France. Air Mails. 1928 "Ile de France" Issue. 10f. on 90c. red, together with non-surcharged "Berthelot" 90c. red on 23 August envelope to Le Havre, tied by "new-york au havre/d" octagonal datestamp, with "ile de france" straight line, and "aout-septembre 1928/première liaison postale aérienne/transatlantique/par hydravion lancé par catapulte/de l'/pilote: lieutenant de vaisseau l. demougeot" cachet with the signature of the pilot Demougeot below, all applied on front backstamped at Paris and Le Havre. Very fine and desirable, showing clear strikes. Signed Roumet. Spink Maury 3, €3,000 (Image1)

Est. £1,000-2,000

France. Air Mails. 1928 "Ile de France". 10f. on 90c. red, used with Blanc 5c. (2), Sower 50c. and unsurcharged Berthelot 90c. on French Line envelope registered to Morbiran, special six line "aout-septembre 1928/premiere liason postale aerienne. transatlantique/par hydravion lance par catapulte/de l'"ile de france". pilote: lieutenant de vaisseau l.demougeot" cachet and signed by Demougeot; fine. Signed Calves and with his Certificate (1996). Spink Maury PA3 (Image1)

Est. £1,200-2,400

France. Air Mails. 1928 "Ile de France". 10f. on 90c. red, well centred, used with Sower 50c. red (3) on French Line envelope registered to Le Havre, octagonal New York Le Havre cancellations of 23 Aug. 1927, straight line "Ile de France" handstamp; fine. Signed Calves. Spink Maury PA3 (Image1)

Est. £1,000-2,000

France. Air Mails. 1928 "Ile de France". 10f. on 90c. red, block of four, two being the spaced surcharge, tied to French Line envelope registered to France by octagonal New York au Havre cancellations of 23 Aug. 1928, special six line cachet; a little soiled and with a few soiled or stained perfs. at right; fine. An exceptionally rare cover. Only 270 examples with the spaced surcharge can exist. J. Foret Certificate (1951). Spink Maury PA3 (Image1)

Est. £8,000-16,000

France. Air Mails. 1928 "Ile de France". 10f. on 90c. red, 10f. on 1f. 50 blue, used with Sower 50c. red, on envelope front to Le Havre, octagonal New York au Havre cancellations of 23 Aug. 1928, special six line cachet, signed by the Pilot Demougeot; fine. Spink Maury PA3-4 (Image1)

Est. £3,000-6,000

France. Air Mails. 1930-32 Aeroplane over Marseilles. 1f. 50 die proof of the second unadopted essay, frame and vignette in pale red, cut down to stamp size on thick ungummed paper; fine (Image1)

Est. £250-500

France. Air Mails. 1930-32 Aeroplane over Marseilles. 1f. 50 carmine, die proof of the adopted design on plain paper (139x109mm.); fine (Image1)

Est. £300-600

France. Air Mails. 1930-32 Aeroplane over Marseilles. 1f. 50 carmine and 1f. 50 blue, coin daté (3.1.30 and 3.5.32 respectively) blocks of four, unmounted mint; fine. Spink Maury PA5, 6b, €480 . (Image1)

Est. £150-300

France. Air Mails. 1930-32 Aeroplane over Marseilles. 1f. 50 carmine (3) and 1f. 50 ultramarine (2) on opened out envelope registered Saigon, returned to sender and additionally franked Indochina 15c. and 1f. on the reverse; fine. Spink Maury PA 5, 6b (Image1)

Est. £120-240

France. Air Mails. 1930-32 Aeroplane over Marseilles. 1f. 50 blue, complete sheet of twenty-five (5x5) with Coin daté 7.3.32, unmounted mint, fine. Spink Maury PA 6, €1,200+ (Image1)

Est. £300-600

France. Air Mails. 1930-32 Aeroplane over Marseilles. 1f. 50 bright ultramarine, block of four from the upper left corner of the sheet, unmounted mint; superb. Signed Roumet. Spink Maury PA6a, €3,120+ (Image1)

Est. £800-1,600

France. Air Mails. 1930-32 Aeroplane over Marseilles. 1f. 50 bright ultramarine, used pair, fine and scarce. Spink Maury 6a, €800 (Image1)

Est. £100-200

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 carmine, Coin daté block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet, perfin normal, reversed in the margin; unmounted mint, superb and rare. Signed Calves, B. Behr Certificate (1992), Spink Maury PA 5A, €27,500 (Image1)

Est. £3,500-7,000

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 carmine, Coin daté block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet, perfin inverted, unmounted mint; superb and rare. Behr Certificate (1992). Spink Maury 5A, €27,500. Photo (Image1)

Est. £3,500-7,000

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 carmine (2) and 1f. 50 ultramarine (3, one on the reverse) on souvenir card registered to Saigon, Exhibition cancellations, returned to sender and additionally franked Indochina $1 with Saigon Central cancelation; fine and an exceptionally rare usage. Calves Certificate (1994). Spink Maury PA5A, 6A (Image1)

Est. £1,200-2,400

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 carmine and 1f. 50 ultramarine pair one on perfin, tied by Exhibition cancellations to opened out envelope registered to Lattaquie, returned to sender and franked Alaouites Air 50c., 1p., 2p., and 15p. on 25p., part of address removed; fine and an extremely rare franking. Calves Certificate (1999). Spink Maury PA 5A, 6A, Photo (Image1)

Est. £1,500-3,000

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 carmine, 1f. 50 ultramarine with Semeuse 50c. pair on souvenir envelope registered to Germany, Exhibition cancellations, red label on reverse; fine. Calves Certificate (1996). Spink Maury PA 5A, 6A (Image1)

Est. £500-1,000

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 ultramarine, from the right of the sheet (perfin reversed); unmounted mint, fine. Spink Maury PA 6A, €865 (Image1)

Est. £400-600

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 ultramarine, coin daté (16.8.30) block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet, unmounted mint; fine. Spink Maury PA 6A, €4,325 (Image1)

Est. £1,500-3,000

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 blue, complete sheet of twenty-five (5x5), perforated "EIPA 30" in the margins only, Exhibition cancellations in the margins, unmounted mint (hinged in the margins); fine. Calves Certificate (1993). Spink Maury PA 6A (Image1)

Est. £2,000-4,000

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 ultramarine, from the upper right corner of the sheet, perfin in the margin only, unmounted mint; natural fold in the margin at top. Most unusual (Image1)

Est. £400-800

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 ultramarine (perfin normal), examples tied by Exposition cancellations to "L'Aeronautique et l'art" and "1er Exposition Internationale de Poste Aerienne" souvenir envelopes; fine. Spink Maury PA 6A (Image1)

Est. £300-600

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 ultramarine (perfin normal) with green vignette, tied by Exposition cancellation to unaddressed souvenir envelope; fine. Spink Maury PA 6A (Image1)

Est. £150-300

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 ultramarine (perfin normal), tied by Exposition cancellation to envelope registered to Seine; fine. Spink Maury PA 6A, €575 (Image1)

Est. £150-300

France. Air Mails. 1930 Perforated "EIPA 30". 1f. 50 ultramarine (perfin normal), with Belgium Air 1f. 50 and ultramarine vignette on Paris-Brussels-Paris souvenir card; fine. Spink Maury PA 6A (Image1)

Est. £200-400