376th Auction

1870/71, Siege 40c. orange, fresh colour and good perforation, with variety "retouched 4", unused, a fine copy of this scarce stamp, signed Roumet and Maury

1870, Bordeaux Issue 1c. olive, block of four with good well balanced margins all around, fresh colour, the upper stamps unused the lower mint never hinged, fine, signed Calves

1870, Bordeaux-Issue 20 C. blue, type I, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, a fine copy of this rare stamp

30 c. brown, block of four with fresh colour and good and well balanced margins all around, unused, a fine and attractive multiple, signed Calves with certificate (1983)

40 c. orange, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, fine, signed Fulpius

40 c. orange, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, fine

1870, Bordeaux Issue 40c. orange, block of four with fresh colour and good margins all around, the two upper stamps unused, the lower mint never hinged, a very attractive multiple, signed Calves and A. Brun

40 c. orange, block of four with fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, lower left stamp tiny thin spot in margin only, a fine and attractive multiple, signed Calves

1870, Bordeaux Issue 40c. orange, block of four with fresh colour and three wide margins, close at top right, from positions 11-12 and 1-2, the lower right stamp from position 2 showing variety "4 large - pseudo retouched", the two upper stamps unused, the lower mint never hinged, a very attractive and rare multiple, signed J.F. Brun with certificate (2014) (Maury Nr. 48IIo - 15.000€ for the pair with normal stamp)

40 c. orange "percé en ligne", block of four, fresh colour, the lower stamps mint never hinged, fine

80 c. "groseille", bright and very fresh colour and four good well balanced margins, a very fine example of this distinctive shade, signed Calves and certificate Roumet (2015) (Maury 49Ig)

80 c. rose vif, deep and itense fresh colour, good margins all around, unused, very fine, signed Roumet and JF Brun and certificate Scheller (2008)

80 c. rose, block of four with nice and deep colour, good and well balanced margins all around, unused, some minor ageing spots on reverse, still fine and attractive, signed Roumet

80 c. rose, block of four with nice and deep colour, good and well balanced margins all around, unused, upper left stamp with small natural paper pore, fine and attractive, signed Roumet

80 c. rose, block of four with nice and deep colour, good and well balanced margins all around, unused, very fine and attractive, signed A. Brun a.o.

LE NEWTON:  Press correspondence, Havas Agency, french edition of January 2nd, franked with Ceres 20c. blue tied by star cancel with adjacent cds. "PARIS 2 JANV 71" to Valence with arrival mark, fine

1871, Ceres 5c. green block of four from the lower left sheet corner with faint but legible control mark "TP", unused, fine, signed A. Diena

1871, Ceres 5c. green on blueish, block of four, fresh colour and good perforation, unused, very fine, signed

1871, Ceres 10c. brown on rose, block of four, fresh colour and good perforation, with interesting perforation offset between horizontal pairs, unused, very fine, signed Baudot

1872, Ceres 80c. rose, fresh colour and good perforation, unused, fine, signed Roumet

1872, Ceres 80c. rose, horizontal pair, very fresh coulor and very good centering, mint never hinged with small natural gum ben, mentioned for accuracy, right upper stamp hardly percetible corner perf bend, a very find and attractive multiple

1876, Sage Type I: 2c. green, unused, fine, signed

1876, Sage 40c. brick-red on chamois, fresh colour, well centered and good perforation, mint never hinged, fine

1876, Sage 75c. carmine-rose, imperforated with well balanced margins all around, unused, fine, certificate Roumet (2016)

1876, Sage Type II:  2c. green, block of four, mint never hinged, fine, signed Calves

1876, Sage 25c. ultramarine, block of four, fresh colour and mostly good perforations, unused, fine, signed

1876, Sage 25c. ultramarine, block of four with fresh colour and good perforation, unused, fine, signed J.F. Brun

1876, Sage 75c. carmine-rose, fresh colour and normal perforation, unused, very fine, certificate Scheller (2015)

1876, Sage 1 fr. olive on yellow, block of four with gutter on top, mint never hinged, hinge in the margin only, fine

1877, Sage 25c. red on black, fresh colour and good perforation, unused, fine

1877, Sage 5 fr. violet on light-lilac, two horizontal pairs, mint never hinged, fine, certificate Robineau (for former block of four; 2002)

1877/79, Sage Emission des Régents 1c. - 5 fr., values imperforated on thick ungummed paper, including 3c. grey, 20 c. blue, 20 c. brown-lilac, 25c. black on red and 5 fr. lilac, fine

1900, Merson 2fr. violet on yellow, fresh colour and good perforation, mint never hinged, fine

1902, Mouchon 15c. orange, imperforated block of nine from the upper right sheet corner, without gum, fine

1906, Semeuse 35c. tirage sur bristol, block of four from the lower left corner, without gum as issued, fine

1914, Semeuse Red Cross 10c. complete booklet pane, mint never hinged, fine, scarce