7, 1850 40c Orange on yellowish, ample to full margins, o.g., fresh and F-VF; signed Brun and Roumet (Scott $2,250) (Image)

CV. 150

9, 1849 1fr Light carmine, clear to ample margins, part o.g., Fine and attractive high value; signed Calves (Scott $8,750) (Image)

CV. 400

241, 1927 Strasbourg Exposition S/S, "12-6 27" exposition favor cancel (sheet is o.g., stamps NH, margin h.r.), minor margin faults, Fine (Scott $1,000) (Image)

CV. 150

241, 1927 Strasbourg Exposition S/S, clear strike of "11-6 27" Exposition cancel in margin, sheet is o.g., NH, Very Fine and attractive (Scott $1,000) (Image)

CV. 100

254A, 1931 20fr Pont du Gard, Die III, well centered, PO fresh, NH, Very Fine (Scott $450) (Image)

CV. 60

419P, 1941 1fr Mistral, Signed artist's die proof, in black on card with deckled edges signed by engraver Mazelin, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100

1689, 1980 3fe "Woman Holding Fan" by Zadine, Signed artist's proof, in red brown, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

CV. 75

2329-30, 1993 2.50fr, 3.40fr Europa, Deluxe blocks, NH, Very Fine (Maury EUR430) (Image)

CV. 75

2381, 1994 "Abstract Squares" by Scully, Deluxe block, NH, Very Fine (Maury EUR215) (Image)

CV. 50

2402, 1994 6.70fr Stained Glass Window, Deluxe block, NH, fresh and Very Fine (Maury EUR235) (Image)

CV. 50

2631, 1998 3fr+60c Stamp Day, Signed artist die proof, in red brown, Very Fine; only 26 proofs with just four in this color produced (Image)

CV. 120

3023, 2004 5c Battle of Dien Bien Phu, Signed artist die proof, in black, Very Fine; only nine proofs produced with just five in this color and one kept in the French Postal Museum (Image)

CV. 100

3868, 2010 50c De Gaulle Speech Anniversary, Signed artist die proofs, two proofs (positive and negative impressions) in black, Very Fine; only 9 proofs produced with just 5 in this color with one kept in the French Postal Museum (Image)

CV. 130

3887, 2010 58c Universal Israelite Alliance Anniversary, Signed artist die proof, in sepia, Very Fine; only 9 proofs produced with just 2 in this color (Image)

CV. 120

C15, 1936 50fr "Banknote" Airmail, well centered, light cancel, Very Fine (Scott $310) (Image)

CV. 50

"Armee Du Bas Rhin," crisply struck straight-line cancel on folded letter with military content sent from a bivouac near Kaiserslauten, Germany to Paris (August 1794), fresh and Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100

1794 Letter From "Le Comite De Salut Public" (Committee of Public Safety), printed form with the Committee's letterhead ("Bureau de la Fabrication Extraordinaire des Armes") and a hand-written message signed by (Lazare) "Carnot" and "C.A. Prieur" (Claude-Antoine Prieur-Duvernois) as members of the committee, address panel with partial strike of straight-line cancel and wax seal of the committee, some aging and bit of erosion at upper left corner of the letter not affecting signatures, Very Fine document mailed during Robespierre's "Reign of Terror," the two signers served on the 3rd and 4th committees (September 1793 to November 1794).rnThe Committee of Public Safety, an emergency body set up in France in April 1793, was the first effective executive government of the Revolutionary period and governed France during the most critical year of the Revolution. Its members were chiefly drawn from the Jacobins and it contained some of the ablest men in France, dominated at first by Danton and then by Robespierre. It successfully defeated France's external enemies but was largely responsible for the Reign of Terror, and its ruthless methods, at a time of growing economic distress, led to increasing opposition. In March 1794 an attempt to overthrow it, led by Hébert, was quashed, but four months later the reaction which overthrew Robespierre marked the end of the Committee's power. It was restricted to foreign affairs until its influence was finally ended in October 1795.rnLazare Nicolas Marguerite, Count Carnot was a French statesman, general, military engineer, and administrator in successive governments of the French Revolution. As a leading member of the Committee for General Defense, the Committee of Public Safety and of the Directory, he helped mobilize the Revolutionary armed forces and matériel.rnClaude-Antoine Prieur-Duvernoi was a French military engineer and member of the Committee of Public Safety. He organized the manufacture and requisitioning of the weapons and munitions that were needed by the French for war with the European powers. (Image)

CV. 250

"2e Div./Armee Du Rhin," 2-line postmark on portion of folded letter datelined "17 Ventos an 3" (March 6, 1795) and sent from Schutterwald, Germany to Gray, France; back side with fair strike of scarce "Deb De Gray" marking, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100

"Arm. Des Pyr.Ees.Oc.Les.," "Army of the Western Pyrenees" straight-line cancel on folded letter datelined "St Pee le 2 Complementaires" (September 18, 1795), sur-Nivelle, near the southwestern French/Spanish border), addressed to Toulouse, ms "10" rating, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100

"No 27/Arm Francaise/En Espagne," 3-line postmark on folded letter addressed to La Rochelle datelined "a Madrid 8 juin 1809," Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100

"Conseiller d'Etat/ Enregt et Domres," lovely strike of 2-line red cursive marking on printed folded letter with "Administration De L'Enregistrement Et Des Domaines" with content "Instructions Generales No 202," additonal smudged marking in the address portion, back side with black oval "Enregistrement et des Domaines" handstamp, Very Fine; the red cancel rated "R" (rare) in the Denechal/Sanais catalog (Image)

CV. 100

France Stampless Covers Collection, 1644/1799, splendid collection of 124 covers neatly arranged and annotated on homemade pages (all but two from the 18th century), wide range of straight-line and 2-line postmarks including numerous small towns with particularly nice strikes of Delyon, Versailles, Perig.X (Perigeuex), Bergera, Mayenne, Bayonne (italics), Chartelleravlo, Beaune, Moirans, Montpelier, Pezenas, "Mtre de la Guerre" (itlics), note couple of foreign destinations incl Anvers, Genoa, nearly every postmark clear and legible plus overall condition better than typically seen, F-VF, ideal for the Francophilern (Image)

CV. 600

French "Départements Conquis" (Conquered Departments) Stampless Covers, 1798/1818. 65 covers neatly arranged and annotated on homemade pages, nearly all Napoleonic War period and addressed to conquered areas in Italy or vice-versa, most with a black or red 2-line departmental "conquis" dispatch postmark and a few with ms ratings, destinations in Italy incl Parma, Genoa, Turin, Bologna, Modena, etc. also note 1798/1808 Brussels to France, 1801 Verviers to Switzerland, 1803 Cologne to Bordeaux, 1804 Frankfort to Bordeaux, 1806 Alexandria to Grenoble, 1811 Hamburg to St Quentin, 1811 to Bordeaux with crisp strike of elusive "100/ Kayserslautern" cancel, 1813 Rotterdam to Brieux, 1814 Coblentz to Trier, etc., a few minor faults (note some repairs to one cover) but an overall Very Fine collection with clear legible postmarks (Image)

CV. 400

France Stampless Covers Collection, 1802/19, appealing collection of 114 folded letters neatly arranged and annotated on homemade pages, starts with an 1813 letter from Rome to Modena with "II6 Rome" conquis cancel and 2-line "30th Division" handstamp and continues with a wide array of soldiers letters, different mostly 2-line cancels, markings, ms ratings, postaman handstamp, arrival cds, etc., also note circular "Bureau Francaise/ Rome", 1808 cursive "Ministre/ De Cultes" plus red "Affranchi/ Par Etat", 1815 "Petite-Poste/ Bordeaux" local private post marking on locally addressed printed letter (in German), red framed "P.P.P.P." on letters travelling through Paris, etc., a few minor faults (they are over 200 years old) but an overall lovely collection with covers selected for freshness and quality of the marking, wonderful foundation collection for the era's (incl Napoleonic) postal history (Image)

CV. 750

France Stampless Cover Collection, 1820/29, 114 folded letters neatly arranged and annotated on homemade pages and featuring a wide range of the 2-line postmarks of the period plus ms ratings, assorted Paris markings, circular arrival postmarks, occasional auxiliary marking, etc., note 1820 with 3-line handstamp of the French consul on incoming letter from Naples, 1823 incoming from London with red "Angleterre" handstamp, etc., a few minor faults but covers were carefully chosen for quality of the postmark and nearly every cover has a clear legible marking, Very Fine overall, view to appreciate (Image)

CV. 600