1849, Ceres, 1fr dark carmine, horizontal strip of three, nice grid cancellation, large balanced margins all around, fresh and flawless, VF and scarce multiple, expertized by Calves, Brun and others, C.v. $2,400 as for three singles

1854, Napoleon III, 80c lake, printed on yellowish paper, horizontal strip of four, neatly cancelled with small figures inside rhombus dotted cancellation, nice balanced margins and VF, C.v. $330 as for singles

200.00

1869, Napoleon III, 5fr gray lilac, three used copies with various cancellations, minor usual faults, fresh colors, VF appearance, C.v. $2,475

500.00

1923, Bordeaux Philatelic Congress, blue overprint on 1fr claret and olive green, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $825

350.00

1936, South Atlantic Flight, complete set of two, perfect centering, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $735

250.00

1943, boxed overprint "Par Avion-Batiment De Ligne-Richelieu" on Mauritania postage stamps of 2fr and 3fr, complete set of two, full OG, NH, VF, Sanabria guarantee, C.v. ?1,250

500.00

1943, boxed overprint "Par Avion-Batiment De Ligne-Richelieu" on Senegal postage stamps of 1fr and 1.75fr, complete set of two, fresh, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, these stamps were in usage for five months only, A. Rendon certificate, C.v. ?1,600

600.00

French Offices in Zanzibar

1894, Bristol printing card proofs with simulated perforation, 1/2a/5c - 50a/5fr, complete set of 11, top right corner margin copies, no gum as produced, hinged at the top margin only, VF and scarce