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France, Specialized Napoleon and Ceres Issue Collection, 1849-1940, extensive well formed collection neatly mounted and annotated on exhibit pages, with definitive issues to the 1932-41 Peace issues; starting with a section of twenty 1780-1860 stampless covers including rare 1836 Parish Chamber to Wurttemberg with tax code and red "PD" handstamp, 1849-50 Ceres issue starting with 10c-15c issues in shades, 20c-40c issues well represented with shades and paper variety, including 20c & 25c on cover usages and mint, 40c-1fr values used in shades, 1852 Presidency issues with shades and on cover usages, 1853-60 Napoleon Empire issues including 1c shades mint and used, 5c with shades and multiples including on cover, 10c similar including many shades with a range of postmarks including anchor lozenge, on cover including combination to Germany, etc., extensive 20c section with cancel study, multiples, on cover usages, greenish paper including on cover, private perf off cover, etc., 40c with shades and postmarks including anchor, strip of four on cover to Madrid, combinations on piece, 80c with shades and on cover, 1fr represented by a large margin single and a pair used, 1862-71 perf'd issue in similar fashion including 1c mint shades and a mint block of six, 5c with 25c Ceres combination franking, 20c including Mexico "CEM A" postmark, 80c with strip and block of 4 as well as covers including paquet, 1863-70 Napoleon Laureate issues with mint issues to the 80c with additional shades, 5fr used in shades, then a cancel study of the 1c-4c values including newspaper overprinting, 1c & 4c combination with 20c Ceres issue to Germany, following issues with shade, postmark and on cover including usages to Switzerland, 80c used block of six, section of four Ballon Monte covers including usage to England, 1870-71 Bordeaux issue with mint up ti the 20c value and additional used completing the issues with shades, on cover highlighted by a 1c strip of five in combination with 20c Ceres perf's issue and a three color franking on piece (both with certs), later 1870-75 Ceres perf'd again with mint including additional shades and used, on cover including 20c Alsace-Lorraine issue combination frankings and German forwarding usage with Germany 2g stamp, 3-color franking bearing a 2c strip of 3 & 5, 5c+25c pairs on cover to Stockholm, 10c bister & rose tete-beche pair used (with Calves cert.), 80c strip + 10c Napoleon pair on piece with "5104" Shanghai cancels, etc., later definitive issues (1876 Sage to Peace issues) mint with the occasional cover and includes scarce Sage type I issues as well and later completion with additional shades, 1925 Paris Expo & 1927 Strasbourg souvenir sheets present, etc.; a wonderful collection with condition well above the norm throughout including many certificates for better items, a must see to truly appreciate. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.