c, 75c and 1Fr. Pictorials, double or quadrupleoverprints, the 75c the quadruple overprint in black and red, nicely centered, o.g., 1cand 15c l.h., 40c h.r. and 75c and 1Fr. n.h., fine-very fine group (Scott #23a, 29a, 38a,43 var., 45a; $815.00 for those listed). (photo - page 190) Maury €1,670

848 � Yvert #91a, 92a, 1925 “AFRIQUE/EQUATORIALE/FRANCAISE” Overprintsand “65” and “85” Surcharges on 1Fr. Red orange and olive brown, omitted anddouble overprints respectively, o.g., l.h., fresh and fine-very fine; latter signed A. Bruntwice (Scott #53a, 54a; $400.00). (photo - page 190) €430

849 � Yvert #101a, 103b, 1926-27 “AFRIQUE/EQUATORIALE/FRANCAISE”Overprints and “1f25” surcharge on 1Fr. Ultramarine and blue and “3f” surchargeon 5Fr. Orange brown and dull red, omitted surcharges, o.g., former h.r. and latterl.h., fine-very fine; first signed Roumet and Vacher (Scott #56a, 58a; $435.00). (photo -page 190) €575

Postage Dues

850 �� Yvert #TT23-33 var., 1933 5c-3Fr Postage dues, imperforate, with and withoutvalues, both sets of eleven values complete, with values a matched set of right sheet-mar-gin singles and without values a matched set of top sheet-margin singles, all with largemargins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #J23-33 var.). (photo - page 190) Maury €950

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851 (�)� Yvert #16a, 1906 5Fr. Lilac on lavender, imperforate, unused, handsome top rightcorner margin block of four, with millesimes “6” in the right margin, large margins, freshand extremely fine; each signed Champion (Scott #16 var.). (photo) for singles €1,200

852 � Yvert #18A, 20-20A, 22-22A, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, “10”Surcharges on 40c Red on Straw and 50c Brown on azure, wide spacing surcharges,first a single and the other two horizontal pairs with normal, very fresh, o.g., l.h. or smallh.r., very fine; last signed Cividini (Scott #18a, 20b, 22b; $425.00). (photo - page 190) Maury €535

NEW CALEDONIA

853 �� Yvert #1, 1859 10c Black, without gum as issued, handsome and scarce bottom sheet-margin block of four, pos. 33-34 and 43-44, exceptionally fresh, with strong color onclean white paper, extremely fine; signed Miro and Roumet (Scott #1; $960.00 for sin-gles). (photo - page 190) for singles €1,200

854 � P.D/Affranchir/en Numeraire/Faute de/Timbres Coloniaux/Sce des Postes NelleCaledie, complete strike of triangular cachet on cover to France, partly clear “NelleCaledonie/Noumea/3 Mai, 76” datestamp, ms. “Voi de Brindisi” directive and Parisarrival backstamp, cover a bit roughly opened at left with small piece missing, otherwisevery fine; this triangular marking was used during a shortage of postage stamps for onlya few months from 25 March to 15 July, 1876. (photo - page 188) Maury €1,000

855 � P.D/Affranchir/en Numeraire/Faute de/Timbres Coloniaux/Sce des Postes NelleCaledie, in very well-struck triangular cachet on cover to England, mostly clear “NelleCaledonie/Noumea/6 Juil, 76” datestamp, red Suez transit, plus Marseille and Paristransit backstamp and English arrival backstamp, cover with small piece missing at topright, otherwise very fine; this triangular marking was used during a shortage of postagestamps for only a few months from 25 March to 15 July, 1876; signed Calves. (photo -page 188) Maury €1,000

856 � Yvert #2, 1882 Narrow “N C E/5” surcharge on 40c Red on straw, generous mar-gins all around, o.g., h.r., very fine (Scott #2; $425.00). (photo - page 190) €500

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857 (�) Yvert #4a, 1881 Narrow “N C E/25” surcharge on 35c Deep violet on yellow,inverted surcharge, unused, ample margins all around, fresh color, tiny nick in the bot-tom right corner margin, still very fine (Scott #4a; $950.00). (photo - page 190) €1,000

858 � Yvert #5a, 1882 Narrow “N C E/25” surcharge on 75c Rose carmine on rose,inverted surcharge, used with light c.d.s. cancel, large to huge margins all around, brightand fresh, extremely fine (Scott #5a; $1,050.00). (photo - page 190) €1,200

859 �� Yvert #7a, 1883 Wide “N C E/5” surcharge on 75c Carmine, lovely used top sheet-margin block of six (2x3) of this distinctive shade variety, with large even margins on theother three sides, wonderfully fresh, each cancelled by a neat strike of 1884 Noumeac.d.s., extremely fine (Scott #7 var.). (photo - page 192) for singles €540

The Very Rare 1886 Five Cent Surcharge on One Franc Imperforate

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860 � Yvert #8, 1886 “N C E/5c.” surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw imperforate,an impressive top sheet-margin mint example of this rarity, with generous even marginson the other three sides, surprisingly fresh, with full clean original gum, trivial small h.r.,extremely fine; an especially choice example of this great French Colonies rarity, of whichonly 100 copies were surcharged, many of which were used; signed Calves and A. Brunand accompanied by 2003 J-F Brun certificate (Scott #10; $10,000.00). (photo) €12,000

861 � Yvert #17a, 1892 “Nlle/CALEDONIE” Ty. II overprint on 20c Red on greenimperforate, large even margins all around, partly disturbed o.g., very fine; signed Bloch(Scott #16; $350.00). (photo - page 190) €420

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862 � Yvert #19a, 1892 “Nlle/CALEDONIE” Ty. II overprint on 40c Red on strawimperforate, large to very large margins all around, slightly disturbed o.g., choice veryfine and rare; only 100 stamps are believed to have been overprinted (Scott #18;$1,500.00). (photo) €2,500

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863 �� Yvert Formerly #21-23, 1892 “Nlle/CALEDONIE” overprints on 1c Black on lilacblue, 1c Black on azure, 2c Brown on buff and 4c Claret on lavender, group of sixwith mint 2c and 4c values with o.g. and the others all used with Noumea c.d.s., exceptthe 1c Azure with clear blue Bourail datestamp, fine-very fine; these were listed in Yvertin 1928 and Maury in 1976, but are now considered to not have been officially issued,though they remain very scarce and highly collectable (Scott formerly #20-22). (photo -page 192) Est. 500-750

864 � Yvert #24-27, 29-34, 1892 “Nlle/CALEDONIE” overprint on 5c-1Fr. Peace &Commerce, complete but for the common 25c Yellow on straw, o.g., h.r., except 35cregummed, 20c trivial toned spots, otherwise fine-very fine (Scott #23-26, 28-33;$1,234.00). (photo - page 192) €1,432

865

865 � Yvert #29 var., 1892 “Nlle/CALEDONIE” overprint on 25c Black on rose, over-print omitted, the center stamp in a horizontal strip of three, the end stamps normal,strong and intact perforations, o.g., h.r., very fine; extremely rare if not unique; not list-ed in either Yvert or Maury, however the 35c and 75c values are listed as such, with aYvert catalog value of €1,400 each; 1997 Behr certificate (Scott #28 var.). (photo) Est. 400-500

1892 Ten Cent Surcharge on One Franc Bronze Green Imperforate

One of Only 100 Stamps Surcharged

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866 � Yvert #35, 1892 “N-C-E/10” Blue surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green and strawimperforate, a marvelous mint example of this very rare stamp, large even margins allaround, deep rich color, o.g., h.r., very fine; only one sheet of 100 stamps was sur-charged, many of which were used; signed Behr, Miro and others and accompanied by1998 Behr certificate; ex-Gibralter (Scott #34; $5,250.00). (photo) €6,500

867 �� Yvert #37-40, 1892 “N-C-E/5” Black and blue surcharges on 75c Carmine on roseand “N-C-E/10” black and blue surcharges on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, attrac-tive horizontal strips of four, remarkably fresh and well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine(Scott #36-39; $680.00). (photo - page 192) Maury €675

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868 � Yvert #55b, 1900 “N.C.E./15” Surcharged on 4c Claret on lavender in error,exceptionally well centered, o.g., extremely fine; only 150 stamps received the 15c on 4csurcharge in error; signed Bernichon (Scott #60 var.). (photo - page 192) €750

869 � Yvert #55b, 1900 “N.C.E./15” Surcharged on 4c Claret on lavender in error, o.g.,h.r., very fine; only 150 stamps received the 15c on 4c surcharge in error; signed J. Brunand Miro twice (Scott #60 var.). (photo - page 192) €750

870 � Yvert #79a, 1903 Jubilee overprint in black and red on 75c Violet on orange, won-derfully fresh, o.g., l.h., very fine; signed A. Brun twice and Roumet (Scott #79a;$500.00). (photo - page 192) €600

871 � Yvert #79b, 1903 Jubilee overprint on 75c Violet on orange, second “i” in“Cinquantenaire” missing, remarkably fresh, o.g., l.h., very fine; signed A. Brun,Champion and Roumet (Scott #79 var.). (photo - page 192) €600

872 � Yvert #80b, 1903 Jubilee overprint in blue and red on 1Fr. Bronze green and straw,very fresh, o.g., l.h., very fine; signed Calves and Roumet (Scott #80a; $525.00). (photo- page 192) €600

873 � Yvert #81b, 1903 “1” Surcharge on 2c Brown on buff Jubilee issue, without Jubileeoverprint, disturbed o.g., fine and scarce; signed Roumet (Scott #81b; $400.00). (photo- page 192) €400

874 � Yvert #83b, 1903 “4” Ty. III Surcharge on 5c Jubilee issue, seldom seen used exam-ple, nicely centered and very fresh, neat c.d.s. cancel confined to the bottom right corner,very fine and choice; signed Calves and Pichard (Scott #83 var.). (photo - page 192) €800

875 �/�� Yvert #110a, 111a, 113a, 113b, 113a var., 1915 Red Cross surcharge errors com-prised of inverted “NCE/+5” on 10c, double “+5c” on 10c, inverted “+5c” on 15c, dou-ble “+5c” on 15c with one inverted and double “+5c” on 15c with both inverted, o.g.,h.r. or n.h., fine-very fine (Scott #B1a, B2a, B3 vars.). (photo - page 192) €470+

876 � Yvert #129c, 129d, 1924 “25c” Surcharge on 5Fr. Black on orange, double andtriple surcharges, horizontal pair, the right stamp double surcharge and the left stamptriple surcharge, fresh and intact, o.g., l.h., very fine and striking (Scott #126a-b;$315.00). (photo - page 192) €475

877

877 �� Yvert #174a, 1939 2.25Fr. New York World’s Fair, value and country name omit-ted, having been caused by a foldover during printing, resulting in the “25” of thedenomination and the last letter of the country name appearing on the gummed side,fresh and well centered, o.g., n.h., diagonal gum crease, otherwise very fine and very rare;signed Roumet and accompanied by his 2003 certificate (Scott #216 var.). (photo) Maury €2,150

878 � Yvert #195-229, 1941 “France Libre” overprints on 1c-20Fr. Pictorials, completeset of 35 values, o.g., fine-very fine (Scott #217-51; $617.00). (photo - page 192) €750




879 �� Yvert #249a, 1946 “50c” Surcharge on 5c Brown, inverted surcharge, pristine o.g.,n.h., extremely fine (Scott #266 var.). (photo - page 192) Maury €600

880 �� Yvert #251a, 1945 “70c” Surcharge on 5c Brown, inverted surcharge, o.g., n.h.,very fine (Scott #268 var.). (photo - page 192) Maury €600

881 �� Yvert #256a, 1945 “15Fr.” Surcharge on 2.50Fr Bright blue, inverted surcharge,bottom right corner margin single, o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #273 var.). (photo -page 192) Maury €600

882 �� Maury #BS4-6, 1962 2Fr.-100Fr. Views, special souvenir sheets of two or three cplt.,o.g., n.h., extremely fine and rare (Scott #318-20, C29-32 vars.). (photo - page 208) €1,950

Air Posts

883 �� Yvert #PA1-2, 1932 “PARIS-NOUMEA/Verneilh-Deve-Munch/5 Avril 1932”overprints on 40c Bright red and olive green and 50c Violet and brown, handsometop left corner margin mint singles, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; seldom found never hinged(Scott #180-81; $1,400.00). (photo - page 198) Maury €1,800

884 � Yvert #PA1-2, 1932 “PARIS-NOUMEA/Verneilh-Deve-Munch/5 Avril 1932”overprints on 40c Bright red and olive green and 50c Violet and brown, scarce usedset, light c.d.s. cancels, fine-very fine; each signed Bloch (Scott #180-81; $1,000.00).(photo - page 192) €1,200

Postage Dues

885 � Yvert #TT1-3, 5, 1894-1900 “T” in triangle overprint on 1c-15 and 25c Peace andCommerce, used as are all known examples, lightly cancelled, 5c and 10c small thin, oth-erwise a fine-very fine group of six of these elusive provisional postage dues. (photo - page198) €920

886 � Yvert #TT8-15, 1903 Jubilee overprint on 5c-2Fr. Postage dues cplt., each withample to mostly large margins, the key 2Fr. value uncommonly fresh, o.g. or h.r., except5c no gum, 5c and 50c thinned spots, otherwise a very fine set with an especially nice 2Fr.value, of which only 300 copies were produced; 2Fr. signed Champion twice (Scott #J1-8; $1,724.00). (photo - page 198) €2,148

NEW HEBRIDES

887 E 1893 2½d = 25c Military franchise essays, comprised of four approximately180x115mm lithographed proof sheets of four vignettes, the first being the black outlineonly, the second the red, grey-blue and ocher background colors only, and two finishedsheets of four showing different three-color combinations, plus a single in yet a differentcolor combination, fresh and very fine; a rare and attractive offering; these were suppos-edly designed by a Lt. Col. Delauney and depict the martyred French President, SadiCarnot and Queen Victoria, the bi-national character of the legend and denominationmakes the major interest in these items a foreshadowing of the Condominium. (photo -page 208) Est. 500-750

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1908 One Pence Red with Overprint Omitted in a Vertical Pair With Normal

A Great Rarity of the British Commonwealth

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888 � S.G. #2a, 1908 “NEW HEBRIDES./CONDOMINIUM.” overprint on 1d Red,overprint omitted in vertical pair with normal, the bottom stamp the error, strong andintact perforations, slightly toned o.g. as usual, very lightly hinged, very fine; a great rar-ity of the British Commonwealth and the first example we have had the pleasure to offerin our auctions; this error occurred on the fourth horizontal row of one sheet, therefore,only twelve examples are possible; signed Bloch and accompanied by his 1981 Friedlcertificate (Scott #8a; $10,000.00). (photo) £9,000

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889 �� S.G. #30a, 1921 “1d.” Surcharge on 5d Sage-green, inverted surcharge, an out-standing mint example of this very elusive error, excellent centering, vivid rich color, o.g.,never hinged, extremely fine; quite rare, especially in this remarkable state of preservation;signed Calves and Robineau (Scott #26a; $3,000.00 for hinged). (photo) for hinged £3,500

890 � S.G. #42a, 1924 “5d.” Surcharge on 2½d Ultramarine, inverted surcharge, a pleas-ing mint example of this rare error, nicely centered, toned o.g. as usual, barest trace ofpossible hinging, very fine; a stamp which is missing from most collections; signed Calves(Scott #39a; $2,750.00). (photo) £3,000




891 S S.G. #52-63s, D6-10s, 1938 5c-10Fr. Definitives and 5c-1Fr. Postage due, perfo-rated “Specimen” cplt., o.g., l.h., fresh and fine-very fine (Scott #50-61, J6-10 vars.).(photo - page 198) £390

892 �� S.G. #52-63, 1938 5c-10Fr. Definitives cplt., o.g., n.h., fresh and fine-very fine set(Scott #50-61; $500.00). (photo - page 198) £325

French Issues

893 E 1903 Essay for proposed first issue 5Fr. definitive, large 243x154mm black and whiteink and wash design depicting a view of Vile harbor by Ben Damman, mounted on artboard with the imprint of E. Vallois of Paris, with a stamp-sized photographic print of thesame design mounted beneath, very fine and attractive; unique. (photo - page 208) Est. 400-500

894 E 1908 “Nelles/HEBRIDES” essay overprints on stamps of New Caledonia, groupcomprised on 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c and 1Fr. singles and millesimes gutter pairs of the 5c, 10c,25c and 50c values, o.g., mostly l.h., fine-very fine and scarce; the singles signed Pavoille.(photo - page 198) Est. 400-500

895 � Yvert #58A, 1920 “5c./NOUVELLES/HEBRIDES” surcharge on 50c Carmineon orange, fresh and well centered, o.g., l.h., very fine and scarce; only 300 stamps weresurcharged; signed Calves (Scott #35; $900.00). (photo - page 198) €1,400

896 � Yvert #58A, 1920 “5c./NOUVELLES/HEBRIDES” surcharge on 50c Carmineon orange, cancelled along with 5c on 50c and 10c on 25c surcharges, plus “1d.” sur-charges on 1/- to 5/- (Yvert #58, 59, 65-67) on fresh unaddressed cover, very fine (Scott#33-35 and Br. 27-29; $1,141.90 for used). (photo - page 188) for used €1,741

Postage Dues

897 FDC Yvert #124-35, TT21-25, 1941 “France Libre” Overprints on 5c-10Fr. Beach sceneand 5c-1Fr. Beach scene postage dues cplt., matched set of bottom sheet-margin sin-gles, each cancelled by separate strike of “Nouvelles Hebrides/Port-Vila/15 APR 41”first day of issue postmarks to large cover, additional strike of British postmark, 5cpostage due damaged and 5c and 10c postage dues with some staining, otherwise veryfine and rare (Scott #67-78, J11-15; $591.00 for used). (photo - page 188) Est. 200-300

898 �� Yvert #478A, 478A var., 1977 “25/FNH” Port Villa local surcharge on 25c Deepblue and multicolored, error “FHN” for “FNH”, bottom left corner margin horizon-tal pair, the left stamp the error, o.g., n.h., very fine and rare; 1999 Roumet certificate(Scott #240a, 240a var.; $280.00 for normal). (photo - page 198) Est. 400-500

899 �� Yvert #486-94, 1977 5c on 5c to 500Fr. on 10Fr. Port Villa local “FNH” sur-charges cplt. including the key 25Fr. and 30Fr. values, o.g, n.h., very fine set (Scott#236a-48a; $826.50). (photo - page 198) €900

900 �� Yvert #488B var., 1977 “30/FNH” Port Villa local surcharge on 30c Dark greenand multicolored, error “FHN” for “FNH”, bottom left corner margin single, o.g.,n.h., very fine and rare; fewer than 25 examples are believed to exist (Scott #241a var.,$300.00 for normal). (photo - page 198) Est. 300-400

901 � 1904 15c Syndicat Francaise imitation local post labels, vertical strip of six and single,o.g., l.h. in selvage, labels n.h., extremely fine; these interesting labels were printed inSydney and engraved by A. Bonnet, who had been convicted in France for forgery andsentenced to life imprisonment on New Caledonia in 1893, paroled in 1904 he went toAustralia and made these imitations as a means of regaining his proficiency. (photo - page208) Est. 100-150

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902 � New Hebrides postmarks collection of a few hundred loose stamps and stamps on piecehoused in a stockbook, mostly late 19th and early 20th century material, including NewSouth Wales with New Hebrides postmarks, New Caledonia used in New Hebrides, a nicerange of local post issues, small town cancels such as Sandwich, Santo and Tanna, Britishissues with French cancels, different style Vila datestamps, maritime mail postmarks, inter-island service cancels, paquebot, etc., also some maps and photos; a useful basis fromwhich to form a nice collection. Est. 500-750

903 � New Hebrides covers, an interesting group of eleven usages from 1909 to 1964, withBritish, French and mixed frankings, including 1909 registered cover with seven Britishand five French adhesives, 1909 cover with five different British stamps, 1911 registeredmixed franking cover, 1911 French franking registered cover to Samoa, 1911 registeredmixed franking multiple surcharges cover, 1923 registered mixed franking surchargescover, 1953 paquebot usage, etc, few minor faults, mainly fine-very fine. (photo - page188) Est. 500-750

NIGER

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904 �/��Yvert #24b, 1926 “1f25” Surcharge on 1Fr. Deep blue and light blue, omitted sur-charge in pair with normal, right sheet margin block of four, the top stamps surchargedand the bottom pair with surcharge omitted, strong and intact perforations, o.g., top pairh.r. and the bottom stamps n.h., some perf. staining at bottom mostly affecting the leftstamp, otherwise very fine; a rare se-tenant error multiple (Scott #28b; $3,200.00).(photo) €3,800

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905 �� Yvert #94b, 1941 2.50Fr. Zinder Fortress and Marshal Petain, value omitted, ver-tical strip of five with top and bottom sheet-margins, the top two stamps the errors, thetop sheet-margin showing the value printed on the gummed side, o.g., hinged in the sel-vages only, the stamps all n.h., very fine; the two errors signed Pavoille (Scott #90 var.).(photo - page 208) Maury €515+

Air Posts

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906 �� Yvert #PA15a-16a, 1942 10Fr. Ultramarine and brown black and 20Fr. Carmineand violet, double impressions of center, right sheet-margin singles, pristine o.g., n.h.,very fine (Scott #C11-12 var.). (photo) Maury €1,900

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NOSSI-BE

907 � Yvert #1, 1889 “25” Surcharge on 40c Red on straw imperforate, select partial topsheet-margin single from the third overprinting, used with neat 20 June 1891 postmark,large even margins, small natural printing flaw at bottom, extremely fine and scarce; only150 stamps are believed to have been surcharged; signed Calves and accompanied by1948 PF certificate (Scott #1; $1,000.00). (photo - page 198) €1,300

908

908 � Yvert #2, 1889 “5c” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, rare mint example, remark-ably fresh and well centered, o.g., h.r., extremely fine and choice; signed Calves andaccompanied by 1998 Behr certificate; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #5; $3,100.00). (photo) €3,700

909 � Yvert #3 var., 1889 “5” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, sideways surcharge, scarceused example from the first overprinting, neat blue cancel confined to the lower left, fine;only 150 stamps are believed to have been surcharged; signed Champion (Scott #4 var.;$1,500.00 for normal). (photo - page 198) for normal €2,800

910

910 � Yvert #4, 1889 “15” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, attractive used single from thefirst overprinting, nicely centered, fresh color, blue Nossi-Be c.d.s., very fine and scarce;only 150 stamps are believed to have been surcharged; signed Calves and Lemaire (Scott#7; $950.00). (photo) €1,200


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911 (�) Yvert #5, 1889 “25” Surcharge on 30c Brown on yellowish, unused example fromthe second overprinting, bright and fresh, very fine; only 150 stamps are believed to havebeen surcharged; signed A. Brun (Scott #8; $2,500.00). (photo) €3,400

912 � Yvert #6, 1889 “25” Surcharge on 40c Vermilion on straw, gem quality used exam-ple from the second overprinting, exceptionally well centered, bright color on fresh paper,neat blue Nossi-Be datestamp, extremely fine and scarce; only 150 stamps are believed tohave been surcharged; signed A. Brun, Calves and Champion twice (Scott #9; $900.00).(photo) €1,000

913 � Yvert #7, 1889 “25c” Surcharge on 40c Vermilion on straw imperforate, choice usedsingle from the second overprinting, generous even margins all around, wonderfully fresh,light blue 30 May 1889 postmark, extremely fine and scarce; only 150 stamps are believedto have been surcharged; signed Bernichon, A. Brun, Calves and Kohler (Scott #2;$1,900.00). (photo) €2,400

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914 � Yvert #8, 1889 “5c” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, handsome and choice usedexample from the third overprinting, incredibly well centered and fresh, tied to piece byneat blue 28 June 1889 postmark, extremely fine; only 150 stamps are believed to havebeen surcharged; signed A. Brun and Roumet twice (Scott #3; $1,400.00). (photo) €1,600

915 � Yvert #8, 1889 “5c” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, scarce used example fromthe second overprinting, light blue 2 August 1889 postmark, fine; only 150 stamps arebelieved to have been surcharged; signed Calves, Champion and O. Roumet (Scott #3;$1,400.00). (photo - page 198) €1,600


916 � Yvert #9, 1889 “5c” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, used example from the secondoverprinting, tied to small piece by neat blue 10 June 1889 datestamp, excellent center-ing, piece with light toning at left not affecting the stamp, otherwise extremely fine; only150 stamps are believed to have been surcharged; signed Bloch and Richter (Scott #4;$1,500.00). (photo - page 198) €1,900

1889 Inverted “5c” Surcharge on Twenty Cent Red on Green in Pair With Normal

A Great Rarity and Likely the Only Surviving Combination Pair

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917 � Yvert #9, 9a, 1889 “5c” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, inverted surcharge, anenormously rare horizontal combination pair, the left stamp with inverted surcharge andthe right stamp normal, rich color on fresh paper, strong and intact perforations, o.g.,h.r., fine; with only 150 stamps believed to have been surcharged, and most of them hav-ing been used, this combination error pair may well be unique; signed A. Brun,Calves, Lemarie and Roumet and accompanied by 2010 Roumet certificate (Scott #4, 4a;$8,650.00 for singles). (photo) for singles €10,700

918 � Yvert #10-12, 1890 “N S B/25c” Ty. I Surcharges on 20c-1Fr. Commerce, freshmint examples of each, rich colors, o.g., l.h., fine-very fine; only 400 of each were sur-charged; first signed Champion, second signed A. Brun and Roumet and last signedRichard (Scott #10, 13, 16; $1,200.00). (photo - page 198) €1,410







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919 � Yvert #11, 14, 17, 1890 “N S B/25c” Ty. I, II and III Surcharges on 75c Carmineon rose, a stunning vertical combination strip of three, showing the Ty. III surcharge attop, Ty. I surcharge in the center and Ty. II surcharge at bottom, particularly fresh, strongand intact perforations, neat blue 4 December 1890 postmarks, fine-very fine; such com-bination strips are very few and far between as only 200 stamps received the Ty. III sur-charge; signed A. Brun and each signed Calves (Scott #15c; $4,000.00). (photo) €3,500

920 � Yvert #13, 1890 “N S B/0 25” Ty. II Surcharge on 20c Red on green, rich color onfresh paper, o.g., l.h., fine and scarce; only 400 stamps were surcharged; signed Calves andA. Diena (Scott #11; $400.00). (photo - page 198) €470

921 � Yvert #14, 1890 “N S B/0 25” Ty. II Surcharge on 75c Carmine on rose, tied tosmall piece by light blue 30 December 1890 postmark, particularly well centered,extremely fine; only 400 stamps were surcharged; signed A. Brun (Scott #14; $275.00).(photo - page 206) €320

922 � Yvert #15, 1890 “N S B/0 25” Ty. II Surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw,well centered, o.g., h.r., choice very fine; only 400 stamps were surcharged; signedRoumet (Scott #17; $400.00). (photo - page 206) €470

923 � Yvert #16, 1890 “N S B/25” Ty. III Surcharge on 20c Red on green, rich color onfresh paper, o g., very fine and scarce; only 200 stamps received the Ty. III surcharge;signed Calves and Roumet (Scott #12; $950.00). (photo - page 206) €1,100

924 � Yvert #17, 1890 “N S B/25” Ty. III Surcharge on 75c Carmine on rose, remarkablyfresh mint single, o.g., l.h., very fine and scarce; only 200 stamps were surcharged; signedBernichon and Calves and accompanied by 1998 Behr certificate; Neal Allen (Scott #15;$950.00). (photo - page 206) €1,100



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925 � Yvert #19-22, 1893 “Nossi-Be” and “25” to “1fr” Surcharges on 20c-5c Commercecplt., o.g., l.h. or h.r., fine-very fine; 50c signed Moreaux, 75c signed Roumet and 1Fr.signed Calves (Scott #23-26; $522.50). (photo - page 206) €613

926 �/��Yvert #27-36, 38-39, 1894 1c-40c and 75c-1Fr. Peace and Commerce, completemillesimes “3” gutter pairs but for the 50c value, the 1c-25c and 40c in top gutter mar-gin blocks of four, the 30c in a block of four and 75c and 1Fr in pairs, wonderfully freshand intact, o.g., 1c-25c and 40c millesimes pairs n.h., the other three l.h., most l.h. in thegutter of the top pairs leaving the stamps n.h., 30c with hinge reinforced perf. separations,otherwise fine-very fine; a very difficult set to assemble (Scott #32-41, 43-44 vars.).(photo - page 206) Maury €2,740+

Postage Dues

927 � Yvert #TT1, 3-5, 1891 “Nossi-Be/chiffre-taxe/A PERCEVOIR” and “0.20” to“0.50” Surcharges on 1c-30c Commerce, fresh mint group, o g., relatively lightlyhinged, fine-very fine; all signed Calves, plus #3 signed Schlessinger and #5 singed A.Brun (Scott #J1, J3-5; $1,385.00). (photo - page 206) €1,720

928 � Yvert #TT1-4, 6, 1891 “Nossi-Be/chiffre-taxe/A PERCEVOIR” and “0.20” to“1F” Surcharges on 1-35c Commerce, used singles of each, neatly cancelled, fine-veryfine and scarce; first three signed Bloch, #4 signed A. Brun and #6 signed Calves (Scott#J1-4, J6; $1,180.00). (photo - page 206) €1,490

929 � Yvert #TT3a, 1891 “Nossi-Be/chiffre-taxe/A PERCEVOIR” and “0.50”Surcharge on 30c Brown on Bister, inverted surcharge, pleasing mint example of thisvery scarce stamp, o.g., small h.r., fine; signed Calves, Champion twice and Gilbert (Scott#J3a; $925.00). (photo - page 206) €1,000

930 � Yvert #TT4a, 1891 “Nossi-Be/chiffre-taxe/A PERCEVOIR” and “0.35”Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, inverted surcharge, select mint single, nicely cen-tered, o.g., h.r., very fine and scarce; signed Calves and Champion (Scott #J4a; $800.00).(photo - page 206) €1,000

931 � Yvert #TT4a, 1891 “Nossi-Be/chiffre-taxe/A PERCEVOIR” and “0.35”Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, inverted surcharge, particularly fresh mint single,rich color, o.g., small h.r., very fine and quite scarce; signed Behr and Calves (Scott #J4a;$800.00). (photo - page 206) €1,000

932 � Yvert #TT4b, 1891 “Nossi-Be/chiffre-taxe/A PERCEVOIR” and “0.35”Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, surcharge on the gummed side, full clean o.g.,light h.r. on face, very fine and rare; signed Roumet (Scott #J4b; $1,000.00). (photo -page 206) €1,100

933 � Yvert #TT6a, 1891 “Nossi-Be/chiffre-taxe/A PERCEVOIR” and “1F” Surchargeon 35c Violet on orange, inverted surcharge, wonderfully well centered, vivid richcolor, tied to small piece by light 1891 datestamp, extremely fine and choice; signed J-FBrun and Calves (Scott #J6a; $600.00). (photo - page 206) €700

934 � Yvert #TT7-8, 10-14, 1891 “Nossi-Be/A PERCEVOIR” and “5c.” to “25c.” Ty.III and Ty. IV Surcharges on 20c-5c Commerce, complete but for the 15c Ty. III sur-charge, o g., except #7 and 12 no gum, l.h. or h.r., fine-very fine; #8 signed Marqueletand #10 signed Schlessinger (Scott #J7-8, J11-13, J15-16; $1,510.00). (photo - page206) €1,790

935 �/� Yvert #TT8, 11, 13, 1891 “Nossi-Be/A PERCEVOIR” and “15c” Ty. III and “5c”and 15c” Ty. IV Surcharges on 10c or 20c Commerce, used examples of each, last tiedto small piece, fine and scarce; first signed A. Brun and the other two signed Calves (Scott#J8, J12, J13; $660.00). (photo - page 206) €900


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936 � Yvert #TT9, 13, 1891 “Nossi-Be/A PERCEVOIR” and “15c.” Ty. III and Ty. IVSurcharges, right sheet-margin combination pair, the top stamp Ty. IV and the bottomstamp Ty. III, o.g., a few hinge reinforced perf. separations, otherwise fresh and fine(Scott #J13b; $700.00). (photo - page 206) €1,320

937 � Yvert #TT9A, 1891 “Nossi-Be/A PERCEVOIR” and “15c” Ty. III Surcharge on10c Black on lavender, inverted surcharge, beautifully centered and fresh, o.g.,extremely fine; signed Calves (Scott #J12a; $400.00). (photo - page 206) €500

938 � Yvert #TT17, 1891 “Nossi-Be/A PERCEVOIR” and “0.25” Surcharge on 75cCarmine on rose, tied to piece by clear 28 November 1891 postmark, bright and fresh,fine; signed Calves and Richter (Scott #J17; $500.00). (photo - page 206) €700

OBOCK

939 � Yvert #1-11, 1892 “OBOCK” Curved overprint on 1c-1Fr. Commerce cplt., attrac-tive mint set, generally fresh and well centered, o.g., except 10c no gum, l.h. or h.r., 1Fr.fault, otherwise fine-very fine; 4c signed Calves, 35c signed Miro and Roumet, 40c signedA. Brun and Calves and 75c signed A. Brun (Scott #1-11; $1,884.00). (photo - page206) €2,994

940 � Yvert #12a B, 14a-16a B, 18a-20a B, 1892 “OBOCK” Straight overprint on 4c, 10c-20c and 40c-1Fr. Commerce, double overprints, nicely centered mint group, o.g., someh.r., fine-very fine; 15c-1Fr. all signed by A. Brun, Calves and/or Roumet (Scott #12, 14-16, 18-20 var.). (photo - page 206) €2,540

941 � Yvert #12b, 1892 “OBOCK” Straightline overprint on 4c Claret on lavender, omit-ted overprint, top right corner margin vertical strip of three, the center stamp the error,fresh and intact, o g., h.r., the error n.h., fine and scarce; signed Marquelet; ex-Gibralter(Scott #12 var.). (photo - page 206) €720+

942 � Yvert #19a B, 1892 “OBOCK” Straightline overprint on 75c Carmine on rose,double overprint, well centered and quite fresh, o g., very fine; signed A. Brun twice(Scott #19 var.). (photo - page 206) €1,100

943 �� Yvert #21-31, 1892 “1” to “5F” Surcharges on 10c-1Fr. Commerce cplt., all mintexcept 30c and 35c used, others o.g., h.r., except 75c no gum, fine-very fine; the scarce5Fr signed Calves twice (Scott #21-31; $1,003.00). (photo - page 206) €1,572

944 � Yvert #22a var., 1892 “2” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, inverted surchargeand “OBOCK” overprint double, rare double error mint single, fresh and well cen-tered, o.g., small h.r., very fine; not listed in either Yvert or Maury; signed A. Brun twice(Scott #22 var.). (photo - page 206) Est. 400-500

945 � Yvert #26a, 1892 “5” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, inverted surcharge, attrac-tively centered, o g., very fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #26 var.). (photo - page 206) €825

946 � Yvert #26c, 1892 “5” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, double surcharge, quite fresh,o.g., l.h., very fine; signed A. Brun twice (Scott #26 var.). (photo - page 206) €825

947 �/��Yvert #27, 1892 “20” Surcharge on 10c Black on lavender, fresh mint block of four,o.g., h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., bottom right stamp with a natural inclusion, fine(Scott #27; $280.00 for hinged). (photo - page 206) for hinged €440

948 � Yvert #29a, 1892 “35” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, inverted surcharge, o.g.,h.r., fine and scarce; signed J-F Brun (Scott #29 var.). (photo - page 210) €1,400


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949 �/��Yvert #29c, 1892 “35” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, omitted “5” in surcharge,wonderfully fresh mint block of four, the top right stamp the error and the other threenormal, strong and intact, o.g., l.h., bottom stamps n.h., very fine and choice; each signedJ-F Brun (Scott #29a; $735.00 for hinged singles). (photo - page 210) for hinged €1,360+

950 �� Yvert #30, 1892 “75” Surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, post office freshmint block of four, nicely centered, pristine o g., n.h., very fine; only 1,600 stamps wereissued; each signed J-F Brun (Scott #30; $300.00 for hinged). (photo - page 210) for hinged €520

1892 “55” Error Surcharge on One Franc

A Major French Colonies Rarity

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951 � Yvert #30b, 1892 “55” Error surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw, a handsomemint example of this rare surcharge error, having received a “55” instead of a “75” sur-charge, particularly well centered, fresh color, redistributed o g., very fine; signed A. Bruntwice, Calves twice, Kohler and Roumet and accompanied by 2010 Roumet certificate(Scott #30c; $6,500.00). (photo) €10,500

952 � Yvert #31, 1892 “5F” Surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green and straw, bottom left cornermargin single, o g., l.h., fresh and fine; signed A. Brun twice and Roumet (Scott #31;$600.00). (photo - page 210) €900

953 P Yvert #47-64P, 1894 1c-50Fr. Warrior proofs in black, the complete set of eighteenvalues comprised of one single proof, seven double proofs including 5Fr. and 50Fr.together and one triple proof with 2Fr., 10Fr. and 25Fr. together, latter with a harmlessvertical fold, very fine; a handsome and rare set (Scott #46-64P). (photo - page 208) Est. 750-1,000

954 � Yvert #51a-57a A, 1894 10c-50c Pictorial bisects, five different values, each tied toseparate piece across the cut by neat blue Djibouti datestamp, very fine; 30c and 50csigned A. Brun (Scott #50a-56a var.). (photo - page 210) €2,640

955 �� Yvert #62, 1894 10Fr. Orange and red violet, handsome bottom right corner margintete-beche pair, large margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #62; $220.00 forhinged). (photo - page 210) Maury €700

956 � Yvert #63-64, 1894 25Fr. Brown and blue and 50Fr. Red violet and green, bothwith large margins all around, o.g., h.r., fresh and choice very fine; 50Fr. signed A. Brun(Scott #63-64; $1,325.00). (photo - page 210) €2,100

957 � Yvert #63, 1894 25Fr. Brown and blue, used with neat blue 15 July 1902 datestamp,large margins, bright and fresh, very fine; signed Roumet (Scott #63; $600.00). (photo -page 210) €1,100


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Postage Dues

1892 Five Cent Black Postage Due with Curved “Obock” Overprint

One of Only 25 Stamps Issued

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958 � Yvert #TT1, 1892 “OBOCK” Curved overprint on 5c Black, an attractive mint exam-ple of this postage due rarity, with ample to mostly large margins all around, uncommonlyfresh, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine; the key stamp in completing an Obock col-lection, with a mere 25 stamps overprinted; signed A. Brun, Gilbert and Isaac (Scott#J1; $7,500.00). (photo) €12,600

959 ��R Yvert #TT1a, 1892 “OBOCK” Curved overprint on 5c Black, reprint overprint,horizontal pair, large to huge margins, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; both signedRoumet (Scott #J18 Footnote; $400.00 for hinged). (photo - page 210) for hinged €800

960 � Yvert #TT2-3, 1892 “OBOCK” Curved overprint on 10c and 30c Black, attractivemint singles, both with large to huge margins, o.g., h.r., fresh and extremely fine; 10csigned E. Diena and Roumet and 30c signed A. Brun and Roumet (Scott #J2-3;$450.00). (photo - page 210) €730

961 � Yvert #TT4, 1892 “OBOCK” Curved overprint on 60c Black, used with light c.d.s.cancel, four large margins, very fine; signed Calves (Scott #J4; $400.00). (photo - page210) €680

962 �� Yvert #TT5-18, 1892 “OBOCK” Straightline overprint on 1c-5Fr. postage duescplt., well margined and generally quite fresh mint singles of each, except 20c used, o.g.,h.r., 5Fr. n.h. and with millesimes “2” in the right margin, 10c paper adhesion on gum,40c small thins and 60c stained spot, otherwise a very fine set; most signed (Scott #J5-18; $1,069.00). (photo - page 210) €1,731

REUNION

963 � 1854 Cover from Paris to Reunion, folded cover to St. Denis franked by France 185320c Blue on bluish and 80c Rose on pinkish (#14, 17), both with large margins, except80c with nick in top left corner, tied by large square grid, “Paris/24 Dec, 54” departurepostmark, “Via Suez, Ceylon, Maurice” directive, 4 May 1855 arrival backstamp, veryfine usage to this scarce destination; signed Roumet. (photo - page 188) Est. 300-400

964 � French Colonies Yvert #3, 1859 10c Bister on yellow, vertical strip of three, mostlylarge margins to close at right, tied by two strikes of blue diamond of dots grid to 1862folded letter to Port Louis, Mauritius, matching “St. Denis, Ile De La Reunion” date-stamp and boxed “PD”, “p Fury” directive, Mauritius arrival backstamp and red “6d”due, fresh and very fine; scarce underpaid early inter-island usage (Scott #3). (photo -page 188) Est. 300-400




965 � France Colonies Yvert #3, 5, 1859 10c Bister on yellow and 40c Orange on yel-lowish, horizontal pairs of each, both with large even margins, tied by two strikes of dia-mond of dots grid to 1866 cover to France, “St. Benoit, Reunion/19 Oct, 66” postmarkat lower left, “pour Suez” directive, red octagonal transit and red boxed “PD”, varioustransit and arrival backstamps, cover with flap missing and stain on back of bottom leftcorner, otherwise very fine and rare; signed Calves (Scott #3, 5). (photo - page 188) Est. 500-750

966 � French Colonies Yvert #3, 5, 1859 10c Bister on yellow and 40c Orange on yel-lowish, two vertical strips of three of former and vertical pair of latter, mostly large mar-gins to touching one 10c strip, tied by diamond of dots grids to fresh 1869 folded letterto Mauritius, “St. Denis, Reunion/3 Janv, 69” datestamp, red boxed “PD” and back-stamped Mauritius the next day, extremely fine; scarce and colorful inter-island franking;signed Calves and accompanied by his 2001 certificate (Scott #3, 5). (photo - page 188) Est. 500-750

967

967 � French Colonies Yvert #5, 1859 40c Orange on yellowish, horizontal strip of three,mostly large margins to close at top, tied by two strikes of diamond of dots grid to freshblue 1865 folded cover to Switzerland, clear “St. Denis, Reunion/19 Mai, 65” date-stamp, “Suez” and “par les Menageris Imperiales” directives, red octagonal transit andboxed “PD”, Marseille and Bern transit and Langnau arrival backstamps, fresh and veryfine; a rare destination from Reunion (Scott #5). (photo) Est. 750-1,000



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1852 Fifteen Cent Black on Blue

A Desirable Sound Used Example of This Rarity

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968 � Yvert #1, 1852 15c Black on blue, Ty. II, an especially choice used example of this rarestamp, being in a quality which few others enjoy, possessing generous margins all around,with strong color and clear impression on fresh paper, plus it is completely free of themyriad faults that plague most examples of this fragile stamp, as it’s tied to piece by cus-tomary crisscrossed pen stroke cancel, very fine; among the nicest used examples avail-able; signed A. Brun and Calves, as well as being accompanied by 1992 and 2003 Bruncertificates and a 1992 Calves certificate (Scott #1; $23,500.00). (photo) €28,000

1852 Thirty Cent Black on Blue

The Finest Mint Example Extant

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969 � Yvert #2, 1852 30c Black on blue, Ty. I, without gum as issued, an extraordinarilychoice single, which is unquestionably the finest mint example in existence, boastingexceptionally large and even margins on all four sides, plus its color is particularly rich andthe impression is deeply etched on marvelously fresh paper that still retains its originalbluing, but most remarkable of all is the fact that it is completely free of the myriad faultsthat plague virtually all existing copies, simply superb; a true gem for the connoisseur ofclassics; signed Calves and Sismondo and accompanied by their 2004 certificates; ex-Ferrary and Boker (Scott #2; $37,500.00). (photo) €44,000




1852 Thirty Cent Black on Blue

An Enormously Rare Sound Mint Example

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970 � Yvert #2, 1852 30c Black on blue, Ty. III, without gum as issued, another fabuloussound mint example of this classic rarity, being in a state of preservation few others enjoy,featuring uncommonly large and even margins all around, which are quite uncharacteris-tic of this issue, plus its color is particularly strong and the impression detailed on won-derfully fresh paper that still retains its original bluing, entirely free of the numerousfaults that are typically associated with this frail issue, extremely fine; an especiallydesirable example of this sought-after stamp; signed Calves (Scott #2; $37,500.00).(photo) €44,000

971 R� Yvert #1a-2b, 1852 15c-30c Black on blue, reprints, without gum as produced, com-plete sheetlet of six subjects, the top three stamps 15c and the bottom three stamps 30c,quite fresh and with extra-large sheet selvages, horizontal fold between the stamps, veryfine; scarce as a full sheet (Scott #1-2 Footnote; $330.00). (photo - page 208) Maury €650

972 � Yvert #3, 1885 “5c./R” Surcharge on 40c Orange on yellowish, large even marginsall around, o g., very fine (Scott #3; $400.00). (photo - page 210) €500

973 � Yvert #6aA, 1885 “5c./R” Surcharge on 40c Orange on yellowish, inverted sur-charge, four ample to mostly large margins, bright and fresh, o g., h.r., very fine; signedBloch (Scott #6b; $900.00). (photo - page 210) €1,100

974

974 � Yvert #6b, 1885 “5c./R” Surcharge on 40c Orange on yellowish, retouched “4”, avery elusive used example of this popular variety, ample to mostly large margins allaround, strong color on fresh paper, light diamond of dots grid cancel confined to thetop right corner, very fine; signed Isaac twice (Scott #6a; $2,500.00). (photo) €3,000

975 (�) Yvert #11, 1891 “REUNION” Overprint on 40c Orange on yellowish, unused asalways, large margins all around, bright and fresh, choice very fine; signed Calves andMiro twice (Scott #11; $575.00). (photo - page 210) €650



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976 (�)� Yvert #11, 1891 “REUNION” Overprint on 40c Orange on yellowish, unused asalways, seldom seen mint block of four, large even margins all around, rich color on crispwhite paper, extremely fine; signed Miro twice (Scott #11; $2,300.00 for singles).(photo) for singles €2,600

1891 “EUNION” Overprint Error on Forty Cent Orange on Yellowish

The Rarest of all the “REUNION” Overprint Errors

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977 (�) Yvert #11, 11a, 1891 “EUNION” Error overprint on 40c Orange on yellowish,unused as always, horizontal pair, the right stamp the error, four large even margins,bright color on fresh white paper, a bit of extraneous overprint ink in the top right cor-ner which is characteristic of this, very fine; by far the rarest of all the “Reunion” over-print errors; signed Behr, Calves, Isaac and Roumet and accompanied by 2010 Roumetcertificate (Scott #11h; $5,075.00 for singles). (photo) for singles €6,150




978

978 � Yvert #11a, 1891 “EUNION” Error overprint on 40c Orange on yellowish, anexceedingly rare used example of this sought-after error, ample even margins all around,bright and fresh, neat blue “St. Denis, Reunion/24 Juil 94” datestamp, a bit of extrane-ous overprint ink in the top right corner which is characteristic of this; very fine and hand-some; by far the rarest of all the “Reunion” overprint errors; signed Calves (Scott#11h; $4,500.00). (photo) €5,500

979 � Maury #12a, 1891 “REUNION” Overprint on 80c Carmine on pinkish, omittedaccent, exceedingly fresh mint single, four ample to large margins, vivid rich color, o.g.,l.h., very fine; far more rare than its catalog value would indicate (Scott #12 var.). (photo- page 210) €700

980 � Yvert #13B-16B, 1891 “REUNION” Overprint on 30c-1Fr. Peace and Commerceimperforate, without accents cplt., attractive mint singles, each with large margins, o.g.,h.r., extremely fine (Scott #13-16; $580.00). (photo - page 210) €714

981 � Yvert #15, 1891 “REUNION” Overprint on 75c Carmine on rose, with accent,ample to mostly large margins, o.g., h.r., very fine and quite scarce; signed Behr andaccompanied by his 2000 certificate; ex-Gibralter (Scott #15a; $1,200.00). (photo - page210) €1,400

982 � Yvert #17-28, 1891 “REUNION” Overprint on 1c-1Fr. Commerce cplt., generallyfresh and well centered, o.g., h.r., except 1Fr. unused, 4c small thin, otherwise fine-veryfine; 75c signed A. Brun and J-F Brun (Scott #17-28; $1,442.50). (photo - page 218) €1,773

983 � Yvert #27, 1891 “REUNION” Overprint on 75c Carmine on rose, tied to smallpiece by blue town cancel, fresh color, very fine; signed Bloch and Calves (Scott #27;$525.00). (photo - page 218) €650

984 � Yvert #27, 27aD, 1891 “REUNOIN” Error overprint on 75c Carmine on rose, leftsheet-margin horizontal pair, the left stamp the error and with accent, tied to small piece4 June 1892 datestamps, centered to lower left, fine for this rare error; signed J-F Brunand Roumet (Scott #27, 27f; $2,025.00 for singles without accent). (photo - page 218) for singles €2,450+



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985

985 � Yvert #27A, 1891 “REUNION” overprint with accent on 75c Carmine on rose,inverted overprint, single tied to piece by perfectly struck “St. Pierre, Reunion/8 Janv,92” c.d.s., fine; one of only a few recorded examples of the inverted overprint withaccent; signed A. Diena, Gilbert and Roumet, as well as being accompanied by 2002Roumet certificate (Scott #27a; $1,400.00 for without accent). (photo) €1,700+

986 � Yvert #27 var., 1891 “RLUNION” Error overprint on 75c Carmine on rose, tiedto large registered piece by bold blue “St. Pierre, Reunion/10 Mars, 92” datestamp, freshcolor, fine and very rare; mentioned in a footnote in Yvert; signed Roumet (Scott #27var.). (photo - page 218) Est. 500-750

987

987 � Yvert #34 var., 1892 4c Claret on lavender, top sheet margin vertical pair with wideinterpane margin at left, showing portions of vertical pair of Martinique 25c Black onrose imperforate (Yvert #38 var.), o.g., vertical perforations mostly separated andrejoined with hinge slivers and top Martinique stamp with a tear (neither noted on thecertificate), otherwise fine and unusual, if not unique; signed Roumet and accompaniedby his 2007 certificate (Scott #36 var.). (photo) Est. 400-500


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988 �� Yvert #36, 1892 10c Black on lavender, top sheet-margin gutter block of four, withoutmillesimes in the gutter, incredibly fresh, strong and intact perforations, o.g., n.h., veryfine (Scott #39 var.). (photo - page 218) Maury €470

989 � Yvert #39a, 1892 25c Black on rose, double “REUNION” inscription, o.g., l.h., fineand scarce; signed Calves (Scott #44a; $400.00). (photo - page 218) €500

990 � Yvert #42a, 1892 50c Carmine on rose, double “REUNION” inscription in blueand red, o.g., tiny trace of hinging, fine; signed Calves (Scott #48a; $500.00). (photo -page 218) €550

991 � Yvert #43a, 1892 75c Deep violet on orange, double “REUNION” inscription,o.g., l.h., very fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #51a; $350.00). (photo - page 218) €420

992 �� Yvert #54aB, 1892 “15c.” Surcharge on 75c Deep violet on orange, without barover old value, intense color, o.g., n.h., fine and scarce; signed Calves (Scott #58b;$240.00 for hinged). (photo - page 218) for hinged €250

993

993 �� Yvert #62a, 1907 20c Grey green and blue green, omitted center, a wonderfully freshmint example, attractively centered, pristine o.g., n.h., very fine and choice; signedRoumet (Scott #71a; $1,100.00). (photo) for hinged €1,200

994 �� Maury #71a-78a, 1912 “05” and “10” Surcharges on 2c-75c Peace and Commerce,wide and narrow settings cplt., horizontal combination pairs, the first four 5c sur-charges with vertical gutter, all mint except the 5c on 30c used, strong and intact, o.g.,h.r., fine-very fine set (Scott #99b-106b; $1,238.00). (photo - page 218) €1,565

995

995 � Yvert #75a, 1912 “05” Surcharge on 25c Black on rose, double surcharge, oneinverted, an extremely rare used horizontal pair of this striking error, tied to small piece21 October 1912 postmarks, nicely centered, fresh and very fine; signed Calves twice(Scott #102 var.). (photo) for singles €4,400


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996 � Yvert #80a, 1915 Black “+5c” surcharge on 10c Carmine and green, inverted sur-charge, fresh top gutter margin single, beautifully centered, o g., hinge reinforced perf.separations between the stamp and the gutter margin, extremely fine; signed A. Brun andCalves (Scott #B1a; $400.00). (photo - page 218) €500

997 �� Yvert #80a, 81b, Black and red “+5c” surcharges on 10c Carmine and green, invert-ed surcharges, used singles of each, latter tied to piece by 17 May 1916 datestamp, veryfine; first signed Calves (Scott #B1a, B2a; $422.50). (photo - page 218) €460

998 � Yvert #97b, 1922 “40” Surcharge on 20c Green and yellow, double surcharge, oneinverted, vertical pair, fresh and well centered, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine(Scott #108a; $350.00). (photo - page 218) €400

999 �/�� Yvert #103a, 105a, 1924-27 “25c” Surcharge on 5Fr. Carmine and brown and“1f50” surcharge on 1Fr. Indigo and ultramarine on bluish, double overprint, freshmint singles of each, o g., former l.h. and latter n.h., very fine; both signed Roumet and25c also signed A. Brun twice (Scott #116a, 118a; $320.00). (photo - page 218) Maury €400

1000 �� Yvert #134a, 136a, 136Aa, 137a, 138Aa, 1933-38 40c, 50c-65c and 80c WaterfowlLake and Anchain Peak, imperforate, vertical pairs, the 65c and 80c with corner sheetselvages, post office fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #137, 141-42, 144, 147 vars.).(photo - page 218) Maury €1,300

1001 �� Yvert #137, 137a, 1933 65c olive green, imperforate, horizontal gutter margin pair,the left stamp perforated and the right stamp imperforate, o.g., n.h., usual vertical fold inthe gutter, fine-very fine and rare (Scott #144 var.). (photo - page 220) Est. 200-300

1002 �� Yvert #251a, 1944 5Fr.+20Fr. Red Cross, imperforate, generous margins, o g., n.h.,very fine and scarce (Scott #B15 var.). (photo - page 220) Maury €925

1003 �� Maury #355c, 1961 “2f CFA” Surcharge on 5c Oran, inverted surcharge, o.g., n.h.,very fine and rare (Scott #336 var.). (photo - page 220) €1,100

Air Posts

1004 �� Yvert #PA1, 1937 “REUNION-FRANCE/par avion/ROLAND GARROS”Overprint on 50c Red, post office fresh and well centered, pristine o g., n.h., extreme-ly fine (Scott #C1; $500.00). (photo - page 220) Maury €625








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1005

1005 �� Yvert #PA1a, 1937 “REUNION-FRANCE/par avion/ROLAND GARROS”Overprint on 50c Red, one without overprint, vertical pair, the bottom stamp theerror, well centered, strong and intact perforations, o.g., n.h., couple spots of light fox-ing, otherwise very fine and rare; signed A. Brun (Scott #C1a; $1,800.00 for hinged).(photo) for hinged €2,000

1006 � Yvert #PA2b, 1938 3.65Fr. Slate blue and carmine, inverted value, o g., very fine;signed A. Brun and Calves (Scott #C2 var.). (photo - page 220) €550

1007 �/�� Yvert #PA2c-PA5c, 1938 3.65Fr.-12.65Fr. Airplane over landscape, double valuescplt., o.g., first two n.h., very fine set; each signed A. Brun twice (Scott #C2-5 vars.).(photo - page 220) Maury €1,130

1008 �� Yvert #PA4e, 1938 9.65Fr. Carmine and ultramarine, omitted value, imperforate,large even margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #C4 var.). (photo - page 220) Maury €525

1009 �� Yvert #PA4e, 1938 9.65Fr. Carmine and ultramarine, omitted value, imperforate,left sheet-margin horizontal pair, large even margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine(Scott #C4 var.). (photo - page 220) €1,050

1010 � Yvert #PA51a, 1951 “500F/CFA” surcharge on 1,000Fr. Sepia and black on blue,imperforate, huge margins all around, o g., l.h., extremely fine (Scott #C41 var.). (photo- page 220) €600

Parcel Posts

1011 � Yvert #CP1, 1890 10c Black on yellow, incredibly fresh mint example, large even mar-gins, full clean o.g., l.h., extremely fine and scarce; signed Miro (Scott unlisted). (photo- page 220) €600

1012 �� Yvert #CP4a, 1907 10c Brown and black, omitted black, top sheet-margin mint sin-gle, incredibly fresh and well centered, o.g., l.h. in the selvage, the stamp n.h., very fine;seldom offered never hinged; signed Roumet (Scott unlisted). (photo - page 220) for hinged €650



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ROUAD

1013 �� Yvert #1, 1916 “ILE ROUAD” Overprint on 5c green, rare top sheet-margin gutterblock of four with millesimes “8”, remarkably well centered, strong and intact perfora-tions, cancelled by neat 20 February 1916 postmarks, very fine; only 1,200 stamps wereoverprinted (Scott #1; $1,000.00 for singles). (photo - page 220) for singles €1,120

1014 � Yvert #2, 1916 “ILE ROUAD” Overprint on 10c Rose red, attractive top sheet-mar-gin horizontal pair with vertical gutter, cancelled by 20 February 1916 datestamps, freshand intact, fine; only 1,200 stamps were overprinted; both signed A. Brun (Scott #2;$500.00 for singles). (photo - page 220) for singles €560

1015

1015 � Yvert #2-3, 1916 “ILE ROUAD” Overprints on 10c Rose red and on “1 PIASTRE1” on 25c Blue, very rare mint horizontal gutter pairs with millesimes “4” and “2”, the10c with inverted surcharge reading down, well centered for these, fresh and intact, o.g.,h.r., very fine; only 1,200 of each were overprinted; first signed Calves and the othersigned A. Brun and Roumet (Scott #2-3; $2,000.00 for singles). (photo) €2,300

1016 � Yvert #3A-3B, 1916 “ILE ROUAD” Overprint on 40c Red and pale blue and 50cBister brown and lavender, the two unissued values cancelled to order as always by neat9 November 1916 datestamps, very fine; 40c with 1999 Roumet certificate (Scott unlist-ed). (photo - page 220) €1,400

ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON

1017

1017 � Yvert #1, 1885 “5/S P M” surcharge on 2c Brown on buff, with inverted surchargeas always, an exceptionally well centered used example of this scarce and difficult stamp,neatly cancelled by a blue datestamp, extremely fine; only 300 stamps were surcharged;signed Calves and Miro twice and accompanied by 2006 Calves certificate (Scott #9;$2,500.00). (photo) €3,500


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1018 � Yvert #1, 1885 “5/S P M” surcharge on 2c Brown on buff, with inverted surchargeas always, hinged on small piece to which it was tied by well struck blue “St. Pierre-Miquelon/3 Dec 87” datestamp, uncommonly well centered, very fine and scarce; only300 stamps were surcharged; signed Calves and Stanley Gibbons Ltd.; ex-Neal Allen(Scott #9; $2,500.00). (photo) €3,500

1019 � Yvert #13a, 1891 “15c./S P M” surcharge on 35c Violet on orange, inverted sur-charge, well centered, rich fresh color, o.g., h.r., very fine (Scott #16a; $825.00). (photo- page 224) €1,000

1020 � Yvert #13a, 1891 “15c./S P M” surcharge on 35c Violet on orange, inverted sur-charge, fresh used example, nicely centered, vivid rich color on clean paper, very fine;signed Calves (Scott #16a; $650.00). (photo - page 224) €850

1021 � Yvert #27A, 1891 “ST-PIERRE M - on” overprint on 35c Violet on orange. invert-ed overprint, exceptionally fresh mint single, nicely centered, o g., l.h., very fine andquite scarce (Scott #32 var.). (photo - page 224) €800

An Important Offering of 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE” Overprints

1022 �� Yvert #237A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L” overprint on 40c Deep blue anddark brown, inverted overprint, o.g., n.h., very fine and rare; signed Calves (Scott #209var.). (photo - page 224) for hinged €1,500

1023 �� Yvert #239A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 50c Dark brownand dark green, inverted overprint, right sheet-margin single, post office fresh and wellcentered, o g., n.h., very fine and rare; signed Calves and Rendon (Scott #211 var.).(photo - page 224) for hinged €1,350

1024

1024 � Yvert #245a, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” and “5Fr” surcharge on 1.75 Fr.Black and dark brown, orange surcharge, desirable mint example of this rare stamp,precisely centered amid large margins, o.g., very lightly hinged, fresh and extremely fine;signed Calves (Scott #221 var.). (photo) €2,250




1025 �� Yvert #250A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 10c Bister brown,inverted overprint, post office fresh, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine and rare; signedCalves and Rendon (Scott #226 var.). (photo - page 224) for hinged €1,350

1026 �� Yvert #253A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 25c Prussian blue,inverted overprint, handsome top left corner margin single, wonderfully fresh, o.g., n.h.,very fine and rare; signed Calves and Rendon (Scott #229 var.). (photo - page 224) for hinged €1,500

1027

1027 � Yvert #254a, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 35c Deep green,double overprint, an exceedingly rare used example, well centered, neat c.d.s. cancelconfined to the lower right corner, some light toning on reverse that is not visible on theface, otherwise very fine, unpriced as used in Yvert and quite likely the only survivingused example; twice signed Calves (Scott #230 var.). (photo) for mint €3,500

1028 �� Yvert #255A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 40c Slate blue,inverted overprint, flawlessly centered and incredibly fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine andrare; signed Calves and Rendon (Scott #231 var.). (photo - page 224) for hinged €1,500

1029 �� Yvert #256A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 45c Deep green,inverted overprint, left sheet-margin single, incredibly fresh and well centered, immacu-late o g., n.h., very fine and rare; signed Calves and Rendon (Scott #232 var.). (photo -page 224) for hinged €1,500

1942 Fifty-Five Cent “France Libre” Overprint

The Second Rarest of all the “France Libre” Overprints with Only 45 Copies Issued

1030

1030 �� Yvert #257, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 55c Prussian blue,pos. 5 in the setting of 25, a premium quality mint example of this sought-after rarity,wonderfully well centered and post office fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a mere 45stamps were overprinted, some of which were used; signed Calves twice and Rendon,as well as being accompanied by 1998 Calves and 1991 and 1998 Rendon certificates(Scott #233, $11,000.00 for hinged). (photo) for hinged €13,000



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1031 �� Yvert #259A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 65c Brown, invert-ed overprint, right sheet-margin single, choice centering, pristine o.g., n.h., extremelyfine and rare; signed Calves and Rendon (Scott #235 var.). (photo - page 224) for hinged €1,350

1032 � Yvert #262A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 90c Ultramarine,inverted overprint, choice centering and fresh, o.g., l.h., extremely fine and rare; signedCalves and Fatoullah (Scott #238 var.). (photo - page 224) €1,500

1033 �� Yvert #263A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 1Fr. Pale olivegreen, inverted overprint, top interpane margin single, post office fresh and well cen-tered, o g., n.h., very fine and rare; signed Calves and Rendon (Scott #239 var.). (photo- page 224) for hinged €1,350

1034 �� Yvert #264A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 1.25Fr. Bright rose,inverted overprint, wonderfully fresh, o g., n.h., very fine and rare; signed Calves andRendon (Scott #240 var.). (photo - page 224) for hinged €1,350

1035 �� Yvert #265A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 1.40Fr. Darkbrown, inverted overprint, post office fresh, o g., n.h., very fine and rare; signed Calvesand Rendon (Scott #241 var.). (photo - page 224) for hinged €1,500

1036 �� Yvert #267A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 1.60 Fr. Rose vio-let, inverted overprint, handsome top left corner margin single, excellent centering,o.g., n.h., extremely fine and rare; signed Calves and Rendon (Scott #243 var.). (photo -page 224) for hinged €1,350

1037 �� Yvert #269A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 2.25Fr. Bright blue,inverted overprint, left sheet-margin single, incredibly fresh, o g., n.h., very fine andrare; signed Calves and Rendon (Scott #245 var.). (photo - page 224) for hinged €1,350

1038 �� Yvert #270A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 2.50 Fr. Orange yel-low, inverted overprint, striking top right corner margin single, post office fresh andwell centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and rare; signed Calves and Rendon (Scott #246var.). (photo - page 224) for hinged €1,350

1942 Three Franc “France Libre” Overprint

The Rarest of all the “France Libre” Overprints with Only Eighteen Mint Copies Recorded

1039

1039 �� Yvert #271, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 3Fr. Gray brown, adesirable mint example of this great “France Libre” overprint rarity, excellent centeringand very fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; one of the finest mint examples of the rarest ofall the non error overprints, with a mere 27 copies issued, with eighteen being mint,of which only eight remain never hinged; signed Bloch, Calves, Roumet and othersand accompanied by 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott #247; $12,500.00 for hinged).(photo) for hinged €15,000


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1040 �� Yvert #281A-282A, 1942 “FRANCE LIBRE/F.N.F.L.” overprint on 1.25Fr. and2.25Fr New York World’s Fair, inverted overprints, both fresh and well centered, o.g.,n.h., extremely fine and rare; each signed Calves and Rendon (Scott #256-57 var.).(photo) for hinged €4,400

Air Posts

1041 �� Yvert #PA1-2a, 1942 1.50FR.+3.50Fr. and 2Fr.+6Fr. Native Children’s WelfareFund, imperforate and with value omitted, vertical pairs, both with large even marginsall around, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (photo - page 228) for hinged €800

SENEGAL

1042 � Yvert #1-1d, 1887 “5” Ty. I-V Surcharges on 20c Red on green, mint examples of allfive surcharge types, remarkably fresh, o.g., except Ty. V no gum, l.h. or h.r., fine-veryfine; Ty. III signed J-F Brun and Calves and Ty. IV and V signed Roumet (Scott #1-5;$2,060.00). (photo - page 228) €2,980

1043 � Yvert #2-2b, 1887 “5” Ty. I-III Surcharges on 30c Brown on bister, mint examplesof all three surcharge types, o.g., h.r., the scarce Ty. III very lightly hinged, very fine; Ty.II signed Schlessinger (Scott #6-8; $1,725.00). (photo - page 228) €2,620

1044

1044 � Yvert #2b, 1887 “5” Ty. III Surcharge on 30c Brown on bister, select mint exampleof this scarce type, strong color on fresh paper, o.g., trivial h.r., very fine; signed Behr,Calves and Roumet and accompanied by 1998 Behr certificate; ex-Gilbert (Scott #7;$1,100.00). (photo) €1,700

1045 �� Yvert #3-3e, 1887 “10” Ty. I-IX Surcharges on 4c Claret on lavender, used, or in thecase of Ty. II and III mint, examples of all six surcharge types, neatly cancelled, the minto.g., l.h., fine; Ty. II signed Calves, Ty. IV signed Calves and Roumet and Ty. IX signedE. Diena (Scott #9-12 and two varieties). (photo - page 228) €1,870


1046 � Yvert #3d, 1887 “10” Ty. VIII Surcharge on 4c Claret on lavender, incredibly fresh,o.g., l.h., fine; signed Calves (Scott unlisted). (photo - page 228) €900

1047 � Yvert #4b, 1887 “10” Ty. III Surcharge on 20c Red on green, remarkably fresh, o.g.,very lightly hinged, fine; signed Richard (Scott #16 var.). (photo - page 228) €950

1048

1048 � Yvert #4h, 1887 “10” Ty. IX Surcharge on 20c Red on green, quite fresh, vivid richcolor, o.g., l.h., very fine; signed Bernichon, J-F Brun, Calves and Roumet and accompa-nied by 1998 Behr certificate; ex-Gilbert (Scott #16 var.). (photo) €1,800

1049 � Yvert #5-5f, 5h, 5i, 1887 “15” Ty. I-VII, IX and X Surcharges on 20c Red on green,fresh group of nine out of the ten different surcharge types, o.g., l.h. or h.r., fine-very fine;Ty. II signed Calves and Lemarie, Ty. X signed Roumet and Ty. VII accompanied by 2003Roumet certificate (Scott #21-29; $809.00). (photo - page 228) €1,315

1050 � Yvert #5-5b, 5d-5f, 5h-5i, 1887 “15” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, group ofeight used examples out of the ten different surcharge types, plus the Ty. VII sucharge isse-tenant with an extra Ty. VI surcharge and tied to small piece, fine-very fine; Ty. IIsigned Calves and Roumet and the pair singed Calves twice (Scott #21-24, 26-29;$741.50). (photo - page 228) €1,325

1051 � Yvert #6-7, 1892 “Senegal” and “75” Surcharge on 15c Blue and “1F” surchargeon 5c Green on greenish, rich colors, o g., l.h., 1Fr with two light tone spots, otherwisefine; latter signed Roumet (Scott #31-32; $850.00). (photo - page 228) €1,060

1052 � Yvert #6-7, 1892 “Senegal” and “75” Surcharge on 15c Blue and “1F” surchargeon 5c Green on greenish, single of former and vertical pair of latter, tied to registeredcover to Freetown, Sierra Leone by “Rufisque, Senegal/2 FEVR 93” datestamps, post-mark repeated at center and Freetown backstamp, cover with vertical pocket fold at cen-ter, very fine (Scott #31-32; $525.00 for used). (photo - page 240) for used €690

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1053 �� Yvert #6, 1892 “Senegal” and “75” Surcharge on 15c Blue, seldom seen mint blockof four, beautifully centered, o.g., h.r.’s, very fine; with only 1,950 stamps having beensurcharged, multiples are quite scarce; signed Calves and Miro (Scott #31; $1,700.00 forsingles). (photo) for singles €2,120

1054

1054 � Yvert #6a, 1892 Red “Senegal” Overprint and “75” surcharge on 15c Blue, an espe-cially choice used example of this rarity, wonderfully well centered, good color on freshwhite paper, neat c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine; a mere 50 stamps received the red“Senegal” overprint; signed Bloch, Calves and Gilbert (Scott #33; $5,000.00). (photo) €6,600

1055 � Affranchi en numeraire/Le receveur de Dakar in manuscript with postmaster’sendorsement, plus “A” in circle, applied during a shortage of postage stamps in 1902 tocover to Paris, bold “Dakar, Senegal/14 JANV, 02” postmark, very fine. (photo - page240) Est. 150-200

1056 � Yvert #47A, 49A-52A, 1912 “05” and “10” Surcharges on 15c-75c Peace andCommerce, wide surcharge settings, horizontal pairs se-tenant with narrow surchargesettings, except the “10” on 75c a single, the “10” on 50c with vertical gutter between,o.g., h.r. or l.h., fine-very fine; three pairs signed Cividini (Scott #73a, 75a-78a; $420.00).(photo - page 228) €618




Air Posts

1057

1057 � Maury #PA16a, 1940 4.90Fr. Yellow bister, omitted “Senegal” inscription, leftsheet-margin horizontal pair, the right stamp the error, fresh and intact, o.g., very light-ly hinged, extremely fine; a rare se-tenant pair; signed A. Brun and Roumet (Scott #C15var.). (photo) €3,000

1058 �� Yvert #PA30a, 1942 100Fr. Red and ultramarine, omitted ultramarine, handsometop sheet-margin single, pristine o.g., n.h., very fine (Scott #C25 var.). (photo - page 228) Maury €1,500

Postage Dues

1059 � Yvert #TT3, 1903 “10” Surcharge on 1Fr. Rose on buff, choice used example, fouroversized margins, neat c.d.s. cancel confined to the bottom right, extremely fine; only1,000 stamps were surcharged; signed Bloch and Champion (Scott #J3; $425.00).(photo - page 228) €580

SOMALI COAST

1060 � Yvert #1, 1Ad, 1894 “D J” Overprint on 5c Green on greenish, bar doubled, hori-zontal combination pair, the right stamp normal and the left stamp the variety, rich coloron wonderfully fresh paper, o.g., l.h., fine; a scarce se-tenant pair; both signed Marqueletand Roumet (Scott #1, 1b; $860.00 for singles). (photo - page 228) for singles €1,090

1061 � Yvert #1A, 1894 “D J” Overprint on 5c Green on greenish, omitted bar, nicely cen-tered and fresh, o g., small h.r., very fine; signed Calves, Marquelet twice and Roumet(Scott #1a; $1,400.00). (photo - page 228) €1,400

1062 � Yvert #2, 1894 “25” Surcharge and blue diagonal “DJIBOUTI” overprint on 2cBrown on buff, fresh and well centered, o.g., h.r., very fine (Scott #2; $375.00). (photo- page 228) €475

1063 � Yvert #3, 1894 Blue “50” Surcharge and red diagonal “DJIBOUTI” overprint on1c Black on blue, used with clear 1 February 1894 Obock datestamp, fresh and very fine;signed A. Brun twice (Scott #3; $275.00). (photo - page 228) €315

1064 � Yvert #4, 1894 “1” Surcharge and “DJIBOUTI” overprint on 5Fr. Carmine, gen-erous even margins, bright and fresh, o g., shallow thinned spot, otherwise very fine;signed Calves (Scott #4; $700.00). (photo - page 228) €840



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1065 � Yvert #4a, 1894 “1” Surcharge on 5Fr Carmine, omitted “DJIBOUTI” overprint,a pleasing mint example of this rare error, bright and fresh, generous margins all around,o.g., l.h., very fine; signed A. Brun and Calves (Scott #4a; $5,000.00). (photo) €6,000

1066

1066 � Yvert #5, 1894 “DJIBOUTI” Overprint on 5Fr. Carmine, select mint example, withintense color on fresh paper, generous margins, o.g., l.h., very fine; signed O. Roumet(Scott #5; $2,200.00). (photo) €2,300

1067 �/��Yvert #6-18, 27, 1894-1902 1c-2Fr. Pictorials, handsome mint run of blocks of four,including 4c on thick paper (#8a), mostly large margins including many with sheet sel-vages, o.g., l.h., h.r. or n.h., extremely fine (Scott #6-19; $1,704.00 for hinged). (photo- page 208) for hinged €2,102

1068 � Yvert #10, 1894 10c Brown and green, tied along with bisects of Obock 20c Brownorange and maroon and 25c Black and blue (#53a B, 54a B) by blue datestamps to coverto Cairo, octagonal “La Reunion a Marseille, LV No. 1/15 Dec, 01” transit and Suezarrival backstamps, very fine and attractive double bisect usage (Scott #11, Obock 52a,53a). (photo - page 240) Est. 200-300

1069 � Yvert #10aA, 13aA, 15aA, 1894 10c, 30c and 50c Pictorial bisects, each tied to pieceby July 1901 postmarks, very fine (Scott #11a, 14a, 16a). (photo - page 228) €470




1070 � Yvert #13a B, 1894 30c Grey brown and rose bisect, the right vertical half, tied alongwith Obock 10c Black and green and 25c Black and blue (#51, 54) by blue “CoteFrancaise des Somalis, Djibouti/4 SEPT, 01” postmarks to registered cover to New York,octagonal “La Reunion a Marseille, Lu No. 1/8 SEPT, 01” transit, very fine (Scott #14a,Obock 50, 53). (photo - page 240) Est. 200-300

1071 � Yvert #14, 1894 40c Orange and blue, tied along with Obock 1892 30c Brown on bis-ter, 50c Carmine on rose and 1894 75c Grey lilac and orange (#40, 42, 58) to registeredcover to Cairo by 20 March 1907 datestamps, octagonal French transit and Cairo andSavoy Hotel arrival backstamps, opened slightly roughly at bottom, very fine and color-ful franking (Scott #15, Obock 40, 42, 57). (photo - page 240) Est. 200-300

1072 � Yvert #17-21, 1894 1Fr.-50Fr. Pictorials, fresh mint singles of each, ample to largemargins, including 1Fr. with corner sheet-margin, o.g., l.h., 25Fr. with a couple lighttoned spots on gum, otherwise very fine; 5Fr. signed Calves, 25Fr. signed A. Brun andTurpin and 50Fr. signed Calves and Reine (Scott #18-22; $2,039.00). (photo - page 238) €2,372

1073 S Yvert #20a-21a, 1894 “S” Overprint on 25Fr. Rose and blue and 50Fr. Blue androse, select examples of these specimen overprints, generous margins all around, o g., h.r.,very fine (Scott #21-22 var.). (photo - page 238) €1,100

1074

1074 � Yvert #22, 1899 “0,40” Surcharge on 4c Brown and blue, an especially choice exam-ple of this surprisingly rare mint stamp, featuring lavishly large margins all around, freshcolors and paper, o.g., small paper h.r., extremely fine; while fifteen thousand stamps weresurcharged virtually all were used as postage; signed Behr and Calves (Scott #23;$3,400.00). (photo) €4,000



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1899 Double “0,40” Surcharge on Four Cent Brown and Blue

One of the Great Rarities of Somali Coast

1075

1075 � Yvert #22a, 1899 “0,40” Surcharge on 4c Brown and blue, double surcharge, a pre-mium quality mint example of this error rarity, showing a distinct double surcharge, largeeven margins all around, strong colors on crisp white paper, o.g., light h.r., extremely fine,among the finest mint examples available; signed Bernichon, A. Brun twice, Calves,Miro twice and Roumet and accompanied by 2010 Roumet certificate (Scott #23a;$6,250.00). (photo) €8,000

1076 � Yvert #23e, 1902 “0,05” Surcharge on 75c Violet and orange, comma instead ofperiod, double surcharge, generous even margins all around, o.g., l.h., very fine; signedBehr (Scott #24e; $575.00). (photo - page 238) €1,100

1077 � Yvert #24b, 1902 “0,10” Surcharge on 1Fr. Olive green and black, double sur-charge, ample to large margins, o g., h.r., very fine (Scott #25b; $575.00). (photo - page238) €600

1078 � Yvert #25, 1902 “0.40” Surcharge on 2Fr. Grey brown and rose, choice mint single,with four oversized margins, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; signed Bloch and A. Diena (Scott#26; $625.00). (photo - page 238) €790

1079 � Yvert #26, 1902 “0.75” Surcharge on 5Fr. Rose and blue, large to very large mar-gins, o g., l.h., surcharge impression breaks through paper as usual on this, otherwise veryfine; signed Calves and others (Scott #27; $600.00). (photo - page 238) €685

1080 � Yvert #26, 1902 “0.75” Surcharge on 5Fr. Rose and blue, bottom left corner margintete-beche pair, large margins, o.g., minor h.r., surcharge impression breaks throughpaper as usual on this value, otherwise extremely fine; both signed Roumet (Scott #27;$1,200.00). (photo - page 238) €1,370

1081 � Yvert #29a, 1902 “10 centimes” Surcharge on 50c Blue and rose, inverted sur-charge, uncommonly large margins all around, o.g., small h.r., mild corner crease in themargin only at bottom left, otherwise extremely fine (Scott #29a; $575.00). (photo -page 238) €670




1082

1082 � Yvert #30b, 31c, 1902 “5 centimes/DJIBOUTI” Surcharge on 30c Bister and yel-low green, double surcharge, and “10/CENTIMES/DJIBOUTI” surcharge on25c Black and blue, triple surcharge, used along with 10c on 2Fr., 10Fr., and 50Fr. and5c on 25Fr. surcharges (#32-33, 35-36) on front and back of registered cover toConstantinople, all but one tied by neat “Cote Francaise des Somalis, Djibouti/1 NOV,02” postmarks, Port Said transit and Constantinople arrival backstamps, very fine; a rareand colorful franking by these two errors (Scott #30b, 31c, 32-33, 33E-33F; $2,315.00for used). (photo) for used €2,704



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1083 � Yvert #31c, 1902 “10/CENTIMES/DJIBOUTI” surcharge on 25c Black andblue, triple surcharge, used with neat blue 1902 c.d.s., large even margins all around,fresh and extremely fine; 2002 Roumet certificate (Scott #31c; $1,800.00). (photo) €2,200

1084 � Yvert #31d, 1902 “10/CENTIMES/DJIBOUTI” Surcharge on 25c Black andblue, omitted “DJIBOUTI”, four clear to large margins, tied to piece by blue 1902c.d.s, fine and scarce (Scott #31d; $1,300.00). (photo - page 238) €880

1085

1085 � Maury #35d, 1902 “10/CENTIMES/DJIBOUTI” Surcharge on 10Fr. Orangeand red violet, triple surcharge, one inverted, a striking left sheet-margin single, withample to large margins on the other sides, wonderfully fresh, o.g., very lightly hinged,very fine and rare; the inverted surcharge only shows the words “Djibouti” as the rest ofthe surcharge falls on the stamp beneath; signed Calves (Scott #32c var.). (photo) €4,000


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1902 Ten Cent on Twenty-Five Cent Black and Blue Type II Surcharge

One of the Finest Known Used Examples of This Great Rarity

1086

1086 � Yvert #31A, 1902 “10/CENTIMES/DJIBOUTI” Ty. II surcharge with small“10” on 25c Black and blue, a fantastic used example of this great rarity, boasting hugemargins all around, tied by clear blue 17 July 1902 postmark to small piece, extremelyfine and choice; the rarest stamp of Somali Coast, as well as being one of mostsought-after rarities of all French Colonies, with only 20 stamps having been sur-charged; signed Calves and Roumet and accompanied by 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott#33D; $25,000.00). (photo) €29,000

1087 �� Yvert #32a, 1902 “10/CENTIMES/DJIBOUTI” Surcharge on 2Fr. Dull violetand orange, inverted “DJIBOUTI”, ample to huge margins, pristine o.g., n.h., veryfine and choice; signed Roumet (Scott #33d; $275.00 for hinged). (photo - page 238) for hinged €350

1088

1088 � Yvert #32g, 1902 “10/CENTIMES/DJIBOUTI” Surcharge on 2Fr. Dull violetand orange, triple surcharge, one inverted, rare used example, large to very large mar-gins, neat blue c.d.s., very fine; signed J-F Brun (Scott #33c; $2,800.00). (photo) €3,750


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1089 �/�� Yvert #33b, 1902 “10/CENTIMES/DJIBOUTI” Surcharge on 10Fr. Orange andred violet, double surcharge, one inverted, a visually striking bottom right corner mar-gin horizontal strip of four, the right stamp normal but with a portion of an additionalsurcharge and the other three showing a double surcharge with one inverted, wonderful-ly fresh, ample to large margins, o.g., l.h., two double surcharge, one inverted neverhinged the normal stamp at right affected by a light vertical crease, otherwise very fine;a most desirable and rare error multiple; each signed Roumet (Scott #32b; $7,240.00 forhinged). (photo) for hinged €9,047

1090

1090 � Yvert #34, 1902 “0.05” Surcharge on 75c Grey lilac and orange, ample to mostlylarge margins, o g., paper h.r., very fine and scarce; only 436 stamps were surcharged;signed A. Brun, Calves and Roumet (Scott #27B; $1,650.00). (photo) €1,900

1091 � Yvert #36, 1902 “10/CENTIMES” Surcharge on 50Fr. Red violet and green, tiedalong with 10c on 2Fr. Dull violet and orange (#32) and Obock 20c Brown orange andmaroon (#53) by blue 1902 postmarks to registered cover to France forwarded fromCaen to Lion sur Mer, octagonal French transit and Caen and Lion sur Mer backstamps,very fine and attractive franking (Scott #33, 33F, Obock 52). (photo - page 240) Est. 150-200

1092 � Yvert #36a, 1902 “01/CENTIMES” Error surcharge on 50Fr. Red violet andgreen, right sheet-margin single, very fresh, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; only 480 such errorswere printed; signed Calves (Scott #33Fg; $240.00). (photo - page 238) €275




1093

1093 � Yvert #36b, 1902 “10/CENTIMES” Surcharge on 50Fr. Red violet and green,double surcharge, gorgeous used example, showing a bit of a third inverted surcharge atlower left, uniformly large margins, vivid colors on crisp white paper, neat blue 30 April1902 postmark, extremely fine; among the nicest used examples to be found; signed Behr,Bernichon Calves twice and Roumet and accompanied by 2002 Roumet certificate; ex-Gilbert (Scott #33Fi; $2,250.00). (photo) €2,850

1094

1094 � Yvert #36d, 1902 “10/CENTIMES” Surcharge on 50Fr. Red violet and green,inverted “CENTIMES”, large to very large margins, rich colors on fresh paper, o.g.,h.r.’s, extremely fine and rare; signed Behr, Marquelet and Roumet (Scott #33Fh;$2,900.00). (photo) €3,850

1095 � Yvert #51d, 51e, 1902 2Fr. Yellow green and carmine; without names of designerand engraver at bottom, perforate and imperforate, horizontal se-tenant pairs of each,the right stamps the errors, o.g., l.h., the imperforate without gum as produced, very fine(Scott #47a, 47a var.). (photo - page 244) €475



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1096 E 1902-03 Non-denominated frank value essays by Chassepot, collection of 28 mostlydifferent items, includes die proofs in four different colors, the balance being plate proofsin various different colors, with and without Chassepot imprints, some with coloredvignettes (10), and others with black vignettes (10), also one with no vignette and threewith inverted vignettes, generally very fine; a scarce and attractive assemblage. (photo -page 208) Est. 750-1,000

1097 E 1903 Non-denominated bi-colored essays for frank values engraved by Chassepot,four different in blue, red, green and brown, all with vignettes in black, brown with shal-low thinned spot, otherwise fresh and very fine. (photo - page 208) Est. 500-750

1098 E 1902 Non-denominated compound die essay for frank values frame and vignetteengraved by Chassepot and printed on 136x110mm proof paper, also a die proof of theslightly different finished design for the vignette in indigo, very fine and rare. (photo -page 208) Est. 400-500

1099 �� Maury #68a-70a, 1909 2c-5c Tadjoura Mosque, perforated 11, fresh mint singles ofeach, o.g., n.h., very fine (Scott #65-67 var.). (photo - page 244) €600

1100 �� Yvert #168a, 1938 10Fr. Indigo and pale blue, omitted center, post office fresh rightsheet-margin single, including about half a normal stamp above, immaculate o.g., n.h.,very fine (Scott #177 var.). (photo - page 244) Maury €800

1101 �� Yvert #168a, 1938 10Fr. Indigo and pale blue, omitted center, striking vertical triplegutter strip of four, the top pair the errors and the bottom stamps normal, plus the bot-tom two gutters show the vignette impressions that should have been on the top stamps,cut to include about half an additional stamp at both top and bottom, post office fresh,o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #177 var.). (photo - page 208) Maury €1,610

1102

1102 �� Yvert #247a, 1943 20Fr. Green, omitted value, post office fresh, o g., n.h., extremelyfine (Scott #237 var.). (photo) Maury €1,700

1103 �/�� Yvert #256a, 260a, 1945 “70c” Surcharge on 5c Royal blue and “4Fr 50c”Surcharge on 25c Emerald, inverted surcharges, o g., first l.h. and the other n.h., veryfine; signed A. Brun and Calves respectively (Scott #242a, 246a; $350.00). (photo - page244) €540

1104 P Maury #BS1P, BS3AP, BS4P, BS8AP, 1958-62 Collective proofs of special souvenirsheets, seven different comprised of 1958 Nature Preservation, 1959 Fish (3), 1960Birds and 1962 Flora and Fauna (2), extremely fine and scarce (Scott #271-73, 275-82,283-86, 287-92 var.). (photo - page 248) Est. 500-750

1105 � Maury #BS1, 1958 30c-50c Nature protection special souvenir sheet, o.g. which isslightly disturbed from interleaving, very fine and quite scarce (Scott #271-73 var.).(photo - page 248) €800


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1106 � France Yvert #14, 1854 20c Blue, four margin single tied by lozenge of dots cancelwith “COPRS EXP. DE SYRIE 24 MAR 61” c.d.s. on petite cover to France, fourtransit or receiving backstamps, cover with minor edge wear and a few light stains, fineand scarce; signed J-F Brun. (photo - page 240) Est. 200-300

1107 � Yvert #2, 1919 “2 MILLIEMES” surcharge on 2c Brown lilac, tied to piece byBeyrouth 23.11.19 c.d.s., well centered and fresh, very fine; signed J-F Brun and accom-panied by his 2000 certificate (Scott #2; $550.00). (photo - page 244) €850

1108 � Yvert #42a, 1920-22 50pi on 1Fr. light red and olive, “PIASRTES” error, used sin-gle with light unobtrusive cancel, a few short perfs. at top, fine; particularly rare in usedcondition; signed Calves (Scott #51a; $1,650.00). (photo - page 244) €2,400

1109

1109 � Yvert #43a, 1920-22 100pi on 5Fr. Blue and buff, “PIASRTES” error, vertical pair,the bottom stamp being the error, the top stamp normal, well centered and with freshcolors, o.g., small central h.r., very fine; a rare error that is especially desirable in this se-tenant format; 2001 Calves certificate (Scott #53a; $1,900.00+). (photo) €2,740+

1110 � Yvert #43a, 1920-22 100pi on 5Fr. Blue and buff, “PIASRTES” error, anotherexample of this rare error, being a bottom right corner margin single, bright color onfresh paper, o.g., lightly hinged, mild natural gum bend, light blue (printing?) marks atright, otherwise very fine; signed Roumet (Scott #53a; $1,650.00). (photo - page 244) €2,400

1111 � Yvert #55A, 1920 50pi on 1Fr. Light red and olive, black fleuron overprint, o.g.,h.r.’s, fine; signed Calves (Scott #71; $650.00). (photo - page 244) €900

1112 � Yvert #55A var., 1902 50pi on 1Fr. Light red and olive, double black fleuron over-print, attractive colors, o.g., small h.r., fine; signed Calves (Scott #71a; $2,100.00).(photo - page 244) €2,000

1113 � Yvert #55B, 1920 50pi on 1Fr. Light red and olive, with red fleuron overprint,strong colors, o g., h.r., fine; signed A. Brun (Scott #80; $475.00). (photo - page 244) €800




1114

1114 �� Yvert #56A, 1920 100pi on 5Fr. Blue and olive, with black fleuron, fresh mint sin-gle, deep colors, o.g., never hinged, very fine; signed Calves and accompanied by a 2001J-F Brun certificate (Scott #72; for hinged $2,000.00). (photo) for hinged €2,800

1115

1115 � Yvert #56A var., 1920 100P on 5Fr. Dark blue and buff, with double black fleuronovpt., tied to piece by Alep c.d.s. (stamp has been lifted for examination and hinged backin place), rich color, very fine; an immensely rare variety and especially difficult to findused; 2000 Behr certificate; ex-Gibralter; priced only mint in Yvert (Scott #72a;$4,300.00). (photo) for mint €4,500

1116

1116 � Yvert #56B var., 1920 100pi on 5Fr. Blue and olive, double red fleuron overprint,a desirable mint example of this very rare error, particularly fresh, o.g., l.h., nearly veryfine; a stamp which very seldom makes an auction appearance; signed A. Brun; ex-”Derby”,Gross (Scott #81a; $3,500.00). (photo) €4,500



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1117 �� Yvert #122 var.-125 var., 1924 50c on 10c to 2.50pi on 50c Olympics, inverted sur-charges cplt., bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., 50c on 10c with tiny bit of a perf. thin, fine-very fine; (Scott #133-36 var.). (photo - page 244) for hinged €1,800

1118 �� Yvert #181b, 1926 4.50pi on 75c Orange brown, error “4p.05”, striking bottomright corner margin vertical pair, the top stamp being the error, well centered and exceed-ingly fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #192 var.). (photo - page 244) for hinged €330+

1119 �� Yvert #221-239 var., 1934 10c-100pi Republic, imperforate cplt., all with large mar-gins and bright colors, o g., n.h., very fine (Scott #232-50 var.). (photo - page 244) for hinged €1,500

1120 � Yvert #BF2, 1942 50c-10pi Independence, imperforate souvenir sheet of six, with-out gum as issued, bright and fresh, very fine. (photo - page 248) €700

1121 � Yvert #BF2A-C, 1942 6pi-10pi President el Hassani, deluxe proofs cplt., withoutgum as issued, 6pi with light hinge mark on face, 10pi with small natural inclusion, veryfine. (photo - page 248) €1,370

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1122 �� Yvert #BF5-16, 1945 4pi-200pi President Kouatly, souvenir sheets of four cplt. inboth postage and air post issues, exceedingly bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; eachwith a small owner’s handstamp on back. (photo) €7,680

1123 �� Yvert #269-72 var., 1945 1.50Fr.-10Fr. Semi-postals, without surcharge and imper-forate, a striking set of corner margin singles, with large to enormous margins, brightfresh colors, o.g., n.h., 10Fr. with small natural inclusion, extremely fine (Scott #B80-83var., Maury #267a-70a). (photo - page 248) Maury €1,200

Air Posts

1124 � Yvert #PA8a, 1921 5pi on 1Fr. Light red and olive, inverted “AVION”, fresh colors,o.g., h.r., fine; signed A. Brun and accompanied by a 1982 Friedl certificate (Scott #C8a;$325.00). (photo - page 244) €500


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1125 � Yvert #PA9a, 1921 10pi on 2Fr. Orange and green, double “AVION”, attractive col-ors, o.g., small h.r., very fine; a scarce air post error; signed Champion (Scott #C9a;$475.00). (photo - page 244) €750

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1126 � Yvert #PA14a-17a, 1923 2pi on 40c to 10pi on 2Fr., with “Liabn” error cplt., bril-liant colors throughout, o.g., lightly hinged, just the faintest trace of gum toning in a fewplaces, fine-very fine; rare, as only 30 of each were printed (Scott #C14a-17a;$1,600.00). (photo) €3,000

1127 � Yvert #PA30 var.-33 var., 1926 2pi-10pi Airplane overprint on green “AVION”overprint cplt., well centered, o g., very lightly hinged, very fine; only 200 of each print-ed (Scott #C30-33 var.). (photo - page 244) €720

1128 �� Yvert #PA32 var., 1926 5pi with red airplane overprint on green “AVION” over-print, top sheet-margin block of four, excellent centering, vibrant colors, o.g., n.h.,extremely fine; only 200 were printed (Scott #C32 var.). (photo - page 258) for hinged €720+

1129 �� Yvert #BF1a, 1928 10pi Green air post, souvenir sheet of four, imperforate, o.g.,lightly hinged, very fine; signed Kessler (Scott #C88a var.; $800.00). (photo - page 248) €1,300

1130 � Yvert #PA4-6, 1921 1pi on 20c to 10pi on 2Fr. Air posts cplt., with a pair of the 1pion 20c and singles of the other two, all tied by Haleb 22.9.21 c.d.s. postmarks on airmailcover to Alexandrette (receiving backstamp), cover opened at bottom, fine (Scott #C4-6). (photo - page 240) Est. 200-300

1131 �� Yvert #PA50-59 var., 1931-33 50c-100pi Air posts, imperforate cplt. in either rightor left sheet-margin horizontal pairs, large margins, brilliant colors, o.g., n.h., 5pi withtiny adherence on gum and small thin in the margin only, otherwise extremely fine; only200 imperforate (100 pairs) of each were printed (Scott #C46-56 var.; for hinged$850.00+). (photo - page 258) for hinged €1,300+




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1132 �� Yvert #PA60-69 var., 1934 50c-100pi Air Post, imperforate cplt. in blocks of four,large margins all around, vibrant colors, o g., n.h., three values have a single small tonedspot, 10pi has a small nick in the margin, these imperfections are quite trivial, overall avery fine and handsome set of imperforate blocks; only 100 imperforate stamps weremade, making blocks such as these especially scarce (Scott #C57-66 var.). (photo) for hinged €8,000+

1133 P Yvert #PA78-85P, 1937 ½pi-25pi Air post deluxe proofs cplt., all with glassine inter-leaving still attached, a couple values with a tiny tear, otherwise very fine (Scott #C80-87P). (photo - page 248) €4,000

1134 � Yvert #PA78-85 var., 1937 ½p-25pi Air posts, imperforate cplt., each in a verticalpair, tied on three Kessler matching covers by Damas 22.1.38 c.d.s. and the same post-mark on the back of each cover, large margins, very fine (Scott #C80-87 var.). (photo -page 240) Est. 200-300

1135 P Yvert #PA87-93P, 1940 25c-50pi Air post, deluxe proofs cplt., bright and fresh, allwith the glassine interleaving still attached, two values with a tiny edge nick mentionedfor strict accuracy, very fine (Scott #C89-95P). (photo - page 248) €2,800

Postage Dues

1136 � Yvert #TT4a, 1920 “4 PIASTRES” surcharge on 40c Red and pale blue, thin “4”,unusually well centered, bright fresh colors, o.g., minor h.r., very fine (Scott #J4 var.).(photo - page 258) €500

1137 � Yvert #TT6a, 19202pi on 20c Green, “PIASTRE” error, exceptionally fresh exampleof this scarce error, o.g., faintly hinged, very fine; signed A. Brun, Calves (Scott #J6a;$900.00). (photo - page 258) €1,300



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Ain Tab

1138

1138 � Yvert Ain Tab #1/8, 1921 1pi and 2pi Ain Tab surcharges, seven different listed val-ues including the rare 2pi on 1pi Violet (Yvert #3), as well as two unlisted values, thesebeing two different 20pa designs, all tied to unaddressed 1pi on 20pa entire by Aintabc.d.s. postmarks, a few light toned specks of little consequence, otherwise very fine; thelisted items catalog Ä3,390 simply as used stamps, with the two unlisted stamps beingvery rare; signed Calves, J-F Brun twice. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

1139 � Yvert Ain Tab #7, 1921 2pi on 1pi Violet, with black surcharge, well centered, freshcolors, o g., n.h. but with ink mark on gum, slight toned spot at bottom right, otherwisea very fine example of this rare stamp. (photo - page 258) €1,600




TAHITI

1140

1140 � 1839 Missionary letter to Ireland via New York, folded letter datelined “Tahiti SouthSeas/21st Sep 1839” and endorsed on backflap “Rec’d & ford New York Feby 3rd 1840by your obt servt L.S. Bolton” who took it to another forwarding agent where it receiveda large red oval “Forwarded Through/Christian’s Exchange/Reading Roomand/Foreign Letter Office/N-York.”, arrived in England with “Liverpool/Ship Letter”handstamp and then forwarded to Dublin with 8 (d) due and red diamond “Mr 11, 40”arrival postmark, very fine; the only recorded letter from Tahiti carried around CapeHorn via New York to Europe; the letter describes missionary hardships in the SouthSeas; signed Calves and accompanied by his 2003 certificate. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000

1141 � Yvert #1, 1882 “25c” Surcharge on 35c Dark violet on orange, used with neat c.d.s.cancel, four mostly large margins, very fine; signed A. Brun and Roumet (Scott #1;$350.00). (photo - page 258) €450



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1142 � Yvert #1a, 1882 “25c” Surcharge on 35c Dark violet on orange, inverted surcharge,superb bottom left corner margin single, with large to huge margins on the other twosides, remarkably fresh, o g., l.h., an extremely fine gem; signed Calves, Champion andRoumet (Scott #1c; $500.00). (photo - page 258) €650

1882 “25c” Ty. “a” Surcharge on Forty Cent Vermilion and Straw

One of Only 50 Stamps Surcharged

1143

1143 � Yvert #2, 1882 “25c” Surcharge on 40c Vermilion on straw, an incredibly fresh andchoice mint example of this rarity, with vivid rich color on crisp clean paper, uniformlylarge margins all around, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; a mere 50 40c stamps received thissurcharge, including the varieties, and many of these were used; signed Bernichon,Calves and Roumet (Scott #1B; $6,250.00). (photo) €7,500

1144 1145

1144 � Yvert #2a, 1882 “25c” Surcharge on 40c Vermilion on straw, inverted surcharge, anespecially choice mint example of this rarity, featuring four uniformly large margins andstrong color on uncommonly fresh paper, o.g., small h.r., extremely fine; one of only 5040c stamps to receive this surcharge, including varieties; signed Champion twice andCalves (Scott #1Be; $3,900.00). (photo) €5,000

1145 � Yvert #3a, 1882 “TAHATI/25c” Surcharge on 35c Dark violet on orange, invert-ed surcharge, a handsome mint example of this very rare stamp, large equal margins allaround, deep rich color, part o g., extremely fine; one of only 50 stamps to receive thissurcharge, including the errors; signed A. Brun, Calves and Roumet and accompanied by2001 Calves certificate (Scott #1Ad; $4,600.00). (photo) €5,500




1146

1146 � Yvert #3c, 1882 “TAHITI/25c” Surcharge on 35c Dark violet on orange, sur-charge reading down, a select mint example of this rarity, large even margins all around,strong color, o.g., extremely fine; a mere 50 stamps received this surcharge, includingthe varieties; signed A. Brun and Calves (Scott #1Ai; $4,600.00). (photo) €5,500

1147

1147 � Yvert #3c, 1882 “TAHITI/25c” Surcharge on 35c Dark violet on orange, sur-charge reading down, a rarely seen used example, tied to piece by bold 1882 Papeete,Tahiti datestamp, being a right sheet-margin example, with oversized margins on theother three sides, including a bit of the adjacent stamp at bottom, strong fresh color, anextremely fine gem; clearly among the finest used examples available among the 50stamps surcharged; signed Miro twice and Roumet and accompanied by 2003 J-F Bruncertificate (Scott #1Ai; $4,600.00). (photo) €5,500

1148 � Yvert #5, 1884 “TAHITI/10c” Surcharge on 20c Red on green, inverted sur-charge, fresh and bright, o.g., trivial h.r., very fine; only 400 stamps were surcharged;signed A. Brun and Roumet (Scott #3a; $340.00). (photo - page 258) €420

1149 � Yvert #6, 1884 “TAHITI/25c” Surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw imperfo-rate, inverted surcharge, wide bottom sheet-margin mint single, with generous evenmargins on the other three sides, rich color on fresh paper, o g., l.h., extremely fine; only850 stamps were surcharged; signed Bernichon three times, A. Brun, Miro twice, Pavoilleand Roumet (Scott #4a; $750.00). (photo - page 258) €1,000

1150 � Yvert #6, 1884 “TAHITI/25c” Surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw imperfo-rate, inverted surcharge, four large margins, o.g., h.r., very fine; only 850 stamps wereissued, most of which were used; signed Bernichon, A. Brun, Calves and Roumet andaccompanied by 2000 Behr certificate (Scott #4a; $750.00). (photo - page 258) €1,000



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1151 �/��Yvert #6, 1884 “TAHITI/25c” Surcharge on 1Fr. Bronze green on straw imperfo-rate, a highly desirable partial bottom sheet-margin mint block of four, with large evenmargins on the other three sides, wonderfully fresh, with rich color on crisp white paper,o.g., trivial h.r. at top, the bottom left stamp l.h. and the bottom right stamp n.h.,extremely fine and choice; each signed Bernichon and additionally signed by Calves andChampion and accompanied by 2006 Roumet certificate (Scott #4; $3,000 for hingedsingles). (photo) for singles €4,000+

1152

1152 � Yvert #7, 1893 “TAHITI” Overprint on 1c Black on lilac blue, an incredibly wellcentered mint example that is also uncommonly fresh, o.g., minor h.r., extremely fine;only 200 stamps were overprinted; signed J-F Brun and accompanied by 2000 Brun and2002 Roumet certificates (Scott #5; $950.00). (photo) €1,200

1153 � Yvert #7, 1893 “TAHITI” Overprint on 1c Black on lilac blue, remarkably fresh,o.g., very lightly hinged, fine; only 200 stamps were overprinted; signed A. Brun andaccompanied by 2000 Behr certificate; ex-Gibralter (Scott #5; $950.00). (photo - page258) €1,200




1154

1154 � Yvert #7, 1893 “TAHITI” Overprint on 1c Black on lilac blue, left sheet-margin hor-izontal pair, the right stamp with usual diagonal overprint and the left stamp with hori-zontal overprint, strong and intact, o.g., fine and rare; only 200 stamps were overprint-ed; both signed Calves and accompanied by 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott #5;$1,900.00). (photo) for singles €2,400+

1155

1155 � Yvert #8, 1893 “TAHITI” overprint on 2c Brown on buff, tied to piece by neat 1893Papeete c.d.s., well centered, strong fresh color, very fine; a very elusive stamp, while 200were overprinted far fewer survive today; signed Calves, Champion and Robineau andaccompanied by 2002 Roumet certificate (Scott #6; $2,500.00). (photo) €2,800

1156

1156 � Yvert #9, 1893 “TAHITI” overprint on 4c Claret on lavender, nicely centered, goodcolor, o g., h.r., very fine and scarce; only 200 stamps were overprinted; signed Calves andGilbert and accompanied by 1983 Friedl certificate; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #7; $1,500.00).(photo) €1,700



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1157

1157 � Yvert #9, 1893 “TAHITI” overprint on 4c Claret on lavender, right sheet-marginhorizontal pair, the left stamp with the usual diagonal overprint and the right stamp withhorizontal overprint, very fresh and intact, o g., tiny h.r., very fine and rare combinationpair; only 200 stamps were overprinted; each signed Calves and Roumet and accompa-nied by 2010 Roumet certificate (Scott #7; $3,000.00 for singles). (photo) for singles €3,400+

1893 “Tahiti” Overprint of Four Cent Yellow on Straw

Fabulously Rare Combination Overprint Pair

1158

1158 � Yvert #14, 1893 “TAHITI” overprint on 25c Yellow on straw, a fabulously rare mintcombination horizontal pair, the right stamp with the usual diagonal overprint and theleft stamp showing a horizontal overprint, strong and intact perforations, nicely centeredwith bright fresh color, o.g. with a bit of light toning, otherwise very fine; while 200stamps were overprinted the great majority were used as postage and lost to philately;each signed J-F Brun, Calves and Lemaire and accompanied by 1998 Behr and 2004Calves certificates; ex-Gilbert (Scott #12; $17,500.00). (photo) for singles €21,000+

1159

1159 � Yvert #16, 1893 “TAHITI” overprint on 35c Violet on orange, a pleasing usedexample of this scarce stamp, neatly cancelled by clear 1893 Papeete datestamp, well cen-tered, rich color on bright paper, very fine; only 150 stamps were overprinted; signed A.Brun and accompanied by 2002 Roumet certificate (Scott #14; $2,200.00). (photo) €2,600


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1160 � Yvert #19, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 1c Black on lilac blue, an especiallywell centered example tied to piece by full strike of 1893 Papeete c.d.s., extremely fineand choice; only 200 stamps were overprinted (Scott #17; $800.00). (photo - page 258) €950

1161 1162

1161 � Yvert #20, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 2c Brown on buff, an attractive usedexample of this rare stamp, strong fresh color, neat 1893 Papeete postmark, very fine;only 200 stamps were overprinted; signed Bernichon, Calves and Miro twice (Scott #18;$2,750.00). (photo) €3,400

1162 � Yvert #21, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 4c Claret on lavender, particularlyfresh mint example, good color, o.g., small h.r., fine and scarce; only 200 stamps wereoverprinted; signed Calves and accompanied by 2007 Roumet certificate (Scott #19;$1,850.00). (photo) €2,100

1163 � Yvert #21, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 4c Claret on lavender, another freshmint single, rich color, o g., h.r., fine and scarce; only 200 stamps were overprinted;signed Bernichon, A. Brun, Champion and Roumet (Scott #19; $1,850.00). (photo -page 258) €2,100

1164 � Yvert #22, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 5c Green on greenish, tied to smallpiece by perfectly struck 1893 Papeete c.d.s., well centered, rich color, very fine; only 550stamps were overprinted; signed Gilbert & Koehler and Lemarie and accompanied by2000 Behr certificate; ex-Gibralter (Scott #20; $950.00). (photo - page 258) €1,100

1165 � Yvert #23, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 10c Black on lavender, fresh andwell centered, o.g., l.h., very fine; only 850 stamps were overprinted; signed A. Brun,Carion, Pavoille and Roumet (Scott #21; $350.00). (photo - page 258) €420

1166

1166 � Yvert #23, 23a, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 10c Black on lavender, invert-ed overprint, seldom seen horizontal combination pair, the left stamp the error, richcolor on fresh paper, crisp and intact o.g., normal stamp paper h.r., the error l.h., veryfine; only 850 stamps were overprinted and few combination pairs have survived; bothsigned Calves and Pavoille twice and accompanied by 1998 Behr certificate; ex-Gilbert(Scott #21, 21a; $1,300.00 for singles). (photo) for singles €1,520+




1167

1167 � Yvert #28, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 35c Violet on orange, a select usedexample of this very scarce stamp, well centered, rich color on fresh paper, 1893 Papeetedatestamp, very fine; only 150 stamps were overprinted; signed A. Brun and accompaniedby 2002 Roumet certificate (Scott #26; $2,200.00). (photo) €2,600

1893 One Cent to Two Franc Postage Dues

Rarely Offered Complete Sound Set

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1168 �� Yvert #TT1-13, 1893 “TAHITI” overprint on 1c-2Fr. Postage dues, the completeset of thirteen values, all mint except 4c and 30c used with 1893 Papeete cancels, all withample to mostly large margins, o g., some h.r. and others l.h., fine-very fine; rarely offeredas a complete set as only 100 sets are possible; each signed at least once and more oftentwo or more times by A. Brun, Calves, Champion, et al (Scott #J1-13; $7,025.00).(photo) €8,240

1169 �� Yvert #TT1, 1a, 1893 “TAHITI” overprint on 1c Black, inverted overprint, hand-some and rare top left corner margin vertical combination pair, the bottom stamp theerror, large margins, wonderfully fresh, o.g., h.r. in the selvage only, the stamps bothnever hinged, extremely fine; only 200 stamps were overprinted and few combinationpairs exist today; each signed Calves and Bernichon (Scott #J1, J1a; $1,125.00 for hingedsingles). (photo - page 258) for hinged €1,320+

1170 � Yvert #TT2a, 1893 “TAHITI” overprint on 2c Black, inverted overprint, large evenmargins all around, o g., h.r., extremely fine; signed Gilbert (Scott #J2a; $725.00).(photo - page 258) €850


1893 One Cent to Two Franc Postage Dues

Rare Complete Set

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1171 �� Yvert #TT14-26, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 1c-2Fr. Postage due, thecomplete set of all thirteen values, all mint except the 2c and 10c values with neat 1893or 1894 Papeete postmarks and 30c value with a postmark in the top left margin, gener-ally quite fresh, all with four mostly large margins, including several with sheet-margins,o.g., some h.r. and others l.h., 40c without gum, 2c shallow thin and 40c short tear, oth-erwise a very fine and choice set; rarely offered as a complete set as only 100 sets arepossible; all signed at least once, but most often two or more times by Brun, Calves,Marguelet, Miro, et al (Scott #J14-26; $9,000.00). (photo) €11,390

1172 � Yvert #TT16, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 2c Black, exceptionally fresh rightsheet-margin mint single, with oversized margins on the other three sides, o.g., light h.r.,extremely fine; only 200 stamps were overprinted; signed Roumet (Scott #J16; $550.00).(photo - page 258) €680

1173 � Yvert #TT21, 1893 “1893/TAHITI” overprint on 20c Black, large even margins allaround, o.g., h.r., extremely fine; only 200 stamps were issued; signed Thier (Scott #J21;$550.00). (photo - page 258) €650

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TOGO

German Issues

1174

1174 � 1885 Forerunner card, Germany 5pf Violet postal card, additionally franked with two3pf Green, all tied by straight line “VERVIERS/25 10 3/COLN RHEIN” railroadhandstamps, card originated in Little Popo, with ms. notation at top and boxed “AusWest-Africa/mit/Hamburger Dampfer” handstamp, sent to Hamburg with c.d.s. arrivalpostmark, fine and a rare usage; signed Drahn and accompanied by 2002Briefmarkenprufstelle Basel certificate. (photo) Est. 500-750

1175

1175 � Michel #1d, 1897 3pf Gray brown, fresh mint single with especially rich color on pris-tine white paper, o g., h.r., a fine example of this rare shade; 2000 Steuer certificate (Scott#1c; $1,600.00). (photo) €2,000



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1176 � Michel #18, 1900 3M Violet black, tied to piece by a complete strike of the rare“SANSANE-MANGU, TOGO/16.3.14. c.d.s., both the stamp and the cancel are veryfine; 2001 Steuer certificate (Scott #18). (photo - page 258) Est. 300-400

German Togo Collection

1177 �� Balance of the German Togo, with about fifteen forerunners used or on piece, mainlythe 1889-1900 Issues, including two shades of the 2M, some 50pf including three on onepiece, a few better cancels and one cover, the issued stamps include a complete run ofmint, including mint never hinged strips of three of the 1909-19 Issue, also extensiveused, including two 5M stamps and a wide variety of cancellations, plus a few covers orcards, also three items from German Zanzibar, including two 20pf on cover and a strip ofthree of the 50pf tied to piece (Michel #50b; Steuer cert.), largely fine-very fine; an inter-esting lot that should be carefully viewed. Est. 1,000-1,500

British Issues

1178 � S.G. #H1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 3pf-80pf Wide setting overprints, tied to one piece by Lome24.9.14 (the second day of use), all are well centered and fresh, very fine; 1980 BPA cer-tificate (Scott #35-36, 38-39, 41, 43; $842.50). (photo - page 258) £803

1179 �� S.G. #H1, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 3pf Brown,wide setting, exceedingly choice mint block of six, possible pos. 44-46/4-6 from the set-ting, wonderfully well centered, o g., never hinged, extremely fine; each signed KilianBPP (Scott #35; for hinged $780.00+). (photo - page 268) for hinged £720+

1914 Ten Pfennig Carmine, Wide Setting with Inverted Overprint

One of Only Four Mint Copies Recorded

1180

1180 � S.G. #H3a, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 10pfCarmine, wide setting, inverted overprint, right sheet-margin single, the overprint splitas always, but with the margin at right the whole overprint is present, exceptionally brightand fresh, o.g., lightly hinged, mild natural gum crease, very fine; only a half sheet of 30stamps was printed with the inverted overprint, but the vast majority are used, Gibbsreports only four unused examples, with two of those having no gum, this stamp,with its sheet-margin, overall freshness and original gum, may be the finest mint copyof the four known; signed H. Bloch and accompanied by a clear 2001 BPA certificate(Scott #37a; $8,500.00). (photo) £8,000

1181 � S.G. #H4, 5, 12, 13, 1914 20pf, 25pf, ½p on 3pf and 1p on 5pf Overprints, sin-gles of each tied by Lome 25.5.15 c.d.s. postmarks on registered cover to Switzerland(backstamp receivers), surcharged stamps are margin copies, cover with small edge tearsat right, stamps are very fine; signed Holcombe; the used stamps alone catalog £368.(photo - page 240) Est. 400-500




1182 � S.G. #H4 var.,1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 20pfUltramarine, wide setting, misplaced overprint, the overprint being shifted to the left,tied to piece by Lome 17.9.14 c.d.s. which is the first day of use, a couple faintly tonedperf. tips, still very fine; this is rare and desirable for two reasons, only 50 of the misplacedoverprints were printed, and the Post Office at Lome was only open for four hours onSept. 17 and did not reopen until Sept. 24 (Gibbs #4a, Scott #38 var.). (photo - page268) Est. 150-200

1183 � S.G. #H7, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 40pf Black andcarmine, wide setting, well centered example tied to piece by Lome 22.1.15 c.d.s., veryfine; signed Kilian BPP and accompanied by a 1983 GPS certificate (Scott #41; $275.00).(photo - page 268) £250

1184

1184 � S.G. #H10, 1914 (Sept.) “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 1MCarmine, wide setting overprint, an extraordinary quality mint single, featuring out-standing centering within lavishly large margins, deep rich color, o g., lightly hinged,extremely fine; only about 100 stamps of this value were issued and the majority ofthose were used, making mint examples particularly rare; signed H. Bloch, A. Brunand accompanied by a 1978 BPA certificate (Scott #44; $5,750.00). (photo) £5,000

1185

1185 � S.G. #H10, 1914 (Sept.) “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 1MCarmine, wide setting overprint, tied to piece by Lome 29.9.14 c.d.s., well centered,bright color, very fine; a rare stamp of which 100 in total were printed between the twosettings; signed Kilian BPP and accompanied by his 1983 certificate (Scott #44;$2,800.00). (photo) £2,500



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1186 � S.G. #H11, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 2M Blue,wide setting, well centered, strong rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, there is just the faintestsuggestion of gum toning, very fine; an enormously rare stamp, of which Gibbs estimatesonly 40 examples were printed in this setting; signed Calves, Holcombe (Scott #45;$9,000.00). (photo) £9,500

1914 Two Mark Blue, Wide Setting with Inverted Overprint

Only Twenty Such Error Overprints were Printed

1187

1187 � S.G. #H11b, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 2M Blue,overprint inverted, a wonderfully fresh and choice mint example of this error rarity, withdeep luxuriant color on fresh white paper, o g., lightly hinged, very fine; only one sheetof twenty stamps was printed with the inverted overprint, all are mint; signedHolcombe and accompanied by his 1991 certificate (Scott #45a; unpriced). (photo) £12,000

1188 � S.G. #H12a, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation/Half penny” overprintand surcharge on 3pf Brown, wide setting, thin “y” in Penny, well centered, richcolor, o.g., barest trace of hinging (if any), very fine; signed H. Bloch and accompaniedby a 1978 BPA certificate (Scott #33; $500.00). (photo - page 268) £400

1189 � S.G. #H13a, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation/One penny” surchargeand overprint on 5pf Green, wide setting, thin “y” in Penny, brilliantly fresh, o.g.,lightly hinged, very fine (Scott #34a; $500.00). (photo - page 268) £400

1190 � S.G. #H14, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 3pf Brown,narrow setting, used, rich color, neat c.d.s. cancel, very fine; Gibbs notes that this is avery rare stamp, and estimates only about 25 stamps were issued making this immense-ly rare and undercataloged; signed Holcombe (Scott #48; $1,000.00). (photo - page268) £950

1191 � S.G. #H15, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 5pf Green,narrow setting, tied to piece by Lome 29.10.14 c.d.s., bright color, some rust stains attop, very fine appearance; Gibbs believes only about 40 were printed; signed BotheBPP (Scott #49; $800.00). (photo - page 268) £700




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1192 � S.G. #H16, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 10pfCarmine, narrow setting, single tied to piece of what appears to be from a commercialcover, “Lome/Togogebiet/8 4 15” c.d.s., very fine; this 10pf in the narrow setting is anincredibly rare issue, Gibbs notes that only fifteen, or at the most, twenty examplesexist, all used, no genuine mint copy has been discovered; signed A. Diena and accom-panied by a 1989 Holcombe certificate; ex-Neal Allen (Scott #50; $3,100.00). (photo) £3,000

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1193 � S.G. #H17a, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 20pfUltramarine, narrow setting, “TOG” error, handsome mint example of this rare error,wonderfully bright and fresh, well centered, o g., mild h.r., very fine; this error occurredonly once in the sheet, therefore no more than 40 can exist, and Gibbs estimates halfthe existing population are used; signed H. Bloch (Scott #51a; $4,750.00). (photo) £3,500

1194 � S.G. #H20, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 40pf Blackand carmine, narrow setting, an immensely rare mint example, lovely fresh colors, wellcentered, o.g., faint gum bend, very fine; Gibbs puts the number issued at 25-30 andnotes the vast majority were used, probably only a handful of mint copies exist;signed H. Bloch and accompanied by 1998 Behr certificate (Scott #54; $5,250.00).(photo) £5,500



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1195 � S.G. #H20, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 40pf Blackand carmine, narrow setting, fresh used example tied to piece by Lome 20.10.14 c.d.s.,bright colors, well centered, very fine; another rare value of this setting, Gibbs estimatesthat only about 25 or 30 stamps were issued, signed Kosack, Buhler, A.Diena, andaccompanied by a 1984 BPA certificate (Scott #54; $1,750.00). (photo) £1,600

1196

1196 � S.G. #H21, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 50pf Blackand purple on buff, narrow setting, used single tied to piece by Lome 29.9.14 c.d.s.,intense colors, nicely centered, very fine; an extraordinarily rare stamp, as Gibbs esti-mates only twenty were printed and fewer than that number have been recorded,all used; signed A. Brun (Scott #55; $6,750.00). (photo) £7,500

1197

1197 �� S.G. #H20, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 80pf Blackand carmine on rose, narrow setting, a remarkable quality mint example of this rarity,being exceptionally well centered and with beautiful vibrant colors, o g., never hinged,small pencil note on gum, extremely fine; according to Gibbs only 25 of this value wasprinted, and he records just six mint singles, the example here is probably the finestof those six (Scott #56; for hinged $2,100.00). (photo) for hinged £2,500


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1198 � S.G. #H23, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 1M Carmine,narrow setting, used example of this rare stamp, with neat Lome 7.10.14 c.d.s., brightcolor, well centered, very fine; Gibbs estimates that only 40 stamps were issued, andthough most were used, certainly less exist today; 1958 Mohrmann and 1984 Kilian cer-tificates (Scott #57; $4,500.00). (photo) £4,000

1199

1199 � S.G. #H24, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 2M Blue, nar-row setting, lovely used single of this incredibly rare value in the narrow setting, beingvery well centered and bearing a portion of Lome c.d.s., color is deep and intense on freshcrisp paper, extremely fine; while no more than twenty stamps were originally printed, noexamples are known unused, and only 12 used examples have been recorded, one ofwhich is in the Royal Collection; 1992 Holcombe certificate; ex-Bute, Neal Allen (Scott#58; $10,000.00). (photo) £10,000

1200 � S.G. #H27a, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation/Half penny” overprintand surcharge on 3pf Brown, narrow setting, “TOG” error, well centered, freshcolor, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; signed H. Bloch and Calves (Scott #46b; $475.00).(photo - page 268) £425

1201 �/��S.G. #H27a, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation/Half penny” overprintand surcharge on 3pf Brown, narrow setting, “TOG” error, block of four, the bot-tom left stamp being the error, well centered, strong rich color, o.g., the error stamp isnever hinged, there are some faint gum toning specks that affect the normal stamps only,the error stamp is very fine and choice; signed Champion (Scott #46b; $475.00+). (photo- page 268) £425+

1202 �� S.G. #H27a, 1914 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation/Half penny” overprintand surcharge on 3pf Brown, narrow setting, “TOG” error, bottom margin block offour, the error being the top left stamp, exceptionally well centered, rich color, light Lomec.d.s. cancels, very fine; a scarce and most desirable example of this error; signed Gilbert(Scott #46b; $350.00). (photo - page 268) £300+




1203

1203 � S.G. #H29, 1915 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 3pf Brown,third setting, used single tied to piece by a portion of a Lome c.d.s., rich bright color,very fine; this issue was produced from a find of stamps at Sansane-Mangu, only 50stamps of this value were allotted to the British for overprinting, Gibbs estimates thatonly 30 to 40 used examples exist; 1971 Friedl and 1978 BPA certificates (Scott #61;$3,250.00). (photo) £2,500

1204 �� S.G. #H31, 1915 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 10pfCarmine, third setting, a very scarce used block of four, the top right stamp being theTOGU variety (Gibbs #31a), cancelled by blue Anecho c.d.s. postmarks, exceedinglywell centered, bright fresh color, extremely fine; Gibbs believes only about 40 examplesof the TOGU variety could have been made (Scott #63; for singles $600.00). (photo -page 268) for singles £520+

1205

1205 �� S.G. #H32, 1915 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 20pfUltramarine, third setting, select mint single of this rare printing, quite well centered,attractive color, o.g., never hinged, choice very fine; signed Kilian (BPP) and PeterHolcombe, and accompanied by the latter’s 1986 certificate for a block of four, this beingthe bottom left stamp; ex-Gibralter (Scott #64; for hinged $1,600.00). (photo) for hinged £1,400

1206 � S.G. #H32, 1915 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 20pfUltramarine, third setting, especially bright color and paper, o.g., h.r., very fine; signedChampion, Calves and accompanied by a 1997 Brandon certificate (Scott #64;$1,600.00). (photo - page 268) £1,400

1207 �� S.G. #H35h, 1915 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation” overprint on 1p RedGold Coast stamp, inverted overprint, right margin block of four, deep vibrant color,o.g., never hinged, very fine; a scarce error block; 1970 BPA certificate; cataloged as fourhinged singles (Scott #67b; $800.00+). (photo - page 268) £680+



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Postal Stationery

1208 � Gibbs #PS1, 1915 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation/One Halfpenny” over-print on 5pf Green postal card, fresh card cancelled by Lome 26.8.15 c.d.s. (probablyfavor), very fine and scarce; signed Bothe and accompanied by a 1982 BPA certificate.(photo - page 240) Est. 150-200

1209 �� Gibbs #PS3, 1915 “TOGO/Anglo-French/Occupation/One Halfpenny” over-print on 5pf Green postal reply card, intact reply card folded as usual, very fine; Gibbsrates as “rare” (not more than 25 exist); 1982 BPA certificate. (photo - page 240) Est. 150-200

British Togo Collections

1210 �� S.G. #H1/31, Balance of the British Togo, mostly mint, fourteen stamps from the firstsetting including the 40pf and 80pf, plus a few of the better Gibbs-listed varieties of the3pf, and three surcharges, the second setting includes 20pf-30pf values in singles andblocks, plus several of the surcharges including thin “y” varieties, the third setting has the5pf and 10pf values, in addition the lot contains the Cameroun “C.E.F. set and a fewother items, the Stanley Gibbons catalog value is in excess of £3,000; eight certificatesaccompany. Est. 750-1,000

1211 � S.G. #H34-58, 1915-16 Overprints on the Gold Coast stamps specialized mint col-lection with the local overprints consisting of a normal set, a set with small “F”, a set withthin “G” and a set with “CCUPATION”, plus there are five values (including the 2/- and2/6) with no hyphen, and the 2p with two hyphens, several of these varieties are in a pairwith the normal stamps, in the London printings there is a complete set and also a com-plete “Specimen” set, as well as a 2/6 value on registered cover to Switzerland, o.g., thereis an occasional stamp with minor gum toning or other small imperfection, but overallfine-very fine; the Stanley Gibbons catalog value is about £7,000; three BPA certificatesaccompany. Est. 2,000-3,000

French Issues

1212 � Yvert #23-23e, 1914 “05” Ty. I-VI Surcharges and “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” overprints on 3pf Brown, the complete set of all six surcharge types, well cen-tered, o g., h.r., Ty. II with a faint toned spot on gum, very fine; Ty. I signed Bothe andHoffmann-Giesecke and Ty. II-V signed Kilian (Scott #151-53 and three varieties).(photo - page 268) €910

1213 � Yvert #23a, 24-27, 1914 “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” overprint and“05” Ty. II Surcharge on 3pf, “10” Ty. I surcharge on 5pf and 20pf-30pf Yacht,singles of each tied by bold “Anecho/Togo/22 II, 15” postmarks to registered cover toSwitzerland, Lome, London and Basel backstamps, extremely fine and attractive (Scott#152, 154, 158-60; $269.00 for used). (photo - page 240) for used €389

1214 �� Yvert #24, 24a, 24b, 1914 “10” Ty. I-III Surcharges and “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” overprint on 5pf Green, combination block of four, top left stamp Ty.I, top right stamp Ty. III and the bottom pair Ty. II, o g., h.r. or l.h., fresh and extreme-ly fine; each signed Champion (Scott #154-56). (photo - page 268) Est. 150-200




1215

1215 (�) Yvert #24d, 1914 “10” Ty. I and Ty. II Surcharges and “TOGO/Occupation/fran-co-anglaise” overprint on 10pf Green, double surcharges, unused vertical combina-tion strip of three, the top pair Ty. II and the bottom stamp Ty. III, all showing the sec-ond overprint and surcharge diagonal, the top stamp without the second surcharge, thecenter stamp with the second surcharge being Ty. I and the bottom stamp with the sec-ond surcharge Ty. III, strong and intact perforations, fresh and extremely fine; a remark-able combination surcharge error multiple; each signed Calves twice (Scott #154 and vari-eties; $3,150.00+). (photo) for singles €4,500+

1216 � Yvert #24d, 1914 “10” Ty. I Surcharge and “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise”overprint on 10pf Green, double surcharge, the second surcharge diagonal at upperleft, used with neat Anecho 15 April datestamp, fresh and extremely fine (Scott #154a;$1,050.00). (photo - page 268) €1,500

1217 � Yvert #25-29, 1914 “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” overprint on 20pf-80pfYacht, fresh mint examples of each, o.g., l.h., very fine; only 550 of the 40pf and 80pfwere overprinted; 20pf-40pf each signed Bothe and 80pf signed Hoffmann-Giesecke(Scott #158-62; $1,342.50). (photo - page 268) €1,873

1218 �� Yvert #25-29, 1914 “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” overprint on 20pf-80pfYacht, each used with neat Anecho postmark, the 40pf and 80pf tied to small pieces, freshand well centered, very fine; only 550 each of the 40pf and 80pf were overprinted; 40pfsigned Bothe and Holcombe and accompanied by 1999 Holcombe certificate and 80pfsigned A. Diena and accompanied by his 1965 certificate (Scott #158-62; $1,342.50).(photo - page 274) €1,773

1219 � Yvert #26 var., 1914 “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” overprint on 25pfOrange and black on yellowish, 3½mm spacing between “TOGO” and“Occupation”, o g., light h.r., extremely fine; this value is not listed with the 3½mmspacing; signed Bothe and Schlessinger (Scott #159 var.). (photo - page 274) Est. 150-200



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1220 � Yvert #43, 1915 “05” Surcharge and “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” over-print on 3pf Brown, a lovely used example of this very rare stamp, deep luxuriant coloron fresh paper, neatly cancelled, very fine; signed Calves and Maury; a mere 61 stampswere surcharged (Scott #164; $4,400.00). (photo) €6,300

1221 � Yvert #44-46, 1915 “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” overprint on 5pfGreen, 10pf Carmine and 20pf Ultramarine, attractive used examples of each, lightlycancelled, very fine; only 263 of the 20pf were overprinted; first two signed Hoffmann-Giesecke and accompanied by his 1972 certificates and 20pf signed Bothe and accompa-nied by 1978 GPS certificate (Scott #165-67; $1,750.00). (photo - page 274) €2,460

1222 � Yvert #44, 1915 “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” overprint on 5pf Green,wonderfully fresh, o.g., l.h., very fine; only 1,000 stamps were overprinted; signedHoffmann-Giesecke (Scott #165; $900.00). (photo - page 274) €1,300

1223 � Yvert #45, 1915 “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” overprint on 10pfCarmine, rich color on fresh paper, o.g., l.h., very fine; only 908 stamps were overprint-ed; signed Hoffmann-Giesecke (Scott #166; $1,050.00). (photo - page 274) €1,500

1915 Ten Pfennig Carmine with Inverted Overprint

One of Only Ten Known Examples

1224

1224 � Yvert #45a, 1915 “TOGO/Occupation/franco-anglaise” overprint on 10pfCarmine, inverted overprint, uncancelled and affixed to piece with part OHMSimprint, luxuriant color on bright white paper, very fine; a great rarity of both Togoand of all the French colonies as well, with only ten examples having been record-ed; signed Calves twice and Holcombe and accompanied by 1998 Behr and 2004 Calvescertificates; ex-Gilbert (Scott #166a; $27,000.00). (photo) €40,000


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1225 � Yvert #86a, 1916 “TOGO/Occupation/franco-/anglaise” overprint on 4c Blackand brown, double overprint, o.g., h.r., fresh and fine; signed Calves twice andChampion (Scott #178a; $525.00). (photo - page 274) €650

1226 �(�) Yvert #101a, 104a, 1921 “TOGO” Overprint on 1c Grey and yellow green and 5cDull red and black, omitted overprint, the 5c a right sheet-margin single, o.g., l.h., 5cregummed, very fine; 1c signed A. Brun (Scott #193a, 196a; $575.00). (photo - page274) €720

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1227 �� Yvert #121a, 122a, 1924-25 “25c” Surcharge on 5Fr. Orange and black and “65”surcharge on 45c Red brown and olive, omitted “TOGO” overprints, fresh mint sin-gles, the 25c with a sheet-margin at left, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; 25c signed J-F Brun and65c signed Vacher (Scott #212a, 214a; $690.00). (photo) Maury €975

1228 � Yvert #BF1a, 1937 3Fr. Colonial Arts Exhibition souvenir sheet, double inscrip-tions at top and bottom as well as of the “TOGO” overprint, o.g., l.h., 5mm feather tearin the top margin not noted on the certificate, very fine appearance; clear 1998 Behr cer-tificate (Scott #264 var.). (photo - page 248) €2,200

Air Posts

1229 �� Yvert #PA14a-15a, 1942 10Fr. Ultramarine and orange and 20Fr. Carmine andbrown olive, double impression of centers, pristine o g., n.h., very fine (Scott #C11-12 var.). (photo - page 274) Maury €670






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1230 � Yvert #28a, 1902 “25” Red surcharge on 15c Blue, double surcharge, two distinctsurcharges, strong color, o.g., very lightly hinged, fine (Scott #28 var., Maury #28b).(photo - page 274) Maury €675

1231 � Yvert #39Aa, 1906 1Fr. Red and brown, center omitted, brilliant color, o.g., pinpointthin speck, otherwise a fine example of this rare error (Scott #52 var.). (photo - page 274) €2,200

1232 �� Yvert #225 var., 1940-41 “1.F.” surcharge on 1.40Fr. Lilac, pair one without sur-charge, mint left sheet-margin block of four, the left two stamps lacking the surcharge,while the right two stamps have the surcharge misplaced, brilliantly fresh, o g., n.h., lightoffset on gum, fine (Scott #151 var., Maury #228d). (photo - page 248) Maury €1,150

1233

1233 �� Maury #288A, 1945 Unissued France 1.50Fr.+3.50Fr. Overseas airmail, with“TUNISIE” overprint, well centered, excellent fresh color, o.g., n.h., very fine; a rarelyoffered stamp; signed Calves, J-F Brun. (photo) Est. 750-1,000

UBANGI-SHARI

1234 � Yvert #61a, 1924 “OUBANGUI/CHARI” Overprint on A.E.F. 2Fr. Green andred, omitted overprint, select used single, fresh and well centered, lightly cancelled,extremely fine; signed Calves (Scott #71; $1,100.00). (photo - page 274) €1,100

1235

1235 �� Yvert #61c, 1924 “OUBANGUI/CHARI” Overprint on A.E.F. 2Fr. Green andred, double overprint, wonderfully fresh, o.g., n.h., natural paper inclusion, very fine;signed Calves twice (Scott #61 var.). (photo) €2,350



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1236 � Yvert #61c, 1924 “OUBANGUI/CHARI” Overprint on A.E.F. 2Fr. Green andred, double overprint, fresh and well centered, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; signed Calvestwice (Scott #61 var.). (photo - page 274) €1,300

UPPER SENEGAL & NIGER

1237 �/��Yvert #TT1-7, 1906 5c-1Fr. Postage dues cplt., vertical gutter pairs with millesimes“6”, all in blocks of four, o.g., h.r. or n.h., fine-very fine set (Scott #J1-7; $487.00 for sin-gles). (photo - page 274) Maury €1,136

UPPER VOLTA

1238 �/�� Yvert #26a, 27a, 1922-25 “HAUTE-VOLTA” Overprint on 10c Claret and blueand 25c Black and blue green, omitted overprint, fresh and well centered, o.g., 10cl.h. and 25c n.h., extremely fine (Scott #8a, 12a; $500.00). (photo - page 274) Maury €700

1239 �� Yvert #35a, 1927 “90c” Surcharge on 75c Brown red and salmon pink, omittedsurcharge, post office fresh and well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #37 var.).(photo - page 274) Maury €550

WALLIS & FUTUNA

1240 � Yvert #36b, 1924 “ILES WALLIS/et/FUTUNA” overprint and “1f50” surchargeon 1Fr. Deep blue on blue, double “1f50” surcharge, excellent centering and veryfresh, o g., l.h., extremely fine; twice signed Brun (Scott #39a; $300.00). (photo - page274) €320

1241 � Yvert #37b, 1924 “ILES WALLIS/et/FUTUNA” overprint and “3f” surcharge on5Fr. Red violet, double “3f” surcharge, well centered and exceptionally fresh, o.g., l.h.,very fine (Scott #40b; $325.00). (photo - page 274) €320

1242 �� Yvert #51Aa, 1938 “ILES WALLIS/et/FUTUNA” overprint on 35c Prussiangreen and dark green, overprint omitted, post office fresh mint single, excellent cen-tering, o g., n.h., extremely fine (Scott #53a; $275.00). (photo - page 274) Maury €425

1243 �� Yvert #113a, 1941 “France Libre” overprint on 85c Green and brown, invertedoverprint, fresh mint example of this scarce error, precisely centered, o g., n.h., extreme-ly fine; signed Calves (Scott #115 var.). (photo - page 274) Maury €1,400

1244 �/�� Yvert #92-124, 1941-43 “France Libre” overprint on 1c-20Fr. Pictorials, completeset of 33 values, o.g., l.h. or n.h., 1c light crease, otherwise fine-very fine; 3c, 45c greenand 60c signed Bloch (Scott #94-126; $685.75). (photo - page 274) €750

1245 �� Yvert #113a, 1941 “France Libre” overprint on 85c Green and brown, invertedoverprint, another premium quality post office fresh mint single, o.g., n.h., extremelyfine; signed Calves (Scott #115 var.). (photo - page 274) Maury €1,400

1246 �� Maury #165, 1944 5Fr.+20Fr. Red Cross, imperforate, large even margins, o.g., n.h.,very fine and scarce (Scott #B9 var.). (photo - page 274) €550

1247 �� Maury #BS1, 1960 5Fr.-19Fr. Natives, special souvenir sheet, o.g., n.h., very fine;only twenty sheets were produced (Scott #154-57 var.). (photo - page 248) €550

1248 � Yvert #TT24-36, 1943 “France Libre” overprints on 2c-3Fr. Postage due cplt., o.g.,l.h., fine-very fine set (Scott #J24-36; $520.00). (photo - page 274) €547




1249 � Yvert #TT24-36, 1943 “France Libre” overprints on 2c-3Fr. Postage due cplt., mosttied to separate small piece by violet circular date stamp, fine-very fine and scarce (Scott#J24-36; $520.00). (photo - page 274) €547

Postage Dues

1250 �� Maury #TT31c, 1943 “France Libre” overprint on 30c Blue green and olive green,incomplete overprint, top right corner margin block of eight (2x4), the top three rightstamps showing different states of an incomplete “France Libre” overprint (five differentstates exist), the other five stamps normal, o.g., n.h., selvage faults and separations andone normal stamp with gum crease, the errors all fine; a rare positional error multiple(Scott #J31 var.). (photo - page 248) €3,300+

BALANCES OF THE WYER COLLECTION

1251 ��P� The extraordinary balance of the Rolfe Wyer collection of French Colonies com-prised of many tens of thousands of items in mounts, identified and housed in eight wellfilled Yvert albums, all areas are strongly represented with the exception of FrenchSouthern & Antarctic Territories which is offered separately and St. Pierre et Miquelonwhich was sold some time ago, there are mint and used singles, the used mostly 19th andearly 20th century issues, the overwhelming majority of the collection being mint, inaddition Mr. Wyer had a penchant for the multitude of both major and minor varietiesand errors which makes French Colony collecting so interesting, and these are found inprodigious quantities throughout the collection, also, Mr. Wyer strove to buy millesimespairs and blocks whenever possible, additionally, the collection is further enhanced by aplethora of imperforates, proofs, trial colors, essays and the like, with most being the moredesirable pre-1950 issues, plus there are quite a few interesting covers to be foundthroughout, while we have removed most of the rarities this collection is absolutelyloaded with items that catalog €50 to €500 or more in Yvert or Maury, also unusual is theoverall very high quality of the material as Mr. Wyer was very particular about what headded to the collection, while there is the occasional small fault, toned perf., etc. the col-lection is overwhelmingly o.g., l.h., n.h. or used, fine-very fine; this is a very impressivecollection balance, certainly the largest and finest we have ever hand the pleasure to offer,a careful viewing, while a pleasure, is a task for which sufficient time should be allowed,especially considering how extensive and voluminous it is. (photo - page 279) Est. 50,000-75,000

1252 ��P Miscellaneous balance of the Wyer French Colonies, a carton filled with a wide varietyof material, including two stockbooks loaded with duplicates, Vichy issues in sheets,recent purchases and various material yet to be mounted in the collection, several collection remainders and so forth, better material to be found so should be inspectedcarefully. Est. 2,000-3,000

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The Spink Environment Commitment: Paper from Sustainable Forests and Clean InkFor centuries Spink and its employees have been preserving and curating collectable items. We now wish to play a modest role in preserving our planet, as well as the heritage of collectables, so future generations may enjoy both.

We insist that our printers source all paper used in the production of Spink catalogues from FSC registered suppliers (for further information on the FSC standard please visit fsc.org)and use inks containing no hazardous ingredients. We have further requested that they become registered with the environmental standard ISO140001. Spink recycle all ecological material used on our premises and we would encourage you to recycle your catalogue once you have finished with it.


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The Rolfe E. Wyer Collection Of French Colonies