1-2, 1862 1c, 5c Eagle and Crown, blocks of four, o.g., 1c right marginal, NH, 5c h.r., fresh and F-VF (Scott $260; Maury 1-2, €360)

CV. 75-100

7, 1872 1c Olive green on pale blue, block of six, light Pointe à Pitre plus Dunkerque 13 Avril 72 cancels, full balanced margins, light horiz crease across top stamps, Very Fine appearance; 2014 Roumet certificate (Scott $650; Maury 7, €800)

CV. 400-600

12, 1872 25c Blue on bluish, strip of five with lozenge cancels, clear to full margins, F-VF; signed Brun (Maury 21)

CV. 100-150

15, 1871 80c Rose on pinkish, ample to full margins, part o.g., Very Fine; signed Roumet (Scott $1,100; Maury 13, €1,350)

CV. 250-300

23, 1873 80c Rose on pinkish, just clear to ample margins, unused, Fine; signed Calves and Roumet (Scott $625 for o.g.; Maury 23, €775 for o.g.)

CV. 100-150

35a, 1875 25c Blue on bluish, Type II, ample balanced margins, unused, Very Fine; signed Roumet and Brun (Scott $4,250 for o.g., Maury 32, €5,250 for o.g.)

CV. 400-600

1873 Cover Pointe-A-Pitre to Paris, 1872 25c Blue (Scott 12) vertical pair tied on envelope by blue grill cancel, accompanying "Guadeloupe/ Pointe-A-Pitre 21 Dec 73" dispatch and "Col. Fr. Paq. Fr./ 3 St Nazaire 3 11 Jnav 74" transit cancels plus boxed "PD" all in same color, pair ample to full margins, Very Fine and attractive

CV. 250-300

1878 Cover Pointe-A-Pitre (Guadeloupe) to Bordeaux, 1877 15c Ceres, 20c Sage Type II (Scott 21, 34) tied on envelope by "Paq. Fr./ Pointe-A-Pitre-Guad" 11 Oct cancels, ms. "Voie de St. Nazaire", backstamped 26 Oct, stamps just clear to ample margins, envelope some small faults not affecting stamps, Fine use

CV. 400-600

1879 Cover New Caledonia to France, 1879 25c Black on red Type II (Scott 44) tied on small envelope by poor strike of cancel, "Nlle Caledonie/ Noumea" 3 Oct 79 cds alongside, add'l red French transit, backstamped Toulon-S-Mer, stamp well margined and with a crease confined to top margin, envelope bit of postal wear and portion of backflap missing, Fine and scarce; signed Calves (Scott $1,200; Maury 43, €1,500)

CV. 750-1,000