384. Auction

1 fr. brown carmine, fresh colours, good to wide margins, tied by diamond grid to small piece, the adhesive lifted out and hinged back, very fine, certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 6B)

1853, Napoleon 1 fr. carmin, clear to very large margins, neatly cancelled, very fine, certificate Scheller (2024)

1853, Napoleon III 1 fr. carmine, fresh colours, large to wide margins all around, used with dotted diamond cancel “DS2” PARIS (28 rue de Cléry), very fine, signed Richter, Köhler and certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 18)

1 fr. deep carmine in the nice `velours´ shade, fresh colours, close at upper left, otherwise good to large margins all around, unused without gum, very fine. A scarce stamp, signed Calves and certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 18g)

1853, Napoleon 1 fr. carmine, horizontal strip of 4, the right 2 stamps touched at base, otherwise just clear to wide margins, together with 2 good margined 10 c. bistre, tied to entire double rate letter from "PARIS 30 MARS 54" to Lima, Peru, with arrival mark.The top right corner of the strip repaired, otherwise fine. A rare franking.

1862, Napoleon perforated 5 c. green, with Lauree 80 c. rose and 1871, Siege 15 c. bistre, tied by GC "2240" to entire letter from "MARSEILLE 11 MARS 72" to Mariupol with frontside transit mark of Odessa and arrival mark. Very fine 3 issues combination and rare destination.

Laurée 80 c., two copies, with Ceres 40 c., tied to entire double rate letter 1872 to Santiago de Chile, endorsed "Voie de Magellan, Vapeur 'Garonne'".Handstruck '25' centavos due upon arrival (partly on franking). A fine and scarce letter.

1870/71, Ballon montée, Gouvernement de Défense Nationale, Module de 10 centimes, over 80 copies in bronze or copper of different flights plus the original printing dies for 60 different ballons and counterpart with inscription “LES MESSAGERS PARTENT PAR BALLON-POSTE ET RAPPORTENT LES NOUVELLES PAR LA PHOTOSTENOGRAPHIE - DIRECTEUR STEENAKERS”. A unique ensamble

1870, Ballon Monté "Ville d'Orleans", folded letter to Calvados, franked with 20c blue Napoleon Lauré, tied by neatly-struck Paris "1" Star cancel, Paris / Pl. de le Bourse c.d.s. (Nov 22) alongside, endorsed "Par ballon monte" at upper left, Cherbourg a Paris TPO (Dec 9) and Trouville-sur-Mer c.d.s. (Dec 10), a fine example carried on this balloon, which landed in Norway. (Yvert 29B)

1871, Unissued 10 c. pale blue on 10c. yellow brown, unused with partial gum, fine, certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 34a)

1924, Olympic issue 30 c., proof in mauve and dark mauve on gummed paper, very fine, signed Scheller

1925, Paris Exhibition-block on registered cover with cds. “BAHR / BAS RHIN 13-12 1938” and one adjacent on cover to Kehl, Germany with recieving cds., cover with closed tear at the top and therefor the block with a slight tear in the middle left, slight traces of transportation, otherwise fine

1924/25, International Exhibition of Decorative Modern Arts at Paris, Essay in blue in unissued design, printed by photogravure, unused, fine

1927, Strasbourg-block on registered cover with cds. “BAHR / BAS RHIN 13-12 1938” and one adjacent on cover to Kehl, Germany with recieving cds., cover with slight traces of transportation, otherwise very fine 

1956, Coubertin 30 Fr., two epreuves d'artiste in orange-brown and red, both with artist's signature 'R. Serres', very fine

COLIS POSTAUX DE PARIS POUR PARIS: 1878, Paquet Omnibus 50c. blue and 75c. green, unused, the latter small tear, otherwise fine, scarce (Maury N0. 2-3)

1948/54, “Petit Colis” 9-50f., mint never hinged, fine (Yvert Nr. 27-30)

1897, 5 a. + 50 c. on 30 c. brown, Type VI Setting L-K-O, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR” to small piece, extremely fine and scarce, certificate Behr (2001)

1897, Emergency Printing, letterpress surcharge on the horizontal spaces between vertical panes of the regular issue, 2 ½ a. + 25 c. on pale lilac, Type III Setting B-G-J, fresh colours, tied by cds. “ZANZIBAR 28 JUIL 97” to small piece, very fine. A very rare stamp, signed Roumet and Scheller with his certificate (2011)

1897, 2½ a. on 25 c., block of 4, tied to quadruple rate envelope from "ZANZIBAR 2 JUIL 02" to Tanga with arrival mark. One stamp tiny corner perf crease, otherwise very fine.

1859, Eagle 10 c. yellow-brown, vertical pair and single, and Sage 40 c. red-orange, one 10 c. close at bottom otherwise good to large margins all around, all neatly tied by cds. “TAITI (OCÉANIE) PAPEETE 11 DEC. 78” repeated alongside, to envelope to Germany, endorsed “via san Francisco” with blue entry cds. “TAITI V.E.U. T ANGL PARIS FEVR. 79”, on reverse arrival. Cover opened on three sides and with faults, two cissors cut rebacked and some staining, still an exceptionally rare mixed franking Eagle-Sage from a most unusual origin, correctly franked at the double weight step rate (UPU tariff of 1st May 1878), signed Scheller with his certificate (2024)

1902, Handstamp overprint 0,05 fr. on 75 c., fresh colours, used, very fine, signed A. Brun 

1914, 10 on 5 pfg. green vertical bisect as part of a strip of three (pos. 32-34), fresh color and good perforation, tied by black cds. "ANECHO 20/12 to large part of defective cover, the adhesives very fine and a scarce early usage, rare, signed Holcombe with certificate (1996)

1904, Allegory 1 c.-30 c., 40c. and 50 c.-1 fr., each neatly tied by cds. “LIBREVILLE GABON 23 JUIL 06” to registered envelope to Vladivostok with arrival on reverse, very fine, an attractive franking to a better destination

1941, France Libre 5 c., position 17, fresh colours, unused, very fine, signed Calves and certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 236)

10 c., position 21, fresh colours, unused, very fine, certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 232)

30 c., position 1, fresh colours, unused, very fine, signed J.-F. Brun and certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 233)

20 fr., position 8, fresh colours, unused, very fine, certificate Scheller (2024) (Yvert-Nr. 273)

1935/40, Faiherbe bridge, 3 die proofs without denomination, in black-blue, olive-green and red-brown

1861, Paris print 2 l. and 80 l., with 1st Athens print 10 l. and 2 copies 20 l., all in fresh colour and with clear to large margins, tied by numeral "2" to letter sheet from Piraeus 1862 to Marseille. Usual file folds not affecting the stamps. A very attractive and rare four colour franking. Signed Petridis and certificate Tseriotis (2010)

1861, Provisional fine Athens printing, 2l. bistre, complete sheet of 150 stamps, unused with original gum, most unmounted mint.On reverse 'Eleghos' seal and seal and manuscript notation of the Greek philatelic society. lSome marginal faults and several creases; one stamp with tear. As complete sheet of great rarity. (Hellas 10II)

1862/68, Athens print 5 l., 10 l. and 80 l. with cleaned plates 20 l., 80 l. cut close and tiny touched, otherwise full to large margins, tied by clear Patras c.d.s. to unpaid letter sheet from Manchester 1871 via Brindisi to Patras. Very fine. Certificate Simmermacher BPP (2012)

1862/68, Athens print 10 l. and 2 copies 80 l. deep red, all in fresh colour and with full to large margins, tied by Athens c.d.s.  to letter sheet from "LONDON Ju 20 67" to Athens. Very fine. Signed Simmermacher with certificate (2013)

1868/69, cleaned plates 20 l. and 80 l., the later one full to large margins, tied by no. "110" with adjacent Argostolion c.d.s. to double red letter sheet via Trieste (although endorsed via Brindisi) to Taganrog, Russia. Fine and scarce entire.

Olympic issue 1 l. – 10 dr., unused with original gum, fine/ very fine    

1 l. – 10 dr., except 2 l. and 10 l. complete set with Piräus cancellations during the Games