Auction 59 - POSTAL AUCTION ONLY

France : 1803-54 Pre-stamp covers, most with correspondence, showing a range of straight-line town marks (4 inc 85/NICE départment conquis mark), ...

France : 1826 FRANCE/GERMANY Entire 2-page Letter with "32/Bordeaux" cachet on front, and "Hamburg " half-circle and date tablet cachet on flap. A...

France : (SG 1) 1849 Ceres 10c brownish bistre 4 margins (close at top), large thin patch; variety - frame-break, top left; fu with Paris lozenge....

France : (SG 6 & 7) 1849 Ceres 20c black on yellowish and on white, both 4 margin examples (SG 7 tiny edge thin) fu with grille cancellations. (2)...

France : (SG 1) 1849 Ceres 10c yellow-brown, 4 neat margins (professionally-repaired nick) fu with PC 1495 (Le Havre). Cat £375 [US2]

France : (SG 1) 1849 Ceres 10c yellowish-bistre, 4 margins fu with light numeral cancellation 2204 (Murat); nice example. Cat £375 (image availabl...

France : (SG 14) 1849 Ceres 40c orange, attractive 4-margin example (close at L) fu with PC 619 (Carpentras). Better than average example. Cat £55...

France : 1849-1969 SUPERB (INTACT) COLLECTION housed in two 'hingeless' DAVO LUXURY ALBUMS (With slip cases). Very comprehensive, starts with 1849...

France : 1849-1979 Mint and used collection on leaves(many 100s) including 1849 Ceres 10c black used, small to large margins, 1852-53 Repub. Franc...

France : (SG 18) 1849-52 Ceres 1Fr carmine brown used, four margins, pinhole and faint crease Cat £1100 [US1]

France : (SG 14-15) 1849-52 Ceres 40c orange (3 margins) & red-orange (2 margins) shades fu - attractive examples. (2) Cat £1200 [US3]

France : (SG 4) 1849-52 Ceres 15c green, 2½margins, hinge thin - fresh-looking fu spacefiller example. Cat £1100 [US3]

France : 1849-52 20c black/yellowish and 40c orange, margins vary, faults, used. Cat £670

France : (SG 6,11) 1849-52 20c black/yellowish (thin) and 25c deep blue (on piece, small rub at bottom left), each with 4 margins, g.u. Cat £140 [...

France : (SG 7,11) 1849-52 20c black/white and 25c deep blue, with large and small margins respectively, v.g.u. Cat £165

France : (SG 14) 1849-52 Ceres 40c orange fine used, close to large margins Cat £550 [US1]

France : 1849-73 Used collection on leaves(120) including 1849-52 Ceres 40c orange, 1853-61 Napoleon duplicated ranges with many shades including ...

France : 1850-1853 ENTIRES/COVERS Small group of items, all bearing Ceres 25c imperfs. (one with pair) inc. 1852 front May to Bouxssichler, anothe...

France : 1850-1925 - & COLONIES: A mainly used collection gleaned from a 1920's French printed album with France from 1850 with a fine run of use...

France : 1850-53 Ceres 25c blue (different shades) on cover - mainly 3-4 margin examples, various origins, cancelled by grille (2) or PC numerals ...

France : 1851-1872 COVERS COLLECTION. Inc. 1851 E.L. Bears Ceres 25c Cette to Marseille. 1851 Cover bears pair of Ceres 25c, Paris to Laval. 1851 ...

France : (SG 10) 1852 Ceres 25c blue (3 margins) on neat cover to Vervins with rural post-box 'L' (Housset, Aisne) hand-stamp, numeral cancellati...

France : (SG 38-39) 1852-53 Presidence 25c blue, various shades (one with thin spot) all with 4 margins; fu group. (4) Cat £220 [US2]

France : (SG 38) 1852-53 25c dull blue just shaves at bottom right, light cancel, v.g.u. Cat £95

France : 1853 Napoleon imperforate issue fu inc T.I 10c & 20c (3), T.II 20c, 40c (2) & 80c (2) [SG 50, 51, 56, 58, 61, 65-67 & 71] - generally abo...

France : (SG 42-43) 1853 Napoleon 1c olive on bluish - three distinct shades fu with 3½ - 4 margins (one slightly cut-into). (3) Cat £350 [US3]

France : (SG 42) 1853 Napoleon 1c olive on bluish, tight margins, thin spot - fresh unused (no gum) example. Cat £275 [US3]

France : (SG 39) 1853 Presidence 25c blue (3½ margins) tied to neat cover by crisp '508' PC (Brenod) with cds alongside - attractive usage. [US2]

France : (SG 9b) 1853 Presidence 10c deep bistre, 4 margins, tiny closed split, fu with numeral cancellation - attractive example. Cat £800 (image...

France : (SG 44) 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 5c deep green, 4 margins, thinned; fu with late use of grille cancellation - good-looking example. Cat £...

France : (SG 44-45) 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 5c deep green & light green shades - 4 margin fu examples, fresh colour. (2) Cat £220 [US2]

France : (SG 63) 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 25c dull blue 4 margins fu example of this very elusive stamp. Cat £325 [US2]

France : (SG 42/42a) 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 1c olive-green shades - fresh, attractive 4-margin examples fu with cds cancellations. (2) Cat £230 [...

France : (SG 67-69) 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 80c carmine shades (SG68 thin spot) 4 margin fu examples - attractive group. (3) Cat £240 [US2]

France : (SG 64-66) 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 40c shades, all neat 4-margin examples fu with variety of cancellations inc scarce small- and large-po...

France : (SG 45) 1853-61 Napoleon 5c green used, with "NDE" part West Indies cancel, three margins, small faults [US1]

France : (SG 47-50c) 1853-61 Napleon imperf 10c dies I & II (4 shades of each, one die I with thin), 4 margin fu examples. Useful group. (8) Cat £...

France : (SG 43) 1853-61 1c bronze-green/bluish, cds cancel, fresh, fine used. Cat £130 (image available)

France : (SG 42a) 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 1c olive on greenish, 4 margin example unused without gum, closed split & thin spot - fresh, attractive ...

France : (SG 63) 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 25c dull blue, 4 margins, small thin - fu with scarce 'gros points' roller cancellation. Cat £325 (image ...

France : (SG 42a/45) 1853-61 Napoleon 1c olive-green/green (cds) and 5c light green/greenish, each with light tone patches, g.u. Cat £230 [US3]

France : (SG 45) 1853-61 Napoleon 5c light green/greenish, 3½ margins, light cancel, v.g.u. Cat £110 [US3]

France : (SG 43) 1853-61 Napoleon 1c bronze-green/bluish, cds cancel, 4 margins, fine used Cat £120 [US3]

France : (SG 67-8) 1853-61 80c carmine (large margins, closed tear at upper left) and 80c deep carmine (shaved at bottom) on yellowish, fresh, v.g...

France : (SG 44) 1853-61 5c green/bluish, 4 small margins, shallow hinge thin, light cancel, fresh, v.g.u. Cat £120

France : (SG 44) 1853-61 Napoleon imperf 5c deep green, 4 margin example fresh mm with original gum, light tone-spotting; scarce. Cat £1100 (image...

France : (SG 71-71a) 1853-62 Napoleon imperf 80c pale & deep rose shades, 4 margin fu examples - fresh colours. (2) Cat £155 [US2]

France : 1853-70 Classic issues, most with small faults but useful noted eg imperf 5c (2) cat £110 each, 10c & 20c shades, 80c rose (3) & (poor) 2...

France : 1856-60 Inland letters with imperforate issue frankings inc range of 20c shades (7) inc dark blue, 10c bistre (3 inc one with two example...

France : 1856-72 Covers to the U.K. (small faults) mainly with imperf / perf 40c stamps inc double & quadruple frankings plus 30c cover (1872) - g...

France : 1858 EL to Malta ex Marseille franked neat, 4-margin 40c pale orange with PC 1896 & Marseille cds; Malta arrival cds on reverse. [US2]

France : 1858-62 Imperforate issue on covers, mainly to Italy, with frankings of 40c (7), 60c (3) or 50c (front) - mixed condition, generally fine...

France : 1859-1982 Postage Dues: ranges on leaves inc 1859 10c (II) & 15c (IA) fu & unused, 25c [D212] fu, 1882 black 1c, 5c, 10c, 15c & 30c fu, 1...

France : 1859-61 Paris covers: trio of letters with imperf Napoleon frankings inc 1859 to Leipzig with 20c (2) cancelled by DS2 lozenge with Pari...

France : (SG D87-88, 217) 1859-78 Postage due: Square format 10c & 15c black mm (thin) or unused, without gum; also 1878 60c blue fresh mm (pinhol...

France : (SG D87-88, 212) 1859-78 Postage due: square format 10c & 15c black both 4 margins plus 1871 25c (II) 3 margins - all fresh, fu examples....

France : 1860 Cover LISIBEUX to WEYBRIDGE,England via Paris with Napoleon 40c orange, cut close on all sides and light filing crease, attractive, ...

France : 1860 Austria: pair of covers to Vienna with imperforate frankings, one with correct 60c rate (20c & 40c) ex Strasbourg, the other from Pa...

France : 1860-76 Covers with Napoleon 20c imperf / perf & Ceres 25c imland frankings, also (1873) cover to Greece at 60c and early postcard with 1...

France : 1862 Equador: EL ex Paris to Guayaquil, endorsed 'voie d'Angleterre' & 'Steamer Tasmanian par l'isthme de Panama'; franked Napoleon 80c r...