Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010
Category — Foreign Stamps and Covers (France: Booklets)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5844
FRANCE, 1903, 15c Slate Green, Complete Booklet of 20 (139b var; Yvert Carnet 130-C2). Rogers 5b, two panes of ten, Mint N.H., minor cover crease, Fine-Very Fine, Yvert e750, Scott Retail as hinged panes
900
180
5845
FRANCE, 1907, 5c Green, Booklet Pane of Ten (159b). Four complete booklets (Rogers 3a, 3b, 3r, 8b), each containing four panes of ten, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
1,600
425
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FRANCE, 1907-21, 5c Green, Orange, Complete Booklets of 40 Stamps (159b, 160a). One of former, six of latter, five of these with Private Detective advertising, Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as loose panes
2,140
500
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FRANCE, 1930, 1.50fr + 3.50fr "Smile of Reims", Complete Booklet with Pane of Eight (B34a; Yvert Carnet 256-C1). Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, Yvert e1,100
1,100
325
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FRANCE, 1.50 + 3.50fr "Smile of Reims", Complete Booklet of Two Panes of Four with Wide Gutter Between (B34b; Yvert Carnet 256-C1). Mint N.H., Very Fine, Yvert e1,000 as booklet, e1,280 as eight Mint N.H. singles, evidently the booklet price needs to be increased
1,100
325
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FRANCE, 1930, 1.50fr + 3.50fr "Smile of Reims" Booklet Pane of Four (B34a; Yvert 256). Mint N.H., Extremely Fine, with original booklet cover, Yvert e640 as four Mint N.H. singles
525
275
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FRANCE, 1952, Red Cross Complete Booklet (B274a; Yvert Carnet 2001). Four complete booklets plus a loose pane without cover, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Yvert e2,200 just for the four booklets
1,725
325
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FRANCE, 1952, Red Cross Booklet Pane (B274a). Mint N.H. "exploded" booklet and complete pane on large-size cacheted FDC with red Dec. 13, 1952 special First Day cancels, also incl. complete "exploded" Red cross booklets from 1953 to 1969, Mint N.H., Very Fine, the First Day Cover is very scarce (Yvert Nos. Carnet 2001-2018)
E. 400-500
190
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FRANCE, 1953-57, Red Cross Complete Booklets (B282a, B291a, B301a, B309a, B318a; Yvert Carnet 2002-Carnet 2006). Mint N.H., also incl. Mint N.H. B282a and B309a loose panes, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as booklet panes, Yvert e970 as complete booklets (two loose panes not counted in this value)
555
160
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France, Complete Red Cross Booklets. 28, incl. Nos. B282a, B291a, B301a, B309a and B318a, two to eleven of each, Mint N.H., Scott Retail as panes only, Yvert e3,700 as complete booklets, Fine-Very Fine
1,715
350
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FRANCE, 1955, Red Cross Complete Booklet (B301a; Yvert Carnet 2004). Five, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Yvert e2,250
1,500
425
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France, Booklets (Carnets), 1906-65. Two volume award winning exhibition collection written-up and mounted by Jacques H. Rogers, noted dealer and authority on foreign booklets, 86 apparently all different, virtually all just one to a page and "exploded" to show the stamps, booklet covers, interleaving or inner text, many scarce items, unusual covers, panes with advertising, and more, virtually all (if not all) Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, a beautiful lot and a pleasure to view
E. 3,000-4,000
10,000
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France, Complete Booklet Stock. Several hundred, just about from the beginning to 1965, nice variety in various quantities, variety of cover styles also and a few incomplete booklets or loose panes, Mint N.H., many identified by Rogers and/or old Yvert numbers, Fine-Very Fine and valuable stock
E. 2,000-3,000
4,750
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France, Booklet Panes. 24 virtually all different on pages, incl. nos. 113b, 139b and 162e, Mint N.H., virtually all Fine-Very Fine
1,730
500
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