France, 1849, Ceres, 1fr Dark Carmine, "3710" dotted lozenge cancel, ample to large margins, thinned, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 9 var. Maury No. 6  €1,100 ($1,520). $0 (Image)

France, 1849, Ceres, 20c Black, o.g., lightly hinged, well balanced margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice; signed Brun. Scott No. 3a. Maury No. 3a  €600 ($830). $0 (Image)

France, 1849, Ceres, 20c Black, block of 4, without gum, full margins, Very Fine. Scott No. 3a. Maury No. 3a  €3,250 ($4,490). $0 (Image)

France, 1849, Ceres, 20c Black on Yellowish, large margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at left, deep color, tied by diamond grid handstamp on 1849 cover, matching clear "Aix-en-Provence, 22 Mars, 49" cds, Extremely Fine; signed Maury. Scott No. 3. Maury No. 3  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

France, 1849, Ceres, 20c Blackish Gray, clear to mostly large margins, tied by diamond grid handstamp on folded letter to Aisne, matching "Paris, 30 Mai, 49" cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 3 var. Maury No. 3j; €825 ($1,140)  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

France, 1850, Ceres, 10c Bister on Yellowish, tied by lozenge cancel on 1853 local folded letter, Homeny cds, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1. Maury No. 1  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

France, 1850, Ceres, 10c Greenish Bister, diamond grid handstamp, full well balance margins, strong true color, Very Fine. Scott No. 1b. Maury No. 1c  €1,000 ($1,380). $0 (Image)

France, 1850, Ceres, 10c Greenish Bister, Horizontal Pair, four large margins, tied by diamond grid handstamps on 1851 oversized cover, Dec. 6, 1851 origin cds and transit backstamps, Very Fine. Scott No. 1b. Maury No. 1c; €2,300 ($3,180)  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

France, 1850, Ceres, 10c Greenish Bister, Vertical Pair, ample to large margins, tied by diamond grid handstamp on 1851 folded letter sheet with Military address to Poitiers, postmarked "St. Quentin" origin cds alongside, Very Fine, a lovely cover; signed Lamy, Maury. Scott No. 1b. Maury No. 1c; €2,300 ($3,180)  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

France, 1850, Ceres, 15c Dark Green, dotted star cancel, clear to large margins, rich color, F.-V.F. Scott No. 2b. Maury No. 2c  €1,300 ($1,800). $0 (Image)

France, 1850, Ceres, 15c Green on Greenish, dotted grid cancel, full margins, strong color, Very Fine. Scott No. 2. Maury No. 2  €1,100 ($1,520). $0 (Image)

France, 1850, Ceres, 15c Very Dark Green, large to huge margins, tied by dotted star cancel on local cover, reverse with 1852 Paris cds; cover with small edge wear and tears, F.-V.F. and scarce. Scott No. 2b var. Maury No. 2d; €4,150 ($5,730)  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

France, 1852, Presidency, 10c Bister Brown on Yellowish, Horizontal Pair, four large margins, tied by "33" dotted lozenge cancels on 1853 folded letter sheet to Lorgues, postmarked Aix-en-Provence cds; sheet missing sideflaps, Very Fine; signed Maury. Scott No. 10 var. Maury No. 9c; €3,800 ($5,250)  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

France, 1852, Presidency, 10c Pale Bister on Yellowish, neat dotted star cancel, full even margins, strong color, Very Fine; signed Maury. Scott No. 10. Maury No. 9  €700 ($970). $0 (Image)

France, 1853, Napoleon III Imperforate, 1fr Lake on Yellowish, grid cancel, full even margins, strong color, Very Fine and choice; signed Maury. Scott No. 21. Maury No. 18  €4,000 ($5,520). $0 (Image)

France, 1853, Napoleon III Imperforate, 40c Orange on Yellowish, clear to large margins, tied by "Paris, 20 Janv, 63" cds on cover to Spain, with second town strike and red "PD" boxed handstamp; hint of cover soiling, still Very Fine. Scott No. 18. Maury No. 16  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

France, 1854, Napoleon III Imperforate, 20c Blue on Bluish, Type I, ample to large margins, tied by red dotted star cancel with matching bold "Bau. Du Palais de Compiegne, 5 Nov, 59" cds; cover with minor edge tone spots, otherwise Very Fine; signed Roumet. Scott No. 15. Maury No. 14 I; €6,350 ($8,770)  Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. $0 (Image)

France, 1854, Napoleon III Imperforate, 80c Lake on Yellowish, horizontal strip of 3, roller grid cancel, ample to large margins, Very Fine. Scott No. 19. Maury No. 17A  €400 ($550). $0 (Image)

France, 1854, Napoleon III Imperforate, 80c Lake on Yellowish, Horizontal Strip of Five and Single, strip with margins huge to into frameline at right, all tied by "DS 9" dotted lozenge cancels on folded letter sheet to Guayaquil, Ecuador, matching "Paris, 30 Juin, 62" origin cds and strip additionally tied by red London and Panama transit cds's, Very Fine, an outstanding usage. Scott No. 19. Maury No. 17A  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

France, 1860, Napoleon III Imperforate, 10c Bister on Yellowish, Type II, o.g., lightly hinged, ample to large margins, fresh with bright color, Very Fine. Scott No. 14c. Maury No. 13 II  €700 ($970). $0 (Image)

France, 1860, Napoleon III Imperforate, 1c Olive Green on Pale Blue, block of 4, neat town cancels, ample to mostly large margins, deep color, small scissor cut at left into top left stamp, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 12. Maury No. 11  €1,430 ($1,970). $0 (Image)

France, 1860, Napoleon III Imperforate, 1c Olive Green on Pale Blue, tied by cds on 1869 edition of Le Mellois newspaper, with 1868, 2c lilac journal tax stamp tied by newsprint, Very Fine. a very rare combination franking of Regular Issue & Newspaper Issue; signed Maury. Scott No. 12. Maury No. 11  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. $0 (Image)

France, 1862, Napoleon III Perforated, 40c Orange on Yellowish, tied on cover to Paris by numeral "5089" lozenge cancellation with light strike of "Jaffa Syrie/13 Avril '68" postmark alongside, the cover originated from Jerusalem with nice strike of rare blue "Poste Francaise Jerusalem" cross postmark, bold strike of blue "Mediterranean Hotel, Jerusalem" oval backstamp; a stamp appears to have been removed at the time and a matching blue "PD" framed handstamp applied over the area of where the stamp once was, additionally red French entry postmark applied in same area, cover forwarded from Paris to Florence Italy with bold "Paris, Ministere des Finances, 25 Avril" cds, Very Fine, A rare example of the French Jerusalem cross postmark and a most unusual usage. Scott No. 27. Maury No. 23  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

France, 1862, Napoleon III Perforated, 80c Rose on Pinkish, left margin single, o.g., barest trace of hinge, brilliant color, fresh and Fine. Scott No. 28. Maury No. 24  €1,650 ($2,280). $0 (Image)

France, 1862, Napoleon III Perforated, 80c Rose on Pinkish, Strip of Four and Two Pairs, all tied by 26 doted star cancel on folded letter sheet to Vera Cruz, Mexico, with matching "Paris, Gare Du Nord, 31 Oct, 63" origin cds and red London transit date stamp; four stamp with flaws, F.-V.F.; signed Maury. Scott No. 28. Maury No. 24  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)