FRENCH AFRICA – VERY HIGH QUALITY MINT COLLECTION - 408133

FRENCH AFRICA – VERY HIGH QUALITY MINT COLLECTION - Very impressive collection of well over 1,500 different issues covering French Africa from the early colonial times going well into the 1990s and even early 21^st century housed in a Scott Specialty album. The collection covers Dahomey, by far the biggest subsection accounting for roughly 1/3 of the lot, Benin, Ubangi Shari, Equatorial Africa, Middle Congo, and French Guinea. This is a very attractive collection that would appeal equally to Francophiles and collectors interested in modern African philately, as airmails from Dahomey or Benin boast scores of eye-catching souvenir and miniature sheets. Individually some of the most notable standouts include Dahomey (highly complete subsection) #12, 13, 14, 90-96, B3-B7, C33-C37, Benin (second largest subsection) #525-532, 575-585, 590-591,592-596 and numerous others. French colonial issues are deservedly popular with collectors whether due to historical fascination with French Colonial Empire when over 100,000,000 people lived under The Tricolore all around the globe, or simply due to thje aesthetic beauty of modern stamps coming out from independent African states – this collection would be a great addition to any philatelic portfolio, VERY FINE, og, most NH