France 1849-1945. On pages and stockcards, imperfs with duplication to 80c and same perfed; note mint 1c Ceres in block of 8 (stamps n.h.) and few other scattered mint, mostly used and useful for cancels and varieties, sharp collectors should find hidden treasures here, please inspect. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0

France 1852 Cover to New York. Franked with #2 pair + 1fr #9, with neat "DS2" in dots cancel, double circle Paris postmark, boxed "PD" and "Br Packet Boston / 13 May 5" exchange marking; quite attractive and bearing the correct rate, F.-V.F. Scott No. 2+9  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

France 1859 Cover to San Francisco. Folded letter franked with imperf 10c bister + 20c blue Napoleon III, to San Francisco, with bold July 20 1859 receiver and excellent strike of clamshell "SHIIP 6" handstamp, file folds barely detract, F.-V.F. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

France 1862, 20c black. The re-impression of 1862, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott No. 3 var. Yvert No. 3F  €450 ($616). $0 (Image)

France 1864 cover to St. Petersburg. Attractive 3-color franking comprising 80c rose pair + 40c orange + 20c blue Napoleon III, various handstamps & manuscript rate markings, red German transit cds & black Russian receiver on reverse, Very Fine. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

France 1868 Telegraph & Newspaper Stamps. Interesting selection, Telegraphs including imperf 4 values 25c to 2fr, with town cancels, perf 25c, 1f & 2f also cancelled; Newspapers include perf mint 2c lilac & 2c blue, imperf 2c lilac on newspaper piece printed over the stamp; Cérès catalog value over €1,000, close examination recommended. Estimate  $250 - 350. $0

France 1870, 20c dull blue on bluish, tête-bêche. Horizontal pair, slightly disturbed o.g., minute natural inclusion, some writing on reverse, Fine and rare. Maury No. T37. Scott No. 57b  $4,250. $0 (Image)

France 1870 Ballon Monté, La Ville-de-Paris. Neat little lettersheet, with "Par Ballon Monté" cachet, franked with 20c blue Ceres and postmarked at Paris, December 14, 1870, contents dated December 12, 1870, addressed to Le Mans, with Le Mans cds on reverse with illegible date, F.-V.F. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

France 1871, 10c on 10c bister, unissued. O.g., beautifully centered, Very Fine and choice. Maury No. 34. Scott No. 49  $1,900. $0 (Image)

France 1876, 15c gray, type 2. Full o.g., bold color, wide margins, F.-V.F. Maury No. 77. Scott No. 80  $675. $0 (Image)

France 1877, 75c carmine, type 2. Attractive example, couple slightly nibbed perfs, pencil notation on gum side, F.-V.F. Maury No. 81 €1,550 ($2,124). Scott No. 83  $1,725. $0 (Image)

France 1878, 35c black on yellow orange, type 2. O.g., lightly hinged, nicely centered, fresh, Very Fine. Maury No. 93a. Scott No. 94a  $525. $0 (Image)

France 1890, 50c rose, type 2. Pair, nicely centered & fresh, o.g., lightly hinged. Maury No. 98 €450 ($616). Scott No. 101  $320. $0 (Image)

France 1909 Amiens "Timbres de Grève". Issued during a postal strike by Chamber of Commerce, complete sheet of 25 stamps, containing the 2 errors: tête-bêche pair in top row and missing "C" in bottom row, minor separations between rows 2 & 3, hinged in selvage only (no photo). Maury No. 1, 1 var., 1a; €760 ($1,041)  Estimate $250 - 350. $0

France 1912-43, Semi-Official Airmails. Very interesting collection/accumulation of these scarce issues, with duplication of some, along with multiples, errors, proofs, sheets; most material listed in Sanabria; well worth examination by the specialist. Estimate  $250 - 350. $0

France 1916, 1fr claret & olive green, grayish paper. Block of 4, with top selvage and "GC" in margin, block of 4, o.g., never hinged, couple gum skips, hinge thin in selvage, Fine. Scott No. 125b  $520. $0 (Image)

France 1917-19 War Orphans, complete to 1fr+1fr. Good colors, mostly light cds cancels, F.-V.F. and attractive. Scott No. B3-B9 $916. Yvert No. 148-154  €850 ($1,164). $0 (Image)

France 1917-19 War Orphans complete. O.g., hinged, unusually fresh and well-centered, excellent color, Choice Very Fine. Maury No. 148-155. Scott No. B3-B10  $2,466. $0 (Image)

France 1923, 1fr Bordeaux Philatelic Congress. Light corner cancel on beautifully centered example, Very Fine. Scott No. 197 $440. Yvert No. 182  €500 ($685). $0 (Image)

France 1926-27 War Orphans complete. O.g., never hinged, fresh & reasonably well-centered, F.-V.F. Maury No. 229-232. Scott No. B20-B23  $423. $0 (Image)

France 1927 Strasbourg Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet. O.g., barest trace of hinge, couple gum bends do not detract. Maury No. 2. Scott No. 241  $1,000. $0 (Image)

France 1929, 20fr pale red brown, Pont du Gard, perf 13½. O.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. centering. Scott No. 253a  $1,250. $0 (Image)

France 1929, 2fr Le Havre Philatelic Exhibition. Lovely example in every respect, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine; signed. Maury No. 257A. Scott No. 246  $1,325. $0 (Image)

France 1929 Caisse d'Amortissement complete. Lower right corner blocks with dates, very scarce thus, blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, 50c+25c value with bends, usual centering, otherwise F.-V.F. Maury No. 253-255. Scott No. B31-B33  $910. $0 (Image)

France 1929-31, 10fr Port de La Rochelle, Dies I-III. Light ultramarine, ultramarine & dark ultramarine, the Die III with margin selvage & never hinged, others lightly hinged, F.-V.F. and attractive. Scott No. 251, 251A, 252 $375. Yvert No. 261-261d  €489 ($670). $0 (Image)