1949 Black and Blue Lafayette Perforated Trial Essay, five strips of 10 Type I stamps (with "Lafayette"), including two with sheet margins at top, with traces of original gum, very fine. This stamp essay that was manufactured by printers Lambert-Marioni as an example of their work, presented to the French Government for their approval. The vignette was engraved by Jules Piel, based on an original engraving by Duplessis. The letters "STIF" at bottom stand for Services Techniques des Impressions Fiduciaires. Listed in Yvert & Tellier as # LAL2 at €130 per stamp, for a total of €6,500 (equivalent to C$9,324 at time of writing). (Image)

Yvert E 6,500

1937 Paris Philatelic Exhibition Souvenir Sheet of Four, mint never hinged, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 700

1993 2fr80 "Pleasures of Writing" Imperforate, a mint never hinged complete sheet, containing four panes of 12 different stamps, there is a very slight bend affecting some of the stamps, still rare and very fine. (Image)

Yvert E 3,000

Group of 8 France Dealer Offerings, in 8 envelopes, each retail priced at a total of C$538 (what the owner paid). One envelope contains an accumulation of 60 mostly unused postal stationery from the 1980s, another has 9 different booklets, another has #s 733-36 in sheets of 50, another 9 diff. booklets, another 10 diff. booklets, another has 30 NH stamps from the 1950s-60s, another has Yvert # 836-838 in sheets of 100, and the last envelope contains 36 NH stamps from the 1950s-1960s. The whole lot should have a catalogue value well in excess of $1,300. Very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Accumulation of Roughly 220 France Booklets, 1964-1990s, all appearing to be Semi-Postal stamps with the majority being Red Cross booklets, ranging from the 1960s to 1970s. We note roughly 30% of the panes are used, generally from the 1980s onward. Duplication up to 15 each in some cases. A nice lot for the booklet collector or dealer looking for stock. Very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Mint and Used France Collection in an Yvert Stockbook, holding 31 pages full of a mix of mint and used issues, from the Céres and Napoléon issues (3 pages) to about the 1960s, with mostly complete sets, saw a few souvenir sheets including a 1937 PEXIP, 1927 Strasbourg (heavily toned) and back of the book including Dues, Precancels, Airmails, Parcel stamps and more. Owner counted the Maury 2022 value at €11,400 (equal to C$16,619 as of writing). Overall fine to very fine, online pictures only show a small portion. (Image)

Maury E 11,400

Mint and Used France Collection in Two Lighthouse Albums, to About 1982, starts off with 20 Céres and Napoléon issues, followed by a nice selection to the end, mix of mint and used at first, then predominantly mint from the mid-1960s to the end (1974 to 1982 is close to complete mint never hinged). Nice quality throughout, should catalogue over $2,500 and fine to mostly very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Mint and Used France Collection, 1849 to 1998, with thousands of stamps on older album pages. We estimate this collection to be over 90% complete by catalogue illustration, with a great deal of extra material tucked in throughout and at the back of the collection. We note #s 24 (used c.v. $110) and 96 (used c.v. $70), along with many better sets, such as most of the Famous Men series, complete. For many issues, stamps are hinged one on top of the other, up to four or more deep, which often includes mint as well as used examples. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Est $ 300

Useful France Material, mostly in Vario pages housed in two binders. The group is mostly a mix of about 1900s to 1980s used and more modern souvenir sheets and booklets, with these mostly 1980s and 1990s vintage. Included are some stamps in the $5 to $10 range. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Large Collection of Mint and Used France, 1849-2011, with roughly 3,000 stamps, organized by Scott number, in two 64 page Lighthouse stockbooks. The collection begins with roughly 1,400 mint stamps, ranging from Scott #29/3029a, along with selections of semi-postals, airmails, postage dues and officials. A quick check indicated several better stamps including Scott #s 52 (m.h., c.v. $250), 77 (m.h., $115), 89 (m.h., $200), 95 (m.h., $90), 102 (m.h., $215), B43 (m.h., $125), C27 (m.h., $130), along with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing $20 to $70 and up. The collection concludes with roughly 1,600 used stamps, ranging from Scott #1/4275, along with selections of semi-postals, airmails, postage dues and officials. A spot check indicated roughly 110 pre-1900 stamps, along with B5-B6, B11, B19, with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing from $20 to $50 and up. Owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totals $24,290. Online photos show a sampling of this large collection. We note a few small faults with some of the early issues, noting mint no gum, hinge remnants and a few thinned stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 750

Collection of Mint France in a Davo Album, 1900-1977, with roughly 1,000 stamps, including sets and partial sets up to 1924, with roughly 99% completeness (for general issues), from 1924 to 1974, along with selections of back of the book material. A few of the better stamps include Scott #s (mint hinged unless noted) 123 (c.v. $100), 127-129 (n.h.), 156-184 ($109 total), 185-196 ($78 total), 264-283 ($132 total), B11 ($125), B38 ($125), C8-C13 ($151 total), C23-27 ($212 total), with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing $20 to $50 and up, including 185-186 ($78 total), and 329 mint hinged 1937 International Philatelic Exhibition souvenir sheet of four. Online photos show a sampling. We estimate the collection is 85% mint hinged (majority being lightly hinged, with a few hinge remnants). We note a few small faults with just a few of the early stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 400

Collection of Mint and Used France and Colonies, 1849-1960s, with roughly 700 stamps in 60 Hanger stock pages. The collection begins with roughly 400 mint and used France, beginning with 33 used Cérès and Napoléon stamps including Scott #s 1, 3, 6, 12-13 ($125 total), along with 31 used Peace and Commerce stamps including the 5F high value ($70). The collection continues with used singles and sets up to the 1930s, along with mint material post 1930. A spot check indicated catalogue values $20 and up, including 109-132 (used, $175 total). The collection also includes roughly 300 primarily mint French Colonies stamps, ranging from the 1940s to 1960s. Better sets include Cambodia 1-17 (n.h., $81 total), Laos 25-26, C13 (m.h., $175 total), Tunisia C17-20 (x2, 1 m.h set, 1 n.h. set, $210 total), Sudan 79-94 (m.h., $64 total), along with mint sets from St. Pierre et Miquelon, Monaco, Martinique, and more. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults on the early used stamps. A nice collection, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Accumulation of Mint and Mint Never Hinged France and Monaco, 1891-1980s, consisting of many thousands of stamps in two stockbooks and in manilla pages in three binders. The lot begins with two stockbooks and a binder, containing a few thousand of mint and mint never hinged France, generally ranging from Scott #138/1695, noting blocks, a few dated plate blocks, and a few souvenir sheets. A spot check indicates stamps cataloguing from $5 and under, with a few sets cataloguing $10 and up. The lot concludes with two binders containing a few thousand mint and mint never hinged Monaco, generally ranging from Scott #11/1679. A spot check indicates stamps cataloguing $5 and under, with a few stamps and sets cataloguing from $5 to $10. Duplication for the lot is up to 10 in many cases. Overall fine to very fine. Online photos show a sampling. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

France and Colonies Stock of Mint and Used Filling Five Red Boxes, all neatly sorted in roughly 4,000 dealer 102 cards with Scott numbers and with the majority of cards having retail prices shown (about 85% of the cards). The lot includes two red boxes of France, and three boxes of French Colonies, with material ranging from the 1870s to 2008, with the possibility of material being on either side of the range. Duplication generally ranges from 1 to 10, and we roughly estimate there to be 15% mint stamps and 85% used stamps. A spot check indicated the majority of stamps retail $3 and under, noting some stamps and a few sets retailing $10 and up. We note a few faults with the early material. Generally fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Large Used and Mint Group of France & French Community from Classics to the 1990s, with collections and accumulations on older album pages, in stockbooks, on many Vario and other stock pages and in glassines / envelopes, etc. This is a large lot, basically filling a wine box and half-filling another. The proportion of Colonies / Community stamps to those of France is fairly high compared to the usual. There is also a fairly high proportion of mint never hinged stamps, including many blocks of four and part sheets. Some of the higher cataloguing items include France Scott # 1100 in miniature panes (x2, c.v. $140 total), Laos 99a (without the serial number, as mentioned in a footnote in Scott, $100), also included are many sets and singles in the $2 to $20 range of catalogue value. There are collections of Algeria, Chad, Ivory Coast, Syria and Upper Volta. There is a sizeable stock of mostly used France. In total, the group has many thousands of stamps in all, over 250 souvenir sheets & miniature panes as well as more than 30 booklets from France and has excellent variety. Some of the material is priced for sale, with many, many sets and singles in the $2 to $20 range of catalogue value. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 450

Specialized France and Colonies in a Thick Stockbook, including many France and French Colonies imperforate varieties, some with sheet margins, including Airmail and Semi-Postal issues, as well as plate proofs, die proofs and essays, mostly dating between the 1950s and 1980s. Many of the items have a Spink / Maury catalogue value, others usually have a retail asking price. A very fine and useful lot, either for the collector or dealer. Online photos only show a small portion. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Collection of Mint and Used Martinique and Mauritania, in mounts in a Frank Godden album, with Martinique (136 stamps, owner's older Scott c.v. of $504) and Mauritania (117 stamps, owner's older Scott c.v. of $131). Nice quality throughout, see pictures for a small taste. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Collections of French Community, Plus Others, with Haiti, Algeria, Indochina and Tunisia, plus a smattering of other countries. This group is housed in a couple of older Minkus albums, entitled The Independent Nations of Africa, a couple of stockbooks as well as stock pages in three binders. One of the binders contains a few hundred stamps from St. Pierre & Miquelon. Burundi is in a small collection and Haiti is housed in the stockbooks and includes imperforates with well over 1,000 stamps and although they are somewhat duplicated, there is good variety. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

French Africa and St. Pierre & Miquelon Mint and Used Accumulation, stamps on Vario pages in binders. Higher cataloguing stamps include St. Pierre & Miquelon Scott #s 410 (mint, c.v. $52), 412-14 (mint, $117) and 415-16 (mint, $65). With many stamps and sets in the $5 to $20 of catalogue value, this is an excellent lot for the reseller, with high total catalogue value. We estimate this group to contain more than 4,000 stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Large Group of Mint and Used French Colonies Collections, 1880s-2000, with many thousands of mint and used stamps in over 100 manilla stock pages, filling a bankers box, with representation from over 60 issuing colonies and territories. Each collection has been organized by Scott number, for both mint and used stamps, with better representation from French Polynesia, French South Antarctic, Ivory Coast, French Colonies, French Guiana, Gabon, Guadalupe, Lebanon, Madagascar. A cursory check indicated just a few of the better stamps using 2023 Scott #s and catalogue values: French Andorra 19-20 (m.h., c.v. $230 total), French Colonies 7 (m.h., $80), French Guiana 18-30 (m.h., $1,148 total), French Polynesia C17-C19 (m.h., $106 total), Ivory Coast (m.h., $208 total), along with stamps, sets, and partial sets cataloguing $20 to $50 and up, leaving finds to the dedicated collector. Catalogue value of $35,658 for the lot was provided by the owner, using 2014 Scott catalogue values. Online photos show a sample of this large lot, and recommend in-person viewing to better appreciate the contents. A spot check indicated small faults with a few of the early stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 3,000

Group of French Alaouites Mint Never Hinged Varieties, with Scott #s 25b (inverted overprint), 25d (overprinted on Lebanon #50), 25f (overprinted on front and back) and J7a (block of four with black overprints). A fresh and very fine group. (Image)

Scott $ 1,190

Lovely Collection of French Lebanon Mint Overprint Varieties, with 27 items (pairs and blocks counted as one item), all catalogued and identified with the 2022 Yvert & Tellier French Colonies Specialized catalogue. The collection includes #s (all NH except for first item, and singles unless noted otherwise): 22ba (hinged pair), 84a, 84c (pair), 85b, 86b, 87b, 90ba (pair), 90la (sheet margin pair), 91c, 98b, 98c (sheet margin block of four), 99b, 99c, 99d, 100a, 102a, 100c (pair), 104aa (pair) and 105c, plus the following Postage Due stamps: 16b, 21aa, 21b, 22a, 23a (three singles) and 105 (a double red Arabic overprint variety that is not listed, catalogued as a regular stamp). A very fine and fresh collection, from an old time holding belonging to the estate of a former Lebanese post office employee. All stamps are scanned online. (Image)

Yvert & Tellier E 2,514

1905 1pi on 15c Vermilion Surcharge, used with part c.d.s. cancel, with pencil expert signature, fine. Yvert & Tellier #27, 500€. (Image)

Scott $ 325

Interesting Mint and Used Guyana Group, with mint stock in a stockbook, an early collection hinged to black quadrille pages plus additional material on stock pages, etc. Included are more than 60 mint never hinged souvenir sheets from the 1990s, many of which are of topical interest, such as numerous Disney, fairy tales, Lady Diana, space and others. Also included are many, many overprints. We estimate there to be well over 1,000 stamps in total in this group. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150