1808 NAPOLEON, Bonaparte, single page folio dated 16 December, 1808 addressed "Au Prince Eugene Napoleon", datelined Madrid. Napoleon addressed the letter "Mon Fils" and signs "Vote Affectionnee Pere NAP", fine letter from the Emperor to his stepson Eugene (de Beauharnais, was adopted by Napoleon in 1806, though excluded from succession to the French Empire). A rare letter from Napoleon, during his short time in Madrid in December 1808 (Image)

Est.$2,000

1811 Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), military general and the first emperor of France who is considered one of the world's greatest military leaders. Napoleon revolutionized military organization and training, sponsored the Napoleonic Code, reorganized education and established the long-lived Concordat with the papacy. A two-page letter, date-lined St.Cloude, 11 June, 1811 addressed to Duc de Feltre, Ministre de la Guerre (Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, Duke of Feltre, born to Irish parents from Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny, in Landrecies, was a politician and Marshal of France. Clarke was one of the most influential and charismatic Franco-Irish generals in the French army during the Napoleonic period. He had close links to the Irish Brigade of France), letter discusses military matters, with additional commentary pinned at bottom, boldly signed "NAPOL", dated 11 June 1811 (Image)

Est.$2,000

1870 10c bistre, rose, n.h., well centered, fresh, v.f. (catalogued as hinged) cat. $265 (Cat No. 55) (Image)

Cat. $265, Est.$250

1924 25c Olympics, two proofs, one in red and ocher, the other with frame only in green, v.f. (Cat No. 199P) (Image)

Est.$150

1944 Liberation of Paris, souvenir sheet of four, n.h., usual wrinkles and natural tiny inclusions, v.f., scarce (see note in Scott following No.523) (Maury BF4, Euro 9,200) (Image)

Est.$5,000

1961-1999 French Paintings, incredible collection of 165+ different perf. and imperf. singles, also 174 different imperforate deluxe sheetlets (later years with gum as issued), n.h., v.f. collection of these beautiful stamps, YT Euro 35,000++ (Cat No. 1014/2703P) (Image)

Est.$7,500

1978 Liberation, World Gymnastics Championships, imperforate and gummed trial color proofs, sheets of 50, n.h., also deluxe sheetlet and two Signed Artist Die proofs of last, v.f. (Cat No. 1484P,1618P) (Image)

Est.$250

1922 La Baule Aviation Meeting, collection of 51 imperf. and 45 perf. blocks of four, printed from defaced plates, hence a vertical line through each stamp, various colors, fine-v.f. and seldom offered (Image)

Est.$250

1912-38 Aviation Meets, collection of 100+ stamps and 47 covers or cards, various colorful frankings, perf. and imperf. varieties, some quite scarce, generally fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$5,000

1922 Rouen Aviation Meeting, 15 imperforate sheetlets of 20, mostly different shades and colors, value tablets blank, die sunk on thin paper, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$1,500

1917-19 Orphans and Red Cross, eight different on cover used locally 23 6 19 in Thillot, also additional cover used in 1930 from Paris to Vienna, franked with 5fr+1fr, fine-v.f., cat. $1165 (Cat No. B3-9,11,23) (Image)

Cat. $1165, Est.$500

1930 The Smile of Reims, complete unexploded booklet, n.h., v.f., cat. $1100 (Cat No. B34b) (Image)

Cat. $1100, Est.$300

1890 1c-25c black, set of four, used margins all around 15c with minor flaws, otherwise v.f., with 2019 BPB opinion, cat. $645 (Cat No. 6-9) (Image)

Cat. $645, Est.$200

1892 25c and 35c with Diego Suarez overprint reading downwards, tied by 29 Dec., 1894 pmks on large part of registered cover (another stamp excised at right) to Paris, with La Reunion a Marseille LV 2 transit and arrival pmk, fine (catalogued as used off cover) cat. $945 (Cat No. 20,22) (Image)

Cat. $945, Est.$250

1891-1903 Surcharges, sets of 11 and seven, used, fine-v.f., cat. €1068 (Cat No. YT 1-8, 11-17) (Image)

Cat. €1068, Est.$250

1888 25c on 10c black on lavender, used, fresh and fine, pencil signed, cat. $1900 (Cat No. 9) (Image)

Cat. $1900, Est.$500

1910 1c-5fr, complete set, used, fine-v.f., cat. $1167 (Cat No. 33-48) (Image)

Cat. $1167, Est.$450

1872 5c green, used, large margins all around, small thin, v.f. appearance, with 1958 Royal certificate, cat. $400 (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Cat. $400, Est.$100

1942 Comite Francaise de Liberation Nationale, imperforate vertical pairs, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. B2-6var) (Image)

Est.$250

1891 05c on 40c red and 5c on 25c black, used, the latter with small flaws, otherwise fine, with 2019 BPB opinions, cat. $225 (Cat No. 4,7) (Image)

Cat. $225, Est.$100

1891 5c-5fr, set of six, used, margins all around, fine-v.f., cat. $1717 (Cat No. 8-13) (Image)

Cat. $1717, Est.$650

1943 300th Anniversary of Founding, 1,000 complete sets of 12 (postage and airmails), all in sheets, n.h., fine-v.f. (catalogue value for hinged) cat. $8000 (Cat No. 177B-G,C13A-F) (Image)

Cat. $8000, Est.$750

1942-45 5c-20f St. Malo Schooner, complete set of 22 imperf. deluxe sheets including surcharges, v.f. (Image)

Est.$250

1931-34 Mosque, Roman Amphitheater, etc., 1c-20fr imperforate die proofs in issued colors, complete set of 21 including 1fr black master die (value omitted), penciled "1e etat"), v.f. and rare set of die proofs (Cat No. 122-42P) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1849-1989 collection in two SAFE albums, used and unused, with First Issue Ceres to 1fr, Empire to 80c, perforated issues with 5fr lavender (red cancel), 20th Century mostly unused, with First Orphans to 1fr, Le Havre, surcharges, Strasbourg souvenir sheet, Air Post with C15, 16-17, Pexip souvenir sheet, also Postage Dues and other back of the book issues, some French Zone, Occupations, etc., mixed condition, with occasional minor faults possible, mostly fine or better (Image)

Est.$2,000