Lot
3301 
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France, Holding, of one man's 60 year accumulation (nearly all material 1900-1980); lots of mint, never hinged sets and singles; many better and interesting items; inspect. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $475
Lot
3302 //o
France, Holding, from 1 man's 60 year accumulation; includes 3 filled stockbooks going back to earliest issues; huge retail value. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $625
Lot
3303 
France, 1918 YMCA French Army Secretary Correspondence to Colorado, about 65 letters sent in 1918 by a YMCA secretary attached to the French army to his wife in Colorado, letters, along with a few cards and collateral material, provide a nuanced picture of how the YMCA functioned in WWI; mixed condition. Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
3304 /
France, Better Mint Grouping, includes souvenir sheets with 1925 Expo & 1927 Strasbourg sheets with cancels in margin, 1937 PEXIP sheet, stamps including 1929 Le Harve Exposition overprint, numerous better semi-postals and regular high values, some good airmails, etc.; worth evaluation. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $1,350
Lot
3305
France, Never Hinged Issues, 1930-40's, run of singles and multiples of regular & semi-postal issues on stockpages, regular issues with good commemoratives and definitives; owner's Maury cat approximately €12,000, worth review. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Realized: $650
Lot
3306
France, Mint Collection, 20th Century collection to 1974 in a Scott album, regular issues and semipostals, well filled after 1934, also airmails and B.O.B., including. PEXIP souvenir sheet n.h. Scott #329, fresh and attractive n.h. group. Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $475
Lot
3307
France, RF Overprints Accumulation, newly discovered from a new issue dealer in the 1940's. This lot consists of multiples of the Bordeaux (Gironde) (types I-III) and the Poitiers (Vienne) complete; everything appears to be fresh and n.h.; in some cases the stamps are still in their original 1940's glassines; enormous retail in French Specialized catalogs of nearly $50,000! Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $1,500
Lot 3308 o
French Post Offices Abroad, Collection, 1885-1941, used collection on Scott Specialty pages, highlights including Offices in China Scott #1-12A, 34-44, 54, Canton 48-64, Hoi Hao 32-43, 45-6, 48, Kwangchowan 16 on piece, Mongtseu 10, 13-15, 29-31, Yunan Fou 32-33, 50, Offices in Crete 1-16, 18, Offices in Egypt-Alexandria 1-13, 15, Offices in Turkey (Levant) 39 on piece, Cavalle 1-7, Port Lagos 1-6 etc., various duplicates hinged beneath, better cancels throughout, careful inspection recommended, owner's Scott $6,000+.Estimate $600 - 800.
Realized: $2,600
Lot
3309 /o
French Post Offices Abroad, Accumulation, one man's 60 year accumulation of French Offices (no China) each office well represented; includes Port Said #47, mint (expertized); Inspect. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $650