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Public Auction Bowdon December 2024 - 374

Bids to be received by Tuesday 3rd of December 2024 2:00 PM

Lots (616)

Lot 217
France

1936 Air 50f ultramarine hinged mint in very fine condition, SG 541 Cat £1000.

Estimate £ 250.00
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Lot 218
France

1938 -1968 Comprehensive chiefly mint collection on Scott leaves almost complete for the period, missing the high val Airs etc,.. but we note 1953 Sports, 1950's National Relief Fund sets, 1964 Philatec, etc, Good starter lot with a high cat value (100's)

Estimate £ 250.00
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Lot 219
France

1939 (10 Jun) 5c Sower & 40c defins on typed cover to UK tied BATIMENT DELIGNE STRASBOURG hexagonal ship cancel applied twice, Fine. The battleship was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet in WW2 visiting Portugal Britain in this time. Later becoming part of Force X based in Dakar then deployed to the Mediterranean to act as a deterrent to Italy. Later it was bombed in 1942 by the Germans, then again by the Americans in 1944.

Estimate £ 24.00
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Lot 220
France

1943 National Stamp Day. Superb lot of illustrated unfolded letter cards all bearing 1F50c Petain tied with special cds of different towns and cities in France and numbered with various illustrations showing buildings, methods of transport with car, ship, train and boat, Famous people, Coats of Arms, etc, all apertaining to the particular town/city in brown on cream paper. Very attractive (54).

Estimate £ 180.00
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Lot 221
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
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Lot 222
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
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Lot 223
France

Useful collection on leaves including good earlier range of Peace & Commerce, Olivier & Merson to 5f m & u, 1957-9 Air 1000f u/m, etc, 100s.

Estimate £ 150.00
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Lot 224
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
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Lot 225
FRANCE - COLONIES

Diego Suarez: 1938 FM Military colour postcard of La Rue Colbert unstamped to France with manuscript F.M. and violet MARINE NATIONALE SERVICE A LA MER anchor cachet. LA REUNION A MARSEILLE datestamp alongside.

Estimate £ 25.00
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Lot 226
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
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Lot 227
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
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Lot 228
FRANCE - COLONIES

French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1983-90 Large collection of FDC's chiefly unaddressed or printed with 1983 (9), 1984 (9), 1985 (9), 1986 (11), 1987 (10), 1988 (6), 1989 (13) & 1990 (11). Fine lot with good cat as used stamps.

Estimate £ 100.00
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