1849-52 Ceres 1Fr carmine, imperf, 1862 official reprint available for postage. VF M, with original gum, 4 large margins. SG 34 cat £850, Yv 6f cat €900, Maury 6g cat €900. (P)

Estimate AU$400

1871 Napoleon 5c green on blue perf 14x13½. VFU. SG 134 cat £190. Yv 35 cat €220. (P)

Estimate AU$100

1903 Sower 25c blue lined background. F-VF fresh MNH. SG 318 cat £150, should be at least £300 MNH. Yv 132 cat €225. (P)

Estimate AU$120

1903 Sower 30c lilac lined background. VF fresh MLH. SG 319 cat £350. Yv 133 cat €200. (P)

Estimate AU$90

1944 Petain Birthday set 1Fr50 - 4Fr black Epreuvre de Artiste sunken collective DIE PROOF (295x230mm). Superb fresh UN as made. SG 818-20(p), Maury 606-8EPA cat €900+. Extremely rare. (P)

Estimate AU$1,000

1870 Balloon Post printed lettersheet franked Napoleon 20c tied by dotted star pmk & with 'Paris Pl de la Madeleine' OCT 70' cds. With b/s of 'Paris a Rennes' TPO & Vannes arrival cds. Carried on the 'Washington' or the 'Louis Blanc'. Maury 9 or 10 cat €400, SG cat £425. (P)

Estimate AU$400

1946 WWII 'From Chad to the Rhine' all sets IMPERF inc Equatorial Africa, Cameroon, French West Africa, Somali Coast, Guadeloupe, St Pierre, Indochina, Madagascar, Martinique, New Caledonia, Oceanic Settlements, Reunion, Wallis & Futuna, Guyana & French Indian Settlements. Mostly VF fresh MNH. Maury cat €1740 = A$2600. (90). (P)

Estimate AU$1,000

Algeria: 1941 Petain 1Fr blue & Relief Fund '+4F' opt on 1Fr black Epreuvre de Luxes. VF fresh UN as made, with tissue paper interleaves attached. SG 174-5(p), Maury 170 & 172EPL. (2).

Estimate AU$100

Algeria: 1946 Fellowship set 3Fr-10Fr Epreuvre de Luxes. VF fresh UN as made, with tissue paper interleaves attached. SG 261-4(p), Maury 248-51EPL. (4).

Estimate AU$120

Zanzibar: 1894-95 '50 ANNAS' opt P&C 5Fr mauve/lilac, top value. VFM. SG 14 cat £350, Maury 16 cat €390. Exp Scheller. (P)

Estimate AU$150

Zanzibar: 1894 'ZANZIBAR 5 ANNAS 50' opt P&C 20c red on green, opt type J. VFU, sm thin. SG 18 cat £300, Maury 9I cat €375. Yv 15I cat €340. Only 798 printed. Exp Scheller. (P)

Estimate AU$120

New Guinea: The Airmails of, 1922-42, by Dan Hare, 56 pgs. Hawthorn Press 1978. Long out of print, hard to find. VGC.

Estimate AU$50

Papua New Guinea: Franklins Guide to the Stamps of PNG, 152pgs & 8 colour plates, pub 1970. Interesting introductory work, illustrated throughout. Minor edge foxing VGC.

Estimate AU$30

1906-11 'Army Service' opt Camel Post 1m-1D, wmk mult star & crescent. VF fresh MLH/MNH. SG A6-10 cat £96 & under-catalogued. (5) (P)

Estimate AU$120