382nd Auction

"ULTRAMAR": 1892/1900 (ca.), unused group of over 15 postal stationery cards, envelopes and reply cards with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, with St Pierre and Miquelon, Martinique and French Guiana, some occasional toning and mixed condition, a very scarce group

1849/1995 extensive and specialised stamp and postal history collection, contained within nine albums, early material to 1906 in used condition is a comprehensive presentation of stamps Michel 1 to 100, excluding Michel 2, written up with pencil notes with shades and specialist listings noted, accompanied with a selection of usages on cover, many rare examples, mixed frankings, multiples, scarce cancellations, destinations, noted horizontal pair Michel 5 on 1850 cover to London, an 1855 wrapper from Le Havre to Vera Cruz franked with a strip of three Michel 13, also postal stationery, cards and picture postcards, a quite impressive study, then a gap until 1964 where the condition is mint, mostly never hinged, with complete sets and a quanity of covers and cards and French Colonies, in the main a fine to very fine assembly, many rare items, a substantial collection.  

1862/91, interesting unused and used group on stockcards, incl. Réunion and Diego Suarez, some better items like France 1862 Mi.-Nr. 21 Tête-Bêche pair used (FA Scheller), 1862 Rothschild reprint and Réunion Mi.-Nr. 15 used; a very fine assembly, many signed Scheller

1887/1950 accumulation of mint and used stamps, contained within an impressive black leather bound vintage album, includes Indochina, China, Reunion, Guadeloupe, Martinque, New Caldonia, India, Wallis and Futuna Islands, quite patchy in the early periods and a little mixed, some sets for later issues, includes the odd mint never hinged stamp, although in the main used or hinged, respectable coverage for Reunion Island, hundreds of stamps, overall mixed with some very fine, a useful lot. 

1887/1960 French Colonies Africa and Arab countries, accumulation of mint and used stamps, contained within two impressive black leather bound albums, early has gaps and generally used and a little mixed, some sets for later issues, noted  mint never hinged although much used and mounted, country representation for both regions is fair, the odd better item, respectable quantity for Tunsia, Morocco, Syria and Senegal and others, many hundreds of stamps, patchy in parts, overall mixed with some very fine, a useful lot. 

1891/1961, interesting mostly used collection containing some better values

1892/1906, unused and used collection Grande Comore, Moheli and Mayotte, with many better like Grand Comore Mi.-Nr. 1-13 and 14-19 and Moheli Mi.-Nr. 1-16, in addition some varities, gutter pairs etc., good condition

1859/1908, very nice, mainly unused collection with many better items including Postage Due, some signed Brun/Calves etc., good condition

1915/42, mainly unused and never hinge collection with many better items like Mi.-Nr. 10-13, 16-21, 23-29, 211-214 and 220-21, some signed Brun/Calves etc

1917/38, 7 covers and cards, including 2 registered, all sent to Switzerland.

1891/1936 (ca.), group of 29 covers and cards, incl. Airmail and Registered, with Soldier´s Mail several types of cds. "CORPS EXPÉDITIONNAIRE DU TONKIN", also mail from "TAMKY", "BAC-NINH", etc., mixed condition 

1788/1944 used assembly of world wide covers and unused stationery cards with a small selection of stamps, noted three Reunion Island covers, a pre-stamp 1788 cover from Corfu to Italy and a 1792 wrapper to Madeira, several from France with Ceres, Napoleon and Sage frankings, also Holland, Austria, Egypt, Italy, German East Africa including Sea Post, a 1904 card sent from Nyanga, Kamerun, an envelope originating from Bangangte, as well as a registered 1944 Bafia, Cameroun envelope, a small selection of Monaco unused cards and three 1989 French coin covers, mixed condition although plenty of finer examples, a scarce assortment.