1939, 100th Anniversary of the death of Rene Caillie, French explorer, common design for 8 West African colonies, 90c orange, 2fr lilac and 2.25fr ultra, complete set of three stamps from trial printing without country name, right sheet margin blocks of four, full OG, NH, VF, Est. $150-$200

100.00

1943, black-and-white PPC (General de Gaulle visited Military Base in Brazzaville), sent by registered mail from Brazzaville to NYC, franked by four "LIBRE" overprinted/surcharged values, US censored, postmarked on arrival, mostly VF

100.00

     Collection of Epreuves de Luxe
1941-58, 33 items, representing 27 Ministerial proof sheets (with or without official embossed seal) and 6 Artists' sunken die proofs, including Libreville View of 1941, Eboue and Red Cross common design issues of 1944, 13 proofs of the definitive issue of 1946, Elephant artist's proof and many others, generally fresh quality, no gum as issued, VF, suggested retail is $1,000
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300.00

1884, imperforate proof of 50c in black, bottom margin single printed on both sides (upside down on reverse) of gray granite paper, no gum as produced, minor soiling, still VF and very rare, pencil signed by P. Scheller, Est. $200-$300

100.00

1887, black surcharge with top line "Avril 1887" 20c on imperforate 35c black on orange paper, nice and fresh, no gum, VF, Champion guarantee hs, C.v. $375

100.00

1909 (July 16), black-and-white postcard (Campagne du Maroc) franked on picture side by French, British, German and Spanish Offices in Morocco stamps, the total is 8 values, bearing Commandant of the1st French Regiment military marking on letter side, sent from Casablanka to Paris, mostly VF, Est. $200-$250

100.00

1916, red surcharge 2(p) on 2fr gray violet and yellow with omitted black overprint "Protectorat Francais", left sheet margin block of four, nice centering and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $900 as singles

200.00

1896, red or black surcharges 5c/5c-1p/1fr, complete set of five Bristol printing proofs on thin cards with simulated perforation, top left corner sheet margin singles, no gum as produced, VF and scarce matched set, Dallay #TT1-5, C.v. €1,650

250.00

1925-38, Native Idols, 5c-5fr, Beach View, 5c-10fr, two complete sets of 11 and 12, overprint or perfin "Specimen", full OG, NH (over a half stamps of the 1st set) or LH, VF, SG #F42/52, F53/64, C.v. £600

200.00

1977-78, Port Vila surcharges on Artifacts, Birds, Shells, Bull, 5fr/5c - 500fr/10fr, complete set of 12, stamps of 35fr/35c and 200fr/5fr have wide space surcharges (type 2), full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $700

150.00

1893-94, Camel, Warriors, 2fr dark green, 1c-10fr, a single and set of 13, full/part of OG or unused (four low values), one stamp used, F/VF, C.v. $543

100.00

1894-1902, a single with "DJ" overprint on 5c green and red, cancelled (expert's guarantee), and set of seven, including two of 10c on 2fr (shades), most with full OG (all triangles) or unused, no gum, VF, C.v. $496

100.00

     First Day Covers Lot
1973-83, 52 beautifully cacheted covers of #69-103 and #C28-72, nice Antarctic topical material, perfect quality, VF, conservative retail is about $500
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150.00

1894, Navigation and Commerce, Bristol printing proofs of 1c-1fr, complete set of 13 on thin cards with simulated perforation, bottom sheet margin singles, no gum as produced, VF and scarce, Dallay #3-15, C.v. €1,650

250.00

1893, black reading down diagonal handstamped overprint "TAHITI" on Commerce 2c brown on buff paper, full OG with minor foxing, VF and rare, expertized by E. Diena, A. Roig and others, C.v. $3,200

400.00

     Starting Collection in Scott Specialty Album
1880's-1950's, several hundred mint and used stamps, representing country collections of Madagascar, Martinique, Mauritania, Memel, Middle Congo, Monaco, New Caledonia, Niger, Obock, Reunion, Saar, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Senegal, Somali Coast, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Wallis and Futuna, nothing very expensive, but some nice early stamps in good condition, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. is around $4,400
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400.00