U.S.A. (1902) Literature. Postal card (N) with printed announcement on back noting postponement of "Sale of a Library of English, Classical and other Literature". Hard to find!
AVAILABLE AT $10
FRANCE (1937) Printing. PTT letter (Cheques Postales) with ad on reverse for printer of catalogues, brochures, etc..
AVAILABLE AT $25
FRANCE (1947) Fenelon. Deluxe sheet. Scott No 586. Yvert No 785. Missing the glassine overlay.
AVAILABLE AT $20
FRANCE (1949) Voltaire. Deluxe sheet. Scott No B239, Yvert No 854.
SOLD
MONACO (1951) Edmond & Jules de Goncourt. Die proof in dark brown signed by the engraver GANDON. Scott No 261, Yvert No 352. 150th anniversary of Académie Goncourt.
AVAILABLE AT $140
MONACO (1951) Edmond & Jules de Goncourt. Stage die proof in black signed by the engraver GANDON and marked "1/6". Scott No 261, Yvert No 352. 150th anniversary of Académie Goncourt.
AVAILABLE AT $140
MONACO (1955) Man on horseback. Russian castles. Die proof in black signed by the engraver SERRES. "Michael Strogoff: Courrier to the Czar.". Scott No 343, Yvert No 430.
AVAILABLE AT $140
MONACO (1955) Cannon. Trial color proof full sheet of 25. The 500 Millions of Begum (also translated as The Begum's Fortune). Foretelling long-range cannon, terrorism, and orbiting bombs! Scott No 344, Yvert No 431
AVAILABLE AT $500
MONACO (1955) Jules Verne. Puma. Boats on Orinoco river. Trial color proof FULL SHEET OF 25. The Magnificent Orinoco. Scott No 345, Yvert No 431.
AVAILABLE AT $500
FRANCE (1955) Florian. Bicolor die proof (unsigned). Scott No 765, Yvert No 1021.
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1960) Madame de Stael. Lyre. Deluxe sheet. Scott No 974, Yvert No 1269.
AVAILABLE AT $30
INDIA (1966) A.M.P. Dvivedi. Photographic proof from the archives of India Security Printers. These proofs were made before printing the stamps and often show levels of detail missing in the issued stamps. Scott No 435, Yvert No 207
AVAILABLE AT $80
MONACO (1968) Chateaubriand* Combourg castle. Die proof in black signed by the engraver MONVOISIN. Scott No 698. Yvert No 758.
SOLD
MONACO (1968) Moor on horseback. Birds. Woman. Trial color proof strip of 5. Chateaubriand's "Le Dernier Abencerrage". Scott No 701, Yvert No 761.
AVAILABLE AT $75
FRANCE (1968) Le Sage. Trial color proof pair. Scott No 1211, Yvert No 1558. Hard to find!
AVAILABLE AT $25
FRANCE (1968) Larousse. Trial color proof. Scott No 1213, Yvert No 1560a.
AVAILABLE AT $12
MONACO (1969) Daudet. Birds. Caged birds. Stagecoach. Flowers. Die proof in black signed by the engraver BETEMPS. Letters from My Windmill. Scott No 747, Yvert No 796.
AVAILABLE AT $140
INDIA (1970) T. L. Vaswani. Photographic proof from the archives of India Security Printers. These proofs were made before printing the stamps and often show levels of detail missing in the issued stamps. Scott No 506, Yvert No 289
AVAILABLE AT $80
INDIA (1970) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar. Photographic proof from the archives of India Security Printers. These proofs were made before printing the stamps and often show levels of detail missing in the issued stamps. Scott No 522, Yvert No 305. Pillar of Bengali Renaissance.
AVAILABLE AT $80
MONACO (1970) Dumas. Scene from Three Musketeers. Die proof in black signed by the engraver FORGET. Scott No 778, Yvert No 839.
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1972) Theophile Gautier. Die proof in violet signed by the engraver BEQUET marked "ep. d'état." . Scott No B459, Yvert No 1728. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $175
MONACO (1973) Molière. Scene from Le Malade Imaginaire. Die proof in black signed by the engraver DURRENS. Tricentenary of the death of Molière. Scott No 868, Yvert No 919. Only 19 exist. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRENCH POLYNESIA (1973) Pierre Loti. Characters from his books. Corner imperforate. Scott No C99, Yvert No PA76.
AVAILABLE AT $75
MONACO (1975) Louis de Saint-Simon. Die proof in black signed by the engraver GANDON. Scott No 968, Yvert No 1010.
AVAILABLE AT $140
MONACO (1975) Louis de Saint-Simon. Trial color proof full sheet of 25. Scott No 968, Yvert No 1010. Small (1.5cm) tear in bottom selvage.
AVAILABLE AT $400
MONACO (1976) Marquise de Sevigné. Die proof in violet signed by the engraver GANDON. Scott No 1039. Yvert No 1068.
AVAILABLE AT $140
MONACO (1976) Gulliver holding king, queen, enemy fleet. Die proof in brown signed by the engraver FORGET. Scott No 1042, Yvert No 1071. Swift's "Gulliver's Travels".
AVAILABLE AT $140
CENTRAL AFRICA (1977c) Tagore. Children writing. Deluxe sheet, Nobel Prize Winners. Scott No C183, Yvert No BF13.
AVAILABLE AT $10
DJIBOUTI (1980) Jules Verne. Rocket to the Moon. Deluxe sheet. Scott No 518, Yvert No 524.
AVAILABLE AT $20
MONACO (1980) Apollinaire. Trial color proofs in strip of 5. Scott No 1231, Yvert No 1228.
AVAILABLE AT $75
MONACO (1982) Book. Bibliophile Society. Trial color proofs in strip of 3. Scott No 1343, Yvert No 1358.
AVAILABLE AT $30
FRANCE (1982) Croix rouge. Ballon. Pieuvre. Sous-marin. Séries de 2 épreuves de luxe. Yvert No 2247-8. Scott No B548-9. Hommage à Jules Verne. Voyage en ballon. 100.000 lieux sous les mers.
AVAILABLE AT $60
MONACO (1984) Gargantua with sheep. Trial color proof pair. Scott No 1444, Yvert No 1452. Parody by Rabelais.
AVAILABLE AT $15
FRANCE (1985) Jean-Paul Sartre. Deluxe sheet. Scott No B568, Yvert No 2357.
AVAILABLE AT $15
FRANCE (1985) Romain Rolland. Deluxe sheet. Scott No B569, Yvert No 2355.
AVAILABLE AT $15
FRANCE (1985) Victor Hugo. Deluxe sheet. Scott No B571, Yvert No 2358.
AVAILABLE AT $15
FRANCE (1993) Guy de Maupassant. Bloc gommé. Scott No B649, Yvert No 2799.
AVAILABLE AT $75
NEW CALEDONIA (1994) Jacques Nervat. Deluxe sheet. Scott No 698, Yvert No 667.
AVAILABLE AT $12
FRANCE (1996) André Malraux. Bloc gommé. Scott No 2548, Yvert No 3038.
AVAILABLE AT $40
FRANCE (1996) National library. Eiffel tower. Bloc gommé Scott No 2551, Yvert No 3041.
AVAILABLE AT $40
FRANCE (2003) Nana from Rougon-Macquart by Zola. Die proof in brown signed by the engraver LAVERGNE. Scott No 2974, Yvert No 3591.
AVAILABLE AT $140
MONACO (2009) Nicolo Machiavelli. Pencil on posterboard drawing of another preliminary design signed by artist Cyril de la Patelliere. Measures 24 x 31 cm. Scott No 2555.
AVAILABLE AT $250
MONACO (2009) Nicolo Machiavelli. Pencil on posterboard drawing of preliminary design signed by artist Cyril de la Patelliere. Measures 24 x 31 cm. Scott No 2555.
AVAILABLE AT $250
MONACO (2009) Giovanni Boccacio. Pencil on posterboard drawing of preliminary design signed by artist Cyril de la Patelliere. Measures 24 x 31 cm. Scott No 2556.
AVAILABLE AT $250
MONACO (2009) Giovanni Boccacio. Pencil on posterboard drawing of another preliminary design signed by artist Cyril de la Patelliere. Measures 24 x 31 cm. Scott No 2556.
AVAILABLE AT $250
MONACO (2009) Francesco Petrarcha. Pencil on posterboard drawing of preliminary design signed by artist Cyril de la Patelliere. Measures 24 x 31 cm. Scott No 2557.
AVAILABLE AT $200
MONACO (2009) Francesco Petrarcha. Pencil on posterboard drawing of a more detailed design signed by artist Cyril de la Patelliere. Measures 24 x 31 cm. Scott No 2557.
AVAILABLE AT $250
MONACO (2011) Henri Troyat. Original artwork, pastel pencil on posterboard 24 x 31 cm, signed by the artist de la Patellière. Scott No 2655.
AVAILABLE AT $400
AUSTRIA (2022) Alexander Roda Roda. Black print of S/S. Satirist.
AVAILABLE AT $15
FRANCE (1976) Max Jacob. Deluxe sheet. Scott No B491, Yvert No 1881. Painting by Picasso.
FRANCE (2000) Saint-Exupéry. Plane. Die proof in blue signed by the engraver LAVERGNE and the artist. Scott No 2780, Yvert No 3337.
FRANCE (1976) Stylized butterfly. Anna de Noailles (poet). Pearl necklace* and headband. Deluxe sheet. Scott No B495. Yvert No 1898.
FRANCE (2003) Claudine. Cat. Stage die proof in brown signed by the engraver LAVERGNE. Scott No 2973, Yvert No 3590. Novel by Colette.
FRANCE (1979) Victor Segalen. Ship. Map of Brittany. Maximum card with Special First Day Cancel. Scott No 1634, Yvert No 2034.
MONACO (1968) Indian Princess. Old man. Tomb. Trial color proof strip of 5. Chateaubriand's "Atala". Scott No 703, Yvert No 763. Some few toning spots.
MONACO (2006) Albert Camus. Stage die proof in black signed by the engraver LAVERGNE and marked "Epreuve d'Atelier)". 50th anniversary of award of Nobel Prize for Literature. Scott No 2442.
MONACO (1968) Symbols of Christianity. Trial color proof strip of 5. Genius of Christianity. Scott No 699, Yvert No 759.
U.S.A. (1930) Teddy Roosevelt. Books. University. One cent postal card (O) with advertising for Pocket University Library series. "Nelson Doubleday, Inc."
FRANCE (1966) Fontenelle. Scientists. Globe. Die proof in biolet signed by the engraver GANDON. 300th anniversary of Academy of Science. Scott No 1159, Yvert No 1487.
AUSTRIA (1999) Draftsman's tools. Books. Black proof. Austrian patent office. Scott No 1781.
AUSTRIA (2015) Joseph Hardtmuth. Black print. First mass-produced cheap pencils.
FRANCE (1962) Eduoard Eustanie. Maximum card with First Day Cancel. Eustanie coined the world "Telecommunications". Scott No B363. Yvert No 1349.