1914-15 British Protectorate, selection of 51 mostly unused stamps (three canceled on pieces), with three blocks of four and two blocks of six, included are varieties such as "Tog", small "y", wide "Togo" and small "o", mostly fine-v.f., with eight certificates (Philatelic Foundation, BPA, Royal, etc.), SG cat. £3600 (Cat No. 33/62) (Image)

Cat. £3600, Est.$2,000

1943 (23 May) registered cover headed "Partito Nazionale Fascista", franked with 1fr and 2fr surcharges, sent from Sebha to Kairouan, Tunisia, some toning, otherwise fine and rare usage, with arrival pmk on front, cat. €5300 (Cat No. Sass.3,4) (Image)

Cat. €5300, Est.$1,500

1943 5fr on 50c, sheet margin vertical pair, bottom stamp with double surcharge, used on registered card from Fezzan, with negative handstamp, date filled in by hand, addressed to Brazzaville, A.E.F., with arrival pmk, v.f., signed Bolaffi, listed but unpriced used or on cover, rare (Cat No. Sass.7,7a) (Image)

Est.$1,000

1943 Provisional handstamps, 0,50c on 50c violet, n.h., v.f., signed Brun, etc., with two Bolaffi certificates. Of the 343 examples issued, only 10 (!) are known with gum, one offered here being of exceptional quality, cat. €22500 (Cat No. Sass.11) (Image)

Cat. €22500, Est.$7,500

1853 1fr Empire, used horizontal strip of three, ample margins at top and left, cut in at right and partly at bottom, other faults, left copy actually fine, with margins close but clear at bottom, reasonable appearance (YT 18) (Cat No. 21) (Image)

Est.$500

1927 Strasbourg souvenir sheet, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., cat. $2300 (Cat No. 241) (Image)

Cat. $2300, Est.$750

1944 Liberation Issues, De Gaulle "Liberateur", vertical strip of four, top two blue & red, bottom two red & blue, n.h., v.f (Image)

Est.$400

1947 Scouts Jamboree, 5fr black, imperforate trial color on silk (pelure) paper, v.f., unusual and rare (Cat No. 587P) (Image)

Est.$150

1953 Tour de France, five diff. imperf. and gummed trial color proofs, various colors, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. 693P) (Image)

Est.$200

1982 Lord Baden-Powell, 2.30fr imperforate vertical strip of ten, gummed trial color, n.h., v.f. Boy Scout item (Cat No. 1820P) (Image)

Est.$250

1927 set of two, used on registered, cacheted FDC from Marseilles to Paris, part of address scratched off, otherwise fine-v.f., with appropriate backstamp (Cat No. C1-2) (Image)

Est.$250

1870 (6 Dec) Ballon Monte, Lettre-Journal de Paris, Gazette des Absents No.13 (3 Dec 1870), franked with 80c Laureated, tied by "9" Paris Star, with "Rue Montaigne" departure cds alongside, sent to New York, with red London 9 December transit alongside, v.f. and attractive balloon dispatch to the United States (Image)

Est.$5,000

1956 1000fr Paris, imperforate deluxe sheet, v.f. (Cat No. C27P) (Image)

Est.$250

1809 FL to Firenze, with fine strike of "Bureau Francaise ROME", with corresponding arrival and charge markings, fine (Image)

Est.$200

1809 FL to Firenze, with fine strike of "Bureau Francaise ROME", with 26 December and charge markings, fine (Image)

Est.$200

1853 (5 Jan) cover to Viviers, with good strike of "Brigade Francaise Italie" departure, used from Civitavecchia, charged "25", with Marseille transit and arrival pmks, fine cover (Image)

Est.$200

1973 Boy Scouts, proof of the souvenir sheet, large format with date at bottom, n.h., v.f., extremely rare (Cat No. C184aP) (Image)

Est.$500

1971 Scouts, 13th Jamboree in Japan, set of four imperforate strips of five, gummed trial colors, with corner dates, also GABON imperforate strips of five (C56-57P), thirty stamps, v.f. (Cat No. C124-27P) (Image)

Est.$250

1893 (ca) envelope bearing violet handstamp, pre-payment of mail from Fez, fine (Image)

Est.$150

1903 (16 Nov) cover addressed in Russian and French to Tientsin, charged postage due with addition of three "A Percevoir" adhesives, v.f., with arrival pmk, signed Calves (Image)

Est.$1,500

1908 cover from the Italian Consulate, used locally and franked with 19x2fr, filing crease not affecting stamps, v.f. and spectacular franking (Cat No. 30) (Image)

Est.$500

1943 Vichy Issue, postage and air mail, 500 complete sets of 12, all in sheets, n.h., fine-v.f. (Maury 187-92,PA18-23) cat. €5000 (Image)

Cat. €5000, Est.$1,000

1947 Issue, complete set of imperf. deluxe sheets, each with a government seal, v.f. (Cat No. J39-49P) (Image)

Est.$150

1942 45c green, France Libre F.N.F.L. overprint inverted, right sheet margin single, n.h., v.f., signed Calves (YT 256A) (Cat No. 232var) (Image)

Est.$750

1942 90c ultramarine, France Libre F.N.F.L. overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Calves (YT 262A) (Cat No. 238var) (Image)

Est.$750