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Lot 637		Estimate: $300 1869 5Fr Lilac-Grey on greyish paper, slight staining
Lot 638		Estimate: $100 1870-71 Litho at Bordeaux, Ceres 5c Green, Mi.39a, four margins, close to huge
Lot 639		Estimate: $100 1870-71 Litho at Bordeaux, Ceres 30c Brown, Mi.42a, four large margins, minor staining
Lot 640		Estimate: $150 1900-32 'Merson' 1900-06 5Fr, 1920-26 2Fr, 1925-32 2Fr mauve & carmine, 10Fr. Cat £270+
Lot 641		Estimate: $150 1964 'PHILATEC' series I (1) and II (2) sheetlets with se-tenant labels, stamps unmounted, odd selvedge blemish
Lot 642		Estimate: $400 Postal History: 1934 (17 Sep) reg’d cover originating at Valence, bearing rare franking incl 1926-27 War Orphan's Fund 50c + 10c pair and 5f + 1f, endorsed 'Londres - Australie/ per Sir Alan Cobham/Via Londres', carried by Cobham in his Airspeed Courier on 22 Sep failed attempt to fly non-stop England - India, backstamps of Pondicherry (2, and on front 30 Sep arrival), Madras (3), Bombay (2) and returned to France (Bouchet, 3 Dec), minor cover blemishes not detracting from this spectacular Exhibition item
Lot 643		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 French Colonies: Post Offices in Crete 1902-03 Mouchon set to 5Fr and Post Offices in Egypt 1899-1900 Port Said simplified set of 15 to 5Fr, mixed condition (30)
Lot 644		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 Antarctic: 1956-60 Defins 30c to 200F, SG 2-18, unmounted (17). Cat £300. Popular set