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Auction: 1001 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 518

France 1849-76, a superb selection in three large stockbooks, including 1849-52 10c. (3 good to fine used), 15c. (huge margins on three sides, a little cut into at right), 20c. (23 with one on entire), 25c. (16 with one on entire), 40c. (5, with a cut into pair on mourning envelope to Edinburgh), 1f. carmine (6 with a pair), 1852-52 10c. (2), 1853-61 1c. strip of six from the left of the sheet, a lovely range of 20c. shades and cancellations, including Paris circle of dots on entire to Bordeaux, 80c. private roulette on entire from Paris to Santander, 80c. Susse perf. on entire from Paris to Barcelona, 1f. single and 10c. strip of three tied by gros points cancellation, 1f. single, 1862 with values to 80c., 1863-70 80c. pair on entire to Vera Cruz, 1869 5f. (4), Rothschild imperf. Proofs, 1870-71 perf. Siege with 40c. retouched "4" on entire to New Orleans, 1870-71 imperf. Bordeaux with 20c. type I on entire, 40c. on entire to Italy, 80c. (5), 1871-76 4c. block of four with red PD cancellations, etc., multiples, varieties, cancellations, etc., a few part original gum or unused but chiefly used, mostly good to fine. A valuable and interesting lot well worth careful inspection Estimate £ 10,000-12,000

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