1828 (May) FL from London to Touen, with "Anglettere par Rouen", charged "11" (decimes), with departure and arrival pmks, fine and scarce (Image)

Est.US$200

1845 (21 Aug) FL from Dond du Lac (Wisconsin) to an Army Officer in Paris, "Paid 10" endorsement, sent via New York and Le Havre, with red arrival and charged "6", redirected to "Bone (Afrique)", multiple transits and Bone, Algeria arrival pmks, "F4" and "F25", also "2E" and other accountancy marks on back, probably redirected back to Paris, interesting and well traveled cover to France and Algeria (Image)

Est.US$250

1848 small cover sent unpaid to Boston, "via d'Angleterre", with boxed "Returned for Postage" marked "1sh", with red "New York 29c" charge pmk, also oval "Rebuts", with July 5 1848 English transit, another (different) "Returned for Postage" and two marks "Director general des Postes non rensergment", returned back to France, 12 Dec. Boulogne arrival, final Jan 2, 1849 docketing, also "1848 Revolution of "48" and 12 Dec. Boulogne arrival pmk, fine and interesting usage (Image)

Est.US$500

1849 20c gray, used, black grid diamond cancel, margins all around, signed "Chambre Syndicate" on back (YT 3i, Euro 1,000) (Cat No. 3var) (Image)

Est.US$150

1849 20c gray, margins all around, tied by black grid diamond cancel on FL used 26 May 1849 from Paris to Auch, fine usage, with arrival pmk on back (YT 3i, Euro 1,000 for used off cover) (Cat No. 3var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1849-50 40c orange, type II, wide numerals, used, bright color, margins all around, faint thins, fine appearance, signed Senf, cat. $5250 (Cat No. 7b) (Image)

Cat. $5250, Est.US$300

1851 40c orange, 1862 Re-Issue, h.r., v.f. (YT 5g, Euro 800) cat. $600 (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.US$250

1853 1fr pale lake (velours), canceled "3516" small numerals, margins all around, some red markings showing slightly through, various handstamped signatures on back, fine appearing example of this scarce "velvet" shade (YT 18g, Euro 5,000) cat. $2175 (Cat No. 21b) (Image)

Cat. $2175, Est.US$500

1857 (Aug) cover from Versailles to London, franked with 20c Empire, with "Timbre Post Insuffisant" and "More to Pay" and charged "6" (pence) on arrival, French Paris and "Paris a Calais" pmks, London arrival, fine (Image)

Est.US$200

1864 (29 May) FL from Paris to Constantinople, franked with 20c and 40c Laureated, tied by diamond lozenges, "voie de Vienne et Kustendje" routing, red "Affr.Insuff." and oval "F.27" accountancy mark, Vienna transit (31.5) and Constantinople (5.6) arrival pmks (Image)

Est.US$150

1870 (5 Nov) cover to Argentina, franked with single 80c Empire, tied by "3661" (large numerals), St.Hillaire du Harcourt, routed via London with red transit pmk, framed "P.P." in violet, also "18 Cents" applied in Uruguay, showing Montevideo double ring cds, cover with clipped corner at lower left, otherwise fine destination mail item (Image)

Est.US$150

1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 5c green, block of four, h.r., beautiful color, margins all around, good color, faint hinge toning showing through at bottom, otherwise v.f., signed Diena, Roumet, etc., cat. $1000 (Cat No. 41) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.US$300

1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 5c green, five copies, used, distinct colors, margins all around, small thins, fine appearance (Cat No. 41) (Image)

Est.US$300

1870 Bordeaux Issue, 40c dark blood red (rouge sang fonce), canceled "113", large margins all around, tiny thin speck in the right margin only, well outside stamp, v.f., signed Calves (YT 48e, Euro 2,200) cat. $675 (Cat No. 47c) (Image)

Cat. $675, Est.US$500

1871 (9 Sep) FL from Nancy to Mulhouse, three color franked 1c and 4c Empire (Napoleon) and 20c Repub. (Ceres), tied by "2598" numerals, with blue "20" due mark (Image)

Est.US$150

1871 (21 Jan) cover from Vevey, Switzerland, franked with single 10rp Helvetia, addressed to "Armee du Rhin" at Drome, handstamped "Affr.Insuf.", with Lyon and Montelimar arrival pmks, cover roughly opened at top, fine usage during Franco-Prussian War (Image)

Est.US$150

1872 (7 Aug) FL from Marseilles to Mariupol, Russia, franked with strip of 4x25c Ceres, tied by "2240" large numerals of Marseilles, paying 1fr rate to Northern Russia, red "PD", Odessa transit and arrival pmk (6 Aug) on front, Vienna transit on back, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1873 (16 Jan) FL from New York to Reims, with "28 Janv 75 Amb. Calais" crossed out, "Etats Unis Amb. Angl. Calais" applied below, charged "1fr25c" (decimes) on arrival, fine and unusual high value postage due (Image)

Est.US$150

1876 (12 May) FL from Paris to Havana, franked with pair of 25c Ceres, tied by Paris Place de la Bourse departure pmks, red New York May 25 transit, charged "4" on arrival in Cuba, filing fold away from the stamps, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1929 10fr dark ultramarine, Type I, lower left sheet corner margin "coin date" block of four, n.h., v.f. (YT Euro 1,600) cat. $650 (Cat No. 251) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.US$250

1929 10fr dark ultramarine, Type III, lower right sheet corner margin block of four, n.h., v.f., cat. $560 (Cat No. 252) (Image)

Cat. $560, Est.US$150

1930 two unexploded 10fr booklets, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 245a) (Image)

Est.US$150

1936 Ader, 50fr ultramarine, two lower left sheet corner margin coin date blocks of four, n.h., v.f., one with Roumet certificate, cat. $1200 (Cat No. 348) (Image)

Cat. $1200, Est.US$350

1958 15fr green & blue, horizontal pair, left stamp "FFrancaise" variety, l.h., also 1962 Paquebot, variety "black chimneys", v.f. (YT 1162a,1325b, Euro 365) (Image)

Est.US$100

1963 Famous Men, Beethoven, Mazzini, etc., five Signed Artist Die Proofs, v.f. (Cat No. 1059-63P) (Image)

Est.US$250