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BATAILLE DE PARIS: Entire letter dated '4 novembre 1870', addressed to Samoens, franked with Ceres 20 c., tied by GC "3997" with adjacent clear "TOURS 3 DEC. 70"; showing on reverse transit mark of An...

BATAILLE DE PARIS: Entire letter dated '4 novembre 1870', addressed to Samoens, franked with Ceres 20 c., tied by GC "3997" with adjacent clear "TOURS 3 DEC. 70"; showing on reverse transit mark of An...

PAR MOULINS: Bordeaux 20 c. in horizontal strip of 5, partly cut into, tied by GC "532" of Bordeaux to entire letter on flimsy paper, fine and scarce, sign. Calves and certificate Behr (2015)

Entire letter franked with 5 copies Lauré 20 c., all affixed around the edges of the cover, tied by indistinct PC, to Paris with transit mark of Dieppe of January 28, addressed to a brigadier at St. D...

Entire letter franked with Bordeaux 20 c., type II, report I, horizontal strip of 5, partly touched, tied by GC "1002" with adjacent "CHERBOURG 4 JANV. (71)" with transit mark "CHERBOURG A PARIS" and ...

BOULES DE MOULINS: Envelope with letter (not quite complete and therefore undated) franked with Lauré 80 c. and 20 c., tied by GC "1769" with adjacent "LE HAVRE 31 DEC. 70" and part of railroad transi...

SIÈGE DE BELFORT: Small soldier's letter with full text on reverse and dated "Belfort le 24 décembre 1870" addressed to St. Genis Laval with frontside clear arrival mark of January 7, 1871. This is on...

PAPILLONS DE METZ: 2 small soldier's letters, the first dated September 19, 1870, addressed to Bignois near Lyon with text "Wounded lightly at the right shoulder in the affair of th 18th of August but...

1872/75, Ceres with large numerals: Error of colour 15 c. brown on rose in horizontal pair with normal stamp, unused without gum; the normal stamp with thinning at left, otherwise fine; a rare ensembl...

1876/86, Sage: Type II, 10 c. green, 15 c. grey, 25 c. yellow-brown on yellow, 40 c. brick red, 50 c. carmin on rose, 75 c. deep lilac on orange and 5 fr. violet, all unused o.g., fine, all signed Bru...

1922, War orphans 5 fr. + 1 fr. blue and black, block of 4 from the left lower sheet corner, stamps mint never hinged, fine (Mi. 1.040,-)

1928, Ile de France air mail 10 fr. on 90 c. and 10 fr. on 1,50 fr., unused with original gum, very fine, signed A. Diena and Calves with certificates (1975)

1928, Ile de France 10 fr. on 90 c. red, wide spacing, with additional franking 50 c. red, tied by octagonel "New York au Havre 23.8.28" to cover, signed Calves and v.d. Weid with certificate (1986)

1928, Ile de France 10 fr. on 1.50 fr. blue with additional franking, tied by octagonel "New York au Havre 23.8.28" to registered cover with six line special flight cachet in black alongside, stamp wi...

1930, Sourire de Reims 1,50 fr., cpl. booklet with sheetlet of 8 stamps, unmounted mint

1930, air mail 1,50 fr. lilac red, progressive die proof (3rd state) in issued colour

1936, Airmail 50 fr. yellow-green, copy from the lower left sheet corner with printing date, unmounted mint (Mi. 1.300,- +)

1936, Airmail 50 fr. deep green with sheet margin at top, unmounted mint, fine, signed Calves and Berck (Mi. 2.000,-)

1944, Provisional gouvernment, unissued 50 fr., 2 imperforated pairs in different colours, unmounted mint

1952, Meeting of the Council of Europe 30 fr., épreuve de luxe in green, fine

1952, Meeting of the Council of Europe 30 fr., twp épreuve de colour in red and depp blue, fine

1956, Europe 15fr., Epreuve d'Artiste in 20 different colours, mostly signed, mostly fine

1957, Europe 20f. as complete imperforated sheet of green color proofs, the last row bi-colored, the others one color, mint never hinged, fine

1958, Europe 20+25fr. as special imperforated souvenir sheet, mint never hinged, very rare with only 20 printed, fine

1958, Europe 35f. as complete imperforated sheet of color proofs, five stamps bi-colored, the others one color, mint never hinged, fine

1960, Europe 0,25-0,50fr., each as die proof (poinçon original) on thick carton paper, mounted on card, fine, certificate Gautre