1853 40c Napoléon Imperforate Group of 140 examples, with shades, postmarks (including many small numeral in lozenge), etc. Overall fine to very fine. Maury Spink #16, €2,100. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 1,800

1854 80c lake Napoleon Imperforate, a lot of 26 used singles, many of which have four margins, with shade interest as well as a little postmark interest, overall fine to very fine. Catalogue value is for cheapest shade only. Maury Spink #17, €1,560. (Image)

Scott $ 1,040

1869 5fr gray lilac Napoléon Lauré, used with lovely #549 (Boulogne sur Mer) in lozenge postmark. Very small thin, as usually found on this difficult issue, fine. Maury Spink #33, €1,000. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 750

1869 5fr gray lilac Napoléon Lauré, used with central #212 (Auch) in lozenge postmark. Small shallow thin and irregular perfs at bottom, else fine. Maury Spink #33, €1,000. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 750

1869 5fr bluish grey Napoléon Lauré, used with great strike of the Paris Star #22, with light owner's handstamp on back, very fine and scarce thus. Maury Spink #33a, €1,000. (Image)

Scott $ 875

1924-25 International Exhibition of Modern Arts Set, all in mint never hinged panes of twenty five, a few panes have their full selvedge, some are missing one selvedge edge only. A few creases and light gum disturbance on a few stamps only, else overall fine. Maury Spink #210-215, €1,508. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 1,312

1924 25c Potter Decorating Vase Bi-Colour Die Proof in orange and violet, rare and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1927 Strasbourg Exhibition Souvenir Sheet of Two, with dated exhibition postmark at bottom, quite fresh appearing but tiny thin on the back of one stamp. Maury Spink #BF2, €1,300. (Image)

Scott $ 1,000

1930 1fr50 Louis Pasteur with B.I.T. Overprint, a mint never hinged block of eight, from upper right corner of sheet, very fine and fresh. Maury Spink #265, €384. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 320

1937 PEXIP International Philatelic Exhibition Souvenir Sheet of Four, mint and quite fresh, with very light hinge marks in margins, stamps are never hinged, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1935 Set of Two Exiled Intellectuals Semi-Postals, each in a mint never hinged corner block of ten, very fine. Maury Spink #307-308, €1,450. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 1,290

1936 50fr Monoplane Over Paris, used with 1938 c.d.s. cancel and a "D.M.C." perfin, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1949-50 100fr to 1,000fr Air Mail Set, with the first four values in upper right corner blocks, the high value in a bottom sheet gutter block of four (with 16.12.49 date of manufacture at bottom right), all mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 850

1950 1,000fr Air View of Paris, a mint never hinged group of five very fine copies. Maury Spink #29, €850. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 650

1954-59 Group of Air Mail Issues, all fresh and mint never hinged, includes C29-32 in singles and C34-36 in blocks of four. Very fine. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 565

1954 1,000fr Air Mail, a mint never hinged full sheet of twenty five, with "guillochi" lathework in margins plus 23.11.54 date of manufacture datestamp, very fine and scarce. Maury Spink #33, €3,250. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 2,375