France: 1938 to 1947, a selection of covers, cards and stamps, incl. 1947 official cover from the Danish contingent, posted into the World Jamboree from Hillerod and addressed to the Scout Knud Volmer Jacobsen who was camping with Troop number 7, etc. (6 items)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, original artist’s pencil sketch of the 5f. stamp without background shading, executed on card (155 x 230mm), signed by the artist Jules Piel. Also imperforate stamp in the issued colour, extremely rare. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperforate die proof in red on thin sunken card (135 x 109mm), fine. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperforate die proof in ultramarine on sunken thin card (107 x 143mm), signed by the artist Jules Piel, fine. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperforate die proof in dull blue on sunken thin card (133 x 106mm), fine. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperforate die proof in deep green on sunken thin card (90 x 140mm), signed by the artist Jules Piel, fine. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperforate die proof of an unissued 3f. 50 value instead of 5f. (due to rate increase), printed in brown on thick wove paper (100 x 128mm), signed by the engraver, rare. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, four imperforate colour trials in dark green, light brown, crimson and grey, on gummed paper, fine. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, perforated colour trials in light brown and green, also issued colour, fine with full gum. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperforate épreuve de luxe in green, fine. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperforate épreuve de luxe in red-brown, fine. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperforate épreuve de luxe in brown, fine. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperforate épreuve de luxe in black, fine. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 Boy Scout Jamboree, imperforate épreuve de luxe in deep green, fine. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1947 registered cover sent to Belgium from the Boy Scout World Jamboree held at Moisson, France, showing the “Jamboree de la Paix, France no. 554” registration label, also official Hungarian Boy Scouts Association cover posted from the Jamboree on Aug. 27. Photo. (Image1)

France: A selection of early documents and letters, incl. 1791, 1792 four entires from Ponthierry, south of Paris, to England with descriptions of current events in the years of the French Revolution, also ten various documents from 1660 onwards incl. an 1835 passport, etc.

France: A selection of mainly covers, incl. 1803 letter written by Marshall Ney from Montreuil to Douay also 1813 letter written and signed by Marshall Ney, range of Royal Household with 1825 two covers bearing “BUREAU DE POSTES/CHAMBRE DES PARIS” in red, 1831 cover bearing “BUREAU/de la Mon. du ROI” in red, etc. (50 items)

France: 1853 1f. carmine, fine used with lozenge cancellation on piece, four margins. S.G. 72, cat. £4,000. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1869 5f. lilac-grey on greyish used cancelled (light “5107” gross chiffres Tunisia), some clipped perfs. but without the usual thinning associated with this stamp. S.G. 131, cat. £1,100. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1869 5f. lilac-grey on greyish used imperfections. S.G. 131, cat. £1,100. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1875-76 4c. green, 15c. lilac, 25c. bistre, 1898-1900 2f. and 1900-06 2f. mint, also a used group of Peace and Commerce to 5f. and 1881-92 Postage Due 2f. used, slightly varied condition. (10)

France: 1876-85 type 1 15c. pale grey-lilac, fine and fresh mint. S.G. 217. Photo. (Image1)

France: An accumulation of 1890s private stationery envelopes commemorating President Martyr, 1894 Livadia Russian visit, 1896 Tsar and Tsarina unused or used, also a few cards, slightly mixed condition. (17)

France: 1917-19 War Orphans 5f.+5f. good mint, slightly large hinge remainders otherwise of fresh appearance. S.G. 377. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress 1f., one mint and one used with exhibition c.d.s., fine. S.G. 400e. Photo. (Image1)