7 Dec 2017 – 8 Dec 2017
282 lots
Lot 80048 | 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on greyish, worn impress
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on greyish, worn impression, position 2 on the plate, fresh colour with four even margins and light numeral “1” of Mahébourg,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80049 | 1848-59 Post Paid 2d light blue on bluish, worn im
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
1848-59 Post Paid 2d light blue on bluish, worn impression, position 5, fine with good to large margins and cancelled neat black target on cover from Port…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80050 | 1848-59 Post Paid 2d light blue on bluish, worn im
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
1848-59 Post Paid 2d light blue on bluish, worn impression, position 5 on the plate, fine with good to large margins and cancelled by double-ring numeral…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80051 | 1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on bluish, latest impress
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25)
1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on bluish, latest impression, position 9 on the plate, unusually cancelled by boxed FREE. in black, four good to large margins,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80052 | 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on bluish, latest impres
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25)
1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on bluish, latest impression, position 10 on the plate, cancelled neat circular PAID in black, four margins and fine (SG £1’200)
Provenance:…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80053 | 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on bluish, latest impres
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25)
1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on bluish, latest impression, the error PENOE for PENCE of position 7, unused with good to large margins and part gum, faint…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 80054 | 1859 Lapirot 2d deep blue, early impression, posit
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
1859 Lapirot 2d deep blue, early impression, position 1 on the plate, a quite remarkable example with beautifully neat central numeral “14” of Rivière…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80055 | 1859 Lapirot 2d deep blue, early impression, posit
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
1859 Lapirot 2d deep blue, early impression, position 1 on the plate, neat centrally struck PAID in circle, four good to large margins, small offset of…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80056 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, early impression, position 2
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, early impression, position 2 on the plate, wide margins and light barred oval cancel, almost clear profile, very fine (SG £3’250)
Expertise:…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 80057 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, early impression, position 7
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, early impression, position 7 in a milky shade, good to large margins and light barred oval cancel, small thin spot under hinge, good…
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 80058 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, early impression, position 8
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, early impression, position 8, in combination with intermediate 2d blue position 4, both large margins, used together on folded mercantile…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 80059 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, intermediate impre
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, intermediate impression, horizontal pair positions 6+7, enormous margins all round, black barred oval cancels, extremely…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80060 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue pair, positions 5-6, enormous
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue pair, positions 5-6, enormous margins incl. part of neighbouring stamp at foot, neatly cancelled by barred ovals, part red transit…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 80061 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, pos
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, position 9 on the plate, large to enormous margins, neatly cancelled barred oval, very fine (SG £1’400)
Expertise:…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80062 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, pos
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, position 3 with four even margins, unusually cancelled by neat framed FREE. in black, trace of thinning…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 80063 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, exc
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, exceptional vertical pair with wide sheet margin at right (positions 8+12 on the plate), tied barred ovals…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80064 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue Double Impression
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
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,…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 80065 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, p
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, position 6 on the plate, unused with large even margins and good colour, a rare stamp in this premium…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80066 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, h
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, horizontal pair from positions 6+7, large to enormous margins, barred oval cancels, small spot in left…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80067 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, p
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, position 6 on the plate, large even margins all round, cancelled neat central PAID in circle, very fine…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80068 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, p
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, position 7, used in combination with Britannia 6d blue on folded cover Port Louis to Batavia, Dutch East…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 80069 | 1859 Sherwin 2d in black, plus the unissued 1d in
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d in black, plus the unissued 1d in black, the “Royal” reprints of the defaced plates 3×4 made in 1911, presented to the officers of the…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80070 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 1 on the plate
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 1 on the plate of 12, superb with sheet margin at top and large margins other sides, neat barred oval leaves most of…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 80071 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 3 on the plate
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 3 on the plate, deep colour with four even margins, neatly cancelled by circular PAID in black, fine and rare (SG £8’000)
Expertise:…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 80071A | 1859 Sherwin 2d blue, horizontal pair from positio
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d blue, horizontal pair from positions 7-8 on the plate, fine to good margins and light target cancels, extremely fine and very rare multiple…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 80072 | The Finest Known Sherwin Cover 1859 Entire letter
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
The Finest Known Sherwin Cover
1859 Entire letter to Bordeaux, franked with no less than FOUR 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, pos. 4, 11, 2, 5, tied by void…
Estimate: 150’000 – 200’000 GBP
Lot 80073 | One of Only Two Double Rate Sherwin Frankings 1
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
One of Only Two Double Rate Sherwin Frankings
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, a vertical pair (positions 3+6) tied by barred oval grids to folded letter…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 80074 | 1859 Dardenne 1d deep red, with four even margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d deep red, with four even margins and very neat circular PAID in black, very fine with fresh colour, most attractive (SG £2’500)
Provenance:…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 80075 | 1859 Dardenne 1d deep red, fresh with four margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d deep red, fresh with four margins and neatly cancelled by PAID in circle, fine (SG £2’500)
Expertise: Cert. RPS (1950)
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80076 | 1859 Dardenne 1d red exceptional horizontal strip
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d red exceptional horizontal strip of four, excellent deep colour and large to huge margins, shows part of the papermaker’s watermark over…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 80077 | 1859 Dardenne 1d red, fresh colour and good to lar
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d red, fresh colour and good to large margins, neat barred oval cancel, also part of French rate marking, very fine (SG £1’700)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80078 | 1859 Dardenne 1d red, shows extra serif on second
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d red, shows extra serif on second N of PENNY, very fine with deep colour and good to large margins, light barred oval cancel (SG £1’700)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80079 | 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion unused, clear to g
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion unused, clear to good margins, trace of tiny hinge thin, small mark in hair and on PENNY, a rare stamp unused
Note: Number…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 80080 | 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, variety “cut tran
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, variety “cut transfer” (lower left corner truncated), very fine with large margins and light barred oval cancel, rare…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80081 | 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, an exceptionally
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, an exceptionally large example with light barred oval, fresh colour and extremely fine (SG £1’400)
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 80082 | 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, neat circular PAI
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, neat circular PAID in black, good to large margins and fine (SG £1’400)
Expertise: Cert. and signed Bühler (1970)
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 80083 | The Only Known Block of the Dardenne Issue 1859 D
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
The Only Known Block of the Dardenne Issue
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion block of four with large margins, tied to piece by barred ovals and part GPO…
Estimate: 12’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 80084 | 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion pair used on inter
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion pair used on internal cover Port Louis to the 5th Fusiliers at Mahébourg, cancelled light black targets, GPO MAURITIUS…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80085 | 1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, deep shade, very fine
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, deep shade, very fine with large margins and neat circular PAID in black (SG £1’300)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80086 | 1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, deep fresh shade, lar
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, deep fresh shade, large margin at right, neatly cancelled by circular PAID in black, very fine an attractive stamp (SG £1’300)
Expertise:…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80087 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, horizontal pair, left stamp
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d blue, horizontal pair, left stamp with variety vertical line through head, circular PAID cancels, good margins and colour, slight offset…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80088 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, good to large margins and l
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d blue, good to large margins and light barred oval cancel, fresh colour and very fine (SG £950)
Expertise: Signed A. Diena
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80089 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, vertical pair in a deep sha
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d blue, vertical pair in a deep shade, fine and tied to piece by barred ovals, a nice multiple (SG £1’900 as singles)
Expertise: Cert….
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80090 | 1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, extra large margins at
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, extra large margins at sides, light barred oval cancel, very fine (SG £850)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80091 | 1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, showing slight doublin
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, showing slight doubling at foot and litho “blister” flaws, light black target cancel, good margins and fine (SG £850)
Expertise:…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80092 | 1859 Darenne 2d pale blue, a fine single franking
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Darenne 2d pale blue, a fine single franking on cover to Hannover via France, cancelled light barred oval, and tied by French V SUEZ entry cds, GPO…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 80093 | Withdrawn
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
ex Kanai, cert. BPA (2018)
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 80094 | 1858 Britannia original die proof in black on soft
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858 Britannia original die proof in black on soft card, 59x51mm, clear impression and fine, a rare proof
Provenance: Kanai 1993
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 80095 | 1856 Britannia surcharged 4d green, fine mint with
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1856 Britannia surcharged 4d green, fine mint with even four margins, scarce in fine condition (SG £1’800)
Expertise: Signed T A(llen) and cert. A Diena…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80096 | 1856 Britannia surcharged 4d green, very fresh unu
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1856 Britannia surcharged 4d green, very fresh unused with four margins, scarce in fine condition (SG £1’800)
Provenance: Sidney Cramer
Expertise: Cert….
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP