1850 20c black, margins all around, tied by diamond grids on FL to Amboise, with "Assemblee Nationale/Postes 6 Mars 50" departure cds, backstamped on arrival, v.f., 2015 Roumet certificate (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Est.$250

1850 25c blue, margins all around, tied by diamond grids on small FL to Laguerche, with "34/Le Grand/Fougerau" in italics ("cursive") and 1850 Derval departure cds, v.f., with 2017 Roumet certificate (Cat No. 6) (Image)

Est.$150

1850 1fr light carmine, brown carmine, used, margins all around, fresh, the latter with tiny thin entirely in margin, otherwise v.f., signed Diena, Roumet, Maury, cat. $1450 (Cat No. 9.9b) (Image)

Cat. $1450, Est.$300

1850 1fr carmine, Sperati reproduction, handstamped on back, v.f. (Cat No. 9) (Image)

Est.$150

1853 1fr lake, pale lake, two distinct shades, used, margins all around, fine, signed Roumet or Maury (YT 18, Euro 12,000) cat. $4650 (Cat No. 21,21b) (Image)

Cat. $4650, Est.$1,000

1863 5fr gray lilac, neat "Epinal" cds, nice color and fresh, faint thin at top as often, fine, cat. $750 (Cat No. 37) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.$100

1870 2c red brown, horizontal pair, h.r., fresh and nice color, v.f., signed Roumet (Maury 40 II, Euro 750) cat. $450 (Cat No. 39) (Image)

Cat. $450, Est.$150

1870 2c chocolate, h.r., margins all around, faint gum toning, still v.f., nice color, signed Roumet, with his 2015 certificate (Maury 40 I, Euro 1,600) cat. $750 (Cat No. 39c) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.$200

1870 4c dark gray, used, faint crayon mark at bottom, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Brun and Roumet (Maury 41f, Euro 1,550) (Cat No. 40var) (Image)

Est.$150

1870 5c yellow green, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Calves (Maury 42, Euro 350) cat. $250 (Cat No. 41) (Image)

Cat. $250, Est.$100

1870 10c bistre, greenish bistre (verdatre) shade, horizontal pair canceled on piece, v.f., signed Roumet (Maury 43i, Euro 1,250) (Cat No. 42var) (Image)

Est.$150

1870 30c brown, two slightly different shades, used, one showing portion of adjoining stamp at bottom, the other with sheet margin at left, signed Brun, both v.f., cat. $400 (Cat No. 46) (Image)

Cat. $400, Est.$200

1870 25c blue, canceled "5104" (China) on folded circular "par vapeur Malacca" from Shanghai, 16 Jan 1873, with French entry pmk, fine usage from China (Cat No. 58) (Image)

Est.$150

1876 Type Sage, 10c green, l.h., fine, with handstamped guarantee mark, cat. $800 (Cat No. 68) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.$150

1876 Type Sage, 15c blue, bluish, left sheet margin single, centered to bottom, nice color, n.h., signed Calves, cat. $660 (Cat No. 92b) (Image)

Cat. $660, Est.$100

1929 Le Havre Exposition, v.f., single franking on registered cover, filing folds away from the stamp, cat. $750 (Cat No. 246) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.$150

1929 Le Havre Exposition, v.f., used on unaddressed Exposition cover, filing folds away from the stamp, cat. $750 (Cat No. 246) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.$150

1929 20fr orange brown, lower left sheet corner margin single with "10.6.37" coin date, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet, etc., with certificate, cat. $450 (Cat No. 254A) (Image)

Cat. $450, Est.$100

1930 B.I.T. Congress, set of two blocks of 15, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $712 (Cat No. 256-57) (Image)

Cat. $712, Est.$150

1934-35 Cartier set of two, also two different Semi-Postals, lower left sheet corner margin "Coin Date" blocks of four, n.h., v.f., cat. $1356 (Cat No. 296,296,B42-43) (Image)

Cat. $1356, Est.$250

1935 1.50fr dark blue (Normandie), top sheet margin pane of 25, n.h., some perf. separations, v.f., with 2018 Roumet certificate (Maury 299, Euro 825) cat. $725 (Cat No. 300) (Image)

Cat. $725, Est.$100

1937 Mermoz, 30c yellow green color variety (instead of slate green), small h.r., v.f. and rare, signed Calves, Champion (Maury 337a Euro 12,500) (YT 337A, Euro 10,000) (Cat No. 325var) (Image)

Est.$3,000

1945 London Issue, set of six, n.h., fine-v.f. (Maury 701A-F, Euro 930) (Image)

Est.$150

1927 2fr and 5fr set of two, h.r., fine, cat. $400 (Cat No. C1-2) (Image)

Cat. $400, Est.$100

1930 1.50fr bright ultramarine, n.h., v.f., signed Roumet, with 2019 certificate (YT 6b) cat. €800 (Cat No. C6var) (Image)

Cat. €800, Est.$150