1863, 1c OLIVE GREEN ON PALE BLUE BLOCK OF SIX
MINT, #29a, top left corner block with control h.r., h.r., fine-very fine, signed Calves, cat. $270.00, Maury #25 @ €360.00 (Image)
1863, 2c CHOCOLATE TYPE I - WHITE BALL BELOW
BEARD VARIETY ("BOULE BLANC SOUE LE COU" - MINT, #30 var., fresh, h.r., tiny ink speck on neck, fine-very fine, scarce variety, signed Calves, cat. Maury #26 I g @ €2,400.00
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FRANCE, 1867, 30c BROWN ON YELLOWISH MINT
CORNER SINGLE, #34, control h.s. in selvage, lightly hinged, very fine, scarce this nice, signed Calves, cat. $650.00, Maury #30 @ €1,000.00 (Image)
FRANCE, 1870, 1c OLIVE GREEN ON PALE BLUE,
REPORT 2, USED, #38 var., large margins all around, extremely fine, cat. Maury #39 II @ €160.00 (Image)
1870, 4c GRAY REPORT II USED, #40, even
margins all around, neat numeral cancel, very fine, cat. $250.00, Maury #41 II @ €310.00 (Image)
1870, 4c GRAY REPORT II USED PAIR, #40,
large margins all around, neat large numeral "1769" cancels, very fine, cat. $500.00, Maury #41 II @ €800.00 (Image)
1870, 5c YELLOW GREEN REPORT 2 USED, #41,
large margins, large numeral diamond grid, very fine, cat. $200.00, Maury #42 II @ €250.00 (Image)
FRANCE, 1870, 5c GREEN ON GREENISH PAIR
USED, #41, deep shade, ample to large margins, large numeral 1454 numeral diamond cancel, choice, very fine, cat. $320.00+, Maury #42 @ €625.00 (Image)
FRANCE, 1870, 5c YELLOW GREEN ON GREENISH,
REPORT 2, 2ND STATE, USED, #41, ample to large margins, very fine, cat. $160.00, Maury #42 II g @ €250.00 (Image)
1870, 10c BISTER ON YELLOWISH REPORT 1
USED, #42, huge margins, numeral "1716" dotted diamond cancel, extremely fine/superb signed Scheller, cat. $60.00, Maury #43 I @ €90.00 (Image)
1870, 10c BISTER ON YELLOWISH REPORT 1
USED, #42, huge margins,town d.s., extremely fine/superb signed Scheller, cat. $60.00, Maury #43 I @ €90.00 (Image)
FRANCE, 1870, 10c BISTER ON YELLOWISH REPORT 2
MINT, #42a, ample to large margins, lightly hinged, very fine, signed Brun & Calves, cat. $825.00, Maury #43 II @ €1,250.00 (Image)
1870, 25c BLUE TYPE III REPORT I USED, #45
var., ample to large margins, neat large numeral "2240" dotted diamond h.s., choice very fine, cat. Maury #46 I @ €120.00 (Image)
FRANCE 1870 20c BLUE MARSEILLE POSTAL FORGERY
MINT BLOCK OF FOUR, clear to large margins, fine-very fine, scarce forgery produced to defraud the French Post Office, with 2016 Jean-Francois Brun cert., cat. Maury #F46 @ €1,800.00
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FRANCE, 1870, 30c BROWN ON YELLOWISH STRIP OF
THREE USED, #46, ample to large margins, small numeral 1313 diamond cancel, fine-very fine, cat. $600.00, Maury #47 @ €1,400.00 (Image)
1870, 40c ORANGE 1ST STATE USED, #47,
ample to large margins, large numeral "4083" dotted grid, very fine, cat. $115.00, Maury #48 I @ €150.00 (Image)
FRANCE 1870 BORDEAUX ISSUES MOUNTED BY
TYPE/POSITION ON COUPLE ALBUM PAGES, all except three unused 1c are used, very attractive sound four margin singles, also two 20-cent covers, fine-very fine, several signed by Brun or Calves, cat. $2,400.00+, Maury €3,400.00+ (Image) (Scan1) (Scan2) (All Scans)
1870, 1c OLIVE GREEN ON PALE BLUE BLOCK OF
FOUR MINT NEVER HINGED, #50, fresh, fine, cat. Maury #50 @ €700.00 as block pro-rated for NH (Image)
1870, 1c OLIVE GREEN ON PALE BLUE STRIP OF
THREE MINT, #50, fresh, h.r., fine, cat. Maury #50 @ €360.00 as strip of three (Image)
1870, 2c RED BROWN ON YELLOWISH MINT, #51,
fresh, very lightly hinged, fine-very fine, cat. $120.00, Maury #51 @ €150.00 (Image)