1849 "CERES" FINE USED RANGE ON HAGNER SHEET: Includes 15c green (2), 20c black (11), 20 blue shades (4), 40c orange (2) & 1f carmine. Almost all are fine to v. fine 4 margin examples. SG between 4 & 19. Min. cat. £4,000. (20) (Image)

1849 "CERES" GROUP TO 1 FRANC: The set of all 6 values 10c, 15c, 20c, 25c, 40c & 1f. Each stamp specially selected as a very fine, 4 margin, lightly cancelled example. SG between 1 & 19, SG cat. min. £3400. (6) (Image)

1849-52 COVER GROUP: Incs. 20c black franking on 7 Sep. 1849 wrapper from Monthureux sur Saone to Mirecourt; 25c blue on Oct. 1850 wrapper from Cayeux to Villefranche de Rouergue; Jan. 1851 front Auch to Limoges with 25c blue and 1852 wrapper bearing 2 x 25c blue from Paris to Hautmont. All stamps are fine 4 margin examples. (4 items) (Image)

EARLY ESSAYS, CERES IMPERF. TYPES, ETC.: Small group of 1850 Meillet & Pichot imperf. essays being three Ceres (facing right) types each with 20c values assigned, in red/buff, black/buff & bistre/buff, the latter with damage. Also two Napoleon types with 25c values grey-brown/buff and indigo/greenish blue, the latter with damage. Lot also includes a green Ceres (facing left) type inscribed "ESSAI . 1858" & "00 . POSTES . 00". Also 1862 1c bronze-green on blue unused (no gum) SG 86 and 1870 10c bistre imperf. used (faults). (8) Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS (Image)

1852-53 SECOND REPUBLIC "NAPOLEON" IMPERF. ISSUE: Fine used, 4 margin examples of 1852 10c yellow-bistre (SG 37 £850) and 25c blue shade (3, SG 39). The 10c a difficult stamp to find in such fine condition. (4 stamps) (Image)

1853-61 SECOND EMPIRE "NAPOLEON" IMPERF. ISSUES: Accumulation of exclusively very fine used, 4 margin examples on Hagner sheets. Includes 1c shades (5), 5c shades (6), 10c shades (17), 20c shades (47), 25c blue (3), 40c orange shades (8) and 80c carmine, rose shades (14). SG between 42 & 71a. A highly catalogued lot. (99) (Image)

1853 SECOND EMPIRE 1F "NAPOLEON": A fine used example of the scarce 1f carmine (SG 72). Just touching at top left corner, but otherwise a fine 4 margin example. SG cat. £4000. (Image)

1869 5F "NAPOLEON": Superb, used example with light cds of Jan. 1877 (Vendee). SG 131 £1200. (Image)

1869 5F "NAPOLEON": Sound, fine used example cancelled with no."1" dotted star and additionally with a circular "PAID" mark in red of unknown origin. SG 131 £1200. (Image)

1870-71 THIRD REPUBLIC "CERES" IMPERF. ISSUES: Very fine used group, one of each issued value, all with 4 good margins. 1c to 80c SG between 145 & 184. Min. cat. £2100+. (9 stamps) (Image)

1870-71 THIRD REPUBLIC "CERES" RANGE: Used & unused values to 80c. All but one is fine, 4 margin examples. Includes 1c unused (2), 2c mint, 4c (1 used, 1 unused), 5c (3 used), 10c (3 used), 20c used (with a thin), 30c (2 used on small pieces), 40c used and 80c used. A very presentable, highly catalogued lot. SG between 145 & 182. (16) (Image)