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Balsan Encheres

229 - LIGHTHOUSES OF FRANCE AND AROUND THE WORLD – IN THREE LARGE …
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Estimate €150
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Description
LIGHTHOUSES OF FRANCE AND AROUND THE WORLD – IN THREE LARGE VOLUMES; three green Yvert bindings with F.O. screws (ref. 1251), a very fine ‘lighthouses’ themed collection: old and modern postcards and possibly postmark cancellations, plus various stamp series, generally complete sets of new commemorative or historical stamps. Also illustrated first-day covers. Items organised by location, captioned, with additional documentation and press articles relating to them. Items are secured with photo corners or glued into the corners of the sheets. Non-philatelic reference material on the history of lighthouses, the lives of lighthouse keepers, etc., has not been counted or included in the tally. - TWO VOLUMES ON FRANCE, organised by region (Brittany, Normandy, Vendée, etc.): approximately 280 postcards and philatelic items. - ONE VOLUME ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES: approximately 40 complete sets of stamps from various countries and 118 items. Stamps, first-day covers and cards, commemorative booklets… Aden, South Africa, Aland, the Azores, Germany, Belgium, Turkey, Canada, Korea, Congo, Cuba, Denmark, United States, Estonia, Spain, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Finland, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Guernsey, Greece, Greenland, Guinea, Indonesia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Isle of Man, Mauritius, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Sweden, USSR, Saint Pierre and Miquelon ...
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About the sale STAMP SALE: lots 1 to 299 – French and foreign stamps, sold individually and in lots. Beautiful, genuine collections. Philatelic reference material
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 10:00 AM
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