Pre-World War II collection with a rather scrappy range of Napoleons & Ceres issues but with what appears to be very fine Ceres 1fr on an obviously faked cover & Napoleon 1fr, a well above-average 5fr (shallow thins), 1900-20 mint Mersons 1fr 2fr & 5fr, 1917-19 War Charity set, 1922 War Charity Surcharges set, 1923 Bordeaux Exhibition tied to small piece by Exhibition cds, 1925 Paris Exhibition 5fr single (*), 1926-27 War Orphans set (*), 1927 Strasbourg strip (*), 1927 'Poste Aerienne' Overprints (*; guarantee handstamps), 1928 Airs '10 Fr' on 90c red (*), Sinking Funds mostly mint, 1936 Airs 50fr green (*, guarantee handstamp) & Banknote 50fr, etc, also some Postage Dues & Revenues.  (few 100) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

Small collection predominantly used including a range of classics in quite variable condition from 1849 Ceres 20c black x3, 1852-61 Napoleon imperf used group including 5c x5, 20c x20 and 80c x6 with annotated shades & varieties, 1862 Napoleon perf used group plus 2c brown & 5c green unused with small-part original gum, 1869 Napoleon 5fr (small thin; annotated "reperforated"), lots of Peace & Commerce, Allegory, Sower & Merson issues, also 1937 Pipex M/S CTO, Postage Dues imperf 15c black, 25c black & 60c blue plus 1894 1fr red-brown, etc, some postmark interest including numerals, TPOs, etc including an old-time write-up of the various types, condition quite mixed but many are fine to very fine. Weighs 2kg.  (few 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Large collection on stocksheets in four large binders from mid-1930s through to 2005 with main strength in large quantity of modern unmounted material, noted 1947 500fr Airmail used, 1949 100fr Airmail mounted, 1950 1000fr Paris used, 1954 1000fr Airmail used plus 1949 French Stamp Centenary strip mounted on the label only; also some French Colonies of no great significance. Weighs 15kg.  (1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1928 'Ile de France' Ship to Shore Airmail Surcharges '10 FR' on 1fr50c Pasteur Yvert PA4 (Michel 231; SG 465), well centred, guarantee handstamp, Cat €14,000 (£15,000). Dr G Fulpius (1948) & Jean-Francois Brun (2004) Certificates. One of the great Airmail Rarities of the World. [Only 900 were printed, of which the majority were used. Much better centred than the mint example sold at our auction of 26.3.2021 for $7375]  

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$6,000

Lots of Art Series, attractive setenant strips in booklets & M/Ss, Monaco 1962-92 Europa sets & sheetlets, 'Le siecle au fil du timbre' sheetlet, and an album of Indo-China.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

DIE PROOFS: Six bespoke albums of modern 1995-99 Gravures des timbres-poste mono-colour Die Proofs produced by the French Post Office, lots of thematic interest including birds, animals, flowers, planes, ships, sports, cartoons, etc, condition very fine. Weighs kg.  (250+)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

FLIGHT COVERS: 1927 France-Argentina per Costes & le Brix with Merson 3fr + Pasteur 1fr50c at upper-left tied by 'BOURGET-AVIATION/9+/10-10/27/SEINE' cds with another strike below, Buenos Aires commeorative slogan of OCT20/1927 at upper-right, unaddressed. Strated only 17 covers flown: a similar cover, addressed & signed by Costes, sold at auction in 2008 for €1735. [Plus front two pages of 'Le Pelerin' of 5.2.1928 with illustration of the two pilots & a map of their route]  (2 items) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750