364 / März 2017

15 c. green, fresh colour and good to wide margins, tied by clear grid to local folded letter with "PP" postmark and arrival mark "PARIS 15.OCT.50", very fine

1849, Ceres 20 c. black, horizontal block of 18 including a tête-bêche in the central position; fine fresh colour and large margins all around incl. ca. 10 mm sheet margin at left, unused without gum; an extremely fine and rare block; only few tête-bêche blocks of this stamp are recorded; signed Calves and Brun with certificates (1989 resp. 2010)

1849, Ceres 25 c. blue, block of 4, the upper right stamp just touched at lower right, otherwise clear to wide margins and nice deep colour, unused with original gum; faults (creasing, small paper faults); an extremely rare multiple with good presentation, opinion Scheller (2005) (Yvert 4a)

1849, Ceres 1fr. carmine, fresh colour and close to good margins with upper sheet margin, used, fine,certificate v.d. Weid

1 c. green on blued as block of 16 from the lower right sheet corner, mint never hinged, one stamp small adherence, horizontal crease through lower stamps, few trivial toned spots, otherwise a fine and arractive multiple, signed Calves

20 c. type II, block of 4 with good margins, very nice and fresh colour, unused with original gum and small hinge marks, extremely fine, certificate Behr (2003) (Yvert 14B)

1862/72, Napoléon perforated 1 c. olive, block of 4, nice fresh colour and well centered, unmoutned mint, very fine (Yvert 19)

1862, Napoléon perforated 5 c. green, horizontal block of 12 with sheet margin at left, unmounted mint in very fresh condition, very fine, each stamp signed in pencil G. Bolaffi (Yvert 20)

5 c. green, horizontal block of 15, unused with original gum and paper hinge marks/remainders, the central 3 stamps unmounted mint, fine and fresh (Yvert 20)

1862, Napoleon 40c. as block of four, fresh colour and good centering, unused with full original gum, bottom stamps with light horizontal crease not affecting the overall appearance of this rare multiple, signed Roumet

80 c. rose, horizontal block of 6 with sheet margin at right, very nice fresh colour and well perforated, all stamps unmounted mint, very fresh and fine; every stamp signed G. Bolaffi with certificate (1972) (Yvert 24)

80 c. rose, horizontal pair and three single stamps, tied by GC "1769" to folded letter from "LE HAVRE 7.FEVR.66" with handwritten endorsement "par steamer de Southon du 9.Fevrier" to Rio de Janeiro, fine

80 c. rose tête-bêche pair, tied by GC "532" to folded cover from "BORDEAUX 30.DEC.68" via London to Veracruz, pair with serveral short perfs at top and cover with age spot at left, sign. Brun with certificate, scarce (Maury 24 tb)

1862, Napoleon Lauré 4c. grey as block of four, fresh colour and good perforation, upper pair unused the lower mint never hinged, tiny thin spot at upper left stamp, otherwise a fine and attractive multiple, signed A. Brun

1862, Napoleon Lauré 10c. brown as block of four, fresh colour and good perforation, upper pair unused the lower mint never hinged, a fine and attractive multiple, signed Calves

1867, Laureated 30 c. brown, block of 4 with small part of sheet margin at left, unmounted mint with fresh original gum; 2 short perfs at upper right, otherwise very fine, each stamp signed G. Bolaffi with certificate (1972, photo damaged) (Yvert 30)

1862, Napoleon Lauré 40c. orange as strip of five from the lower left sheet corner showing cachet "Contrôle T.P." at bottom, fresh colour and mostly good perforation, few separated perfs, second stamp from the right small thin spot, otherwise a fine and attractive multiple, signed Calves a.o.

1869, Napoléon 5 fr. grey, block of 4 with sheet margin at left, nice fresh colour and well perforated, unmounted mint with fresh original gum; an extremely fine and rare multiple, only very few known in this excellent condition; every stamp signed Brun with additional signatures in the margin

1869, Napoléon 5 fr. grey, fresh colour and good perforations, unused with only slight trace of hinge, a very attractive copy, signed Calves

5 fr. grey, two horizontal pairs Ceres 80 c. rose and 10 c. brown on rose, tied by GC "4140" to registered and insured cover from "VERDUN-S-SAONE 23.DEC.73" with straight line "CHARGÉ" in red to Dijon with arrival mark, 5 fr. with small nick at top and two additional stamps with corner faults, cover with seals cut out on reverse, otherwise fine, rare franking, certificate Fourcaut and Brun

1870, Siege 10c. yellow-brown as block of four with left sheet margin, very fresh colour and good centering and perforation, lightly hinged, a rare and attractive multiple, signed Calves

1870, Siege 10c. yellow-brown as block of six, upper pair as tête-bêche, very fresh colour and good centering and perforation, mint never hinged, the lower left stamp trivial corner crease, a rare and most attractive multiple, signed A. Brun a.o.

1870, Siege 20c. as block of six, lower strip of three showing central tête-bêche, very fresh colour and good centering and perforation, central upper stamp unused, the other mint never hinged,  a rare and most attractive multiple, signed A. Brun a.o.

Ballon monté: LE GARIBALDI: Entire letter with Napoléon Laurier 30 c. brown, tied by star cancel with number "4" with adjacent cds. "PARIS 20.OCT.70" to Brussels with arrival mark "FRANCE QUEST 3 1.NOV.70", very fine

L'ARCHIMEDE: Gazette des Absents franked with Napoléon lauré 30 c., tied by cds. of 20 Nov. 70 with adjacent star cancel "8" to London with arrival mark of Nov. 23 on front, fine

LE GÉNERAL FAIDHERBE: Cover with Napoléon perforated 5 c. green and lauré 20 c. blue, tied by star cancel, with adjacent "PARIS R. BONAPARTE 12 JANV. 71", to Bettenbourg in Luxemburg with arrival marks; 20 c. some short perfs, the envelope with several repaired tears, still attractive and very rare, certificate Scheller (2016)

Boule de Moulins: Bordeaux 20 c. blue, horizontal strip of 5, small to good margins, tied by GC "467" to folded letter from "BÉTHUNE 31.DEC.70" and transit mark "ARRAS À PARIS 31.DEC.70" on reverse, fine, sign. Calves

1871, Ceres 4c. gray as block of nine, fresh colour and good perforations, unused, very fine

1871, Ceres 5c. yellowish-green as block of four from the lower left sheet corner, fresh colour, mint never hinged, the lower left stamp with small adherence, a fine and attractive multiple, signed Calves

Ceres 10 c. brown on rose, 4 single stamps and each two single stamps 15 c. yellow-brown and 25 c. blue, tied by GC "2598" to folded letter from "NANCY 25.NOV.73" to Hemmingen, Alsace-Lorraine with arrival mark, fine, rare colour franking, sign. von der Weid SBPV with certificate

1871, Ceres 25c. blue, two singles tied by numeral "1769" with adjacent cds. "LE HAVRE 28 JUIN 72" to folded letter endorsed "pr. Steamer Hamburgeois...." to Curacao, one adhesive small corner crease, otherwise fine

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 ensemble, certificates Ceres and Gautre (both 2002) (Yvert 55c)

1872, Ceres 80c. rose as block of four, vivid rich colour, mint never hinged, a very fine and attractive multiple

1876, Sage 5c. green, type I, block of four from the upper left sheet margin, mint never hinged, a fine and scarce multiple, signed Calves a.o.

1876, Sage 10c. green, type I, block of four, unused with full original gum, few blunted pers at left, otherwise a fine and scarce multiple, signed A. Brun

1876, Sage 15c. lilac, type II block of four with small upper margin, fresh colour and good perforations, the upper left stamp unused, ther others mint never hinged, a fine and scarce multiple, signed Calves