2145 1857 Cover (sl toning & repaired flap), franked 5k blue, small pearls, tied by boxed "Borga 7 MAI 1857" pmk & with boxed "ANK 9 5" b/s. Stamp is 2 shades, ½ blue & ½ dark blue due to partial weak print. SG 1, Fa 1Ic cat Kr90,000 = A$13,500. Attractive & rare classic no.1 cover. 2006 Tuori AIEP photo cert. (P) $2200 $3000
21461857 Cover front franked 10k red-carmine tied by "Helsingfors 1 7 1857" cds, margin just touches at right. SG 2, Fa 2e cat Kr25,000 on cover. 2006 Tuori AIEP photo cert. (P) $475$700
21471858? Folded letter wrapper franked on reverse oval Arms 5k, small pearls, wove paper -4 huge margins (expertlyrepaired on 1 side), tied by "Helsingfors" cds & with m/s cross. To Coblenz Germany, with boxed red "Aus Russland France" cachet, b/s 3-line "Konigsberg 30/I Bromberg". SG 1 cat £2000+, Fa 1 cat Kr16,000+ -both as loose stamp, cat Kr70,000 on cover. Very attractive. (P) $800$1500
21481858 Cover (2 folds) franked 10k carmine-red cut to shape, tied by "Helsingfors 12 10 18 8" cds & with pen cancel, plus boxed "ANK 16 10". SG 2, Fa 2g. 2006 Tuori AIEP photo cert. (P) $475$700
21521863-70 Napoleon 2c red-brown, perf, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 105(s) cat £120 as normal, Maury 8s cat €275. (P) $60$90
21531869 Napoleon 5Fr violet-grey (lilac-grey) top value. Superb U appearance, expertly repaired thins, unusually light lozenge cancel. SG 131 cat £1100, Yv 33 cat €1100. Overall an excellent example of this difficult stamp. (P) $200$300
21541869 Napoleon 5Fr grey-violet. GU, repaired tear at top, still respectable appearance with neat cds. SG 131 cat £1100, Maury 33 cat €1000. Balasse photo-cert & 1997 invoice to buy this for Fr1210. (P) $100$200
21551914 Occup of Alsace & Lorraine "Republique Francaise Alsace" 50pf green "cock" design, inscr "Droit de Timbre". Superb fresh UN. Yv 151 cat €100. Very scarce local revenue issue. (P) $80$120
21561915 Occup of Alsace & Lorraine "Republique Francaise Alsace" opt German Stamp Duty revenue 50pf, inscr "Elsass-Lothringen". Superb fresh MUH. Yv 162. Very scarce. (P) $50$70
21571915 Occup of Alsace & Lorraine "Droit De Timbre Alsace 5 Pfennigs" 5pf orange French revenue design. Superb fresh MLH. Yv 171. Very scarce. (P) $50$80
21581915 Occup of Alsace & Lorraine "Droit De Timbre Alsace 10 Pfennigs" 10pf rose French revenue design. Superb fresh MLH. Yv 172. Very scarce. (P) $40$70
21591915 Occup of Alsace & Lorraine "Droit De Timbre Alsace 5 Marks" 5Mk lilac French revenue design. Superb fresh MLH. Yv 179 cat €190+. Very rare top value. (P) $150$250
21601918 Red Cross Fund 15c+5c. VF fresh MUH. SG 378 cat £150 for M, should be at least £300 MUH, Maury 156 cat €310. (P) $120$180
21611923 Bordeaux Congress opt 1Fr. VF fresh MUH. SG 400e cat £600 for M, should be at least double, £1200 MUH, Maury 182 cat€1000. Zanaria photo cert. (P) $500$700
2162 1924 Olympic Games "VIII Olympiade Paris" set 10c-50c, as a composite IMPERF presentation sheetlet "Epreuve Collective", 273x195mm. VF fresh UN as made, in overall excellent condition for such a large format item. SG 401-04(p), Yv 183-86EC cat €5500+. Maury 183-86EC cat €5850+. Only 135 printed for presentation to IOC officials & dignitaries, & only tiny number are recorded on the philatelic market. One of the key Olympic thematic items of the World! (P) $3800 $5000
21641927 Airmail opt set 2Fr-5Fr. VF fresh MUH. SG 455-6 cat £550 for M, should be at least double, £1100 MUH. Maury A1-2 cat €1080. Key set seldom seen in nice MUH. 2013 Ceremuga photo cert. (2). (P) $450$700
21661929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhib opt 2Fr. Superb fresh MUH, right marginal. SG 470 cat £900 for M, should be at least double, £1800 MUH, Maury 257B cat €1600. Bolaffi photo cert. (P) $700$1000
21671929 Le Havre Philatelic Exhib opt 2Fr. F-VF fresh M. Maury 257B cat €800, SG 470 cat £900. (P) $300$400
21681929-33 Pont du Gard 20Fr brown, perf 11. VF fresh MLH. Maury 262A cat €1250, SG 475a cat £1300. Rare! Dr Enzo Diena AIEP photo cert (P) $600$800
21691936 Airmail 50Fr emerald-green. Stamp superb fresh MUH, bottom marginal. SG 540 cat £1200 for M, should be at least double, £2400 MUH, Maury PA14 cat €2200+. (P) $700$1000
21711936 Banknote Airmail 50Fr, top marginal. VF fresh MUH. SG 541 cat £950 for M, should be at least double, £1900 MUH, Maury A15 cat €1700. (P) $500$700
21721936 Transatlantic Flight 10Fr, UR cnr marginal. Stamp superb fresh MUH. SG 554 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH, Maury 321 cat €900+. (P) $300$400
21741937 Pexip M/Sheet Ceres 5c-50c with gutter labels, IMPERF. VF fresh UN, original size. SG MS581(var), Maury BF3a cat €2850. Yv BF3a cat €3000. Extremely rare. (P) $900$1500
21751937 PEXIP M/Sheet. MUH, sl bend at base. SG cat £550 for M & should be double MUH. Yv cat €725. $130$200
2176 1940-41 Surch "50" on 90c Peace, lower marginal se- tenant blk of 4, error LR stamp "05" for "50". Superb fresh MUH. Maury 482/482c cat €11,500 -plus premium for se-tenant positional blk which should be +50%, so est €17,500. SG 678/678a cat £9500 for M singles & should be at least double MUH in positional blk, so £19,000+. One of the rarest & most important errors of France. Exp Roumet & Brun AIEP, plus 2014 Scheller photo cert. (P) $7000 $10000
21771941 Petain 1Fr violet-black Epreuvre de Colour. VF fresh UN as made, m/s endorsement at LR. SG 692(p), Maury 472EAC cat €170+. Very rare. (P) $130$200
21791942 Petain 4Fr50 black engraved Epreuvre de Artiste. VF fresh UN as made, on laid paper, signed by engraver. SG 741(p), Maury 523EPA. Extremely rare. (P) $250$400
21801942 Petain (50Fr) red-brown with blank value tablet Epreuvre de Artiste master DIE PROOF (89x122mm), signed by engraver, on thick wove paper. VF fresh UN as made. SG 746(p), Maury 525EPA. Extremely rare. (P) $300$500
21811942 Tricolour Legion sheet of 25 with 2 rows 1Fr20+8Fr80 blue, 1 row of albino impressions & 2 rows of 1Fr20+8Fr80 scarlet, with sheet no.77599 & IGI in margin. VF MUH, stamps all fresh. SG 769-70 cat £165 as M singles, so £330+ MUH, Maury 565-66A cat €225 as se-tenant strips & singles. Should be a huge premium for sheet. $120$200
21821943 Relief Fund set 1.20+1.40Fr - 5+15Fr Epreuvre de Luxe. VF fresh UN as made, with tissue paper interleaves attached. SG 780-84(p), Maury 576-80EPL. (5). (P) $300$450
21831943 Relief Fund 1.20+1.40Fr sepia-black Epreuvre de Artiste, plus Petain only w/o frame. VF fresh UN as made, both signed by engraver. SG 780(p), Maury 576EPA. Extremely rare.(2). (P) $350$500
21841943 WWII Relief Fund full sheet of 5 se-tenant strips of 5 with printers no. at base "com date". VF fresh MUH. SG 780A cat £400 as M strips so £800++ MUH. Maury 580A cat €750 -both as 5 separate strips, plus large premium for sheet. Spectacular. (25). $300$500
21851943 Relief Fund 1.50+2.50Fr black Epreuvre de Artiste. VF fresh UN as made, signed by the engraver. SG 781(p), Maury 577EPA. Very rare. (P) $130$200
21861943 Relief Fund 4+10Fr black Epreuvre de Artiste. VF UN as made, on laid paper, signed by engraver. SG 783(p), Maury 579EPA. Very rare. (P) $130$200
21871943 Relief Fund 5+15Fr black Epreuvre de Artiste, plus another w/o background shading, country name etc. VF fresh UN as made, signed by engraver. SG 784(p), Maury 580EPA. Extremely rare. (2). (P) $350$500
21881944 Marianne de Fernez 2Fr & 50Fr black unissued values gutter pr. VF MUH. SG 843-7(var), Maury 648B & C cat €310+ as singles, plus large premium for gutter pr, so est €600+. Extremely rare. (P) $250$400
21891944-45 French Military Airmail from North Africa: Provisional "RF" opts on USA 6c airmail, 5 diff types, both listed & unlisted. VFU/CTO. Mayer cat €1000+ as cheapest where it is a diff type. Interesting group. (5) (P) $100$200
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