FRANCE - 1871-1876 USED CERES COLLECTION. A comprehensive & ALL DIFFERENT used collection of the perforated Ceres issues of the Third Republic presented on a stock card that includes all values of the set with shades of all values & types I & II of 25c. An attractive assembly (30 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £200-225

FRANCE - 1902 15c pale red Mouchon (Yvert 125, SG 310), never hinged mint gutter '2' MILLESIME BLOCK of 4. Very fresh. (4 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £70-80

FRANCE - 1903 20c purple-brown Sower (Yvert 131, SG 317), never hinged mint horizontal gutter '5' MILLESIME PAIR. Very scarce. (2 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £175-190

FRANCE - 1903 25c blue Sower IMPERF (Yvert 132c, SG 318 var), never hinged mint marginal IMPERF BLOCK of 4, very fresh & rare. (4 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £600-700

FRANCE - 1923-26 1fr blue Pasteur, SG 400b, Yvert 179, or Scott 194, a superb never hinged mint BLOCK OF FOUR. (4 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £70-80

FRANCE - 1924-32 75c bright magenta (type II) Sower, SG 423a (Yvert 202a), very fine used vertical PAIR, the upper stamp slightly wrinkled but a rare and attractive multiple. Cat £380. (Image1)

Est. £120-140

FRANCE - 1937 National Museums set, SG 586/7, Yvert 354/5, Maury 354/55, never hinged mint (2 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £125-150

FRANCE - 1945 - 2005 COVERS COLLECTION 5 albums & a pile of loose covers, postcards & maxi cards, in a carton. Includes a few 1940's covers, extensive commemorative issues, 1950's Council of Europe, Europa issues etc, a small box of 1970's covers, Maxi Cards with matching stamps tied to picture side, some commercial mail. Interesting! (400+ covers / cards) (Image1)

Est. £120-150

FRANCE - 1954 Air Aircraft complete set (Yvert 30/33, SG 1194/97), never hinged mint, fresh, cat £475. (4 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £100-110

FRANCE - 1980-85 INTERESTING COLLECTION IN 7 VOLUMES. A comprehensive collection of the period that includes a vast range of Official, 'Philatelic Documents', each document bearing the new issue (usually tied the document by an associated pictorial cancellation, each document is an information sheet about the stamp, often accompanied by NHM & used examples of that issue, commercial mail bearing that issue, sometimes, a Coin Date marginal of that issue etc. Good coverage of the period. A great source of issues, mint & used. (300+ documents, 400+ stamps & 50+ covers/cards) (Image1)

Est. £175-200

FRANCE - LIBERATION BOURG D'OISANS 1944 unaddressed printed card bearing Petain 70c+24.30f orange stamp with 'F.F.I.' local overprint (Yvert 2) tied by cds cancel, plus 'Le Commandand / Forces Francaises de l'Interieur' cachet alongside. Signed. (Image1)

Est. £45-50

FRANCE - LIBERATION BOURG D'OISANS 1944 unaddressed printed card bearing Mercury 50c+9.50f turquoise stamp with 'F.F.I.' local overprint (Yvert 1) tied by cds cancel, plus 'Le Commandand / Forces Francaises de l'Interieur' cachet alongside. Signed. (Image1)

Est. £45-50

FRANCE - POSTES SERBES COVER 1917 (Dec) censored cover addressed to Switzerland, bearing France 40c stamp tied by Serbian Cyrillic cds and 'POSTES SERBES' handstamp, with oval French & boxed 'Censure Militaire Serbe' censor cachets alongside, censor tape, plus two transit marks on reverse. Attractive & scarce. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

FRANCE - TELEGRAPH STAMPS 1868 perf.11½x12½ set, Yvert 5/8, very fine used (4 stamps). (Image1)

Est. £70-90

FRENCH COLONIES - ALGERIA 1936 IMPERF SUNKEN DIE PROOF for the 75c 'Colomb Bechar-Oued' pictorial design (SG 122, Yvert 114) printed in carmine on thin ungummed paper, with red 'Gouvernement General de l'Algerie / Services des Postes et Telegraphes' official cachet in the margin, overall size 140x110mm. (Image1)

Est. £40-50

FRENCH COLONIES - CASTELLORIZO 1920 1c grey 'B.N.F.' overprint with 'CASTELLORIZO' INVERTED variety, position 4, (Yvert 1b, SG F1 var - see footnote), fine mint, fresh. (Image1)

Est. £60-70

FRENCH COLONIES - CASTELLORIZO 1920 3c orange-red 'B.N.F.' overprint with 'CASTELLORIZO' INVERTED variety, position 4, (Yvert 3b, SG F3 var - see footnote), fine mint, rounded corner perf, signed. (Image1)

Est. £30-35

FRENCH COLONIES - CONGO 1891-92 MINT SURCHARGED TRIO on a stock card that includes type I 'Congo francais' opt'd 5c on 1c black/blue (Yv 1, SG 2), 5c on 15c blue (Yv 2, SG 3) & 5c on 25c black/rose (Yv 4, SG 4), very fine mint with OG. (3 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £300-325

FRENCH COLONIES - EQUATORIAL AFRICA 1937-1957 VERY FINE USED AIR POST COLLECTION presented on printed Yvert pages that includes the 1937 set & 1939 Revolution Anniversary 4F50, the rare 1940-41 'Afrique Francaise Libre' opt'd set inc 4F50, 8F50 & 50F without cedilla varieties, 1941 set & 1943 Red Cross opt'd 200F on 10F75, 1944-1957 complete (Yv 42/62). Fine & fresh condition (49 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £500-600

FRENCH COLONIES - FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD CANTON. 1908 surcharged set, Yv 50/66, fine used (17 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £140-150

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 - 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 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 - MADAGASCAR & ST MARIE DE MADAGASCAR 1889-1957 VERY FINE USED COLLECTION presented on dedicated printed pages that includes St Marie De Madagascar 1894 Peace & Commerce set (less 50c), Madagascar 1889-1891 surcharged range with 05 on 25c, 25 on 40c, 05 on 40c, 5 on 10c & 5 on 25c, 1891 imperf set to 25c, 1895 'Poste Francaise' overprinted complete set, 1896-99 'Peace & Commerce' complete set, blue black inscribed 2c & 1900-06 new colour set, 1902 surcharged sets, 1903 'Zebu & Lemur' set, 1908-39 complete for all issues less 1921 1f on 5f (Yv 94/123 & 125/208), 1939-40 Gallieni/Laborde set, 1942 'France Libre' opt's set (less 3c) then complete to the end of the period, Air Post inc 1935 st, 1939 4F50 Revolution, most 1942 'France Libre' opt'd values, 1946-54 complete, Postage Due 1896 imperf set 7 a complete run to 1947 (Yv 1/40). An attractive collection in fine & fresh condition (400+ stamps) (Image1)

Est. £1,750-2,000

FRENCH COLONIES - MADAGASCAR CORPS D'OCCUPATION DE MADAGASCAR 1900 (21 May) stampless cover to France bearing 'Corrces d'Armes / Diego Suarez' cancel and arrival cds on reverse. Plus the original lengthy letter with 'Points d'Appui de la Flotte' navy cachets. (Image1)

Est. £90-100