1853-60 25c blue ("Empire"), block of four, grid cancels, margins all around, fine-v.f., signed Maury, etc. (Maury 15, Euro 3,400) cat. $2150 (Cat No. 17) (Image)

Cat. $2150, Est.$250

1853-60 80c lake, rose, three different, canceled "5104" large numerals (Shanghai), also "Etranger Barcelona", etc., minute flaws, mostly v.f. (Cat No. 19,20) (Image)

Est.$250

1863-70 40c pale orange, 10c bistre yellowish, unused (regummed), well centered, fine-v.f., signed Calves, Brun (Cat No. 35,54) (Image)

Est.$200

1870 Bordeaux Issue, 1c bronze green, block of four, used, margins all around, neat central cancels, thinned, fine appearance (Maury 39, Euro 2,250) (Cat No. 38a) (Image)

Est.$200

1870 Bordeaux Issue, 40c pale red ("Rouge Sang Clair"), used, margins all around, slight crease, otherwise fine, signed Calves, with 2005 La Postale certificate (YT 48d,Maury 48k, Euro 950) cat. $725 (Cat No. 47g) (Image)

Cat. $725, Est.$150

1870-71 20c dark blue ("bleu tres fonce"), used in 1871 on cover to Marseille, fresh and v.f., with Roumet certificate (Cat No. 45) (Image)

Est.$100

1870-71 20c blue, tied by "30" large numeral due marking on FL from Pierrefort to St. Flour, with 1871 cds, fine and scarce, signed Calves, Maury, etc. (Cat No. 45) (Image)

Est.$250

1876-78 Type Sage, 5c green, Type I, l.h., fine, with handstamped guarantee, cat. $650 (Cat No. 67) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.$150

1937 PEXIP souvenir sheet of four, l.h., v.f. (Cat No. 329) (Image)

Est.$100

1944 15fr Provence, large Artist's model (10x the size of issued stamp) on card, hand-corrected with Chinese ink, v.f., probably unique (Image)

Est.$250

1949 UPU, 25c imperf. and gummed trial color pair in blue green (right stamp small stain), also perforated 25c ultramarine (Maury 852B, Euro 1,600), n.h., faint toning spots on back, v.f. (Cat No. 636P) (Image)

Est.$250

1942 Battleship "Richelieu" Petain, three copies, n.h., also 1.75fr Senegal with same overprint (l.h.), fine-v.f., cat. €1370 (Cat No. YT 3,7) (Image)

Cat. €1370, Est.$150

1942 Battleship "Richelieu" Petain, unaddressed 1.20fr stationery card with an overprinted stamp at left, canceled "Batiment de Ligne Richelieu" 22-12-42, with violet "Censure Francaise Richelieu FM", v.f. In addition, there are eight pieces of stationery, each with stamp trimmed off, with most of the markings intact, plus additional pieces of 1.20fr with battleship pmks (Cat No. YT 3) (Image)

Est.$150

1942 Battleship "Richelieu" Petain, unaddressed 1.20fr stationery card with overprinted Senegal 1.75fr stamp at left, canceled "Batiment de Ligne Richelieu" 22-12-42, with violet "Censure Francaise Richelieu FM", bottom right corner of the card defective, otherwise fine, with unused stationery card added. Also included is a cover with two unoverprinted Senegal adhesives (one defective), with 2.3.43 Richelieu markings, unaddressed but with "Fleet Post Office N.York" endorsement at bottom (Cat No. YT 7) (Image)

Est.$250

1942 Battleship "Richelieu", overprinted on 10fr Angers, n.h., v.f., cat. €1600 (Cat No. YT 10) (Image)

Cat. €1600, Est.$400