CZECHOSLOVAKIA (1951) Peter Jilemnicky*. Die proof in black. 50th anniversary of birth. Scott No 491, Yvert No 608. Czech proofs are very rare - only 2-5 were ever made!
AVAILABLE AT $125
FRANCE (1996) National library*. Eiffel tower*. Stage die proof in blue signed by the engraver and marked "Epreuve d'Atelier." Scott No 2551, Yvert No 3041.
AVAILABLE AT $200
NEW CALEDONIA (2000) Bernheim Library*. Die proof in brown signed by the engraver LARRIVIERE. Scott No 857, Yvert No 825.
AVAILABLE AT $160
MONACO (2001) Diderot*. Littré*. Reference books*. Stage die proof in blue signed by the engraver LAVERGNE. Scott No 2213.
AVAILABLE AT $175
MALI (1975) Voyage to the Center of the Earth*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver GAUTHIER. Scott No C241, Yvert No PA239.
AVAILABLE AT $175
CONGO (1977c) Victor Hugo*. Giant Squid*. Die proof in violet signed by the engraver BETEMPS. Scott No 416, Yvert No 465.
AVAILABLE AT $120
MONACO (1980) Apollinaire*. Die proof in reddish-brown signed by the engraver LARRIVIERE. Scott No 1231, Yvert No 1228.
AVAILABLE AT $160
WALLIS & FUTUNA (1985) Victor Hugo portraits* in his youth and old age. Scott No 326. Yvert No 329. Die Proof in black signed by engraver BETEMPS. Only 26 printed! Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $150
FRANCE (1996a) Rocambole*. Die proof in blue signed by the artist and the engraver. Rocambole was a fictional character (a sort of combination Doc Savage-Fu Manchu) from novels by Ponson du Terrail in the mid nineteenth century. Scott No B670, Yvert No 3025. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1996b) Arséne Lupin*. Die proof in blue signed by the artist and the engraver. Lupin was a fictional detective character (a sort of combination Simon Templar-Sherlock Holmes) from novels by Maurice Leblanc at the beginning of the twentieth century. Scott No B671, Yvert No 3026. Fascinating!
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1996c) Rouletabille*. Die proof in blue signed by the artist and the engraver. Rouletabille was a fictional detective character created by novelist Gaston Leroux, best known for writing "The Phantom of the Opera." Scott No B672, Yvert No 3027. Fantastique!
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1996d) Fantômas*. Die proof in blue signed by the artist and the engraver. Fantômas was the arch-villain created by writers Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvester. Never has there been a more evil man!. Scott No B673, Yvert No3029. Awesome!
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (1996f) Nestor Burma*. Die proof in blue signed by the artist and the engraver. Burma was the detective hero creating of Léo Malet, a French Marlowe set in Paris during the Nazi occupation. Scott No B675, Yvert No 3030. Incredible!
AVAILABLE AT $140
MONACO (1955) Elephant holding balloon*. Die proof in brown signed by the engraver DUFRESNE. Scott No 340, Yvert No 427. Five Weeks in a Balloon.
AVAILABLE AT $140
MONACO (1955) Verne*. "A Floating City"*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver GANDON. Scott No 341, Yvert No 428.
AVAILABLE AT $160
FRANCE (1958) Diderot. Die proof in black signed by the engraver MAZELIN. Scott No B323, Yvert No 1168.
AVAILABLE AT $140
CZECHOSLOVAKIA (1950) Bozena Nemcova*. Die proof in black. 100th anniversary of birth. Scott No 416, Yvert No 538. Czech proofs are very rare - only 2-5 were ever made!
AVAILABLE AT $125
MONACO (1976) F. Hellens. A. Billy. Mgr. Grente. J.J. Gauthier. A. Blondin. Mte. Yourcenar. Die proof in dark blue signed by the artist LAMBERT and the engraver BETEMPS. Scott No 1015, Yvert No 1049.
AVAILABLE AT $160
MONACO (1976) J. Giono*. Louis-Pasteur Vallery-Radot*. M. Garçon*. P. Guth. F. Marceau. F. Nourissier. Die proof in dark blue signed by the artist LAMBERT and the engraver BETEMPS. Scott No 1016, Yvert No 1050.
AVAILABLE AT $160
FRANCE (1982) Men in balloon*. Die proof in blue signed by the engraver BEQUET. Scott No B548, Yvert No 2247. Jules Verne tale - "Five Weeks in a Balloon."
AVAILABLE AT $140
(Image b)
AVAILABLE AT $160
(Image b)
AVAILABLE AT $160
FRANCE (1994) Georges Simenon*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver ANDREOTTO. Scott No 2443, Yvert No 2911. Creator of fictional detective Maigret.
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (2002) Emile ZOLA*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver ALBUISSON. Scott No 2916, Yvert No 3524.
AVAILABLE AT $140
FRANCE (2007) Illuminated book. Pair of die proofs (pos & neg) in black signed by the engraver LARRIVIERE. Scott No 3295.
AVAILABLE AT $200
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
FRANCE (1951) Rimbaud*. Waterspout*. Mountains*. Butterfly*. Birds*. Sailing ship*. Die proof in black. Scott No 668, Yvert No 910.
AVAILABLE AT $120
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
FRANCE (1955) Florian*. Bicolor die proof (unsigned). Scott No 765, Yvert No 1021.
AVAILABLE AT $140
MONACO (1968) Chateaubriand* Combourg castle. Die proof in black signed by the engraver MONVOISIN. Scott No 698. Yvert No 758.
AVAILABLE AT $140
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
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
CHAD (1972) Daudet*. Safari hunter*. Lions*. Palms*. Die proof in dark blue signed by the engraver BEQUET. Scene from "Tartarin de Tarrascon". International Book Year. Scott No C134, Yvert No PA124.
AVAILABLE AT $140
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
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 (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
MONACO (1955) Cannon*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver MIERMONT. The 500 Millions of Begum (also translated as The Begum's Fortune). Fortelling long-range cannon, terrorism, and orbiting bombs! Scott No 344, Yvert No 431
AVAILABLE AT $160
MONACO (1984) Gargantua with animals*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver GANDON and the artist LAMBERT. Scott No 1443, Yvert No 1451. Parody by Rabelais.
AVAILABLE AT $160
MONACO (1984) Gargantua with sheep*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver GANDON and the artist LAMBERT. Scott No 1444, Yvert No 1452. Parody by Rabelais.
AVAILABLE AT $160
MONACO (2009) Jean ANOUILH*. Die proof in black signed by the engraver LAVERGNE. Scott No 2567. Playwright.
AVAILABLE AT $140