Beschreibung:

A superb accumulation in four cartons, virtually all France (apart from a few albums of assorted all-world), including 1849 Cérès 10c. unused with ample to large margins, a nice used pair of the bistre-brown shade, and a used single in the yellow-bistre shade, 15c. used, 40c. orange mint with 3.5mm. sheet margin at right (brown striped gum), unissued 20c. shades (3) as well as some reprints and repaired; 1853 Empire with 10c. Type II mint, values to 1f. used, 1862 1c. "mordoré" mint 1863-71 Laureated 4c., 30c. and 80c. mint, 1870-71 Siege 10c., 20c. and 40c. mint, 1870 Bordeaux 2c. (2, including the "Tours" impression), 4c. and 80c. mint, 1871-75 5c., 80c. mint, 1876-77 Sage Type I 10c. mint, Type II 15c., 25c. ultramarine and blue mint, 1877-88 Type II yellow-bistre shades (2), 35c., 5f. mint, later issues including 1900 Merson 2f. mint, 1945 Marianne unissued values (6); Airmails with 1936 50f. green (2) and 50f. banknote mint, 1954 100f. to 1000f. in unmounted mint blocks of four, ; Postage Dues including a couple of first issue covers, Telegraph Stamps 1868 imperforate 25c. and 50c. mint; Alsace and Lorraine 1870-71 mint values to 25c. In addition there are a large quantity of complete sheets of commemorative and definitive issues from the 1940's - 1980's, as well as a large number of imperforate issues from the same period (including multiples), and other French postal souvenirs. The non-French portion of the collection is housed in various albums and stockbooks. An extremely good collection. (many thousands)