1850, 15 c. green Ceres imperf with well margins, used with grid cancellation, signed. Michel 1.200,- € (Yvert no. 2) (Image)

1850, 15 c. green Ceres imperf with well margins, used with grid cancellation, signed. Stuckert, 1.200,- € (Yvert no. 2). (Image)

1849, 20c. black, fresh colour, full to large margins with parts of upper adjoining stamp, single franking on lettersheet from Paris to Lectoure, clearly oblit. by grille and c.d.s. "PARIS (H) 2 NOV 49" alongside, ms. endorsed "P.8g" (=weight 8gr.), insufficiently paid and therefore charged with postage due mark "2" (2 decimes), LECTOURE arrival 4 NOV 49 on reverse. The 20c. rate applied for a weight not to exceed 7½ grams; ½ gram made the difference! Signed Calves, Roumet and certificate Roumet. Unusual and attractive! (Image)

1852-1874, Four entire letters including 1852 letter Lyon-St. Etienne, 1854 (Paris) and 1874 (Marseilles) letters to New York, and 1870 letter from Havre to London, with good frankings but stamps in mixed condition and faults (creases mostly).
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium. (Image)

1852, 25 C. blue bande de 3 et 1 pièce en affr. de 1 Fr. sur enveloppe addr. à Verdun, obl. petit chifffre "1727" de "LILLE 19 DEC 52", cert. von der Weid (1998). - Ceres 25 C. imperf. strip-3 and single canc. small numerals "1727", from "LILLE 19 DEC 52" via Paris to Verdun w. Dec. 21 backstamp. Cert. von der Weid (1998) "good margins and faultless". (Image)

1850, Ceres 40 c. orange, horizontal pair with rhombic grid cancellation small margins, signed. Michel 1.100,- € (Yvert no. 5) (Image)

1849, 2 x 10 C olive-brown, 40 C orange and 1 F carmine Ceres, all stamps with fine margins, slightly overlapping, each stamp with clear postmark petit chiffre "235" (St.Étienne-de-Baïgorry), on piece. Very attractive color-franking in VF condition. (Image)

1849, 1fr. carmine, intense colour, full margins, neatly oblit. "DS 2". Mi. 1.000,- €. (Image)

1853/54, Sperati forgery of Napoleon 1 F. tete-beche pair with 20 C. and "star" dotted cancels, allgeldy sent in 1861 to Amsterdam. The letter is a complete forgery by Sperati, all markings and cachets are fabricated, respective opinion Scheller (2018). (Image)

1853, 1fr. carmine and two singles 10c. bistre, all fresh colours and chiefly good margins (10c. stamps attached over edge and creased), 1.20fr. rate on cover from Paris to Como/Lombardy, oblit. by roulette de points carres and c.d.s. "PARIS 9 AVRIL 53", smudgy Como arrival on reverse. Certificate Behr. Maury 6, 1 (2), 5.500,- € (destination) plus 1.500,- € (franking) (Image)

1850, Ceres 1 Fr. dark carmine "carmin foncé", stamp on cut square of cover tied by rhombic grid cancellation, good margins all around. Signed. Michel 1.000,- € (Yvert no. 6) (Image)

1850, Ceres 1 Fr. carmine, horizontal pair tied by PC "1031”, good margins all around. Michel 2.000,- € (Yvert no. 6 B) (Image)

Mi.Nr. 10 im Viererblock postfrisch/ungebraucht (die beiden unteren Werte sind postfrisch!), farbfrische, gut gerandete Einheit, gepr. Brun.

1855/1856, Mail to Savoy (Kingdom of Sardinia), two covers from Paris to Savoy each oblit. by roulette de points carres (type Pt 4) and bearing instruction mark "VIA DI / BEAUVOISIN", one at correct 50c. rate, the other with 40c. insufficiently paid and thererfore charged, transit and arrival marks on reverse, slight postal wear as to be expected. Attractive and interesting duo! (Maury 13, 16) (Image)

1862, 1 C golden brown (mordoré) on bluish Napoleon, block of 4 from right margin, VF MNH condition. Photo expertized J.Robineau (Image)

1862, 1 C to 80 C Napoleon, complete set with horizontal ovp "SPECIMEN", all 6 stamps expert signed (Calves, Brun). F/VF mint condition.

1862, 20c. blue "Empire dentele", tête-bêche pair within a strip of four (slightly folded and reinforced with hinges, some irregular perfs), neatly cancelled by GC "2602", certificate Behr. Maury 22tb, 1.500,- €. (Image)

1962, Napoléon 80 c. rose, 40 c. orange, 20 c. blue and 10 c. brown tied by GC " 1769" to folded letter from "LE HAVRE 19.JAN.65" to Rio de Janeiro, small paper faults, signed Calves (Image)

1862, 1 C. Napoleon greenish bronze on bluish, mint never hinged Rothschild issue, Certificate Scheller "Authentique without any faults." (Yvert no. 25 c) (Image)

1863-70 Napoleon Laureated (Emission Empire Lauré), Proto-Type Die Proof in blue for the 5f. stamp, imperf on carton paper, minor staining, fine.
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium. (Image)

1863-70 Napoleon Laureated (Emission Empire Lauré), Proto-Type Die Proof in blue for the 5f. stamp, imperf on thin unwatermarked China paper, fresh and fine.
Value Add Taxes (19%) will be added to the hammer price and the buyers premium. (Image)

1870, 10 C brownish-yellow Ceres, horizontal tête-bêche pair, mint ungummed, VF condition, expert signed Calves. CV €9250.- Rarity of french philately! (Image)

1872, three issues franking Ceres-Napoleon tied lozange-chiffre "2240" to large part of cover (almost complete front side) from Marseilles to Russia w. arrival "MARIUPOL 20 FEB 1872". (Image)

1870, 2 C. brick red (rouge-brique), with margins, tiny bright, used with GC. (Yvert no. 40Ba 900,- €) (Image)

1871, 10c. dark brown on rose (brun foncé sur rose) "small cipher", unused with original gum. Certificate Renon "Authentique" (Yvert no. 54a) (Image)