Lot no. 10075

1862, unused and used collection of the 20 Centimes Napoléon with circa 4000 used and over 65 covers, highly specialized with shades, plate flaws and perforation varieties, an abundance of multiples with pairs, strips and blocs, some better items with an unused bloc of four (minor gum bends), an unused  “SPECIMEN” single left sheet margin, followed by a group of used tête-bêches including one vertical pair (signed aimé Brun), two singles of the position 33 (the tête-bêche cliché), many major plate scratches and retouches including Napoléon with Horn, interesting selection of cancellations and usages with small dotted lozenge “EU” on a 1867 folded entire with cds. “EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE PARIS”, 1866 usage from Constantinople with large dotted lozenge “5080”, scarce 1863 mail from the French military mission in Mexico with dotted lozenge “CEMB”, 1864 “CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE D´ITALIE”, etc. Some occasional faults as to be expected, a few album pages toned, otherwise mostly in fresh and fine condition, neatly mounted in two albums (Mi.-Nr. 21, Yvert-Nr. 22)