SENEGAL (1972) Daudet*. Camel*. Ship*. Hunter shooting lion*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver AUFSCHNEIDER and the artist BETEMPS. Works of Alphonse Daudet. Scott No 363, Yvert No 367.
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1942) Books*. Paris Fair. Cut-down die proof in blue signed by the engraver DUFRESNE and marked 1'er ét. The fair was promoted by the Nazis during the occupation of Paris to show the world that life under German occupation was not so bad. Several toning spots including one in corner of design.
AVAILABLE AT $40
JAPAN (1989) Orchestra conductor*. Copyright Control issue overprinted MIHON (specimen). Scott No 1999, Yvert No 1784. Attractive!
AVAILABLE AT $15
GERMANY (1979) Hildegard von Bingen*. Specimen (overprinted MUSTER). Scott No 1298, Yvert No 864.
AVAILABLE AT $20
BHUTAN (1970) Jules Verne rocket. V-2 rocket. First Day cover with simulated 3-D stamps and cachet. Scott Nos 118-118a, Yvert Nos 281-2.
AVAILABLE AT $40
FRANCE (1979) Victor Segalen*. Ship*. Map of Brittany*. Maximum card with Special First Day Cancel. Scott No 1634, Yvert No 2034.
AVAILABLE AT $12
MONACO (1968) Indian Princess*. Old man*. Tomb*. Trial color proof. Chateaubriand's "Atala". Scott No 703, Yvert No 763.
AVAILABLE AT $12
AVAILABLE AT $60
MONACO (2006) Albert Camus*. Stage die proof in black signed by the engraver LAVERGNE and marked "Epreuve d'Atelier)". 50th anniversary of award of Nobel Prize for Literature. Scott No 2442.
AVAILABLE AT $250
AVAILABLE AT $75
U.S.A. (1930) Teddy Roosevelt*. Books*. University*. One cent postal card (O) with advertising for Pocket University Library series. "Nelson Doubleday, Inc."
AVAILABLE AT $30
AUSTRIA (1999) Draftsman's tools*. Books*. Black proof. Austrian patent office. Scott No 1781.
AVAILABLE AT $15
AUSTRIA (2015) Joseph Hardtmuth*. Black print. First mass-produced cheap pencils.
AVAILABLE AT $15
MONACO (1982) Ancient sailing vessel*. Virgil*. Trial color proofs in strip of 3. Death bimillenium of Virgil. Scott No 1360, Yvert No 1357.
AVAILABLE AT $50
AVAILABLE AT $80
FRANCE (1962) Eduoard Eustanie*. Maximum card with First Day Cancel. Eustanie coined the world "Telecommunications". Scott No B363. Yvert No 1349.
AVAILABLE AT $20
AVAILABLE AT $450
FRANCE (1966) Fontenelle*. Scientists*. Globe*. Deluxe sheet. 300th anniversary of Academy of Science. Scott No 1159, Yvert No 1487.
AVAILABLE AT $20
NIGER (1972) Book*. Tall ship*. Plane*. Set of 2 trial color proof blocks of 4. UNESCO Book Year. Scott Nos 252-3, Yvert Nos 257-8.
AVAILABLE AT $60
NORTH KOREA (1961) Maize harvester*. Preliminary artwork from the archives of the North Korea printers. Watercolor on posterboard, measuring 16 x 11 cm. Inscribed on back with official stamp and notes in Korean. Scott No 286, Yvert No 270, KSC No 249.
AVAILABLE AT $250
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!
AVAILABLE AT $140
SIERRA LEONE (1996) Merman*. Imperforate S/S. Fantasies of the Sea series - "Homo Aquaticus" by Poul Anderson. Scott No 1935.
AVAILABLE AT $40
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.
AVAILABLE AT $40
SIERRA LEONE (1996) Submarine*. Men in diving helmets and suits*. Imperforate S/S. Fantasies of the Sea series - "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne. Scott No 1956.
AVAILABLE AT $40
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.
AVAILABLE AT $40
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. **.
AVAILABLE AT $50
F.S.A.T. (2011) André Chastain*. Penguins*. Stage die proof signed by the engraver BEAUJARD. Chastain was a literary journalist and botanist who made a study of the vegetation of Kerguélen island.
AVAILABLE AT $200
GABON (1970) Fictional rocket*. Moon surface*. Trial color proofs in strip of 5 with multicolor. Space retrospective - Jules Verne. Scott No C94, Yvert No PA95.
AVAILABLE AT $120
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.
AVAILABLE AT $160
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AVAILABLE AT $120
MONACO (1980) Colette*. Pagnol*. Set of 2 imperforates. Scott Nos 1227-8, Yvert Nos 1224-5.
AVAILABLE AT $40
BELGIUM (1988) Lyre. Quill pen. Book. Atomic symbols. Ministerial proof. Scott No 1296, Yvert No 2297. Royal Academy of Science, Literature and Fine Arts.
AVAILABLE AT $50