Napoleon III and Napoleon III Lauré

Lot number 3652 Quality: 0

N° 11a "1c. bronze" block of four stamps, second stamp top right very close but the other three very well margined and cancelled "RIOM" + horizontal pair of n° 11 "1c. olive" very full margins with cancellation type 15, vf (Yv. €1,425)

Lot number 3653 Quality: 0

N° 12 "1854 - 5c. vert" in horizontal strip of 4 with losange "D", nice item with signs, vf (Yv. €660 + €100)

Lot number 3654 Quality: ✉

N° 12 Empire "5c. green" accumulation with 26 good margined stamps, various better shades and cancellations + some beautiful ex. wo. "CS1" and "ES1", also a printed matter franked with n° 12 broadly margined and cancelled with Paris stamp bureau "K", which was sent locally, in addition nice date stamp "DISTRIBUTION", vf (Yv. €2,895)

Lot number 3655 Quality: 0

N° 14 "20c. blue Napoleon blue" accumulation of 13 stamps broadly margined Yv. n° 14A (1x), 14Aa (block of four), 14Ba (2x), 14B (3x), 14Ba and 14Ad (3x) wo. margin, beautiful cancelling GC, PC, ..., vf/f/to be checked (High catalogue value)

Lot number 3656 Quality: 0

N° 15 Empire "25c. blue" in block of four stamps, slightly damaged at bottom right but otherwise very full margins and very nice central cancel P.C. 66-Amou on each stamp, very nice item and expert mark Roumet and Calves plus photo certificate Claude Margue, vf/f (Yv. €2,750)

Lot number 3657 Quality: */(*)

N° 19a, 19b (very nice golden brown colour) with some album remnants, 36 (*) damaged and 38b (**) regummed, vf/f/to be checked (Yv € 890, not counting N° 36)

Lot number 3658 Quality: 0

N° 19 "1862 - Napoléon 1c. vert-olive", strip of 5 with cancelled 6112 (St. Aubin Châtelineuneuf), vf (Yv. €1,100 surcharge stamp)

Lot number 3659 Quality: 0

N° 20 (1x), 23 (1x) and 24 (12x) Accumulation of 14 stamps, Napoleon III empire perforated wo. better shades and cancels oa. G.C.-5080 Alexandria, n° 20 with cancellation "G.C." in blue, n° 23 with star stamp (étoile rouge), a n° 24 with curiosity "strongly shifted perf", vf/f

Lot number 3660 Quality: 0

N° 22b '1862, 20c tête-bêche' cancelled 1996 (Lectoure) various expert marks (including Brun), vf (Yv €1,400)

Lot number 3661 Quality: 0

N° 25 Lauré "1c. bronze olive", accumulation of 26 stamps wo. 1 horizontal pair, strip of 3, strip of 4 and 5 stamps with typographical cancel of newspapers, also various shades and cancellations, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3662 Quality: 0

N° 26A + 26B "2c. red-brown" Type I and II, nice lot of 20 stamps involving various shades and cancellations, strip of 4 with light date stamp Gamaches, pair with G.C.-3219 and two stamps with typographical cancellation of newspapers, vf/f/to be checked (Yv. ++€1,095)

Lot number 3663 Quality: *

N° 27A "1863 - Napoléon Lauré - 4c. gris", sign Brun, vf (Yv. €375)

Lot number 3664 Quality: 0

N° 27A + 27B Lauré "4c. grey" Type I and II, accumulation with 14 stamps involving various shades and cancellations, also 1 with red printing stamp, mostly very nice, vf/f (Yv. ++€1,340)

Lot number 3665 Quality: **

N° 32 "1867 - Napoléon Lauré - 80c. rose", sign Brun, vf (Yv. +€1,950)

Lot number 3666 Quality: 0

N° 33 '1869, 5 Fr violet grey' thinned spot in centre, f/to be checked (Yv €1,200)

Lot number 3667 Quality: ✉

1854/8162 Beautiful accumulation of 14 "AFFRANCHISSEMENT INSUFFISANT" or "TAXE", letters franked with Yv. n° 14A or 14B "20c. blue", many different types or cancellations and also destination to Switzerland, Netherlands and France, vf

Lot number 3668 Quality: ✉

1854/1859 Accumulation of 8 letters franked with Yv. n° 14A, 14B or 15, all with various post box marks in circle, vf

Lot number 3669 Quality: ✉

1854 N° 15 Empire "50c. blue" in strip of 3 stamps, very full margins and with Parisian cancel "DS2-lettres Romaines" on letter from Paris to Munich Gladbach 13/6/1854, however, the correct franking was only 70c., very nice and rare letter, vf (Maury ++€2,700)

Lot number 3670 Quality: ✉

1855/1863 Accumulation of 7 letters with various destinations wo. Switzerland, Constantinople, England, Netherlands and Austria and various combinations and all franked with Napoleon III imperforate (wide margin) issue, vf

Lot number 3671 Quality: ✉

1855/1862 Accumulation of 3 letters franked with Napoleon III imperforate issue (all stamps full margins), sent to Livourne and Rome (2x), various combination of frankings, vf

Lot number 3672 Quality: ✉

1855 N° 13A + 16 Empire "10c. bister" Type I + "40c. orange", both full margins and cancelled with "Gros points" on obituary made Breuilpont 28/1/1855 and sent from Paris 6/2/1855 to Count De Jonghe, Belgian ambassador in Torino, interesting historical document, vf (Yv. ++€325)

Lot number 3673 Quality: ✉

1857 N° 16 + 17A Empire "40c. orange" + "80c. carmine", both very well margined and cancelled P.C.-441 on letter from Bordeaux to Lima, Peru 26/11/1857 and thus correctly franked with 1fr.20c, very nice, vf/f (Maury €700)

Lot number 3674 Quality: ✉

1859 N° 16 + 17a Empire "40c. orange" Twice + "80c. carmine" in pair, all cancelled P.C.-2706 on nice letter of third weight class from La Rochelle to New York 9/3/1859, correct charge of three times 80c. = 2fr.40c., letter is missing a large part of the back, but otherwise very nice, vf (Maury €600)

Lot number 3675 Quality: ✉

Accumulation of 7 letters franked with various combination of Napoleon III imperforate issue in inland rates wo. a letter from Smyrne Turquie with "paquebots de la mediterranée" cancelled on the letter, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3676 Quality: ✉

1863/1869 Accumulation of 10 letters franked with various combination of Napoleon III perforated issue and sent to Switzerland (Bienne, Couvet and Bâle), vf

Lot number 3677 Quality: ✉

1863/1865 Beautiful accumulation of 5 letters franked with Yv. n° 22 "20c. blue" and with "AFFRANCHISEMENT INSUFFISANT" cancellation, sent to the Netherlands (1x), Switzerland (3x) and Freiburg (1x), vf/f

Lot number 3678 Quality: ✉

1863 N° 14B + 22 Empire "20c. blue" Type II perforated and imperforated together on letter with rare pointillés cancel, from Paris to Mainz, Germany, 30/4/1863, rare combination, vf

Lot number 3679 Quality: ✉

1863 N° 17A Empire "80c. carmine" on nice letter from Paris to Havana-Cuba 30/4/1863, this rate ended end 1862, stamp slightly touched at bottom left but very nice in appearance, vf/f (Yv. €1,500)

Lot number 3680 Quality: ✉

1864/1866 Accumulation of 4 "CHARGÉ" letters franked with Napoleon III perforated issue, franking combination 1° letter: Yv. n° 22 + 23, 2° letter: Yv. 22 (3x) and 4° letter: Yv. n° 22 (5x) sent from Paris, Alger/Algeria, Caudebex and Nantes, all 4 inland, vf.

Lot number 3681 Quality: ✉

1864/1867 Accumulation of 8 letters franked with Yv. n° 23 "40c. orange", various destinations wo. Modene, Palerme, Belgium (2x), Siegen, Bienne/Switzerland (2x) and Barmen/Prussia, vf.

Lot number 3682 Quality: ✉

1866, N° 22 '20c blue' on letter Corps Exp., sent from Mexico to Belgium with cancellation 'CEM-A' presumably franked with soldier rate 20c, f/to be checked.

Lot number 3683 Quality: ✉

1866 N° 19 + 20 Empire perforated "1c. olive green" + "5c. green", cancelled with cachet à date Type 15 on printed matter under binding, sent from Lyon to Pescia, Italy 12.1.1866, rare franking of "6c.", vf

Lot number 3684 Quality: ✉

1868/1869 Accumulation of 4 letters to Switzerland, 2 letters franked with Yv. n° 28A + 30 lauré and 2 letters franked with Yv. n° 30 lauré, vf/f

Lot number 3685 Quality: ✉

1871 N° 29B Lauré "20c. blue" Type II cancelled AS.NA on letter from Versailles to Lezoux-puy de Dôme, 29.4.1871 and contents still present, f (Yv. €1,000)

Lot number 3686 Quality: ✉

Accumulation of 11 letters, 7 franked with Yv. n° 14B "20c. blue" (wo. 3 with private perforation), Yv. n° 14Am, 14Ah and 14A (3x), all letters in inland and with various cancels wo. "AOQE", "OR", "ETOILE" and P.C. cancellations, vf/f/to be checked

Lot number 3687 Quality: ✉

2 letters sent to Amsterdam/Netherlands, 1° letter franked with Yv. n° 22 "20c. blue" in strip of 3 with cancels G.C.-3921 Les Ternes and 2° letter franked with Yv. n° 22 "20c. blue" (3x) from Paris Rue D'Enghien (étoile cancellation), vf (Maury €800)

Lot number 3688 Quality: ✉

N° 21 Empire perforated "10c. bister" in horizontal pair on 'Occupation of Rome' letter of 1863 with typical grille de France cancellation and date stamp 'Corps Expéditionnaire d'Italie - 2nd Division' with destination Camp de Chalons, some minor defects, but still rare, f (Maury €650)

Lot number 3689 Quality: ✉

3 letters, 1° letter with n° 21 and 22 (2x) sent from Paris bureau "DS1" to Oybin/Sachsen, 2° letter with n° 21 and 22 sent from G.C.-3465 Strasbourg to Hollsteig/Baden and 3° letter with n° 22 (2x) sent from G.C.-4167 Verzy to Hannover 10c. underfranked but without additional tax, vf

Lot number 3690 Quality: ✉

2 letters, 1° letter franked with n° 23 "40c. orange" sent from Marseille to Madrid, stamp was cancelled with Spanish numeral obliteration, the 2° letter with n° 23 and 24 "40c. orange" + "80c. pink" sent from Paris to Barcelona, vf