1850, 10c. bistre, tête-bêche pair of fresh colour, touched at left and at base otherwise wide margins, used on large fragment of letter (multiple foldings/incomplete on reverse), clearly oblit. by grille and c.d.s. "AUCH 11 MAI..." alongside, signed Roumet. Maury T1, 52.500,- €. Only five covers known! (Image)

1850, 15c. green, intense colour, unused copy, repaired and regummed, signed Calves. (Image)

1850, Ceres 15c. deep green ("vert fonce"), fresh colour, full margins all around, mint original (slightly toned) gum with hinge remnant/adhesion, slight thin spot, signed and certificate Calves (not mentioning the thin spot). Maury 2c, 33.000,- €. (Image)

1849, Ceres 20c. black, fresh colour and close to full margins, single franking on lettersheet from "BEAUNE 4 JANV 1849" (type 14, Maury D6) to Paris with parts of transit mark on reverse, signed JFr Brun, Roumet and certificate v.d.Weid. Attractive cover from the 4th day of usage! Maury 11.000,- €. (Image)

1851, Ceres 25c. blue, tête-bêche pair of fresh colour and full to large margins with part of adjoining stamp, correct 50c. rate on double weight lettersheet, oblit. by grille and c.d.s. "LE HAVRE 23 DEC 51" alongside, addressed to Caen with arrival mark 24.12.51 on reverse. Signed Calves and certificate v.d.Weid. Maury T4, 45.000,- € (only 30 covers known, the present one is surely one of the more beautiful pieces!). (Image)

1852, Ceres 40c. orange, horizontal strip of four on front of letter to New York, neatly oblit. by PC "687" and c.d.s. "CETTE 31 OCT 52" alongside, faults. Certificate Calves. (Maury 4.150,- € for used strip of four) (Image)

1849-50 40c. red-orange used on small cover from Paris to Zurich, Switzerland tied by grid handstamp in black, Paris '21 Fev. 51' despatch h/s in black and small boxed "PD" in red on front, Basel transit dater as well as Zürich arrival cds on the reverse. The stamp with cut top otherwise fresh and fine. An attractive small cover.
For this lot an additional 7% for Import Expenses (Taxes) will be charged. (Image)

1849, Ceres 1fr. vermillion vif, deep intense and surprisingly rich colour, pristine and very clear appearance of design, full margins all around, on large fragment of letter, clearly oblit. by black grille and c.d.s. SEDAN 16 SEPT 49" alongside, blue sender's cachet at top and addressed to Verdun. Signed and certificates Calves (1997) and Scheller (2019). A wonderful and most delightful copy of this iconic rarity of French classic philately! Maury 7a, 22.500,- €++. (Image)

1849, Ceres 1fr. vermillion vif, fresh colour, close to wide margins, single franking on envelope oblit. by black grille and c.d.s. "VIRIEU-S-LA-BOURBRE 27 OCT 49" alongside, addressed to Grenoble with same day arrival mark on reverse. The adhesive shows a flattened vertical crease at left and the envelope with several imperfections/repairs. Signed Calves and certificate (1992) and certificate Scheller (2019). Maury 7a, 34.000,- €. (Image)

1855, 5c. green "Empire nd", fresh colour and full to large margins, single franking on mourning cicular, clearly oblit. by PC "1818" and c.d.s. LYON 6 MAI 55" alongside, slight creasing/postal wear, signed Calves. (Image)

1860 'Napoleon' 20c. blue horizontal pair with PRIVATE PERFORATION 7¼x7 (Frères, Paris) used on entire letter from Paris to Brussels in 1861, with cut perfs at bottom otherwise fine. In addition a folded letter from Toulon-sur-Mer in 1862 bearing Napoleon 40c. imperf. (Image)

1853, Empire nd 25c. blue, left marginal block of four, fresh colour and full margins all around, unused no gum, some faults/thin spots, signed Calves. Maury 15, apprx. 7.500,- €. (Image)

1853, 40 C orange Napoleon, block of 6, slightly touched to full margins, together with 10 C blue Napoleon, close to broad margins, all stamps tied by roller cancel "gros points", mixed franking on largely complete folded letter from PARIS, 12 OCT.(..), to Philadelphia USA. On the frontside boxed red "PD", taxation handstamp "10" in black and transit dater BOSTON, OCT 26. The 40 C multiple is more or less oxidized with a vertical crease through both central stamps. Very rare transatlantic mail. (Image)

1865, Napoleon 1c. golden brown ("mordore"), left marginal vertical pair (horiz. perf. fold), unmounted mint, signed Calves and certificate v.d.Weid. A lovely specimen of this distinctive shade! Maury 19g (2), 850,- €+ (Image)

1868, Empire dentele/laure, 1c. olive on bluish, 5c. green, 10c. bistre, 20c. blue and two copies 2c. reddish brown, attractive five-colour-franking (partly scissor's separation) paying the 40c. rate on cover from Dieppe to Cheltenham/England, oblit. by GC "1299" and c.d.s. "DIEPPE 14 JANV 68" alongside, on reverse Paris transit 15.1.68. Unusual. (Image)

1865, Empire dentele, two partially paid lettersheets to Lisbon/Portugal, each with Portuguese "120" marking: 20c. blue from Rouen 7.1.65 oblit. by railyway mark, on reverse Lisbon arrival 15.1.; double weight 40c. orange from Dunkerque 10.1.65, on reverse Lisbon arrival 16.1. Nice duo! (Image)

1862, Napoleon laure 20c. blue, right marginal block of 30, fresh colour and well perforated, mint original gum with hinge remnants resp. eleven stamps never hinged, several perforation folds and some minor unobstrusive imperfections. Attractive and rare multiple! Maury 29 II (3), 10.000,- €++ (price for mint hinged multiples without premium for never hinged) (Image)

1869, Laure 20c. blue horizontal pair on insufficiently paid lettersheet with full message from Paris to Triest, oblit. by etoile avec numero "1" and c.d.s. "PARIS 4 JUIN 69" alongside, red straight line "AFFR. INSUFF" and blue ms. marking "16", on reverse Triest arrival 9/6. (Image)

1872, 2 x 30 C braun und 40 C orange Napoleon, MiF auf Faltbrief von Bordeaux 14.VI.72, via Paris und London ("PAID" in rot) nach Trinidad mit Ankunftsstempel "JY 3 1872", senkrechte Büge (durch eine Marke). Seltene Destination!
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium. (Image)

1868, Napoleon laure 80c. rose, left value showing "60" (due to colour blur), single franking on lettersheet from "ROUEN 11 AOUT 68" to Paris, signed calves etc. and certificate v.d.Weid. Most unusual and attrative! Maury 32 ÷ 1868, Napoleon laure 80c. rose, erreur 60c. a lieu de 80c. sur lettre de ROUEN a PARIS. Obliteration losange gros chiffres, et a cote cachet a date de ROUEN (11 AOUT 68). Seule piece connue a ce jour. Signe R.Calves et certificat von der Weid. Maury 32 (Image)

1869, Napoleon laure 5fr. grey, fresh colour, mint original gum previously hinged, diagonal crease and round corners. Maury 33, 8.000,- €. Despite the faults - a rare stamp in mint condition! (Image)

1870, cink ball post (Boules de Moulius) on folded letter adressed from "Dunkerque" to Paris, the glued on stamp 80 C red with "1364" does not belong to the letter. Naturally, most cink ball letters are missing the franking. Rare! (Image)

1871, Bordeaux 20c. blue, type I, report 1, two copies of fresh colour and full to huge margins, correct 40c. rate on double weight lettersheet from Cognac to Bordeaux (on front a cut below adhesives), oblit. by GC "1065" and c.d.s. "COGNAC 8 FEVR 71" alongside, Bordeaux arrival 4.2. on reverse. Signed Calves and certificate v.d.Weid. Very attractive multiple franking of this rare stamp! (Image)

1870, Bordeaux issue 40c. orange, better shade, block of four, fresh colour and full margins all around, mint original gum with hinge remnants, some unobstrusive faults. Signed Calves. Despite the restraints an attractive multiple! Maury 48 (Image)

1870, Bordeaux issue 80c. carmine, used horizontal strip of six, fresh colour, close margins/slightly touched at base otherwise full margins, slight marks of postal wear as to be expected. Signed Calves. Maury 49; the largest listed multiple is a strip of five which is priced at 3.750,- €, a strip of six estimated to 5.500,- €. (Image)