1849 Cover with 1Fr Single Franking,1849 1fr Red brown tied by grill cancel with an accompanying Bourbonne-Les-Bains 14 Juil (49) cds (Bastille Day), backstamped Lamarche the same day, stamp 3½ margins, cover and stamp small faults, still Fine and rare; signed Calves, 2015 Roumet certificate (Maury 7d, €14,000)

CV. 2,000-2,500

1850 Folded Letter with 'ASSEMBL?E NATIONALE/ POSTES' Cancel,1849 20c Black tied by grill cancel with the accompanying 16 Fevr 50 cds, backstamped Lisieux, stamp clear to full margins, Very Fine and rare; 2015 Roumet certificate

CV. 900-1,200

1850 Cover to Paris,folded letter sheet with single franking 1849 15c Green tied by fair strike of the "grille sans fin" cancel, stamp ample balanced margins, Very Fine; signed Calves (Scott $1,650; Maury 2, €2,100)

CV. 500-600

1850 Cover Front Argeles-S-Mer to Perpignan, 1849/50 10c (clear to large margins), 40c (ample to full margins) tied by grille cancels with apprpriate cds, Fine; 2014 Roumet certificate

CV. 400-500

1853 Folded Letter with Paris Star Cancel,mourning folded letter with single franking 1849 15c Green tied by nice strike of star cancel, stamp three good margins - just in at top, Fine use (Scott $1,650; Maury 2, €2,100)

CV. 350-500

1853 Cover to St Germain,folded mourning letter sheet with printed message, 1852 10c single franking tied by light small numerals "2871" cancel with accompanying Semur-en-Brionnais cds, several backstamps incl Roanne and Clermont-Ferrano transits and St Germaine  6 Oct 53 arrival, stamp clear to full margins, Fine use; 2015 Roumet certificate (Scott $1,000; Maury 9, €1,150)

CV. 350-400

1857 Cover Liposthey to Bordeaux,folded letter sheet franked with left margin horiz pair 1853 10c, tied by light strikes of small numeral "1737" cancels, circled "OR" handstamp, backstamped Bayonne a Bordeaux and Boedeaux, stamps ample to large margins, Fine use; signed Lamy and Calves; 2015 Roumet certificate

CV. 150-200

1859 Cover To Belgium,1853/54 10c (2), 20c tied on small envelope by small dot roller cancels, Paris 22 Sept 59 cds, red boxed "P.D.", backstamped "Ambt du Midi No. 2" transit and Bruxelles arrival, 10c stamps 4-margins, 20c margins  to just cutting, Fine use; signed Roumet

CV. 120-180

1860 Cover to London,folded letter sheet franked with four slightly overlapping 1854 10c singles, tied by "roulette de pointelles" cancels, Paris CDS, red boxed "P.D." and London arrival cancel, Fine; signed Roumet and with his 2014 certificate

CV. 250-300

1861 Cover with 'Susse' Perf Franking,folded letter sheet franked with two overlapping 1853 10c - one well margined, other with "Susse" type perforations, both tied by lozenge cancels on cover to Reims, Paris 10 Dec 61 cds, Fine; 2015 Roumet certificate

CV. 400-500

1864 Circular, 1862 10c, 20c tied on locally addressed circular/ wrapper by large numeral "846" cancels with accompanying Chambery cds, red stright-line "CHARGE", Fine and unusual; 2015 Roumet certificate

CV. 150-200

1869 'Le Moniteur de la Loz?re' Newspaper folded edition of 21 Aout 1869 franked with 2c Blue imperf (Yvert Journaux 2), Very Fine; 2015 Roumet certificate

CV. 600-900

1870 Cover Bordeaux to Montauban, folded letter franked with 1870 40c "Rouge sang foncé", tied by large numerals "532" with corresponding Bordeaux cds, backstamped Montauban, stamp clear to large margins, Very Fine; signed Miro, 2015 Roumet certificate (Maury 48 I l, €3,000)

CV. 600-900

1871 Cover Moulins-S-Allier to Roanne, single franking 1870 20c Type I just tied by light strike of large numerals "2565" cancel with corresponding 10 Janv 71 town cancel, stamp clear to wide margins; small portion of backflap excised out, Fine use; 2015 Roumet certificate (Scott $900; Maury 44I, €1,250)

CV. 350-450

1871 Cover Morteau to Besancon, folded letter with 1870 4c strip of five (grey black shade) tied by large numeral "2549" cancels with corresponding Morteau 18 Janv 71 cds, strip ample to large margins but with a light bend in the top margin due to placement, cover some small soiling spots, still a Very Fine and rare franking; signed Miro, 2015 Roumet certificate (Maury 41IIf, €29,000 for strip of five on cover)

CV. 5,000-7,500

1871 Cover Nay to Montfort, folded letter sheet with 1870 20c "Blue foncé" Type I tied by light strike of large numerals "2615" cancel with accompanying town cancel, several backstamps, stamp full margins and fresh color, cover with small foxing spot, still Very Fine; signed Roumet and with his 2014 certificate (Maury 44Ib, €1,650)

CV. 400-500

1871 'LE PAS-DE-CALAIS' NEWSPAPER. 1870 2c Red brown affixed and tied by the "ALA" on edition of 13 Feb 1871. full edition of the paper (folded), stamp clear to wide margins, Very Fine and rare

CV. 800-1,200

1871 Cover to Switzerland, folded letter franked with 1870 40c "Brun foncé", tied by "ML.2°" lozenge cancelwith corresponding "Marseille A Lyon" transit cancel, Swiss arrival backstamp, stamp ample to large margins (margin crease on right side not affecting stamp), Fine and attractive, signed Roumet and Oliva, 2014 Roumet certificate (Maury 47b, €625)

CV. 300-400

1871 Cover Doudeville to Paris, strip of five 2c Brown red, report 2 (Scott 39) with clear to huge margins and showing portions of adjacent stamps at top, tied by large numeral "1338" cancels with corresponding Doudeville cds alongside; circular "OR" handstamp, cover missing backflap, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce multiple on cover (Maury 40 II; €4,350 for strip of four on cover)

CV. 1,000-1,500

1871 Cover to Lille,1870 4c strip of five tied on large part of a cover by indistinct lozenge cancels and a Le Havre a Paris transit, strip with margins to cutting, Fine use; signed Calves, 2015 Roumet certificate

CV. 500-600

1871 Cover Paris to Bessieres, folded letter with 1870 20c Blue Type III tied by faint Paris Star cancel with accompanying Paris/ R Des Vielles Haudtes cds, stamp clear to large margins, fresh and Very Fine, rare Paris use; signed Roumet and with his 2014 certificate 

CV. 400-500

1871 Cover St Sever-S-L'Adour Locally Addressed Cover, small enveloped franked with 1870 10c, tied by nice strike of large numerals "3857" cancel with corresponding town cancel and arrival backstamp, stamp wide balanced margins, Extremely Fine; 2015 Roumet certificate

CV. 150-200

1871 Cover Paris to Bayonne, folded letter with 1870 20c Type III tied by light strike of Paris Star cancel with accompanying Paris/ Rue D'Enghien cds, backstamped Bayonne, stamp full to large margins, Very Fine, scarce Paris usage; signed Roumet and with his 2014 certificate

CV. 400-500

1871 National Assembly Cover, 1870 20c tied on cover to Alencon by large type "AS.NA" lozenge with accompanying partial Versaille/ Assemblee Natle cds, Fine and scarce

CV. 250-300

1871 Cover Gare De Nimes to Thiers, 1870 5c imperf, 20c perforated tied on folded letter by Gare De Nimes cds, several transit and arrival backstramps, 5c wide balanced margins, Very Fine; signed Miro, 2015 Roumet certificate 

CV. 200-300