1849-52 Ceres 1Fr vermilion ('vermilion pale') on yellowish paper, being the so called 'Vervelle' shade. Fresh UN, expertly rebacked to repair thins, 4 large original margins & superb appearance. SG 16 cat £110,000 for M, Maury 7D cat €32,500 for UN. Yv 7A cat €22,500 specifically fo
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1849 Ceres 15c green 1862 Official reprint available for postage imperf. Superb fresh M, 4 large margins. SG 30 cat £1000 (original SG 4 would cat €29,000). Yv 2e cat €850 (original Yv 2 would cat €27,000). Nice classic. (P)
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1849 Ceres 40c pale orange 1862 Official Reprint available for postage, imperf. Superb fresh MNH, 4 margins. SG 33 cat £850 for M, should be at least double, £1700 MNH (original SG 14 would cat £12,000). Yv 5g cat €800 M so €1600 MNH (original Yv 5c would cat €13,000
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1849 Ceres 1Fr bright carmine, 1862 Official reprint available for Postage, imperf. Superb fresh M, 4 large margins. SG 34 cat £1000 (original SG 19 would cat £17,000). Yv 6f cat €900 (original Yv 6 would cat €16,000). Nice classic. (P)
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1852-53 Napoleon 10c dull bistre, 1862 Official reprint available for Postage, imperf. Superb fresh MLH, 4 large margins. SG 40 cat £850 (original SG 37 would cat £49,000). Yv 9e cat €750 (original Yv 9 would cat €47,000). (P)
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1852-53 Napoleon 25c bright blue, 1862 Official reprint available for postage, imperf. Superb M, 4 large margins. SG 41 cat £650 (original SG 38 would cat £5500). Yv 10c cat €600 (original Yv 10 would cat €5650.). (P)
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1870 Ceres 20c blue, TETE-BECHE pr, perf 14x13½, issued during the Paris Siege. Fresh M, original gum, tiny thin at base, nice colour. SG 144 cat £6500. Yv 37c cat €7000. Rare genuine classic error item. Exp twice, plus 2022 Scheller photo cert. (P)
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1870-71 Ceres 20c blue Bordeaux printing type 1, 'report 2'. F-VF fresh M, 3½+ margins, unusually nice original gum & excellent colour. SG 164 cat £29,000 = A$52,000, Yv 44B cat €28,000 = A$45,000. Extremely rare in genuine mint original gum condition. 2012 Scheller photo cert. (P)
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1876-90 Peace & Commerce sets with 1876-85 set 1c-1Fr, plus the unissued 20c blue, & 1877-90 set 1c-5Fr, all type II imperf 'Granet' special printings. Superb fresh M/UN as made, all 4 large margins, beautiful bright colours. Maury 61nd-95nd cat €9450. SG ex 212-78(var) cat £52,000 as nor
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1876-90 Peace & Commerce sets with 1876-85 type II 1c, 2c, 4c, 15c, 20c, 30c, 40c, 75c, 1Fr, plus type I 5c, 10c, 25c (both shades). 1877-90 1c-5Fr all imperf on card. (Tirage Deluxe de l'Atelier du Timbre). Superb fresh UN as made, all 4 large margins matching right selvedge. Maury ex 64-95sc est c
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1881-92 Postage Due 5Fr black. VFU appearance, expertly repaired UL cnr perf, light cancel. Yv T24 cat €2000, Maury T24 cat €2000. SG D295 cat £2500. Rare genuine example. (P)
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1900-06 Merson 50c cinnamon & lavender. VF fresh MNH. SG 305 cat £130 for M, should be at least double, £260 MNH, Maury 120 cat €450, Yv 120 cat €500. (P)
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1917-19 War Orphan's Fund set 2c+3c - 5Fr+5Fr. Superb fresh MNH, pristine never hinged original gum & excellent centring. SG 370-77 cat £3500 for M, should be at least double, £7000, Maury 148-55 cat €8980, Yv 148-55 cat €9150. Very rare set. 2003 Raybaudi photo cert for 1Fr &
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1917-19 War Orphans Fund 5Fr + 5Fr blue & black. VF fresh MLH. Yv 155 cat €2100, Maury 155 cat €2000, SG 377 cat £2500. Key stamp. (P)
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1926-27 War Orphans Fund 5Fr+1Fr blue & black, LL cnr marginal blk of 4. Stamps VF fresh MNH. SG 453 cat £560 for M singles, should be at least double, £1120 MNH, plus premium for blk. Yv 232 cat €1200+. Impressive top value multiple. (P)
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1929 Sinking Fund set 40+10c - 1Fr50+50c, bottom marginal blks of 4. Stamps VF fresh MNH. SG 476-478 cat £480 for M, should be at least double, £960 MNH. Yv 253-255 cat €1100. (3 blks). (P)
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1930 Sinking fund 1Fr50+3Fr50 reddish-purple sheetlet of 4, from booklet. VF MLH, sl darker gum. Yv 256 cat €400. SG 480 cat £480, plus premium for pane (comp bklt of 2 cat £1300). (P)
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1930 Sinking Fund 1Fr50+3Fr50 reddish-purple sheetlet of 4, from booklet. VF MNH, sl glazed darker gum. Yv 256 cat €640 for M singles. SG 480 cat £480 for M singles, should be at least double, £960 MNH, plus premium for pane (comp bklt of 2 cat £1300). (P)
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1930 Sinking Fund 1Fr50+3Fr50 reddish-purple sheetlet of 4, plus booklet cover. VF MNH, sl glazed darker gum. Yv 256 cat €640 for singles. SG 480 cat £480 for M singles should be at least double, £960 MNH, plus premium for sheet; etc (booklet cat €1350 or £1300). (P)
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1930 Airmail 1Fr50 lake, perfin 'EIPA 30' (INVERTED) for use at the Philatelic Exhibition in Paris & only available at the entrance. Superb MNH, pristine never hinged gum. SG 483(var), Maury PA5A cat €5500, Yv PE6d cat €5000. Extremely rare genuine example. Exp Calves, plus 2005 Bolaffi ph
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1941 Petain set 40c-2Fr50, plus Relief Fund 1Fr+10c, all IMPERF horiz prs. Superb fresh MNH, all 4 margins. SG 690-93(var), Maury 470-73nd & 494nd cat €690+. Very scarce. (5) (P)
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1942 Tricolour Legion in Russia full sheet of 25 with 2 rows 1Fr20+ 8Fr80 blue, 1 row of albino impressions & 2 rows of 1Fr20+8Fr80 scarlet, with printer sheet no margin. VF fresh MNH. SG 769-70 cat £165 as M singles, so £330+ MNH. Maury 566B cat €250+ as setenant strips, plus premi
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1943 World War II Relief Fund full sheet of 25, with 5 setenant strips of 5 with printer's 'coin date' at base. VF fresh MNH. SG 780A cat £400+ as M strips, so should be at least double, £800+ MNH. Maury 580A cat €750+ as strips, large premium for attractive sheet
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1943 Military Airmail opt Angers 10Fr violet with 'Par Avion Batiment de Ligne Richelieu' issued on Battleship Richelieu in New York'. VF fresh MNH. Yv PAM10 cat €1600+, Maury PAM7 cat €1700. Very rare, only 1 or 2 sheets of 50 printed. 2016 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)
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1943 Vichy Government Officials set 10c-20Fr, showing fascist symbols, full set inc very rare 70c. Superb fresh MNH, pristine never hinged original gum. Maury S1-15, Yv S1-15 cat €3200+. Very rare WWII set which was never issued for political reasons & of which almost the whole printing was off
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1944 Annemasse Liberation '18-8-1944 Liberation Annemasse F.F.I.' opts on Petain set 70c-4.50Fr. Superb fresh MNH. Mayer 1-11 cat €285+ M, plus premium MNH. Yv cat €610. (11) (P)
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1944 Nice Liberation 'R.F. NICE 28 Aout 1944 FRONT NATIONAL' opt on Mercury/Petain set 10c-2Fr, with security underprint on reverse. Superb fresh MNH. Mayer 1-6 cat €180+++ for M, plus premium MNH. (6) (P)
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1945 St Nazaire Liberation 'LIBERATION' h/s opts group of 6 items with cover franked Viking Ship set 50c & 2Fr, & Petain 4Fr engraved, then 4 covers franked Mercury 30c & 50c, Petain 1Fr (2), 1.50Fr, 1.20Fr & 2Fr, tied by Severac, Guarende & St Joachim cds, plus also Petain 1.20Fr postal card, that
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1945 St Nazaire Liberation 'LIBERATION' h/s opts 3 covers franked opts on Petain - 1st with 80c horiz pr 2nd stamp diag opt INVERTED, 2nd with 2Fr horiz pr with opt straddling across both stamps, 3rd with 1Fr & 4Fr, all tied by 'Batz s/Mer / 9 5 45' cds, & with 'TAXE PERCUE' postage paid h/s on or b
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1945 St Nazaire Liberation 'LIBERATION' h/s opt on Petain 1.20Fr postal card, with 'TAXE PERCUE' postage paid h/s & 'ILOT de St NAZAIRE / VIVE la LIBERATION' at left, with 'Guerande 11.5.45' cds & 'GUERANDE' s/l. Superb fresh. Mayer L13 cat €600. Rare & attractive. (P)
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1849 cover front franked Ceres 20c grey-black imperf (4 margins), tied by diamond grille pmk. To Paris with 'Peronne 23 OCT 49' cds at LL. SG 8 cat £600, Yv 3c at €520 -both as loose stamp, cat €750 on cover. Calves photo cert. (P)
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1850s cover front franked Ceres 1Fr carmine imperf (4 large margins) tied by diamond grille pmk, 'Paris 18 SEPT 5?' cds at right. VFU. SG 19 cat £1100, Yv 6 cat €1000 -both for loose stamp, cat €1650 on cover. Miro photo cert. (P)
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1854 Folded letter franked Napoleon 25c blue imperf (4 margins) tied by diamond dots '1187' small numeral pmk. To Bruyeres with b/s 'Bruyeres en Vosges' SG 63 cat £350, Yv 15 cat €290 -both as loose stamp, cat €500 on cover. (P)
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1861 Folded letter wrapper franked Napoleon 20c blue plate 2, provisional perf 7 by Susse, tied by diamond of dots, 'Paris 14 FEVR61' cds alongside. To La Rochelle with arrival b/s. SG 83a cat £180, Yv 14 BP cat €175.
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1861 cover franked Napoleon 20c blue plate 1 (almost 4 margins), tied by 'Corps Expeditionnaire D'Italia, 1st Division 2 NOV 61' cds. 3 b/s inc Lyon TPO & 'Valence?' SG 57, Yv 14A. Rare usage from French intervention in Italy.
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1870 part folded letter franked Ceres 20c blue plate 1 imperf (4 large margins), tied by diamond of dots '4278' pmk. To Annonay with arrival b/s. SG 164 cat £850, Yv 44A cat €850 -both as loose stamp, cat €1300 on cover. (P)
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1941-42 Marshal Petain specialist collection with range of printings, papers, shades etc, plus imperf, inking varieties, 1Fr50 brown imperf, forgery & paper join pr, some pre-cancels, Postal Stationery cards (5) & Lettercard. Then 'coin dates' cnr blks of 4 (80), perfins inc 'EXP/PS' on 70c orange m
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1942 Military Airmail opt Petain 1Fr50 with 'Par Avion Batiment de Ligne Richelieu' issued on Battleship Richelieu in New York, tied by appropriate shipmail pmk on Petain 1Fr20 Postal Card, with large censor h/s. VF. Yv PAM 3, Maury PAM 4 cat €3500. Rare & attractive. 2005 Rendon photo cert. (P
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World War II Postal History: 1941-45 Petain issue covers & cards specialized collection with almost entirely Petain frankings with 1st Anniv of French Legion franked 1941 set of 4, plus 10 diff Petain labels, various special & Commem pmks, perfins, Postal Stationery Postcards & Lettercards, PPC, Ant
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World War II: 1939-45 MNH collection with complete standard issues of Republic & Vichy France, as well as LVF French Legion on Eastern Front with 1941 Russian Bear M/Sheet, other 3 sets inc some with tabs. Then German Occupation 1941 Dunkirk 'Besetztes Gebiet Nordfrankreich' on pairs of both 50c iss
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Djibouti: 1902 Surch Pictorial triangle 10c/2Fr, variety '10' with large circular 'O'. Superb fresh MLH, large margins. Yv 32c cat €200. SG 118(var) cat £85+ as normal, plus premium for variety. (P)
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Djibouti: 1902 Surch Pictorial triangle 10c/50Fr green& lake tete-beche pr. VF fresh M/MLH, large margins. Yv 36 cat €220, SG 113 cat £240 -both, plus premium for pr. (P)
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Obock: 1893 Pictorial triangles 2Fr slate & 5Fr rose, plus 5Fr opt SPECIMEN. 1st 2 superb M with full large margins, last has cnr flt. Yv 45-46 cat £230, plus the Specimen, est €500+. SG 63-54 & 64s cat £550. 1st 5Fr exp Rouset & Brun AIEP. (P)
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Obock: 1894-1903 Pictorial triangles 2Fr-10Fr. Superb MLH, all large margins. Yv 60-62 cat €410. SG 78-80 cat £470. (3). (P)
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Oceanic Settlements: 1941 FRANCE LIBRE opt set 1Fr-20Fr. VF fresh MNH. SG 136-146 cat £187 for M, should be at least double, £374 MNH. Maury 140-149 cat €615. (10) (P)
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1895 Runners set 2d to 4/-. VF UN. SG 57-62 cat £150. (6). (P)
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1941 'France Libre' opt Gold Currency 5c-10Fr, plus Postage Due set 5c-1Fr. VF MNH, usual colonial gum. SG exF65-F76 & FD65-FD69 cat £347. Yv ex 124-135 & TT11-15 cat €450. (12). (P)
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1941 'France Libre' opt Gold Currency 1Fr, 2Fr, 5Fr & 10Fr, marginal blks of 4. VF MNH, usual Colonial gum. SG F73-76 cat £436+, Yv 132-35 cat €800+, premium for blks (4 blks) (P)
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1885 Expedition usage of QV Military Telegraphs 1d lilac & black. VFU, violet field cds. SG MTI cat £200. (P)
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1885 Expedition usage of QV Military Telegraph 3d lilac & brown. VFU on piece with violet 'Field Tel... SK' cds of Suakin. SG MT2 cat £200. (P)
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