Status International - Sale 392

France: 1945 Atlantic Pocket 'Festung Lorient' h/s opts on Mercury 10c-50c, Petain 60c-4.50Fr, Arc de Triumph 4Fr & 5Fr, plus Arms 5Fr, with 5 stamps genuine opts (with certificates), & 11 stamps forged opts (expertised as such). VF fresh MNH. Mi 1-15 would cat €42,450 in total, while the genuine cat €5400. Genuine examples of all stamps of this issue are rare, only 200-1800 printed of those present in this lot (while some of the other values only 20 or 30 printed). Fantastic lot for the collector that does not wish to spend the $30,000-$40,000 that the set would otherwise cost. 5 stamps with 2022 Ceremuga photo certs. (16) (P)
Estimate A$4000