France, Collection, 1849-2008. Powerful very attractive neatly displayed in hingeless mounts in 5 Scott Specialty albums, earliest mostly used to 5fr Napoleon, occasional mint, and from 1900 virtually all mint (including some both *&o), many earlier are never hinged and all NH after about 1940; note 1925 International Stamp Expo present with few minor faults but stamps immaculate NH, same for 1927 Strasbourg; 1937 PEXIP include 2 mint & 1 used; semipostals include Orphans to 5f+5f and thereafter complete for the period, with many booklets; airmails missing the rarest but otherwise also complete for the period; other back-of-the-book with Dues, etc., well represented; careful examination recommended for accurate valuation, o.g., hinged or never hinged. Estimate  $4,000 - 6,000. $0