1790-1989 collection of French Islands comprising U & unused PPC's of islands such as Re, Belle Isle, Longue, Tudy, Gilenan, De Croix and the infamous D'IF of Count of Monte Cristo fame, as well as a section of WWI & WWII island prisoners or detainees. Noted - fine 1790 circular 'ISLE/DOLLE/RON,' 1811 '54/BELLE ISLE/SUR MER' and a couple of 1938 Mermoz flight covers. (106) (Image)

1790's -1830 pre-stamp covers with good range of straight-line town marks - seem all inland mail (2 to Monaco noted)with variety of marks & rates. (57) (Image)

1795-1873 collection written up entitled 'Mail From France to Italy' but also includes mail in other directions. Marks incl. C.F.3.R + '4,' C.S.1.R + '2,' ‘T.I,’ ‘L.I,’ 'T.S,' 'T.A,' 'L.F,' 'T.S.1’ + '3.' Boxed 'Italie Par Antibes' or 'Le Pont de Beauvoisin,' 'Autriche Par Uningue,' 'Via Di Voghera/Nizza/Pt. Beauvoisin.' Includes some mail from Savoy & some later early franked mail. (86) (Image)

1801-85 collection of EL's to & from Switzerland commencing with scarce 'P.26.P/PACY SUR EURE' to Strasbourg. Lot shows a plethora of marks & rates incl. 'Suisse Par Pontarier/Huningue,' 'Geneva Par Ferney,' boxed 'Suisse Par Delle/Ferney/Bellfort,' boxed 'Zu Spat.' Useful lot. (54) (Image)

1824-1941 Postal History range incl. Pre Stamp, Imperfs. on covers, 1924 Olympics, Military Mail, WWI Patriotic & early postal stationery etc. (58) (Image)

Maritime: various cards & covers with interesting marks including octagonal date-stamps with ‘Ligne N’ (3), Bordeaux-Buenos Ayres, Marseille-Kobe (Yokohama or Reunion), Le Havre-New York etc. Also a group of SS ‘Normandie’ items including inaugural voyage, various paquebots / ship-related items etc. (35) (Image)

1866-76 Perforated classic issues on cover including Napoleon unlaureated to 80c, laureated to 40s & Ceres to 80c with combination frankings noted (mixed condition); many to foreign destinations. Interesting lot. (65) (Image)

1900-30 PPC's to a variety of destinations with cancellation interest including precancel, dues, railway, ‘BM’, hexagons etc. (66) Also postal stationery (31) with postcards, letter cards, bands, reply coupons, revalued items & a good variety of pneumatic mail items (14). (112) (Image)

1900-30 registered covers (36) including multiple frankings and items to USA & China as well as inland & European destinations; uncommon Guebwiller German label (1921) noted. Also four insured items with wax seals and attractive frankings. (40) (Image)

Type Sage period - early used PPCs (11) including 1900 Exhibition; postal stationery with precursor cards (4), mint & used letter cards (re-rated types noted), cards & envelopes including scarcer commemorative types plus a group of used & unused pneumatic mail stationery. (11) (Image)

1901-58 Military mail with use of various ‘F.M.’ stamps (11), POW mail (5) including scarce insured cover to French internee (1918), Army & Navy mail with various cachets including uncommon registered item plus WWI civil censorship covers (3). Interesting lot. (38) (Image)

1907-89 postal stationery M & U collection on leaves, some uprated, beginning with Sameuse & Pasteur issues. Lot includes postcards, letter cards, pneumatic letter sheet & air letters. Noted -1944 card to UK 'At last we have been liberated by the Allies……' (125) (Image)

1914-18 POW mail, collection of cards/covers to and from Germany & Rumania bearing a variety of marks, incl. attractive 1914 franked letter card from Algiers to Arab POW at Darmstadt. Noted - 1917 German internee card to London expressing wish to become an interpreter at the Front. (36) (Image)

1920's commercial mail including early airmail items (5), good variety of frankings & destinations including express, pneumatic, railway, advertising envelopes, postage dues etc. Interesting lot in mixed condition. (60) (Image)

1925-2018 franking machine cancellations, cover collection written up on leaves incl. registered, slogans, additional frankings, PPC's & modern franking labels, mostly fine. (83) (Image)

1930's airmail covers - mainly commercial items to a good variety of destinations including uncommon, interest in postal rates and frankings including scarcer postcard rates (6). Good lot. (53) (Image)

1930's covers - mainly commercial mail with good frankings including many better commemorative issues: registered, express, ‘AR’ items etc. Good range of destinations. An attractive, substantial lot with considerable interest. (105) (Image)

1930's-60's special cancellations incl. special 1930's stationery postcards with PEXIP (3), various monuments etc. other exhibitions, philatelic events, FDI's - many less common items noted, Attractive lot. (78) (Image)

1940's material including WWII period inland mail (8) with uncommon registered item to imprisoned French officer, 1944 St Nazaire pocket cover, stationery cards (9) with Pétain items including censored, uprating endorsements, ‘Inadmis’ cachets (4 different), civil censorship (19) including Senegal cover (42); also post-war mail to 1949 including FFCs, registered, ‘AR’ etc. Interesting lot. (109) (Image)

1946 Philatelic m/sheet UM, SG.MS1651a. Cat. £425 (Image)

1947-73 collection of FDC's with one or two earlier non FDC items. Most on illustrated envelopes, includes Red Cross, plus a few sets, all VF. (123) (Image)

1956-2002 Naval postwar collection of covers, written-up on leaves bearing named ship cachets (31) & naval base h/stamps (some franked). Includes 1969 Orly Airport air accident cover, VF. (109) (Image)

COMORO ISLANDS - MAYOTTE 1892-1912 mainly M collection on leaves of 48 stamps & 7 items of unused stationery, from 1892 Tablet Type set 5f is unused, 1900 colours changed set, 1912 Surcharged set. Condition a little mixed. Cat. £1042 + covers (Image)

COMORO ISLANDS - GREAT COMORO 1897-1912 M collection of 45 stamps & 4 items of unused stationery, incl. 1897 Tablet Type set, 1900-07 colours changed set, 1912 Surch set plus extras with misplaced surcharges. Cat. £593 + covers. (Image)

COMORO ISLANDS - MOHELI 1906 Blank Type et M or unused. Condition a little mixed, Surch set M. Cat. £575. (25) (Image)