U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 20-21, 2016
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #188 FRANCE 1849-70 Ceres and Napoleon (Empire) imperforate essays, mostly designed and engraved by Barre, selection of 124, various colors and types, occasional pairs and blocks, also included nine perforated Hulot-designed essays on goldbeaters skin and others, occasional flaws, mostly fine or better E | Unsold |
 | Lot #189 FRANCE 1852 (7 Aug) FL from Paris to New York, franked with pair of 10c bister (margins, to cut in at left) and single 40c orange, with retouched "4" (cut in at right), tied by mute star cancels; probably an attempt to pay the single weight letter rate to the United States via the Havre Line steamship. The letter however, was late and apparently the Paris Office placed it on the next Cunard sailing, even though the 1F30c rate had not been fully paid, Paris cds and BUREAU CENTRAL cds in red, framed "PP" hand stamp, plus circled "5" cents postage due marking applied on arrival in New York. A colorful and undoubtedly rare usage of the retouched 40c stamp on a Transatlantic cover  Catalog #YT 1,5d | Unsold |
 | Lot #190 FRANCE 1856 Occupation of Rome, FL from Rieti to Paris, franked with 20c imperforate Napoleon (all four margins) tied by Grille handstamp, "CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE D'ITALIE/2e DIVISION" dated 29 May cds alongside, red boxed AFFRANCHISSEMENT / INSUFFISANT handstamp, plus manuscript "8" (decimes) to be collected on arrival, transit and arrival on reverse, fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #191 FRANCE 1856 (31 Dec) FL from Paris to Guatemala, actually addressed to the French Consul in Vera Cruz, care of Consulate General in Guatemala, franked with imperf. 10c, 20c and strip of three of the 40c, stamps with margins all around, strip cut in at left, red London transit and Belize arrival pmk on back, fine | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #192 FRANCE 1856 FL franked with 10c, 40c, and 80c imperforate Napoleon issue (usual margins, 40c slightly oxidized), underpaying the 1F70c per 7 1/2 gram letter rate to Canada, stamps tied by Bureau "E" lozenges, with Paris cds alongside, framed AFFRANCHISSEMENT / INSUFFISANT handstamp, plus final "1/ 7 1/2" postage due marking, Paris A CALAIS ambulant and red London transits, plus Quebec arrival on back, fine early destination cover to Canada Catalog #YT 13,16,17 | Unsold |
 | Lot #193 FRANCE 1859 cover franked with two imperf. pairs of 5c dark green Napoleon, margins mostly all around, tied by dotted PC "11" lozenges handstamp, with Paris cds alongside, arrival Douai on reverse | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #194 FRANCE 1861 (July) FL from Paris to Sweden, franked with five imperf. 20c Napoleon, margins mostly all around, tied by roller-of-points cancels, with Paris cds alongside, red "PD" and Franco handstamps, Swedish Post Office in Hamburg transit datestamp on back, vertical filing fold through one of the stamps, otherwise fine usage to Sweden Catalog #15 | Unsold |
 | Lot #195 FRANCE 1853 1fr lake, used, margins all around, beautiful color, v.f., with handstamped guarantee, O Catalog #21 Catalog Value $3,250 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #196 FRANCE 1862 Re-Issue, 25c blue, three singles paying 75c rate on registered cover used in 1889 from Paris to Switzerland, Zurich transit and Uznach arrival pmk, cover faults, interesting usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #197 FRANCE 1868 FL franked with 10c, 20c, 40c and 80c, all tied by Anchor in dots cancels, addressed to Aleppo, minor cover faults, fine four color franking, paying 1.50fr to Syria | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #198 FRANCE 1869 FL from Le Havre to England, franked with 40c Laureated, tied by "1769" large numerals, re-directed on arrival in Torquay, with GB 1p and 3p added to pay for the return trip to Bordeaux, host of transit and arrival markings on both sides, fine and colorful redirected letter | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #199 FRANCE 1870 Occupation of Rome, cover to Marseilles, franked with 20c Napoleon Laureated tied by red CP "CER" lozenges, bearing in red "CORPS EXP. RE. D'ITALIE/ ROME" (S.P.R2) used by the General Headquarters, Commandant Failly in Rome, Marseilles arrival on reverse, rare usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #200 FRANCE 1870 10c bister, yellowish, horizontal tete-beche pair, heavy hinge remnant, very fresh and fine (YT 58c), * Catalog #54a Catalog Value €7,000 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #201 FRANCE 1873 FL from Paris, via Le Havre to Tampico, franked with Ceres type 2x30c+40c to make 1Fr postage to the port of entry, tied by large numerals "769", alongside Le Havre cds, crossed red "AFFR./INSUFFISANT", London transit and 1 centavo internal delivery mark, fragile, but fine letter to Mexico | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #202 FRANCE 1873 (July) FL franked with 5c+15c+80c Ceres issue, prepaying 1Fr single weight letter rate to Caracas, Venezuela by British packet service, stamps tied by large numerals "532", with BORDEAUX cds alongside, additional red "P.P", London transits, fine letter to Venezuela | Unsold |
 | Lot #203 FRANCE 1887 Type Sage imperforate, Granet Reprints, selection including 5c dark green, 5c green (blocks of four and six), 10c green, 25c ultramarine, 15c blue (block of four), also imperf. pairs of 20c blue, 20c brown, 25c black on red brown and 1fr bronze green, fine-v.f. (Maury Euro 4,690)  *Catalog #78/84var | Unsold |
 | Lot #204 FRANCE 1923 1fr Bordeaux, n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., signed Irwin Heiman, Stolow and Roumet, with 1997 Philatelic Foundation certificate (YT 197, Euro 925) ** Catalog #197 Catalog Value $825 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #205 FRANCE 1929 Le Havre, 2fr overprinted, tied by 20 May (third day of issue) cds on registered cover from Paris to Clermont Ferrand, fine single franking, with arrival pmk on back, Catalog #246 Catalog Value $750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #206 FRANCE 1977-78 Sabine, imperforate, complete set of 18 horizontal pairs, n.h., v.f. (YT 1962-1979var) ** Catalog #1560-1577var Catalog Value €610 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #207 FRANCE 1994 Opening of the Channel Tunnel, two imperforate se-tenant sheets of 36 (18 sets), n.h., v.f. (Maury 2864-77var) **Catalog #2421-24var Catalog Value €3,330 | Price Realized $450.00 |
