1808 NAPOLEON Bonaparte, single page folio dated 16 December, 1808 addressed "Au Prince Eugene Napoleon", datelined Madrid. Napoleon addressed the letter "Mon Fils" and signs "Votre Affectionnee Pere NAP", fine letter from the Emperor to his stepson Eugene (de Beauharnais, was adopted by Napoleon in 1806, though excluded from succession to the French Empire). A rare letter from Napoleon, during his short time in Madrid in December 1808 (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1811 NAPOLEON Bonaparte (1769-1821), military general and the first emperor of France who is considered one of the world's greatest military leaders. Napoleon revolutionized military organization and training, sponsored the Napoleonic Code, reorganized education and established the long-lived Concordat with the papacy. A two-page letter, date-lined St.Cloude, 11 June, 1811 addressed to Duc de Feltre, Ministre de la Guerre (Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, Duke of Feltre, born to Irish parents from Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny, in Landrecies, was a politician and Marshal of France. Clarke was one of the most influential and charismatic Franco-Irish generals in the French army during the Napoleonic period. He had close links to the Irish Brigade of France), letter discusses military matters, with additional commentary pinned at bottom, boldly signed "NAPOL", dated 11 June 1811 (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1850 1fr light carmine, brown carmine, used, margins all around, fresh, the latter with tiny thin entirely in margin, otherwise v.f., signed Diena, Roumet, Maury, cat. $1450 (Cat No. 9,9b) (Image)

Cat. $1450, Est.US$300

1850 1fr carmine, Sperati reproduction, handstamped on back, v.f. (Cat No. 9) (Image)

Est.US$150

1857 (7 Jan) FL from Le Havre to New York, with 30c franking (3x10c "Empire" imperf., minor faults), tied by small "1495" numerals, routed "Via Cadiz", red "Bureau Maritime Le Havre" departure, red "P.P." postage only partially paid and charged "6" postage due (on Ship Letter delivered in port of arrival) (Image)

Est.US$150

1870 4c dark gray, used, faint crayon mark at bottom, margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed Brun and Roumet (Maury 41f, Euro 1,550) (Cat No. 40var) (Image)

Est.US$150

1929 Le Havre Exposition, v.f., single franking on registered cover, filing folds away from the stamp, cat. $750 (Cat No. 246) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.US$150

1930 B.I.T. Congress, set of two blocks of 15, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $697 (Cat No. 256-57) (Image)

Cat. $697, Est.US$150

1944 Liberation of Paris, souvenir sheet of four, n.h., usual wrinkles and natural tiny inclusions (printed during the war on very poor quality paper), actually v.f. and scarce (see note in Scott following No.523) (YT BF4, Euro 9,300) cat. $6500 (Image)

Cat. $6500, Est.US$4,000

1957-59 Europa, two different Signed Artist Die proofs, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$100

1868 2c lilac, two different imperf., one with lilac network, also 2c blue, each handstamped "Epreuve", v.f., signed Brun or Roumet (Cat No. P1,P2P) (Image)

Est.US$400

1868 2c black, perforated trial color, overprinted "Epreuve" in red, signed Brun, etc., with 2018 Roumet certificate (Cat No. P3P) (Image)

Est.US$150

1951 Napoleon, three artist (Decaris) signed die proofs in black, two in unissued 25fr denominations (instead of 30fr), v.f., scarce (Cat No. B264P) (Image)

Est.US$250

1870 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte (13 Oct) FL to London, 30c Laureated Napoleon canceled by numeral, with departure pmk alongside, red "PD", Paris a Calais transit on back, London Oct 19 arrival on front, fine Ballon Monte letter carried on "Le Godefroy Cavaignac" (Image)

Est.US$200

1870 Siege of Paris - Par Ballon Monte (3 Oct) card to London, 10c and 20c Laureated Napoleon (small faults), canceled by Paris Star, departure pmk alongside, red "PD", some toning, fine Ballon Monte postcard ("I send this by Balloon in the hope it may reach you") (Image)

Est.US$200

1871 (9 Nov) FL from Strasburg to Macon, franked with Alsace-Lorraine 2x10c (Points up), used in combination with French 20c Ceres (Repub) and 5c Laure (Empire), tied by small numerals in lozenges, with departure cds alongside, Belfort transit and Macon arrival pmks on back, letter refolded at bottom, fine (Image)

Est.US$300

1871 (18 Aug) FL from Strasburg to Nancy, franked with Alsace-Lorraine 2x5c and single 10c (Points up), canceled by framed "Strasburg im Elsass Bahnhof" departure datestamps, used in combination with French 20c Ceres, tied by "2598" large numerals, fine and attractive mixed franking combination, with arrival pmk on back (Image)

Est.US$500

1871 (17 June) FL from Remiremont to Obernay, Bas Rhin, franked with Alsace-Lorraine 10c (Points up), used in combination with French 20c Laure (Empire), both tied by "3106" large numerals, charged "30" (struck twice), with arrival pmk on back, fine and uncommon underpaid mixed franking combination (Image)

Est.US$500

1871 (23 Oct) FL from Metz to Paris, franked with Alsace-Lorraine 20c (Points up), used in combination with French 20c Ceres (Repub), 1c and 4c (Empire), tied by blue star pmks, with additional departure cds below "Paris-Etranger" arrival on back, usual filing fold away from the stamps, fine and attractive four-color combination (Image)

Est.US$500

1871 (8 Oct) FL to Carpentras, franked with two copies of 20c Alsace-Lorraine (Points-up), tied by Strasbourg departure cds, sent via Paris, where 40c orange (Laure) was added, tied by blue Paris Star cancel, with transit and arrival pmks on back, one of the 20c stamps faulty, some toning, otherwise fine combination (Image)

Est.US$400

1872 (3 Jan) small FL from Metz to Cusset, paying 2gr with Germany 2gr Small Shield, tied by departure cds, repeated alongside, sent via Paris, where additional 25c was paid by 5c and 10c Empire and 10c Bordeaux (Repub Franc.) imperforate single, tied by blue "Paris Etranger 4 Jan 72" pmks, arriving at destination the next day, fine and unusual Germany and mixed-issues France combination franking (Image)

Est.US$750

1898 (8 Oct) registered cover from Constantinople to France, franked with 1p on 25c surcharged, used in combination with unoverprinted France 10c Type Sage, tied by cds, endorsed "enchantillons sans valeur" (samples), Grenoble 12 Oct arrival pmk on back, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1892 25c and 35c with Diego Suarez overprint reading downwards, tied by 29 Dec 1894 pmks on large part of registered cover (another stamp excised at right) to Paris, with La Reunion a Marseille LV 2 transit and arrival pmk, fine (catalogued as used off cover) cat. $945 (Cat No. 20,22) (Image)

Cat. $945, Est.US$250

1899 (22 Sep) cover to France, with Mazagan to Marrakech local 5c yellow green (2), tied by "J.Brudo Mazagan" French Courier pmk, used in combination with French Morocco 25c on 25c Type Sage, tied by departure pmk, Tangier transit and Montbeliard arrival pmks on back, overall staining and minor cover tear, fine combination (Cat No. 4L1) (Image)

Est.US$250

1919 (19 Oct) cover to Paris, violet "Poste Cherifiennes" handstamp and Tangier departure cds, franked on back with Cherifian Post 10c vermilion (Scott A4), tied by bold "Arbaoua" bilingual handstamp, used in combination with French Morocco 10c on 10c rose (30), transit and arrival pmks alongside, some cover mending, otherwise fine usage from Arbaoua (a small town in Kenitra Province, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, North-Western Morocco) (Image)

Est.US$400