1917/18: War Orphans compl. 1st set valued 2c.+3c. up to 5F.+5F., mounted on six envelopes and nicely cancelled "St. Germain en Laye - 2 6 19 - Congrès de la Paix" Yvert = € 3'100. (Image 1) (Image)

1925: International stamp Exhibition in Paris, souvenir sheet bearing 4x 5 F. carmin, sheet frame showing four special cancellations not touching the stamps Yvert = € 1'400.

1927: International stamp Exhibition in Strasbourg, Souvenir sheet with full original gum bearing event's special cancellation on top left not touching the stamps, in addition gutter pair in mint condition taken from the souvenir sheet Yvert = € 2'550. (Image 1) (Image)

1927: 2 F. orange and bluegreen as well as 5 F. blue and buff, bottom left corner copies showing special cancellation, both values in mint condition, sheet margins somewhat creased resp. with traces of a hinge Yvert = € 950. (Image 1) (Image)

1927/29: First International Aviation and Navigation Salon in Marseille, envelope (few creases) bearing both values sent registered Express to Bern, tied by event's special cancellation (Cert. Max Hertsch 1964) as well as special stamp released for the Le Havre exposition in 1929, together with related vignette and additional franking sent registered by air to Tavannes in the French part of Switzerland Yvert = € 1'375. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

'Ile de France' 1928: Berthelot 10 fr. on 90 c. carmine-rose from the lower sheet margin, field position 49, a fine and fresh example of excellent appearance in unmounted og condition. Certs. Mikulski (1989), Brun (2012) Yvert 3 = € 5'000 / Maury 3 = € 4'300 / Mi 230 = € 2'500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1849/52: Lot four selected used stamps i.e. Cêrès 15 c. green (aminci), 1 Fr. dark carmine and horiz. pair Prêsidence 10 c. yellow-brown showing sheet margin at right, two items joined by certs. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1900/60: Lot 160 stamps used/unused or in mint condition from France and Monaco, incl. some better values and full sets as airmails 1927, Monaco bird set up to Fr. 1000 as well as four Red Cross souvenir sheets of 1949 and 1951, good condition and housed on album pages and small stockcards.

1849/1965ca: Interesting Collection and Lot hundreds stamps used/unused, incl. Cêrès 1849 15 c. green, 40 c. orange (2) and 1 f. carmine, Presidence 10 c. bistre, Empire imperf. 1 f. carmine, Napoleon laureated 5 f. grey-violet (3), one with a crisp '5080' lozenge of Alexandria, 1871 unissued Napoleon laureated '10' on 10 c. bistre (defective), 1868 newspaper stamps imperf & perf, 1859 postage due, 1868 telegraph stamps imperf & perf, Bordeaux, Sage, 1881/92 postage due up to 2 f. and 5 f. black, 1914 orphelins, compl. set up to 5 f., 1923 Bordeaux congress unmounted og., 1925 Paris & 1925 Strasbourg souvenir sheets (marginal defects), 1936 Vue de Paris & Burelage used, and PEXIP souvernir sheet. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image)

1849/50: Cêrès 20 c. black on yellowish, an irregular block of six and a horizontal pair, margins touched to large, tied to large part piece by multiple strikes of the mute Paris Star in black - rare and of fine appearance but with faults; 40 c. orange in a vertical pair with margins all round used on 1851 Ladies' envelope to London cancelled by 'grille sans fin', 1 fr. carmine in a rich shade with touched to large margins all round used on 1853 cover front to Nismes from Versailles; and an 1871 cover with Bordeaux 40 c. orange used from Bourges. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1850/1960ca: Interesting Lot 70 covers from France and 120 covers/part covers from French colonies incl. February 1850 double weight cover with pair of the Cêrès 20 c. black, October 1870 cover sent with the Ballon montê "Louis-Blanc", January 1871 cover to Bruxelles sent directly after the end of the Ballons montês, 1872 double weight cover with mixed franking of French and German stamps, 1873 private precursor postcard, 1869 Martinique three colour Eagle franking on part cover, 1893 Obock cover with mixed franking, 1902 registered cover to Germany with "NT MADAGASCAR" cds, 1904 Diego Suarez cover and postcard with bisected provisional stamps, 1907 Tahiti postcard with mixed franking, 1910 Djibouti registered cover, better Levant cancellations such as Dedeagh and Dardanelles, Cameroon French Occupation, 1915 Postes aux Armes cover and free franking expeditionary forces postcard, 1916 Cameroun covers using French occupation franking and German obliterators, and 1940 Cameroon Douala Spitfire day cover. A lot which has to be studied carefully to be fully appreciated. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image)