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 1fr carmine fine used two margin example cut into on other two sides and neat star dotted postmark, SG 19 Cat £1100. 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)

1849-1984 An extensive mint and used collection in a well filled Scott printed album with better content throughout includes imperf Napoleon to 1fr and perforated issues to 80c, 1869 5fr grey (small faults, nice looker, cat £1100), 1870-73 to 80c used, 1876 to 2f, 1900 to 20f, 1924 Expo. set mint, 1925 5f red mint (Cat £180), 1930-31 5f brown both types mint, 20f brown used (3 types), 1938 50f Ader mint, defin long sets to 20f, 1945 Ceres to 100f, 1949 10f vermilion single, 1953 Sports set m, 1950s Fund sets, 1960s Art stamps, much complete to 1984, then 1918 Red X m, 1922 War Orphans set mint (toned gum), 1927 Sinking Fund set m, 1928 set m, 1930 1f50+3f50, 1937 Museum set 2 m, 1936 100th Flight 10f CDS used, 1947 Air to 500f, 1949 to 100f, 1950 to 1000f used, 1957 to 1000f mint, plus many more, enormous catalogue value and over. 100s. GBP0 (ImageA)

1850 Ceres 25c deep blue a beautiful large four even margins used neat grid diamond cancel, light vertical crease but does not detract, SG 11. 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)

1856 Napoleon Empire 80c carmine-red an amazing strip of 4 with uneven margins cut into at places and very fine used DS2 dotted diamond numeral cancels (Paris) plus part red PAID CDS cancel, huge 320c rate, seldom seen in such multiples. Fine, SG 69 Cat £440. GBP0 (ImageA)

1860 Attractive small cover Paris to New York bearing Napoleon Empire 80c bright rose x 2 (small margins) tied dotted diamond cancels, and a variety of PD, Am Service boxed h/s in red on obverse, plus USA arrival PAID / NEW YORK, and manuscript 6 in red crayon, few minor faults and wrinkles but impressive 160c rate. 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)

1860 Napoleon Empire 5c green on bluish very fine used PAIR with large margins on two sides, touching into on right and top left and neat 1523 dotted diamond numeral cancel, fine, SG 44 Cat £240. 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 grey top value lightly used with central lozenge '169' pmk, nice looking with good colour and perfs. SG 131 Cat £1300. GBP0 (ImageA)

1869 5F grey top value nicely used with lozenge '218' pmk either side of the central vignette, well centred with good colour and perfs. SG 131 Cat £1300. GBP0 (ImageA)

1869 5f lilac-grey on greyish fine used light dotted diamond cancel, couple of blunt perfs and trace of a thin for this high value, comes with Stolow 1971 certificate, expertised on reverse. SG 131 Cat £1300. 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 30c brown on paper with four very large margins and cancelled dotted diamond postmark, SG 175. 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)

1875 Ceres Thick Figure 10c bistre on rose fine mint original gum example with lovely fresh colour, usual gum crazing, fresh, SG 203 Cat £600. 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)