380th Auction

1889, Alphée Dubois 15. on 10c. black on lilac paper, used, very fine, signed Calves and Roumet, a very scarce stamp

1889, Alphée Dubois 15c. on 1fr. olive, fresh, tied by postmark "CORR: D´ARMÉE", very fine, signed Calves, a scarce stamp

1889, Alphée Dubois 15c. on 1fr. olive, neatly tied by cds "LIBREVILLE 30 MARS 89", very fine, signed Calves, a scarce stamp

1889, Alphée Dubois 25. on 10c. black on lilac paper, fresh and well-centred for this difficult issue, tied by cds "LIBREVILLE 89", very fine, signed Calves, a rare stamp

1889, Alphée Dubois 25. on 75c. carmine, with cds "LIBREVILLE 26 MARS 89", very fine, signed Calves, a rare stamp

1889, 15c. black on rose paper, fresh with very good margins, tied by cds "LIBREVILLE MAI 89", very fine, signed Calves and A.Brun

1889, 15c. and 25c black on rose and green paper respectively, fresh with very good margins, tied by cds "LIBREVILLE MAI 89", very fine and scarce set, signed Calves

15c. and 25c black on rose and green paper respectively, fresh with good to very good margins, tied by cds "LIBREVILLE MAI 89", very fine and scarce set, signed Calves, A.Brun, Roumet

25c. black on green paper, fresh with very good margins, tied by cds "LIBREVILLE 24 MAI 89", very fine, signed Calves and Roumet

1881, Alphée Dubois 25c. yellow-brown, upper right corner missing, neatly tied by cds "LIBREVILLE 17 FEVR. 86" to small envelope from the Veuve Hugé correspondence to France, endorsement "Voie portuguaise France", reverse arrival cds "ROCHEFORT s/ MER 14 MARS 88", fine and scarce

25c. yellow-brown, some faults, neatly tied by large cds "ETABLISSEMENTS DU GABON 18 FEVR. 1885" to small envelope from the Veuve Hugé correspondence to France, reverse arrival cds "ROCHEFORT s/ MER 17 MARS 86", cover opened for display and small tear on reverse, fine and rare cancellation

25c. yellow-brown, natural paper corner crease and one short perf., neatly tied by cds "LIBREVILLE 17 AVRIL 86" to small envelope from the Veuve Hugé correspondence to France, reverse arrival cds "ROCHEFORT s/ MER 13 MARS 88", fine and scarce

25c. yellow-brown, neatly tied by large cds "ETABLISSEMENTS DU GABON 14 FEVR. 1885" to small envelope from the Veuve Hugé correspondence to France, transit cds alongside, reverse arrival cds "ROCHEFORT s/ MER 11 MARS 86", minor toning mentioned for accuracy, fine and rare cancellation

25c. yellow-brown, small faults, tied by cds "COTE D´OR ET GABON 18 JUIL. 85" to envelope from the Veuve Hugé correspondence to France, endorsement "Voie Portugaise France", transit cds alongside, reverse arrival cds "ROCHEFORT s/ MER 17 AOUT 85", fine and scarce

25c. yellow-brown, tied by a fair strike of the cds "COTE D´OR ET GABON 19 NOV. 85" to small envelope from the Veuve Hugé correspondence to France, endorsement "Voie Portugaise France", reverse arrival cds "ROCHEFORT s/ MER 20 NOV. 85", fine and scarce

1859, Eagle 40c. vermilion, well balanced margins, small thin, tied by very fine strike of the very scarce dotted diamond "ASI" (Assinie) postmark, general issues of the French colonies ued in Ivory Coast are very scarce

1881, Alphée Dubois 35c. dark violet on yellow orange paper, tied by cds "COTE D´IVOIRE GRAND BASSAM 26 AVRIL 93", very fine, rare usage of the general issues of French colonies in Ivory Coast

1899, stampless envelope sent postage free to France, endorsed on front "Correspondance militaire de Kong (Petit) (Etats de Samory)", entering the mail stream at Bettie with cds "BETTIE 21 MARS COTE D´IVOIRE", reverse cds "GRAND BASSAM 25 MARS 99", on front shipmail lines cds "SOUDAN-FRANCAIS L.M.N°2" and "LOANGO A MARSEILLE L.M.N°.3 28 MARS 99" (possibly S/S Tibet), arrival reverse cds "SALINS JURA 15 AVRIL 99"; a few tone spots otherwise very fine, very scarce and impressive route

1889, First Issue 05c. on 10c, 05c. on 25c. and 25c.  on 40c., fresh colours, used, very fined, signed Calves and Brun

1889, Second Issue 05c. on 40c. (3), 15c. on 25c. (3), 5c. on 10c. (2), used, mostly very fine, signed Calves (Mi.-Nr. 4, 5, 6)

1891, 5c. black on green paper imperforate, complete sheetlet of ten typesets cancelled "TAMATAVE", corner crease at lower right, also five single used, a few shallow thins as usual, mostly very fine

1891, 10c. black on greenish-blue paper imperforate, complete sheetlet of ten typesets cancelled "TAMATAVE", one stamp tiny thin spot otherwise very fine, also four singles used, very fine

1891, 15c. blue on grey paper imperforate, complete sheetlet of ten typesets cancelled "TAMATAVE", tiny pinholes mentioned for accuracy, also five single used, very fine

1891, 25c. brown on bistre paper imperforate, complete sheetlet of ten typesets cancelled "TAMATAVE", small tear and corner crease not affecting the stamps, also ten singles used, with shades, one cancelled with cds "VOHEMAR"; mostly very fine, the sheetlet signed Brun

1891, 1fr. violet/black on yellow paper imperforate, eight (8) used singles clearly identified by their respective position in the sheet, one stamp with shallow thin otherwise mostly very fine, a very scarce assembly, signed Calves or Brun