FRANCE - 1862-1871 USED NAPOLEON COLLECTION. A comprehensive & ALL DIFFERENT used collection of the perforated Napoleon issues of the Second Empire presented on a stock card. Includes the 1862 set with shades of all values, 1863-70 Laureated types with all values of the set & shades of all values from 2c to 80c, 1869 5f pale lilac (faults, but very presentable) & 1871 Paris Siege 5c on blue paper. An attractive assembly (30 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £600-700

FRANCE - 1907 30c orange Sower (Yvert 141, SG 343), fine mint group of all different horizontal gutter MILLESIME PAIRS with numbers '7', '8', '9', '0', '1', '2' and GC papers numbers '7' & '0'. Fine & fresh condition, attractive. (8 pairs = 16 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £150-170

FRANCE - 1944 DOUBLE IMPRESSION varieties with 'Cockerel'10c yellow green (Maury 630b), 30c dark violet (Maury 631b), 40c blue (Maury 632b), 50c red (Maury 633b) & Marianne 1f50 blue (Maury 639c), never hinged mint. (5 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £180-200

FRANCE - POSTAGE DUES 1927-31 2f bistre-brown, Yv 62, SG D461, BLOCK of 6, fine cds used. An attractive multiple! (6 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £50-60

FRENCH COLONIES - ALAOUITES 1928 4 pi on 25c olive black with 'fat' surcharge, Maury 45a, x 3 in a superb corner block of 4 with 'thin' surcharge, never hinged mint (4 stamps). (Image1)

Est. £120-140

FRENCH COLONIES - ALAOUITES POSTAGE DUE 1925 1pi violet on rose, black overprint, Scott J7a, horizontal pair, never hinged mint (2 stamps). (Image1)

Est. £150-180

FRENCH COLONIES - ALGERIA 1946 Iris Definitives overprinted complete set (SG 236/241) of EPREUVES DE LUXE printed in issued colours, with interleaving. Approx size of each 145x120mm. (6 items) (Image1)

Est. £80-90

FRENCH COLONIES - ALGERIA 1949 sunken IMPERF DIE PROOF for the 1949 25f UPU issue (SG 297, Yvert 278) printed in black on thick ungummed paper, overall size approx 125x150mm, signed in pencil by the designer A. Decaris. Very fine & fresh condition. (Image1)

Est. £50-60

FRENCH COLONIES - COMORES 1950-93 FINE USED COLLECTION. incl. sets, Air Post ranges and values to 500f. Cat. Yv. ‚¬420 in 2018. (160+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £55-65

FRENCH COLONIES - DIEGO-SUAREZ 1890-1893 ATTRACTIVE USED COLLECTION on pages, includes 1890 '15' surcharges set, 1890 imperf set (5c toned spots), 1891 5c litho, 1891 opts set, 1892 opts 1c, 5c, 10c & 25c, plus forgeries vals to 1f, 1892 Tablets set to 30c & 75c, 1893 Tablets set, POSTAGE DUES 1891 litho set, 1892 opts set to 30c etc. Mostly good to fine condition. (60 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £650-750

FRENCH COLONIES - FRENCH CONGO 1891-92 5c on 15c blue Type I overprint (Yvert 2, SG 3), fine used, fresh. (Image1)

Est. £85-95

FRENCH COLONIES - FRENCH MOROCCO 1945-47 Fez Definitive issue redrawn & inscribed 'Cortot' at foot (Yvert 230/31, SG 298/99) - two different IMPERF DIE PROOFS with BLANK VALUE TABLETS printed in red (unissued colour) and in green on ungummed paper, approx size 130x110 mm each. Lovely fresh condition, attractive. (2 proofs) (Image1)

Est. £100-110

FRENCH COLONIES - FRENCH PO's IN LA GUAYRA (VENEZUELA) 1868 (May) stampless entire letter to Bordeaux, endorsed 'via St Nazaire', showing fine octagonal 'La Guayra' dated postmark, La Guayra agents cachet and large '10' manuscript rate mark alongside; on reverse maritime 'Ligne Paq. Fr No 1' transit and 'Bordeaux' receiving cds. Nice item! (Image1)

Est. £70-80

FRENCH COLONIES - FRENCH SOMALI COAST 1902 0.05 on 75c in blue variety '0,05', Yv 23a, very fine mint. (Image1)

Est. £70-80

FRENCH COLONIES - GABON 1932-33 Views / De Brazza complete set, Yv 125/146, SG 127/150, never hinged mint (24 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £175-200

FRENCH COLONIES - GRAND LIBAN 1924 10c on 2c claret with SURCHARGE INVERTED (Yvert 1d, SG 1b, Scott 1a), very fine mint BLOCK OF FOUR, two stamps never hinged. (Image1)

Est. £130-150

FRENCH COLONIES - GUADELOUPE 1903 G & D 30 on 60c and 1fr Postage Dues, Yv 13/14, superb lightly hinged mint. Elusive pair (2 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £250-300

FRENCH COLONIES - GUADELOUPE 1915-17 '+5c' on 15c violet, Red Cross, surcharge double, Yv 76a, very fine mint. (Image1)

Est. £75-85

FRENCH COLONIES - GUADELOUPE collection comprising mint and used stamps, plus an impressive array of covers and cards. Stamps (1884-1947) including 1884 20 on 30c and 25 on 35c used; 1891 range to 30c used, plus 75c mint; 1892 'Tablet' to 25c used; useful later definitive ranges; 1935 West Indies Tercentenary set used; 1939 Revolution Anniversary set mint; 1947 Air set never hinged mint; etc. Covers and cards (1873 to 1940's, plus a few later) including 1873 'Steamer Anglais' stampless entire letter from Pointe-a-Pitre to Bordeaux, and a strong range of early unused and used picture postcards. A lovely collection! (100+ stamps plus 4 covers and 16 cards) (Image1)

Est. £350-400

FRENCH COLONIES - IVORY COAST PARCEL POST. 1903-1904 VERY FINE USED IMPERFORATE COLLECTION presented on a stock card, ALL DIFFERENT & all with 4 clear margins, includes 1903 overprinted 50c lilac & 1F rose (Yv 1 & 2), 50c lilac & 1F rose (Yv 3 & 4), 1903 surcharged 50c on 15c green, 50c on 60c brown, 1f on 5c blue & 1f on 10c brown (Yv 5/8), 4f on 15c green, 4f on 30c carmine & 4f on 60c brown (Yv 9/11), 1904 overprinted  'C. P. Cote d'Ivoire' 50c lilac & 1f rose (Yv 12 & 13), 50c lilac & 1f rose (Yv 14/15) & surcharged 4f on 5c blue (Yv 16 with faint crease) & 8f on 15c green (Yv 17). Lovely quality (17 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £800-900

FRENCH COLONIES - LEVANT 1885-1943 FINE USED COLLECTION presented on dedicated printed pages, mostly ALL DIFFERENT & includes the 1885 surcharged 'Peace & Commerce' set, 1902-20 definitive set, 1921-22 surcharged set, 1942 miniature sheets perf & imperf amongst others. Fine & fresh condition. (55+ stamps & 2 m/s) (Image1)

Est. £300-325

FRENCH COLONIES - MARTINIQUE 1933 IMPERF SUNKEN DIE PROOF of the Government House design WITHOUT VALUE printed in black on thin ungummed paper, with all nine values (2c to 20f) printed beneath. Overall size approx 135x195mm. (Image1)

Est. £70-80

FRENCH COLONIES - NOSSI - BE 1891-1894 VERY FINE USED COLLECTION on printed 'Yvert' pages that includes 1893 50 on 10c & 1F on 5c (Yv 20 & 22), 1893 'Nossi-Be' diagonally opt'd to 20c (Yv 23/26), 1894 'Peace & Commerce' set (Yv 27/39, Postage Due 1891 15c on 10c & 25c on 5c (Yv 9/10) & 0.10 on 5c & 0.15 on 20c (Yv 15/16). Fine & fresh condition (20+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £450-500

FRENCH COLONIES - OCEANIA 1915-16 10c + 5c orange & carmine Red Cross (bar under 'c') SURCHARGE INVERTED variety (Yvert 41a, SG 40a), very fine used on piece tied by full 'Papeete Tahiti' cds cancel. Fresh & scarce. (Image1)

Est. £120-140

FRENCH COLONIES - REUNION 1885-1905 OLD TIME MINT COLLECTION, ALL DIFFERENT and presented in mounts on dedicated printed pages, highly complete for the period & much being never hinged. Includes 'Eagle & Crown' 1885-86 5c on 40c (part OG) & 25c on 40c (unused), 5c on 30c 'Napoleon' (unused) & 'Peace & Commerce' surcharged set (Yv 7/10) fine mint, 1891 'Reunion' diagonally opt'd 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c & 20c, 1891 surcharged set (Yv 29/30), 1891 2 on 20c with opt's Type I, II & III, 1892 'Peace & Commerce' set, 1893 2c on 20c all three overprint types in a strip of 3, 1900-05 Peace & Commerce new colour set, 1901 surcharged set. An attractive collection (40+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £500-600