CUBA 1955-56 PRE-PRODUCTION INK RENDERINGS ON
TRANSPARENT PAPER, #547, C142, essays in ink of the 1955 2c Turkey Christmas stamp and the 1956 30c Quail Air Post stamp, rare proof material
| LotNo. | Lot Description | Minimum Bid |
| 881 |
CUBA 1955-56 PRE-PRODUCTION INK RENDERINGS ON
TRANSPARENT PAPER, #547, C142, essays in ink of the 1955 2c Turkey Christmas stamp and the 1956 30c Quail Air Post stamp, rare proof material
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US$100 |
| LotNo. | Lot Description | Minimum Bid |
| 882 |
 FRANCE, 1862, 20c BLUE TYPE II EMPIRE MINT
NEVER HINGED, #15, full margins, slight natural gum bend, very fine, cat. $150.00 as hinged, Maury #14 II @ €500.00, Yvert #14B @ €550.00 (Image) |
US$75 |
| 883 |
 FRANCE LETTERED DIAMOND GRID CANCELS
COLLECTION ON 1862-76 ISSUES DISPLAYED ON ALBUM PAGES, 133 stamps showing a variety of cancels, most stamps sound with clear strikes, overall fine-very fine
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US$250 |
| 884 |
 FRANCE PARIS NUMERAL STAR CANCELS ON 1863-75
ISSUES ON TWO ALBUM PAGES, incl. numerals 1 thru 30, 33, 34 (scarce), 35, 36, 37, 38 (scarce), 39, also National Assembly h.s., generally sound fine-very fine stamps with clear strikes
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US$150 |
| 885 |
 FRANCE, 1870, 1c OLIVE GREEN ON PALE BLUE
REPORT I AND II MINT, #38, both full margins, lightly hinged, fine-very fine, cat. $250.00, Maury #39 I & II @ €350.00, Yvert #39A & 39B @ €525.00 (Image) |
US$75 |
| 886 |
 FRANCE, 1870, 1c BRONZE GREEN ON PALE BLUE
USED, #38a, even margins all around, neat town d.s., tiny thin speck, fine-very fine, signed Scheller, cat. $155.00, Maury #39a @ €240.00 (Image) |
US$50 |
| 887 |
 FRANCE, 1870, 2c RED BROWN REPORT II
MINT, #39, full margins with portion of second stamp at top, full o.g., small h.r., extremely fine, cat. $225.00, Maury #40 II @ €345.00, Yvert #40B @ €360.00 (Image) |
US$100 |
| 888 |
 FRANCE, 1871, 10c "CITRON" LEMON, REPORT II,
USED, #42 var., position 6, large margins all around, "3602" dotted diamond cancel, very fine, signed Calves and Roumet, the rarest of the 10-cent Bordeaux shades, unlisted in Scott, cat. Maury #43j @ €1,000.00 (Image) |
US$350 |
| 889 |
 FRANCE, 1870, 20c ULTRAMARINE ON BLUISH TYPE
III REPORT I USED, #45a, full margins, close at bottom right, numeral '99' diamond dotted grid cancel, fine, signed Scheller, cat. $675.00, Maury #46 IIId report I @ €900.00, Yvert #46Ad @ €700.00 (Image) |
US$150 |
| 890 |
 FRANCE, 1870, 80c ROSE ON PINKISH WITH ANCHOR
CANCEL, #48, large margins all around, extremely fine example with a scarcer cancel, ex. Riviera, cat. $250.00, Maury #49a @ €500.00 with this cancel (Image) |
US$125 |
| 891 |
 FRANCE, 1871, 15c BISTER ON YELLOWISH
MINT, #56, quite well-centered, lightly hinged, fine-very fine, signed Scheller, cat. $300.00, Maury #55 @ €625.00 (Image) |
US$100 |
| LotNo. | Lot Description | Minimum Bid |
| 892 |
 FRANCE, 1876, 1c GREEN TYPE I NH, #64,
quite well-centered, fine-very fine, cat. $210.00, Maury #61 @ €260.00, Yvert #61 @ €277.50 (Image) |
US$50 |
| 893 |
 FRANCE, 1876, 2c GREEN ON GREENISH TYPE II
MINT, #77, lightly hinged, fine-very fine, signed Brun, cat. $115.00, Maury #74 @ €110.00. Yvert #74 @ €175.00 (Image) |
US$50 |
| 894 |
 FRANCE, 5c GREEN TYPE II "MILLÉSIMES" NO. 3
GUTTER PAIR USED ON COVER, #78, tied by Vichy d.s. on Oct., 1893 cover, some edgewear, franking and cancels intact, overall fine-very fine, scarce usage, cat. Maury €225.00 as mint pair
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US$100 |
| 895 |
 FRANCE, 1890, 50c ROSE ON ROSE TYPE II BLOCK
OF FOUR MINT, #101, top pair h.r., bottom pair NH with slight offset from underlying stamps in gum, fresh color, fine, cat. $840.00 as hinged singles, Maury #98 @ €990.00 as a hinged block of four (Image) |
US$150 |
| LotNo. | Lot Description | Minimum Bid |
| 896 |
 FRANCE 1900, 20c BROWN VIOLET MINT, #118,
well-centered, very lightly hinged, extremely fine, cat. $55.00, Maury #113 @ €75.00 (Image) |
US$50 |
| 897 |
 FRANCE, 1916, 50c MERSON ON GRAYISH (GC)
PAPER NH, #123a, top margin single with "GC" imprint (very weak perfs between stamp and selvage, fine-very fine, cat. $375.00, Maury #120b @ €510.00 (Image) |
US$125 |
| 898 |
 FRANCE, 1900, 2fr GRAY VIOLET & YELLOW MERSON
MINT, #126, fresh, h.r., fine-very fine, signed Scheller, cat. $625.00, Maury #122 @ €950.00, Yvert #122 @ €1,000.00 (Image) |
US$200 |
| 899 |
 FRANCE, 1906, 35c VIOLET TYPE I MINT,
#175b, fresh, LH, fine-very fine, cat. $150.00, Maury #136 I @ €310.00, Yvert #136 @ €425.00 (Image) |
US$50 |
| 900 |
 M.H. LATHAM - FAMOUS FRENCH PIONEER AVIATOR
POSTCARD SHOWING HIM SITTING IN THE ANTOINETTE IV, #182, 10c red tied by June, 1909 d.s. on the front of the postcard, Latham set the world altitude record of 155 meters (509 ft) in an aircraft of this type in August of 1909, fine-very fine
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US$100 |
