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Auction: 176 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Auction
Lot: 539

France, Colonies, & Offices Abroad extraordinary balance of consignment, an exceptional holding of small lots, collections, and individual items, from a massive holding of this area, filling a carton, significant value to be found, note stockbook with useful French Offices in China including Hoi Hao, Kuang Chou, Mongtseu, and Pak Hoi, French Guiana with good 1892 issues, Guadeloupe, strong Gabon including scarce first issues, St. Pierre & Miquelon “France Libre” overprints, old-time album with strong Colonies regular issues, Algeria, and Cameroon, many folders of well-filled territory-specific collections including Offices in China, with good run from 1894-1902 mint, Offices in Zanzibar with #1-10, #12-15, J1-5 used, French Antarctic Territory, French Offices in Egypt with Alexandria and Port Said, France with comprehensive mint 1930s/40s semi-postals, with B1-6, and Air Post complete 1946-80 mint, valuable Annan & Tonkin with study of 1888 surcharges, showing various surcharge positions, French Colonies mostly used complete 1859-86 on Palo pages, duplicate Colonies issues in a stockbook with many select c.d.s. postmarks, valuable collection of select used Colonies issues, with particularly interesting Nossi-Be with inverted surcharges, Fournier forgery reference collection with more than 700 examples, stockbook of unusual Somali Coast proofs, several strong collections of territories from Affars & Issas to Offices in Zanzibar, a range of better individual sets including mostly mint Navigation & Commerce sets of French Indo-China, Ivory Coast, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Anjouan, as well as others individually purchased at auction many years ago including Guadeloupe 14/26, Martinique 20a, Andorra 1-22, Latakia 1-22, Ile Rouad 1-16, Monaco B1-6, a few dozen stock pages of duplicates with many desirable and high-cataloguing items, some of the scarcest with somewhat dubious overprints, much worthwhile material including Anjouan #1-18, useful French Congo and French India, Mayotte #1-19, Noel 1941 overprints of St. Pierre & Miquelon, good Syria & Alexandretta, Guadeloupe postage dues, and much more, significant catalogue value well into the five figures, detailed inspection essential to appreciate the tremendous opportunities within, an excellent prospect for the enthusiast of this area to acquire a diverse and significant holding with much potential.

Sold for
$24,000