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

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

France: 1927 set, 1928 1f.50 + 8f.50, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931 Sinking Fund sets, used, good to fine.

France: 1929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhibition 2f., fine used on piece with Exhibition cancellation. S.G. 470, cat. £1,000. Photo. (Image1)

France: Crash Covers, 1930 from Madagascar to France with “RAID/MADAGASCAR FRANCE/ACCIDENT DU/13 JANVIER 1930” cachet in violet. On Jan. 10 the Farman F-190 departed Antananarivo for return trip to Paris, with intermediate stops in Quelimane and Elizabethville. However, a few minutes after its departure from Port-Francqui on Jan. 13, the aircraft crashed in the jungle near Dibaya in Belgian Congo killing all three crew members. (Nierinck 300113a) Photo. (Image1)

France: 1936 Air 50f. emerald-green, good mint. S.G. 540. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1936 Air, ‘Banknote’ 50f. ultramarine, fine mint. S.G. 541, cat. £1,000. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1936 Air, ‘Banknote’ 50f. ultramarine, fine mint. S.G. 541, cat. £1,000. Photo. (Image1)

France: 1936 Air, ‘Banknote’ 50f. ultramarine, fine lightly used. S.G. 541. Photo. (Image1)

France and Colonies: A selection in eleven folders, incl. Peace and Commerce issues, 1914 Red Cross 10c. + 5c. mint block (6 x 4), 1937 PEXIP miniature sheet used, 1954 National Relief Fund set used, 1953 Red Cross booklet, pre-cancels, Colonies with Cameroon, French P.O.’s in China, French Somali Coast, Madagascar, St Pierre et Miquelon, etc., mixed condition. (100s)

France: An accumulation on stockcards, incl. duplicated early issues, 1870-71 10c. used (3), 1871-76 2c. used (9), 4c. used (11), Peace and Commerce issues, 1930 Sinking Fund 1f.50 + 3f.50 mint (2), etc., very mixed condition. (100s)

France: A small selection, incl. 1877-80 5f. mint, 1917-19 War Orphans 1f. + 1f., 5f. + 5f. mint, 1922 War Orphans +1f. on 5f. + 5f. used, 1925 Exhibition 5f. mint, 1926-27 War Orphans 5f. + 1f. used, etc., varied condition. (9)

France: A used collection from 1849 to 1953 in mixed condition on printed leaves incl. 1849-52 20c. to 1f. (2), 1869 5f., 1917-19 and 1922 War Orphans sets, Sinking Funds, 1929 Le Havre Exhibition 2f., Airs with 1936 50f. green and 1936 Banknote 50f. etc. (few 100s)

France: A selection, incl. 1869 5f. used (2), 1936 Air 50f. on rose mint, 1936 Air 50f. emerald green used, 1936 Air banknote 50f. used, etc., mixed condition. (26)

France: Mint selection from 1917 to 1947 in varied condition incl. 1917-19 War Orphans Fund 35c. +25c. and 50c. +50c., 1927 Strasbourg 5f. and 10f. pair with label in between (stamps are unmounted), 1936 Air 50f. Green (with Calves certificate and signed), 1936 Air Banknote 50f. (slightly yellowish gum), 1936 South America Flight 10f. (thinned), etc., mixed condition. (13) Photo. (Image1)

France: A mint and used selection in four stockbooks, incl. 1900-06 2f. used, 1937 Museum set mint, 1938 Ader 50f. mint, 1950 and 1955 Relief Fund sets mint, etc., mixed condition. (100s)

France: A selection in a cover album and loose incl. 1936 Air ‘Banknote’ 50f. used (2, both with faults), four 1920s booklets complete, selection of flown covers with airmail vignettes, also the balance of an all World collection in a further in five albums and stockbooks and loose, etc. (100s)

France: A small selection, incl. 1900-06 2f. used, 1931 (Oct.) Sinking fund set used, 1949-50 Air set mint, etc., varied condition. (20)

France: A range of covers, incl. postcards, postal stationery, postage dues, etc. (100s)

French Colonies: A collection in six stockbooks, incl. Cameroon, French P.O’s in China and Crete, French Somali Coast, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, New Caledonia 1941 Adherence set mint, St Pierre et Miquelon, Syria, etc., mixed condition. (1,000s)

French Colonies: A mint and used collection of early issues in varied condition on leaves (few 100s)

French Colonies: French Cameroon: 1915 (Nov.) 1c. to 35c., 45c., 50c. and 2f., mint, 1916 (Jan.) 1c. to 45c., 15c., 40c. to 1f., extra 50c. used and 75c. mint, overprints reading down, 1916 (Jan.) 2c., 5c. (2), 20c., 35c., used, also 2f. used (dubious), 1916 (Jan.) 20c. to 75c. and 2f., overprints reading up mint, mainly good to fine.

French Colonies: Comoros: Moheli: A selection, incl. 1906-07 set mint, some forgeries, etc., varied condition. (66)

French Congo: Congo: Middle Congo, 1924-27 3f. on 5f. chestnut and rose, variety type 11 surcharge omitted, fine mint. S.G. 33a, cat. £450. Photo. (Image1)

French Colonies: French Equatorial Africa: 1940 France Libre issues, range of values to 20f. on three covers with Air 10f. on 2f.50, fair to fine. Photo. (Image1)