1730 (20 Aug) Grenoble Printed lettersheet in French addressed to the Chichiliane commune in South East France regarding the certificates to be given to the taxable inhabitants of the community who will have caused damage in harvests and funds, by fire, hail, flood and ravines....ordered to present these each year to avoid penalties... A few faults otherwise interesting document without paid markings. GBP0 (ImageA)

1737 Entire addressed to Monsieur le Chevallier de fragnan / Lieutenant au Regimen Royal des vaisseaux / au chateau de la tour. This was the 43rd Infanterie Regiment created in 1638 to 1789. No postal markings, folds and marks. GBP0 (ImageA)

1755 (14 May) Paris Printed lettersheet in French addressed to the Consuls and officiers of municipals regarding the reporting of military groups on horseback or on foot moving through the towns, for immediate reports to be sent and executed immediately... Interesting document without paid markings. GBP0 (ImageA)

1798 (17 June) Grenoble Printed lettersheet in French addressed to the officiers of municipals regarding to note of the troops who pass through your place, you will take care to provide them with accommodation in accordance with the regulations... Interesting document without paid markings, some soiling. GBP0 (ImageA)

1847 (4th Nov) Entire from Paris to Austria written up on album page (in Dutch) with Paris double ring postmark, cost mark '20 = 12' = '32' in manuscript, (kreuzers) and boxed 'WIEN/4/NOV./EXP' handstamp. Very fine cover with details of the route taken by the mails through Europe. GBP0 (ImageA)

1849 20c black duplicated range of 18 used examples including a pair each with diamond grid cancels of which five have 4 good to large margins, others are three or less, the pair had margins all round. Nice group, SG range 6/7. (16 + pair). GBP0 (ImageA)

1849-1876 Attractive mainly fine used collection for different printings on three Safe album leaves noted 1850 10c bistre (3 margins Cat £400), 20c black, 25c blue, 40c orange (4 margins with tear cat £600), 1fr forgery, 1852 Repub 25c blue Napoleon, 1852-70 10c brown (nice 4 margins), 5c green, 10c bistre yellow, 20c blue, 40c orange (2 shades), 80c & 1fr (taken as reprint looks nice f.u.), 1862 perf 'set' to 80c, 1863-70 perf Napoleon good run 1c to 80c (15 values), 1869 5fr lilac-grey fine used appearance (heavy thinning cat £1300), 1870-71 Ceres imperf 1c (unused), 2c (Cat £325, thinned), 5c, 10c (2 shades), 20c blue (2), 80c rose (4 margins), 1871-76 perf issues 'set' to 80c, attractive lot with high cat values. (53). GBP0 (ImageA)

1849-1982 An extensive and valuable mint and used collection in two well filled Yvert albums with dozens of better noted 1849 20c black (4 large margins), 25c blue (4 large margins), 40c orange (3 margins Cat £600), 1853 1c olive-green, 5c green (both shades), 20c blue (9 shades and types), 80c carmine (2 shades), 1870 4c grey, 10c bistre, 20c blue stated as type I, II & III, 1871-76 to 80c, 1876-85 1c green to 10c green, 75c (2 shades Cat £90), 5f lilac (both shades, cat £230), 1900-06 Olivier & Merson incl 2f f.u. (Cat £110), 20f used (Cat £48), 1922 War Orphans surch set used (Cat £275), 1926 War Orphans mainly used (Cat £200), 1928 Sinking Fund f.u. (Cat £225), 1920 Sinking used (Cat £120), 1950-1 Relief Fund set f.u. (Cat £170), back of the book precancels, railway stamps, airs, parcel post etc, very useful for expansion, approx. 2600, huge cat value. GBP0 (ImageA)

1851-52 Six entire letters (incl one front) mainly from the same correspondence tied 25c blue from Paris, five of which have four large margins tied diamond grid postmark to Loir en Cher, Ligny, etc. Nice group. GBP0 (ImageA)

1852 Repub Franc Napoleon 10c yellow-bistre decent spacefiller with one margin and two postal cancels, minor bend otherwise sound, SG 37 Cat £850. GBP0 (ImageA)

1852-1880 Classics assembly on ten album pages of covers and stamps including 1852 Repub 25c on 1853 Entire Letter (Scott $50), 1853 Empire 1c to 20c, 40c & 80c (2 shades f.u.), pair of 20c blue on 1861 cover, 1862 perf set to 80c, 1863-70 to 80c, 1869 5fr grey well centred fine used dotted star numeral '2' (Scott $750), 1868 10c & 20c on E.L to Geneva, 1870-75 to 80c, 1876-78 incl 20c & 30c on E.L., single vals to 5f lilac, 25c black on red on cvr etc. Attractive collection with many nice copies. (Approx 40). GBP0 (ImageA)

1853-1870 Heavily duplicated Napoleon and Ceres imperf and some perf values mainly 1853-71 Napoleon 20c blue (Approx 600+), perf Ceres 25c blue (Approx 130+), then few other values to 40c orange. Good catalogue and plenty of nice numeral postmarks, mainly appears all different. GBP0 (ImageA)

1853-60 Empire Franc Napoleon Colour trials on unused paper for 25c value in four different colours, one pale brown, three others shades of purple, blue or pale blue. Very fine four margins, superb. (4). GBP0 (ImageA)

1860 Empire Franc Napoleon 1c deep bronze-green on bluish three large margins and neat dotted cancel, sound, SG 43. GBP0 (ImageA)

1860 Empire Franc Napoleon 1c olive-green on bluish four close to good margins and neat PARIS 1862 CDS cancel, sound, SG 42. GBP0 (ImageA)

1867 Napoleon 30c brown mint large part original gum with four good margins, minor gum bends otherwise scarce so nice, SG 116 Cat £1300. GBP0 (ImageA)

1869 5f lilac-grey on greyish, a superb very fine used example with crisp DOL DE BRETAGNE cds and AVA...SEP / 76 cds alongside, wonderful example and attractive combination of the two different postmarks, SG 131. GBP0 (ImageA)

1870 4c grey Ceres with four good margins and mint part original gum, heavy thinning otherwise fine. SG 154. GBP0 (ImageA)

1870 Ceres 5c yellow-green on paper a multiple franking including a pair and two singles to make 20c rate cancelled ARP dotted diamond postmarks, mostly four margins and fine, the pair has margins all round, SG 157 cat £1000 as singles. GBP0 (ImageA)

1871 (July) Entire from Gironde to Bordeaux unstamped hence Litho 15c black affixed and tied CDS (2 margins), filing fold and few marks otherwise scarce on cover, Scott $1300. Plus 1870 smaller envelope bearing Typo 15c black. SG D88 & D185. GBP0 (ImageA)

1876-85 Complete set of 12 N under B printing all fine used CDS, mainly fine, SG 212/224 (12). GBP0 (ImageA)

1876-85 Complete set of 8 N under U printing all fine used CDS, odd perf fault but mainly fine, 1f has prefecture Cotes Du Rhone CDS left margin single, mainly fine, SG 225/242 (8). GBP0 (ImageA)

1877-1937 Collection of mint and used sets for different printings on plain Safe album leaves noted 1877-90 to 5f lilac (Cat £330+), 1918 Red Cross mint (Cat £160), 1928 Air Forgeries pair used (Cat £18,500 as genuine), Olivier & Merson to 20f, Precancels precancels 1922-47 mainly mint, 1927 Air set 2 mint (ovpts taken 'as is), Sinking Funds mint or used, 1929 Expo ovpt forged 2fr (Cat £1000 genuine), 1937 Museums set used (Cat £120), 1936 100th Flight 10f used (Cat £180), etc. Very attractive lot with high cat value. (c275). GBP0 (ImageA)

1904 Insured cover to Belfast (slight contemporary postal faults), bearing 50c cinnamon and lavender showing lavender background omitted variety, SG 305a. Scarce on cover. GBP0 (ImageA)

1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress 1f lake & yellow-green part CDS used with faults incl two bottom blunt corners, and small tones along the top, nice spacefiller, SG 400e Cat £750. GBP0 (ImageA)