Bridge 10c Reddish-Violet,40c Ultramarine,45c Vermilion.Fine c.d.s.(3) [US2] (Start Price = £13.60)

Europa 50c and 80c, fine and fresh, u.m. (Start Price = £13.60)

Europa, fine and fresh, u.m. (2) (Start Price = £15.20)

Enture letter, bears 'NICE' cachet,to Turin.'10' in circle on flap & m/script '4'.Clean [US4] (Start Price = £4.80)

official entire from the Director General des Caisses D'Amortissements et Depots in red, to the General in charge of the Depot in Jura. Very fine. [US5] (Start Price = £17.60)

Two entires from Paris in 1839 and 1840, to Tain with boxed P.P. in red and to Florence which has received a boxed P.P. in red and P.F. (Payee Frontier) plus 8 accountancy mark. Both have receiving marks on reverse and usual creases. [US5] (Start Price = £17.60)

Stampless Entrire Letters x 3.1843 Tarbes (Pyrenees) to Cadiz with red boxed P.P & large '6R' & Tarbes c.d.s. Two strikes on flaps.1850 Paris to Cadiz with c.d.s.& red 2R on front.Red Cadiz receiver on flap.1851 Paris to Madrid with c.d.s.7 '4R' on front.Red Madrid receiver on flap.Very clean (3 E.L.'s) [US4] (Start Price = £20.80)

Entire letter Sardinia to Paris, with black italic 'NIZZA' dated cachet,and red circular Antibes entry strike.Blue Paris receiver on flap.Clean [US4] (Start Price = £4.80)

part cover of small type from the Chambre of Deputies to Marseilles with accountancy mark and Marseilles arrival mark on the reverse. [US5] (Start Price = £8.00)

Magically interesting entire dated 1846 posted in Florence to Paris and re-directed to London with red London arrival mark dated 20 Nov 1846. Addressed to Sir George Hayter (Principle Painter in Ordinary to Queen Victoria) Portrait artist, from his famous artist friend Seymour Kirkup. Text of letter is fascinating. Further marks, D15 French Postman's mark in black, French F18 Accountancy mark in black rectangle, T.S. 1 Transit mark in black together with 1/5d manuscript on front. Usual vertical crease. [US5] (Start Price = £99.20)

Stampless entire letter bears 'NIZZA' dated cachet & m/script '8' on front.to Genoa.Clean [US4] (Start Price = £4.80)

INTACT ORIGINAL 'OLD-TIME' COLLECTION on old printed pages. All used except where noted. Starts 1949-52 Ceres types 10c x 2, 15c, 20c x 2, 40c x 2, 1Fr x 3. 1853-61 Napoleon types Imperf. 1c, 5c, 10c, 20c x 2, 25c, 40c, 1Fr. 1862 Perf. Naopeons to 80c. 1863-70 tp 80c, 1869, 5Fr x 2. 1870-1 Bordeaux Ceres imperf. types to 80c. 1871-6 Ceres types to 80c. 1875-85 Peace & Commerce types I & II to 1Fr. & 2Fr. Then continues through to 1920's with good ranges of 'Blanc', 'Mouchon', & 'Merson' types. Also some early 'Sower' types, Postage Dues, Revenue stamps. etc . Few with small faults, but a rarely-offered original lot, with a very high catalogue value. Nearly all f.u. few m.m.(181+ 1860 wrapper) [US5] (Start Price = £557.60)

Mint and used collection on leaves(100s) including 1849-52 Ceres 10c,20c,25c,40c used, variable margins, 1853-61 Napoleon III imperf values to 80c, 1869 5Fr grey used, apparantly fine, 1870-71 Bordeaux values to 40c used, good range of Peace & Commerce types inc 1Fr green mint, 1917 War Orphans 50c+50c, 1Fr+1Fr fine mint, 1918 Red Cross 15c+5c fine mint, 1922 War Orphans surcharge set fine mint, 1925-32 Merson 10Fr,20Fr fine mint, 1926-27 War Orphans set mint, 1929-33 La Rochelle 10Fr blue mint, 1936 South America Flight 10Fr green fine used, 1938 Ader 50Fr blue mint, later with some better sets. A valuable lot in mainly fine condition [US2] (Start Price = £431.20)

Ceres 40c orange, vertical pair on 1850 cover (early usage of 29 April), just into at bottom, faint boxed curved FOREIGN PAID handstamp, from PARIS (K) to Dover, tone spotting and ink smudging but a scarce item. [US6] (Start Price = £89.60) (Image)

Ceres 25c deep blue, a crude FORGERY, very good 'used'. [US6] (Start Price = £8.80)

Ceres 20c Black on buff paper (coloured through), Imperf. With 4 margins. Lightly-hinged mint, usual crackly gum. Two expert/dealers marks on gum Royal Philatelic Soc. 1978 Certificate states 'An essay'. [US2] (Start Price = £156.00) (Image)

Stampless Entire letter Nice to Port Maurice (Sardinia)-with circular receiver.Red NIZZA MARITTa c.d.s.and P.P.on front. [US4] (Start Price = £4.80)

unstamped ELs from Marseille to Paris (August) and Paris to Lyon (December), each with the double-lined '25' handstamp on obverse to denote payment owed for the internal postage rate, fine. [US6] (Start Price = £10.40)

A two-volume collection in Simplex albums, from a small used range of 19th century issues (Napoleon x 20, Ceres x 17, Peace & Commerce x 87); then a good run of mainly used to WWII, then mint & later unmounted mint sets & singles interspersed with many mainly odd used values & part sets. Includes 1949-50 Air set very fine mint (cat £350). A good range of Heroes & Red Cross Fund sets mint/u.m. 1982 Liberty x 24 u.m. vals to 5fr. Becomes mainly used singles/part sets from mid-1980's with some postage dues.At the back some small ranges of French Colnial issues incl. St Pierre & Miquelon postage dues & definitive overprints of 1986 u.m., etc. Just begging to be devloped. Mainly very fine throughout, except for a few 'earlies'). (Many 100's). VERY HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS (Start Price = £123.20)

10c, Type 1, five examples (shades incl. better) incl. pair, all with 4 small to good margins except one of the pair, lightly cancelled, v.g.u. [US6] (Start Price = £10.40)

Napoleon 1c essay in blue on transparent pelure paper, a vertical pair, natural printing flaws, unused. Unusual and scarce. [US10] (Start Price = £14.40)

Entire Letters x 2 both Paris to Geneva.1857 bears Paris c.d.s.and '35 cs' cachet.Geneva receiver on flap.1860 with similar Paris c.d.s.& red '40' on front.Same receiver on flap.Very clean (2 E.L.'s) [US4] (Start Price = £14.40)

POSTAGE DUE imperf 10c unused and very fine 'used', 1871-78 40c blue (2), 60c ochre (2) and 60c blue, several with small handstamped FAUX on obverse (2) or reverse (2), FOURNIER types?, plus 1881-82 50c black horizontal imperf pair, all apparently FORGERIES, fresh and fine. (9) [US6] (Start Price = £26.40)

perf 14 x 13½ 40c orange-yellow, traces of o.g., unused. Also 1853-61 imperf 40c 'used' forgery. [US6] (Start Price = £120.00) (Image)

Extensive collection contained in large stock book. Range from 1863 Napoleons (2), Sage (21), Mouchons (4), and Mersons (7) through the Sower series. The major part of the collection commences in the middle 1930's with an impressive collection from the 1940's until the early 1980's. Amongst the later issues are many unlisted flaws and colour errors. High cat value. (1998). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS - SCANS AVAILABLE. [US7] (Start Price = £402.40)