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Auction: 176 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Auction
Lot: 537

France & Colonies valuable accumulation of mint & used, with over 700 retired & prepared but never distributed A.P.S. circuit books, representing the range of French colonial philately, the vast majority being pre-independence material, extensive number of better singles and sets, many cataloguing well over $100, note Offices in China with #46-56 short set, Mongtseu 16-32, Hoi Hao 14 and 16-31 used, Kwangchowan 36-53 mint hinged, Pak Hoi between 52/69, Tchongking 1-16 (mix of mint and used), Canton, Yunnan Fou 1-15 used, also note better Zanzibar including #9 used, Dedeagh, Port Said, Alexandria, Martinique, Benin with J1-4 used, 33-45 mint, Crete, French Andorra with J9-15 mint, Guadeloupe with 14-26 mint, Obock including good postage dues, French Sudan, Diego Suarez 38-50 mint, French Polynesia, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Tahiti with early postage dues, St. Marie de Madagascar #1-3 mint, French Congo, Dahomey #1-16 and New Caledonia #23-33 mix of mint and used, Anjouan, Annan & Tonkin,etc, a wonderful group replete with better items, some suspect surcharges but also note others with expert backstamps, and condition ranging from small faults to very fine, rarely available in this quantity, tremendous catalogue value, and an ideal collection for the dealer or dedicated collector.

Sold for
$23,000