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Lots (655)
New Caledonia: 1877 (Mar 22) Stamp shortages cover roughly opened at the top with triangular cancel 'P.D. / AFFRANCHI / EN NUMERAIRE / FAUTE DE / TIMBRES COLONIAUX / SCE POSTES NELLE CALEDIE' on the front plus normal pmks and recieiving marks. Apparent late usage of the triangular marking showing mail travelling the Pacific Route with previous only known use was 25th March to 15th July 1875. Very scarce cover that needs further research.
New Caledonia: 1892 40c red on straw Type 2 overprint imperf with four very good to very large margins cds used. Only 100 of the type 2 overprint stated to exist. Choice stamp. Yvert 19a Cat 3700 Euros.
Peace & Commerce Forgeries mainly mint or unused for many different countries from 1c to 1fr incl New Caledonia, Reunion, Senegal, Guadeloupe, Indo-China, Indian Sett., Martinique, Mayotte etc, intr lot (95).
Reunion: 1866 (19 Nov) Slightly wrinkled cover from REUNION ST DENIS unstamped soldier's letter to France with CORR. D. ARMEES ST DENIS octagonal cancel blue alongside, 6 charge mark (9 h/s applied upside down to make 6), red similar d/s and transit and arrival backstamps, wrinkled but nice early army envelope.
Reunion: 1927 Cover sent from Mr. E DuPont (Expedition) in Hellbourg to Finland bearing 1F25c ovpt on 1F blue (x2) and 50c yellow and lilac tied with Hellbourg cds's with Registered 'R' HELLBOURG REUNION H/S in black alongside. Mr DuPont was a famous Conchologist studying the shells and Molluscs on the Aldabra Islands. Very interesting cover.
Upper Volta: 1920 4c blue and black unmounted mint showing HAUTE VOLTA inverted overprint variety. SG 3c.
1902-05 ½d to 1/6d 8 values mounted mint with large hinge remains, nice looking set, SG 45/53. Cat £190.
1885 (Sept) Printed cover (folded and stain) bearing HOSTER cancel type 10/30 (Whitney) with 10p rose x 2 tied by complete strike of rare HOSTER machine cancel addr to Holland. These machines were mainly sold to London offices but they did get some international usage including use in Germany at two offices, extremely rare despite the condition.
1922 (3 Jun) 30m brown and yellow unmounted mint showing yellow background omitted plus additional shade in dark brown, Michel 208 P.I. Both U/M.
1924 40pf olive green Eagle & 1928 80pf chocolate Hindenburg both bottom marginal examples with vertical rule lines of imprint commercially used and expertised on reverse 'Schelgel BPP' Michel 360 var & 422 var Cat 1600 Euros.
1924 Welfare Fund 10pf + 30pf red in a SUPERB FULL SHEET of 50 unmounted mint with all the marginal inscriptions. Great display item Mi 352 Cat 450 Euros.
1933 Air Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight 4m sepia mounted mint with several severe thins, SG 512.
