sudbury12000
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What I collect: Canada, Great Britain, Germany, World Pre 1925
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Post by sudbury12000 on Mar 26, 2021 1:51:14 GMT
I do not have an Yvert catalogue, but have looked on line for these with no results. Has anyone seen these? Or can provide any reference, thank you  |
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chrischross
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What I collect: France, French Africa, FSAT, French Polynesia
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Post by chrischross on Mar 26, 2021 5:29:28 GMT
I do not have and Yvert catalogue, but have looked on line for these with no results. Has anyone seen these? Or can provide any reference, thank you These are neat, and even though I have a Maury, I can't find these either. And Delcampe comes up empty-handed as well. So I'm thinking a specialist catalog might be in order. I do have issues with the typeface of the "Dijon", as that is just not the era's style type-wise (if we're thinking pre-WW I?). Could be wrong. Also, while the "Mouchon" types you have (the 15c and 25c) would have been withdrawn from sale in 1902, the print runs were both north of billion stamps, so likely there was stock sitting around. The "Blanc" types ran until 1932! Dijon is a major center of early French aeronautic activities. And in the period from 1910-1913, a plethora of "fête de l'aviation" occurred in that era. The postcards on Delcampe are something else -- and judging by this item, I'm starting to lean to these surcharged stamps being from the mid-1920s or early 1930s. The typeface and overprint just seem later than the 1910-1913 era. So if the "Blanc" types were still available for sale until 1932, I'm leaning towards that era. Do I spy a 1927 cancel on the 2c? |
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hrdoktorx
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What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...
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Post by hrdoktorx on Mar 26, 2021 20:26:49 GMT
Never seen those before anywhere either. Probably some fantasy cancels from an air show in Dijon, I would guess, with no postal authorization.
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sudbury12000
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Posts: 360
What I collect: Canada, Great Britain, Germany, World Pre 1925
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Post by sudbury12000 on Mar 27, 2021 14:15:45 GMT
I do not have and Yvert catalogue, but have looked on line for these with no results. Has anyone seen these? Or can provide any reference, thank you Do I spy a 1927 cancel on the 2c? That is what it looks like to me, but I am no expert. I agree, the stamps are neat, authorized or no. |
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kasvik
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What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on Nov 14, 2024 14:51:40 GMT
This sticker looks like it was ordered by Air France to publicize its fleet of Latécoère 631 flying boats.
Amazing airplane, one of the last giant flying boats, a 1930s design finally put into service after 1945 when everybody was racing to establish long-distance air routes. It suffered punishing unreliability and safety issues. This particular airplane, after this publicity visit to Geneva, flew to Marseilles, then Martinique, but crashed in the mid-Atlantic on its return leg to Senegal, killing everybody.
The hand stamp is not quite intelligible. I found a clearer version, partially reversed, on a publicity poster. I didn't know how collectable those are. The auctioneer estimated EUR 3,000-6,000. Waa? I picked up these stickers for less.  |
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