1849-1959 A substantial mint & used balance collection on 59 old album leaves with a wide range of early values mainly used incl. 3 x 1870's covers, a good range of definitive shades. 2 pages of Peace & Commerce values & some Colonies overprints/etc. Early postage dues, etc. From 1900 onwards a wide range of definitive types & Merson used vals to 20fr (& Memel overprinted airmails on Merson vals to 9m of 5fr mint). 4 pages of Sower types - a few mint, then a general run with mint & mainly used values through WWI-WWII and useful post war issues to 1959. Many commems throughout. A re-organisation would provide a very good used collection, and a small clean mint collection. Quality is above average throughoutSome duplication amongst early to 1940's issues. Mainly different afterwards. (A few 1000's + 6 covers) HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. (Start Price = £358.40)

1849-52 Ceres 25c deep blue fine used, good to large margins (Start Price = £27.20)

1849-52 25c pale blue used on small piece, four margins(close at top) fine. (Start Price = £17.60)

1849-52 40c orange used, four close to good margins, hint of a tiny thin spot, a very collectable example. (Start Price = £134.40) (Image)

1849-52 20c black onyellowish surfaced paper, very fine used with diamond greill cancel. (Start Price = £22.40)

1849-52 Ceres 20c black/white v.f.u., good to large margins (Start Price = £27.20)

1849-61 PARIS CODED POSTMARKS old time collection written up on pages, displayed on stamps with small letter A - N plus CS2, DS2, ES1,HS3 & 4, KS2 types, note Napoleon 5c imperf (5), 10c (10) etc, some mixed condition with many good. (40+ stamps) [US4] (Start Price = £140.00)

1852-3 Louis Napoleon Repub. Franc. 25c deep blue fine used, good to large margins (Start Price = £27.20)

1853-1991 Eclectic duplicated accumulation in a stock book(100s) including 1853-61 N apoleon III 20c blue used(65), 1900 Merson 50c cinnamon and lavender fine well centred mint, 1949 Air set to 500Fr mint, Postage Dues with some better items. HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. [US1] (Start Price = £51.20)

1853-61 1c olive green on bluish paper, very fine cds used. (Start Price = £44.80) (Image)

1853-61 Napoleon 1c olive green/bluish very fine used, good margins [US3] (Start Price = £18.40)

1853-61 A small mainly used range with 1c unused, then all used - 5c green, 10c(2 shades), 20c(2), 40c(2) & 80c(2), all different shades. Mainly 3 or 4 margins, fair to very fine, a nice starter collection.(10) (Start Price = £36.00)

1853-61 Napoleon III 1c deep bronze green/bluish fine used, good to large margins, LE HAVRE pmk [US1] (Start Price = £25.60)

1853-61 5c green on bluish paper, 4 margins, v.fine used (Start Price = £36.00)

1853-61 80c carmine, 4 margins, v.fine used (Start Price = £24.80)

1853-61 Napoleon III 80c deep carmine fine used, good to large margins (Start Price = £27.20)

1853-61 80c pale rose-red very fine, 4 margins, used (Start Price = £24.80)

1853-61 Napoleon 80c rose red used, good margins, tiny closed tear at lower left [US3] (Start Price = £5.60)

1853-61 Napoleon III 1Fr deep carmine used, cut close/cut into at top and foot, closed tear at foot, pinhole [US1] (Start Price = £85.60) (Image)

1862 One of each value from 1c olive on greenish to 80c deep rose. Very fine used(5) (Start Price = £53.60)

1863-70 Napoleon Laureated set with extra shades of 4c, 20c, 30c, 40c & 80c. Very fine used (13) (Start Price = £134.40)

1863-70 Laureated issue 2c red brown horiz pair fresh m.m. (Start Price = £73.60) (Image)

1868-69 2c Newspaper stamp in mauve, imperf, used, small fault at base, a very useful spacefiller. (Start Price = £17.60)

1869 Napoleon III 5Fr lilac grey used, slight thin as usual, lozenge cancel '34-', two blue crayon lines [US3] (Start Price = £54.40) (Image)

1870-1 Bordeaux 30c brown fine used, large margins (Start Price = £73.60) (Image)