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U.S.A. (1929) Crossed keys. Fancy cancel from Genesee Depot, Wisconsin. Four strikes in blue on registered envelope.
AVAILABLE AT $120
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U.S.A. (1929) Old-fashioned key. Fancy cancel from Genesee Depot, Wisconsin. Five strikes in black on registered envelope.
AVAILABLE AT $120
GERMANY (1956) IPA emblem. Archive photo (See Note) of unaccepted design for International Police Show, Essen. Scott No 751, Yvert No 116.
AVAILABLE AT $60
FRANCE (1976) Police emblem. Map of France. Moto. Deluxe sheet. National Police. Scott No 1502, Yvert No 1907.
AVAILABLE AT $20
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
