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!
AVAILABLE AT $140
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!
AVAILABLE AT $140
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!
AVAILABLE AT $140
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 No 3029. Awesome!
AVAILABLE AT $140
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!
AVAILABLE AT $140
COMORO ISLANDS (1962) Sherlock Holmes. Magnifying glass. Doyle. Deluxe sheet. Scott No 502.
AVAILABLE AT $20
FRANCE (1996) Rocambole*. Bloc gommé. Scott No B670, Yvert No 3025. Rocambole was a fictional character (a sort of combination Doc Savage-Fu Manchu) from novels by Ponson du Terrail in the mid nineteenth century.
AVAILABLE AT $40
FRANCE (1996) Arsène Lupin*. Bloc gommé. Scott No B671, Yvert No 3026. Gentleman thief and a master of disguise.
AVAILABLE AT $40
FRANCE (1996) Rouletabille*. Bloc gommé. Scott No B672, Yvert No 3027. Journalist and amateur sleuth.
AVAILABLE AT $40
FRANCE (1996) Fantômas*. Bloc gommé. Scott No B673, Yvert No 3028. Masked villain of Paris.
AVAILABLE AT $40
FRANCE (1996) Maigret*. Bloc gommé. Scott No B674, Yvert No 3029. Famed police detective.
AVAILABLE AT $40
FRANCE (1996) Nestor Burma*. Bloc gommé. Scott No B675, Yvert No 3030. Cynical private detective.
AVAILABLE AT $40
U.S.A. (1940) Policeman* giving "stop" hand signal. Red meter cancellation on cover Pitney Bowes No 180634: "Help stop accidents on Massachusetts highways."
AVAILABLE AT $15
U.S.A. (1940) Policeman* pointing at the word "You"*. Blue meter cancellation on piece Pitney Bowes No 59143: "Are You a Safe Driver?"
AVAILABLE AT $20
GUINEA-BISSAU (2006) Helicopter*. Police car*. Ambulance*. Fire truck*. Set of 4 imperforates with decorative borders.
AVAILABLE AT $40
UNITED NATIONS (1978) Open handcuff*. Set of 6 imperforate progressive proofs. Scott No 297, Yvert No 289. Liberation, ,justice and cooperation for Nambia. From the UN printer archives. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $50
U.S.A. (1932) Padlock*. Fancy cancel from Carlock, IL. Two strikes in black on registered envelope. Each mark is inscribed "U*S MAIL". Evidently these were to represent locks used on mailbags. Unusual aspect of topic!
AVAILABLE AT $125
MONACO (1971) St. Vincent de Paul appearing to prisoners*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver HALEY. Scott No 812, Yvert No 818.
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1964) Telephone dial*. Teletypewriter*. Deluxe sheet. Numbers on dial keyed for Police, Fire. Scott No 1088, Yvert No 1417.
AVAILABLE AT $50
GABON (1964) Telephone operator*. Nurse*. Policewoman*. Deluxe sheet. Social evolution of Gabonese women. Scott No C28, Yvert No PA30.
AVAILABLE AT $20
GERMANY (1953) Elizabeth Fry*. MUSTER (specimen) overprint. Social worker known as the "Angel of Prisons." Scott No B327
AVAILABLE AT $30
INDIA (1970) Vir Savarkar*. Port Blair Prison*. Photographic proof from the archives of India Security Printers. These proofs were made before printing the stamps and often show levels of detail missing in the issued stamps. Scott No 516, Yvert No 299.
AVAILABLE AT $80