1869 Napoleon 5Fr grey-violet. U with Paris cds, expertly repaired tear at top. VF appearance with neat cds. SG 131 cat £1100, Maury 33 cat €1000. Balasse photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1871-76 Ceres 4c grey perf 14x13½. VF fresh MLH. SG 189 cat £500. Yv 52 cat €500. Exp Brun AIEP. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1900-06 Telephone Stamp 25c blue, 'Bulletin de Communication a partir des cabines telephniques publiques', on white paper, perf 13½. Superb fresh UN. Maury TT24 cat €55. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

1900-06 Telephone Stamp 40c brown, inscr 'Bulletin de Communication … telephoniques publiques', perf 13. VF fresh UN. Maury TT26 cat €90. (Image1)

Estimate AU$70

1927 Airmail Plane opt 2Fr red & blue-green. F MLH. SG 455 cat £300, Yv PA1 cat €250. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90

1927 Airmail Plane opt 5Fr deep blue & buff. VF MLH. SG 456 cat £300, Yv PA2 cat €250. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1928-29 Railway Parcel opt set 0Fr75/50c to 2Fr35/1Fr65. VF fresh MLH. Maury P83-90 cat €440. Yv P88-94 cat €436. (8). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1933-34 Railway Parcel set 75c-2Fr. VF fresh MLH. Maury ex 91-96 cat €692. Yv ex 96-100 cat €670. (4). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

1936 Banknote Airmail 50Fr blue & red. Superb fresh MNH, lower marginal. SG 541 cat £1000 for M, should be at least double, £2000 MNH. Maury A15 cat €1700. Yv A15 cat €1500. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$650

1938 Railway Parcel set 10c-20c (inc 20c roul). VF fresh MNH. Maury P152-4 cat €440. Yv P155-9 cat €378. (5). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1940-41 Ceres surch 1F on 1F75 blue, 2F25 blue & 2F50 green Epreuvre de Luxe proofs. Superb fresh UN as made. SG 682 & 684-5(p), Yv 486-88EdL. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$130

1941-42 Petain 2F40 red Epreuvre de Luxe proof. Superb fresh UN as made. SG 723(p), Yv 519EdL. (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

1943 Military Airmail opt Senegal Girl 1Fr brown & 1Fr75 blue with 'Par Avion Batiment de Ligne Richelieu', issued on Battleship Richelieu in New York. VF fresh MLH, 1Fr tiny thin. Yv PAM 6-7 cat €1190, Maury PAM 10-11 cat €1200. Only several sheets printed. 2016 Ceremuga photo cert. (2). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1943 Military Airmail opt Senegal Mosque 75c brown with 'Par Avion Batiment de Ligne Richelieu' issued on Battleship Richelieu in New York. Superb fresh MNH, right marginal. Yv PAM 14 cat €3500+, Maury PAM 13 cat €3400+. Extremely rare as only part of 1 sheet of 50 printed. 2016 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

1943 Military Airmail opt Petain 1Fr red with 'Par Avion Batiment de Ligne Richelieu' issued on battleship Richelieu. Superb fresh MNH. Yv PAM2 cat €1100. Exp Calves, while certificate can be obtained on request. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

France: 1941-45 Railway parcel stamps collection on album pgs inc 1941 Train, blank vals 2f70 brown, 3f90 blue & 4f20 green. 1941 Train with value 2f70, 3f90, 4f20, plus 'Encombrant' 3f50, 1942-43 Tram & Bridge, thick val set to 7f50 with & w/o wmk. 1942 Train & Bridge, no value declared set to (3f50), (Maury cat €1040+), plus set with value declared to 7f50. 1945 Surch set to 7f8 with & w/o wmk. 1945 Electric train set to 7f8 w/o wmk, plus vals to 7f8 with wmk. 1945 Train Domicile with letter H in cnr, unissued (€800). All diff inc with & w/o wmk. F-VF M/MNH. Maury cat €2600+ = A$4000+. Rare offered issues. (47). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1870 Franco-Prussian War Telegram hand written as no printed forms available, franked 1Fr orange Telegraph with 'Bannen? 10 AOUT 1870' pmk. VF. Maury 7 cat €675+. Very rare proper usage. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

Antarctic: 1999 Tourism booklet of 12 panes. VF fresh MNH. Maury 263A cat €125, SG SB1 cat £120. (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

Antarctic: 2001 Adelie Land booklet of 16 panes. VF fresh MNH. Maury 323A cat €110, SG SB3 cat £170. (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

Indochina: 1893 Registered cover franked P&C 25c pr, tied by 'Saigon Central 1 DEC 93' cds. To San Marino & redirected to Montenegro, with 'Ligne N Paq Fr No 1' shipmail pmk, plus 2 Italian b/s & 'Cettinge' arrival. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Ivory Coast: 1922-34 surch 60/75c violet on rose, error opt OMITTED. Superb fresh MLH. SG 83a cat £170, Yv 59a cat €230. Exp Roumet. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Ivory Coast: 1924-27 surch 90/75c rose & carmine error opt OMITTED. Superb fresh M right marginal. SG 88a cat £250, Yv 75a cat €340. Exp Roumet. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Ivory Coast: 1913-39 Collection beautifully presented on exhibition pgs inc study of 1913-36 Ebrie Lagoon Pic issue comp with almost all both M & U inc shades & papers, plus 27 diff on single, multiple or mixed franking covers inc 1935 3 diff values, plus Ivory Coast opt & no opt 10c Volta, 1922 20c+5c, 1924 10c+15c to USA, 1927 30c+20c on PC, 1926 35cx3 reg, 1926 40c, then 45c (3) + 5c reg, 75c pr reg -these last 4 all 1926 to Morocco, 1922 1Fr reg to USA, 1934 2Fr + Upper Volta 1Fr+50 Surch reg to France, 1926 50c blue (2) + 5c brown reg to Morocco, 1930 10c rose (3) reg Official 1930 25c, 1929 30c green reg Official, 50c blue & olive to France, 1926 65c+75c reg to Morocco, 1933 35c, 60c, 3Fr & others to Canada, 1928 Surch 1Fr50 reg to Morocco, 1938 10Fr Surch + new Pic 2Fr + 90c Volta opt Airmail to France, 1937 1Fr75 reg to France & finally 50c/75c + new Pic 2Fr Air to Paris. Then stamps 1933 opts to 1Fr50 M, 1936-42 long Pic set to 20Fr (SG cat £70), then all 8 issues to 1939 inc Paris M/sheet. Also 1913 booklet (£325) with 5c green 9 panes of 4, plus pane removed to display, plus 2c & 90c with shifted centres. Also panes of 25 of 30c red & blue (3 panes), 60c violet & 1.25/1Fr blk of 15. Almost all F-VF M/MNH/U. SG cat £1400+, plus large premium for all the covers & other specialist items. Impressive collection. (400, 1 bklt, 24 covers) (Image1)

Estimate AU$900

Madagascar: 1927 Booklet 3Fr green with 15c green in 5 panes of 4 with margins all round & interleaves. Covers superb fresh, sl tropicalised in margins of first & last panes, dull gum from contact with interleaves. SG SB6 cat £190, Maury C6 cat €225. Very scarce (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

St Pierre & Miquelon: 1941-42 'France Libre FNFL' opt 1932 Postage Due 30c. Superb fresh MNH. SG D299 cat £475 for M, should be at least £950 MNH, Yv T53, Maury T53 cat €700. Rare genuine as only 789 printed. 2012 Scheller photo cert. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500