1850 1fr brown carmine, neat grids cancels, margins all around, v.f., cat. $800 (Cat No. 9b) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.$200

1862 Reimpression, 10c bistre, bottom sheet margin single, n.h., fresh and v.f., signed Calves, etc. (YT 9e, catalogue value for hinged) cat. €750 (Cat No. 10b) (Image)

Cat. €750, Est.$500

1863-70 Empire, 2c red brown, block of four, top stamps h.r., bottom stamps l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. (YT 26) cat. €875 (Cat No. 30) (Image)

Cat. €875, Est.$250

1863-70 5fr Empire, imperf. left margin single, clear margins on other sides, l.h., nice impression, diagonal crease, otherwise v.f. (YT 33c, cat. Euro 11,000) cat. $7800 (Cat No. 37b) (Image)

Cat. $7800, Est.$2,500

1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 2c bright brick red ("rouge-brique fonce"), margins all around, unused without gum, v.f., signed Calves (YT 40Bf) cat. €2500 (Cat No. 39avar) (Image)

Cat. €2500, Est.$500

1870-71 Ceres, 20c blue, block of four, upper right stamp tete-beche, canceled on piece, few irregular perfs, trimmed perfs at bottom, fine and scarce tete-beche multiple (YT 37c, cat. Euro 2,400 for tete-beche pair, without premium for block) cat. $1450 (Cat No. 57b) (Image)

Cat. $1450, Est.$700

1870-71 40c orange, block of four, l.h., v.f., signed Miro (YT 48) cat. €2800 (Cat No. 59) (Image)

Cat. €2800, Est.$750

1872-78 correspondence of 10 FLs from Bordeaux and Paris to Brownsville, Texas, variety of franking incl. both Ceres and Laureated issues, with rates up to 3fr, also 2.40fr, 2fr, 1.05fr, 50fr, etc., interesting markings, some faults and aging, generally fine (Image)

Est.$1,000

1875 (22 Aug) FL from Le Havre to Brazos-Santiago, paying 1fr with perf. 30c (2) and 40c, all tied by "6311" large numerals, endorsed "Par Bolivar", with "Batchelor & Co." datestamp and red "P.P.", fine (Image)

Est.$150

1877 1c Prussian Blue, type II, used, fairly well centered for this difficult stamp, with 1980 Royal certificate (YT 84, cat. ?6,000) cat. $4350 (Cat No. 87) (Image)

Cat. $4350, Est.$2,000

1877 1c Prussian Blue, used, well centered, v.f. for issue, with 1986 Roger Calves certificate (YT 84) cat. $4350 (Cat No. 87) (Image)

Cat. $4350, Est.$2,500

1877 4c claret, lower left sheet corner margin single, impressive fold-over variety, h.r., scarce (Cat No. 90var) (Image)

Est.$150

1912 (June) round-the-world card from Templeuve, via Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland, each country's franking added along the way and canceled appropriately, minor card faults, fine (Image)

Est.$150

1944 R.F. overprints, 11 different used on registered and locally used Bordeaux cover, also four documents, one with 1.50fr handstamped R.F. and signed by the Mayor of Badonviller, another with various handstamps, plus two from the Mayor of Baccarat, regarding surcharged Liberation stamps (Image)

Est.$250

1944 Marianne, 2.40fr red, imperf. bottom margin horizontal pair, l.h., v.f., with handstamp guarantee on reverse (YT 693a) cat. €1500 (Cat No. 515var) (Image)

Cat. €1500, Est.$300

1945 R.R. Foch et de Gaulle overprints, 1c-1.50fr, twelve different, n.h., fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$150

1945 R.F. overprints, 21 different used on two Bordeaux covers, one registered with arrival pmks, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.$150

1923 Montpellier Aviation Meeting, 1fr and 2fr, each with center inverted, used on combination with 25c Sower on flown cover from Montpellier to Evreux, transit Nimes and arrival pmk, fine cover, with 2006 Alex Rendon certificate (Image)

Est.$150

1941 Fight Against Cancer, four imperforate trial color proof singles, n.h., v.f. (Cat No. B110TC) (Image)

Est.$150

1894 5c yellow green, upper left corner margin horizontal strip of five, with dramatic shift of the overprint, n.h., v.f. and striking variety, signed Brun (Cat No. 2var) (Image)

Est.$750

1979-90 selection of 10 different engravings, each numbered and signed ("La Fortune" with facsimile signature, others original signatures by the artists), also with issued stamp affixed below and cancelled (Image)

Est.$500

1890 25c on 1fr bronze green, type III, h.r., fine (YT 18) cat. €1100 (Cat No. 21) (Image)

Cat. €1100, Est.$300

1901 entire newspaper "Djibouti", with a complete wrapper addressed to Paris, franked with right half of 10c cancelled by Djibouti cds, fine and rare item (Cat No. 11a) (Image)

Est.$500

1903 (July 4) registered cover to Paris, attractively franked, v.f., with French packet and arrival pmks (Image)

Est.$300

1915 10pf carmine, "Occupation Franco-Anglaise" overprint inverted, tied on small piece by Anecho 4/11 cds, fresh and v.f., signed Diena, Sismondo, etc., with 2008 Pascal Scheller certificate (YT 45a, Euro 22,000) (Mi.10K, Euro 20,000) cat. $16500 (Cat No. 166a) (Image)

Cat. $16500, Est.$7,500