France - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 2147 - france - Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & Covers1942 Tricolour Legion sheet of 25 with 2 rows 1Fr20+8Fr80 blue, 1 row of albino impressions & 2 rows of 1Fr20+8Fr80 scarlet, with sheet no.77599 & IGI in margin. VF MUH, stamps all fresh. SG 769-70 cat £165 as M singles, so £330+ MUH, Maury 565-66A cat €225 as se-tenant strips & singles. Should be a huge premium for sheet. Estimate A$200 Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & CoversFrance |
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 Lot 2148 - france - Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & Covers1942 French Legion in Russia on the Eastern Front 1Fr "Watch over Moscow" 3 diff imperf proofs: 1st in issued colours, 2nd in blue w/o inscriptions or denomination & 3rd in violet. VF fresh UN as made, all 4 margins. Mi XP1-3 cat €600. Rare group! Exp Ceremuga (3) (P) Estimate A$300 Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & CoversFrance |
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 Lot 2149 - france - Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & Covers1943 Relief Fund set 1+10Fr & 2+12Fr "Epreuvre de Luxe" die proofs. Superb fresh UN as made. SG 772-5 (p), Maury 568-71 EPL cat €300. (4). (P) Estimate A$300 Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & CoversFrance |
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 Lot 2150 - france - Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & Covers1943 Relief Fund 1.20+1.40Fr - 5+15Fr strip of 5 IMPERF, from base of sheet with marginal markings. Superb MLH/4MUH. SG 780a(var), Maury 580And cat €1700+. Very rare! (P) Estimate A$1000 Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & CoversFrance |
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 Lot 2151 - france - Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & Covers1943 WWII Relief Fund full sheet of 5 se-tenant strips of 5 with printers no. at base "com date". VF fresh MUH. SG 780A cat £400 as M strips so £800++ MUH. Maury 580A cat €750 -both as 5 separate strips, plus large premium for sheet. Spectacular. (25). Estimate A$500 Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & CoversFrance |
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 Lot 2152 - france - Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & Covers1944 Petain Birthday set 1Fr50 - 4Fr black Epreuvre de Artiste sunken collective DIE PROOF (295x230mm). Superb fresh UN as made. SG 818-20(p), Maury 606-8EPA cat €900+. Extremely rare. (P) Estimate A$1200 Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & CoversFrance |
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 Lot 2153 - france - Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & Covers1944 Marianne de Fernez 2Fr & 50Fr turquoise unissued values in gutter pr. VF MUH. SG 843-7(var), Maury 648B & C cat €310+ as singles, plus large premium for gutter pr, so est €600+. Extremely rare. (P) Estimate A$400 Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & CoversFrance |
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 Lot 2154 - france - Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & Covers1945 special Liberation of Paris "Marianne de Dulac" 2.40Fr red M/Sheet, prepared but unissued. Superb fresh MUH, original size & nice original gum (note: sheet shows some warping in middle as always due to the use of poor quality wartime paper, & is actually much better than usual. In fact when the postal authorities received the stock of sheets from the printer they were so appalled by the appearance of many of the sheets, that the decision was made by the minister not to issue them at all). Extremely rare as almost all officially destroyed. Maury BF4 cat €8500+, Yv BF4 cat €9000+. The rarest M/Sheet of France, & of any western European country. An item that is missing from virtually every French collection. 2009 Cohen-Sabban AIEP & 2013 Ceremuga photo-certs. (P) Estimate A$9000 Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & CoversFrance |
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 Lot 2155 - france - Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & Covers1946-48 Town Views set 5Fr-25Fr Special Ministerial Souvenir Sheet ("Bloc Speciaux"). Superb fresh MUH, small LL cnr crease in margin. SG ex 976-82(MS), Yv BS ex 759-78 cat €1350, Maury BS9 cat €1350, both undercatalogued. Major rarity as only 14 printed!!! (P) Estimate A$1500 Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & CoversFrance |
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 Lot 2156 - france - Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & Covers1946 Peace Conference 3Fr & 10Fr special Ministerial Souvenir Sheet ("Bloc Speciaux"). Superb fresh MUH. SG 983-84(MS), Yv BS761-62 cat €610, Maury BS4 cat €650. Only 1000 printed & with a very low survival rate as were distributed to (non-philatelic) delegates. (P) Estimate A$800 Status International Public Auction #305 - Stamps & CoversFrance |
