400 1859-1940 French Colonies: Valuable Collection in Lighthouse s/book. Good coverage of early issues. Guadeloupe from 1884 Postage dues to 50c, 1889-91 Surch range, 1891 opt Commerce to 25c. Martinique from 1886 Surch inc 1892-1900 Tablets to 50c plus surch. St Pierre from 1885. New Caledonia from 1886 inc 1903 50th Anniv to 1Fr. Tahiti from 1893. Oceanic Settlements. 1892 Tablets to 1Fr. India from 1892. Cochin China 1886-87 Surch range (3). Annam & Tonkin. Indo-China from 1889 plus Pos in China. Madagascar from 1896. Wallis & Futuna from 1920 opt set to 5Fr. Guiana from 1892 inc 1892 Tablet vals to 2Fr. Reunion. Senegal. Dahomey. Mauritania. POs inc Tanger, Rouad, Alexandria inc 1899-1900 Peace & Commerce opt vals to 1Fr & Port Said 1899-1900 opt vals to 2Fr. Also Vathy, Cavalle, Zanzibar & POs in China. Levant from 1885 opts to 5Fr. Congo. General Colonies from 1859-65 Eagles set to 80c. Togo. Syria from 1920. Somali Coast inc 1903-07 Pictorial imperf Proofs & inverted centres Diego Suarez from 1890 Typeset. Gabon. Useful Alaouites opt & Latakia. Tunisia. New Hebrides, Obock from 1892 inc 1894 Pics to 1Fr. Madagascar inc 1896 Tablets to 1Fr. Anjouan. Grand Comoro. Also range of Belgian Congo inc 1898-1900 Pics to 5Fr & 1909 Congo Belge opt vals to 3,50 Fr. Plus 1918 Red Cross opt range to 10Fr. Some extras inc M & U, most diff. Most F-VF M/MUH/U. Maury cat €15,000+ = A$21,000. Many useful & scarcer. (2250) $2800 $3800
