••• FOREIGN SINGLE COUNTRIES (continued) •••

1836			FRANCE COLLECTION, 1868/1959. Extensive collection on quadrille pages with mint, used, multiples, an array of varieties, etc. plus an assortment of telegraph/telephone issues, premium issues by the boatload incl (mint unless otherwise noted), strong Sage grouping with 1876-78 Type I 2c, 10c(2), 15c, 20c, 75c, 1fr, 1876-77 Type II 10c mint and used, 15c, 30c 9 millesimes pair, 1879-90 25c yellow pair, 25c black "0" millesimes pair, 50c "9" mileesimes pair (stamps NH), block of four, 1900-29 "Blanc" and "Mouchon" 1900 20c "0" millesimes pair, 1900 25c "0" millesimes pair, 1902 20c "2" millesimes pair, 1902 30c "2" millesimes pair, 50c block of four G.C. paper, 20fr (2), 1903/38 Sowers 1903-38 10c-1fr wih shades and multiples, 1921 10c green "Mineraline" tab, 1920/27 precancels incl 1926 55c on 50c block of four, 1920s/30s Commemoratives mostly complete mint and/or used with multiples, minor varieties, etc., incl 1923 Bordeaux Congress single and block of four, 1929 Le Havre Exposition single and block of four NH, 1927 Strasbourg S/S expo favor cancel, 1931 3fr Reims die IV block of four (stamps NH), 1937 PEXIP S/S mint and expo favor cancel, 1938 Ader thick paper coin date block of four (stamps NH), Charity Issues 1918 Red Cross block of four (two stamps NH), 1927/31 Sinking Fund blocks of four, 1928 Workers block of four, 1930 Reims booklet pane of four, 1952 Red Cross cplt booklet, Airmails 1927 2fr, 5fr Overprints on cacheted Marseille Meeting cover, Postage Due 1871 40c used, 60c yellow unused, 1929 1.20fr-5fr Postage Due Surcharge blocks of four (yields two NH sets), ”Back of the Book” Issues 1868 2c Lilac newspaper, 1868 25c-2fr Telegraph used (less 25c imperf) with shade varieties, 1896 25c on 50c Telephone (Ceres 14), 1909 Amiens tete-beche pair, 1914 10c Valenciennes, 1918-20 5c-1fr Parcel Post perf and imperf, etc., usual mixed condition but much better than usually seen, mostly F-VF, a splendid "old time" collection with many wonderful surprises. From the "Silverthorne" collection.[v]	Est. $12000-15000
1837	/		EXCELLENT FRANCE MULTI-PART QUALITY COLLECTION, 1849-1968 a four volume collection with a great deal of completion. Volume 1contains used issues 1849-1937 with lovely 19th Century including 1849 Ceres to 1fr (some signed), 1852 10c &: 25c, 1853-60 to 1fr, 1863-70 to 5fr, some reproductions, postmarks and shades, the Sage types look about complete as per the album, 20th Century is very strong with Regulars including 1923 Bordeaux Congress 1fr, and 1929 Le Havre Exhibition 2fr used on separate covers, 1925 Paris, 1927 Strasbourg and 1937 Pexip Souvenir Sheets, Semi Postals 1917-19 Orphans set, Sinking Fund and other complete sets, Air Posts 1927 overprints, 1936 Plane over Paris set, 1936 Network 50fr, Postage Dues; Volume 2 is a NH collection 1945-1967 about complete with Regulars, Semi-Postals and Air Posts; The third volume includes comprehensive 1944 Liberation overprints with mint or used sets, Propaganda forgeries, 1944 Free French Government London printing, both sets of three NH; The last album contains 1949-57, nineteen Large Artists Proofs, some signed. A lovely collection that deserves close attention.[v]	Est. $9000-11000
1838			FRANCE COLLECTION, 1849/1989. Two well filled Scott albums with extensive mostly used 19th century and predominantly mint 20th with fair number present both mint (or unused) and used, mostly complete mint 1923-89 including semis, airs, dues, officials plus an assortment of 1980s booklets, many better noted with (mint unless otherwise noted) 1849/50 1Fr used, strong 1853/1900 used with high values and some shades, 1917-27 War Orphans issues, 1918 Red Cross, 1923 Bordeaux Congress with cert., 1925 Paris Expo S/S (stamps NH), 1927 Strasbourg S/S, 1928-31 Sinking Fund, 1929 Le Havre Expo Overprint, 1930 Smile of Reims, 1935 PEXIP S/S, 1950s Portraits, 1980s booklets, airs include 1936 "Banknote", 1936 So. Atlantic Flight, etc., usual mixed condition esp. in classic period, mostly F-VF.[v]	Est. $8000-10000
1839			EXTENSIVE FRANCE COLLECTION, 1849-2005 Six hingeless Lighthouse albums loaded with mint OG and used Definitives (incl. advanced section of Ceres through 1907 Sowers displaying many different color shades, good cancels, Sower numeral gutter pairs), and Commemoratives, Booklets, pre-cancels, Semi-Postals, S/Ss, Airpost, Postage Dues, Military, Newspaper, Alsace-Lorraine issues, miniature sheets, plus many deluxe proofs (several signed), forgeries, Liberation issues, and several interesting postally used and philatelic covers, incl. mint Scott 30, 31, 31 block, 32 block (each stamp signed), 51 (x2), 52, 53, 55 (part OG), 56, 58, 61 signed, 64, 77, 82, 84 (x3), 94, 99 (x3), 1887 20c "Sage" reprint, 106 block NH, 119, 119a, 123, 126; set of 9 Soubert vignettes (printed in 1902, London), and set of 5 "Napoleon 1st 1804-1814" fantasies; 133-7, 138-54, 131, 132, 138a, 139a, 159b exploded booklet (toned gum), 160a, 185-96, 197, 226, 227-240, 241, 245a mint and cto exploded booklets, 247B, 253, 267b booklets (x6, incl. Yvert 283-C4), 329 NH, 382v London forgeries (full pane of 20), 1941-1942 Petain forgeries, 624a, B7, B8, B9, B11, B12-19, B20-3, B24v-6v compound deluxe proof, B31v large, numbered essays in violet (x3), B27, B31-3, B34, B35-7, B38, B39v (metallic blue-green shade), B66-7, 1922 La Baule Airpost Semi-Officials to 5f, C1-2, C8-14, C15 upper left corner margin single (stamp NH), C17, C27 on blued paper, J35, J50, Algeria 207a; used 1 (x3), 2, 7 (x3), 9 horizontal pair (4 margins, signed), 12 (x4), 13 (x5), 16, 19 single usage on 1858 FL, 37, 38-48, 54 (x5), 64-76, 96 (x4; one with Shanghai cds), B7, J8, J10a, J21, J23, J24, and so much more; covers include lovely, illustrated 1929 Le Havre Exposition cover with ovpt 2f and other values, 1936 10f Airpost on Registered cover with other values, 1939 Spanish Civil War cover, censored 1945 "Zig Zag" illustrated commercial cover; occasional minor fault and typical centering amongst the perforated 19th Century issues, several 4-margin imperfs present, later issues Fine-VF, with abundant varieties and mint NH material; Viewing of this sophisticated, quality collection is essential for full appreciation ![v]	Est. $6000-8000
1840			FRANCE COLLECTION. Classics to mid 1970s issues in a Scott album, 19th century issues very well represented with mostly used but enhanced with shades, different cancels, etc. especially on 20c Black Ceres (Scott #3) which includes a couple of pairs, two covers, etc., additional better incl 1869 5Fr used, 1870 Bordeaux mint or used, couple pages of mostly used Sage issue incl shades, 20th century mix of mint and used (nice section of Sowers) with plenty of premium as (mint unless otherwise noted) 1917-19 2c-1fr War Orphans, 1918 Red Cross mint and used, 1922 War Orphans Surcharges, 1923-26 Pasteur, 1924 Olympics, 1924-25 Art, 1926-27 War Orphans, 1928-31 Sinking Fund sets, 1929 20fr Pont du Gard perf 13 1/2, 1930 Smile of Reims, 1930s issues mint &:/or used incl charity issues, 1949 Centenary, 1954 Portraits NH, strong 1940s/60s mint, better airmails with 1936 50fr “Banknote” used, 1936 So. Atlantic Flight, 1947 UPU, 1949-50 Aerial Views mint and used, 1954 Jets (1,000fr NH), 1957-59 Jets, useful postage dues incl shades, etc., nice array of foreign offices, etc., usual mixed condition, mostly F-VF, well worth a careful look.[v]	Est. $6000-9000
1841	/		SUBSTANTIAL FRANCE DEALER'S STOCK three small counter books containing mostly mint 20th century sets and singles in the $25 to $250 range. The first book starts with a mere handful of eleven used classics consisting of 1850 40c Ceres (4), 1870 2c Ceres pair &: 5c Ceres (3). The balance of the inventory is mint 20th century with much NH material. For example, we noted 1930 3F Reims Cathedral Type II (2), 1953 Sports set (4 NH). Among the Charity issues we found 1928 Industry &: Agriculture (4 NH), 1931 Provinces, 1954 Famous People (NH), while the Airmail section includes 1936 50F Plane Over Paris (used), 50F Monoplane 'Banknote' and South Atlantic Flight (2). In addtion, we spotted a number of desirable Imperforate sets such as 1958 UNESCO, 1962 Roses, and 1982 Insects Postage Due pairs. Finally, the stock ends with two sets of Specimen overprints; namely the 1906 Ceres set of eight and 1894 Postage Due set of seven. Essentially, this is a clean inventory with virtually everything in Fine-VF condition with lots of very salable material.[v]	Est. $5000-7000
1842			FRANCE CLASSIC PERIOD COLLECTION. Exemplary collection of mint, used, covers, proofs, specialty items, etc., neatly arranged on homemade pages in two volumes, starts with a few stampless covers (1779/1855), then delves into each issue individually, 1849-50 Ceres 10c used (4), 15c unused and used, 20c black (9 used incl two on single franking cover), 40c used (5 incl pair), 1fr used (6 incl pair), 1852 Presidency 10c used pair, single franking cover, 1853-60 Imperf Empire various color proofs incl 25c blue block of four, 20c "Piquage Susse" perfs single franking cover Paris-Lyon, 20c blue and 40c cancels/covers assortment, 80c strip of three on cover to Austria, used srtrip of five, 1862-71 Perf Empire 5c on bluish used (4) plus single on 1872 cover (w/ 25c Bordeaux) to Switzerland, 20c mint block of four, strip of five on cover to Rome, 80c used pair and pair on cover to USA, 1863-71 Empire "Laurée 4c used (8 incl single on mixed franking cover), assorted 10c/80c values on foreign destination covers, 5fr used, 1870-71 Bordeaux Imperf 5c (with 20c perf) on 1871 cover, 30c (5 used incl strip of three), 40c used (6), 80c used (3), 1870-75 Bordeaux Perforated useful group of used with variety of cancels, some covers, multiples, etc., also specialized sections of Paris postmarks, mobile post office ("Boites Mobiles") covers, 1871 Ballon-Monte cover on "Le Gambetta", some postage dues incl covers, etc., usual mixed condition, most F-VF, an attractive collection well worth a close look. From the "Silverthorne" collection.[v]	Est. $5000-7500
1843			EXCELLENT FRANCE COLLECTION of often parallel mint and used with covers and useful duplication, appears to be from a couple of collections in 5 well filled and tempting volumes. Packed with many complete mint sets many never hinged with excellent range of better material including, mint unless noted 1869 5fr used, 1922 Semi-postal surcharges, 1923 Philatelic Congress, 1926-1927 Semi-postals with 2 high values never hinged, 1936 100th air mail flight mint and used and 1937 Paris expo souvenir sheet on first day cover to US. There is also a great range of postal history including better early air mails and flights, slogans and railroads. Overall clean and fine to very fine with viewing suggested to appreciate the value to be found here. From the "Silverthorne" collection.[v]	Est. $5000-7500
1844			FRANCE COLLECTION, 1900/1960s. Diverse collection of mint, used, covers, multiples, specialty items incl imperfs, etc. on homemade pages, better sets and singles scattered throughout incl (mint unless otherwise noted) 1917 5fr+5fr War Orphans, 1923 Bordeaux Congress, 1925 Paris S/S, 1926-27 2c-5fr War Orphans used, 1927 Airmail Ovpts set affixed on expo envelope, 1930 Smile of Reims, 1936 "Banknote" Airmail, 1936 So. Atlantic Flight used, 1937 PEXIP S/S expo favor cancels, 1937 Victory mint and tied on unmailed Louvre cards, 1943 Petain Birthday strip, 1950 1000fr Air View of Paris imperf NH, 1953-55 Portraits, etc., mostly F-VF, an unassuming looking collection at first glance but with plenty of value within. From the "Silverthorne" collection.[v]	Est. $4500-6000
1845			FRANCE VALUABLE BALANCE OF A COLLECTION, 1849-1960 a couple of thousand mint or used stamps mostly housed in mounts in a green Scott Specialty album. The 19th Century is mint, unused or used and most of the 20th is mint. The Ceres, Napoleon &: Bordeaux issues are well represented and include mint or unused 1849 10c, 1853-60 1c, 10c &: 20c, 1862-71 to 80c, 1863-70 to 30c, 1870-71 to 80c (some probably Colony issues), 1870-73 to 40c, 1872-75 10c, 15c &: 80c, 1876-90 Sage issues, various types, values to 5fr, 1900-29 Merson to 20fr (good 2fr unused), 1902 to 30c, Sower issues appear complete, 1926-27 surcharges, Pre-cancel 55c mint, 1929-33 Buildings 10fr (3), 20fr, Semi-Postals 1917-19 Orphans 1fr, 1918 Red Cross 15c, Sinking Fund sets, Famous Men sets, Air Posts 1949-50 to 1000fr, 1954 to 1000fr, strong Postage Dues 1908-25 to 50c, etc. The condition of the 19th Century is a little varied, but overall plenty is F-VF, OG, unused and used. A nice collection from the "South Beach" holding.[v]	Est. $4500-5500
1846			FRANCE COLLECTION 1849-45,Two well filled printed albums, one Scott specialty and one Swiss made, containing many hundreds of of primarily mint stamps. Good run of issues from the early Imperf Ceres and Napoleon heads, with many better value items included such as 1869 5 Franc Napoleon, includes some early postage dues &: excellent run Merson, Mouchon and Sower series, everything unchecked for cancel or plate flaw varieties. Post 1920 many complete mint sets and multiples. Many of the 1917-27 war wounded &: 1927-31 Sinking Fund complete sets also included. Noted mint 1927 Airmail set. Many 1930-40's blocks of 4 giving some NH pairs. Very few gaps seen. Must be seen to be appreciated. Exceptionally high catalogue value, with many $20 - $100 items. Careful checking will repay. Worth close examination. Condition generally fine-very fine, well suited for collector or dealer to break down[v]	Est. $4000-5000
1847			FRENCH LIBERATION SPECIALIZED COLLECTION, 1944 interesting World War Two related collection of stamps &: covers mounted in album, highlights include Annecy (Rhone-Alpes) cover, Annemasse cplt set of 11, Antibes stamps &: cover, Aigurande (Indre) cover with first complete set, Aveyron stamps, Baccarat (Meurthe-et-Moselle) Type I-Type II overprints in se-tenant pair, Bordeaux "RF" overprints, Chalons (Marne) stamp, Cherbourg (Manche) stamps &: twelve covers, Gex stamps &: cover, Lille stamps, Lyon (Rhone-Alpes) gutter blocks &: singles, Measnes (Creuse) first set &: covers, "Nice" stamps, "Pons" four covers, each with scarce stamp inverted "RF" overprint &: Tours-Gare (Indre-et-Loire) four covers, condition is VF, collections of this type are not often offered, recommended for collector or dealer, please inspect.[v]	Est. $3500-4500
1848			EXTENSIVE FRANCE DEALER'S STOCK 1880-2000 four file boxes of mostly NH new issues displayed on small selection cards. The first box does contain a rather small section of used classics and scattered 19th century issues, however, the vast majority of the box is 20th century material with almost everything being NH even from the 1930s. The next two boxes continue the stock of regular and commemorative issues up to the year 2000 while the last box holds the Semi-Postal stock. This last box starts with a small section of early mint then from the 1930s onward, it is almost exclusively NH sets. Finally, the stock closes with a small sectio of BOB material including Airmails, Postage Dues, Officials, and occupation issues. Generally, a fresh, clean stock of Fine-VF stamps from a very popular country.[v]	Est. $2500-3000
1849			FRANCE 1876/1938 DEFINITIVES ISSUE COLLECTION. Strong collection of mostly used and covers with additional mint, postal stationery incl formular cards, multiples, different cancels and shades, few millisimes pairs, etc. on Scott or homemade pages, leafing through we note marvelous section of the "Sage" issue being nearly complete used incl high values, newspaper cancels, assorted uses on cover or card, 1876-77 type II 2c, 1fr mint, 1900-29 Issue extensive used incl better hi values on or off cover with duplication, Sowers 1903-38 (Scott 138-54) 10c-1fr mint (80c used), 1906-37 (Scott 156-84) 1c-2fr mint (35c green is scarce type I), etc., usual mixed condition, most F-VF, a useful study. From the "Silverthorne" collection.[v]	Est. $2000-3000
1850			STRONG CLASSIC FRANCE COLLECTION Over 100 different mint OG, used, and unused stamps (1849//1938), comprising Definitives, plus a few Semi-Postals, all neatly arranged on Scott album pages, with strength in 19th Century issues to1890, incl. used 1850 10c, 15, 1fr carmine Ceres, pairs and strips of various 1853//1871 Napoleon III to 80c (incl. 10c imperf strip of 4 tied to piece, 20c perf block x2) 1fr Napoleon III, 1863-70 Napoleon III to 5fr (1c-4c unused), 1870-71 30c-1fr Bordeaux; mint 1870 imperf 4c and 1871 perf 5c Bordeaux, 1877-1880 3c, 35c and 1879-1890 3c-75c Peace and Commerce (Scott 100 unused), 1900-1929 50c, 5fr Merson, 1917-1919 Semi-Postals to 1fr+1fr; a stampless FL to Bordeaux, with "10" rate and 1838 Agen cds, and more; mixed condition, average through VF, with interesting diversity of cancels amongst the used issues, substantial Scott catalogue value, a desirable assemblage, well worth a close look and a vigorous bid ![v]	Est. $2000-3000
1851			FRANCE CHARITY ISSUES COLLECTION. Assortment of mint, used, covers, etc. on homemade pages, also includes a bit of Volunteer Legion mint, good number of better as (mint unless otherwise noted) 1917-19 25c, 50c War Orphans, 1918 Red Cross mint and used, 1922 War Orphan Surcharges, 1926-27 War Orphans, 1930 "Smile of Reims" mint and used, 1931 Provinces, 1936-38 Intellectuals, 1937 Victory tied on Louvre cards, 1941 Coats of Arms NH, 1943 Birthday strip, 1943 Portraits blocks of four, 1948 Portraits blocks of four, Volunteer Legion "Polar Bear" S/S on cover forgery, charity airmails, etc., mostly F-VF. From the "Silverthorne" collection.[v]	Est. $1500-2000
1852			LOVELY FRANCE COLLECTION, 1850-1991 Thousands of different stamps comprising mint OG and used Definitives, Commemoratives, Semi-Postals, Airmails, Postage Dues, Military stamps, etc. neatly mounted in 2 Schaubek albums, incl. mint 185-96, B6, B7, B9, B11, B12-19, B20-3, B27, B34, B66-7, C17; used 7, 12, 13, 24, 37, 42, 46, 47, 96, 126, and many more; obviously collected with an eye for quality, with many 4-margin classic imperfs, color shades; generally Fine-VF, with mint NH from 1961 forward; pristine material for the discerning collector; A pleasure to view and a joy to own ![v]	Est. $1500-2000
1853			FRANCE USED COLLECTION, 1849/2003. Extensive collection in two Scott albums, many premium incl 1853-60 20c, 1900-29 1c-20fr, 1922 25c-5fr War Orphan Surcharges, 1928 "Industry &: Agriculture", 1930 "Smile of Reims", 1931 "Provinces", 1943 Petain Birthday strip, 1948-63 Portraits, strong 1930s/90s, Airmails 1936 85c-50fr "Plane Over Paris", 1936 50fr "Banknote", 1936 So. Atlantic Flight, 1946-82 issues cplt, classics usual mixed condition but better than usual, generally F-VF.[v]	Est. $1000-1500
1854			FRANCE CLASSIC COVER COLLECTION, 1800-1880 Forty eight items mounted on quadrille pages in a binder, comprising 10 pre-adhesive FLs (1800//1845) with various rates, markings, and numbered town handstamps ("20/Dijon", "30/Toulouse", etc.); 33 franked covers (1857-1880), incl. 1856 pmkd FLS franked with 1854 Louis Napoleon 10c, 20c, 40c vertical strip (1 stamp of latter folded over on reverse) all tied by numeral "441" diamond cancels, addr Mexico, 1859 first Postage Due (litho) tied to FL by "Chaumont Porcien 7 Mai 59" cds, 1870-1871 30c, 40c Bordeaux tied numeral "224" diamond cancels to Marseille FLS, pmkd 1875, addr NY; four 1920s-1930s covers, incl 1924 Algeria Flight cover (Oran-Casablanca); plus Belgium 1849 10c (Scott 1) tied to Anvers FLS, pmkd 1850, addr Arlon; and several other interesting covers; generally clean, Fine-VF; a very attractive, desirable group, well worth a close look and an eager bid ![v]	Est. $500-1000
1855			FRANCE DEPARTMENTS COVERS, 1855-1862 interesting group of 89 folded letters, folded letter covers or envelopes mounted on album pages, each depicting in the lower part of the postal marking a number corresponding to a French Department, condition is Fine-VF, excellent opportunity for the collector, viewing will be quick.[v]	Est. $300-500
1856			EARLY 20TH CENTURY COVERS OF FRANCE, WITH AEROPHILATELY 19 items comprising covers and postal cards 1910s//1940s, incl. 1913 International Philatelic Exposition cover, 1931 Colonial Exposition, aerophilately (10 items), incl. 1910 "Ville de Paris" dirigible PPC, 1930 First Flight Algeria-Casablanca on North Africa Philatelic Exposition PPC; 1934 Louis Bleriot commemorative cover, 1936 Pontarlier Fete Aeronautique, 1936 Le Pouliguen Aviation cover with labels,"R.F." ovpt reference covers (x2), many with labels; generally Fine-VF; great Ebay material; Make time to view ![v]	Est. $200-300