385th Auction

1886/1937, mostly unused and mint never hinged collection, containing many better items like Mi.-Nr. Mi.-Nr. 2, 3-5, 8-9 and 10, some signed, slightly mixed condition 

1958/2008, mostly mint never hinged collection, partly collected several times including used, including souvenir sheets, booklets and Officials, also some French-Oceania, good quality

1868/1949 (ca.), fine collection with about 60 covers, displaying a good range of cancellations and postmarks with a selection of the “LIGNE” devices both “A” and “B”, many better usages and frankings especially in the 19th century, military correspondence with octogonal “CORR D´ARMEES FORT DE FRANCE” as well as free frank mail, fine range of destinations with USA and Curacao, inter-island mail to Guadeloupe, attractive frankings with the Sage, Dubois and Allegory types, mail via British steamers, printed matter rates, etc., some occasional faults as to be expected, overall in good condition, neatly mounted and expertly described on album pages. A valuable specialist lot

1906/57 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection with three covers, incl. Postage Dues, some better sets and values like Yvert-Nr. TT3 in combination with 1 centime tied by cds. “KAEDI 9 OCT. 06” on local envelope, Mi.-Nr. 1-16 unused and used, etc., some occasional faults and minor toning, overall in good condition, neatly mounted on album pages, 

1885/90, attractive group of 10 covers from a correspondence from Nossi Be to Frankfurt am Main, most sent via the `messageries maritimes´ with diverse frankings and steamship lines, noted Dubois Mi.-Nr. 49-50 tied by blue cds. “NOSSI BE 3 DEC (89)” with octogonal “MARSEILLES REUNION LV.N°4 4 DEC 89” alongside, Dubois Mi.-Nr. 54 neatly tied by blue dotted lozenge “NSB” with blue cds. “POSTES NOSSI BE 22 MAI 85” and “LIGNE T PAQ. FR. N°6 10 JUIN 85" alongside, one cover from Zanzibar, etc., some occasional faults, mostly in good and fresh condition 

1782/1930(ca.), The Postal connection between Jersey and France, very interesting two volume collection, with many better and interesting items like round “D'A B” on letter from Guernsey to Nantes, 1823 folded entire from the “Bailly” Correspondence,  Incoming mail, different rates, ship mail including Carteret, many better early cancellations Granville with red two-line “COLONIES PAR GRANVILLE” on folded letter, “48 GRANVILLE” in black and red, several “GRANDE BETRAGNE PAR GRANVILLE”, via Forwarding Agent at Jersey, “GRANDE BRETAGNE PAR ST MALO”, “P.24.P ST MALO”, “crowned Registered” on cover from Jersey to Cognac, many better frankings, more than 180 cards and covers, all neatly written up

1948/90 (ca.), unused and used collection, including Officials and Postage Dues, with a good choice of the 1945/46 Democratic Republic issues, some better sets and items throughout, together with a 1951 special presentation booklet “Première Émission des Timbres-Poste du Vietnam”, also a small part of Indochina and other areas, some occasional faults and dubious cancellations, overall in very good condition, in four albums and one stockbook

Frankreich: 1870/71, Sammlung “Ballon Monté” mit über 20 Briefen, dabei Auslandspost, bessere Flüge und Besonderheiten, zum Teil auf Albenseiten mit Beschriftung

1900, United States cancels, 9 covers and cards with two types of machine cancels and scarce duplex cancel, including May 22 (fencing and sailing) and July 19 (athletics)

1852/1970, reichhaltige 3-bändige Sammlung ab Vorläufern, mit sehr vielen Briefen, Ganzsachen und Ansichtskarten

1870/71, Partie mit über 20 frankierte Briefe und eine unfrankierte, schöne Frankaturen, viele klare Abstempelungen mit Hufeisenstempel, Bahnpoststempel, etc., dabei Mi.-Nr. 7OI als EF, 4I zwei waagerechte Paaren auf Faltbrief, sowie Mischfrankaturen mit Brustschild (2) und norddeutschem Postbezirk, etc., die Erhaltung ist zum Teil fehlerhaft, meist aber in guter Gesamterhaltung, ein interessantes Objekt