Postal History
![France 1853-1861](/image/45276/base250X250/france-1853-1861-10-c-empire-franc-grass-green-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 12 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 10 C EMPIRE FRANC. Grass green proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45277/base250X250/france-1853-1861-25-c-empire-franc-pale-blue-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 14 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 25 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale blue proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45278/base250X250/france-1853-1861-20-c-empire-franc-pale-brown-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 13 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 20 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale brown proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45279/base250X250/france-1853-1861-25-c-empire-franc-pale-violet-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 14 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 25 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale violet proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45280/base250X250/france-1853-1861-25-c-empire-franc-pale-violet-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 14 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 25 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale violet proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45281/base250X250/france-1853-1861-25-c-empire-franc-pale-violet-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 14 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 25 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale violet proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45282/base250X250/france-1853-1861-25-c-empire-franc-pale-violet-proof-karton-paper.jpg)
France, Michel 14 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 25 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale violet proof. Karton paper.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45283/base250X250/france-1853-1861-25-c-empire-franc-pale-brown-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 14 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 25 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale brown proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45284/base250X250/france-1853-1861-25-c-empire-franc-dark-violet-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 14 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 25 C EMPIRE FRANC. Dark violet proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45285/base250X250/france-1853-1861-1-c-empire-franc-pale-redbrown-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 10 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 1 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale redbrown proof.
![France 1862-1870](/image/45286/base250X250/france-1862-1870-30-c-empire-franc-red-orange-proof-printed-on-both-sides.jpg)
France, Michel 29 Proof, without gum
1862 - 1870. 30 C EMPIRE FRANC. Red orange proof. Printed on both sides.
![France 1862-1870](/image/45288/base250X250/france-1862-1870-4-c-empire-franc-green-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 26 Proof, without gum
1862 - 1870. 4 C EMPIRE FRANC. __Green proof. __
![France 1853-1861](/image/45289/base250X250/france-1853-1861-1-c-empire-franc-pale-gray-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 10 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 1 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale gray proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45290/base250X250/france-1853-1861-1-c-empire-franc-pale-gray-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 10 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 1 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale gray proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45291/base250X250/france-1853-1861-1-c-empire-franc-red-brown-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 10 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 1 C EMPIRE FRANC. Red brown proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45293/base250X250/france-1853-1861-25-c-empire-franc-violet-proof-karton-paper.jpg)
France, Michel 14 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 25 C EMPIRE FRANC. Violet proof. Karton paper.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45295/base250X250/france-1853-1861-80-c-empire-franc-pale-blue-proof.jpg)
France, Michel 16 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 80 C EMPIRE FRANC. Pale blue proof.
![France 1853-1861](/image/45296/base250X250/france-1853-1861-1-c-empire-franc-graygreen-proof-on-redish-paper.jpg)
France, Michel 10 Proof, without gum
1853 - 1861. 1 C EMPIRE FRANC. Graygreen proof on redish paper.