Sale 1177 — The Scarsdale Collection, Part 10: France
Sale Date — Tuesday, 13 March, 2018
Category — 1870-71 Bordeaux and 1870-75 Ceres Issues (Scott 40-63, Yvert 41B-57)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1024
FRANCE, 1870, 4c Gray (40; Yvert 41B). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, four large even margins, fresh color, Extremely Fine, ex Venn, signed Calves and with 2010 P.F. certificate, Yvert €400
250
275
1025
FRANCE, 1870, 5c Yellow Green on Greenish (41; Yvert 42B). Original gum, lightly hinged, four exceptionally large margins, wonderfully bright color, Extremely Fine, ex "Chappaqua" and Venn, Yvert €370
250
275
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FRANCE, 1870, 10c Bister on Yellowish, Die I (42; Yvert 43A). Original gum, lightly hinged, large margins all around, rich color, Extremely Fine, a particularly handsome stamp, signed A. Brun and with 2014 P.F. certificate, Yvert €1,250
825
450
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FRANCE, 1870, 20c Dark Blue on Bluish, Type I, Die II (43a; Yvert 44Ba). Full original gum, light h.r., full even margins all around, deep color and characteristic impression on brilliantly fresh paperVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 20-CENTIMES TYPE I. BY FAR THE RAREST STAMP OF THE BORDEAUX ISSUE.
Ex Gross. Signed Friedl. With 1998 von der Weid certificate (as Dark Blue) and 2010 P.F. certificate (as Blue). Yvert €33,000
25,000
19,000
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FRANCE, 1870, 20c Blue on Bluish, Type II, Die II (44; Yvert 45B). Original gum, lightly hinged, large margins all around, remarkably bright and fresh, Extremely Fine and choice, ex Markowitz, with 2015 P.F. certificate, Yvert €1,950
950
425
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FRANCE, 1871, 20c Blue on Bluish, Type III, Die II (45; Yvert 46B). Original gum, lightly hinged, large margins all around, brilliant color on fresh paper, Very Fine and choice, ex Gross, signed A. Brun and Calves, with 2010 P.F. certificate, Yvert €1,800
825
550
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FRANCE, 1870, 40c Bright Orange on Yellowish (47b; Yvert 48a). Original gum, minor h.r., four large margins, beautiful vibrant color, Extremely Fine, an eye-catching stamp, ex Feldman, with 1989 Roumet and 2010 P.F. certificates, Yvert €800
625
1,100
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FRANCE, 1870, 80c Rose on Pinkish (48; Yvert 49). Original gum, four large margins, radiant color and a deeply etched impression on immaculate white paper, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, signed Calves and with 2014 P.F. certificate, Yvert €725
600
350
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FRANCE, 1871, 10c on 10c Bister (49; Yvert 34). Full original gum, lightly hinged, spectacularly well-centered, fresh color, Extremely Fine, the 1871 10c on 10c Surcharged stamp is notorious for being off centered and/or lacking original gum, the example offered here is the rare exception and is, without question, the finest quality example of this stamp we have ever encountered, ex Venn, signed Roumet and with 2006 Calves certificate, Yvert €3,000
1,400
550
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FRANCE, 1870, 10c Bister on Yellowish (54; Yvert 36). Full original gum, well-centered, bright color, Very Fine, ex "Chappaqua" and Venn, signed Calves and with 2010 P.F. certificate, Yvert €950
540
400
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FRANCE, 1870, 40c Orange on Yellowish, Type I (59; Yvert 38). Mint N.H. (scarce thus), bright color, Fine, ex Feldman, with 1994 A.P.S. and 2015 P.F. certificates, catalogue values are as hinged, Yvert €725
475
325
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FRANCE, 1875, 10c Bister on Rose (60; Yvert 54). Original gum, barest trace of hinging (if any), well-centered, exceptionally fresh, Very Fine, ex Venn, signed Calves and with 2014 P.F. certificate, Yvert €750
325
375
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FRANCE, 1873, 15c Bister (61; Yvert 55). Original gum, fresh color, Very Fine, ex Venn, with 2001 Behr certificate, Yvert €700
320
375
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FRANCE, 1872, 30c Brown on Yellowish (62; Yvert 56). Original gum, lightly hinged, well-centered, bright fresh color, Very Fine and choice, ex Venn, with 2000 P.F. certificate, Yvert €1,100
550
275
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FRANCE, 1872, 80c Rose on Pinkish, Larger Numerals (63; Yvert 57). Original gum, barely hinged, fabulous centering and magnificent color, bright and crisp, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate as the lined background variety (Yvert 57d, which catalogues €1,650), Yvert as No. 57 €1,200
640
450
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