MINT AND USED MODERN COLLECTION: Carton containing five printed albums with a mint & used range of modern France, c.1970 to c.1993. Whilst there is some duplication, as an entire lot it makes up a very reasonable collection of the period. (Many 100s) (Image)

MINT & USED STAMP COLLECTION c1849 TO c1990s - A mainly used collection with a fair range of earlier material, inc. 5f lilac-grey - (SG131, poor), SAGE issues by type, 50f banknote of 1936 used (SG541), 10f Atlantic airmail (SG554). Also included are pages from an old stockbook with a selection of stamps off paper. A good starter collection which can easily be built upon. Many 100s. (Image)

COMPREHENSIVE RANGE 1890-1998: Five printed albums with the mostly mint (a few used) collection. Many better sets/singles noted incl. 1929 pictorial high values incl. La Rochelle 10f (2 shades), Pont du Gard 20f, etc. Also, many good Charity sets, all in Hawid mounts. STC £10,000+ and an excellent basis for expansion, with the albums in pristine condition. (c.3,000 stamps plus strips, mini sheets, etc.) (Image)

YVERT & TELLIER PRINTED ALBUM with the 1849-1980 used collection. A good, clean album with strength in early 19th C. issues and useful singles noted incl. SG 1, 1869 5f 'Napoleon' (trivial perf. faults), 20f Pont du Gard (3 types), 1936 South Atlantic flight pair, 1938 Ader, etc. Also two stock books, one with a good range of Napoleon/Ceres types, the other with a few Colonies types. Inspection recommended. (Many 100s) (Image)

'BUREAU AMBULANTS' DISPLAY COLLECTION detailing the development of travelling Post Offices on the French railway network with early covers from c1845-1855. Collection contains examples of the various routes as the system developed such as those from Ligne de Rouen, Valenciennes, Tours. Boulogne, Chateauroux etc. Well researched and detailed. Inspection recommended. (23 covers) Cross Reference: TRANSPORT, RAILWAYS (Image)

COLLECTION OF POST REVOLUTIONARY BONDS (ASSIGNATS) - c1789-1796. A collection of bonds secured against confiscated church properties of the Revolution. First issued in 1789 this lot has representative values from '50 Livres' of the first issue to values as low as '10 Sols' in later issues. Singles and multiples noted. Also two inward covers of 1796 with tax markings payable in cash or by '10 livres in Assignats' A fine collection that warrants further research. (27 items) (Image)

LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY MISCELLANEOUS SMALL COLLECTION of cards, covers and 'stamps' loosely connected by a theme of advertising. Containing souvenir postcards with views of France, famous military commanders and battle scenes, stamps and emblems of the Republic, advertising collectors cards, etc. Also, an advertising letter card with a fine circular cachet of the 'Syndicat du Commerce de Vins De Champagne' and two complete sets of Cinderella stamps from the 1900 World Fair in Paris. Inspection recommended. (50 cards, 1 cover, 20 'stamps') Cross Reference: MISCELLANEOUS SMALL COLLECTIONS, ADVERTISING ENVELOPES, EXHIBITIONS, EPHEMERA (Image)

EARLY TO MODERN POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTION: Mostly unused. One of the modern items is the bi-coloured 20c Semeuse de Piel postcard (c.1960) with a spectacular 5mm upward shift of the sower. Also included is a selection of modern Lettre Suivie covers (c. 1994 to c.2014) showing a range of use, postal markings and bar codes. This is accompanied by published background research notes from the previous owner. This lot is certainly one with a range of interesting items many of which could be the basis of a detailed specialist study. (c.40+ items) (Image)

FORGERIES - Range of classic period forgeries on leaves inc. 1849-50 Ceres unused reproductions, by Sperati inc. 1849-50 10c 'used' 20c (6 - four signed by Sperati on rear), tete-beche pair proof in black signed by Sperati, 40c 'used' (2), & 1F 'used' (2), 1853-54 1F Die Proof in Black on thin glazed card and unused and 'used' stamps (9 inc. a tete-beche pair) all with BPA 'SPERATI/REPRODUCTION' h.s. on rear, by M.Paul (Toulouse) with 1853 1F unused marginal block of 15 and 'used' (5) and by Pro Phil Forum with 1849-50 Ceres 10c 'used' block of four, 40c unused (9 inc. a 2 x block of four), 1F unused and 'used' (16 inc. a tete-beche pair on a piece and 2 x block of four - one on a front to Switzerland), by Spiro with 1849-50 10c (2), 15c (3 inc. a pair), 20c, 25c (3) 40c (2) & 1F (2) all 'used' and a further range of 'proofs', singles, pairs, blocks or part sheets of the 1849-50 Ceres and 1852-53 Napoleon issues both unused and 'used'. Useful working group. (224 + 1 front) Cross Reference: FORGERIES - STAMPS, FORGERIES - COVERS (Image)

PARCEL POSTS OF PARIS - a 31 page display of c1890-1961, mint and used Paris parcel post 'stamp' labels and associated documentation, with examples of perforation varieties and overprint errors. A collection with a broad range of representative material. (c.230 stamps/label plus several large pieces/documents. etc.). Cross Reference: RAILWAYS (Image)

STAMP ORDER CARDS AND REMBOURSEMENTS (COD) SERVICE: The order cards (c.1942-1956) were issued in return for a fee to stamp dealers and collectors who wished to order a years subscription in advance. This study contains cards representing all the rates and card types with fees ranging from 50 to 500 Fr. It includes the use of 100f Marianne de Gandon and a pair of 50f Marianne de Dulac. A very unusual study which would be hard to put together today. Also inc. is a collection of covers and specially printed cards (c.1933-1964) used with the Remboursements service. (Qty.) (Image)

REMARKABLE FRENCH REVOLUTION PERIOD CENSORED & RETURNED LETTER TO LONDON; Exceptional 15 Mar. 1793 EL (minor faults) to London ex Marseilles with "P12P/MARSEILLES" h.s. on front, apparently intercepted in Paris and internally endorsed, just below the dateline, 'letters do not pass to enemies of the Republic', turned and redirected to the writer and charged 13 sols. Oval censor Republican handstamp on the rear and endorsed 'to be returned to the sender'. France declared war on Great Britain six weeks prior and this an early example of 'service suspended' mail and important exhibition item thus. Sold in Mar. 2013 London auction for £1850 Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED (Image)

19th CENTURY PRESTAMP MAIL: Album with the well written up collection of E/ELs, etc. inc. 1804 ex Paris to Agen with red "P" in triangle plus two other examples of same in black and red respectively, 1805 "Senat Conservateur" EL ex Paris to Macon with red "POSTES/SENAT/CONSERVATEUR", 1809 EL ex the Grand Maitre of the University "Imple" with two-line "PETITE-POSTE/BORDEAUX", 1838 E with red "BEAU DES POSTES/CHBR. DES DEPUTES", 1831 E with similar mark plus fancy black "Le Grand Referendaire", etc. (27) (Image)

19th CENTURY TOWN, DATESTAMPS, OFFICIAL, DISTRIBUTION MARKINGS ETC; Range on leaves inc. 1828 EL to Seurre with framed "DIJON.20/3 FEVRIER 1828" d.s. on front in use for only three weeks, 1830 EL to Havre with "BUREAU DES POSTES/CHAMBRE DES PAIRS" h.s. on front, 1831 EL to Etel ex Rennes with "SAISIE EN FRAUDE/TAXE/DOUBLE" h.s. - found to be illegally carried privately - and with oval "1D" rural collection charge h.s. both on front, 1831 EL to Lille with "Service du Roi" and "AFFRANCHI/PAR ETAT" h.s. on front, 1834 EL to Laval with "BEAU de POSTE/de la Mon du ROI" and "60./P.P." and other related examples. (61 covers, 2 newspapers + 2 letters) Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL (Image)

19th CENTURY MARITIME GROUP; Range on leaves inc. 1830 EL to Bordeaux 'p Leeds' datelined at Liverpool but no markings and with framed "PAYS D'OUTREMER/PAR BORDEAUX" h.s. on front, 1852 EL to Nantes with "PAIMBOEUF/BATEAU A VAPR" cds and "25" h.s. on front, 1839 disinfected EL to St Servan with oval "PURIFIEE/A TOULON" h.s. on front, 1854 EL to Paris (redirected locally) ex Liverpool with framed "Trouve a la Boite" h.s. on front, 1856 EL to Constantinople with French Paquebot "MEANDRE" cds on front plus a group of 19th century EL's with department town markings. (33 covers/cards) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, SHIPS/SHIPPING, DISINFECTED MAIL, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS (Image)

1848-51 REVOLUTIONARY PRISONER MAIL; Group on leaves inc. July 1848 EL within Paris endorsed 'Presee' (Urgent) from the Depot de la Prefecture, July 1848 unpaid EL ex Bicetre, an appeal on behalf of an imprisoned soldier on a political charge, Aug. 1848 part printed local EL with "TRIBUNAL CIVIL DE LA SEINE" and "SERVICE/POSTES/DE PARIS" cachets on front, Feb. 1849 EL to Paris written from a prison hulk La Guerriere in the Brest estuary, Dec. 1851 unpaid EL to Paris with "25" h.s. on front from a prisoner I was interrogated last Monday....it was possible for me to establish that I had not participated in the events that took place this month and other related examples. (16 items) Cross Reference: CRIME & PUNISHMENT, PRISONS & PRISONERS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

1849 20c BLACK USED SELECTION on leaves inc. a reprinted colour trial in Blue, used singles in Black (6 ), strip of three on a dated piece, a strip of four and two pairs plus use on mail with solo frankings on Nov./Dec. 1849 env./EL to Agen or Paris ex Verac Provins, Apr. 1850 env./EL to Genlis or Nancy ex Lille or Dijon and a v.fine pair on May 1850 EL to Rouen ex Breteuils-sur-Iton with Schott (Strasbourg) expertising mark on front (33 stamps + 5 covers) Cross Reference: COLOUR TRIALS (Image)

1850-52 10c shade range (10 inc. a pair on a fragment with Calves [Paris] expertising mark on rear] plus two solo frankings with large to touching margins on Nov. 1852 and Oct. 1853 EL's to Vezelise or Limogne, the former with circular "OR" (Origin Rural) h.s. on front. (13 + 2 covers) (Image)

1850-52 25c BLUE USED RANGE OF SHADES & IMPRESSIONS on leaves inc. a strip of three, vertical pair and seventeen singles - one on dated fragment, the majority with four margins plus a postal history range with solo frankings on 1851/52 E/EL/env. to Paris, Bourges, Roanne, Agen, Montjoie, Baume Les Dames or Chartres - one with circular "OR" (Origin Rurale) and two endorsed 'timbre insuffisant' and with "25" centimes h.s. on front, pairs on an Oct. 1851 & Oct. 1852 EL to Saujon ex Mirambeau or to Dax ex Pau and two singles on same same Feb. 1851 EL to Caen ex Havre. Fine group. (22 stamps + 10 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

1849 1F USED RANGE IN CARMINE OR CARMINE-BROWN SHADES inc. a strip of four [1994 RPSL Cert #162429 - missing but genuine] and a four-margined single on Sep. 1852 El to Gournay tied by fine Paris dotted star cancel plus a single in Orange Brown with four margins (SG £3250) with Paris dated cancel of "23/JANV/49" (v. early use). SG £20,000+ (16 + 1 cover) (Image)

1850-52 15c GREEN/DEEP GREEN IMPERFORATE SELECTION on leaves (6 - one with 1998 Sorani [Milan] Cert.) and solo frankings with four-margins on Aug. 1850, Mar. 1851 & Sep./Dec. 1852 local EL/env. sent within Paris, the first with a Roumet (Paris) expertising mark on front and the latter two with Paris star cancellations. (6 + 4 covers) (Image)

1850-51 40c ORANGE / RED-ORANGE USED SELECTION OF SHADES on leaves inc. four pairs (one vertical) and four singles (one tied to a piece) plus pairs on Sep. 1850 EL to London ex Lodeve and on Nov. 1852 front to England ex Vienne. Majority four margins examples. Very scarce range. (12 stamps + 2 covers) (Image)

1852-53 NAPOLEON USED GROUP on leaves inc. an experimental printing on the reverse on gold-beater's skin and gummed on the printed side, reprinted Essay denominated 0c, another inscribed 'FINANCES' at base with corner letters 'R' and 'T' and two forgeries of essays, the issued stamps with 10c Yellow-Bistre/Bistre-Brown (8 inc. a pair with Ceres 40c pair on Feb. 1854 E to Drome ex La Motte-Chalancon - a rare combination franking - SG c£3000 off cover and a solo franking on Jan. 1854 local env. ex Paris) & 25c (12 inc. a pair, a single on dated fragment and a solo franking on May 1854 E to Matillon-sur-Seine). Majority fine. (Image)

1853-61 IMPERF. NAPOLEON ISSUES USED STUDY OF SHADES on leaves inc. 1c (17 inc. a strip of three & a pair), 5c (9 - one on greenish paper), 10c (24 inc. two pairs), 20c (79 inc. 6 x strips of three and four pairs - one vertical - one single showing 'F' for 'E' in 'POSTES', four with missing frame lines and four with unofficial roulettes inc. a pair), 25c (2), 40c (16 inc. two pairs and two pieces franked with a single or two singles), 80c (43 inc. a strip of five, block of four, four pairs plus three singles used at the French PO in Smyrna), 1F Carmine (fine and four margined SG £4000) & 1F Deep Carmine (four margins, thinned, SG £5500). Generally fine assembly with mostly four-margins. (Image)

1853-61 80c Rose tete-beche horizontal pair (right unit cut into at right, touching at base and top), slight stain in the central margin and tied to a linen-lined piece by '3112' dotted diamond cancel. Major rarity despite faults. SG £18,000 (Image)