1849-52 Ceres 1Fr carmine Sperati forgery with 'Sperati Reproduction' h/s on back. superb U, 4 margins. SG 19(var) cat £1100, Yv 6(var) cat €950, both for normal. (P)

Estimate AU$200

1853-61 Napoleon 1Fr carmine Sperati forgery with 'Sperati Reproduction' h/s on back. superb U, 4 margins. SG 72(var) cat £4000, Yv 18(var) cat €3250. (P)

Estimate AU$300

1900-6 Merson 2Fr lilac & buff. VF fresh MLH. SG 307 cat £1100. Yv 122 cat €1000. Exp Calves. (P)

Estimate AU$400

1917 War Orphan's set 2c+3c-5Fr+5Fr. VF fresh MLH. SG 370-77 cat £3500. Yv 148-55 cat €3260. Key set. Top value. 5Fr Exp Calves. (8) (P)

Estimate AU$1,500

1929 Le Havre Exhibition opt 2Fr orange & green Merson. VF fresh MLH. SG 470 cat £1000. Yv 257A cat €875. Exp Brun AIEP (P)

Estimate AU$400

1929-33 Pictorial 3Fr slate-blue Cathedral type III. VF fresh MLH. SG 472b cat £550. Yv 259b cat €460. (P)

Estimate AU$120

1927 'Poste Aerienne' plane opt set 2F & 5F on registered cover tied by Salon Aviation-Navigation 7 7 27' exhibition cds with reg label, to England with arrival b/s. SG 455-56 cat £600+, Yv A1-2 cat €500+ as loose stamps alone. (P)

Estimate AU$350

Norwegian Missionary Society: 1894-95 type-set Local Post 1e5v, imperf. VF UN, 4 large margin Facit MI.2, Maury 2 cat €900. Very rare. Holcombe photo cert. (P)

Estimate AU$500

Gabon: 1889 type-set 25c black on green, imperf. UN, sm thin, 4 margins & superb appearance. SG 15 cat €1300, Maury 15 cat €1500. Only 1500 printed. Exp Scheller. (P)

Estimate AU$250

Madagascar: 1891 '5' h/s opt Commerce 10c black/lilac. FU. SG 5 cat £140, Maury 6 cat €175. Only 3000 printed. Exp Scheller. (P)

Estimate AU$50

Martinique: 1887 'MQE 15c' opt Commerce 20c red on green, variety shifted opt. F-VF U. SG 7 cat £120, Maury 2I cat €125. Exp Scheller. (P)

Estimate AU$50

Nossi Be: 1891 'NOSSI BE 25c A PERCEVOIR' opt Commerce 5c green/green. VFU. SG D28 cat £160, Maury T13 cat €225. Only 750 printed. Exp Scheller. (P)

Estimate AU$80

Reunion: 1885-86 '5c.R' opt Eagle 40c orange, imperf. M, horiz crease, 4 margins & VF appearance. SG 3 cat £450, Maury 3 cat €475. Exp Scheller. (P)

Estimate AU$90

Senegal: 1887 '5' opt Commerce 20c red/green, opt type 2. F-VF U. SG 1a cat £275, Maury 1II cat €325. Exp Scheller. (P)

Estimate AU$90

Senegal: 1887 '5' opt Commerce 30c Cinnamon on drab, opt type 2. F-VF M. SG 2a cat £475, Maury 2II cat €600. Exp Calves & Brun AIEP. (P)

Estimate AU$180

Senegal: 1887 '10' opt Commerce 4c purple-brown/grey, opt type 7. VFM. SG 3a cat £120, Maury 3I cat €150. Exp Scheller. (P)

Estimate AU$50

Senegal: 1892 'SENEGAL 75' opt Commerce 15c blue/pale blue. VF UN. SG 6 cat £500, Maury 6 cat €575. Only 1950 printed. Exp Scheller. (P)

Estimate AU$80

Wallis & Futuna: 1945 Censored Registered cover franked France Libre opts 1c, 2c, 4c, 55c, 1Fr & 3Fr tied by 'Protectorat Francais Wallis 24 FEV 45' cds. To USA with New Caledonia censor cachet plus b/s Noumea, San Pedro Calif & New York. SG 96-98, 109, 116 & 122 cat £55+. Yv 92, 93, 95, 107, 115 & 121 €27 -both as loose stamps, premium on cover. (P)

Estimate AU$300

1914 wide setting opt Yacht 10pf. VF MLH, gum sl tropicalized. SG H3 cat £130, Mi 3I cat €190, Yv 3u cat €420. Only 1000 printed. (P)

Estimate AU$130

1914 wide setting opt Yacht 20pf, 25pf & 30pf. VF fresh MLH. SG H4-H6 cat £132, Mi 4I-6I cat €150, Yv 35-37 cat €265. Only 3800 of 20pf & 2000 of 25pf & 30pf printed. (3). (P)

Estimate AU$120