Lot 1468

FRANCE, an exhibition collection of the classic issues of France, issued between 1849 and 1873, lovingly and minutely collected by a collector of British origin, between 1909 and 1912 collected by the view of those days on all different types, shades, cancellations; small cyphers, a extensive scala of various large cyphers, star cancels, round, coloured, typographic cancels, but also Assemblé Nationale, Cachets Covoyeur(train) and anchor(shipspost), the pages regular supplemented on piece, incl. rare mixed frankings, smuggle letter etc., we can see that collecting at the begin of the 20th century was done in a totaly different way, in 2 Frank Godden de Luxe albums, a feast for the eye!