1849-1970, a valuable collection housed in four albums and a stockbook, mainly used pre-1940 and mint thereafter with cancellation interest among pre-1900 issues; including 1849-52 Cérès 10c. (fine), 20c. (3, one cancelled by clear 4 Jan. 1849 c.d.s.), 25c. (6, with strip of three), 40c. (2) and 1f. of fine appearance (small thinning), a good range of imperf. and perf. "Empire" issues, 1870-71 Bordeaux 5c. (2), 10c. (4), 20c. (6), 30c., 40c. and 80c., 1871-75 Cérès with shades and 80c. mint, 1876-1900 Peace and Commerce to 5f. with 1876 Type I 1c. (mint), 2c. and Type II 2c. and 10c. (unused with part original gum and used), later definitive issues with a good range of pre-cancels, "Merson" to 20f. mint, 1922 War Orphans surcharged, set of 8 mint, 1923 Bordeaux Congress 1f. mint, 1927 Strasbourg sheet cut-down, 1928-31 Sinking Fund issues 1930 perf. 11 20f. used, 1937 PEXIP sheet, later issues with many complete mint sets and 1964 Philatec sheet, Airs with 1949-50 100f. to 1,000f., 1954 100f. to 1,000f., 1957-59 300f. to 1,000f. also a good selection of Postage Dues. Generally good to fine