THREE STOCK BOOKS with duplicated 1930s-60s mint & used accumulation. Many mint blocks present. (Very many 100s) (Image)

CROSS-BORDER PRESTAMP MAIL, ETC.: A small group of ELs & envs. from 1692-1850, inc. 1745 EL to Haarlem, Holland with black ms "de Rouen" on front; 1809 EL to Carine (Carini?) with red "RAUME D'ITALIE/PAR/PARME", red oval "REGGIO/L1" and black oval "IMOLA" hs's on front; 1692 EL to Livorno ex Marseille; 1769 EL to Bordeaux ex L'Aigle with s/l "de Bayonne" hs in black on front; 1770 env. to Cologne with s/l "DE TREVES" hs in black on front; and 1776 EL to St Loup with black s/l "PAR[??]" hs (Possible mileage mark?) on front; plus other examples. (16) (Image)

REGISTERED MAIL: Study of registration rates on covers in binder inc 1734-1810 trio of early ‘charged’ items, then stamped covers from 1859 showing inland and foreign rates, 1865 cover to London with scarce FRANCE (crown) REGISTERED hand-stamp & ‘F.N.M.’ TPO cancels (2) noted; includes a few insured items. Mixed condition but an interesting lot. (58) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

MANUSCRIPT CHARGES: Collection of pre-stamp covers illustrating a study of ms postal rates c.1817-53 from 1 to 32 décimes, with variety of town & ancillary marks etc. Interesting lot for further development. (37) (Image)

CURSIVE HAND-STAMPS: 1829-54 study of secondary office (bureaux de distribution) cancellations, most covers with examples of the scarce ‘cursive’ hand-stamps with many elusive offices noted, mostly fair to very good strikes. Notable is an attractive 1849 wrapper with Ceres 20c showing v.fine strike of ‘24/Cour-/St Maurice’ on the reverse. (45) (Image)

POSTAGE RATES: Album of stamped covers c1850-1980s illustrating a variety of inland and foreign surface rates (no registered) with emphasis on 19th Century material (50) inc Bordeaux issue on cover, two-colour frankings to Germany (2), printed matter inc Sage 1c on complete journal, visiting cards, express, undeliverable items etc. Mixed condition. Interesting collection.(98) (Image)

EARLY PRINTED MATTER COVER - CHARGED POSTAGE DUE BECAUSE OF TOO MANY MANUSCRIPT WORDS; 5/6 July 1856 EL (unsealed; minor toning) from St. Malo (sender's blue "ROUTAGE COMMon. TRANSIT" cachet at top left) to St. Servan (fair 7 July cds on flap), franked only for the Printed Matter 5c rate - with 5c Green (4m; close to v. wide) tied by a fine dotted diamond "3176" - with matching v. fine "ST. MALO" cds alongside. The contents are a partly printed letter of advice; but it has been completed with far more than the 5 manuscript words allowed for the special 5c Printed Matter rate. And so it has been endorsed "Timbre insuffisant" and charged "5[c]" - i.e. the regular letter-rate of 10c minus the 5c prepaid with the stamp. A very rare example of Printed Matter that broke the rules and so was charged Postage Due. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Gavin Fryer.]Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image)

POSTAGE DUE: Study of French postage dues on cover c.1861-1965 inc domestic & foreign items with trio of early covers with imperf. 15c (2) & 10c dues, extensive range of black & coloured ‘Banderole’ types through to 1960s ‘Wheatsheaf’ types. Emphasis on UK mail; interest in ancillary markings. Mixed condition. (62) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

SPECTACULAR 1c SAMPLE-RATE COVER WITH MULTICOLOURED SPECIMENS OF LINSEED PAINT; 28 May 1862 complete printed letter-sheet with paper wrapper-band still held in place by the 1c stamp, tied by a fine "POITIERS" cds, and addressed locally. The contents open out to reveal a rainbow of small colour samples neatly attached beside the various colours' names, with a full explanatory text headed "Fabrique de peinture preparees a l'huile de lin". Most extraordinary Sample Post 1c-rate cover in excellent condition. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Gavin Fryer]Cross Reference: PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image)

CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS PRINTED MATTER RATE COVERS CHARGED POSTAGE DUE; 5 Feb. 1865 EL (ref. enclosed paper sample from Odessa/Paris; with some wear and slight stains mainly along left-hand edge) sent from Lyon to Nimes with the 1c tied by the Lyon "2145" Numeral, but it was not sent inside a paper band and so was charged the full letter-rate and endorsed with "0.29" postage due (30c minus the 1d prepaid with the stamp) on the front. Plus 4 Aug. 1871 paper band (which had originally contained printed contents) with 1c Pair tied by v. fine "ST. ETIENNE DE MONTLUC" cds's, but it was posted in a street letter-box (instead of at a PO counter as per regulations) and so was charged "28ct" Postage Due (the full 30c letter rate minus the 2c prepaid in stamps). Very rare pair. (2 covers) [Ex Gavin Fryer.] Cross Reference: PRINTED MATTER BY POST, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

EARLY RAILWAYS: Miscellany of French covers on leaves with railway marks inc early ‘ligne’ cds (10) of Tours, Quievrain, Boulogne & Calais, TPO & station date-stamps, inc. express types, range of uncommon ‘convoyeur’ marks 1868-1927 inc. scarcer early examples (20) etc. (53) Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL (Image)

TWICE-POSTED WRAPPER - CASH-PAID AT 2c RATE THEN REPOSTED WITH EXTRA 8c (DUE TO MISSING PAPER BAND); Unique(?) 25 Mar. 1872 E (mourning paper - probably a printed death notice) assessed to postage twice on the same day; initially paid 2c in cash as Printed Matter - with "1e" (1st post of the day) "BELLENAVES" 25 Mar. cds and v. fine red boxed "PD" (both still just visible beneath the stamps added later in the day). Then the PO found the sender later in the day to explain that the 2c rate needed a paper band wrapper and so - for this letter without the band - a further 8c was needed for the 10c letter rate. As a result there are strips of 3 and 5 1c stamps tied by the "2e" (2nd post of the day) "BELLENAVES" 25 Mar. cds, and there is a partial Clermont Ferrand arrival cds (26 Mar.) on the flap. Astonishing item that shows both rates paid on the same day. [Ex Gavin Fryer.] Cross Reference: PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image)

1876 TYPE I SAGE VALUES TO 1F FINE USED (odd pulled perf) SG 212-224, fresh colour – the scarce 25c VFU. Cat £820. (12) (Image)

PERFINS: Album with study of perfins on French stamps c.1899-1920s inc a number of covers; also a study of postage rates paid by the Type Pasteur issues of the 1920s. Interesting lot. (qty) Cross Reference: PERFINS (Image)

PAQUEBOTS: Collection in binder inc. study of H&K Packet marks 1901-04 (9), ranges of paquebot marks on cover with emphasis on 1920s -‘30s France and QEII period with unusual noted. (52) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL (Image)

1936 AIRMAIL 85c-50F Very fine used [SG 534-540]. (7) (Image)

1937 PEXIP MINIATURE SHEET [MS 581] FU with (1948) PARIS / PHILATELIE cds cancellation – unusual. (Image)

CAMEROUN & GABON - COMMERCIAL COVERS, AIR MAILS, ETC: Collection of post-1940s through to mid-1970s mail with a wide range of frankings. (c.86 covers & cards)Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)

MADAGASCAR - DIEGO SUAREZ 1890 LITHO DEFINITIVE: 1c – 25c [Yvert 6 – 9] cat. €700, fine used with wide margins. (4)Cross Reference: FRANCE, MADAGASCAR (Image)