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Lot 965 |
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French Colonies, 1872, 25c blue (12), pair, Fine, tied on outer fls to Bordeaux by diamond grid, matching "Paq Ang Basse Terre Guad 10 May 76" dcds, red octagonal "Col Fr Paq Fr A No 2 11 May 76" transit, ms "Paquebot Francais" Nantes backstamp, Very Fine cover. Yvert 23.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 966 |
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French Colonies, 1872, 25c blue (12), Very Fine, tied on fls to Bordeaux by "Pointe-Pitre Guad Paq Fr 13 Mars 80" dcds, blue company oval "CHS Hayot and Co Pointe-a-Pitre Guadelope 13 Mars 80" dcds red "Retour a Genvoyeur" sl, magenta "Pointe a Pitre (Guadelope) ms forwarding, several appropriate backstamps and return sl handstamps, scarce return to sender marking.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 967 |
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French Colonies, 1872, 25c blue (12), Very Fine, tied on fls to Port Louis Mauritius by light diamond grid, light "Reunion St. Denis 6 Fev 79" dcds, Mauritius 2/6/79 backstamp VF-XF, scarce inter-island rate. Yvert 23.
Estimate 75 - 100
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Lot 968 |
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French Colonies, 1871, 30c brown (13), used with 40c (14), both Very Fine and tied on outer fls to Marsailles by "MQE" diamond grid, paying 70c British packet rate, "Martinique, St. Pierre 11 Sept 73" dcds, small red boxed "pd", blue "Colonies Fran Angl 28 Sept 73" transit, appropriate backstamps, Very Fine cover.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 969 |
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French Colonies, 1871, 40c orange (14), 2 covers each with single, paying ship rate to France, both F-VF, one tied with "Col Fr Paq Fr No3 10 Fev 77" octagonal handstamp, other not tied by "Inde" diamond grid and "Inde Pondichery 2 Aug 75" cds, EA with appropriate transit and receivers, Very Fine covers. Yvert 13.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 970 |
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French Colonies, 1871, 40c orange (14), Fine, in at lower right, pays 40¢ military rate to France, tied on cover to Redon, France by "Cochin Chine, Mytho 25 Aug 77" dcds, additional dcds below red France octagonal transit, backstamp Saigon (transit) and Redon receiver, backflap small piece out, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 971 |
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French Colonies, 1872, 10c brown on rose (20),strip of three, with 5 c single, all Fine, tied on cover by multiple "Saigon, Cochin Chine 25/26 Dec 78"dcds's, paying 35¢ commercial rate to Roquesteron, France red octagonal transit, appropriate backsamps and receiver, edge faults and file fold with some separation, still F-VF usage. Yvert 18.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 972 |
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French Colonies, 1872, 30c brown (22), used with 10c (20), single of each, paying 40c UPU rate, both F-VF, tied on fls to Bordeaux by "SNG" diamond grids, blue "Senegal Et Dei, St Louis 12 Jan 77" dcds, blue company sl handstamp, all appropriate backstamps, VF cover. Yvert 20.
Estimate 200 - 300
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