1853 40c Napoléon Imperforate Group of 140 examples, with shades, postmarks (including many small numeral in lozenge), etc. Overall fine to very fine. Maury Spink #16, €2,100. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 1,800

1854 80c lake Napoleon Imperforate, a lot of 26 used singles, many of which have four margins, with shade interest as well as a little postmark interest, overall fine to very fine. Catalogue value is for cheapest shade only. Maury Spink #17, €1,560. (Image)

Scott $ 1,040

1869 5fr gray lilac Napoléon Lauré, used with lovely #549 (Boulogne sur Mer) in lozenge postmark. Very small thin, as usually found on this difficult issue, fine. Maury Spink #33, €1,000. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 750

1869 5fr gray lilac Napoléon Lauré, used with central #212 (Auch) in lozenge postmark. Small shallow thin and irregular perfs at bottom, else fine. Maury Spink #33, €1,000. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 750

1869 5fr bluish grey Napoléon Lauré, used with great strike of the Paris Star #22, with light owner's handstamp on back, very fine and scarce thus. Maury Spink #33a, €1,000. (Image)

Scott $ 875

1924-25 International Exhibition of Modern Arts Set, all in mint never hinged panes of twenty five, a few panes have their full selvedge, some are missing one selvedge edge only. A few creases and light gum disturbance on a few stamps only, else overall fine. Maury Spink #210-215, €1,508. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 1,312

1924 25c Potter Decorating Vase Bi-Colour Die Proof in orange and violet, rare and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1927 Strasbourg Exhibition Souvenir Sheet of Two, with dated exhibition postmark at bottom, quite fresh appearing but tiny thin on the back of one stamp. Maury Spink #BF2, €1,300. (Image)

Scott $ 1,000

1930 1fr50 Louis Pasteur with B.I.T. Overprint, a mint never hinged block of eight, from upper right corner of sheet, very fine and fresh. Maury Spink #265, €384. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 320

1937 PEXIP International Philatelic Exhibition Souvenir Sheet of Four, mint and quite fresh, with very light hinge marks in margins, stamps are never hinged, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1935 Set of Two Exiled Intellectuals Semi-Postals, each in a mint never hinged corner block of ten, very fine. Maury Spink #307-308, €1,450. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 1,290

1936 50fr Monoplane Over Paris, used with 1938 c.d.s. cancel and a "D.M.C." perfin, very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

1949-50 100fr to 1,000fr Air Mail Set, with the first four values in upper right corner blocks, the high value in a bottom sheet gutter block of four (with 16.12.49 date of manufacture at bottom right), all mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 850

1950 1,000fr Air View of Paris, a mint never hinged group of five very fine copies. Maury Spink #29, €850. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 650

1954-59 Group of Air Mail Issues, all fresh and mint never hinged, includes C29-32 in singles and C34-36 in blocks of four. Very fine. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 565

1954 1,000fr Air Mail, a mint never hinged full sheet of twenty five, with "guillochi" lathework in margins plus 23.11.54 date of manufacture datestamp, very fine and scarce. Maury Spink #33, €3,250. Rsv. (Image)

Scott $ 2,375

Group of Eight Elephant Fiscal Essay Proofs, all in imperforate lower left corner blocks of four, with values from 10 Francs to 20,000 Francs plus some undenominated as they are progressive proofs. Note some missing colours, missing security designs, etc. A rare group, very fine. Rsv. (Image)

Est $ 500

5 Fr. Elephant Fiscal Essay Proof with Inverted Security Feature and Denomination, from bottom of sheet, rare and very fine. Rsv. (Image)

Est $ 250