Lot of old used stamps various countries on philatelic sheets

AFW - Antique France Worldwide

Description

This lot includes several used antique stamps, carefully presented on three cardboard sheets with printed compartments, designed for philatelic display. Each sheet is perforated on the left side for easy filing in a specialized binder. The visible stamps exhibit a variety of colors, shapes, and themes, mainly in classic rectangular format.

Among the stamps, different shades are discernible: greens, blues, reds, purples, browns, and pinks. Some stamps display portraits, while others feature typographical motifs or numbers, typical of late 19th and early 20th-century issues. Several stamps bear circular or oval postmarks, some of which partially reveal city names or dates, attesting to their actual postal use.

The presentation sheets are printed with an elegant black border, with each compartment intended to hold a stamp. Most stamps are positioned in the upper rows, leaving several empty spaces, which allows for expanding the collection as needed. The various stamps show classic signs of use: slight handling marks, cancellation marks, and for some, small marginal wear visible to the naked eye.

The proposed lot offers an interesting diversity of stamps, with varied face values and effigies, mainly from European countries (precise identification not guaranteed without close examination). The cardboard support is in good apparent condition, with no visible tears on the shown areas, and the perforations are clean. The set is ready to be inserted into a standard philatelic album or binder.

Some stamps feature distinctive graphic details: engraved portraits, stylized numbers, typographical inscriptions in capitals. The colors remain vibrant despite the assumed age of the stamps, indicating proper preservation. The set is intended for anyone wishing to enrich their stamp assortment with historical and varied specimens, already showcased on suitable sheets.

Condition

Used item sold as is. The stamps show normal cancellation marks and some visible signs of use on certain pieces. The sheets are generally clean and in good condition on the visible sides.

Did you know? Compartmented sheets have been a classic philatelic support since the late 19th century, allowing stamps to be presented, protected, and organized while facilitating their identification and inventory. The postal cancellation, visible on each stamp here, attests to their actual circulation and confers additional documentary value to each piece.

AFW Reassurance

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