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: Scott 13-15)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5735
FRANCE, 1860, 20c Blue on Bluish, Ty. I (15; Yvert 14A). Horizontal strip of six, huge margins to clear, scissors-cut between leftmost stamps, used with 10c Bister (14; Yvert 13A) and tied by "2738" lozenges on blue folded cover to Naples, Italy, neat "Rouen 21 Janv. 56" double-circle datestamp, red boxed "PD" handstamp, red oval "Franca" handstamp also ties strip, transit and receiving backstamps, horizontal file fold affects 10c, otherwise Very Fine, attractive and unusual franking
E. 200-300
400