Lot 30058 – 1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, on local cover with “PENNY POST” hs

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Lot 30058 – 1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, on local cover with “PENNY POST” hs
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9) 1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, on local cover with "PENNY POST" hs
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9) 1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, on local cover with "PENNY POST" hs
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9) 1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, on local cover with "PENNY POST" hs
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9) 1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, on local cover with "PENNY POST" hs

Lot 30058 – 1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, on local cover with “PENNY POST” hs

Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
Price realised
3’800 GBP
Estimate
4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Auction date
mer. 28 oct. 2020 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, ample to huge margins, tied by concentric rings hs on local printed wedding invitation dated 2.8.1856, showing ‘MAURITIUS/GPO’ crowned ds and elusive ‘PENNY POST’ framed hs on front (Kanai IIH-2), edge splitting at top and base, an exceedingly rare local usage in this early period, highly desirable

Provenance: Vikram Chand

Expertise: Signed Calves, certs. B.P.A. (1983) and Brandon (2007)
Catalogue ref: SG 6
Auction
2020 October Autumn Auction Series
Catalogue
Mauritius – Tatiana Part 2

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