15f blue and green on Madagascar stamp, ovpt 'Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises', UM. Cat £38 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Auction UPA 98
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Lot #8383 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1956
20f blue, yellow and light blue (Territorial Arms) from definitive set, UM. Cat £30 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £9.60)
Lot #8384 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1956
25f purple and blue (Kerguelan Fur Seal) from definitive set, UM. Cat £150 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £48.80)
Lot #8385 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1956
85f orange, blue and black (King Penguin) from definitive set, UM. Cat £39 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #8386 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1956
50f green and olive (Air), UM. Cat £75 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #8387 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1956
100f indigo and blue (Air), UM. Cat £60 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #8388 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1956
200f black, blue and purple (Air), UM. Cat £70 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £22.40)
Lot #8389 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1956
Lower 11v from longer set, 30c to 15f, UM. Cat £120 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £38.40)
Lot #8390 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1956-60
pictorial set to 200f, slight gum yellowing on a few values, several are never hinged incl. 25f l.m.m. (17) Cat £500 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £71.20)
Lot #8391 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1957
International Geophysical Year. Set of 3v on illustrated cover to England, cancelled with blurred handstamp 'Iles St Paul et Amsterdam / T.A.A.F. / 24 / Aug / 1958'. Cat value as used stamps. Cat £55 {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.00)
Lot #8392 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1960
Kergulen Archipelago Discovery Commemoration, 25f brown, chestnut and blue, UM. Cat £43 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #8393 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1962
25th Anniv of Disappearance of Jean Chacot. 25f brown, red and green, UM. Cat £43 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #8394 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1962
Air. First Trans-Atlantic TV Satellite Link. 50f green, olive and blue, UM. Cat £44 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #8395 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
5f violet and blue (Postage), Blue Whale, right marginal, UM. Cat £32 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
Lot #8396 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
8f indigo, purple and blue (Southern Elephant seals in combat), UM. Cat £18 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #8397 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
10f black, blue and brown (Pintado Petrel), upper marginal UM. Cat £55 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)
Lot #8398 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
12f green, blue and brown (Phylica - tree), UM. Cat £26 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #8399 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
15f blue, black and brown (Killer Whale), NE corner marginal, UM. Cat £20 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #8400 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
45f green, brown and blue (Kerguelen Cabbage), UM. Cat £18 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)
Lot #8401 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
Air. Pylons. 25f purple, brown and blue, UM. Cat £33 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
Lot #8402 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
Air. 50f black, purple and blue (Adelie Penguins), lower marginal (I Z 5), UM. Cat £55 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)
Lot #8403 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
50f black, purple and blue (Adelie Penguins), UM. Cat £55 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)
Lot #8404 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
5f brown, black and blue (Crozet Archipelago), UM. Cat £65 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #8405 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
International Year of the Quiet Sun. 20f slate, brown and violet (Postage), left marginal UM. Cat £75 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #8406 - France - Colonies - Southern and Antarctic Territories 1963
Air. International Year of the Quiet Sun. 100f ref, blue and black, UM. Cat £120 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £38.40)



















