1849, Ceres 20c. black on chamois, black of four of deep intense colour and full margins all around, mint with large part of original (toned) gum and hinge remnant, slight thin spots. Signed and certificate Calves. Maury 3b (4), 6.750,- €. (Image)

1853, Ceres 1fr. cerise, better shade, deep intense colour and full to large margins all around with part of adjoining stamp, single franking at correct rate on triple weight lettersheet, oblit. by PC "3043" and c.d.s. "ST.DIE-DES-VOSGES 7 JANV 53" alongside, addressed to Agen with Paris transit 8.1. and Agen arrival mark 10.1.53 on reverse. Signed Calves, v.d.Weid and certificate v.d.Weid. Maury 6d, 4.550,- €+. (Image)

1860, Empire nd 80c. rose, tête-bêche pair, repaired/faults, oblit. by PC "1896". Certificate Scheller. Yvert 17Bc, Maury 17B tb, 15.000,- €. (Image)

1871, Bordeaux issue, 4c. grey, report 2, fresh colour and close to full margins, single franking at correct rate on quadruple weight printed matter wrapper (folded/slight paper breaks) from "TOULOUSE 27..." (27.1.71) to Montpellier with arrival mark 29.1.71 on reverse. Signed JFr.Brun and certificate Behr (1994). Very rare single franking! Maury 18.000,- €. (Image)

1870, Bordeaux issue, 20c. blue, type I, report 1, horizontal pair of fresh colour and full to large margins on lettersheet clearly oblit. by PC "2777" and c.d.s. "PAMIERS 21 DEC 70" alongside, addressed to toulouse with arrival mark 22.12. on reverse (there some imperfections of lettersheet). Signed Jamet, Gilbert (1932) and certificate Calves (1989). Maury 44 I (2), 3.750,- €. (Image)

1873, three stamps 5 C green multiple franking on pre-print postcard used in Paris (Image)

1876 COLOUR ERROR 15c. brown on rose, used and cancelled by "(Rouen-St. Sever?)/6 July 76" double-ring datestamp, with a rough perforation at left, doubly signed 'Drahn'. A fine example of this scarce stamp. (Mi. 4500 €) (Image)

1876, Sage 10c. green horizontal pair (one stamp faults) oblit. "MONTDIDIER 16 SEP 76" on inquiry request. (Image)

1900, mint, perfect stamp with good centring (Yv.€325+100%=650,-€). (Image)

1903, ESSAY DE L'IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE imperf. 10c. black and 15c. black 'FRANCE / POSTES' in a GUTTER BLOCK of ten with five essays each on thin ungummed paper, fine and scarce, Maury € 4.000,-- + (Image)

1903, Semeuse lignee 15c. grey-green, special edition on bristol with indicated perforation, marginal block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet. Maury 130, 1.400,- €. (Image)

1903, 25c. blue "Semeuse lignee", special edition on bristol with indicated perforation, marginal block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet. Maury 132, 1.400,-- €++ (Image)

1906, 35c. violet "Semeuse camee", special edition on bristol with indicated perforation, marginal block of four from the lower right corner of the sheet. Maury 136, 1.400,-- €++ (Image)

1927, Strasbourg souvenir sheet, neatly cancelled "STRASBOURG EXPOSITION 11.6.27" in lower margin. Mi. 1.100,- €.
For this lot an additional 7% for Import Expenses (Taxes) will be charged. (Image)

1929, 1,50 Fr government debt issue with overprint "CA + 50 C" horizontal pair (correct postage) on registered letter from Bourgoin to Luzern/Switzerland (Image)

1936. Sunken die proof for the 1.50fr stamp of the issue "22nd anniversary of the death of Jean Jaurès, politician". Black on light green. Slight corner crease. (Image)

1941/1942, definitive issue Marshall Petain complete set of 22 in IMPERFORATE blocks of ten, mint never hinged and scarce! Yvert 505/24nd. (Image)

1941, definitive issue Marshall Petain 1.20fr. in UNISSUED BLUE colour in an IMPERFORATE block of ten, mint never hinged but with faulty striped gum, scarce block! Maury 525And, € 1.600,-- + (Image)

1945, "Phoenix", Saving/Credit stamps in blue without value, top marginal block of 30, mint never hinged. Maury 6.000,- €. (Image)

1945, Liberation of Alsace Lorraine 4fr. IMPERFORATE block of ten from lower left corner, MNH and scarce. Maury 739nd (10), 700,- €. (Image)

1948, UNO Assembly in Paris, set imperforate mint original gum and the epreuve collective. (Image)

1955, Stamp Day 12+3fr. (balloon start) IMPERFORATE block of six from upper margin, mint never hinged. Maury 1018nd (6), 450,- €. (Image)

1956, Concentration Camp Natzwiller-Struthof 15fr. IMPERFORATE block of 20 from upper left corner, mint never hinged. Maury 1050nd (20), 1.000,- €. (Image)

1959, definitive issue ‚Farmer with sheaf‘ 10fr. green IMPERFORATE block of 25 from lower margin with printing date ‚19.1.59‘, mint never hinged. Maury 1115And (25), 750,- €. (Image)

1961, Actors complete set of five 0.20fr. Marie Champmeslé, 0.30fr. Francois Joseph Talma and Elisa R. Rachel and 0.50fr. Raimu and Gérard Philipe in IMPERFORATE blocks of ten from upper corners, MNH and scarce! Maury 1301/05nd (10), 1.250,- €. (Image)