1899 postal stationery lettercard from Grand Popo/ Dahomey via Agoué to Klein-Popo/Dahomey (Image)

Start Bid € 100

1909 postal stationery card with imprint 046 commercially used from Ouidah via Grand-Popo to Leipzig (Image)

Start Bid € 90

1950, 1fr. brown, 1.50fr. green and 2.50fr. violet, attractive franking on ppc with comprehensive message from "SEBHA 3.4.1950" to Chateauroux/France, certificate Vachat. Very rarely seen! (Maury 22, 23, 25; Sass. 3, 4, 6) (Image)

Start Bid € 700

1849, "Ceres" 15 Centimes grün (eventuell b-Farbe) vollrandig geschnitten (oben links Lupenrand) in tadelloser Erhaltung mit Sternstempelentwertung. Michel 1.200,- Euro (Image)

Start Bid € 120

1849, 1 fr. brown-carmine, good margins at left and right, cut at top, used grid cancel, 1300,- (Image)

Start Bid € 220

1849/1850, Ceres, imperforate proof block of four in carmine, without inscriptions, very fresh and pristine quality, signed and certificate Calves. ÷ 1849/1850, Ceres, armin epreuve d'etat en bloc de quatre timbres sans indication de la valeur ni de Republique Francaise. Piece de qualite exceptionnelle. Rarissime. Certificat R.Calves. (Image)

Start Bid € 400

1852, "Napoleon III." 10 Centime dreiseitig voll- bis breitrandig geschnitten (rechts oben minimal berührt) in tadelloser Erhaltung mit etwas schwachem Nummernstempel (evtl. 3212?) entwertet. Michel 700,- Euro (Image)

Start Bid € 70

1852 - 1870, postage stamps Napoleon and Ceres on four letters, partly cancelled with number cds. (Image)

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1857, 10c. bistre and 40c. orange "Empire nd" (slight oxidation), both full margins, on lettersheet dated inside "Marseille 4 Juillet 1857", clearly and exclusively oblit. by boxed "PD", adressed to Constantinople with blue oval "SERVICES MARITIMES DES MESSAGERIES IMPERIALES" and ship c.d.s. "VILLE DE BORDEAUX ? JUIL 57" alongside, on reverse arrival mark of French P.O. 13 JUIL 57, signed and certificate Holcombe. Very rare cancellation, most attractive entire! Maury 13,16 (Image)

Start Bid € 550

1856, 40 C orange Napoleon (corner faults) privately perforated on letter and 80 C Napoleon carmine privately perforated. (Image)

Start Bid € 200

1853, Napoléon 80c. carmine, two copies touched to huge margins, paying the 1.60fr. rate on cover from Le Havre 11.9.56 to Philadelphia/USA, via Liverpool with two French transits on reverse and N.Y. receiver on front, slight marks/postal wear. (Image)

Start Bid € 90

1853, 1fr. carmine, fresh colour and full margins all around with a fantastic look, mint with large parts of o.g. and hinge remnants, some thins, signed Calves and certificate v.d. Weid. Maury 18, 12.000,- €. Very rarely offered in mint condition! ÷ 1853, "1 Fr. karminrot", ungebrauchter Wert mit weitestgehend intakter Originalgummierung mit Falzrest, im Randbereich leicht dünn und etwas gummihell. Der sehr farbfrische und allseits voll/breitrandige Wert stellt ungebraucht mit Originalgummi eine Europa-Seltenheit dar, bildseitig mit fantastischer Optik. Geprüft Calves und FA von der Weid, Maury Nr. 18, 12000,--. (Image)

Start Bid € 1500

1853, "Napoleon III." 1 Franc karmin vollrandig geschnitten entwertet mit Nummernstempel "390" in tadelloser Erhaltung. Michel 4.200,- Euro (Image)

Start Bid € 600

1854, Empire nd 1fr. carmine, fresh colour and full margins all around (slight nick at upper left corner), in combination with 10c. bistre single copy and horizontal pair (mainly good margins, slightest nicks), correct 1.30 rate on lettersheet from "PARIS 15.JUIN 54" to USA, adhesives oblit. by roulette de points carres, endorsed "Via Liverpool" (British steamer) and N.Y. arrival 1 JUL alongside. Signed JFr.Brun, Calves and certificate Calves. Maury 18, 13 (3), 4.500,- € for present franking resp. 4.000,- € for single used copy of 1fr. carmine. (Image)

Start Bid € 600

1862, 5 C green Napoleon, vertical strip of 3, together with a further stamp from left sheet margin, vertically extended at bottom, lacking 2 vertical perforation holes at each side, all stamps tied by numeral cancellation (gros chiffres) "2145", multiple franking on entire letter from LYON / LES TERREAUX, 16 OCT.68, to Isère. Scarce variety on cover in VF condition! (Image)

Start Bid € 400

1862, Napoleon 20c. blue, vertical pair, fresh colour, rough and slightly uneven perforation, mint original gum with hinge remnants, signed Calves. Lower stamps showing distinctive flaw at lower dotted circle. Maury 22, 600,- €. (Image)

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1870, Napoleon laure 1c. olive on bluish, block of four with newspaper cancellation, some short perfs at left otherwise very fresh and attractive. Signed Calves. (Image)

Start Bid € 60

1872, 4c. grey "laure and 2c. red-brown "Ceres", attractive franking on quintruple weight printed matter wrapper from "PARIS 1 JUIL 72" to Versailles and redirected, slight postal wear as to be expected (irrelevant - mentioned for accuracy only). Very rare 6c. rate for a printed matter 20-25 gr., signed Calves. (Maury 27, 51)

Start Bid € 170

1872, Pariser Sternstempel, Prachtlos von sechs Briefen nach London bzw. nach Rom, frankiert jeweils 15 centimes (x2) bzw. 1x 40 centimes. (Image)

Start Bid € 150

1871, 5 x 1 C olive-green on greenish blue, 15 C yellow-brown and 25 C blue "Ceres", mixed franking on address-part of "papier d'affaires" from DURTAL, 11 OCT.73, along with circular handstamp "OR" (origin rurale) and manuscript instruction "Très pressé", addressed to Baugé, some minor traces of usage. Fine condition (Image)

Start Bid € 180

1900, Mouchon 15c. orange, essay in issued colour and design on ungummed paper with watermark "CHIFFON", bottom marginal gutter block of twelve. (Image)

Start Bid € 220

1906, 10c. red "Semeuse camee", special edition on bristol with indicated perforation, marginal block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet. Maury 138, 1.400,-- €++ (Image)

Start Bid € 200

1909, Amiens Chamber of Commerce, 10c. green/blue, complete sheet of 25 stamps incl. tête-bêche pair, mint never hinged. Maury Timbres de Greve no. 1 (25), 815,- €+. (Image)

Start Bid € 130

1921, 50c. blue "Semeuse lignee", pane of 25 stamps (right selvedge partly separated and lower right stamp faulty), unmounted mint, distinctive flaws on pos. 11 and 13. Maury 161, 2.050,- €+ (Image)

Start Bid € 220

1926-1946, three interesting covers from France: first flight Marseille-Lyon-Paris-London, censorship cover from the 1st day of the German invasion from Gebweiler to Beligen with German OKW censorship and a cover to Switzerland with two times 45 Rappen postage due stamps (once cancelled) in in F/VF condition. ÷ 1926-1946, drei interessante Belege aus Frankreich - Erstflug Marseille-Lyon-Paris-London 1926, Brief vom ersten Tag des deutschen Einmarschs 1940 nach Belgien mit deutscher Zensur sowie ein Brief in die Schweiz mit zweimal 45 Rappen Nachporto-Marken (davon einmal ungültig gestempelt), alle in guter Erhaltung. (Image)

Start Bid € 50