France: 1622 (Aug.) letter instructing ‘Safe conduct for the three suburbs of the town of SŽzanne (Marne), signed by Charles Gonzague, Duc de Nevers et de Rethel instructing all ‘masters of the camp, chief captains and leaders of the people of war’ not to not take lodgings in any of the three suburbs of SŽzanne en Brie, nor to take anything from there without payment, and to report anyone contravening these rules to the nearest Marshal. Written during the last religious wars of suppression of the Huguenots with the intention of preventing the much accepted ‘bellum se ipsum alet’ principle from causing devastation of the area. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1877-90 5f. lilac on pale lilac, irregular block of fourteen with gutter at left, fine used with neat Paris c.d.s’s, faults, scarce multiple. S.G. 277, cat. £1,540+. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1924 Paris Exhibition miniature sheet, an imperforate Žpreuve de luxe with thin backing paper attached at top on reverse, fine with gum. S.G. 412a var., Maury cat. Û6,000. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1927 Strasbourg miniature sheet, an imperforate Žpreuve-de-luxe with light backing paper attached at top on reverse, fine with gum. S.G.454b var, Maury Û3,500. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1927 Strasbourg miniature sheet unmounted mint with two strikes of the exhibition handstamp dated 10.6.27 in margins clear of adhesives, a few gum wrinkles, otherwise fine. S.G. 454b, cat. £1,600. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1929 Le Havre Exhibition 2f. fine mint. S.G. 470, cat. £1,000. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1930 1f.50 perforated “EIPA 30” unmounted mint, 1936 Air 50f. Banknote unmounted mint (gum toning), and 1938 50f. Clement Ader used, also two world covers. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1936 Air 50f. green, fine unmounted mint. S,G. 540, cat. £1,300. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1936 Banknote 50f Air mint, small imperfections. SG. 541, cat. £1,000. Photo. (Image1)

France and Colonies: An accumulation in two albums, stockbook and leaves, incl. 1863-70 1c. mint block of four, 1937 PEXIP miniature sheet, colonies with French Morocco, French Somali Coast with a good range of imperforates, Reunion, Tunisia, etc., very mixed condition. (1,000s)

France and Colonies: An accumulation in four albums, leaves and loose, incl. 1949-50 Air 500f. unmounted mint, Colonies with Cameroon, French Antarctic Territory, French Guiana, Madagascar, Tunisia, duplication, etc. (1,000s)

France: Postage Dues: 1908 to 1931, an unmounted mint range comprising 1908 set of six with additional 20c. on GC paper, 1917 pair, 1926 set of four, 1927 set of eight, 1929 surcharge pair, 1931 1f. on 60c., mainly fine. S.G. £1,295+.