Public Auction 281 Thursday, 20th October, 2011

2239 1849-52 Ceres 1Fr carmine-brown, tied on part cover front by dotted pmk with part Rennes cds below. VFU, 4 margins - 3 being huge. SG 18 cat £1100+, Maury 6b cat €1200+ plus premium for on piece. (P) $400 $600

2240 1849-52 Ceres 15c green, 1862 official reprint valid for postage. VF fresh MLH, 4 margins. SG 30 cat £850, Maury 2f cat €900 (P) $350 $450

2241 1849-52 Ceres 40c red-orange. VF U appearance, small thin, 4 margins, diamond grid pmk. SG 15 cat £600, Maury 5/5e cat €700. (P) $150 $250

2242 1853-61 Emperor 1Fr carmine. Fresh UN, 4 large margins, sl thins but superb appearance. SG 72 cat £8500, Maury 18 cat €12,000 = A$16,500. Very rare genuine. 2010 Scheller photo-cert (P) $1500 $2500

2243 1853-61 Napoleon 1Fr deep carmine, imperf 4 good-huge margins. U, small thin, light cancel & superb appearance. Maury 18a cat €4200. SG 73 cat £4500 = A$7250. Attractive example of this scarce stamp. 2004 Roumet photo-cert. (P) $500 $800

2244 1853-61 Napoleon 1Fr deep carmine TETE-BECHE pr, Sperati Forgery. Superb "U", 4 margins, with BPA "Sperati Reproduction" h/s on reverse. SG 77(var) cat £160,000+ = A$260,000+, Maury 18tb cat €215,000 = A$300,000 - both for genuine. Fantastic spacefiller! (P) $500 $800