Stamps & Covers Public Auction 352

France: Postal Stationery 1870s-1960s Mint collection in 2 albums appears basically near comp inc Postcards (144) inc formula types (8) - 1 with Ceres 15c affixed (Mi cat €400 for stamp alone), lots of double reply cards inc 1879 15+15c on green stock (€200), 1901 10+10c red (€70), 1920 20+20c brown (€85), 1925 Pasteur 60+60c (€200), 1926 Sower 30+30c (€120) & 1928 90+90c (€120), 1932 'Peace' 40+40c 1940 'Iris' 80+80c (€1600), 1942 Petain 80+80c white stock (€100), & Official 1.20+1.20 (€450). Single cards inc range of 1st types on diff colour stock & double replies, 1924 Olympics (€120), 1928 Berthelot (€225), 1932 'Peace' 90c (€125), 1935 View cards (13, €234), 1936 Views (12, €540), 1936-39 Commem cards (7, €150), 1940 Iris 90c Commercial on pink (€100), 1941-42 Petain 80c red on green (2) inc boxed opt (€195), 1940 Exhib types with pictures on reverse etc. Postcards alone Mi cat €4400, plus the 8 formula types. Then Lettercards (40, €1200), 1905 'Tax Reduite' types, Sower 25c opt 'ANNULE', 1938 65c Views (9, €270) inc 2 original packets Envelopes (64) inc P&C types (11), 1905 opts (17), Sower 5c opt 'ANNULE', 1926 Sower 30c blue (€120). Wrappers (22) inc 1939 Sower 20c & 30c (€295), Pneumatic types (9), 1939 Official 2Fr+2Fr double reply Lettersheet (€225) & even an 1810 Balloon Postcard fresh UN. Plus various stampless items (50) inc Official, Parcel Cards, Customs, Military, POW, Red Cross, Telegrams, Avis de Reception etc. Plus about 50 modern not catalogued. Virtually all diff, duplication mostly diff stocks, printings etc. Mostly F-VF. Mi cat €7400++ = A$11,500+. Fantastic collection. (380).