1537

1829 Entire (light soiling a grease mark) Dijon to Lyon having good strike of unframed two line '20 Dijon' mark on front with no back stamps. ()

£2.50

 

1538

1839-42 Two slightly tatty unfranked wrappers used within France having black or blue Paris cds's dated 24 March 1839 or 6 June 1842. ()

£2.00

 

1539

1849-52 Ceres Head 25c pale blue two clear margins into on others good used SG12. ()

£6.00

 

1540

1849-52 20c black/white cut square into at bottom right usual part grid cancel SG7. ()

£7.00

 

1541

1852 Pichnot unadopted imperf essays for 25c value showing bust and inscription Louis Napoleon Bonaparte in blue¬ red and brown (right marginal reversed printing) all having moire pattern overprint on ungummed paper. ()

£15.00

 

1542

1853-61 Napoleon Head 10c brown-ochre/yellowish 4 margins part dotted grid cancel SG47. ()

£10.00

 

1543

1853-61 Napoleon Head 20c dark blue/greyish 3 large margins into at top fine used SG54. ()

£1.00

 

1544

1853-61 Napoleon Head 20c bright blue (bluish) 4 large margins '12' in dotted cancel plus 1862 20c blue horizontal pair on piece tied by 4078 in dotted diamond cancels SG93. Lot includes Ceres Head 40c orange (shades) SG140/42 all tied by dotted star cancels. ()

£6.50

 

1545

1853-61 Napoleon Head 40c orange x 5 inc pair on piece plus 80c carmine x 3 having mixed margins all having straight line Estrangero Barcelona handstamp between SG64/69. ()

£20.00

 

1546

1855 Lightly soiled and a little tatty cover to England bearing Napoleon Head 40c orange/cream SG64 3 large margins¬ along frame line on 4th tied by long dotted cancel. Paris London and PD marks on front with Paris Calais and Wheatley cds's on reverse. ()

£2.50

 

1547

1859 Postage Dues 10c black two margins¬ along frame line on others plus 15c black four margins both fine part cds used SGD87/D88. ()

£4.00

 

1548

1859-71 Postage Dues 10c black 15c black (light staining both sides) and 25c black (small surface scuff) all 4 margins fine part cds used SGD87/D88 & D212. ()

£6.00

 

1549

1861 Part front to London at 60c rate bearing Napoleon Head 20c blue and 40c orange both three margins tied by number in dotted diamond cancel plus 1862 entire used within France bearing Napoleon Head 20c blue tied by unclear cancel. ()

£1.50

 

1550

1861 Napoleon Head 80c orange unofficial perf 7 two different shades fine used SG85. ()

£25.00

 

1551

1861 Part of entire bearing 1c bronze-green/blue (unofficial perforation applied by Messrs Susse) centred very right tied by Paris 60 double ring cds dated 1 August 1861 SG80. ()

£35.00

 

1552

1862 Napoleon Head 80c deep rose striaght edge at right with crease bottom right corner having rouletted perfs other sides somewhat trimmed part star dotted cancel SG99 variety. ()

£10.00

 

1553

1862 Napoleon Head 20c blue perf 14 x 13½ SG93 grossly misperfed bottom marginal mint block of 4 with bottom pair showing half of design and top pair showing design bicected horizontally. On reverse side there is full offset of Napoleon Head 20c in black on each stamp. Believed to be printers waste with paper reused for printing 20c black colour trial. Complete with undated auction card from Roumet Paris lot 31. ()

£35.00

 

1554

1862 Napoleon Head 1c bronze-green/blue block of four unused (no gum) with top pair having 'Extra long beard' variety plus right hand stamps shows additional flaw on moustache. Ex Cavendish auction 1994 cost £80.SG86/86 varieties. ()

£30.00

 

1555

1862 Commercial entire Lyon to Constantinople at 50c rate bearing Napoleon Head 10c bistre and 40c orange both 3 margins tied by 2145 over A dotted cancels with 10c tied by Lyon cds dated 19 December 1862. Usual framed PD mark on front plus Lyon-Marseille TPO¬ Marseille cds and arrival mark dated 19¬ 20 and 26 December respectively on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

1556

1862-70 Napoleon Head 10c bistre x 3 20c blue x 25 and 30c brown perforated issue on two pages from small club book all used showing printing varieties SG91 93 & 116. ()

£10.00

 

1557

1862-70 Vessey Ltd Sale 715 lot 269 (pre 1970) containing Napoleon Head 2c brown (shades) perf 14 x 13½ seven mint and eleven used on an album page between SG104/06. ()

£35.00

 

1558

1863 Hand addressed cover to Grenoble bearing Napoleon Head 10c bistre tied by 1239 small numbers in dotted cancel having Crolles D'Isere cds dated 27 June 1863 on front and Grenoble cds dated 29 June 1863 on reverse. ()

£3.00

 

1559

1863-70 Napoleon Head 30c deep brown centered very high fine used SG117. ()

£7.00

 

1560

1863-70 Napoleon Head 30c brown one pulled perf fine used SG116. ()

£3.00

 

1561

1863-70 Napoleon Head Empire Francais colour trials 30c value (SG type 5) imperf singles in bright violet¬ bluish grey¬ greenish slate¬ orange¬ deep carmine and carmine-rose x 2 (seven in total) on ungummed white paper SG116. ()

£20.00

 

1562

1865 Entire trimmed at left Bordeaux to Constantinople at 50c rate bearing Napoleon Head 10c bistre and 40c orange SG91 & 96 tied by 532 in dotted diamond cancel having Bordeaux cds dated 12 April 1865 on front along with small framed Apres Le Depart and red framed 'PD' mark. Three transit cds's on reverse including Constanstinople Turquie 25 April. ()

£4.00

 

1563

1867 Hand addressed yellow cover opened at base to Louisiana USA having slight damage at right bearing Napoleon Head 80c rose SG98 tied by 8456 in dotted diamond cancel having Roanne cds dated 20 July 1867 alongside. Usual red framed PD mark applied on front along with red N York AM Pkt Paid single circle mark dated 4 August and small unclear red '9'' mark. Paris and unclear cds dated 21 July on reverse. ()

£6.50

 

1564

1870-71 Ceres Head 40c orange two used examples both 898 in dotted diamond cancels one also has C.L.h.P.M. et cis a Charieville three line typed imprint on reverse SG177. ()

£25.00

 

1565

1870-71 Ceres Head 10c bistre or 10c yellow bistre ninety six used examples displayed on six faced album pages. Includes ten identified as 'paper' varieties twenty having printing flaws four pairs and many identified mainly Paris postmarks SG135/136. ()

£90.00

 

1566

1870-71 Ceres Head 30c brown x 9 used examples two 4 margins and six 3 margins displayed on an album page SG175 ()

£25.00

 

1567

1871 Lightly soiled commercial entire Tarbes to Bone Algeria at 40c rate having mixed franking Napoleon Head 5c yellow-green and 10c bistre SG89/91 plus Ceres Head 25c pale blue SG198 tied by number in diamond dotted cancels with Tarbes cds 29 September 1871 alongside (Ceres Head 25c date of issue 5 September 1871 so early use). Bordeaux A Toulouse cds and Bone Algeria cds 30 September and 1 October on reverse. ()

£6.50

 

1568

1871-75 Two covers and one entire each bearling 30c brown (two Ceres Head SG206 one Napoleon Head SG116) two with star shaped dotted cancels having cds cancels alongside. One stamp tone around perfs. ()

£12.00

 

1569

1871-76 Ceres Head 1c olive-green/bluish mounted mint SG185. ()

£12.00

 

1570

1871-76 Laureated type Ceres Head 1c olive-green/bluish or 1c bronze-green/greenish three mounted mint (one diagonal crease) four unused (no gum) and thirty three used examples many with light tone on perfs displayed on three faced album pages. Includes seven with broken frame flaws two pairs and two with red postmarks SG185/86. ()

£30.00

 

1571

1871-76 Laureated type Ceres Head 2c red-brown/cream or 2c deep red-brown/cream two mounted mint and forty used examples displayed on three faced album pages. Includes six with broken frame flaws three pairs and two with red postmarks SG187/88. ()

£45.00

 

1572

1871-76 Laureated type Ceres Head 4c grey one mounted mint and forty five used examples displayed on three faced album pages. Includes one with broken frame flaw five pairs a horizontal strip of four and four with red postmarks SG189. ()

£50.00

 

1573

1871-76 Laureated type Ceres Head 5c green/blue 5c pale green/greenish or 5c deep green/greenish 1 mounted mint and 61 used examples displayed on 4 faced album pages. Includes 1 with broken frame flaw 2 pairs a horizontal strip of 3 1 with part Trebizond and 1 with part Yokohama cds's 4 with red postmarks. 5 identified as 'paper' varieties SG191/93. ()

£40.00

 

1574

1871-76 Ceres Head 10c bistre/rose thin or thick figures of value 3 mounted mint (one some gum loss) and 205 used examples displayed on 13 faced album pages. Includes 9 identified as 'paper' varieties 16 identified as having printing flaws 9 ididentified as blurred/defective impressions one pair plus 23 with red postmarks SG194 or 203. ()

£65.00

 

1575

1871-76 Ceres Head 15c bistre 15c yellow-bistre or 15c orange-bistre Thin or thick figures of value 2 mounted mint and 324 used (16 on piece) examples displayed on 17 faced album pages. Includes many identified postmarks plus 12 identified as 'paper' varieties 27 identfied as having printing flaws 24 identified as blurred/defective impressions 26 pairs and 9 with red postmarks SG195/97 or 204. ()

£80.00

 

1576

1871-76 Ceres head 1c olive-green/bluish horizontal pair with 3938 in dots cancel SG185. ()

£2.50

 

1577

1871-78 Postage Due 40c blue complete imperf sheet of 12 (4 x 3) on ungummed off white paper believed to be a forgery SGD214. ()

£12.00

 

1578

1871-78 Postage Due 60c ochre complete imperf sheet of 12 (4 x 3) on ungummed off white paper believed to be a forgery SGD216. ()

£12.00

 

1579

1872 La Haute-Marne folded newspaper (reasonable condition¬ slight damage on front) 19 April 1872 having horizontal pair of Napoleon Head 1c olive-green/bluish SG102 attached tied by printing of the newpaper¬ most unusual. Ex Philangles sale 176 in 2006 lot 696 cost £42. ()

£12.00

 

1580

1875 Black on white thick board 11cm x 11cm imperf printers unadopted design for postage stamp showing allegoric female in toga on throne holding horn of plenty for 25c value having light soiling both sides plus EFH Harpenden in black ink on reverse along with some pencil notations and signature. ()

£30.00

 

1581

1876-1926 Used collection on album pages in sales folder ex LSFC Auction sale 260 lot 57 (1960's) of 300+ stamps including much duplication condition a little mixed but many good seen including Peace & Commerce 5f lilac and 5f mauve SG277/78. ()

£20.00

 

1582

1877 Pre-printed postal card (closed spike hole) used in Paris bearing Peace & Commerce 10c black/pale lilac SG255 tied by Paris Gros Caillou double ring cds 25 June 1877. ()

£1.00

 

1583

1877-90 Peace & Commerce 25c black/deep red good used light stain at top SG262. ()

£3.50

 

1584

1877-1900 GPD Vessey auction lot containing printed French album page having 57 mostly used stamps affixed including Peace & Commerce 1877-90 37 values to 5f mauve (this very fine used) including 1898-1900 tinted paper 50c carmine and 2f brown/pale lilac both fine used and 3c ochre imperf stated 1887 reprint unused no gum. 'Blanc' type 13 mostly mint values to 5c deep green including 3c lake-red fine used plus 'Mouchon' type 7 issued values between 10c carmine to 30c mauve SG296/302 all fine used. ()

£30.00

 

1585

1889 Hand addressed cover (central vertical crease) used within Paris bearing Ceres Head 20c black/yellowish (paper coloured on surface only) 4 nice even margins SG6 tied by Paris 35 Rue Cambon double ring cds 18 June 1889 very late use 40 years after date of issue. ()

£15.00

 

1586

1893-1941 Postage Due 5c pale blue imperf (printers proof?) mounted mint SGD315 variety. ()

£5.00

 

1587

1897 Hand addressed mourning cover (Light soiling and few light tone marks) to London with pencil endorsement " Posted when crossing the line mid ocean" bearing Peace & Commerce 25c black/pale rose SG267 tied by Ligne Paq Fr No 6 cds dated 6 June 1897. ()

£3.00

 

1588

1898-1906 Album page containing 'Blanc' type x 12 1c 2c 3c & 5c mint rest used 'Mouchon' type x 18 10c 25c & 30c mint rest used and 'Oliver Merson' type 40c 45c 50c & 1f all used (priced in Sterling pre 1971) between SG288/306. ()

£20.00

 

1589

1900s-20s Eighteen black and white plus eleven colour different unused postcards all showing images of Napoleon at various stages of his life including some on the battlefield. ()

£10.00

 

1590

1900 Universal Exhibition Paris 1900 19 different post cards (5 colour - 3 used rest black & white - 7 used) some light soiling plus unused colour postcard having two large purple Skegness dealers advertising cachets applied in 1971. ()

£6.00

 

1591

1900-06 2f deep lilac & buff tiny closed tear plus missing perf fine part cds used SG307. ()

£7.50

 

1592

1900-24 'Blanc' type 5c deep green bottom right corner dated copy showing 13.10.25 in selvedge mounted mint slight perf separation at side SG295. ()

£7.00

 

1593

1900-24 2c claret right marginal imperf single with small closed tear bottom right corner just touching stamp unmounted mint.on piece of Roger North 'Expert' Paris note paper with some pencil notations re Maury and Yvert catalogues added SG289. ()

£5.00

 

1594

1903 Sower 25c blue off center mounted mint tiny piece of paper stuck to gum SG319. ()

£7.00

 

1595

1903 Sower 25c blue off center part gum missing top right corner mounted mint SG319. ()

£8.00

 

1596

1903 Hand addressed black & white undivided back lightly soiled postcard showing ruins of Jummieges Cathedral sent to England at 10c rate bearing "Blanc" type 5c green vertical pair tied by Jummieges Seine double ring cds dated 25 October 1903. ()

£1.50

 

1597

1903-39 Two album pages containing range of Sowers x 60 various printings mostly used with 1914 Red Cross 10c + 5c SG352 and 1925-32 80c vermilion SG424 both mounted mint and 1932-39 Peace x 10 1f 25 & 1f 50 mint rest used between SG314/428a & SG511/15. ()

£8.00

 

1598

1904 Colour advertising postcard for messrs Ozouf showing delights of Marseille addressed to Reims bearing 'Blanc' type' 1c grey tied by Noyon cds dated 14 April 1904. Unframed 'Retour A L'Envoyeur 3103' and framed 'Refuse' cachets applied along with 28c postage due charge with 1c black x 3 10c brown and 15c green SGD279 & D298/D299 tied by date unclear Reims cds and manuscript cancels. ()

£2.50

 

1599

1906 Colour postcard of Colonial Exhibition Marseille used to Lyon bearing Sower 10c red tied by six sided Colonial Exhibition cancel dated 14 September 1906. ()

£2.00

 

1600

1907 Sower 10c red type I mounted mint SG333. ()

£1.00

 

1601

1907 Sower 10c red postal stationery envelope hand addressed to Paris uprated with 'Blanc' type 3c lake-red and 4c brown SG291/92 plus Sower 5c green & 10c red SG331/33 (light tone marks around edges of stamps) tied by French Philatelic Exhibition Paris single ring cds's 8 June 1907. ()

£5.00

 

1602

1907 Black & white undivided back maritime mail postcard two locals in front of Giant Bamboo trees sent to Loiret having 'Blanc' type 5c yellow-green SG293 tied to front by Ligne N Paq Fr No 5 eight sided cancel dated 2 April 1907 with same cancel on reverse along with Loiret arrival cds dated 19 April 1904. ()

£6.00

 

1603

1908-25 Postage Due 10c violet two blocks of 6 (3 x 2) left marginal block of 6 (2 x 3) left marginal block of 8 (2 x 4) and bottom gutter marginal block of 15 (5 x 3) forty one in total all fine cds used SGD349. ()

£2.50

 

1604

1909 Hand addressed cover used within Paris bearing Sower 10c red SG333 plus a blue propaganda label of Philip VIII (toning around perfs) who was the pretender to the French throne both tied by Paris single ring cds dated 13 April 1909. ()

£6.00

 

1605

1910 Colour P&O postcard (light soiling both sides) of SS Moldavia at sea addressed to London bearing GB KEVII 1d scarlet (damaged) tied by Marseille Paquebot cds dated 1910. ()

£2.00

 

1606

1914-16 Three different Correspondence Des Armees De La Republique preprinted colour postal cards given out to troops all used to England bearing Sower 10c red (one with additional Red Cross label) tied by Tresoret Postes 33 or 164 cds's dated 30 August 1914 or 3 July 1916 or Paris 43 Littre cds dated 31 August 1918 all displayed on album sheet. ()

£3.00

 

1607

1915 Five (two registered) hand addressed unstamped covers (some a little tatty) all endorsed "SM" addressed to Minister of War Archives Bureaux having Tresor Et Postes different number cds cancels applied between 4 March and 27 April 1915 four with military purple pictorial handstamp bottom left corner applied over officers details. ()

£4.00

 

1608

1915 Slightly tatty lightly soiled unfranked hand addressed cover to Calais having faint strike of blue military cachet with Sarl D Ordogne single ring cds dated 11 October 1915. ()

£1.00

 

1609

1917 Hand addressed cover to England having fine strike of Convois Auto S.S.A.4 Le Lieut Commandant pictorial cachet (Motor transport unit) applied bottom left corner bearing Sower 25c blue tied by Arches Vossges cds dated 28 February 1917. ()

£3.00

 

1610

1917-19 War Orphans Fund twenty two separate black on white imperf (varying margins from large to huge) printers proofs most in issued designs on thin white ungummed paper for values between 2c + 3c to 1f + 1f including some with values not shown or 'blacked out'¬ includes five pairs and a strip of 3 with one pencil signed. Very scarce¬ maybe unique¬ ex 2001 Sandafayre auction 555 lot 6066 cost £684 SG370/76. ()

£140.00

 

1611

1918 Red Cross Fund 15c + 5c red & grey-green lightly mounted mint SG378. ()

£20.00

 

1612

1920-26 'Oliver Merson' type 2f orange & blue-green gum creases unmounted mint SG387. ()

£5.00

 

1613

1920-50 Eight plain covers (one unaddressed and one typed address) bearing range of stamps all tied by handstamps including 1920 Versailles and 1937 Paris Congress cds's plus 1943-50 various philatelic Exhibitions¬ these pictorial handstamps. ()

£5.00

 

1614

1923 Pasteur 10c green to 1f 50 blue set of 12 fine used SG396/400d. ()

£2.50

 

1615

1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress overprint on 'Olivier Merson' type 1f lake & yellow-green tied to small piece by Exhibition single ring cds dated 19 June 1923 SG400e. ()

£65.00

 

1616

1924-25 Exhibition of Modern Decorative Art 75c very lightly mounted mint SG410. ()

£1.00

 

1617

1925 Two unaddressed Hotel Richmond covers one bearing 'Oliver Merson' type 1f lake & yellow-green SG369 the other with International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Arts 10c to 75c SG406/411 tied by Exposition Arts Decoraties Paris cds's 12 September 1925. ()

£2.50

 

1618

1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 20f magenta & green (nice fresh colours) mounted mint in small folder from GPD Vessey circa 1960s auction 769 lot 368 SG432. ()

£30.00

 

1619

1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 20f magenta & green lightly mounted mint SG432. ()

£25.00

 

1620

1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 5f deep mauve & carmine unmounted mint SG430. ()

£5.00

 

1621

1925-32 'Oliver Merson' type 10f sage-green & red unmounted mint SG431. ()

£18.00

 

1622

1926-27 War Orphans Fund 5f + 1f blue & black mounted mint SG453. ()

£15.00

 

1623

1926-27 War Orphans' Fund 50c + 10c fine used SG451. ()

£3.50

 

1624

1926-27 War Orphans Fund 50c + 10c brown 1f + 25f carmine and 5f + 1f blue & black all three unmounted mint SG451/53. ()

£25.00

 

1625

1927 First International Display of Aviation and Navigation Marseilles 5f deep blue and buff mounted mint having two different small experts marks on gum SG456. ()

£35.00

 

1626

1927 Sinking Fund set of 3 mounted mint SG460/62. ()

£4.00

 

1627

1927 Hand addressed cover (4 hinge marks on reverse) sent registered airmail to Rotterdam from International Philatelic Exhibition Strasbourg bearing War Orphans 5c on 15c +10c grey-green and 5c on 25c + 15c pale blue SG390/91 plus Sower 15c lake-brown & 20c magenta SG414/15 with surcharges on Sowers 25c on 35c violet 50c on 1f 05 vermilion 90c on 1f 05 vermilion and 1f 10 on 1f 40 cerise SG434¬ 441 and 444/45 all tied by special Exhibition single ring cds dated 8 June 1927. ()

£5.00

 

1628

1927 Plain cover pencil London address bearing Visit of American Legion 90c red & 1f 50 dull blue SG458/459 tied by Bourget Aviation Seine single ring cds for date of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1629

1927-31 Postage Due 2f bistre-brown fine part cds used SGD461. ()

£4.00

 

1630

1927-35 Collection of 500+ mint and mostly used stamps with much duplication displayed on album pages with a few cards and covers SG cat £700+. ()

£45.00

 

1631

1928 Sinking Fund 1f 50 + 8f 50 blue mounted mint couple small gum thins SG463. ()

£15.00

 

1632

1928 Sinking Fund 1f 50 + 8f 50 blue fine part cds used SG463. ()

£25.00

 

1633

1929 Sinking Fund 1f 50 + 50c chesnut mounted mint SG478. ()

£12.00

 

1634

1929-30s Small group of highly duplicated used stamps mainly consisting of just three stamps comprising 2f SG471 x 75 5f SG473 x 57 and 10f SG600 x 31 (SG cat £244) with few others noted inc SG483 x 2¬ 170 stamps in total. ()

£8.00

 

1635

1929-33 Port de la Rochelle 10f pale ultramarine type I lightly mounted mint having light brown stain on part of gum SG474. ()

£8.00

 

1636

1929-33 Pont du Gard 20c deep red-brown perf 13 lightly mounted mint SG475b. ()

£45.00

 

1637

1929-33 Pont Du Gard 20f deep red-brown perf 13½ fine part cds used SG475. ()

£4.00

 

1638

1929-33 Pont du Gard 20f deep red-brown perf 13 block of 4 fine cds used SG475b. ()

£13.00

 

1639

1930 Sinking Fund "Le Sourire de Reims" 1f + 3f 50 reddish purple mounted mint SG480. ()

£12.00

 

1640

1930 Sinking Fund "Le Sourire de Reims" 1f + 3f 50 reddish purple lightly mounted mint printed on toned paper different to previous lot SG480. ()

£12.00

 

1641

1930 Sinking Fund "Le Sourire de Reims" 1f + 3f 50 reddish purple part cds used SG480. ()

£12.00

 

1642

1930 Sinking Fund 40c + 10c cerise and 50c + 25c sepia both mounted mint having about 50% gum loss SG485/86. ()

£5.00

 

1643

1930-31 International Colonial Exhibition Paris 15c slate-black to 1f 50 blue set of 5 lightly mounted mint SG488/92. ()

£8.00

 

1644

1930-32 Air 1f 50 blue & 1f 50 blue both fine used SG483/84. ()

£2.00

 

1645

1930-32 Air 1f 50 lake and 1f 50 blue (light soiling on front) both fine used SG483/84. ()

£1.00

 

1646

1931 Sinking Fund 1f 50 + 3f 50 green mounted mint SG493. ()

£25.00

 

1647

1931 Colour illustrated postcard number 2239 for Philatelic Exposition Ville de Lyon 2-3 May 1931 bearing 'Blanc' type 10c lilac SG413a and War Orphans Fund surcharge +5c on 15c + 10c grey green SG390 applied both sides two of each all tied by Bron aero Part Rhone cds's dated 3 May 1931 same cds ties two different labels for event also tied by red diamond shape cachet dated 3 May 1931 with red Exposition cds 2 May 1931 also applied. ()

£6.00

 

1648

1931 Sinking Fund 'French Provinces' 1f 50 + 3f 50 green very fine part cds used SG493. ()

£35.00

 

1649

1931 Sinking Fund Sower 50c + 25c pale violet centered high & left part slogan used SG495. ()

£12.00

 

1650

1932-39 Peace 90c bright green and 1f 40 mauve both bottom right corner marginal dated mint blocks of 4 mounted on top pair bottom pair unmounted. One 90c with one toned perf and one 1f 40 some gum loss SG511a 513b. ()

£2.00

 

1651

1933 Imperf faced printers die proof on cream shiny paper for Briand 30c greenish-blue in issued design and value Y&T291 SG516 proof. ()

£7.50

 

1652

1933 Illustrated official unaddressed postcard for Regional Philatelique Exhibition Niederbronn Les Bains 14 to 16 July 1933 bearing 20c Sower tied by Niederbronn Les Bains Bas Rhine cds dated 16 July 1933 with purple circular cachet for Exhibition alongside. ()

£3.00

 

1653

1934 Cartiers Discovery of Canada 75c mauve & 1f 50 blue lightly mounted mint SG521/22. ()

£10.00

 

1654

1934 Unaddressed plain cover bearing Sower 10c blue x 2 plus Peace 30c green tied by two strikes of Toulons/ Mer Var single ring cds dated 4 February 1934 having large blue label affixed top left corner for Toulon Philatelic Exhibition 4 February 1934 tied by Toulon Exposition Philatelique black square cancel dated 4 February 1934 with red oval Club Philatelique Toulonnais undated cachet underneath. ()

£3.00

 

1655

1934 25th Anniv of Bleriot's Channel Flight 2f 25 violet mounted mint SG523. ()

£2.50

 

1656

1935 Imperf faced printers sunken die proof on cream soft paper for Tercentenary of Founding of French Acadamy by Cardinal Richelieu 1f 50 bright carmine in issued design and value Y&T305 SG530 proof. ()

£10.00

 

1657

1935 Imperf faced printers sunken die proof on white soft paper for Unemployed Intellecturals Relief Fund 50c + 10c deep ultramarine issued design and value Y&T307 SG532 proof. ()

£10.00

 

1658

1935 Special typed New York address cover for maiden voyage of liner Normandie bearing 1f 50 indigo issued stamp SG526 tied by 'Normandie Le Harve Inaugural Voyage' slogan cancel dated 29 May 1935. ()

£4.00

 

1659

1935 Founding of French Academy by Richelieu 1f 50 carmine mounted mint SG530. ()

£3.00

 

1660

1935 Unemployed Intellectuals Relief Fund Symbolic of Art 50c + 2f red fine used SG533. ()

£6.50

 

1661

1935 Tercentenary of Funding of French Academy by Richelieu 1f 50 imperf faced sunken delux printers die proof in issued design and colour on white paper having manuscript ink endorsement and signature applied bottom right corner Y&T305 SG530. ()

£8.00

 

1662

1935-36 Maiden Voyage of Normandie 1f 50 light blue light creasing fine used SG526a. ()

£2.00

 

1663

1936 Caudron C-635 over Paris 3f 50 red-brown fine part cds used SG539. ()

£5.00

 

1664

1936 Imperf printers sunken die proofs on white soft paper for Unveiling of Canadian War Memorial Vimey Ridge 75c red and 1f 50 deep blue issued designs and values Y&T316/17 SG549/50 proofs. ()

£20.00

 

1665

1936 Imperf printers sunken die proofs for Jaures Commemoration 40c red-brown faced on soft cream paper 1f 50 ultramarine on white hard paper both issued designs and values Y&T318/19 SG551/52 proofs. ()

£20.00

 

1666

1936 150th Death Anniversary of Pilatre de Rozier 75c greenish blue mounted SG546. ()

£3.00

 

1667

1936 Paris International Exhibition 20c to 1f 50 set of 6 lightly mounted mint SG555/560. ()

£6.50

 

1668

1936 Unemployed Intellectuals Relief Fund 20c + 10c brown-lake to 1f 50 + 50c ultramarine set of four mounted mint SG563/66. ()

£4.00

 

1669

1936 Black and white postcard no message small rubber stamped Postal Museum address "The Letter" bearing on picture side 1939 Postal Museum Fund 40c + 60c brown & purple SG655 tied by matching pictorial cds 27 March 1952. Marianne 8f on reverse. ()

£2.00

 

1670

1936 Caudron C-635 over Paris 85c dark green 5 singles and a horizontal pair all part cds used few slightly heavy SG534. ()

£2.00

 

1671

1936 Caudron C-635 over Paris 2f 50 carmine top left corner marginal mint block of 4 sheet number 52769 in selvedge having light soiling visible from front in side selvedge plus same but slightly darker on reverse with a little light blue offset and disturbed gum mounted three times in top selvedge only stamps unmounted SG537. ()

£8.00

 

1672

1936 Universal Peace Propaganda printers sunken die proof for 1f 50 value in deep blue (issued colour blue) on white paper with card surround light hinge marks on rear SG561. ()

£7.00

 

1673

1936-37 Nansen Refugee Fund pair both lightly mounted mint SG541a/42. ()

£3.00

 

1674

1936-39 Collection of 300+ mint and mostly used stamps with much duplication displayed on album pages with some cards and covers SG cat £700+. ()

£45.00

 

1675

1937 Imperf printers sunken die proof on white soft paper for Opening of Col de I'seran Road 90c green issued design and value Y&T358 SG590 proof. ()

£10.00

 

1676

1937 International Philatelic Exhibition se-tenant block of 4 stamps with central vertical gutter labels from miniature sheet having fine strike of Expo Phil Int Paris eight sided cancel dated 18 June 1937 date of issue SG cat £450 for full miniature sheet SGMS581 stamps only. ()

£18.00

 

1677

1937 National Museums 30c green and 55c scarlet mounted mint SG586/87. ()

£18.00

 

1678

1937 National Museums 30c green and 55c scarlet each attached to Louvre Museum sepia postcard but not postallly used or having message or address added SG586/87. ()

£12.00

 

1679

1937 Louvre Museum illustrated card (closed tear at right) for Paris Art Exhibition having black six sided cachet applied along with 30c green and 55c scarlet National Museums stamps SG586/87 tied by Paris Musee du Louvre single ring cds 22 October 1937. ()

£10.00

 

1680

1937 Napoleon's Tomb 90c red illustrated postal stationery card unaddressed with six different commemoratives affixed including Statue of Liberty 50c & 75c SG541a/542 and Postal Workers Sports Fund set of 3 SG578/80 each tied by different Paris Exhibition 1937 cds's including Paris Colonies¬ Paris Tourism & Paris Trocadero between 26-31 July 1937. ()

£6.00

 

1681

1937-39 Imperf printers sunken die proofs for Public Health Fund 65c + 25c slate-purple on white hard paper 90c + 30c turquoise-blue faced on soft oft cream paper both issued designs and values SG588/88a proofs. ()

£20.00

 

1682

1938 Infantry Monument Fund 65c + 1f 10 greenish blue mounted mint SG610. ()

£1.00

 

1683

1938 Imperf printers faced sunken die proof on cream soft paper for Birth Centenary of Leon Gambretta 55c deep rose-lilac issued design and value Y&T378 SG594 proof. ()

£10.00

 

1684

1938 Imperf printers faced sunken die proofs on cream soft paper for Unemployed Intellectuals Relief Fund showing Anatole France¬ Callot¬ Berlioz¬ Rodin¬ Victor Hugo and Louis Pasteur in issued designs and values Y&T380/85 SG602/07 proofs. ()

£40.00

 

1685

1938 Imperf printers faced sunken die proof on white soft paper for Jean de la Fontaine 55c green in issued design and value Y&T397 SG613 proof. ()

£10.00

 

1686

1938 Four airmail typed address covers for first flight Paris to Nice each with red framed pictorial cachet applied bearing various stamps tied by Marseille¬ Nice or Paris machine cancels 16 February 1938. Lot includes similar plain cover with additional Aero Club Vaucluse purple oval cachet stamps tied by Orange Vaucluse cds cancels for same date. ()

£7.50

 

1687

1938 Nice Philatelic Club presentation sheet number 0010 of 1000 having Anatole France 30c + 10c emerald-green SG576 horizontal strip of 3 two overprinted 'Journee DV Timbre Nice 1938' with middle stamp reverse overprint in brown tied by Nice Alpes Maritimes single ring cds dated 9 January 1938 plus 'Journee Du Timbre Nice 1938' oblong cachet. ()

£5.00

 

1688

1938 Hand addressed a little soiled cover to England at 2f 75 rate bearing Sower 1f carmine-pink and 1f 75 rose-magenta SG512a & 515 plus sepia label for Rouen Philatelic Society all tied by individual strikes of Journee Du Timbre Rouen single ring cds dated 16 January 1938 with two strikes of red S.P.R¬ 16 Janvier 1938 red pictorial circular cachet. ()

£2.00

 

1689

1938-40 Ceres Head 1f 75 blue to 3f pale magenta set of 6 imperf faced delux printers die proofs on white shiny paper all in issued design and colours Y&T372/76 SG591/91e. ()

£25.00

 

1690

1939 Imperf printers faced sunken die proof on white soft paper for War Victim's Monument Fund 90c + 35c sepia in issued design and value Y&T420 SG632 proof. ()

£10.00

 

1691

1939 Imperf printers die proof on white soft paper for 75th Anniversary of Red Cross Society 90c + 35c turquoise-blue & greenish-black in issued design and value Y&T422 SG634 proof. ()

£10.00

 

1692

1939 Imperf printers die proof on white soft paper for International Telephone and Telegraph Congress showing 10f Chappe 15f Farago and 25f Baudot in issued designs and values SG1072/74 proofs. ()

£30.00

 

1693

1939 Plain typed address cover having large red pictorial cachet for first flight Paris to Marseille 25 July 1939¬ applied stamp tied by Marseille machine cancel of same date. ()

£3.00

 

1694

1939 Sepia unaddressed special postcard for National Assembly 5 April 1939 bearing Iris 40c purple tied by fine strike of Versailles Congress Post single ring cds 5 April 1939¬ additional strike alongside. Purple undated Assemblee Nationale Questure cachet also applied. ()

£2.50

 

1695

1939 Hand addressed cover sent registered to USA at 4f 75 rate bearing Sower 50c Ceres 2f and New York World's Fair 2f 25 all tied by poorly applied Paris St Martin cds's dated 20 April 1939. Five purple US transit marks on reverse dated 1 or 3 May 1939. ()

£2.00

 

1696

1939 Purvis de Chavannes 40c + 10c deluxe faced imperf (152 x 130mm) printers sunken die proof in scarlet (issued colour) on soft white paper in fine condition SG645. ()

£10.00

 

1697

1939 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proof for 23rd Anniv of Battle of Verdun 90c olive-grey (issued colour) on soft white paper with minor crease on facing paper SG654. ()

£7.00

 

1698

1939 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proof for Boulogne Monument Fund 70c + 30c plum (issued colour) on soft white paper SG656. ()

£9.00

 

1699

1939 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proofs for Unemployed Intellectuals Relief Fund Puvis de Chavannes 40c + 10c scarlet and Claude Bernard 2f 25 + 25c ultramarine (issued colours) both on soft white paper SG645 & 648. ()

£14.00

 

1700

1939 Black on green Official Post Office unfranked redirection envelope No 717 (horizontal & vertical creasing) having Poste Restante manuscript address added with two unclear cancels on front along with small T in triangle tax mark. On reverse Postage Due 30c carmine x 20 (four vertical strips of four) SGD302 applied tied by Aude cds's dated 14 August 1939. ()

£5.00

 

1701

1939 Cover (central vertical fold) sent registered typed address Lille to Paris bearing Colonies Exhibition 1f 50 blue SG491 (light tone around perfs) tied by Lille Chamber of Commerce single ring cds dated 19 May 1939. ()

£2.00

 

1702

1939-40 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proof for New York World's Fair 2f 50 bright ultramarine (issued colour) on soft white paper SG638a. ()

£7.00

 

1703

1940 War Charities set of 4 mounted mint 1f and 2f 50 values one light tone spot SG662/65. ()

£3.00

 

1704

1940 Red Cross Fund 80c + 1f green lightly mounted mint SG666. ()

£1.50

 

1705

1940 Red Cross Fund 80c + 1f green & 1f + 2f brown fine part cds used SG666/67. ()

£2.50

 

1706

1940 Guynemer 50f ultramarine fine part cds used SG667a. ()

£1.50

 

1707

1940 Unemployed Intellectuals Relief Fund set of 3 lightly mounted mint SG667b/67d. ()

£2.00

 

1708

1940 Unemployed Intellectuals Relief Fund set of 3 fine part cds used SG667b/67d. ()

£3.00

 

1709

1941 Hand addressed plain cover to Le Harve bearing Iris 20c mauve x 2 plus Refugees Fund 65c + 60c carmine SG623 & 616 tied by Philart Exhibition Paris pictorial large cds 25 November 1941 with an additional strike alongside. ()

£3.00

 

1710

1941 Eleven identical unused colour postcards showing stylised ship on sea for Foire De Paris each bearing different commemorative stamp on picture side tied by Foire De Paris Salon Philatelique single ring cds between 13 and 21 September 1941. ()

£7.00

 

1711

1942 Birth Bicentenary of La Perouse 2f 50 + 7f + 50 blue imperf faced delux printers sunken die proof on soft white paper in issued design and colour Y&T541 SG739. ()

£8.00

 

1712

1942 Birth Centenary of Chabier 2f + 3f sepia imperf faced delux printers sunken die proof on soft white paper in issued design and colour Y&T542 SG743. ()

£8.00

 

1713

1942 Death Centenary of Stendhal 4f sepia & red imperf faced delux printers die proof on shiny white paper in issued design and colours Y&T550 SG755. ()

£8.00

 

1714

1942 Hand addressed cover Lyon to Hotel Carlton Vichy Allier bearing National Relief Fund 70c + 80c claret and 80c + 1f carmine SG730/31 tied by Lyon cds dated 7 January 1942¬ early use as stamps issued 15 December 1942. ()

£3.00

 

1715

1942 Black & white unused postcard La Petite Post for Philatelic Exhibition 1-30 November 1942 bearing on reverse Massenet 4f blue-green SG749 tied by Philatelic Exhibition La Poste a Paris pictorial cds dated 2 November 1942 with additional strike alongside. ()

£1.50

 

1716

1942 Eighteen black & white unused post cards for Foire De Paris Universal International Exhibition (twelve of one design and six of another) each bearing a different commemorative stamp on picture side tied by Salon De La Philatelic Paris 1942 large double ring cds dated 10 October 1942 with an additional strike alongside. Purple Elysees Philatelique 7 Rue de Ponthieu Paris VIII three line cachet on reverse. ()

£8.00

 

1717

1943 Imperf de-luxe faced sunken die proof for Prisoner's Families Relief Fund 2f 40 + 7f 60 green (issued colour) on soft white paper SG790. ()

£7.00

 

1718

1944 Gallic Cock 30c purple showing clear double printing unused (no gum) SG833 variety. ()

£5.00

 

1719

1944 Typed Paris addressed plain cover bearing + 50c National Relief Fund Surcharge on Petain 1f 50 ultramarine SG754 tied by fine strike of Chateau de Malmaison Philatelic Exhibition pictorial handstamp 23 June 1944. Six imperf labels for Exhibition (blue¬ green and orange 2 of each) bust of Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon (son of Napoleon III) not tied. ()

£3.00

 

1720

1945 Part typed and part hand addressed Air France cover sent registered Poste Restante Pornichet to Iceland at 11f rate bearing St Denis Basilica 2f 40 red-brown plus 'Marianne' 60c grey-blue 5f orange 3f deep brown SG873¬ 884¬ 889 & 917 all tied by Pornichet Loire cds's dated 29 December 1945. Cover has Resumption of Airmail Service plus Rejecy and Unclaimed cachets applied oon front with Reykjavik and Pornichet transit marks dated 7 January 1946 and 1 February 1948.. ()

£7.50

 

1721

1946 National Relief Fund 2f + 1f greenish blue to 10f + 6f red-orange set of 6 3f + 1f light corner crease and 6f + 5f few light tone spots on gum unmounted mint SG985/90. ()

£1.50

 

1722

1946 Inauguration of Genissiat Barrage 12f carmine left marginal imperf printers proof in issued design unmounted mint SG1039. ()

£4.00

 

1723

1946-47 Air Jupiter carrying off Egine 100f ultramarine unmounted mint SG969. ()

£1.00

 

1724

1946-47 Air Apollo & Chariot 200f red complete sheet (number 98374 dated 20 July 1948) of 25 having selvedge on all four sides cancelled to order (full gum - unmounted) each with individual strike of Paris IX Distribution single ring cds dated 28 September 1948 SG970. ()

£4.00

 

1725

1947 12th Universal Postal Union Paris 3f 50 purple-brown to 500f slate-green set of 4 fine part cds used SG1009/1013. ()

£7.50

 

1726

1947 National Relief Fund 1f + 1f carmine to 10f + 6f green set unmounted mint SG985/90. ()

£1.50

 

1727

1947 Typed address Air France airmail cover Poste Restante to Shanghai having purple Par Voyage D'Etude Air France boxed cachet an Retour cachet on front. Sent at 60f rate bearing Centaur 40f blue-green and Pointe du Raz 20f slate-blue SG967 & 981 tied by Paris Aviation cds dated 9 January 1947.Two different bilingual Shanghai cds's dated 17 January and 20 January 1947 on reverse with Paris Distribution cds dated 13 March 1947. ()

£7.50

 

1728

1947 Unaddressed printed cover number 00792 titled Brigue Et Tende Terre Francaise 12 October 1947 bearing Road Maintenance Fund 6f + 4f blue-green SG1018 tied by Tende Alpes Maritimes cds dated 12 October 1947. Blue on white ASF perforated label with same heading applied showing soldier and musician tied by ASF red cachet. ()

£4.00

 

1729

1947 12th Universal Postal Union Congress Herring Gull over Ile de la Cite 500f slate-grey very lightly mounted mint SG1013. ()

£8.00

 

1730

1947 12th Universal Postal Union Congress Herring Gull over Ile de la Cite 500f slate-green unmounted mint SG1013. ()

£8.00

 

1731

1948 Black and white postcard of Eiffel Tower sent to Germany at 12f rate bearing 'Maianne' 3f magenta 4f turquoise-green and 5f blue SG999/1004 all tied by Paris 88 slogan cancel dated 19 August 1948. Two different purple Eiffel Tower cachets applied along with blue or sepia different pictorial labels both showing Eiffel Tower. ()

£2.00

 

1732

1948 Famous Airmen 50f + 2f brown purple & 100f + 70f blue mounted mint having some gum loss at top on 100f value only SG1024/25. ()

£1.50

 

1733

1949 French Stamp Centenary 10f + 100f orange red lightly mounted mint SG1071a. ()

£15.00

 

1734

1949 Unadopted printers serrated edge sunken die proof (120 x 160mm) on soft white thick paper for commemoration of Clement Ader showing arms of Muret his original flying machine and his portrait in deep ultramarine. One light red mark above Ader's head visible both sides does not detract. ()

£10.00

 

1735

1949-50 100f brown-purple to 1000f slate-purple & black/blue set fine used SG1055/59. ()

£6.50

 

1736

1950 National Relief Fund set of 6 all fine part cds used SG1095/1100. ()

£10.00

 

1737

1950 National Relief Fund marginal set of 6 having colour lathe work in selvedge stamps unmounted mint¬ mounted in selvedge with hinge remains SG1095/1100. ()

£12.00

 

1738

1950 Illustrated typed address first day cover sent airmail to USA for Paris 1000f slate-purple and black/blue SG1059 tied by weakish strike of Paris cds for date of issue having tiny '2' in circle black mark applied on front of cover¬ maybe US mark? ()

£8.00

 

1739

1950-73 Fourteen different Red Cross sets all unmounted mint between SG1105/2022. ()

£10.00

 

1740

1953 Sports 20f (small circular stain on gum not visible from front) to 75f set of 6 unmounted mint usual lightly off white gum SG1185/90. ()

£15.00

 

1741

1954 150th Anniv of Introduction of Metric System 30f lightly mounted mint SG1224. ()

£1.50

 

1742

1954 Air 100f to 1000f set of 4 fine used SG1194/97. ()

£7.00

 

1743

1954 Air 100f to 1000f set of 4 mounted mint 1000f value light gum bend SG1194/97. ()

£30.00

 

1744

1954 50th Anniversary of Paris Fair imperf top marginal block of 4 printers colour trial of 15f value in issued design in plum colour (issued lake & blue) with lathe work in selvedge above marginal stamps unmounted mint SG1203. ()

£15.00

 

1745

1954 Tenth Anniversary of Liberation printers imperf proof colour trial for 15f value in deep ultramarine (issued colours vermilion & deep ultramarine) left marginal block of 4 having lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint on sales card from unknown auction SG1204. ()

£12.00

 

1746

1954-58 Views Lourdes imperf bottom right corner marginal printers colour trial block of 4 for 6f value in issued design top pair red and orange-vermilion bottom pair in orange-brown unissued colours (issued colour indigo blue & blue-green) having pencil notations and codes in selvedge regarding colours unmounted mint SG1205. ()

£15.00

 

1747

1954-58 Views Ajaccio imperf top right corner marginal (part corner selvedge cut away) printers colour trial block of 4 for 20f value in issued design all brownish black unissued colour (issued colours black brown ¬ chestnut & turquoise- blue) having lathe work in side selvedge unmounted mint with light reddish offset on gum SG1211. ()

£15.00

 

1748

1955 National Relief Fund set of 6 mounted mint SG1253/58. ()

£20.00

 

1749

1955 National Relief Fund 12f + 5f to 50f + 15f set of 6 very fine used SG1253/58. ()

£35.00

 

1750

1955 Jacques Coeur (merchant prince) printers sunken die proof colour trial in sepia issued design 12f value (issued colour deep violet) on soft white serrated paper having pencil signature of Pheulpin engraver SG1260 proof. ()

£7.00

 

1751

1955 Television Development 15f imperf printers proof in block of 4 in issued colours unmounted mint SG1247. ()

£15.00

 

1752

1955 Television Development 15f imperf printers proof colour trial bottom marginal vertical strip of 5 top pair and fourth stamps deep violet colour third stamp purple colour and fifth stamp deep violet & purple (not issued colours) unmounted mint SG1247. ()

£20.00

 

1753

1955 Tenth Anniversary of Liberation of Concentration Camps imperf printers proof 12f brownish black & violet grey (issued colours) left corner marginal vertical pair unmounted mint with violet grey lathe work in selvedge SG1248. ()

£7.00

 

1754

1955 Tenth Anniversary of Liberation of Concentration Camps imperf printers proof colour trials 12f value in vertical strip of 3 top stamp crimson middle stamp black & crimson and bottom stamp crimson (not issued colours) unmounted mint SG1248. ()

£12.00

 

1755

1955 Tenth Anniversary of Liberation of Concentration Camps imperf printers proof colour trials 12f value in vertical strip of 3 top stamp crimson middle stamp black & crimson and bottom stamp carmine (not issued colours) unmounted mint SG1248. ()

£12.00

 

1756

1955 Jacques Coeur (Merchant Prince) imperf printers proof 12f value in deep violet (issued colour) block of 4 with same colour lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1260. ()

£12.00

 

1757

1955 Jacques Coeur (merchant prince) imperf printers proof 12f value in deep violet (issued colour) bottom right corner marginal vertical pair with same colour lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1260. ()

£7.00

 

1758

1956 Black and white Maxi card with illustration of Camille Flammarion and astronomy on front bearing Flammarion 18c deep bright blue SG1282 on front tied by special illustrated handstamp for date of issue. Redirected by hand to England with an additional stamp applied to reverse which is also tied by special illustrated handstamp for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1759

1957 200th Anniversary of National Porcelain Industry at Sevres range of items displayed on four loose leaf album pages comprising issued stamp single and bottom left corner marginal example with lathe work in side selvedge both unmounted mint¬ unaddressed sepia maxi card with issued stamp tied by Sevres FDI handstamp¬ printers sunken die proofs one in black only other two in different shades of blue (these both pencil signed by designer) plus deluxe imperf proof in issued design and colours SG1323. ()

£25.00

 

1760

1957-59 Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II (helicopter) 1000f lightly mounted mint SG1320. ()

£10.00

 

1761

1957-59 Tourism 15f 85f & 100f mounted mint SG1351a 1356a/56b. ()

£4.00

 

1762

1957-59 Tourist Publicity Sens River Guadeloupe 100f violet lightly mounted mint SG1356b. ()

£7.00

 

1763

1958 French Doctors 8f to 35f set of 4 mounted mint disturbed gum SG1367/70. ()

£1.50

 

1764

1958 French Scientists 8f 12f & 15f mounted mint disturbed gum SG1371/73. ()

£1.00

 

1765

1958 Municipal Reconstruction 8f 12f & 15f mounted mint disturbed gum SG1376/78. ()

£1.00

 

1766

1958 Resistance 8f to 20f set of 4 mounted mint disturbed gum SG1381/84. ()

£1.50

 

1767

1958 UNESCO imperf bottom right corner marginal printers colour trial for 35f value showing lathe work in side selvedge in issued design but unissued colours of blue¬ sage and yellow (issued colours orange-red and blackish green) with pencil notation regarding lack of line under 'UNESCO' having small black manuscript mark on gum unmounted mint SG1401. ()

£7.50

 

1768

1959 Avesnes-sur-Helpe imperf bottom marginal printers colour trial vertical strip of 4 20f value in issued design unissued colours top stamp orange-red next stamp deep claret next stamp chocolate bottom stamp chocolate and orange-red (issued colours blue¬ chocolate and black) having pencil numbers '1428 CC' and '1607 SP' selvedge unmounted mint SG1446. ()

£20.00

 

1769

1959 Avesnes-sur-Helpe imperf right marginal printers colour trial block of 4 20f value in issued design unissued colours top pair Prussian blue bottom pair new blue (issued colours blue¬ chocolate and black) having lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1446. ()

£20.00

 

1770

1959 Illustrated Robson Lowe auction catalogue 22 April 1959 for sale of The Dwight Collection of Postal History of France complete with prices realised. ()

£1.50

 

1771

1960 Resistance 20c to 50c set of 5 mounted mint disturbed gum SG1478/82. ()

£2.50

 

1772

1960 Tourist Publicity 15c to 1f lightly mounted mint SG1461/67. ()

£2.00

 

1773

1960 Red Cross Fund set of 6 lightly mounted mint SG1488/93. ()

£3.00

 

1774

1961 Resistance 20c to 30c set of 4 mounted mint disturbed gum SG1519/22. ()

£1.50

 

1775

1961 Actors & Actresses 20c to 50c set of 5 mounted mint disturbed gum SG1531/35. ()

£1.50

 

1776

1961 Art 50c to1f set of 4 unmounted mint SG1551/54. ()

£2.00

 

1777

1961-62 Tourist Publicity 15c to 1f nine values mounted mint few disturbed gum SG1541/49. ()

£2.50

 

1778

1961-63 Art complete sets comprising 1961 set of 4 SG1551/54 1962 set of 3 SG1590/92 plus 1963 set of 4 SG1603/06 all unmounted mint. ()

£6.50

 

1779

1961-76 UNESCO complete for period unmounted mint SGU1/U20. ()

£5.00

 

1780

1962 Art 50c to 1f set of 3 lightly mounted mint SG1590/92. ()

£1.50

 

1781

1962-65 Gallic Cock 25c red¬ blue & yellow-brown fine part cds used from experimental printings on fluorescent paper refer note under SG1562a YV1331d SG1562 variety. ()

£4.00

 

1782

1963 Art 50c to 1f set of 4 unmounted mint SG1603/06. ()

£2.00

 

1783

1963 Art 50c to 1f set of 4 unmounted mint usual gum SG1603/06. ()

£1.50

 

1784

1963 Tourist Publicity Viittel imperf printers colour trial 80c value in issued design emerald green unissued colour (issued colours maroon¬ blue & green) unmounted mint SG1622. ()

£5.00

 

1785

1964 Art 1f x 3 different unmounted mint SG1637/39. ()

£1.00

 

1786

1964 PHILATEC 1f ultramarine¬ carmine-red & brown top marginal example having vertical se-tenant label attached unmounted mint SG1651. ()

£6.00

 

1787

1964 Tourist Publicity Caeser's Tower imperf top marginal printers colour trial 70c value in issued design bluish-green unissued colour (issued colours maroon¬ deep bluish-green and indigo) having lathe work in top selvedge unmounted mint SG1655. ()

£5.00

 

1788

1964-74 Three illustrated unused maxi-cards for different Events each having commemerative attached tied to front by special pictorial handstamp plus 1965-71 sixteen first day covers and one commemorative cover all but one single stamp for various issues having issued stamps attached tied by pictorial first day of issue handstamps. ()

£8.00

 

1789

1966 Twenty four different commemoratives issued in the year all unmounted mint comprising SG1702/09 1715/24 & 1727/32 ()

£3.00

 

1790

1967 History of France (2nd series) 40c to 60c set of 3 each in printers imperf colour trials marginal strips of three all in issued designs comprising 40c SG1769 marginal stamp emerald middle stamp grey and other olive-brown 40c SG1770 marginal stamp deep violet middle stamp violet and other bright purple and 60c SG1771 marginal stamp chocolate & deep turquoise-blue middle stamp agate other chocolate all unmounted mint. ()

£30.00

 

1791

1968 National Congress of Philatelic Societies Beziers range of imperf printers colour trials for 40c value in issued design comprising single in turquoise-blue single in chocolate¬ cobalt & yellow-green left marginal vertical pair top stamp ultramarine bottom stamp green with lathe work in selvedge plus bottom marginal pair top stamp yellow-brown bottom stamp yellow-brown¬ green and ultramarine (issued colours ochre¬ myrtle-green & indigo) all unmounted mint SG1802. ()

£20.00

 

1792

1968 Bicentenary of Union of Corsica & France three imperf printers single colour trials for 25c value in issued design unissued colours comprising ultramarine¬ deep turquoise-green and purple. ultramarine and deep turquoise-green (issued colours blue¬ emerald & black) unmounted mint SG1804. ()

£10.00

 

1793

1968 50th Anniversary of Armistice on Western Front imperf printers horizontal pair colour trials for 25c value in issued design unissued colours left hand stamp orange-red right hand stamp green (issued colours blue and deep carmine) unmounted mint SG1808. ()

£8.00

 

1794

1968 Red Cross Fund imperf top marginal vertical strip of 3 printers colour trials for 30c + 10c value in issued design Saint Pol Roux and' Evocation of Golgotha' top stamp carmine-rose middle stamp greenish-slate and bottom stamp red unmounted mint SG1783. ()

£12.00

 

1795

1968 French Polar Exploration 40c value printers imperf colour trail right marginal horizontal strip of 3 in issued design. Marginal stamp turquoise-blue¬ buff and ultramarine middle stamp turquoise-blue and left hand stamp deep ultramarine and ultramarine unmounted mint on sales card from unknown French auction house estimate €80 SG1806. ()

£10.00

 

1796

1969 Tourist Publicity Hautefort Chateau imperf printers colour trials vertical pair for 70c value in issued design unissued colours top stamp sage bottom stamp cerise (issued colours light brown¬ indigo and new blue) unmounted mint SG1815. ()

£7.00

 

1797

1969 Tourist Publicity Vouglans Dam¬ Jura imperf printers colour trials for 80c value in issued design unissued colours comprising myrtle green (next four marginal with lathe work in selvedge) ultramarine¬ chocolate (pencil BR9 in selvedge)¬ bright purple (pencil BR5 in selvedge) and olive-brown (pencil BR4 in selvedge) issued colours lake-brown¬ maroon & bistre all unmounted mint SG1816. ()

£20.00

 

1798

1969 Tourist Publicity La Trinite-sur-Mer imperf printers colour trials for 1f 15 value in issued design bottom marginal block of eight (2 x 4) unissued colours comprising top pair new blue next pair brown-olive next pair reddish brown with bottom marginal stamp issued colours bottom right stamp brown-olive and reddish-brown (issued colours light-brown¬ olive-brown and new blue) unmounted mint pencil notation 'III' in selvedge under left row and 'IV' in selvedge under right row SG1818. ()

£30.00

 

1799

1969 Red Cross Fund Celebrities imperf printers colour trials for 50c + 10c values set of 6 in issued designs each in different colour to issued stamps unmounted mint SG1825/30. ()

£25.00

 

1800

1969 Resistance and Liberation 25th Anniversary Battle of the Garigliano (Italy) imperf printers colour trials top right corner marginal block of 4 for 45c value in issued design unissued colours top left stamp chocolate bottom left dull violet and right side vertical pair chocolate and black (issued colours black & bluish violet) showing lathe work in top selvedge unmounted mint SG1834. ()

£15.00

 

1801

1969 Resistance and Liberation 25th Anniversarys Memorial and Resistance fighters (Battle of Mont Mouchet) imperf printers colour trials bottom left corner marginal dated (24.4.69) block of 4 for 45c value in issued design unissued colours top left stamp slate-blue top right stamp myrtle-green bottom left stamp slate-blue¬ myrtle-green and deep violet bottom right stamp slate-blue¬ myrtle-green and deep violet (issued colours slate¬ slate-blue and myrtle-green) showing lathe work in selvedge unmounted mint SG1836. ()

£15.00

 

1802

1969 National Congress of Philatelic Societies Chalons-sur-Marne imperf printers colour trials for 45c value in issued design horizontal strip of 3 comprising first stamp green middle stamp chocolate brown and right hand stamp new blue (issued colours ochre¬ deep blue and green) unmounted mint SG1842. ()

£12.00

 

1803

1969 Nature Conservation Mouflon imperf printers colour trials for 45c value in issued design horizontal strip of 3 comprising first stamp bright green middle stamp reddish brown and right hand stamp black unmounted mint SG1847. ()

£12.00

 

1804

1969 College of Arts and Manufactures Chatenay-Malabry imperf printers colour trials for 45c value in issued design vertical left marginal pair having lathe work in selvedge top stamp yellow-green bottom stamp yellow-orange (issued colours yellow-green¬ yellow-orange and deep green) unmounted mint SG1848. ()

£9.00

 

1805

1969 College of Arts and Manufactures Chatenay-Malabry imperf printers colour trials for 45c value in issued design vertical pair top stamp yellow-green bottom stamp yellow-orange (issued colours yellow-green¬ yellow-orange and deep green) unmounted mint SG1848. ()

£8.00

 

1806

1970 Red Cross Fund L. Le Vau imperf printers colour trial of 40c + 10c value in issued design in olive-brown (issued stamp brown-lake) unmounted mint SG1857. ()

£4.00

 

1807

1970-71 Thirty different illustrated unaddressed single stamp FDC's issues between September 1970 Junior Athleticsc to July 1971 Dole stamps tied by pictorial FDI handstamps. ()

£12.00

 

1808

1972 Twenty nine corner marginal blocks of 4 for different commemoratives issued in year all unmounted mint having a pictorial handstamp for date of issue in selvedge only not on stamps SG cat £160+ for unmounted SG1891 and between SG1948/1980. ()

£15.00

 

1809

1973-77 Seventy nine different commemorative stamps (inc four signs of the Zodiac) all unmounted mint (many marginal) SG cat £75+. ()

£6.00

 

1810

1974 Twenty nine corner marginal blocks of 4 for different commemoratives issued in year all unmounted mint having a pictorial handstamp for date of issue in selvedge only not on stamps SG cat £112 for unmounted SG2026/30 2032 & 2037/60. ()

£10.00

 

1811

1977-81 Sabine 80c olive yellow 1f emerald 1f 20 bright scarlet 1f 70 greenish blue and 2f 10 bright purple top or bottom corner marginal blocks of 10 (5 x 2) unmounted mint SG2220/32. ()

£5.00

 

1812

1978 Forty three corner marginal blocks of 4 for different commemoratives issued in year all unmounted mint having a pictorial handstamp for date of issue in selvedge only not on stamps SG cat £209 for unmounted between SG2241/88. ()

£20.00

 

1813

1978 Council of Europe 1f 20 & 1f 70 bottom left corner marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint with pictorial handstamp for date of issue in selvedge only not on stamps SGC25/C26. ()

£1.50

 

1814

1978 UNESCO leaf design 1f 20 & 1f 70 bottom left corner marginal blocks of 4 unmounted mint with pictorial handstamp for date of issue in selvedge only not on stamps SGU18 & U20. ()

£1.50

 

1815

1978 Sabine (after Louise David) 1c slate-black to 3f reddish brown sixteen different values of the original eighteen values issued in 1978 each in bottom left or bottom right corner marginal blocks of 4 between SG2210/2233. ()

£7.00

 

1816

1982 Philexfrance 82 Stamp Exhibition miniature sheet unmounted mint SGMS2539. ()

£3.00

 

1817

1984 Playing cards 1f 14 to 3f 95 set of 4 precancelled (as issued) unmounted SG2619/22. ()

£1.50

 

1818

1986-93 UNESCO complete for period unmounted mint SGU37/U46. ()

£4.00

 

1819

1995-2003 UNESCO complete for period unmounted mint SGU47/U54. ()

£4.00

 

1820

1998 History of the Letter 3f set of 12 plus additional 3f Dove and 3f Knight 14 stamps all tied to piece of cover by Paris cds's dated 23 December 2013 SG3492/503. ()

£1.50

 

1821

2002 Marine Animals 46c (two) 69c and miniature sheet unmounted mint SG3825/MS3828. ()

£3.00

 

1822

2012 Greetings 'Language of Flowers' 60c self adhesive set of 12 usual wavy line used each on small piece SG5108/119. ()

£4.00

 

1823

2016 Thirty five different commemorative stamps values to €4.80 all unmounted mint SG cat £230+ face €42+ between SG5915/6078. ()

£20.00