France, 1849, Ceres, 40c orange on yellowish, diamond grid cancel, large to huge margins, bright vibrant color, thinned, Extremely Fine appearance. Scott No. 7. Maury No. 5  €600 ($830). $0 (Image)

France, 1854, Napoleon III imperforate, 5c dark green, margins huge to touching frameline, tied by "1826" dotted lozenge cancel on portion of printed circular, Very Fine. Maury No. 12Ac €450 ($620). Scott No. 13a  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

France, 1854, Napoleon III imperforate, 80c lake on yellowish, mostly large margins, tied by dotted lozenge cancel on folded letter to St. Foy, bold "Bordeaux, 4 Juin, 56" origin cds, transit backstamps, Very Fine and choice. Maury No. 17A. Scott No. 19  Estimate $75 - 100. $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 $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

France, 1862, Napoleon III perforated, 5c yellow green on light green, horizontal strip of 4, Le Havre A Paris date stamp cancels, Very Fine. Maury No. 20. Scott No. 23 var.  Estimate $75 - 100. $0 (Image)

France, 1863, Napoleon III perforated, 20c blue on bluish, o.g., very lightly hinged, rich color, well centered, fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. 26. Maury No. 22  €290 ($400). $0 (Image)

France, 1867, Napoleon III Laureate, 10c bister on yellowish, type I, horizontal strip of 4, tied on small piece by "Francia Via Di Mare" straight line and blue circular cancels, nick in left stamp at top, F.-V.F. appearance. Maury No. 28 I. Scott No. 32 var.  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

France, 1870, Bordeaux, 10c bister on rose, in combination with 1870, Bordeaux, 20c blue on bluish, type 2 on cover to London, England, all tied by "2602" dotted lozenge cancels, "Nantes, 6 Mars, 71" origin cds and red London entry date stamp, Very Fine. Maury No. 43+45. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

France, 1870, Bordeaux, 10c bister on rose, horizontal pair, large margins, tied by "467" dotted lozenge cancel on folded letter to Bergues, "Bethune, 18 Juin, 71" origin cds alongside; small scissor cut into left stamp at lower left, otherwise Very Fine. Maury No. 43. Scott No. 42  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

France, 1870, Bordeaux, 40c orange on yellowish, dotted numeral lozenge cancel, large to huge margins, deep rich color, Extremely Fine and choice; signed Calves. Scott No. 47. Maury No. 48  €155 ($210). $0 (Image)

France, 1870, Bordeaux, 5c yellow green on greenish, light dotted lozenge cancel, large to huge margins, bright color, an Extremely Fine gem. Scott No. 41. Maury No. 42  €250 ($340). $0 (Image)

France, 1870, Siege of Paris, 40c orange on yellowish, tied by "Admon De Cambio, Barcelona, 0 09" circular handstamp on 1875 folded letter to Barcelona, Spain, receiving date stamp on reverse, Very Fine. Maury No. 38. Scott No. 59  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

France, 1872, Ceres, 30c brown, essay, on India (29x24mm), Very Fine. Maury No. 56E. Estimate  $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

France, 1872-82 France Foreign Destination Covers, group of 7 covers comprising 1872 and 1875 to Trinidad with one via Southampton and other via St. Nazaire, 1877 with France 1f. #76 to Vera Cruz, 1882 with France 25c pair #99 to Vera Cruz, 1875 with Bordeaux 10c pair and 80c single to Chili; 1874 with Bordeaux 30c on cover with "Courriers Convoyers" cds of Dunkerque to Belgium; and last is domestic 1876 cover with Bordeaux 25c. with "Gare de Caen" origin railroad cds to Rouen; some faults, F.-V.F. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

France, 1876, Sage Type I, 2c green on greenish, bold town cancel, rich color, Very Fine. Maury No. 62 €280 ($390). Scott No. 65. $0 (Image)

France, 1876, Sage Type I, 2c green on greenish, newspaper print cancel, bright color, Very Fine. Scott No. 65. Maury No. 62  €325 ($450). $0 (Image)

France, 1937 Paris Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet, o.g., never hinged, few faint bends in sheet, otherwise Very Fine. Maury No. 3. Scott No. 329  $700. $0 (Image)

France, Accumulation/Stock, 1848-11970, 19th and 20th century mint and used on stock pages in 2 binders, strength in 19th century, semi-postals and back of book also some revenues, duplication, condition mixed, still worth review. Estimate  $600 - 800. $0

France, Cancellation Study and Accumulation, mix of material of stock and album pages three albums; classic Napoleon and Ceres issues focusing on cancellation of Paris, includes a nice section of numeral star cancels, dotted numeral lozenge, roller, some town cancels, railroad, some on cover material with stampless bureau of entry postmarks (some marked rare), 40c Susse unofficial perf on cover, etc.; worth careful examination. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0

France, Collection, 1849-1929, mixed */o on early album pages; includes a nice selection of early classics from #1 on, with 1853, 1fr lake used (Sc. 21, cat $3,250, with Sismondo cert.), 1863-70 mixed */o with 5fr value used, good showing of later Ceres & Peace & Commerce issues, later issues including 1923 1fr Congress issue, useful back-of-the-book issues, etc. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0

France, Covers, 1850's-1870's, selection of 39 items, all to U.S., many to California, many different postal markings, many different stamp denominations, including vertical strip of 4 of 80c Emperor Napoleon III; many other combinations, close examination will be fruitful. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. $0

France, Covers, 1851-1875, selection of over 50 items, franked with perf & imperf stamps, many auxiliary markings including registered, Apres Le Depart, Corps-Legislatif, PD, Packetbot Mediterrin, Boite-Mobile, Paris-Rennes, Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris, and many different town cancels; very diverse group with much value throughout. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0

France, Covers, 1873-1950, selection of 141 covers, wide range of usages & frankings, including registered, censored, some postal stationery, overall very clean lot in need of more careful examination. Estimate  $400 - 600. $0

France, Covers Paris Star Cancellations, 1850's-1870's, interesting group of 28 items, all with star cancellations without numbers, many imperf frankings, some overseas destinations. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0

France, Covers to England, 1859-1875, selection of 26 items, interesting group generally clean & F-VF, please inspect. Estimate  $400 - 600. $0