1807 (7 June) FL with complete text, datelined Berlin and addressed to Strasbourg, with red "No.20 GRANDE ARMEE" handstamp, v.f. Napoleonic letter, with 2017 Roumet certificate (Image)

Est.$150

1849 10c bister, margins all around, v.f., used on small FL from Toulouse to Lanta, with manuscript docketing and single line "Lanta 30" arrival, minor cover wear, signed Roumet, cat. $500 (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Cat. $500, Est.$150

1849 20c black on buff, small h.r., margins all around, creased, fine appearance and fresh, signed Roumet, cat. $1100 (Cat No. 3b) (Image)

Cat. $1100, Est.$150

1849 20c gray, used, black grid diamond cancel, margins all around, signed "Chambre Syndicate" on back (YT 3i, Euro 1,000) (Cat No. 3var) (Image)

Est.$150

1849 20c gray, margins all around, tied by black grid diamond cancel on FL used 26 May 1849 from Paris to Auch, fine usage, with arrival pmk on back (YT 3i, Euro 1,000 for used off cover) (Cat No. 3var) (Image)

Est.$500

1849 20c gray, margins all around, tied by square grid cancel on FL used 8 Jan 1850 from Bourgneuf-en-Retz (42), with departure postmark alongside, fine and rare usage, with 2016 Roumet certificate (YT 3i, Euro 1,000 for used off cover) (Cat No. 3var) (Image)

Est.$500

1850 1fr carmine, brown carmine, two distinct shades, the latter just touching at top, showing parts of adjoining stamps at left and at bottom, canceled on piece, fine, signed, cat. $1450 (Cat No. 9,9b) (Image)

Cat. $1450, Est.$250

1850 1fr carmine, two distinct shades, also 1fr "Empire", used, margins all around, small faults, fine appearance, cat. $4175 (Cat No. 9,9c,21) (Image)

Cat. $4175, Est.$250

1851 40c orange, 1862 Re-Issue, h.r., v.f. (YT 5g, Euro 800) cat. $600 (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.$250

1851 1fr pale lake, 1862 Re-Issue, brown gum, h.r., margins all around, fine (YT 6f, Euro 900) cat. $600 (Cat No. 9d) (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.$200

1853 1c olive green, two distinct shades, with or without gum, v.f., cat. $242 (Cat No. 12,12a) (Image)

Cat. $242, Est.$100

1853 FL from Marseille to Barcelona, with 40c franking (oxidized), tied by two-line "Estrangero/Barcelona", used 30 October 1862, with 4 November arrival pmk on back, fine, with 2017 Roumet certificate (Cat No. 18) (Image)

Est.$100

1853 80c bright gooseberry ("groseille"), margins all around, tied by "1896" small numerals on FL used 9 March, 1861 from Marseille to Montpellier, v.f., with departure and arrival postmarks, 2016 Roumet certificate, cat. $275 (Cat No. 20e) (Image)

Cat. $275, Est.$100

1853 1fr lake, yellowish, used, face free cancel, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed "Chambre Syndicate", cat. $2475 (Cat No. 21) (Image)

Cat. $2475, Est.$500

1853 1fr lake, yellowish, used, neat dot postmark, margins all around, small thin, fresh and v.f. appearance, signed, cat. $2475 (Cat No. 21) (Image)

Cat. $2475, Est.$250

1853 1fr pale lake (velours), canceled "3516" small numerals, margins all around, some red markings showing slightly through, various handstamped signatures on back, fine appearing example of this scarce "velvet" shade (YT 18g, Euro 5,000) cat. $2175 (Cat No. 21b) (Image)

Cat. $2175, Est.$500

1862 1c olive, variety large "C" of "FRANC" at top, used, fine, signed "Chambre Syndicate" on back (YT 19d, Euro 1,100) (Cat No. 22var) (Image)

Est.$150

1870 Bordeaux Issue, 20c blue, used, margins all around, small thin, also Report 2, signed Maury, plus Report 3, block of four, fine-v.f. (Cat No. 43-45) (Image)

Est.$250

1870 Bordeaux Issue, 40c dark blood red (rouge sang fonce), canceled "113", large margins all around, tiny thin speck in the right margin only, well outside stamp, v.f., signed Calves (YT 48e, Euro 2,200) cat. $675 (Cat No. 47c) (Image)

Cat. $675, Est.$500

1870 Bordeaux Issue, 40c orange vermilion, h.r., large margins all around, fresh and v.f. A beautiful stamp, cat. $1000 (Cat No. 47f) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.$500

1870 Bordeaux Issue, 80c rose, unused with full original gum, minor h.r., fresh and v.f. (YT 49, Euro 725) cat. $600 (Cat No. 48) (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.$250

1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 1c bronze green, 10c bister, unused and used horizontal pairs, the former without gum, v.f. (Cat No. 38a,42) (Image)

Est.$100

1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 2c red brown (5), 4c gray (4), 30c brown and 80c rose, various shades, couple without gum, occasional minor thin spots, mostly fine appearance, cat. $2695 (Cat No. 39,40,46,48) (Image)

Cat. $2695, Est.$250

1929 Reims Cathedral, 3fr dark gray, type I,II,IV, sheet corner margin coin date blocks of four, n.h., v.f., cat. $1720 (Cat No. 247,247A,248) (Image)

Cat. $1720, Est.$500

1929 Reims Cathedral, 3fr dark gray, type IV, block of four, n.h., v.f., with Roumet certificate, cat. $460 (Cat No. 248) (Image)

Cat. $460, Est.$150