371st Auction

1849, Ceres 40 c. red-orange, vertical pair, fresh colour and good to large margins all around, tied by GC "2505" to letter sheet from "MONTPELLIER 31.JUIL.71" to Clermont de l'Herault with arrival mark, very fine, signed von der Weidt with certificate (1998)

1852, President Napoléon 10 c. yellow-brown, good to large margins all around, used, fine, sign. Calves (Mi. 700,-)

Napoléon III. 1 c. green-olive, three single stamps and vertica pair and Ceres 1870 20 c. blue, all tied by GC "2659" to entire letter from "NIMES 29.SEPT.71" to Paris with arrival mark, fine, signed Baudot

1863/70, Napoléon Lauré 1 c. olive-green, block of 4, three stamps unmounted mint, one unused, plus three single stmaps with other colour nuances, mostly unmounted mint, fine

2 c. bright reddish-brown on cream, type I, umounted mint, very fine (Maury 26I b)

4 c. grey, block of 4 with sheet margin at right, unmounted mint, very fine, signed Brun at the sheet margin

10 c. yello-brown, type I, unused, fine, signed Calves (Yvert 28A; 800,-)

20 c. blue, type II, unmounted mint, very fine, unsigned (Yvert 29B)

1869, Rothschild issue Napoléon Lauré 2-80 c. imperoforated on white paper, unmounted mint, very fine, rare, 2 c. signed Calves 

80 c. rose imperforate on white paper, block of 4, fresh colour, two stamps unmounted mint, two stamps at top unused, very fine, certificate Renon (1994) (Yvert 32b)

1868, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (President of the French Second Republic), handwritten letter with signature "Napoléon" complete with one handed inscribed registered envelope with red cds. "Bau DE PALAIS DE FONTAINEBLEAU 17.AOUT." and inscription "l'Empereur" and three line "Cabinet de l'Empereur (2)", addressed to his niece in Monchy with arrival stamp, letter partially torn in the fold, rare

Bordaux issue 4 c. grey, report I, good margins all around, tied by PC "2613", fine, signed Pfenninger, scarce (Yvert No. 41A; 3.000,-)

4 c. grey, report I, good margins all around in combination Napoléon Lauré 1 c. olive-green and horizontal pair 10 c. yellow-brown, tied by GC "772" to inside not complete folded letter from "CASTRES-S-L'AGOUT 8.SEPT.71" to Lyon with arrival mark, fine, very scarce franking, sign. Calves (Yvert No. 41A; 4.000,-)

5 c. green, report II, fresh colour, good to large margin allround, used with PC "1813", fine (Mi. 350,-)

5 c. green, report 2 (2er état), good to large margins all around, tied by cds. "BORDEAUX..AOUT.73" to wrapper with boxed "PD" to Basel, Switzerland, fine, very scarce single franking (Yvert No. 42B; 5.000,-)

5 c. green, report II, horizontal strip of five tied by GC "2795" to envelope from "PAU 16.SEPT.71" to Antony with arrival mark, left stamp with small corner cut at bottom, otherwise fine, scarce

5 c. green, good margins all around and vertical pair 10 c. yellow-brown, all tied by GC "4918" to entire letter from "SAUGNAC-ET MURET 2.SEPT.71" to Bordeaux with arrival mark, fine, signed Brun and Baudot

5 c. green, horizontal pair with good margins all around in combination with Ceres issue 1871 10 c. brown on rose and pair 25 c. blue, all tied by GC "2925" to envelope from "PONT-AUDEMER 19.MAI.73" to Rouen with arrival mark, envelope shortened at bottom, otherwise fine, signed Baudot, Goebel and Calves

10 c. yellow-brown and 20 c. blue, type III, both with good to large margin all around, tied by GC "3112" to entire letter from "RENNES 17.FEVR.71" to Basel with arrival mark, fine, signed Goebel

20 c. blue, type I, good to large margins all around, tied by PC "2260" to entire letter from "MILLAU 27.12.70" to Lyon with arrival mark, fine, signed Baudot

40 c. lemon yellow, report II, good to large margin allround, tied by GC "532" to local entire letter "lettre d'avis pour Refus de Réception" from Bordeaux (dated 20.Avril.1871), lettre vertical fold, stamp very fine, signed Goebel and Calves with certificate (1981) (Ceres 43j)

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, in addition
Ile de France 10 fr. on 90 c. red, wide spacing (genuine) fraudently added to a cover, certificate Scheller for the first cover

1936, Airmail 50 fr. yellow-green, unmounted mint, very fine, signed Bühler and von der Weid with certificate (1991) (Mi. 1.300,-)

1948, General Leclerc 6 fr., die proof in blue of unissued design on sunken card

1952, Narvik 30 fr., in 2 different bicouloured unissued versions, unmounted mint (Mory 922A)

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

1957, CEPT special block, unmounted mint, very fine

1957, CEPT special block, unmounted mint, sign. in pencil with certificate Behr (1994)

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

1963, Europe 0,25-0,50fr. sepia as epreuve de presentation (mise en train sépia), very rare with only 3 issued, fine

1982, Europe Historical events 1,60-2,30 fr., each as complete imperforated sheet of color proofs, 3 different colors of each value, mint never hinged, fine

1997, Europe 3fr. as imperforated block of four with upper sheet margin, mint never hinged, very rare with only 50 imperforated stamps known, fine

1998, Europe 3fr. as imperforated block of four with bottom sheet margin, mint never hinged, very rare with only 50 imperforated stamps known, fine

1958, Europe Flag 25, 35 and 50 fr., three épreuves de presentation in sepia, fine, very rare, only three series known

1963, Europe Flag 0,20, 0,25 and 0,50 fr., three épreuves de presentation in sepia, fine, very rare, only three series known

1983, Palace of Europe 2,00 and 2,80 fr. imperforated, two sheets of 50, umounted mint (Maury 3.250,-)