U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 7-8, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #425 FRANCE 1849-50 1fr bright vermilion ("vermilion vif"), neat rectangular grill cancel, full margins all around, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., with 1995 Calves cert. (YT 7a) O Catalog #8 Catalog Value € 26,500 | Price Realized $12,500.00 |
 | Lot #426 FRANCE 1849-50 1fr carmine, vertical pair, margins all around, cancelled on piece, v.f. (Ceres 6) O Catalog #9 Catalog Value € 2,650 | Unsold |
 | Lot #427 FRANCE 1853-60 20c Empire, four horizontal pairs, also block of four, one pair "bleu fonce", another Type II, some creases, mostly fine-v.f., signed Calves, block of four signed Diena,  *Catalog #YT 14A,Ab,14B Catalog Value € 3,920 | Unsold |
 | Lot #428 FRANCE 1856 FL from Paris to Guayaquil, Ecuador, paying 2.10fr with imperf. 10c, 40c and pair of 80c Empire, handstamped "Voie de Panama" and with red "Paid June 16, 1856", little toning, otherwise v.f. and attractive cover  | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #429 FRANCE 1858 Essay of the Ceres design in blue, inscribed "Essai 1858 - 00 Postes 00", corner block of 30, marginal creases away from the stamps, v.f., with 2008 Scheller cert. (see listing in Ceres; catalogue value for singles) ECatalog Value € 3,600 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #430 FRANCE 1862 Reimpression, 10c bistre, bottom sheet margin single, n.h., fresh and v.f., signed Calves, etc. (YT 9c, catalogue value for hinged) ** Catalog #10b Catalog Value € 750 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #431 FRANCE 1862-71 5c green, pale bluish paper, horizontal pair, l.h., left stamp with small thin, right stamp v.f. (YT 35; catalogue value for singles) * Catalog #24 Catalog Value € 5,800 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
| Lot #432 FRANCE 1863-70 Empire, 2c red brown, block of four, top stamps h.r., bottom stamps l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. (YT 26) *Catalog #30 Catalog Value € 750 | Price Realized $230.00 | |
 | Lot #433 FRANCE 1863-70 Empire, 80c rose, well centered, l.h., fresh and v.f., signed Calves, Maury (YT 32) * Catalog #36 Catalog Value € 1,300 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #434 FRANCE 1863-70 Empire, 80c rose carmine, beautiful color, l.h., fresh and fine, signed Calves (YT 32a) * Catalog #36a Catalog Value € 1,750 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #435 FRANCE 1867 FL from Bordeaux to Guayaquil, Ecuador, paying 1.20fr with 40c and 80c perf. Empire, routed via London where 30 April transit cds was applied in red, also May 20 "Panama" on arrival, endorsed "Per Steamers via Southampton et Panama", some perf. flaws, otherwise fine | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #436 FRANCE 1870 "Fevot Freres" FL from Marseille to Barcelona, franked with 40c Laureated, tied "Admon. de Cambio Barcelona" pmk, with additional cds on reverse, stamp creased, otherwise fine usage in Spain, signed Calves | Unsold |
 | Lot #437 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 1c bright olive green ("olive tres fonce"), margins all around, h.r., v.f., signed Calves (YT 39Ab) * Catalog #38var Catalog Value € 300 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #438 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 2c bright brick red ("rouge-brique fonce"), margins all around, h.r., v.f., (YT 40Bf) * Catalog #39avar Catalog Value € 2,400 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #439 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 2c bright brick red ("rouge-brique fonce"), margins all around, unused without gum, v.f., signed Calves (YT 40Bf) (*) Catalog #39avar Catalog Value € 2,400 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #440 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 2c red brown, "Impression fine de Tours", block of four, top stamps hinged, bottom stamps n.h., v.f. and rare, signed Roumet, Calves, etc. (YT 40Ac) (Ceres 40e) ***Catalog #39var Catalog Value € 23,000 | Price Realized $7,000.00 |
 | Lot #441 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 2c maroon, margins all around, small h.r., v.f., signed Calves (YT 40Bb) * Catalog #39var Catalog Value € 1,800 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #442 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 5c yellow green, block of four, h.r., v.f. (YT 42B) *Catalog #41 Catalog Value € 1,750 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #443 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 5c gray green, horizontal strip of five, margins all around, fresh color, l.h., v.f., signed Behr (YT 42Bc; catalogue value for singles) * Catalog #41 Catalog Value € 5,000 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #444 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 10c bister (bistre verdatre), Report I, margins all around, l.h., tiny gum spot, v.f., signed Diena, Brun, Miro, etc. (YT 43Ab) * Catalog #42 Catalog Value € 2,000 | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #445 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 10c bister (bistre verdatre), horizontal pair, margins all around, l.h., v.f., signed Calves (YT 43Ab) * Catalog #42B Catalog Value € 4,000 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #446 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 30c black brown, full margins all around, small h.r., v.f., signed Calves (YT 47b) * Catalog #46 Catalog Value € 2,400 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #447 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 40c orange (orange clair), full margins all around, l.h., v.f., signed Calves (YT 48a) * Catalog #47 Catalog Value € 575 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #448 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 40c bright orange ("orange vif"), full to large margins all around, small h.r., v.f., signed Brun, Calves (YT 48a) * Catalog #47var Catalog Value € 800 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #449 FRANCE 1870-71 Bordeaux Issue, 80c rose (groseille), full to large margins all around, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Calves (YT 49d) * Catalog #48 Catalog Value € 2,500 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #450 FRANCE 1870-1873 10c bister, horizontal tete-beche pair, h.r., v.f. and rare, signed Brun, Calves (YT 36) * Catalog #54a Catalog Value € 8,000 | Price Realized $3,250.00 |
 | Lot #451 FRANCE 1870-71 20c blue, perforated horizontal tete-beche strip of three, beautifully positioned, with middle stamp "inverted", bright color, lightly hinged, v.f. and rare strip, signed Calves (YT 37,37c) * Catalog #57b Catalog Value € 5,575 | Price Realized $2,500.00 |
 | Lot #452 FRANCE 1870-71 Ceres, 20c blue, horizontal tete-beche pair, used on outer FL from Bordeaux to Lyon, tied by black diamond cancels and Bordeaux cds, Lyon arrival on reverse, few irregular perfs and filing fold away from the stamps, fine and rare (YT 37c) Catalog #57b Catalog Value € 5,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #453 FRANCE 1870-71 Ceres, 20c blue, block of four, upper right stamp tete-beche, cancelled on piece, few irregular perfs, trimmed perfs at bottom, fine and scarce tete-beche multiple (YT 37c, catalogue value for tete-beche pair, without premium for block) Catalog #57b Catalog Value € 2,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #454 FRANCE 1870-71 cover to Punjab, East India, franked with Ceres 25c blue, 30c brown, and 80c rose all tied by "549" cancels, Boulogne-S-Mer (2.26.75) cds, red Paris transit and Sea Post Office handstamps on reverse, endorsed "Via Brindisi", tiny nick at upper left of cover, still a v.f. three color franking to India (YT 56, 57, 60) Catalog #58,62-63 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #455 FRANCE 1870-71 40c orange, block of four, l.h., v.f., signed Miro (YT 48) *Catalog #59 Catalog Value € 2,800 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #456 FRANCE 1872 cover (opened for display) from Boulogne sur Mer (6 Dec), via Brindisi, with red "Paris a Modane" (7 Dec) transit to Madras, with oval Sea Post Office, Fort St.George, Bangalore transits and Madras (1 Jan, 73) arrival pmks. Cover franked with four diff. adhesives incl. 5c, 30c, 80c and 10c (1.25fr), redirected on arrival to Palaveran (3 Jan) with Indian 1/2a pasted over the French 10c and bent at the corner to show the stamp underneath, interesting item for a collector of "Trains on Stamps" as it traveled through the Mount Cenis Tunnel by rail | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #457 FRANCE 1872-78 correspondence of 10 FLs from Bordeaux and Paris to Brownsville, Texas, variety of franking incl. both Ceres and Laureated issues, with rates up to 3fr, also 2.40f, 2fr, 1.05fr, 50fr etc., interesting markings, some faults and aging, generally fine | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #458 FRANCE 1875 FL from Le Havre to Brazos-Santiago, paying 1fr with perf. 30c and 40c, all tied by "6311" large numerals, endorsed "Par Bolivar", fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #459 FRANCE 1876-78 25c ultramarine, Type I, well centered, part original gum, v.f., signed Roumet, with 2008 Calves cert. (YT 68) * Catalog #72 Catalog Value € 11,000 | Price Realized $2,400.00 |
 | Lot #460 FRANCE 1877-80 Type Sage, 1c Prussian Blue, type II, used, well centered for this difficult stamp, with 1980 Royal cert. (YT 84) O Catalog #87 Catalog Value € 6,000 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #461 FRANCE 1877-80 Type Sage, 35c black on yellow, type II, h.r., fine, signed Diena (YT 93) * Catalog #94 Catalog Value € 750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #462 FRANCE 1927 Strasbourg souv. sheet, used on reverse of exposition cover, exposition cancels (not tying), fine and rare on cover (YT Bloc 2) Catalog #241 Catalog Value € 1,350 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #463 FRANCE 1927 American Legion, 90c dull red, value omitted, small h.r., v.f., signed Champion (YT 244b) * Catalog #243a Catalog Value € 2,750 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #464 FRANCE 1927 American Legion, 90c dull red, value shifted upwards variety, top margin single, h.r., v.f., signed Brun, etc. (YT 244c) * Catalog #243var Catalog Value € 1,850 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #465 FRANCE 1927 American Legion, 1.50f ultramarine, value omitted, n.h., v.f. (YT 245b) ** Catalog #244a Catalog Value € 2,500 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #466 FRANCE 1929 Le Havre, h.r., fine, signed Bloch (YT 257A) * Catalog #246 Catalog Value € 875 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #467 FRANCE 1929-33 20fr Pont Du Gard, type I, perf. 13 1/2, right margin block of four, n.h., fresh and v.f. (YT 262A) **Catalog #253 Catalog Value € 2,000 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #468 FRANCE 1929-33 20fr bright red brown, perf. 11, h.r., fine (YT 262B) * Catalog #254 Catalog Value € 1,250 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #469 FRANCE 1949 Stamp Centenary, vertical se-tenant strip of four, with "inverted perforations" variety (top stamps perforated and bottom stamps imperf.), n.h., v.f., rare (YT 833Avar) ** Catalog #615a,var Catalog Value € 3,100 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #470 FRANCE 1966-86 Issues, imperforate singles, with regular issues, commemoratives, souv. sheets, precancelled etc., occasional pair or minor duplication, all in original new issue envelopes, n.h., v.f., YT ** Catalog Value € 29,103 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #471 FRANCE 1977 80c Red Cicada, value omitted, n.h., v.f., signed Calves (YT 1946b) ** Catalog #1555var Catalog Value € 5,000 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #472 FRANCE 1986 National Film Industry, imperf. se-tenant sheet of ten, n.h., v.f. (YT Bloc 9a) **Catalog #2021var Catalog Value € 300 | Price Realized $260.00 |
