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: Airpost thru Postage Due)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5865
FRANCE, 1927, 2fr, 5fr Air Post (C1-C2; Yvert PA1-2 ). Tied on cover by June 30, 1927 Marseilles Aviation Exhibition circular datestamps, small cover edge faults far from stamps, Fine-Very Fine, Yvert e500 for used off-cover
E. 300-400
225
5866
FRANCE, 1928, 10fr on 90c and 10fr on 1.50fr "Ile De France" (C3-C4; Yvert PA3-PA4). Mint N.H., fresh, somewhat off-center as usual (the 10fr on 1.50fr nearly identical to the illustration in the Yvert catalog)FINE. A VERY RARE SET OF AIR POST STAMPS MISSING FROM MOST ADVANCED COLLECTIONS OF FRANCE OR WORLDWIDE AIR POSTS.
Each with 1980 Royal Philatelic Society certificate. Yvert e22,000
15,000
8,500
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FRANCE, 1928, 10fr on 90c "Ile De France" Air Post (C3; Yvert PA3). Fresh, lightly hinged, Fine, Yvert e3,000
1,800
900
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FRANCE, 1936, 85c-50fr Plane Over Paris (C8-C14; Yvert PA8-PA14). Several Mint N.H., 50fr barely hinged (appears Mint N.H. at a glance), beautifully centered, Extremely Fine, Yvert e1,270
976
425
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FRANCE, 1936, 50fr "Bank Note"(C15; Yvert PA15). Mint N.H., Very Fine, Yvert e1,500
1,150
0
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FRANCE, 1936, 50fr "Bank Note"(C15; Yvert PA15). Mint N.H., Very Fine, Yvert e1,500
1,150
425
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FRANCE, 1947-49, 500fr UPU, 1,000 View of Paris (C22, C27; Yvert PA20, PA29). Former complete Mint N.H. sheet of ten with gutter margins, latter Mint N.H. with coins date selvage plus bottom and right gutter selvage, Extremely Fine, Yvert e865
650
160
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FRANCE, 1871, 40c Ultramarine, Postage Due (J8a; Yvert TT7a). Large to huge margins, neat 1872 double-circle datestamp, beautiful colorEXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS POSTAGE DUE SHADE VARIETY. BY FAR THE RAREST OF ALL FRENCH POSTAGE DUE ISSUES AND THE KEY TO COMPLETION.
Yvert e8,000
5,700
2,200
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FRANCE, 1871, 40c Prussian Blue, Postage Due (J8b; Yvert TT7b). Original gum, h.r., ample to huge margins, wonderfully fresh and bright, Very Fine, very scarce shade, with 1961 Behr photo certificate, Yvert e3,250
2,600
1,600
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FRANCE, -1/2c on 1c Gray, Newspaper Issue on "GC" Paper, Inverted Surcharge (P7a; Yvert 157c). Mint N.H. with right selvage and gutter margin at bottom (pos. 50 from the four pane sheet of 100), Fine and scarce, signed Miro, Yvert e1,400
1,200
425
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FRENCH OFFICES IN EGYPT, Port Said, 1899, Red "Vingt Cinq" on 10c Black on Lavender, Additional Red "25" Surcharge (17). Used with 15c Blue No. 7, tied together and on to neat local registered cover by "Port-Said Egypte 25 Nov. 99" double-circle datestamp, Fine
E. 300-400
150
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