French Somali Coast: The attractive and valuable specialised collection in album and on leaves, mostly mint, including General issues overprinted "OBOCK" with 1892 surcharges to 75c. on 1f., 1892 set, 1893 2f., 5f., 1894 2f. and postal stationery; Somali Coast 1894-1900 25f. used, 1902 surcharges with some scarcer, 1902 "0f." die proof and plate proofs or colour trials (18), 1f. die proof in black, imperf. or perf. plate proofs or colour trials in singles or multiples, issued stamps and some inverted centres, 1903 issues with varieties, a comprehensive range of later issues with some covers and cards, Afars and Issas apparently complete to 1987; mostly good to fine. The basic stamps stated to catalogue F.F.45,000. (hundreds)