Auction: 11029 - Summer Collector's Series sale
Lot: 902
France 1849-1959 a valuable and comprehensive mint and used collection in MOC printed album contained in a carton, thousands, including 1849-52 10c., 15c., 40c. 1f. carmine, 1f. vermilion (creased and touched, signed Calves), 1852-53 10c., 1853-61 25c., 1f. (signed Calves), 1869 5f., 1871 "10" on 10c., 1870-71 imperf. Bordeaux 1c. to 80c., 1876-85 N under B 2c. large part original gum, N under U 10c., 1877-90 1c. black on Prussian blue (signed Brun/Calves), 1917-19 Orphans set, 1922 Orphans set, 1923 Bordeaux 1f., 1923-26 10c. with Mineraline and Phena labels, 1925 Paris 5f. and the miniature sheet, 1929 Le Havre 2f., 1927 Strasbourg 5f., 10f. and the miniature sheet, 1927 to 1931 Sinking Fund issues, 1936 South America flight 10f., 1937 Pexip miniature sheet, 1937 Museums set, 1938 Ader 50f., 1942 unissued "r france f" and "r x f" sets, Air Mails with 1927 Marseilles set, 1936 50f. emerald (perfin), 1936 50f. on rose, Franchise, Council of Europe, War Stamps, Liberation issues, Newspaper Stamps 1868 imperf. 2c. blue, Postage Dues 1871-76 25c., 30c., 60c. ochre, 60c. blue, 1881-92 1f. (part original gum), 2f. and 5f. black, 1f. (part original gum), 2f. and 5f. reddish brown, 1908 50f., Telegraphs, Parcel Post 1932 Livraison par Expres 1f. 45 green, Precancels, etc., chiefly good to fine. A valuable and useful lot. Photo Estimate £ 5,000-6,000
Sold for
£7,500