12, 1872 25c Blue on bluish, top margin block of four with ample balanced margins the other sides, o.g., bottom left stamp NH, others h.r., tiny thin speck between top stamps, o/w Very Fine; signed Lemaire, Roumet (Scott $900 as hinged block; Maury 21 I, €1,125 as hinged block)

CV. 250-300

22, 1872 30c Brown on yellowish, block of four, clear to wide margins, o.g., bottom stamps NH, top h.r., Very Fine; signed by several in bottom stamps (Scott $625 as hinged block; Maury 22, €785 as hinged block)

CV. 200-250

44, 1879 25c Black on red, Type II, tied on cover to France by light "Nlle CALEDONIE/ NOUMEA" 3 oct 79 cancel with stgronger strike alongside, indistinct red French transit cancel, Toulon-Sur-Mer backstamp (partial due to some of backflap missing), cover bit of wear, still a Fine and scarce use; signed Calves (Scott $1,200)

CV. 750-1,000