Public Auction Sheffield October 2024 - 317

Bids to be received by Wednesday 30th of October 2024 6:00 PM

Lots (655)

Lot 265
France

Eclectic group of covers/cards with 1862 Accounts sheet folded to form an entire bearing four margin Napoleon,then 1930's to 1940's with 1936 Philatelic Bourse card with large blue bourse cds, 1938 env to Djibouti with DIRECTION du PERSONNEL MILITAIRE/ 1er BUREAU h/s in violet, 1940 philatelic card bearing 1c & 2c sowers tied with large Czechoslovak Army Post cds' in blue, 1949 CITEX cover with imperf/perf strip of 4 tied with Exhibition cds plus other better stamps of 1930's/40's on flown commercial covers Nice lot with odd fault but many fine and attractive (14).

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 266
France

French P.O. in China: 1902 PPC of a country scene around Hankow postcard to Paris bearing 10c Chine adhs tied HAN - KEOU CHINE / POSTE FRANCAISE cds (struck twice), mainly fine.

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 267
France

NEWSPAPERS: 1870/1 'Le Courier de L'Ouest, Three complete newspapers, folded into 4 and annotated in french on pages; one bearing pair of 1c Napoleons' tied with Alencon cds's and revenue tax mark, another with 2c brown Napoleon with the same cds and finally one with same 2c brown tied with Le Breil- s-Merize cds. All are fine with dealers expertising marks and are ready for display. Need to be viewed carefully. Nice interesting lot (3).

Estimate £ 240.00
Lot 268
France

Seventeenth Century Letters: An original French correspondence from 1620s-1690s, mainly from the same correspondence including very small neatly folded with no postal markings, huge retail potential for a French specialist. (31).

Estimate £ 600.00
Lot 269
FRANCE - COLONIES

1956-1997 Unmounted mint assembly on Hagners with odd better including 1956 Rockhopper Penguins airs 50f & 100f (Cat £135), 1963 Quiet Sun 100f (£120), 1971 Fish set (Cat £74), approx. 180.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 270
FRANCE - COLONIES

Chad: 1924 AEF 2c olive-brown and salmon mint with TCHAD overprint showing Afrique Equatoriale Francaise blue overprint double variety, nice example, SG 20 var.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 271
FRANCE - COLONIES

French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1956 - 1967 Selection of unmounted mint with many better stamps in evidence including 1956 4f, 8f,12f, 20f, 25f (cat £110), 85f, the Airs set of 3 to 200f, (cat £205),1963 5f (2, cat £65 each) 8f (2), 25f in block of 4 (cat £33 each), 50f (4, cat £55 each ) then commemoratives including 1963 Quiet Sun set of 2 (cat £195). Nice lot with a cat value of £1,300 (29).

Estimate £ 260.00
Lot 272
FRANCE - COLONIES

French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1956 - 71 Selection of Airs with 1956 set of 3 to 500F, 1963 Quiet Sun 100F (unmounted mint) & 1971 Crozet 3 vals to 200F. Very fresh group SG 16/18, 37 & 54/56 Cat £540.

Estimate £ 130.00
Lot 273
FRANCE - COLONIES

French Southern & Antarctic Territories: 1965 Air Centenary of ITU 30f fine unmounted mint, SG 39 Cat £225.

Estimate £ 65.00
Lot 274
FRANCE - COLONIES

French Southern & Antarctic Territories: 1965 Air Discovery of Adelie Land 50f fine unmounted mint, SG 38 Cat £140.

Estimate £ 42.00
Lot 275
FRANCE - COLONIES

Indo-China 1919 Mint / unused pairs each showing closed 4 in surcharge variety along with ordinary open 4 variety. Noted 4c on 10c, 14c on 35c (2), 24c on 60c (2), SG 92a, 97a, D115a.

Estimate £ 48.00
Lot 276
FRANCE - COLONIES

Madagascar: 1904 Provisionals 10c bisected on Diego Surez postcard of villagers tied Affranchissement / exceptionnel / (faute de Timbres.) handstamp in blue with additional DIEGO SUAREZ 5 March cds applied twice addressed locally E.V (En Ville, local). Fine.

Estimate £ 45.00

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