1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, two singles, positions 73 & 75, with one just touched, tied by barred cancels to 1860 (May 7) mourning lettersheet to France, with…

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 6/12 vertical pair with top stamp showing “feather” flaw, just cut into at lower right, tied by barred oval cancels to…

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 57, cut into on two sides, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d blue, good to large margins, tied by barred oval cancels…

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 4/10 vertical pair and 2d. pale blue, positions 40/46 vertical pair, both with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval…

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, position 49, used with large margins, barred oval cancel, thinned and vert. crease at right side, fine appearance (SG £850)

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 51-52, used pair on piece with just clear to very large margins, “PAID” circle cancels, some minor creasing, very…

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, position 40, fine to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancel to 1860 (Mar 9) lettersheet from Port Louis to DENMARK with…

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 41-42, pair with good to huge margins, tied to 1860 (Mar 8) wrapper to France by barred oval cancels, endorsed “via…

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 1-2 horizontal pair, with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 (Mar 8) entire to France with…

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 28 & 13, two singles with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 (Mar 9) entire from Port Louis…

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue with HEAVY RETOUCH ON NECK variety, pos.68, possibly unused, only one full margins but not cut into too much, has been extensively…

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, pos.67-68, horizontal pair showing pair showing variety minor retouch to neck on left stamp and major retouch to neck on right…

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 69-70 with left stamp showing RETOUCHED NECK variety, just about touching at left, tied by barred oval cancels (leaving…

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, position 58 showing “feather” flaw below “TWO”, used with large to huge margins, neat “PAID” circle cancels, also showing…

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 50/56 with top stamp showing “feather” flaw below “TWO”, used vertical pair, just cut into in places, barred oval…

1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 35 used examples, mixed margins and all with various faults, showing a range of shades incl. a three-margin steel-blue, useful…

1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 12 used examples, mixed margins and all with various faults, showing a range of shades, useful for plate reconstructions (includes…

1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 12 used examples, mixed margins and all with various faults, showing a range of shades, useful for plate reconstructions or…

1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 12 used examples, mixed margins and all with various faults, showing a range of shades, useful for plate reconstructions or…

FACSIMILES: Group incl. “Post Office” facsimiles imitating the printing from the plate (not original reprints) in red (2 plus a pair cut-out), dark blue…

1858 Britannia Surcharged Issue: 4d green, two imperf. singles, tied indistinct black circular target cancels on 1858 folded letter sheet from Port Louis…

1858 (4d) Green imperf. with INDIAN CANCELLATION struck on arrival at Kedgeree with crisp “B/102” octagonal ds, close to very good margins, faint horiz….

1858 (4d) Green imperf. pair with barred oval cancels, close to very good margins, very fine (SG £400+)

1858 (4d) Green imperf. group incl. four-margined mint og (thin), and four four-margined used (one discoloured, one toned, one with light bend) (SG £1’200)

1858-62 Britannia: (4d) green, imperf., neatly tied by black oval bars on 1859 folded entire to via overland Marseille to Nantes, hand struck “8” decimes…

FIRST DAY COVER1860 (Apr 7) Entire from Port Louis to France with 1860 2d. blue wing marginal pair (some trimmed perfs in wing margin) on the FIRST DAY…