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Auction: 21175 - Stamps & Covers of France and French Colonies - e-Auction
Lot: 1313

(x) Madagascar
French Post Offices
1930-57 including Vichy issues, a superb group on pages (32) featuring multiple die proofs, colour trials and varieties. Highlights include 1931 bi-coloured die proofs for the General Gallieni design (3), composite die proof for the frame and centre and imperforate 1c., 50c., 2f., 3f. and 10f. values on gummed paper with light wrinkles, Betsileo Woman essay for the approved design in black on card, Hova Girl composite die proof of centre and frame (frame showing adhesion marks where a separate centre proof may have been affixed), bi-colour proof and further composite in green, all three of unapproved designs, Harnessing the Zebus design composite die proof for frame and centre with issued 1942 0.50c. on 1c. surcharge inverted, 1931 1f. 50c. 'madagascar' omitted, 1935-41 Aeroplane over Madagascar composite die proof of frame and centre in orange, 50c. with red (centre) omitted, two with value omitted, 1f. 75c. ovpt. 'france libre' neatly cancelled, 8f. 50c. 'rf' omitted (crease) and imperforate 1f. 75c., 4f. and 4f. 50c. from the top of the sheet, 1938 Jean Laborde die proof for 1f. in unissued colour, 1943 Air 25f. imperforate proof with blank value tablet, 1943 5f., 10f. and 20f. in imperforate pairs, 1944 surcharge 1f. 50c. on 5c. surcharge inverted, 1945 Felix Éboué 2f. and 25f. imperforate from the bottom of the sheet (crease), 1946 Air Chad to Rhine imperforate set, 1946 Air 50f. and 100f. imperforate (both with creasing), 1949 Air 75th Anniv. on UPU 25f. imperforate, 1952 Postage 7f. 50c. imperforate colour trials (4, two as pairs), Air 50f., 100f. (with attractive signed Epreuve De Luxe for 100f.) and 200f. imperforate colour trials in black, steel blue and sepia, 1954 Air 15f. imperforate, 1954-55 Lyautey attractive progressive colour trials for 10f., one in vertical strip of three and five and 40f., one in vertical strip of five, the other in a marginal strip of six, 1957 marginal colour trials for each value; also Vichy 1941 Petain 1f. and 2f. 50c. die proofs, 1942 Child Protection 1f. 50c. +3f. 50c., 2f. +6f. and 3f. +9f. die proofs. Most issues accompanied with cover showing postal usage. A valuable and attractive group, important for any collection of this period

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€1,400

Starting price
€1400