The 'Hermione' Collection of France, 1849-1950

France1849-50 First Issue1850, January 1st. Envelope from Libourne to Paris, charged "2", showing a neat c.d.s. on dispatch on the first day of is...

France1849-50 First Issue10c. bistre-yellow, ample to mainly very large margins, delicately tied in each angle by "OR" postmarks to small cover t...

France1849-50 First Issue10c. bistre-yellow, uncommonly crisp impression, generous margins showing portions of neighbouring stamps on two sides, ...

France1849-50 First Issue10c. bistre-yellow, a well margined example displaying a good colour, used on small rural envelope and cancelled by four...

France1849-50 First Issue10c. dark greenish bistre, a fresh example with clear to large margins, used on envelope Monfort l'Amaury, tied by grid ...

France1849-50 First Issue15c. yellowish green, good margins, very fresh, on February 1852 cover carried locally in Paris, tied by a neat and clean...

France1849-50 First Issue15c. dark green, boasting large margins, very fresh displaying a faint strike of the "star" cancel; superb. Calves certi...

France1849-50 First Issue15c. very dark green, distinctly intense colour, margins varying from wide to huge where part of the neighbouring frame ...

France1849-50 First Issue15c. very dark green, strong colour enhanced by its freshness, good margins, being very large on two sides, cleanly tied...

France1849-50 First Issue20c. black on white, outstandingly neat impression, large even margins, very fresh. Cancelled by neat strike of Bourmont...

France1849-50 First IssueFirst-Issue First Day Cover20c. black, a lovely example with good margins, neat impression, tied by Marcilly-Le-Hayer sm...

France1849-50 First IssueFirst-Issue First Day Cover20c. black, a magnificent example with intense colour, strong impression and good to large mar...

France1849-50 First Issue20c. black on yellowish, a remarkably fresh example, widely margined all around, vivid shade, used on small entire lette...

France1849-50 First Issue20c. black, showing plate flaw within colourless round frame at left in centre, clear to wide margins, tied by lozenge o...

France1849-50 First Issue20c. black on yellow, tête-bêche pair, remarkably fresh impression, prevailing large margins, each stamp cancelled by gr...

France1849-50 First Issue20c. black, intensely fresh, margins ranging from clear to enormous at top, where a considerable portion of a neighbouri...

France1849-50 First Issue20c. black, roughly separated from the sheet on three sides, just touching upper left corner, otherwise complete to huge...

France1849-50 First Issue20c. grey, large balanced margins all around, fresh and cleanly cancelled by a light strike of the grid type; a very fin...

France1849-50 First Issue25c. blue, a well margined and fresh example exhibiting large coloured smear at right surrounded in white, lightly cancel...

France1849-50 First Issue25c. blue, neat impression, ample to large margins, exceptionally tied to small cover to Coutras by "25" tax marking, wi...

France1849-50 First Issue40c. orange, outstanding margins all around enabling to display part of an additional adhesive at top, lightly cancelled...

France1849-50 First Issue40c. vivid orange, unusually refulgent colour surrounded by very large margins including neighbouring frame lines at bas...

France1849-50 First Issue1fr. carmine, just touched at base, very good margins in other respects, neat impression and intense colour, paying the ...

France1849-50 First Issue1fr. carmine-brown, an extraordinary example from the lower left corner of the sheet featuring enormous margins on these...

France1849-50 First Issue1fr. light carmine, excellent margins surrounding a very fresh impression, cleanly cancelled by petit chiffres "120" gri...

France1849-50 First Issue1fr. vivid vermilion, luxurious colour and impression being strong and sharp, surrounded by large, harmoniously balanced...

France1849-50 First Issue1fr. vivid vermilion, strong brilliant colour presented with an unusual clarity of impression, framed by wide margins, u...

France1849-50 First Issue20c. blue on yellowish, so called "Durrieu", never issued, detailed impression, uniformly surrounded by ample margins, w...

France1849-50 First Issue20c. dark blue, so called "Marquelet", never issued, possessing large sheet margin at top, ample margins on other sides,...

France1849-50 First Issue20c. dark blue, so called "Marquelet", never issued, the stupendous, marginal horizontal block of eight, its extraordina...

France1849-50 First Issue25c. on 20c. blue, never issued, a magnificent example, showing neat precise impression, graced by balanced margins on al...

France1849-50 First Issue40c. blue, never issued, an exceptional example unused without gum as for the very few examples recorded, in a delicate ...

France1849-50 First Issue10c., 15c., 20c., 25c., 40c. and 1fr., set of six 1862 reprints; the 40c. slightly oxidized, otherwise superb. An extrao...

France1849-50 First IssueFits Issue assembly, forty-four stamps, including 10c. (five, with a pair on cover), 15c. including on cover with Calves...

France1852 "Présidence" Issue10c. bistre, clear to predominantly large margins, delicately tied by "star" cancel to 15 July 1853 cover carried lo...

France1852 "Présidence" Issue10c. bistre, delicate fine impression with colour uniformly applied, roughly separated on two sides, margins ranging...

France1852 "Présidence" Issue10c. bistre, fresh impression printed on a slightly yellowish and bright paper enhancing its shade, nicely and evenl...

France1852 "Présidence" Issue10c. bistre-jaune, a very fresh pair with margin a bit close at one point at lower right, otherwise good to very la...

France1852 "Présidence" IssueSelection of the 1852 Présidence issue including two examples of the 10c. bistre used with clear petit chiffres oblit...

France1852 "Présidence" Issue25c. blue, an extraordinary pair from the upper left corner of the sheet, of great freshness, on double weight cover...

France1853-60 Imperforate "Empire" Issue1c. green-olive, extraordinarily detailed and strong impression, good margins, used on stamped tax commun...

France1853-60 Imperforate "Empire" Issue10c. bistre, a largely margined example applied at lower left of 22 November 1854 entire letter carried l...

France1853-60 Imperforate "Empire" Issue25c. blue, delightfully fresh and well margined, originating from the upper left corner of the sheet, use...

France1853-60 Imperforate "Empire" Issue25c. blue, vertical pair boasting sheet margin at left, excellent margins on other sides, on 17 June 1854...

France1853-60 Imperforate "Empire" Issue1fr. light carmine, remarkable freshness enhanced by ideal margins all around, being enormous, with porti...

France1853-60 Imperforate "Empire" Issue1fr. vivid carmine, sharp impression and deep rich colour making a wonderful association for a gorgeous a...

France1853-60 Imperforate "Empire" Issue1c. to 80c., balance of the collection, 249 stamps, containing six 1c. including a single from the right o...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue5c. green, pair combined with 1871-72 25c. blue in pair, on large folded printed-matter letter carried at thi...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue1c. green-olive, a magnificent block of four displaying sheet margin at base, all designs attractively well c...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue1c. green-olive, very fresh block of four featuring misplaced perforation vertically, hinged mint. A scarce v...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue5c. green, an extraordinary example showing large plate flaw behind the head resembling an "anneau lune" vari...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue10c. bistre, marginal example exhibiting a misplaced perforation vertically so that the ...[more]

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue10c. bistre, sheet margin at left showing marginal rule "ligne d'encadrement", on 17 June 1864 printed matter...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue10c. bistre, horizontal pair with vertically misplaced perforation, showing the ...[more]

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue20c. blue, marginal block of four from the base of the sheet, centred to top, with control marginal "cross" m...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue20c. blue, a quite well centred example of great freshness, used on 5 December 1862 envelope to Paris, very a...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue20c. blue, misplaced perforation obliquely, lightly cancelled; slight horizontal crease (not causing the vari...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue20c. blue, three examples in two contrasting shades, showing misplaced perforation horizontally, of which one...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue20c. blue, "head to head" tête-bêche pair from the right of the sheet, delicate pastel shade and excellent im...

France1862 Perforated "Empire" Issue20c. blue, "face to face" tête-bêche pair, clarity of impression, defective perforation at top right, due as ...