1849 10c bister, re-issue (1862), h.r., fresh and v.f., cat. $435 (Cat No. 1g) (Image)

Cat. $435, Est.$150

1849 15c green, re-issue (1862), h.r. and adhesions on back, fresh and v.f., with 1997 von Der Weid certificate, cat. $560 (Cat No. 2d) (Image)

Cat. $560, Est.$150

1849 20c black, unused without gum, fresh and v.f., with von Der Weid certificate, cat. $170 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $170, Est.$100

1849 25c light blue, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around, fine stamp, with 2016 Roumet certificate, cat. $5400 (Cat No. 6) (Image)

Cat. $5400, Est.$750

1849 40c orange, re-issue (1862), h.r., fresh and v.f., with 1987 Roumet certificate, cat. $575 (Cat No. 7d) (Image)

Cat. $575, Est.$150

1862 Republique Francaise, 10c and 25c Napoleon, re-issues (1862), h.r., fresh and v.f., cat. $875 (Cat No. 10b,11a) (Image)

Cat. $875, Est.$250

1863 20c blue, n.h., post office fresh, fine, signed Calves (Cat No. 33) (Image)

Est.$150

1870 40c orange, n.h. and post office fresh, fine (Cat No. 59) (Image)

Est.$250

1876 Type Sage, 75c rose, Type II, l.h., good color, fresh and fine, signed Brun, also Calves, with his 1999 certificate (YT 81) cat. $1775 (Cat No. 83) (Image)

Cat. $1775, Est.$500

1880 1c black, Prussian Blue, unused with original gum, h.r., various pencil signatures, also signed Thier, usual centering, fine, cat. $11000 (Cat No. 87) (Image)

Cat. $11000, Est.$2,500

1891 two autographed notes (Rue de Bruxelles, 21bis), each signed by Emile Zola, accompanied by the original envelope, addressed in Zola's hand, franked with 15c Type Sage, fine-v.f. (Emile Edouard Charles Antoine Zola (1840-1902) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the exoneration of the falsely accused Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in the renowned newspaper headline "J'accuse". Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902). A scarce pair of autographed cards (Image)

Est.$1,000

1900 Merson, 2fr gray violet & yellow, h.r., exceptionally well centered, v.f., cat. $625 (Cat No. 126) (Image)

Cat. $625, Est.$200

1925 International Exhibition of Decorative and Modern Arts, imperforate collective proof sheetlet (266:210mm), card mounted, v.f. (YT 210-15P) cat. €1200 (Cat No. 220-25P) (Image)

Cat. €1200, Est.$300

1986 National Film Industry, imperf. se-tenant sheet of ten, n.h., v.f. (YT Bloc 9a) cat. €300 (Cat No. 2021var) (Image)

Cat. €300, Est.$150

1936 50fr Burelage, n.h., few light gum bends, otherwise v.f., cat. $1700 (Cat No. C15) (Image)

Cat. $1700, Est.$250

1926 (25 June) Paris-Bassorah flight, picture postcard franked with 75c, tied by "Chaville Banlieue-Ouest 25.6.26" cds, with violet "Postmaster Posts & Telegraphs Received 27, June 1926 Basrah" handstamp, v.f. and rare, only 27 pieces flown (Cat No. Mueller 151) (Image)

Est.$600

1859 10c black, imperforate essay adhered on card, v.f., rare (Cat No. J1P) (Image)

Est.$500

1870 surcharged by hand "25" on 15c black, usual margins and cut in at right, tied on FL (Tribunal de Commerce) by Lyon 19 Sept 71 postmark, used locally in Lyon, with arrival pmk, minor surface flaws affecting the lettersheet only, fine and scarce, signed "Ph.Garde", etc., rare, cat. €4600 (Cat No. YT 4A) (Image)

Cat. €4600, Est.$1,500

1871 60c blue, die proof on thin paper, signed in pen at bottom, fine (Image)

Est.$300

1881-92 3c-1fr black, nine plate proofs on card stock, with simulated perforations (sur bristol, dentelure figuree), nine different, fresh, v.f., signed Calves (Maury 10/20) cat. €3150 (Cat No. J13/23P) (Image)

Cat. €3150, Est.$1,000

1881-92 2fr black, unused with large part original gum, good perforations, fine, signed Brun (YT 23) cat. €2000 (Cat No. J24) (Image)

Cat. €2000, Est.$500

1893 5c blue, 10c brown, 15c green, 30c maroon, 50c brown violet, 60c yellow brown, 1fr brown rose, seven different imperf. plate proofs on card, v.f., rare (60c not issued in this color) (Cat No. J29/40P) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1908-25 Recouvrements, 50c red, horizontal gutter pair ("O"), fresh and fine, rare (Maury Milesimes 47/0) (Cat No. J50) (Image)

Est.$500

1908-31 Recouvrements, 1c-"Un Franc", selection of 11 different, affixed on portions of album pages, handstamped "Ultramar" or "Especimen" in violet or gray black, submitted by the Portuguese Post Office on receipt from the UPU in Berne, before sending to one of the Colonial Post Offices, minor flaws, rare (Cat No. J46/68S) (Image)

Est.$500

1927-31 1c-5fr (surcharge), complete set of lower right "coin date" sheet corner margin blocks of four, l.h. or n.h. (last two n.h.), one 10c single thin (cat. Euro 1.50), fresh, fine-v.f., scarce (catalogue value for singles) cat. €3276 (Cat No. J58-68) (Image)

Cat. €3276, Est.$1,000