Somali Coast: 1938 Pictorial 20Fr blue & carmine error blue centre OMITTED. Superb fresh MNH. SG 277a cat £700 for M, should be at least double, £1400 MNH. Yv 169a cat €930. Probably only 1 sheet existed. (P)
Estimate A$500
Status International - Sale 407
By: Status International
Status International Status International - Sale 407
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 407 Thursday, 23rd July 2026 (12:00 noon)
Auction 407 is huge with a total of 8,295 lots. This includes many cheaper lots that we would not normally offer at public auctions. There are more than 20,000 photos and with reserve prices starting at less than $10, going up to $40,000+, there is something for everyone. Singles, covers, postal history, deceased estates, accumulations and specialist material are all well represented. Original reserve prices of more than 1,600 previously offered lots have been reduced, sometimes drastically to ensure the sale of these lots. Make sure you check out all the bargains. Total reserves and estimates of this auction are more than $2.86 million and $3.72 million respectively.
Among the items offered are extensive sections of Australian and World Collections and Mixed lots, Australian Commonwealth singles including Kangaroos, KGV, Pre-Decimal and Decimals, Missing Colours, Full sheets and Varieties, Booklets including overprints, Postage Dues, BCOF, Australian First Flight Covers and more plus Australian Colonies. These are followed by good offerings of the Rest of the World, including Asia, Great Britain and British Colonies/Commonwealth, The Americas and Europe, plus Books and lots more...
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Lot #4209 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Lot #4210 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1924 'SYRIE' opt Olympics set 50c/10c-2Pi50/50c with 2 or 3 line opts. VF fresh MNH. SG 139-42, Yv 122-25 cat €280+. (4) (P)
Estimate A$220
Lot #4211 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1924 'Syrie' opt Olympics set 50c/10c-2Pi50/50c, 4 line opts with Arabic text. VF fresh MNH. SG 166-69, Yv149-52 cat €280+. (4) (P)
Estimate A$220
Lot #4212 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1857 Inwards folded letter franked Napoleon 10c & 40c tied by diamond of dots 1896 pmks with 'Marseille 20 MAI 57' cds. To Aleppo, with 'Poste Francais D'Alep' 2-line h/s, Smyrne transit b/s. SG 50 & 64 cat £35, Yv 13 & 16 cat €25 -both as loose stamps, plus premium on cover. (P)
Estimate A$200
Lot #4213 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1921-22 covers (flts) franked 'OMF Syria' opt 50c/10c blk of 4, 2Pi/40c & 3Pi/60c tied by 'Damas' cds, to France. SG 70, 73, 74. (3)
Estimate A$100
Lot #4214 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1922 colour PPC franked 'OMF Syria' opt 25c/10c (2 cards) or 2PI/40c, tied by Halep, Antakie or Antalie cds. All to Paris. SG 69 & 73. (3)
Estimate A$100
Lot #4215 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1922 cover franked 'OMF Syrie' opt 2Pi/40c tied by 'Halep 31 5 22' cds, plus 1921 franked opt 50c/2c blk of 4 (2 lost), tied by 'Halep 10 10 21' cds. SG 46 & 73. (2)
Estimate A$100
Lot #4216 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1922 Registered cover franked 'OMF Syrie' opt 2Pi/40c (2), tied by ' Alexandretta 16 11 22' cds. To Commander of 1st & 2nd Divisions of Levant Army, Aleppo. SG 73. Scarce usage from Hatay.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4217 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1923? Registered cover franked 'OMF Syria' opts 25c/5c, 75c/15c & 1Fr50/30c tied by green 'Damas' cds. To France with Nancy arrival b/s. SG 71, 95, 96b & 96c.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4218 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1923 Registered cover franked 'OMF Syria' opt 5Pi/1Fr tied by ' Alexandretta 2 8 23' cds, to Paris. SG 75. Scarce usage from Hatay.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4219 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1924-25 covers with 'SYRIE' opt 1P50/30c red & 2P50 on Pasteur 50c blue tied 'Alep 13 7 25' CDS. 'Syrie' opt Sower 2Pi50/50c 'Alep 9 6 24' cds. 1925 front only franked 'Syrie' 4Pi/85c red Damas 17 25 25 cds & 4Pi/75c blue Pasteur tied Homs 21 3 25' cds. All to Paris. SG 126, 149, 156 & 165 cat £16 as loose stamps alone. (4)
Estimate A$150
Lot #4220 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1924 PPC franked 'SYRIE' opts 10c/2c (5), 25c/5c orange & 75c/15c green, tied by 'Damas 21 2 24' cds. SG 118, 119, 121 cat £10 as loose stamps alone. Nice PPC inc tram.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4221 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1924 Registered cover (tones) franked Syria opt Pasteur 1Pi50/30c & 2Pi50/50c (2 ea) tied ' Damas 26 7 42' cds. To Switzerland with arrival b/s. SG 162 & 164 cat £14 as loose stamps alone.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4222 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1924 cover franked 'Syrie' opt 0P10/2c (10), tied by 'Damas 11 11 24' cds, to Paris. SG 143 cat £21 as loose stamps alone.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4223 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1925 Registered covers with 1924 'Syrie' opt 3Pi/60c & 5Pi/1Fr tied by 'Damas 13 2 25' cds 7 opt 0P50/10c green, 1Pi50/30c orange, 2Pi/35c violet & 3Pi/60c lilac, tied by 'Damas 15 4 25' cds. SG 154, 157, 145, 150, 151 & 155 cat £53 as loose stamps alone. (2)
Estimate A$100
Lot #4224 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1925 Airmail cover franked AVION opt Airmail set 2Pi-10Pi tied by 'Deir-ez-Zor' cds, Rakka & Vaguemestre D'Etapes 10 Levant cds all dated '28 5 25'. SG 188-91 cat £22 as loose stamps alone.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4225 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1927-39 covers franked Surch or opt with 1928-30 7Pi/2Pi50, 1936 Fair opt 4Pi, 1938 Surch 10Pi/50Pi & 10Pi/100Pi & Pr Atasi 12Pi50/10Pi. Sent locally, or to France (3), or Turkey. SG 224a, 304, 335-6 & 338. (5)
Estimate A$100
Lot #4226 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1930 PPC franked 1925 Bridge 3Pi tied by 'Damas 18 AP 30' cds. SG 184. Interesting use of old Ottoman period PPC.
Estimate A$60
Lot #4227 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1932 Military Mail cover endorsed 'FM' (Frank Militaire) with 4Pi Damascus tied by 'Palmyre' violet cds, b/s 'Homs' & 'Poste aux Armees 16 9 32', 2 diff military cds. SG 252.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4228 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1945 Registered Censored Airmail cover franked President al-Quwatly 200Pi with Lawyers Congress opt, plus 1940 Pic 50c blue (2) on reverse. All tied by 'Alep 11 11 45' cds. To French Guinea with Beyrough & Conakry b/s with censor tape & h/s. SG 344 & 391 cat £28 as loose stamps.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4229 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1947 cover franked opt Fiscals 25Pi brown & 5Pi blue, tied by 'Alep 24 2 46' cds. SG 410 & T424 cat £33. Yv 284 & 296a cat €108 - both as loose stamps alone.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4230 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1947 cover franked opt Fiscals 25Pi brown & 5Pi blue, tied by 'Alep 2 6 46' cds. To Paris. SG 410 & T422 cat £46. Yv 284 & 295 cat €83 - both as loose stamps alone.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4231 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Syria: 1947 Registered Airmail cover from French Legation franked 1945 Government 100Pi brown & Fiscal 5Pi blue opt, tied by 'Damas 20 1 47' cds. SG 408 & T426 cat £46 as loose stamps alone. To Paris with arrival b/s.
Estimate A$100
Lot #4232 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Togo: 1915 cover franked thin opt Yacht 10/5pf horiz pr (opt type 1), plus 10/5pf vertical bisect left half (opt type II), tied by 4 strikes 'Anecho Togo 23.1.15' cds, to Dahomey with 'Cotonou 26 Janv 15' & 'Porto-Novo 27 Janv 15' arrival b/s. F-VF fresh. Maury 2II cat €8000, Yv 24d, Mi 2H cat €10,000. Very rare provisional usage due to shortage of 5pf stamps at Anecho. We sold a similar bisect cover for $5000+, plus buyers commission in...
Lot #4233 - World FRANCE - FRENCH COLONIES & PO's
Togo: 1962 2nd Anniv 20Fr imperf signed colour trials in 3 diff colours plus an additional brown & blue (one without signature). The 3 diff have an additional printer's h/s. VF MNH. SG 306(P). Probably unique group. (4 items)
Estimate A$100
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