EIGHT "LINDNER" 18-RING HINGELESS ALBUMS with the extensive, early to modern, mint & used collection with duplication. Album covers somewhat distressed in appearance, but pages within are very fine and clean. Comprehensive coverage across all periods, though very few of the scarcer French issues, but good quantities of mint, also just extending into the Euro period. Inspection recommended. (Many 1,000s) (Image)

USED COLLECTION IN TWO "DAVO" PRINTED ALBUMS: Includes 1849-52 various values to 40c, 1853-60 to 80c (2), Mersons to 20f, 1918 Red Cross, 1937 Museum pair on 'Louvre' cards, 1949 10f red single (corner of sheet) and a fairly solid range from 1960-88, few UNESCO, etc. Includes a few used in packets. A fine, clean lot throughout. (Many 100s) (Image)

COURS D'INSTRUCTION: Comprehensive mint collection on stock sheets. A range of Blanc, Merson, Sower & Pasteur types plus Postage Dues optd. "ANNULE" and "SPECIMEN" incl. several different Mersons (2 surcharges types) to 5f (2) incl. 2f, 3f & 5f optd. "SPECIMEN"; several pre-cancel issues optd. "ANNULE" incl. 45c Merson, 5c, 15c, 20c, 30c & 35c 'Sower' types plus several used examples. Also, a range of early Napoleon heads with "SPECIMEN" cancels. Highly catalogued group. (c.90) (Image)

EXTENSIVE DUPLICATED EARLY USED RANGES c.1849-1900: Includes 1849-52 Ceres range 10c, 15c (poor margins), 20c (11), 25c (11), 40c (4) and 1f (cut into on top margin), 1852-53 Napoleon 10c bistre (2, one with faults) & 25c (4), 1853-61 Second Empire Napoleon imperf range to 80c, noting 20c & 40c with unofficial perf. 7 (not guaranteed genuine) and later laureated/unlaureated Napoleon perforated ranges with several examples of each value. Also 1869 5f Napoleon with faults (rounded corners). Collection continues through Peace & Commerce types to 5f (4), Blanc, Mouchon & Mersons to 5f (inc. a block of four in this value). Generally good to fine throughout. (Many 100s) (Image)

1870 "BALLON MONTEE" COVER TO MOSCOW: 8 Nov. 1870 env. to Moscow, franked 1863-70 laureated 80c pale rose (SG 122) alongside red boxed "PD" and Paris cds. Moscow arrival marks both front and back. 1995 BPA Cert. A fine and exceedingly rare cover. SG£17,000/ Y&T €12,000.Cross Reference: RUSSIA, BALLOON MAIL (Image)

PHILATELIC DOCUMENTS & FDCs: Three cartons housing 21 binders with the virtually complete run of First Day of Issue 'Philatelic Documents' from 1974-1994. Missing only a few issues. Also, a shoe box with the collection of Silk FDCs of the same period, again an almost complete run. (Many 100s)

PRE-CANCELS: 1920-1992 range of mint issues (earlies mostly without gum) on several stock sheets. Includes several of the scarce early issues incl. "POSTES PARIS 1920" 5c & 15c, "POSTES PARIS 1921" 5c green (2), 15c & 30c (2), "POSTES PARIS 1922" 5c orange (2) & "POSTES FRANCE 1921" & "1922" 5c orange. Also the scarce 55c on 60c violet SG 443 (£200) and several other good Sower types. A very good lot. (c.300) (Image)

BACK OF THE BOOK COLLECTION": Binder with the early to modern collection which includes extensive ranges of Colis Postal types, many Railway designs and good variety of surcharges and 'letter' opts., 1944 "R.F." opts. incl. 25 Aug. 1944 "Liberation of Paris" mini. sheet, early Telegraph & Newspaper issues, various modern booklets & proofs, extensive range of 'Fictifs' (Sans Valeur), Unesco & Council of Europe issues, Air issues, etc. Lot also includes collection of Tunisia & Algeria pre-cancels, Colis Postaux, Railway types, etc. Much other interesting material. (Many 100s) (Image)

PROOFS, ESSAYS, COLOUR TRIALS, CINDERELLAS, ETC: Ranges of imperf. 'Ceres' types in a variety of colours & papers (c.18) and similar unlaureated 'Napoleon Head' types (c.40) and a qty. of essays, 'bogus' types, etc. (c.95)Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS (Image)