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Europe and Colonies: France
FRANCE
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1420 1849, Ceres, 20c black on yel low ish (3), per -
fectly struck socked-on-the-nose First Day Can cel T14 - 1
Jan 1849, lovely fresh im pres sion with am ple to large mar -
gins, F.-V.F.; J. Robineau photo cer tif i cate. Maury 3.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Quite rare and actually the first stamp issued by France.
1424 1880, Sage Type II, 1c black on Prus sian blue
(87), neat, lightly struck cds, fresh, Fine; signed Calves.
Maury 84. Scott $5,500. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
1421 () 1849, Ceres, 1fr brown car mine (9b), expertly
regummed; re paired with left mar gin added, lovely Very
Fine ap pear ance, a very good look ing ex am ple that would
grace any good French col lec tion, one of the scarc est
stamps of the 19th cen tury. Scott $13,250.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
1425 1900, Merson, 2fr gray vi o let & yel low (126),
top sheet mar gin sin gle, o.g., stamp never hinged, fresh,
Very Fine; 2008 Mai son GUY cer tif i cate. Maury 122. Scott
$2,000. Estimate $600 - 800
1422 a 1869, Na po leon III Lau re ate, 10c bister on
yel low ish, type II (32), block of 4, o.g., hinge rem nants;
gum ton ing spot af fect ing bot tom pair, oth er wise F.-V.F.
Scott $1,300 as singles. Estimate $300 - 400
1426 ()a 1926, Sower, 50c ver mil ion, imperf (146b),
block of 4 with bot tom sel vage, with out gum as is sued, Very
Fine. Scott $280 as sin gles. Estimate $150 - 200
1423 1871, Ceres, 10c brown on rose, small nu -
merals, tête-bêche (55a), tied to small folded let ter by
Paris star can cels, 5 June 1871 cir cu lar date stamp along -
side, top right cor ner perf rounded as it was placed along
the edge of the lettersheet, un usu ally at trac tive, hand some
Very Fine ap pear ance. Scott $3,500.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
1427 1927, Sower, 10c green, from book let pane
with “MINERALINE” (163c var.), advertising on top sel -
vage, o.g., hinge mark, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200
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