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**Foreign Stamps and Covers (France: Group Lots)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
5885	P	France Essays and Proofs, 1849-71. One volume containing perhaps a couple hundred items, virtually all Napoleon and Ceres designs plate essays, trial color and issued color proofs, vast range of colors with some paper varieties, also small section of 1876-1921 with trial color plate proofs and die essays and some Postal Stationery essays, Fine-Very Fine, a delight to view and one of the most comprehensive collections of this specialized material ever assembled	E. 5,000-7,500 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
5886	TC	France Trial Color Plate Proofs and Imperforates, 1949-68. Several hundred beautifully mounted in one volume, incl. Regulars, Commemoratives and Semi-Postals, some of the trial colors in multiples showing different color variations, apparently all Mint N.H., Extremely Fine, desirable lot of this very pretty material which can really dress up a French collection	E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
5887	P	France, Proofs and "Specimen" Overprints. About 50 different items, incl. No. 11 India plate proof corner block of four (1997 P.F. certificate), twelve Specimens featuring 3fr Merson, imperf. stamps, couple Deluxe Die Proofs, few Trial Colors, etc., generally Fine-Very Fine	E. 500-750 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
5888	TC	France, Trial Color Proofs. Several hundred, mid-1960's to early 1970's with some earlier issued color proofs back to the mid-1950's, wide variety, Mint N.H., Extremely Fine lot of beautiful material	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
5889		FRANCE, 1849-50, 10c-1fr Ceres (1-3, 3b, 6, 6a, 7, 9, 9c). Lozenge and numeral in diamond of dots cancels, all but No. 3b ample to huge margins, some small faults, Fine-Extremely Fine appearance, No. 3b 1970 A.P.S. certificate, No. 9 with 1983 Von Der Weid certificate (tiny edge tear) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
5890		FRANCE, 1853-60, 1c-80c Napoleon III (12/19). 26 used stamps, incl. two 80c, five 40c, six 20c, four 10c, range of cancels incl. circular datestamps, large lozenges, small lozenges, few other interesting incl. six with Anchor cancels, few flaws incl. few oxidized, overall appear Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
5891		FRANCE, 1853-60, 1c-1fr Napoleon III (13/21). 35 used stamps, range of cancels incl. large boxed grids, small boxed grids, Stars, diamond grids, lozenges, two types of pointille, mostly selected by the owner for quality of stamp and cancel, few small flaws to be expected, Fine-Very Fine and desirable group (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
5892		France, 1876-1900 "Sage" Issue. Nearly complete for this long series, o.g, part o.g, a few with paper remnants, few small faults, otherwise generally Fine with a few better, this is one of the most frustratingly difficult French stamp issues to find centered, so many of the ones in this lot will be satisfactory to collectors as they will be hard pressed to find better Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
5893		France, "Peace and Commerce" Unused Multiples, 1876-1900. 17 different between Nos. 77 and 108, all blocks of four or larger except No. 82 which is a pair, couple are gutter positions, original gum with well over 20 stamps Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine lot Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,781.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
5894		France, Used Air Post, 1927-36. Nos. C1-C2, C5-C17, Yvert 320-321, PA1-PA2, PA5-PA15, No. C15 small thin spot, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,282.00 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
5895		France, Postage Due Collection, 1859-1960. Virtually complete on pages, mostly used to No. J25, unused complete from J26 to J97, the three high values of the 1882-92 set are questionable and not included in our evaluation, incl. few early duplicates, earlier slightly mixed quality, nearly all Fine-Very Fine, with two certificates	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction

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