1849, Ceres, 1fr brown carmine, horizontal strip of three, nice grid cancellation, large balanced margins all around, fresh and flawless, VF and scarce multiple, expertized by A. Brun, R. Calves and three or four other expert's signatures on reverse, Yvert #6B, ?3,000 as singles

1862, Napoleon III, 20c blue, printed on bluish paper, horizontal pair, cracked and toned full OG, NH, VF appearance, Yvert #22, ?800 as hinged singles

100.00

1927, Strasbourg Philatelic Exhibition, 5f light ultra and 10f carmine rose, souvenir sheet of two with label in the middle, pin-point marginal inclusion and slight fold at the bottom right, otherwise full OG, NH, VF, Yvert Block 2,?3,250, Scott C.v. $2,300

400.00

1930, Reims Cathedral, 3fr dark gray, type II, top sheet margin exemplar, full OG, NH, VF, Yvert #259a, ?350
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75.00

1944-45, Arc de Triomphe, 25c-3fr, six errors with double impression of frame or denomination (1), arranged on AMG page, full OG, NH, F/VF centering, Dallay #622b/710b, ?600

100.00

1953, Equestrian Sport, artist sunken die proof of 75fr in black, pencil sign at the bottom, no gum as produced, NH, VF and rare, only a few such items were produced

200.00

Aviation Pioneers Postcard Collection in Burgundy Leather Lighthouse Album

1909, over 200 black-and-white PPC, printed in Rheims or Paris, representing airplanes, pilots and service areas during Grand Aviation Week in Champagne on August 22-29, 1909, as well as views of aircraft, dirigibles and balloons during various Pioneer and Air Show Flights or on aerodromes. Beautiful quality material, apparently all are unused, VF and ready for expansion or breaking down for internet sales
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1945, Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) Aviation Week, blue or red surcharges on two Marshal Petain stamps, including a souvenir card, issued complete set of two, set of inverted surcharges, horizontal strip of five with left stamp without the surcharge and proof sheetlet of five surcharges in red and five - in blue, all arranged on three exhibition style pages with appropriate description, fresh condition, full OG, NH, VF and rare assembly
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750.00

1870, Numerals, 5c yellow green, network pointed down, neat cancellation, minute toning, F/VF, Yvert #4b, ?805

100.00