This means you can bid on more lots than you wish to buy. The actual number you end up buying is limited by the $ limit you set (excluding buyer’s commission)
574 France: 5 Volume collection to 2005 in 160 hagners with 1848 Ceres imperf 25c blue (13), 5c green (3), 10c bistre (3), 10c brown on pink (3), 20c blue (3), 30c bistre (2) & 80c red (2). STC SG £1280. 1853 Napoleon 'Empire' imperf 25c pale to deep blue shades (65), 10c bistre (7) & 40c orange (14). STC SG £470. 1862 Napoleon perf 80c carmine (4), 40c orange (22), 5c green (11), 10c bistre (23), 20c blue (15), 1c olive on green (5). SG £470 plus M/UN 1c olive strip of 3 & 40c orange (£330, £1100). 1863 Napoleon Laureated head 80c (11), 30c brown (12), 4c grey (5) & 2c brown (7). STC £580. 1870 laureated Ceres perf 80c (16), 2c brown UN (2) & 10c on pink (6). STC £375. 1876 P & C (350) to 5Fr inc 1Fr green M or UN (cat £240). 1920s-30s Commems & Pics. 1940s Airmails inc 1949 1000Fr purple & black, plus smaller range of more recent larger size Commems & Pics to 2006. Stamps mixed condition, imperfs variable margins. To 1900 STC £5150. Plus s/book of duplicates 1860s-1930s. (Many 100s) $600 $800
575 France: Selection on s/cards with 1876 Peace & Commerce (10) to 40c (SG cat £120). 1900 "Blanc" (6) to 5c (toned) M (£160). 1903 "Sower" lined background to 30c M plus extra 15c green (£705). 1920 Sowers (30) to 1Fr blue MUH (£60+). 1926 Surch (16) to 1.10Fr. 1932 Peace (27) to 1.75Fr. 1930s-40s Commems (94) inc 1930 Exhib (£55). 1934 Channel Flight (£18). 1936 War Memorial (£23) & Intellectuals Fund (£25). 1938 Adler 50Fr blue (£90) plus 1940 20Fr opt (£31). 1935 Tercent 1.50Fr (£19). 1929 View 3Fr blue (£60) & more with a total cat for these (£640). 1945 Marianne (41) to 100Fr (£50+). Then other lower val Pics, Defs or Commems. Some toning or other flts in earlier, majority F-VF M/MUH, total cat for 380 stamps £1800+. Plus pocket folder with 1940s-50s blks of 4 MUH (7) plus similar (25) for Monaco. $170 $250