27 Oct 2020 – 28 Oct 2020
1726 lots
Lot 30168 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 5-6, on envelope from Port Louis to Calcutta
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 5-6, touched or cut very slightly into on three sides, tied by barred oval hs to envelope from Port Louis…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’600 GBP
Lot 30169 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 10, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia on cover to India
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 10, touching in places, deep shade, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d., good to large margins, both tied by oval…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’600 GBP
Lot 30170 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 9, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue on cover to Australia
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 9, touched at top, a bit in at base, complete margins on sides, in combination with well margined 1859-61 Britannia 6d….
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30171 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue on cover to India
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 9-10, cut slightly into or touched on both sides, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue, two…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 30172 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, two examples, positions 6 & 5, on letter to Bushire, Persia
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, two examples, positions 6 & 5, just touched in places, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 1s. vermilion, clear to wide margins,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 30173 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 12, unused, ex Ferrary
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 12, an unused example displaying ample even margins all around, very fresh with the added attribute of possessing large…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30174 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 6, unused without gum
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 6, unused without gum, close margins on four sides, fine and scarce
Estimate: 500 – 750 GBP
Lot 30175 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue on bluish, partial plate reconstruction of 11 stamps
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue on bluish, partial plate reconstruction of 11 stamps (only position 5 missing), four examples exhibiting all margins , which are…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30176 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, complete plate reconstruction
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, complete plate reconstruction, comprising positions 1 to 12, half of the examples showing good to very good margins, mainly cancelled…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30177 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 10-11
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 10-11, just touched at lower left, very good margins on other sides, tied on fragment by oval bars, a…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30178 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, complete plate reconstruction made up of six horizontal pairs
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, complete plate reconstruction made up of six horizontal pairs illustrating all positions from 1 to 12, all except one on bluish…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30179 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, strip of four, positions 5-8
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, strip of four, positions 5-8, ample and quite even margins all around, tied on fragment by oval bars, some slight toning, a rare…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30180 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 12, large balanced margins all around, tied by oval bars cancels to 5.10.1859 envelope from Souillac to ‘Rivière Seche à la partie de Flacq’,
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 12, large balanced margins all around, tied by oval bars cancels to 5.10.1859 envelope from Souillac to ‘Rivière Seche…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 30181 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 3, on cover to France
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 3, good to outstandingly large margins, used on folded entire letter to Dinan, France, tied by barred oval hs with matching…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30182 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 10, on an extremely rare inland cover
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 10, clear to predominantly very large margins, tied to envelope by barred oval hs addressed to Port Louis, showing bevelled…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30183 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 9-10, on folded entire letter from Port Louis to France
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, horizontal pair, positions 9-10, cut into in part of two sides, otherwise good margins, tied by target cancels on…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30184 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 9 & 10, oily impression, just touched in places, tied by oval of bars on 9.10.1859 pre-printed folded entire letter
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, horizontal pair, positions 9 & 10, oily impression, just touched in places, tied by oval of bars on 9.10.1859 pre-printed…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30185 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 6-7, on cover Genoa, Sardinia
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 6-7, very fresh with clear to predominantly large margins being quite balanced, cleanly tied by oval…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 30186 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 1-2, margins ranging from clear to huge, on envelope to Bordeaux
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 1-2, margins ranging from clear to huge, tied by barred ovals on 12.10.1859 envelope from Port Louis…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’600 GBP
Lot 30187 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 5, very large margins all around, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue on cover to India
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 5, very large margins all around, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue, mainly huge margins with portion of neighbouring…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30188 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 1, ample to large margins, in combination with a large margined 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 1, ample to large margins, in combination with a large margined 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue, on folded entire letter from…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30189 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 11, all margins touched, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue stripes five,
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 11, all margins touched, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue strip of five, clear margins except for one stamp,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 30190 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. intermediate and worn impressions, four examples
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d. intermediate and worn impressions, four examples, including one from the intermediate impression (pos. 7), the others from pos. 7 & 12…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30191 | 1900 Sherwin colored autotype illustrations of the 1d vermilion and 2d plates
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1900 Sherwin colored autotype illustrations of the 1d vermilion and 2d plates numbered 76 & 77; 600 were included in the R.P.S.L. handbook on British Africa
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30192 | 1900 Sherwin coloured autotype illustrations of the 1d vermilion and 2d
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1900 Sherwin coloured autotype illustrations of the 1d vermilion and 2d, removed from the original page from the RPSL handbook on British Africa published…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30193 | 1911 Sherwin REPRINTS made after the plates were presented to the Royal Philatelic Society, London, and defaced, including 1d and 2d sheets of 12 in and backsides of the plates
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1911 Sherwin reprints made after the plates were presented to the Royal Philatelic Society, London, and defaced, including 1d (unissued) and 2d sheets…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30194 | 1911 Sherwin reprints made after the plates were presented to the Royal Philatelic Society, London, and defaced, with 1d (unissued) and 2d sheets of 12 in black
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1911 Sherwin reprints made after the plates were presented to the Royal Philatelic Society, London, and defaced, with 1d (unissued) and 2d sheets of 12…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30195 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 5, the extraordinary unused example
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
THE FINEST ‘SHERWIN’ UNUSED EXAMPLE 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 6, the extraordinary unused example, framed within four large balanced margins,…
Estimate: 75’000 – 100’000 GBP
Lot 30196 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 11, unused without gum
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 11, unused without gum, good to ample margins, crisp impression, rejoined vertically at right along most of the left…
Estimate: 7’500 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 30197 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 1, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 1, mostly clear margins, used example with barred oval cancel, repairs at top to improve the appearance of the margins,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30198 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 2, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 2, used showing neat oval bars, repaired at right, small thin spot at left, rare (SG £8’000)
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30199 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 3, used with “PAID” hs
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 3, complete to good margins, strong colour, showing complete ‘PAID’ circular hs, three small thin spots and close…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30200 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 4, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 4, touched or with clear margins, lightly cancelled by barred oval and partial “8” decimes hs, fine and rare (SG £8’000)
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30201 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 6, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 6, cut slightly into at left, complete to ample margins in other respects, cancelled by barred oval hs, remarkably…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30202 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 6, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 6, mainly large margins, with barred oval hs, most of the ‘POST PAID.’ tablet being repaired, horizontal crease at…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30203 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 7, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 7, uncommonly large margins all around which are additionally balanced, infrequent light shade, good impression, cancelled…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30204 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 8, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 8, very slightly cut into at right, otherwise mainly clear margins, showing uncommon target cancel, barely noticeable…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30205 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 9, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 9, clear or ample margins except for a tiny point in left margin, partly cancelled by barred oval hs, crease at top…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30206 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 10, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 10, complete to ample margins, deep shade, showing ‘GPO/MAURITIUS’ cds which was very scarcely used on this stamp,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30207 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 11, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 11, very good margins for this stamp, with barred oval hs, slight toning and couple of small thin spots, barely detracting…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30208 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 12, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. deep blue, position 12, very slightly cut into on two sides, complete margins at top and base, showing neat strike of ‘PAID’ within circle,…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 30209 | THE UNIQUE COMBINATION COVER TO A UNIQUE DESTINATION: 1859 Sherwin 2d dark blue in combination with Britannia 1858-62 (9d) dull magenta on cover to Nova Scotia
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
THE UNIQUE COMBINATION COVER TO A UNIQUE DESTINATION2d dark blue, position 6, margins clear to touching at the bottom and larger on other two sides, franked…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 GBP
Lot 30210 | The Famous Kanai Dardenne cover: 1d. red, two vertical strips of four in different shades on cover to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
THE FAMOUS KANAI DARDENNE COVER1859 Dardenne 1d. red, two vertical strips of four in different shades, with just touched to large margins, all cancelled…
Estimate: 90’000 – 120’000 GBP
Lot 30211 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. red unused, fine even margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. red unused, fine even margins, slight thin at top left, very fine appearance and a rare stamp in unused condition (SG £12’000)Provenance:…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30212 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. red with good to very good margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. red used with good to very good margins, crisp black barred oval, very fine (SG £1’700)Expertise: Signed Bühler
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30213 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion with fine margins to good margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion unused with fine margins to good margins, very fine and fresh (SG £10’000)Provenance: Arnold RudgeExpertise: Cert. RPS (1992)
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 30214 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion unused, no margins, showing papermaker’s watermark
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion unused, no margins, showing papermaker’s watermark, light wrinkle, a rare stamp in unused condition, especially showing the…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30215 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion used, fine to good margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion used, fine to good margins, neat barred oval cancel, some thinning and a light crease, very fine appearance (SG £1’400)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30216 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. deep dull vermilion used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. deep dull vermilion used, very close to fine margins, neat barred oval cancel, some surface chips, fine looking example (SG £1’400)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30217 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancel to wrapper from Port Louis to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancel to 1860 wrapper from Port Louis to France, endorsed “via Suez & Marseille”…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP