FRANCE (1935) Mimeograph machine. CCP (postal check) free frank envelope with illustrated ad for "RENEX" Duplicateur Français.
AVAILABLE AT $40
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NORWAY (1941) Scenes from Snorri Sturluson works. Pair of FDC registered letters. Scott Nos 240-5. 700th anniversary of Sturluson's death.
AVAILABLE AT $20
GERMANY (1956) Thomas Mann. Archive photo (See Note) of unaccepted design for Nobel Prize Literature winner. Scott No 746, Yvert No 113.
AVAILABLE AT $60
U.S.A. (1958) Noah Webster. Photo essay of accepted design for 4c stamp. Measures 60 x 65 mm with adhesions on reverse and a couple of small flaws on the front (photographic emulsion stains?). Scott No 1121, Yvert No 654.
AVAILABLE AT $80
U.S.A. (1967) Francis Parkman. Vertical strip of 5 misperforated, cutting the name "Francis" in half. Also slightly misperforated horizontally. Scott No 1261, Yvert No 818. Parkman is best known for his historical works on North America, but was also a noted horticulturalist.
AVAILABLE AT $40
EAST GERMANY (1968) Maxim Gorky. Pair of imperforate phase proofs in final colors. Scott No 996, Yvert No 1048. Michel catalog 140 Euros.
AVAILABLE AT $50
EAST GERMANY (1969) Martin Andersen Nexö. Imperforate phase proof pair in final colors with gutter. Scott No 1077, Yvert No 1136. Michel catalog 150 Euros.
AVAILABLE AT $80
EAST GERMANY (1969) Theodor Fontane. Imperforate phase proof pair with gutter in final colors with gutter. Scott No 1080, Yvert No 1139. Michel catalog 150 Euros.
AVAILABLE AT $80
MALI (1975) Voyage to the Center of the Earth. Die proof in black signed by the engraver GAUTHIER. Scott No C241, Yvert No PA239.
AVAILABLE AT $175
CONGO (1977c) Victor Hugo. Giant Squid. Die proof in violet signed by the engraver BETEMPS. Scott No 416, Yvert No 465.
AVAILABLE AT $120
PHILIPPINES (1979) Rosa Sevilla de Alvero. Set of 1 overprinted SPECIMEN. Scott Nos 1389.
AVAILABLE AT $5
MONACO (1980) Apollinaire. Die proof in reddish-brown signed by the engraver LARRIVIERE. Scott No 1231, Yvert No 1228.
AVAILABLE AT $160
CONGO (1980) Albert Camus. Deluxe sheet. Scott No C287, Yvert No PA278.
AVAILABLE AT $15
WALLIS & FUTUNA (1985) Victor Hugo portraits* in his youth and old age. Scott No 326. Yvert No 329. Die Proof in black signed by engraver BETEMPS. Only 26 printed! Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $150
DJIBOUTI (1985) Victor Hugo. Deluxe sheet, Centenary of death of Hugo. Scott No 601, Yvert No 607. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $25
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BELGIUM (1988) Printing Presses: Moretus I*, Stanhope* and Litho Krause. Scott No 1305-7. Yvert No 2309-11. Ministerial Proofs in black with embossed control seal. Only 70 sets printed. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $225
FRANCE (1996a) Rocambole. Die proof in blue signed by the artist and the engraver. Rocambole was a fictional character (a sort of combination Doc Savage-Fu Manchu) from novels by Ponson du Terrail in the mid nineteenth century. Scott No B670, Yvert No 3025. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1996b) Arséne Lupin. Die proof in blue signed by the artist and the engraver. Lupin was a fictional detective character (a sort of combination Simon Templar-Sherlock Holmes) from novels by Maurice Leblanc at the beginning of the twentieth century. Scott No B671, Yvert No 3026. Fascinating!
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1996c) Rouletabille. Die proof in blue signed by the artist and the engraver. Rouletabille was a fictional detective character created by novelist Gaston Leroux, best known for writing "The Phantom of the Opera." Scott No B672, Yvert No 3027. Fantastique!
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1996d) Fantômas. Die proof in blue signed by the artist and the engraver. Fantômas was the arch-villain created by writers Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvester. Never has there been a more evil man!. Scott No B673, Yvert No3029. Awesome!
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1996f) Nestor Burma. Die proof in blue signed by the artist and the engraver. Burma was the detective hero creating of Léo Malet, a French Marlowe set in Paris during the Nazi occupation. Scott No B675, Yvert No 3030. Incredible!
AVAILABLE AT $140
FAROE ISLANDS (2006) Viking saga. Minisheet of 10. Scott No 472. Ballade of the Long Serpent.
AVAILABLE AT $10
LAOS (1970) Buildings. Library. Set of 3 deluxe sheets. Scott Nos 196,C65-6. Yvert Nos 207,PA64-5.
EAST GERMANY (1972) "Young Worker Reading" by Damme. Set of 5 imperforate phase proofs with partial and final colors. Scott No 1393, Yvert No 1465.
LAOS (1972) Children learning to read. Die proof in black signed by the engraver MIERMONT. International Book Year. Scott No 226, Yvert No 243.
LAOS (1972) Father teaching children to read palm leaf book. Die proof in black signed by the engraver JUMELET. International Book Year. Scott No C87, Yvert No PA87.
PHILIPPINES (1982) Reading campaign. Set of 2 overprinted SPECIMEN. Scott Nos 1608-9.
IVORY COAST (1967) Genie, protector of Assamlangangan. Die proof in dark blue signed by the engraver DURRENS. 25th anniversary of PEN authors' club. Scott No 256, Yvert No 263. Only 28 exist. Rare!
SIERRA LEONE (1996) Merman. Imperforate S/S. Fantasies of the Sea series - "Homo Aquaticus" by Poul Anderson. Scott No 1935.
SIERRA LEONE (1996) Mermaid. Sunken ship. Man. Imperforate S/S. Fantasies of the Sea series - "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Anderson. Scott No 1951.
SIERRA LEONE (1996) Giant arthropods emerging from the sea. Imperforate S/S. Fantasies of the Sea series - "On the Last Afternoon" by James Tiptree. Scott No 1971.
GERMANY (1986) Indian chief. Squaw. Illustrated cancel on postcard. Die Hohlen im Norder Deutschlands. Stadt de Karl-May Spiele. Bad Segeberg.
GERMANY (1987) Apache Chief Winnetou. Maximum card with thematic cancel. Scott No 1502. Honoring novelist Kary May.
U.S.A. (1948) Lighthouse* on top of book. Red meter cancellation on envelope Pitney Bowes No 136125: 50th anniversary, 1898-1948. A half century of bibliographic service.
FRANCE (1979) Victor Segalen. Ship. Scott No 1634. Yvert No 2034. 100th Anniversary of Victor Segalen: physician, explorer, writer. Trial Color Plate Proofs in strip of 5. .
U.S.A. (1950) Book. Postal card (N) with illustrated advertising on back for series of books on success in business and personal life.
FRANCE (1990) Hand pouring liquid from test tube into flask. Red meter cancelation on envelope front, No. NM 1521: "Palaiseau - Son Festival International du Film Scientifique. Sa Fête du Livre."
MALI (1972) Swimmers-200 meter breaststroke. University library. Aztec sculpture. Die proof in violet signed by the engraver MONVOISIN. Mexico Olympics retrospective. Scott No C163, Yvert No PA163.
