Lot 480 France #60a 1872-5, 15c bistre on rose, cliche in place of 10c error, tied to postal card piece by Gros Chiffres cancellation, quite attractive, a fine example of this scarce error. (Yvert 44b, €7,500). Scott CV U$4,250.
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Lot 182, France 1899 Registered cover Port Said to Carpentras, sold for C$526
Lot 182 France #16 Port Said, 1899 (November 25), registered cover from Port Said to Carpentras, France, franked with pair of 25c red overprinted “PORT-SAID VINGT-CINQ” on black 10c Sage definitives, tied by “PORT SAID EGYPT” double circle cancellations, backstamped with “LIGNE T PAQ.FP. No. 2” (27 Nov) octagonal transit marking and “AVIGNON, VAUCLUSE” (2 Dec) c.d.s. receiver, light vertical crease, else fine. (Sc. #16(x2), $275). Sold for C$450.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 278, India 1848 stampless folded letter Calcutta to Nantes France, sold for C$222
Lot 278 India 1848 (18 August) Calcutta to France, stampless folded letter, datelined Calcutta, boxed INDIA and INDIA PAID in red, to Nantes, endorsed “p. Overland Express Mail via Marseille”, Bordeaux c.d.s. backstamp (3 Oct), a fine stampless letter to France. Sold for C$190.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Announcing Our Spring 2025 Postal History Auction
This sale offers a diverse range of material, including:
- Asia – with scarce frankings and unusual usages from China, Japan, Manchukuo, and Thailand.
- British Commonwealth – from pre-stamp through King George VI, with a strong emphasis on Victorian-era India.
- Canada & British North America – covering early manuscript markings to Second World War military mail.
- Europe – featuring sought-after classic France and German States postal history.
- Latin America – highlighting elusive material from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and beyond.
- United States – including stampless covers, Civil War mail, illustrated advertising, Exposition covers, and more.
- Zeppelins & Airships – with a desirable selection of Graf Zeppelin material and worldwide first flights.
This sale is now available for viewing and advance bidding on Stamp Auction Network and Philasearch. We will also welcome bidders on the floor (and by telephone) at our offices in Ottawa, Canada on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 starting at 10:00AM Eastern time.
Lot 624, Extensive collection of Mint and Used France, 1850s to 2005, sold for C$2,574
Lot 624 Extensive Collection of Mint and Used France, 1850s to 2005, consisting of singles, sets, booklets, blocks, plate blocks, souvenir sheets, housed in 2 thick binders and 8 stockbooks. Starts off with a group of mostly used stamps from classics to the early 1980s, displayed in three stockbooks, then we noted many issues from the 1990s are displayed with a mint never hinged and a used stamp side by side. Onward it is mostly all mint never hinged. The strength of the collection resides in the group of about 80 booklets and over 100 souvenir sheets from the 1950s to 2005, including the small format red cross booklets from 1952 to 1983 (missing only 1962 and 1963) with a 2021 Yvert catalogue value of over €1,500, as well as the extensive and mostly mint (many mint never hinged) airmails, between C1 and C65 (C8-C14 c.v. $976, C15 c.v. $625 catalogued as mint hinged). Also included is a group of 60 “gravures” issued by La Poste, housed in a specialized stockbook designed for this collection, some first day covers, thematic collections, and lastly, two stockbooks with a small grouping of mint French colonies, such as Morocco, St-Pierre & Miquelon, FSAT, and some Monaco. Very light duplication, some faults with the early issues, but overall very fine. Photos show a sampling of the lot, viewing is strongly recommended. Should please both collectors and dealers alike. Estimate C$750, sold for C$2,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.