Lot 80005 – 1848 Post Paid 1d orange on yellowish, earliest im
Lot 80005 – 1848 Post Paid 1d orange on yellowish, earliest im
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Earliest Impressions (SG 3-5)
Price realised
12’000 GBP
Estimate
6’000 – 9’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 7 Dec 2017 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1848 Post Paid 1d orange on yellowish, earliest impression, position 12 on the plate, large margins and neatly cancelled by numeral “2” of Flacq, very fine (SG £18’000)
Provenance: Burrus 1968 (where it was on a piece with 2d blue, “superb used”) and Kanai 1993 (“exceptional stamp”) Catalogue ref: 3
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