1849 20c black on yellowish & 25c pale blue 'Ceres' issue, both fine used copies, lightly cancelled with good to tight margins. The 25c has a small thin on reverse. (SG 6 & 12, Cat £135) {U} [US1] (Start Price = £35.20)

1849-52 40c orange used, four close to good margins, hint of a tiny thin spot, a very collectable example. {U} [US3] (Start Price = £92.00) (Image)

1849-52 Ceres 40c red orange vertical pair very fine used, large margins, tied to a fragment {U} [US1] (Start Price = £230.40) (Image)

1849-52 Ceres 40c red orange fine used tied to piece, just touched at lower left otherwise good margins {U} [US1] (Start Price = £61.60) (Image)

1849-52 Ceres 1Fr carmine superb used, huge margins with part of adjoining stamp at top, fabulous colour and exhibition standard appearance, neat DS2 cancel clear of profile, hint of reverse thining upper margin, clear of design, remarkably fresh, expertised 'Calves' on reverse, magnifique! {U} [US1] (Start Price = £384.80) (Image)

1853-61 Napoleon III 1c Olive-Green/Bluish imperf with four full margins. (Has a slight rub on Napoleons face), f.u. {U} [US8] (Start Price = £12.80)

1853-61 Napoleon imperfs - 1c and10c both in attractive 3 to 4 margin pairs f.u. Napoleon 1c and 10c in f.u. pairs, both 3 to 4 margins {U} [US2] (Start Price = £49.60)

1853-61 Napoleon 1f Carmine, sound used with 3 good margins and ' 2160' numeral cancel, but with a small thin on close inspection {U} [US2] (Start Price = £313.60) (Image)

1853-61 Napoleon 1f Carmine, 2 to 3 margins but cut close top right corner and left hand margin. A good spacefiller. {U} [US2] (Start Price = £220.00) (Image)

1853-70 Collection of Napoleon issues on 3 album pages, imperf and perf issues with specialist interest. Mainly used. (40). Cat £1780. {U} [US3] (Start Price = £82.40)

1859-63 Postage Due-10c black, 15c black mint, heavily mounted, good margins {PD} [US1] (Start Price = £21.60)

1859-92 Postage Due-Collection on leaves(23 stamps, 2 covers) including 1859-62 10c black, 15c black used, 10c black used on cover, 1871-8 25c black used, 40c blue used large margins, 60c ochre mint with gum and good margins, 60c blue mint, 1881-92 1Fr black used, 2Fr black mint, one rounded corner, 5Fr black used. A GOOD LOT in mainly fine condition {PD} [US4] (Start Price = £421.60)

1862 Napoleon peforated issue, a lovely old time collection written up on pages with shades, postmarks etc, incl. mint or unused shades of 1c (3), 5c (2), 20c and 40c (part gum, thinned), used incl. 1c (6, all cds), 5c (17), a 20c perf. 7 used 'as is', 40c (17, incl. '5082' of Beyrouth, and a pair), 80c (4), a good lot. (70+ stamps) {X} [US7] (Start Price = £138.40)

1862 Napoleon III head 20c blue well centred fine looking, probably re-gummed m.m. {MH} (Start Price = £60.00) (Image)

1863-70 1c olive green very fine mint, large part gum. {MH} [US2] (Start Price = £14.40)

1863-70 Laureated issue 2c red brown fresh m.m. {MH} [US3] (Start Price = £24.80)

1870 4c grey 'Ceres' issue, Bordeaux printing, a very fine unused example with four margins. (SG 154, Cat £450) {U} [US1] (Start Price = £124.80) (Image)

1870-1 Bordeaux 1c olive green fresh unused no gum, good margins {MH} [US2] (Start Price = £28.00)

1870-1 Bordeaux 40c orange used, close to good margins, slight toning on reverse {U} [US2] (Start Price = £20.80)

1871-1938 A balance mint or (a few) unused range on old leaves & small stockcards with a scattering of issues from Peace & Commerce throuh to Sower issues including most values of 1926-27 surcharges, a fair few commems, odd pre-cancels, etc.. A few duplicates. Mainly very fine. Would make an excellent 'starter' collection. Also French Colonies (General Issues) 1871 Ceres 1c(3), 5c (thin spot) & scarce 2c (thin spot), all unused no gum. (c135) {MH} [US2] (Start Price = £63.20)

1871-76 RED PRINTED MATTER CDS'S RANGE a scarce and mainly fin erange with 1871-76 Ceres 1c, 2c, 5c (2), 10c (2), 15c, 25c, 30c and 80c, 1876 Peace and Commerce type II 2c, 5c (7, with many different dates) and scarce 10c, two have additional red 'PD' oval framed marks. (19 stamps) {X} [US7] (Start Price = £68.80)

1876 Peace & Commerce 10c green definitive (type II), fine used, postmarked 20 Dec 76. Hinge thin, missing perfs to E and paper wrinkle. {U} [US4] (Start Price = £19.20)

1876 "Peace & Commerce" 25c ultramarine centred S re-gummed {MH} (Start Price = £96.00) (Image)

1876 "Peace & Commerce" 1f olive-green centred NE light vertical crease & thin m.m. {MH} (Start Price = £40.00)

1876-85 Peace & Commerce type II: 5c x 3 shades fine mint or unused & 1fr pale yellow green mint, small perf faults. Useful group {MH} [US2] (Start Price = £28.00)