1850 1fr red brown, black cancel, margins all around, fresh and fine, signed Brun, etc., with Pascal Scheller certificate (YT 6A) cat. €2700 (Cat No. 9e) (Image)

Cat. €2700, Est.$750

1850 1fr dull orange red, margins all around, good color, uneven in places, but clear and including portion of adjoining stamp at bottom, tied by "2798" small numerals (Sancergues) in dots on large piece, with corresponding 4 January 1854 cds alongside (late usage for the 1fr vermilion), fine example of this popular rarity, with 1954 ("Vermillon Vif") and 2011 Brun certificates (YT 7a, Euro 26,500) cat. $17000 (Cat No. 8a) (Image)

Cat. $17000, Est.$5,000

1853-60 1f lake, neat Paris star cancel, margins all around, beautiful color, v.f. and sound stamp, signed Richter, with 2007 Scheller certificate (YT 18, cat. Euro 3,250) cat. $3250 (Cat No. 21) (Image)

Cat. $3250, Est.$750

1853-60 1f lake, star cancel, margins all around, brilliant color, fresh and v.f. stamp, absolutely sound, with 2008 Brun certificate, cat. $3250 (Cat No. 21) (Image)

Cat. $3250, Est.$750

1870 (2 July) FL from Paris to Moscow, franked with 80c Laureated, Paris departure cds, also violet "Aus Frankreich P.Saarbrucken Franco" and boxed "W.F. 2. Sgr" (due Prussia), Moscow arrival pmks in red and black, fine (Image)

Est.$500

1870-71 80c rose, block of four, margins all around, beautiful color, h.r. at top, slightly disturbed gum at bottom, fresh and v.f., signed Brun (YT 49) cat. €3500 (Cat No. 48) (Image)

Cat. €3500, Est.$1,000

1871 Commune de Paris, three collateral items incl. green pass dated 19 May 1871; red pass headed "Commission des Barricades", with Ministry of Public Works hs, signed by "Le President de la Commission" (Henri Rochefort); plus invalidated "Governement de la Defense Nationale" dated 15 Dec. 1870 and signed (Image)

Est.$500

1871 (7 Sep) FL from St. Etienne to Lyon, franked with imperf. 4c and perf. 1c Napoleon and 20c Ceres, all tied by "3581" numerals in lozenge, fine combination franking showing three diff. issues, signed Calves, with arrival pmk (Cat No. 29,31c,44) (Image)

Est.$500

1876-78 20c red brown, type I, block of four, l.h., faint gum toning, lower left stamp creased with heavy natural inclusion, otherwise fine (YT 67, Euro 4,000) cat. $2600 (Cat No. 70) (Image)

Cat. $2600, Est.$500

1877-78 25c black, red paper, type II, block of four, heavy h.r., creases, top left stamp thin, otherwise fine and rare block (YT 91) cat. €7000 (Cat No. 93) (Image)

Cat. €7000, Est.$1,000

1900 50c bistre brown and gray, right sheet margin imperf. single, n.h., light marginal stain well away from the stamp, v.f. (YT 120a) cat. $650 (Cat No. 123a) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.$250

1900 5fr dark blue and buff, block of four, well centered, top stamps h.r., bottom stamps n.h., v.f., signed Roumet, cat. $770 (Cat No. 130) (Image)

Cat. $770, Est.$250

1923 1fr Bordeaux Congress, right sheet margin block of four, well centered, top left stamp l.h., other three n.h., miniscule traces of adhesions, fresh and v.f. block, signed Brun and Roger Calves, cat. $2915 (Cat No. 197) (Image)

Cat. $2915, Est.$1,000

1923 1.50fr blue, also 50c Sower, forgeries to defraud the Post Office, the so-called "Faux de Marseilles", gutter sheets of 100, n.h., fine-v.f., with 2018 Calves certificates, cat. €10000 (Cat No. YT 181a, 199n) (Image)

Cat. €10000, Est.$1,500

1924 Paris Olympic Games, set of four sheetlets of 25, n.h., fine-v.f. (YT 183-86, Euro 3,950) cat. $3125 (Cat No. 198-201) (Image)

Cat. $3125, Est.$1,000

1925 Paris souvenir sheet of four, with marginal 3.5.25 exhibition postmark, n.h. and post office fresh, marginal thins, otherwise v.f., cat. $2850 (Cat No. 226) (Image)

Cat. $2850, Est.$500

1870 (11 December) Le General Renault, flimsy envelope addressed to London, endorsed "Par Ballon Monte," paying 30c with 10c and 20c Ceres, canceled "1556" (Fourcamont), with framed "P.D." on front, handed to pilot, with excellent strike of "Republique Francaise Dartois & Yon Aeronautes du Gouvernement" in blue, arrival pmk, paper strengthening, otherwise fine, signed Bolaffi, Albert Schneider, etc., with 2002 Roger Calves Certificate. A rarity (Maury 41) cat. €14000 (Image)

Cat. €14000, Est.$5,000

1870 "Le Jacquard", flimsy envelope endorsed "8e Corps d'Armee" and "Par Ballon Monte", addressed to Toulon-sur-Mer, with pmk of Vincennes 28 Nov. 70, backstamped on arrival one month late (23 Dec 70), stamp is missing (mail originated from a bag which was recovered from the Island Bryher). A rare cover, with 2000 Behr certificate (Image)

Est.$2,500

1927 overprints, imperf. collective deluxe sheet of two, die cuts trimmed away at bottom, v.f. (YT PA1-2) cat. €3000 (Cat No. C1-2P) (Image)

Cat. €3000, Est.$1,000

1922 Bourges Aviation Meeting, set of five with values double, one inverted, also three additional varieties, including 50fr with red triple, one inverted, 1fr with value displaced and 1fr with value in red instead of green, plus a "regular" set of five included for comparison, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., with 2007 Rendon certificate (Image)

Est.$500

1922 Bourges Aviation Meeting, five inverted value varieties, with green, ultramarine and violet stamps with "25" inverted in upper right, violet "25" (corner margin) and green "75" with values inverted in tablet, mostly l.h., fine-v.f., with 2007 Rendon certificate (Image)

Est.$500

1922 Rouen Aviation Meeting, set of five, each with values inverted in upper right corner, h.r., fine-v.f., with 2007 Rendon certificate (Image)

Est.$500

1938 LaBaule Aviation Meeting, 25c and 1.75fr, numerals inverted, n.h., also regular set for comparison (l.h.), fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$250

1929 Strasbourg to Saigon, registered cover, with "Courier Accidente" handstamp, fine and scarce interrupted flight, with arrival pmk (Image)

Est.$150

1943 Battleship "Richelieu," Petain, 1.50fr "block" of three, bottom stamps double overprints, n.h., fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$500