1807 Grande Armee No.20 in red, struck on four-page letter headed "Empire Francais / Au Quartier General" (at Headquarters) in Berlin, addressed to Strasbourg, appropriate due markings, v.f. Napoleonic letter, with 2017 Roumet certificate (Image)

Est.$150

1849 20c black, selection of eight used, including a horizontal pair, various shades, two canceled on pieces, v.f. (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Est.$150

1849 1fr vermilion, used, margins all around, good color, closed tear and other repairs, fine appearance, with 2018 Roumet certificate, cat. $13750 (Cat No. 8) (Image)

Cat. $13750, Est.$2,500

1849 1fr carmine brown, margins all around, v.f., tied by "3029" in square dots on small cover from St. Clauds-le-son to Confolens, with 1852 arrival pmk, pencil signed, 2016 Roumet certificate (YT 6, Euro 1,750) cat. $1150 (Cat No. 9b) (Image)

Cat. $1150, Est.$350

1852 25c blue, 1862 Re-issue, v.f. (YT Euro 550) cat. $350 (Cat No. 11a) (Image)

Cat. $350, Est.$150

1863 5fr gray lilac, used with additional franking on Charge cover from Paris to Gannat, with 1873 cds on back, fine and colorful, cat. $1450 (Cat No. 37) (Image)

Cat. $1450, Est.$750

1870 Bordeaux Issue, 5c emerald green, used, margins all around, minute thins, v.f. appearance, signed Roumet, etc., cat. $1250 (Cat No. 41b) (Image)

Cat. $1250, Est.$250

1870 Bordeaux Issue, 40c orange vermilion, h.r., v.f., signed Calves, Brun (YT 48e, Euro 1,550) cat. $1000 (Cat No. 47f) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.$200

1871 5c black, imperforate die essay, v.f. (Cat No. 53E) (Image)

Est.$250

1871 25c blue, used in combination with Germany 2gr Large Shield, on FL from Strasbourg to Belfort, fine Franco-Prussian War letter, with 1872 cds (Cat No. 58) (Image)

Est.$150

1872 Bordeaux Issue, 10c bistre, rose, also 15c bister, l.h., fresh and v.f., signed Calves (YT 58, 59 Euro 955) cat. $645 (Cat No. 60,61) (Image)

Cat. $645, Est.$200

1876 Type Sage, 75c carmine, rose, h.r., good color, fine, signed Roumet, with 2014 certificate, cat. $950 (Cat No. 75) (Image)

Cat. $950, Est.$150

1929 Le Havre, block of four on special Exhibition FDC, unaddressed, v.f., with 2018 Roumet certificate (catalogued as used singles) cat. $2400 (Cat No. 246) (Image)

Cat. $2400, Est.$1,000

1928 Ile de France, 10fr on 90c, small h.r., well centered, v.f., signed Pfenninger, with 2016 BPB and 2017 Scheller certificates, cat. $2400 (Cat No. C2) (Image)

Cat. $2400, Est.$1,000

1930 EIPA perforated initials, 1.50fr dark blue, used on flown cover to Germany, fine, with arrival pmk, cat. $450 (Cat No. C6b) (Image)

Cat. $450, Est.$200

1960 20c stationery post card, 20c Sower displaced to bottom, unused, v.f., with 2015 Calves certificate (Image)

Est.$200

1930 The Smile of Reims, complete booklet, n.h., v.f., cat. $1100 (Cat No. B34a) (Image)

Cat. $1100, Est.$250

1894-96 1/2a-50a surcharges, set of eleven, used, fine-v.f., top value signed Calves, cat. $855 (Cat No. 1-11) (Image)

Cat. $855, Est.$400

1904 selection of 15 different stationery entire envelopes, cards, postal reply cards, used or unused, mostly fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$200

1943 10c-50c, set of six, l.h. or n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., signed Brun, Diena, etc., with his 1992 certificate, also additional 1981 Sorani certificate for the rare 15c green (position 42), l.h., of which only 50 were printed. This is one of the rarest Italian Social Republic and local issues of war-time Italy (Sass. 6-11, Euro 32,750) (A submarine base was established at Bordeaux by the Italian Regia Marina Italiana in 1940. From this base, Italian submarines took part in the Battle of the Atlantic as part of the Axis campaign against the Allies. After the Italian Armistice in September 1943, the base was seized by the Germans and some of the Italian personnel remained. During this period, the Italian postage stamps on hand were overprinted to show loyalty to Mussolini) cat. €12675 (Cat No. YT 1-6) (Image)

Cat. €12675, Est.$7,500

1943 10c-50c, set of five, blocks of four, canceled to order, 10c with perf. separations, fine-v.f. (Sass. 6,8-11, Euro 4,000) cat. €1060 (Cat No. YT 1,3-6) (Image)

Cat. €1060, Est.$500

1943 10c-50c, set of five, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, etc., with 1972 and 1994 Raybaudi certificates. A rare set, only 200 issued for use by the Italian Naval Personnel (submarine) stationed at Bordeaux, France (Sass.1-5, Euro 15,000) cat. €1895 (Cat No. YT 8-12) (Image)

Cat. €1895, Est.$2,500

1916 Montenegro, overprinted S.P. Du M Bordeaux, 5c-1fr France, eleven different, also two Retour labels, l.h., fine-v.f., signed Champion, cat. €1257 (Cat No. YT 1-11,R1-2) (Image)

Cat. €1257, Est.$300

1915 10c two singles and block of four, also ten additional singles, including 1c, 2c, 25c, 35c, 50c and 2fr, all used, couple of minor creases, mostly fine-v.f., cat. $1284 (Cat No. 101/115) (Image)

Cat. $1284, Est.$300

1915 selection of 13 unused singles, minor duplication, l.h. or h.r., few minor flaws, some signed Calves, etc., cat. $2852 (Cat No. 102/115) (Image)

Cat. $2852, Est.$500