U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 9-10, 2005
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #807 FRANCE 1830 FL headed "Gardes Nationales du Royaume", sent from Paris and signed "Lafayette" (Marquis de Lafayette), addressed to Mr. Roittignac, Hotel des Etats Generaux, rue St.Anne, hs "Etat Major", fine example of Lafayette'ssignature, rare  | Unsold | |
 | Lot #808 FRANCE 1849-50 Issues, cover franked with pair of 15c green and 1fr carmine, margins virtually all around, used in 1852 from Paris to USA, cover faults, scarce 1.30fr rate Catalog #2,9 | Unsold |
 | Lot #809 FRANCE 1849-50 25c blue, horiz. pair, used on piece with 1fr light carmine, margins all around except close at UR, black grid canc., fine, with Diena cert. Catalog #6,9 Catalog Value 675 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #810 FRANCE 1849-50 40c orange, horiz. pair, margins all around, light crease at right, otherwise v.f. Catalog #7 Catalog Value 800 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #811 FRANCE 1849 1fr vermilion, Sperati forgery cancelled on coverfront to Erfurt, v.f. and rare F Catalog #8F | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #812 FRANCE 1850 1fr brown carmine, used, margins all around, lozenges and red arrival pmk, fresh and v.f. stamp Catalog #9b Catalog Value 850 | Unsold |
 | Lot #813 FRANCE 1853 cover franked with vert. pair and single of 10c Republique (poor margins), used in combination with 1fr carmine, margins virtually all around, used from Paris to USA, cover faults, scarce 1.30fr rate Catalog #9,10 | Price Realized $1,050.00 |
 | Lot #814 FRANCE 1853-60 1c olive green, used block of four, margins all around, small abrasions virtually entirely at the UL margin, otherwise v.f. (YT 11)  Catalog #12 Catalog Value Euro 1,250 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #815 FRANCE 1860 FL from Lyon to Stokach (Baden) paying 30c with 10c & 20c Napoleon, red "PD", transit & arrival pmks, v.f. | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #816 FRANCE 1853 1fr Empire, horiz. strip of three, faults, reasonable appearance Catalog #21 Catalog Value 8,250 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #817 FRANCE 1862-70 Perforated Issues, 1c olive, block of 20, n.h., fine and scarce multiple, catalogue value for hinged (YT 19) **Catalog #22 Catalog Value Euro 4,540+ | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #818 FRANCE 1862-71 10c bister brown, left sheet margin block of four, n.h. and post office fresh, rough impression, also showing "unpunched perf." variety at upper left, fine, a true condition rarity, signed Calves, with 2001 Sismondo cert. (YT 21b),cat. value for four hinged singles **Catalog #25var Catalog Value Euro 9,400++ | Unsold |
 | Lot #819 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux, 2c red brown, strip of four, margins all around, used on piece, v.f., signed Calves (YT 40B) Catalog #39 Catalog Value Euro 1,100+ | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #820 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux, 40c and 80c used, the latter on piece, both v.f. Catalog #47,48 Catalog Value 285 | Price Realized $130.00 |
| Lot #821 FRANCE 1873 outer FL to Versailles, franked with 25c Ceres, redirected to St.Petersburg, taxed "6" (deci) in crayon, red "Affranchisement Insuffisant", transit and arrival pmks, fine | Price Realized $230.00 | |
 | Lot #822 FRANCE 1876 Type Sage, 2c green, Type I, unused (regummed), small faults, fine appearance (YT 62) (*) Catalog #65 Catalog Value Euro 1,950 | Price Realized $85.00 |
 | Lot #823 FRANCE 1876-77 Type Sage, selection of four imperf singles, incl. 75c carmine, type I, and 30c yellow brown and 2x75c carmine, type II, all unused without gum, fine (*) | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #824 FRANCE 1894 cover franked with seven diff. incl. type Sage, perf. and imperf. Napoleon etc., some faults and discolorations, used from Lyon to Germany | Price Realized $230.00 |
| Lot #825 FRANCE 1925 Paris Exhibition souvenir sheet of four, exhibition postmark in upper right margin, n.h., fine-v.f. (YT Block 1) **Catalog #226 Catalog Value Euro 2,500 | Price Realized $725.00 | |
| Lot #826 FRANCE 1925 Paris souv. sheet, n.h., with May 3, 1925 Exhibition pmk at top, fine-v.f. **Catalog #226 Catalog Value Euro 2,500 | Price Realized $675.00 | |
| Lot #827 FRANCE 1942 Solidarity Issue, set of four diff. original signed artist (Rene Cottet) black and white watercolors, corrections made with Chinese ink, each with a corresponding photo essay affixed below, v.f. and and unique set E | Price Realized $800.00 | |
| Lot #828 FRANCE 1952 artist pencil drawing for a 18+5fr design (H.Poincare), signed by J.Pheulpin at bottom, with endorsement "2e Maquette refusee", v.f. and unique E | Price Realized $130.00 | |
 | Lot #829 FRANCE 1953 Tour de France, five diff. imperf. and gummed trial color proofs, various colors, n.h., v.f. A nice bicycle thematic P Catalog #693P | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #830 FRANCE 1956 Frederic Chopin, unissued design, duplicated selection of 22 signed artist die proofs, various colors, fine-v.f., rare E | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #831 FRANCE 1956 Frederic Chopin, unissued design, selection of 12 diff. signed artist die proofs, various colors, fine-v.f., rare E | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #832 FRANCE 1956 (ca) United Europe, 30fr original pencil drawing by the French engraver Pheulpin, showing the globe and various flags in black and white, green background, signed by Pheulpin, with his handwritten "maquette unique de timbre non emis" note (unique drawing of unissued stamp), v.f. P | Price Realized $725.00 |
| Lot #833 FRANCE 1968 Postal Cheques, special perforated & gummed souv. sheet mounted in folder, signed by the Minister of Communications, numbered "95", out of 300 issued, n.h., v.f. **Catalog #1202var Catalog Value Euro 420 | Price Realized $230.00 | |
 | Lot #834 FRANCE Semi-Postals. 1941 Cancer, two diff. imperf. color proofs with gum, l.h., v.f. P Catalog #B110P | Price Realized $80.00 |
