Accumulation in albums mostly used from classics, noted Napoleon Imperfs 40c orange & 80c red, also modern issues with lots of thematic interest, some French Antarctic, etc. Weighs 9kg. (1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1849-71 Imperfs selection comprising Second Republic Ceres 10c yellow-bistre Maury 1 (SG 1) horizontal pair, ironed-out horizontal crease where it had been folded over the cover, 1852-53 Napoleon 10c & 25c #9 & 10 (SG 37 & 39); Second Empire Napoléon III 1c 5c 80c & 1fr (guarantee handstamp) Maury 11 12 17A & 18 (SG 42 44 67 & 72); and Third Republic 5c 10c pair 30c 40c & 80c x2 (both with guarantee handstamp) Maury 42 43 47 48 & 49 (SG 157 161 175 177 & 182; most with full margins - just clear to touching in places, many with shallow thinning that doesn't detract from the fine to very fine facial appearance, Cat €7500 (£7500). (15) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1849-52 Ceres 15c green Maury 2 (SG 4), margins close to large except where just shaved at lower-right, tied to 1852 local outer by light very fine star-of-dots cancel, superb rounded-boxed 'SOCIETE/DE LA VIEILLE MONTAGNE/EXPLOITATION/DU BLANC DE ZINC' (= Old Mountain White Zinc Mine) cachet in red, ironed-out filing folds well clear of the stamp, Cat €2100 on cover (£1200 for the used stamp). Pascal Behr Certificates (2016 & 2023). (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1849-52 Ceres 25c dark blue horizontal Tete-Beche Pair Maury T4c (SG 24), margins good to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at lower-left (or should that be upper-right?), superb lattice cancels, Cat €20,000 (£18,000). Superb. (Image1)

Estimate AU$10,000

1849-52 Ceres 40c orange with Major Retouch (Larger '4' at Left) Maury 9j (SG 20) [Pos 146], good even margins, a few thins that don't detract from the very fine facial appearance, very fine 'DS2'-in-diamond-of-dots cancel well clear of the retouch, Cat €6100 (£8500). Ceres Philatelie Certificate (2023) as Yvert 5d states "aminci mais rare" (= thinned but rare) and "Elle était sans réparation ni truquage lors de la vente" (= it was without repair or fiddling [!] when sold). (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1853-61 Empire (Napoleon III) 20c blue vertical Tete-Beche Pair Maury T22 (SG 100), a couple of short perfs, tied by Gross Chiffres '3855' with 'ST SERVAN/11/MAI/68/(3-)' cds alongside to outer with oval 'USINE DE LA CONCORDE/A ST SERVAN' (= Concorde factory) cachet in blue on the reverse, to Rennes with arrival backstamp of the next day, some staining that has been professionally reduced, signed "Scheller" at lower-right, Cat €3000 on cover (£1600 for the pair). Ceres Philatelie Certificate (2023) as Yvert T22b. (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1900-32 Merson group comprising 40c red & pale blue, 45c green & blue, 60c violet & blue, 1f lake & yellow, 2f lilac & buff (tiny aging mark on one perf tip), 2f orange & blue-green, 3f violet & blue, 3f mauve & carmine, 10f green & red and 20f magenta & green, centring variable but generally above-average for this issue, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders, Cat £1800+ (€1900+). (10) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1902 Mouchon Redrawn 10c to 30c set SG 309-313 (Michel 102-106), centring variable as usual, the 20c with a tiny aging mark on one perf tip, all with small hinge remainders, Cat £650+ (€420). (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1917-19 War Orphan's Fund 2c+3c to 5f+5f set SG 370-377, centring variable as usual, the 35c+25c marginal single from the base of the sheet with part-imprint, the values to 50c+50c unmounted, the 1f+1f lightly mounted, the 5f+5f with hinge remainder, Cat £3500+ (€2500+) for mounted. (8) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

1917-19 War Orphan's Fund 2c+3c to 5f+5f set SG 370-377 (Michel 128-135), centring variable as usual, fine used with cds cancels, Cat £2500 (€2000). (8) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress Overprint Merson 1f lake & yellow-green SG 400e (Michel 152), very lightly mounted, Cat £650 (€650 for unmounted). (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1925 Paris International Philatelic Exhibition Peace & Commerce 5f red block of 4 in M/S SG MS412a (Michel Block 1) in original 220x140mm size, very fine complete strike of 'EXPOSITION PHILATLIQUE /*/10-5/25/PARIS' cds at lower-right, four small hinge remainders on the reverse otherwise full gum, Cat £1700 (€1400). Sold only at the Exhibition. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1927 Strasbourg Philatelic Exhibition Sower 5f blue & 10f red se-tenant strip with 'STRASBOURG/1927' label in M/S SG MS454b (Michel Block 2) in original 140x110mm size, three hinge remainders, Cat £1600 (€2000 for unmounted). Sold only at the Exhibition. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhibition Overprint Merson 2f red & blue-green SG 470 (Michel 239), exceptional centring, characteristic partial 'offset' of the overprint on reverse, lightly mounted, Cat £1000 (€1000 for unmounted). Sold only at the Exhibition. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200