Lot
2975 
France, Booklets, 1975-1990, group of 16+ post office fresh items, catalog to $25 each, mostly semipostals. Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $50
Lot
2976 /
France & Colonies, Sundry, 1876-1984, neatly displayed in small counter book, including some mint Peace & Commerce values, nice airmails, etc; Monaco better; other miscellaneous F.S.A.T., Mauritania, etc; please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $125
Lot
2977 /
France & Colonies, Selection, 1925-1966, mostly mint, including better such as #253, good War Orphans, C17, etc; also some nice topicals, imperfs, etc., high retail value here, please inspect. Estimate $350 - 500.
Realized: $500
Lot 2978 o
French Colonies, Cancels, 1859-1901, over 700 stamps neatly displayed on Scott Specialty pages, seemingly most of the colonies & Offices represented, wide variety of postmarks, including Maritime cancels, towns, grid types, postage dues, note 5fr Napoleon with Shanghai (2), Yokohama, Romania, Salonica cancels; perf & imperf varieties, forgeries duly noted and much much more; some multiples, picture post cards, detailed examination by the expert recommended; rare examples abound, please inspect.Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $4,250
Lot
2979 /o
French Colonies, 1859-1886, stock of many 100's on black cards, Eagle & Crown, Napoleon III, Ceres & Peace & Commerce, issues, to 80c & 1fr values, many cancels to sort through, interesting accumulation, much duplication. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,000
Lot
2980 /o/
French Colonies, Collection, 1865-1950, massive display in 5 bulging Scott Specialty albums, covering a complete range of colonies from A-Z, mint & used with lovely fresh contents neatly displayed, lacking many of the rarest items but otherwise near complete for the period; overprints abound with forgeries usually identified; best countries predictably include Cameroons, French Guiana, French India, French North Africa colonies Tunisia, Morocco, etc., Gabon, Guadeloupe, Ivory Coast, Martinique, Madagascar, Reunion, Somali Coast; St Pierre et Miquelon with some "France-Libre", Senegal, Ivory Coast, Obock, Offices in Turkey, Levant, extensive China & Indo-China, and many more colonies; lacking the rarest but still impressive and not often offered intact; many varieties identified, Fournier forgeries Navigation & Commerce with intact sets, many scarce Special Printings sets for the 1900 Paris Exposition on thin cardboard, with simulated perforations and usually with year of printing (1892, 1893) on bottom tab; condition generally F-VF; a rare opportunity with many surprises, please inspect closely for proper evaluation. Estimate $20,000 - 30,000.
Realized: $23,000
Lot
2981 /o
French Colonies, Collection, neat collection in two albums includes various colonies also Andorra and Monaco, worth inspection, generally F-VF. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot
2982 /o
French Colonies, Modern Collection, 1950-1975, three bulging Scott Specialty albums, crammed with attractive commemoratives & pictorials, much with topical interest, please inspect. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,050
Lot
2983 /
French Colonies, Collection, 1960-1982, dealer's salesbook loaded with French Southern & Antarctic Terr, French Polynesia, Wallis et Futuna singles, scarce imperfs included, needs careful evaluation by the specialist, all appear pristine most NH; please inspect. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $300
Lot 2984 o
Bénin, Collection, 1892-95, of used on album pages; starting with 1892 issues complete to the 75c (Sc 1-12) with a few following better surcharge issues, complete thereon including dues.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $500