Lot
2277 
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French Colonies, Collection, 1859-1965. Lovely fresh contents neatly displayed in 7 Scott Specialty albums, very well-filled, lacking the rarest items but otherwise near complete for the period; best countries (with Scott catalogue value) predictably include Andorra ($2,160), Cameroons ($5,150 including German Colonies) issues, French Colonies ($3,000), French Guiana ($4,480), French India ($3,300), French Morocco ($2,840), Gabon (2,500), Guadeloupe ($2,730), Ivory Coast ($2,600), Martinique ($2,900), Madagascar ($2,650), Reunion ($3,000), Somali Coast ($2,700); and many more colonies; lacking the rarest but still impressive and not often offered intact; condition generally F-VF, total owner's (very reliable) Scott Catalogue value $72,800, o.g., hinged or never hinged. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
Realized: $18,000