F.W.A.  P9Bc   "ELEPHANT NOTE"   C.G.C. 40

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FRENCH WEST AFRICA  P9Bc  DATED  14.3.1929  CGC 40!  "FINEST KNOWN & ONLY PIECE EVER GRADED CGC!  THERE'S ONLY 1 OTHER PIECE CERTIFIED (pmg35) BY ALL GRADING CO'S!  THIS PIECE HAS VERY NICE CENTERING, SHARP CORNERS AND BEAUTIFUL COLORS!!!  "THE ELEPHANT NOTE!"  

F.W.A.   "Turban Man w/ Horse"  RAW XF

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FRENCH WEST AFRICA  P27  "TURBAN MAN WITH HORSE"  25 FRANCS  24.2.1942  RAW  EXTREMELY FINE CONDITION!! EXCELLENT COLORS, MARGINS AND PAPER QUALITY!​

OFFERED AT: $275

F.W.A.  P43  "Frenchmen with Village Woman"  C.G.C. 58PQ

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FRENCH WEST AFRICA  P43  5000 FRANCS  22.12.1950   CGC'S FINEST KNOWN 58PQ!   THIS PIECE OF ARTWORK FACES UP LIKE AS A STUNNING GEM!  INCREDIBLE COLORS, AND CONDITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER IT'S ENGRAVED ONTO RICE PAPER!   THE VIGNETTE ON THE FRONT REPRESENTS "FRENCHMEN WITH LOCAL VILLAGE WOMAN."   THIS PIECE LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE A TAPESTRY!  VERY RARE, WITH ONLY A POPULATION CENSUS (BY ALL GRADING CO'S WE COULD FIND), REFLECTING ONLY 3 KNOWN BY ALL!   I HAVE ALSO SEEN A COUPLE OF OTHER RAW PIECES OF THIS DESIGN, BUT IN VERY VERY VERY LOW GRADE AND GENERALLY WITH RIPPED PAPER (OR MULTIPLE RIPS), UNDERSTANDABLE SO, SINCE IT'S ON RICE PAPER.  DESTINED FOR AN ADVANCED COLLECTION!