1853 1c green, block of four, h.r. at top, bottom pair n.h., v.f. (YT 11) cat. €1100 (Cat No. 12) (Image)

Cat. €1100, Est.$250

1866 "Empire Francais" Laureated, Barroux die essay in black, value "0", fresh and v.f. (Image)

Est.$500

1866 "Empire Francais" Laureated, Barroux die essay in gray black, value "0", fresh and v.f. (Image)

Est.$500

1867 30c brown, right sheet margin block of four, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., good color, fine, signed "Costes" in margin, another pencil signature at bottom (YT 30) cat. €5000 (Cat No. 34) (Image)

Cat. €5000, Est.$1,000

1872 (May 8) FL franked with 25c blue, tied by large numeral "2598", with "Gare de Nancy" cds alongside, used in combination with Germany 2gr ultramarine (Scott's No.5), tied by "Avricourt Strasbourg" transit and sent to Alsace, with Buchsweiler (German) arrival pmk on back, fine (Cat No. 58) (Image)

Est.$250

1903 large printer's color sample page in magenta color, showing 13 diff. designs including two for Japan, also for Greece, Malta, Canada, Portugal and Great Britain, on thin paper, some tears away from designs, otherwise fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$750

1946 General Le Clerc, two different artist pencil sketches, each denominated "6fr" and signed by Decaris, v.f. (Image)

Est.$500

1948 6fr unissued design, die essay with colored surround, selection of ten different colors or shades, each artist signed, fine-v.f., rare (Image)

Est.$1,500

1948 6fr unissued design, two die essays in black, different sizes and lettering, each artist signed, fine-v.f., probably unique (Image)

Est.$500

1949 Coat of Arms, duplicated selection of 48 (four different) imperforate composite die proofs in black, 12 of each, artist signed, fine-v.f., rare (Maury 834/38 Essay de decomposition) cat. €19200 (Cat No. 616-19P) (Image)

Cat. €19200, Est.$2,500

1951 United Nations, 30fr printer's trial color die proof in ultramarine, also artist (Decaris) signed die proof in black; plus 1959 25fr Europa, printer's inspection die proof in sepia (only four prepared), v.f. (Cat No. 672,929P) (Image)

Est.$250

1953 Coat of Arms, six different imperforate, composite die proofs in black, artist signed, fine-v.f. (Maury 951-54,58-59EPL) cat. €2100 (Cat No. 694-99P) (Image)

Cat. €2100, Est.$500

1954 Coat of Arms, duplicated selection of 70 (ten complete sets of seven) imperforate composite die proofs in black, artist signed, fine-v.f. (Maury 999-1005EPL) cat. €24500 (Cat No. 733-39P) (Image)

Cat. €24500, Est.$2,500

1962-63 Space, set of three imperforate sheets of 25, n.h., v.f. (YT 1360-62) cat. €6875 (Cat No. 1047-48,1067var) (Image)

Cat. €6875, Est.$1,000

1963 Famous Men, including Beethoven, Mazzini, etc., complete set of five imperforate sheets of 50, n.h., v.f. (YT 1382-86) cat. €6250 (Cat No. 1059-63var) (Image)

Cat. €6250, Est.$1,000

1965 National Satellite, imperforate sheet of 32, plus labels, yielding 16 se-tenant pairs, n.h., v.f. (YT 1464-65) cat. €3680 (Cat No. 1137-38var) (Image)

Cat. €3680, Est.$750

1966 Paintings, complete set of five different imperforate sheets of 25, n.h., v.f. and beautiful (YT 1478-79,1492-94) cat. €11175 (Cat No. 1149-53var) (Image)

Cat. €11175, Est.$2,500

1967 Madame Curie, imperforate sheet margin block of 10, n.h., v.f. (YT 1533a) cat. €770 (Cat No. 1195var) (Image)

Cat. €770, Est.$150

1968 Paintings, Lascaux Cave and Renoir, two different imperforate sheets of 25, n.h., v.f., rare (YT 1555,1570) cat. €5125 (Cat No. 1204,1207var) (Image)

Cat. €5125, Est.$1,000

1970 Paintings, two different imperforate sheets of 25, n.h., v.f. (YT 1640-41) cat. €4300 (Cat No. 1273-74var) (Image)

Cat. €4300, Est.$750

1974 artist's (Chesnot) watercolor rendering, for the 1974 Chess Olympics in Nice, probably for a First Day Cover cachet, with hs on reverse "Maquette Guarantee Unique par L'artiste Chesnot" and signed by him, v.f. (Image)

Est.$250

1975 Arphila 1975, set of four artist die proofs, v.f. (Cat No. 1425-1428P) (Image)

Est.$250

1980 Butterfly, imperforate sheet of 50, n.h., v.f. (YT 2089a) cat. €3050 (Cat No. 1708var) (Image)

Cat. €3050, Est.$500

1982 Paintings, five different imperforate sheets of 25, n.h., v.f. (YT 2210a-11a, 2231a, 2234a, 2245a) cat. €10000 (Cat No. 1830-33,1840var) (Image)

Cat. €10000, Est.$1,500

1989 Historic Sights of Paris, imperf. sheet of ten se-tenant strips of five, n.h., v.f. (YT 2583A) cat. €1850 (Cat No. 2151a,var) (Image)

Cat. €1850, Est.$350