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

Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 158 158 Great Britain & British Empire / June 12 & 13, 2018 20801 H J 19 1859 (Mar 14) H.M.S. wrapper from the Bankrupt Estate Office sent locally in Port Louis to Rempart Street, franked with 1848-59 Post Paid 1d worn impression, pos.3, just touched at upper right, tied by crisp “PENNY POST” hs, reverse with crowned Mauritius cds, attractive cover and the only known cover with the stamp cancelled by the Penny Post hs, an exhibition item, ex Dale-Lichtenstein & Kanai, cert. RPS (1968) 10’000-15’000 20802 F 22 1855-58 2d pale blue (late worn impression, pos.8), with good to large even margins, tied by target cancel, on 1855 folded letter sheet sent to Nantes, France, with Mauritius Packet Letter oval ds adjacent, French “90” hs and an array of transit and arrival bs, a few cover stains, a very fine and rare cover. Expertise: Cert. Holcombe (1993) and BPB (2002) 15’000-20’000