David Feldman's Great Britain & British Empire June 12, 2018

Great Britain & British Empire / June 12 & 13, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 149 149 20757 / 150 “Les Timbres de L’Ile Maurice / Emissions de 1847 à 1898” DELUXE EDITION by Georges Brunel, 1928, hardbound, signed by the author, very rare with only 15 copies produced 900-1’200 Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History 20758 F / 150 1827 (Jan 9) Entire from Port Louis to India with fine strike of the “MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE” hs (Kanai type IC-1), reverse with Calcutta arrival cds and ship letter rate marking, very fine 300-500 20759 F / 150 1859 (Jun 27) Incoming wrapper from India, with reverse showing the very rare “PENNY POST” type II boxed hs, along with GPO Mauritius cds, very fine, “very few survive” according to Ibbotson 700-1’000 1847 Post Office Issue (SG 1-2) 20760 1847 Post Office reprint from 1911 in black, couple of minor handling bends, very scarce 1’000-1’500 Mauritius We have the pleasure of presenting another great offering of Mauritius, which features several key rarities, as well as a very fine range of classic stamps, many of which haven’t been on the market for decades.