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

Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 166 166 Great Britain & British Empire / June 12 & 13, 2018 20839 20840 20839 F 38 1859 Lapirot 2d blue pair, intermediate impression, positions 9-10 on the plate, varied margins, on cover to France tied by dumb ovals in black, GPO MAURITIUS despatch for JU 17 1859 on reverse, charged “8” décimes in France, rare, cert. Brandon (2008) which in our opinion incorrectly states it as SG37 2’000-3’000 20840 F 38+39 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, position 3, in combination with 2d blue, worn impression, position 9, on folded lettersheet from Port Louis to France “via Suez”, cancelled by black targets, MAURITIUS GPO despatch for AU 8 1859 on flap, faint crease crosses stamps, rare, cert. RPS (2009) 3’000-4’000 UNIQUE DOUBLE IMPRESSION 20841 H 38a 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, position 6, showing an amazing DOUBLE PRINT of the stamp with a strong vertical shift of the second impression, with mute cancel, large 4 margins, small insignificant marginal tear at left and right, pressed creases. This is the unique example known till today and listed in SG catalogue as 38a. Expertise: Cert. BPA (2017) 10’000-15’000