1849, 10 c. bistre, horiz. strip of 3 incl. TETE-BECHE, bright colour, full to large margins, neatly oblit. by roulette gros points, signed Friedl and certificate von der Weid. A very rare item in perfect condition! (Yvert 1 d) (Image)

1850, 25 c. blue, vertical TETE-BECHE pair with left margin, bright colour, one stamp cut into at right, otherwise full to large margins, on lettersheet (only this some imperfections) from Crest to Uzer, clearly oblit. by 2 strikes of grille and CREST c.d.s. 24 AOUT 1850 alongside, Nimes transit and Uzer arrival mark on reverse, signed Calves. Only 30 entires bearing a 25 c. tete-beche pair are known! (Yvert 4 c) (Image)

1849, 1 fr. VERMILLON VIF, bright intense colour, full to large margins with part of adjoining stamp at left, single franking on cover from Draguignan to Marseille, clearly oblit. by full strike of grille and DRAGUIGNAN c.d.s. 9 SEPT. 1849 alongside, faint strike of arrival mark on reverse. Signed/certificate Calves and von der Weid. An exceptional copy ot this popular classic rarity! (Yvert 7) (Image)

1849, 1 fr. carmine, horiz. strip of 3 incl. TETE-BECHE, fresh colour, close margins/slightly touched at top, otherwise full to large margins with part of adjoining stamp, oblit. by grille sans fins, centre stamp showing a slight and really unobstrusive thinning (irrelevant), otherwise a very attractive piece. Signed Calves and certificate Loeuillet (Yvert 6 a). (Image)

1849, Destination Lithuania: Ceres, 1fr light carmine, margins three sides, used with pair of 25c blue (6a), margins all round, very fine, all tied by indistinct lozenge cancels on folded letter bearing PARIS 11 OCT 52 c.d.s., black boxed FRANCO boxed PD and blue company oval, on reverse French, Berlin 13 10 and AACHEN transits, to Vilna., Calves handstamp. (Image)

1860, 80 c. rose, TETE-BECHE pair, fresh colour, full margins, oblit. by GC "2240", few tiny imperfections, signed Calves and certificates Calves and Brandon (Yvert 17). (Image)

1871: THE MOST SPECTACULAR FRANCE-MEXICO MIXED FRANKING KNOWN. Cover from Vera Cruz 1871 franked with Mexico 1868 Hidalgo issue 12 centavos green (Scott 47) tied by VERA CRUZ cds in mixed franking with France 1870 Bordeaux issue 20c type III, report 2 with a strip of 6 + pair, well margined and the majority in very fine condition tied by "ANCRE" and "MEXIQUE 1 / 15 JUIL 1871" ship mail datestamp alongside, sent to Bordeaux par "Paquet francais Washington". On reverse octogonal "VERA-CRUZ PAQ.FR.B No3" datestamp. THE BORDEAUX ISSUE IS VERY RARE IN MIXED FRANKING WITH MEXICO. WE ONLY RECORD THREE COVERS: 1 &2): both sent on the same day (June 13 1871) to Madrid each with a combination Hidalgo 50 centavos and 80c Bordeaux (in both cases defective) 3): our UNIQUE double rate cover with eight Bordeaux stamps which is by far the most spectacular mixed franking known. Certificate Pascal Scheller. (Image)

1877, French Consular Post Mexico, 75 C carmine Sage, single franking on cover from Vera-Cruz to Paris in France, tied by octagonal 1 MEXIQUE 1, 18 MAI 77, alongside manuscript type taxation handstamp "12" (decimes) and triangular "T", on reverse octagonal maritime dater LIGNE B / PAQ.FR.No.4, 18 MAI 77, and arrival mark. An obviously UNIQUE cover and postal history gem in VF condition. (Image)