France. The Marianne de Gandon Issue. 1945-54 Marianne de Gandon, the definitive and comprehensive collection of the typographed and engraved issues formed over a lifetime with meticulous attention to detail and passion, the collection comprises printer's proofs, deluxe proofs, imperforate varieties, mis-perforation varieties, official paper repairs, pre-printing paper folds in visually arresting multiples, blocks with striking defective and incomplete impressions, varieties of 'postes', varieties of the 'Marianne' design, perforated examples in multiples with imperforate, Coin Daté blocks of four, six and larger, complete sheets, etc., . This collection is extensive, and although impossible to illustrate everything in this catalogue we have endeavoured to give the reader a flavour of the depth and variety tha it contains; some of the highlights for each value are described and presented in the subsequent pages (Image1)

Est. £40,000-60,000